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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9.9 - AR Pts: 17
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English
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An adventurous geology professor mounts an expedition that descends into a subterranean world of luminous rocks, antediluvian forests, and fantastic marine life -- a living past that holds the secrets to the origins of human existence.
3) 2012
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[2010]
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English
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A geophysical team, who are investigating the effect radiation from other solar systems has on the Earth, learn that the core of the Earth is heating up and warn the President of the United States. While the leaders of the world race to build 'arks' to escape the impending doom, volcanic eruptions and earthquakes of unprecedented strength wreak havoc all over the world.
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English
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Liberal education aspires to excellence through the cultivation of free human beings who excel in thought, word, and deed. But what exactly is excellence, and why do we admire it? How do we conceive of what is excellent? What constitutes excellence-either for human beings, or in the realms of philosophy, literature, science, and politics? Why is excellence an aim of liberal education? What kinds of texts, courses, and inquiries contribute to achieving...
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English
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We know that curriculum is the core of the classroom experience, but what makes a quality curriculum? How can educators be sure that what they teach is strongly aligned to the specific standards that their district or school has adopted? What kinds of lessons, learning experiences, and assessments are most effective, and how should they be embedded within the curriculum? You'll find the answers to these and many other questions in this definitive,...
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Max Tilt series volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 9
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English
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"Max Tilt thinks his luck is finally changing, thanks to his great-great-great-grandfather Jules Verne's unfinished, unpublished manuscript, The Lost Treasures. Using the clues Verne left behind, Max and his cousin Alex were able to bottle the magical healing elements needed to cure his mother's illness just in the nick of time. But then Max and Alex discover that the vials were stolen by their former friend, Bitsy. She has plans to use them to save...
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English
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“Engaging Worlds: Core Texts and Cultural Contexts” asks what do we learn of texts, cultures, and the world's dynamics when we read core texts, widely and deeply, in core-structured programs of the world's colleges and universities? What books, what arts, what associations and institutions, what sciences, what religions, what cultures, what educations, what citizens, what scholars, are we preparing for the future through an education in core texts...
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English
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As a teacher, what you want most is for your students to learn-to immerse themselves in rich and challenging content and leave your classroom better prepared for school and life. In English language arts and humanities, this includes developing the multifaceted reading, writing, thinking, and communication skills that constitute next generation literacy, including the ability to:
• Read complex text independently
• Develop strong content knowledge...
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English
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What's the best way to ensure that grading policies are fair, accurate, and consistent across classrooms? How can schools transition to a grading system that better reflects what students are actually learning? Tim R. Westerberg makes this journey easier by offering a continuum of options, with four "destinations" on the road to improved grading and assessment. Destination 1 critically examines such popular grading mechanisms as the zero, extra credit,...
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Español
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Esta colección es un esfuerzo por compilar los trabajos académicos realizados por la comunidad de este centro universitario y una muestra de que las disciplinas que conforman el saber humano están vinculadas, unidas por la noble intención de poner la destreza y el saber al servicio de la sociedad.
En este primer volumen, académicos analizan diversos temas: Margarita Hernández Ortiz y Martha Alejandra Gutiérrez Gómez coordinan este esfuerzo...
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English
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An accessible, engaging primer on the eight science practices at the heart of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), providing K—8 instructional leaders with the grounding they need to ensure excellent science instruction in every classroom.
The NGSS reconceptualize science instruction by redefining the teacher as someone who helps students construct their own knowledge by "thinking like scientists" and engaging in discrete science practices.
However,...
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English
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The advent of the 24-hour news cycle, citizen journalism and an increased reliance on social media as a trusted news source have had a profound effect not only on how we get our news, but also on how we evaluate sources of information, share that information and interact with others in online communities. When these issues are coupled with the "fake news" industry that intentionally spreads false stories designed to go viral, educators are left facing...
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English
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Play, academics, and standards can work together with the right strategies and support from educators. Take an active role in child-directed play to guide learning. Become a strong advocate for saving play in early childhood education by empowering teachers to join play and standards, and learn how child-led, open-ended play addresses the seven domains and Common Core Standards.This book is full of research and resources that link academic learning...
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English
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Online and Hybrid Learning: Design Fundamentals covers the basic tasks associated with the systematic design of online and hybrid learning environments. The contributors emphasize the importance of, and illustrate methods for, aligning learner assessments to learning objectives, and they present a framework for designing and sequencing meaningful e-learning interactions. This book discusses practical tools for preparing students for successful online...
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Español
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Help Spanish-speaking fifth graders improve their writing skills with fun and effective daily practice activities. Engage students while guiding them through the five steps of the writing process: prewriting, drafting, revising, editing, and publishing. This easy-to-use first grade workbook is great for at-home learning or in the classroom. The engaging standards-based writing activities cover grade-level skills with easy to follow instructions and...
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English
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The ISTE Standards for Students booklet is your guide to ISTE's leading-edge standards that empower learners who live, work and play in a technology-infused world. These standards amplify learning and empower student voice, preparing today's learners for the new literacies they face. The Student Standards are presented amid content that defines and characterizes them, and answers the important question: What do the Student Standards look like in practice?...
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English
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Literacy is at the heart of education, and what better way to teach this important subject than through the motivational techniques built into gamification?
With Gamify Literacy, teacher Michele Haiken brings together top educators and gaming professionals to share gamification strategies, demonstrating how teachers can use gaming tools and activities to improve literacy and content learning.
This friendly, accessible guide provides classroom educators...
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English
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Inspiring Curiosity is a practical guide for secondary school librarians as they collaborate with teachers and students to develop inquiry-based research projects. With success stories from librarians all over the U.S. illustrating how they've guided teachers and students through the research process, this book provides strategies for using memorable events to activate students' natural curiosity and activities for generating essential questions for...
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Español
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180 Days of Writing is a fun and effective daily Spanish practice workbook designed to help students become better writers. This easy-to-use first grade workbook is great for at-home learning or in the classroom. The engaging standards-based writing activities cover grade-level skills with easy to follow instructions and an answer key to quickly assess student understanding. Each week students are guided through the five steps of the writing process:...
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