Teaching is as much about students as it is about curriculum, and no one understands this better than middle and high school teachers. But even the most dedicated teacher can sometimes feel defeated by the challenge of reaching distracted, disconnected, and defiant adolescents.Drawing on her own experience as a high school teacher, Katy Ridnouer shares an approach to classroom management that will help you spend less time "dealing with" your adolescent learners and more time inspiring them to be their best selves in school and beyond.

'What Else Can I Do With You?' - Helping Children Improve Classroom Behaviour
A teaching pack containing ideas for teachers to tackle the problem of low level disruptive behaviour by children in class. These worksheets and activities have been devised to help teachers work with primary school children who persistently create disruption.
These worksheets and activities are for use with children who create low level disruption in the classroom. By encouraging young people to think about their behaviour and the effect of their actions in a constructively critical way, this resource offers a welcome alternative to sanctions and punishment. This edition has been revised and now includes a session record sheet and more than 20 new activities. It also now focuses on interpersonal relationships, attention seeking and positive behaviours.
The worksheets are split into two types:
" Problem specific worksheets - designed to cover annoying everyday problems such as shouting out and name calling
" Target sheets - designed to support youngsters who need help to complete a number of tasks over part of a day or longer This resource is suitable for staff working with primary and middle school aged children in settings such as schools, learning support units, play-schemes, before and after school clubs and mentoring groups.

Reuploaded 13 Aug 2008 to RapidShare.com, link updated.

Alice and Jewel have been best friends since grade school. Together, they don’t need anyone else, and together they blend into the background of high school. Invisible. To Alice, Jewel is the opposite of invisible. Jewel is her best friend who goes to Indie concerts and art shows with her. Jewel scoffs at school dances with her. Alice is so comfortable around Jewel that she can talk to him about almost anything. But she can’t tell him that she likes the cool, popular Simon. And then Simon asks her to the school dance the same day that Jewel kisses her for the first time. Still, she can’t say no to Simon. He seems like the easy choice, the one she’s attracted to, the one she’s ready for. But will it mean losing Jewel? In a bright debut novel set against the lively backdrop of Seattle, Alice must learn the difference between love and a crush, and what it means to be yourself when you’re not sure who that is yet.

Ms. Gallagher writes an honest book about the internal struggles of an insecure girl. We all have that same insecurity inside of us and can understand what Alice has to figure out on her own. Definitely a book that everyone can relate to from some point in their lives.

The Insider's Guide to Getting Into Grad School

Choosing and getting into the right school is crucial to getting the most out of your graduate school years -- and your future career. Kaplan and Newsweek have brought together some of the nation's top admissions experts to create this exclusive guide to getting into grad school. This excellent resource includes:
* Advice from top admissions officers on writing persuasive personal statements, obtaining the best recommendations, preparing your application, and more.
* Expert guidance on choosing the best options for financing grad school, including tips on financial aid, borrowing, and managing expenses.
* Specialized information for every student, including minorities, women, older students, people with disabilities, and others.
* A comprehensive listing of universities with graduate programs.

 

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