Student Learning

In 1983, the National Commission on Excellence in Education warned, “The educational foundations of our society are presently being eroded by a rising tide of mediocrity that threatens our very future as a nation and a people.” Forty years later, are things better or worse? This book shares forty examples of how poorly today’s government schools are doing to show that the “rising tide of mediocrity” has created a tsunami of low expectations and poor performance, suggesting the need for alternative solutions.

Be a class genius and become a better student with this powerful, guided meditation program from the Sleep Learning System and world-renowned hypnotherapist, Joel Thielke. Your mind is a powerful tool, and now is the time to maximize your brain power and focus, and be the best student you can be!

How to Set Up a Classroom for Students with Autism Third Edition is a manual for teachers, paraprofessionals, student teachers, related service providers and administrators new to working with students in autism classrooms or self-contained special education classrooms. It is also useful to professionals who would like to enhance their current autism or special education classroom set-up.

In From Behaving to Belonging: : The Inclusive Art of Supporting Students Who Challenge Us, Julie Causton and Kate MacLeod detail how teachers can shift from a behavior management mindset (that punishes students for bad behavior or rewards students for good or compliant behavior) to an approach that supports all students—even the most challenging ones—with kindness, creativity, acceptance, and love.

The book examines a social cognitive framework that includes the importance of the autonomic nervous system (ANS). It also discusses the positive influence of safety and belonging on the prefrontal cortex. Educating Students provides tools for negotiating the abstract realities of school and raising achievement, it reveals strategies for calming students, and it explores how to build a wider community of support.

Becoming a Distinguished Physical Education Teacher: Creating a Rigorous and Standards-Based PE Program That is Safe and Welcoming For All Students is a complete guide to teaching Physical Education. Part One focuses on strategies to establish a safe and welcome learning environment for all students in physical education classes. In it you'll find strategies for promoting inclusivity and engagement in PE, how to establish class rules and communicate high expectations for student behavior and how to optimize space and resources to ensure a safe and orderly learning environment.

Are you struggling with cardiology? Get fully prepared with this comprehensive audiobook bundle, specifically written for medical school students taking the USMLE and other critical exams. The author and cardiologist, Anthony Bigby, dumbs down complex concepts into easy to learn analogies and real world examples making it much easier for students to follow along and understand better instead of the usual tedious and often confusing text book style learning.

Far too often, our students attain only a superficial level of knowledge that fails to prepare them for deeper challenges in school and beyond. In Teaching for Deeper Learning, renowned educators and best-selling authors, Jay McTighe and Harvey F. Silver propose a solution: teaching students to make meaning for themselves.

If you’re a student pilot taking your first lesson or a seasoned aviator looking to sharpen your skills, Airplane Flying Handbook: The Ultimate Pilot Training Guide for Student and Pro Aviators is the definitive flight training resource you’ve been searching for. Packed with approved techniques, real-world aviation insights, and expert guidance, this book takes you from the basics of flight to the most advanced piloting maneuvers with clarity, confidence, and precision.

Personal Fulfillment can be easy. Whether you're a student, parent, or teacher, Mike's approach to easier learning and personal fulfillment is easy once you uncover your own unique intelligence. Discover a Whole New Level of "Smart." Illustrating these points, through his own narrative, Mike Pfaff shares anecdotes from his experiences as a science teacher, athlete, actor, and a life-changing event. Inspirational and entertaining Pfaff will tease out of his listeners the secret to finding their own student within. Find your personal purpose in life.

Great teachers make great schools. They are the ones who work tirelessly to help students learn, grow and achieve, the ones who make sure parents are satisfied with their children's learning experience, and the ones who never give up. But what role do great school and district leaders play? Quite simply, they create the conditions that foster and nourish a school full of great teachers.

Your students aren't reading. They aren't engaged in class. Getting them to talk is like pulling teeth. Whatever the situation, your reality is not meeting your expectations. Change is needed. But who's got the time? Or maybe you're just starting out, and you want to get it right the first time. If so, Teaching College: The Ultimate Guide to Lecturing, Presenting, and Engaging Students is the blueprint. Find out how to hack the world of higher education instruction and have your course become the standard.

The authors of Make Just One Change argue that formulating one's own questions is "the single most essential skill for learning" - and one that should be taught to all students. They also argue that it should be taught in the simplest way possible. Drawing on 20 years of experience, the authors present the Question Formulation Technique, a concise and powerful protocol that enables learners to produce their own questions, improve their questions, and strategize how to use them.

Are you looking to dominate the LSAT and land a spot at your dream law school? Let's LSAT! is a valuable collection of 180 tips from 180 top-scoring LSAT students from across the nation! These unique tips, tricks, and techniques, many of which have never been published before, can help you get an insider look at how the test works and give you an incredible advantage.

The Organized Student contains hands-on strategies for teaching your disorganized child how to organize for success in middle school and high school, with special tips for kids with ADD/ADHD and learning disorders. The overstuffed backpack, the missing homework, the unused planner, the test he didn't know about. Sound familiar? When the disorganized child meets the departmentalized structure of middle school, everything can fall apart. Even the academically successful child will start to falter if she misses deadlines, loses textbooks, or can't get to class on time.

Audio Multiplication Lessons for Kids: 2 in 1 Bundle combines both Audio Multiplication Tables and Audio Multiplication Lessons titles into one home-education packed title. Designed for children in grades two through five, this bundle supplies students with two content-rich resources for learning multiplication inside and out! Whether you have a student at the beginning of their multiplication journey or someone with more experience, Audio Multiplication Lessons for Kids: 2 in 1 Bundle is committed to helping students of all experience levels develop and refine their multiplication skill-set.

Feeling Overwhelmed by the Complexities of Mental Health Nursing? Mental Health Made Easy covers a wide range of essential topics, including: Diagnostic Criteria & Assessment: Learn about the signs and symptoms of common mental health conditions, including depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, anxiety disorders, PTSD, OCD, eating disorders, and substance use disorders, along with essential assessment tools.

This revolutionary resource transforms 110 essential chemistry topics into engaging poems that stick in your mind when it matters most. From atomic structure to clinical applications, these rhythmic verses turn challenging concepts into knowledge that stays with you during exams and lab work.

With all the pressures that educators are under, it's easy to cut corners when it comes time to write IEPs. The Intentional IEP equips you with the resources you need to feel confident in approaching IEPs the right way, including prioritizing the many competing demands you face so you can find the capacity to show up for your students.

What teachers say to students—when they praise or discipline, give directions or ask questions, and introduce concepts or share stories—affects student learning and behavior. A slight change in intonation can also dramatically change how language feels for students. In What We Say and How We Say It Matter, Mike Anderson digs into the nuances of language in the classroom. This audiobook's many examples will help teachers examine their language habits and intentionally improve their classroom practice so their language matches and supports their goals.