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Author
Series
My teacher is an alien volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
After Susan sees Mr. Smith the substitute teacher peel off his face, she knows he's an alien and only Peter believes her. Together they work to save the class from Mr. Smith's horrible plans.
Author
Series
Simply quartet (Mary Balogh) volume 1
Pub. Date
2005
Language
English
Formats
Description
En route to Bath, England, to teach at Miss Martin's School for Girls, Frances Allard seeks refuge from a snowstorm at a nearby inn and finds unexpected passion with Robert Marshall, unaware that Robert is the heir to the Earl of Edgecombe.
Publisher
Siren Films
Pub. Date
1998.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (60 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
This film will show you, step-by-step and in detail, how to carry out a target child observation. By observing the techniques demonstrated, you will have the opportunity to quickly grasp the skills needed to carry out this kind of observation effectively in your everyday practice.. Initially shown as one continuous 10-minute piece in a classroom, you will see five children sitting around a table drawing. The objective is to examine social development....
Publisher
Ideas Roadshow
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (13 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Five diverse experts in history, psychology, marine biology and Asian Studies (Michael Berry, Carol Dweck, Jennifer Michael Hecht, Edie Widder, and Philip Zimbardo) give their views on how to improve the high school experience.
Publisher
TMW Media
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (98 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Learn about the four forms of bullying - PHYSICAL, VERBAL, EXCLUSION, ONLINE. Explore the three roles in bullying - the BULLY, the VICTIM and the BYSTANDER. Get tools and resources to ignite powerful classroom discussion and HOW TO MAKE A STAND against BULLYING . Teach students to have the courage to stand up against HATE, RACISM and INTOLERANCE.. This series shows students the many ways to prevent bullying through compelling and captivating sketches...
Publisher
Learning Seed
Pub. Date
1994.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (38 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
The most fundamental way to avoid discipline issues is by carefully creating a structured environment which eliminates common flashpoints. Viewers learn how by designing (and sticking to!) a schedule, they can reduce the potential for conflicts and guide young children to develop their self-confidence and self-help skills. We illustrate how important it is to balance certain types of activities: between indoor and outdoor; between quiet and vigorous;...
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (29 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Explore ways that teachers and students behave in classrooms across the globe, focusing on what seems to work in a few key systems. Discover why practices that produce a great outcome in one place—such as lengthening the school year—don’t necessarily lead to success in another..
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (47 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Beethoven's music can be supple, light-hearted, quick-witted, and genuinely humorous, just as it can be heroic, magnificent, and spiritually profound. Beethoven's lighter side is delightfully on display in his two opus 14 piano sonatas: no. 9 in E and no. 10 in G.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (30 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Trace how the ideologies of mass education emerged in the U.S. and became central tenets of education around the world. Survey the ideas of key educational thinkers such as Horace Mann and James Bryant Conant, then consider why, despite its strengths, the U.S. might be ranked low relative to international standards..
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (46 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Piano Sonata no. 26 in E flat, op. 81a (Les Adieux) was dedicated to the Archduke Rudolph, an aristocratic patron and friend of Beethoven's who was fleeing Vienna ahead of Napoleon's armies, hence its name: the Farewell Sonata. We look at the piece as a mirror of contemporary events and as program music.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (48 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Professor Greenberg begins with a brief biography of Beethoven and the early history of the piano, followed by a discussion of the recordings of Beethoven's piano sonatas used throughout the series, performed by the distinguished pianist Claude Frank.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (31 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Why are educational comparisons so popular? Should educational reform be driven by economic competition? Think critically about these questions as you examine which countries and cultures are and aren’t comparable, and consider the United Arab Emirates’ unique strategy of importing 50 Finnish teachers to reform two schools based on the Finnish model..
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (1,098 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Beethoven’s 32 piano sonatas provide a window into his personal musical development and highlight the piano as an evolving instrument. Professor Robert Greenberg combines analysis of extensive musical excerpts with historical anecdotes, metaphors, and humor to show what goes on inside a musical composition and how Beethoven often broke all former rules to achieve a new, powerful effect.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (30 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Is low student performance the fault of teachers? Consider this question as you study characteristics of students, teachers, curriculum, and culture in the “model” educational systems to see what makes them different (or not) from the U.S. and other middle- or low-performing countries. Look at the elusiveness of quality teachers in the Gulf region..
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (46 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
While the groundbreaking Third Symphony was Beethoven's public declaration of his "new path" as a composer, the piano sonatas were, collectively, his workshop for getting there. None more so than Sonata no. 17 in D Minor, op. 31, no. 2 (Tempest).
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (29 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Investigate the idea that “non-school factors” such as student poverty are among the strongest predictors of learning. Examine how two of the largest of these factors—culture and economics—play out in South Africa, which is experiencing an HIV/AIDS crisis, and in China, where test scores and national economics are thought to go hand-in-hand..
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (45 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Continuing your exploration of Beethoven's often overlooked piano sonatas, study no. 25 in G, op. 79, and no. 27 in E Minor, op. 90. The opening movement of op. 79 is a parody of Classically styled piano sonatas, while op. 90 opens with great pathos and tenderness.
Publisher
Learning Seed
Pub. Date
1994.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (38 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
At the heart of Teacher/Child Interaction is this simple but heartfelt philosophy: “Teachers must deal with children with humor, compassion and respect.” With that in mind, this program illustrates several strategies that teachers can use to help children learn to become more self-disciplined and self-confident. Some topics touched on include:. • the importance of modeling appropriate behavior • the struggle to stay away from “no” •...
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