Teachers at UK language schools need to teach all four skills in an integrated, contextualised way. This book provides motivating projects aimed at teenagers with concise teaching notes to cut down on teacher preparation time. Teachers will see real improvement in students' receptive and productive skills.

This edition of the major reference on graphic and design standards for landscape architecture has increased emphasis on environmental issues such as safe materials and construction techniques, land reclamation, and drainage and flood control.

* The foremost professional reference on the physical design of cities and urban places * International coverage including recent European and Asian sustainability initiatives * Covers essential topics such as preservation, renewal, patterns of settlement and more * Outstanding contributors include Alan Plattus, Dean of the College of Architecture, Yale University

A project management consulting professional offers step-by-step guidance in project management. The volume is organized into 24 steps, beginning with basic issues and project initiation and ending with evaluating a project, applying lessons learned, and choosing a project management package. Annota

This timely volume will help teachers on the front line to tackle the challenges they face in today’s classrooms with children ages 3–8. The authors show how good project work can provide solutions to problems that seem overwhelming to many teachers of young children. They offer practical strategies with examples to maximize the benefits of project work in classrooms where teachers face these 5 key challenges: Overcoming the ill effects of poverty Moving young children towards literacy Responding to children’s special needs Helping children learn a second language Meeting standards effectively. “Teachers can respond to challenges and at the same time help to set the foundations for the children’s future by incorporating good project work into the early childhood curriculum.” —Excerpt from chapter by Lilian G. Katz “Those committed to excellence in the teaching of young children will find the specific methods needed in this work. The teacher practices that increase achievement are all here.” —Martin Haberman, author of Star Teachers of Children in Poverty

This title looks at compliance with codes and regulations, and provides general criteria for selecting type of product, component, or assembly. It is intended as a product selection guide for architects and builders.

There is a growing need in both primary and secondary schools for materials that teach content subjects in the curriculum through the medium of English. Projects Across the Curriculum presents a collection of projects for the core subjects of Maths, Science and Social Studies at primary level.

The "Silver Bible" -- thoroughly revised, updated and redesigned Interior designers, architects, and other design professionals can still turn to the field’s beloved "Silver Bible" for a wealth of information related to the design and planning of residential and commercial interiors. But now, Time-Saver Standards for Interior Design and Space Planning, Second Edition goes even further to truly make the classic interior design reference the standard in its field. From standard furniture dimensions to architectural woodwork details, you’ll find a vast array of time-saving data and details. Editors Joseph DeChiara, Julius Panero, and Martin Zelnik have brought together contributions from well-known architectural and interior design firms to give you details derived from actual designs and working drawings, showing various solutions for typical design problems encountered in interior architecture. You get a wide range of typical layouts and residential spaces, offices, conference rooms, and reception areas, in addition to details of bars, restaurants, and public toilets. This exciting new edition includes new international examples and metrification – and provides you with full coverage of healthcare spaces, educational spaces; home offices; videoconferencing spaces; green design; project forms and schedules. Two outstanding sections cover historic styles and woodworking.

Committee Serial No. 13. Considers S. 1033 and S. 1195, to establish a uniform system of time standards and measurement for the U.S. and to require the observance of such time standards for all purposes; and S. 1394, to establish daylight saving time uniformly throughout the U.S. during the months of June, July, and August of each year.