Student Learning

Discover the best methods to raise IQ and optimize academic performance. This book will make you smarter, able to learn faster and think better. It reveals the methods used to get straight As at Stanford and 99 percent on medical school exams. Learning methods such as SIRS, flashcards, word play, word associations, mnemonics, walk and talk, shadowing, neurogenesis, angiogenesis, mitochondrial biogenesis, brain glycogen, verbal skills, thinking strategies, condensed notes, and more.

International Global Student is designed to empower mobility students to become more effective in college and universities. Students will be taught how to set goals; master time management, memorization, and note-taking; strengthen test-taking skills; master strategies and techniques; hone critical thinking skills, global communication for professions, importance of the library, and other student services; adapt to various preferred instructional styles, and more.

Students and teachers alike face a dilemma: Why think deeply when we can just take a shortcut by googling something? Why read an article when we can learn from a social media headline? If, as educators, we want to encourage our students to value thoughtfulness and to embrace the effort it takes to reach deep understandings, we must model that behavior ourselves.

Perfect for students, workers, and anyone interested in leadership. Do you want to become a leader? Do you want to know what’s involved in leadership? Do you want to improve your leadership? If the answer is yes to any of these questions, then this is the audiobook for you. We explore over 15 aspects to leadership and within each section together we will explore: What these aspects are, how they can help to make you a good leader, and a practical example so you can see your knowledge in a real-world setting.

In Future Driven, David Geurin describes how to conquer the status quo, create authentic learning, and help your students thrive in an unpredictable world. He shares how to simultaneously be more committed to your mission while being more flexible with your methods.

Do you want to become more fluent in English? Do you want to understand everyday language and not just "textbook" English? I taught English for many years and saw that many students get stuck at the high beginner/intermediate stage. They learn the basics and then can't move forward. This problem used to really frustrate me because I had lots of excellent students who were just stuck and eventually they would give up.

This book goes into the history of fraternities and how they started, how fraternities can enhance your collegiate experience, and the truth about hazing as well as how to find the fraternity that will fit your lifestyle and goals. By investing in this book, you will get some great information if you are looking for some guidance on this topic.

Part memoir, part manifesto, Radical is this fearless advocate's incisive, intensely personal call-to-arms. Rhee combines the story of her own extraordinary experience with dozens of compelling examples from schools she's worked in and studied-from students from unspeakable home lives who have thrived in the classroom to teachers whose radical methods have produced unprecedented leaps in achievement. Radical chronicles Rhee's awakening to the potential of every child, her rage at the special interests blocking badly-needed change, and her recognition that it will take a grassroots movement to create outstanding public schools.

For first time college-students, and parents sending their first child off to college, a little guidance can be immensely helpful. College life is like another world, and navigating it can be intimidating at first for young new college students, and worrisome for the parents of these students. Consulting a Go To College Dummy! help guide can assist in the planning process when students and parents are beginning to prepare for the first college semester.

My Backpack Is Heavier than Yours: The Plight of Marginalized Students is an award-winning, powerful, and eye-opening book that delves into some of the unique challenges faced by marginalized students in the pursuit of academic success. Best-selling author Dr. Edwin Garcia, Jr. analyzes the systemic barriers, biases, and inequities these students face daily, including underfunded schools, lack of resources, cultural insensitivity, implicit bias, and much more in the education system.

Since Joshua Steckel began work at a Brooklyn public high school as its first-ever college guidance counselor, every one of the hundreds of graduates he has counseled has been accepted to college, many to top-flight schools with all expenses paid. But getting in is only one small part of the drama of his students’ stories. In a riveting work of narrative nonfiction - winner of a Studs and Ida Terkel award - Hold Fast to Dreams follows the lives of 10 of Josh’s students as they navigate the vast and obstacle-ridden landscape of college in America.

Discover the secrets to graduating from high school without taking on crushing student debt and launching into a flourishing career! In this information-packed guidebook, you'll learn how to access valuable training and practical experience without having to enter the working world in Major College Debt.

As more and more students do their best to write better and adapt to academic writing, it becomes increasingly important to offer a more adaptable pedagogy--or teaching style--to better reflect the realities of new generations of native and non-native students.

With so many drastic changes occurring in such a short time, America’s young people and students need attention. Many children and youth are grieving the loss of normalcy but do not have the tools to process their grief. This guide is intended to help students learn coping skills for processing the events of 2020. The skills taught here will continue to serve them throughout their lives. It is essential for every parent and teacher to help child(ren) learn to identify and express their emotions while also cultivating a safe space and instilling principles of confidence and justice.

As a professor and student-affairs professional for many years, I have worked with numerous college students in the academic environment who are not doing well in their classes. However, I know that most of these students do want college success. What is hindering them? A major trait these students are lacking is self-discipline. In this audiobook I discuss self-discipline and why it has to be practiced if a student is to succeed in college and life.

Are you looking for a book that will give you some better understanding of literature and how to teach it? With this teaching textbook and lesson planner you will leave your students with a better understanding and appreciation of literature through many of the works and stories covered. This book covers writing responses and includes essay questions and projects for a student to work on. From the exploration of literature to post modernism, you will have plenty of material to cover over a 12-week course.

Guaranteed to make learning SAT vocabulary words quick, easy, and fun, SAT Words To Go is conveniently designed to allow you to master words found on the New SAT while you're on the run.

So You Want to Be a Leader? is designed to be of special interest to those seeking a main or supplemental book to augment their classes/workshops in such diverse areas as teaching leadership, freshman orientation, first-year experience, or college success classes. Another advantage is the book's structure, which consists of numerous short topics and lends itself to classroom and small group discussions.

A very brief guide to improving your ability to tell your story during the admissions interview. This book specifically speaks to pre-health students.

Need help with business school applications or any academic application in general? Want to know the secrets to successful essay writing, job-hunting, and interviewing? Targeting applicants and students in Duke University's Master of Management Studies (MMS) program at the Fuqua School of Business, the book is applicable to all prospective and current Fuqua students (as well MBAs, PhDs, and other graduate business programs Fuqua offers).