High-stakes testing. Mandated content standards and benchmarks. Public scrutiny of student and school performance. Accountability. Teachers today are challenged to provide instruction that will measure up: to the expectations of administrators, parents, and taxpayers; to their own professional standards; and, most essentially, to the needs of students.
In today's rapidly changing world, new social and human service problems emerge constantly, and in order to make good use of resources that are often limited, social service agencies must ensure that their services are truly needed. Needs assessments provide a baseline against which later results can be compared, and may also assist policy-makers in recognizing new trends or problems on the horizon. With so much hinging on their outcome, these assessments must be conducted both accurately and efficiently, and this pocket guide will give practitioners the ability to do so.
Bullying is a perennial and highly damaging problem affecting many thousands of children - boys and girls of all ages. It is a matter of desperate concern for those affected and for their parents and teachers, and is among the issues most frequently raised by kids in their emails to the authors' website. Bullying is currently much in the media spotlight and the target in the UK of a major government-sponsored initiative.
The BBC has a surprise Halloween treat on Saturday 29th October: a new radio dramatisation of Bradbury's Something Wicked This Way Comes
Set in 1960's Illinois this gem of modern Gothic literature is the memorable story of two boys, James Nightshade and William Halloway, and the evil that grips their small Midwestern town with the arrival of a "dark carnival" one Autumn midnight.
The Artists Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity
WHAT'S IT ALL ABOUT? For those of you new to The Artist's Way at Work, here are the basics: The groundbreaking book The Artist's Way has helped more than a million people access their creativity and realize their dreams. We are most proud of this success because it has been achieved over many years completely by word of mouth. Starting in the art communities of Chicago, New York and Los Angeles and quickly spreading to Europe, The Artist's Way is a spiritual path to higher creativity. The Artist's Way at Work: Riding the Dragon is a comprehensive 12 week program to discover your creativity in the work place.
