[PDF] This Is The Room eBook

Author : Craig Morgan Teicher
Publisher : University Press of Colorado
Page : 145 pages
File Size : 29,34 MB
Release : 2011-05-18
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 1457109476

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The winner of the 2007 Colorado Prize for Poetry, this is a beautiful and original work that appears to be, on first impression, a light-hearted and amusingly self-conscious account of daily life, but reminds us that our mundane lives are utterly strange and magical.

Author : Alan M. Blankstein
Publisher : Corwin Press
Page : 145 pages
File Size : 35,6 MB
Release : 2011-06-02
Category : Education
ISBN : 1452238936

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"The answer is not always in the room. Sometimes it′s in the room next door. But help is often much closer than you think. Drawing on inspirational yet practical examples of health reform in Vietnam, courageous change in South Africa, and authentic improvements that get results in a range of American schools, Alan Blankstein demonstrates that throwing random reforms into the room through the door, or shouting at people in the room from up on the roof, are not ways that make positive change happen. Blankstein knows his people, knows his schools and knows what brings about positive, professionally driven change. This brilliant little book not only shows what works, it dignifies the overly criticized professionals who make it all happen." —Andy Hargreaves, Author and Thomas More Brennan Chair in Education Boston College, MA "When the well-being of children is at stake, people of all stripes are called upon to put aside personal agendas, find the humility and courage to do what is right, and let go of what has not worked. This book provides compelling reasons for doing this in education, as well as a powerful new methodology for success and a pathway to a brighter future." —Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu 1GOAL Education for All, Cape Town, South Africa "With tools and techniques provided in Alan Blankstein′s new book, educators have the potential to uncover the answers to complex issues in education." —Deborah Childs-Bowen, Assistant Professor Alliance for Leadership in Education, Samford University, Birmingham, AL Learn the secrets of successful schools Citing wisdom from top educational experts and building on what is already working, award-winning author Alan M. Blankstein offers tools for finding excellence in schools, scaling these practices across learning communities, and transforming low-performing schools into high-performing schools. His five-step process includes: Identifying and assessing excellence Creating an action plan Assigning resources such as time, materials, etc. Transferring excellence in the form of knowledge and skills throughout the school and district Sustaining the excellence Also included are effective strategies for sustaining student gains, closing gaps within and between schools, building leader capacity, and increasing community commitment.

Author : Brooke O'Harra
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 15,46 MB
Release : 2024-09-25
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 1040089275

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With this book, Brooke O’Harra takes up directing as an artistic practice in and of itself. Speaking beyond and against craft, O’Harra drives the art of directing forward. O’Harra investigates a series of important questions: How do we wrest our work from institutional imperatives of public building and culture building? How can an artist-driven discourse lead us toward the urgencies of artists and their publics in this moment? How do we “make” plays? How do we activate the relationships of making, whether between artists in the rehearsal room or between the production and the audience? Brooke addresses all aspects of the directorial process: reckoning with the script through dramaturgy, working within the rehearsal room, collaborating with other artists, as well as staging and production. This exploration will be of great interest to students and scholars in performance studies with a particular interest in directing.

Author : Candy B Harrington
Publisher : Demos Medical Publishing
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 41,5 MB
Release : 2006-04-01
Category : Travel
ISBN : 1934559466

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Many wheelers and slow walkers interested in travel assume that inns and bed and breakfasts will be inconvenient, inaccessible, or unaccommodating. Candy Harrington debunks this myth in There is Room at the Inn: Inns and B&Bs for Wheelers and Slow Walkers. She shows that inns and B&B's can actually be more accessible than many hotels, and than inn staff and management are often personally invested in accommodating their guests. Through a combination of personal experience, on-site visits, and interviews with innkeepers and other travelers, Harrington has discovered the most friendly and accessible properties, and brings her expert recommendations to the reader. Harrington's list includes not just the most accessible inns, but those in which the staff and management are the most wheelchair-positive. She includes a variety of locations from every area of the country, and also based her selection on wheelchair accessible activities and attractions in the surrounding area. With her personal, engaging style, and clear writing, Candy Harrington reminds the reader that everyone is entitled to travel, and that, with a little advice and planning, it can be fulfilling and rewarding for everyone.

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Page : 540 pages
File Size : 49,53 MB
Release : 1926
Category : Architecture
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"The professional architectural monthly" (varies).