Create inclusive educational environments that benefit ALL learners! As schools become more diverse with students of differing abilities and needs, this self-reflective and action-oriented guide helps you create and support more inclusive schools and classrooms that intentionally educate all students. Using the Five Essential Elements of Cultural Proficiency as a roadmap, this book presents: • Students’ learning differences as just that – differences rather than deficits • Strategies that show you how to break though the common barriers to culturally proficient and inclusive schooling • Assessments that gauge your awareness and show you how to best serve every student’s needs
Author Lori Torrance has written a delightful book about tea rooms in Texas. Not only does she direct you to every charming tearoom there is, she also tells you what to see and do once you are there. There's a little history, a little guidebook, and even some recipes from these delightful locations. Look at what people are saying: "Infused with wit, Ms. Lori Torrance's "Tea for Texas" serves up the authentic flavor of teahouse varieties found all across Texas. Even if you've never visited a Texas tearoom, Lori's attention to detail will transport you to a cozy table in the corner". Marie Moody Cruthirds Membership Chairman "Texas Tea Tours" "Lori Torrance has written a delightful book full of humor and information on charming out-of-the-way places to have tea and also little-known facts about the area. As a former Texan, I can't wait to go back and experience them for myself". Pandra Dickson "Subtle Teas Newsletter" "Tearoom owners, take warning: Ms. Torrance may fill your chairs with men. The food and the ambiance sound too great to interest women only!" John S. McCord Author, speaker, and entertainer "Ms. Torrance entertains and delights as she describes the cuisine, culture, and character of these special places. Tea for Texas will be my new traveling companion as I explore this wondrous state". Sharry Buckner Author of "The Great Stays of Texas" and "Exploring Texas with Children
After Meghan Harris's divorce is finalized, her life changes completely. She is forced to move out of the home that she has known and become the sole provider for her and her two children. As she starts to face her new life and the steps she must take to become independent, she begins to shape herself all over again. Suddenly she finds herself in a career of opportunity, settling into being a single woman, forgetting her roles as a mother, and sandwiched between the loves of two different men. Will she be able to set things straight in her life?
Most people who have lost a child write books about how to cope with the child's death. Author Lori Plegge has taken a different perspective on losing a child. Instead of writing about how to cope with the death of a child, she has decided to write a story about her son's life. When Tomorrow Starts Without Me is a true story about the life and death of a young man named Anthony. No matter how hard Lori tried to raise Anthony right, he made some bad choices in his life and those bad choices led to his death. When reading this book you will experience every emotion possible, you become a part of the story. When Tomorrow Starts Without me is not just a sad story about the death of a 19 year old boy but it also tells you funny childhood stories along with some near death experiences Anthony had. Even though the loss of a child is a very tragic thing, Lori has managed to take that tragedy and turn it into something positive to help others.
When a well-meaning English teacher has overweight student Krista read aloud a poem about body image titled "Barbie Doll" in class, she ignites a simmering bullying event based on Krista's appearance. Krista's best friend, and witness to the event, Tessa, is suspended for fighting to defend her friend. The girl who bullies Krista seems unaffected by the incident at school and more concerned with what an older guy thinks of her. But as the three characters' paths intersect, their inner lives are revealed. Each emerges as a much more complicated individual than their simple bully, target, and witness labels.
Tyler Thompson doesn't know which is worse: trying out for the school basketball team or giving an oral report about Christopher Columbus in front of the whole class! But with the help of the magic trapdoor beneath his school desk and his trusted canine guide, Barnabas Bailey, Tyler travels back in time to visit Columbus himself. When he sees the setbacks even a great explorer can face before reaching his goal, Tyler knows he can't give up.
Tyler Thompson hates that he never knows the answers to any of Miss Trimble's questions in class. But one day, Tyler accidentally unlocks a secret trapdoor beneath his school desk! He discovers a dark, mysterious basement filled with old books guarded by a magical talking dog named Barnabas Bailey. Now, with the help of the books and Barnabas, Tyler can travel to any time in the past to learn about history up close.
#1 New York Times bestselling author Fern Michaels—one of the most beloved authors of our time—is joined by two New York Times and USA Today bestselling authors in a spring-themed anthology of touching, uplifting stories about love, family, motherhood, and homecomings. AMAZING GRACIE * Fern Michaels After years spent traveling the world as a flight attendant, Gracie Walden is ready to stay a little closer to her roots, starting with two weeks at home in Amarillo, Texas. But there’s unexpected turbulence between her mother, Ella, and her older sister, Hope—and it will lead to a revelation that changes Gracie’s life in amazing ways . . . THE MOTHER’S DAY CROWN * Carolyn Brown Monica Allen still hasn’t forgiven Tyler Magee for breaking her heart when they were teenagers. Ten years on, they’re back in Luella, Texas, visiting their respective grandmothers. and there’s just a white picket fence and a whole lot of awkwardness between them. Will two weeks be long enough for Monica to learn to stop holding a grudge—and hold on to love? MEANT TO BE * Lori Foster When Cory Creed was just a little girl, she knew she’d grow up to marry Austin Winston—and she made the mistake of telling him so. Tired of watching him avoid her ever since, Cory has decided it’s time to leave Visitation, North Carolina, and Austin, behind. But Austin has finally realized what Cory was once so sure of, and now it’s his turn to prove they belong together . . . with a little help from their mothers.
Accounting Principles, 9th Canadian Edition empowers students to succeed by providing a clear overview of fundamental financial and managerial accounting concepts with a focus on learning the accounting cycle from the sole proprietor perspective. To develop a deeper understanding of course concepts, students work through high-quality assessment at varying levels, helping them learn more efficiently and create connections between topics and real-world application. There are also a variety of hands-on activities that help students learn how to solve business problems, including running cases with real-world application, Analytics in Action problems, Data Analytics Insight features, and Excel templates. With Accounting Principles, your students will stay on track and be better prepared to connect the classroom to the real world. With Accounting Principles, your students will stay on track and be better prepared to connect the classroom to the real world.
A selection of must-read summer novels by bestselling authors, collected here in one volume! In Blackberry Summer by RaeAnne Thayne, single mom Claire suffers an accident that forces her to slow down and lean on others—especially the sexy new chief of police, Riley McKnight. In Suddenly Last Summer by Sarah Morgan, fiery French chef ƒlise Philippe is dealing with the collapse of her café when her old flame, Sean O’Neill, suddenly reappears in town. In No Limits by Lori Foster, a surprise inheritance reunites a mixed martial arts fighter with the woman he’s never forgotten. And in Barefoot Season by Susan Mallery, Carly and Michelle were once inseparable, until a shocking betrayal destroyed their friendship. Now Carly is implicated in the financial disaster lurking behind the Blackberry Island Inn’s cheerful veneer.
This ethnographic study, which includes participant observation research and in-depth interviews with police officers in a major California city and a large East Coast city, explores how police officers use their discretionary time on the job--and the consequences. Providing highly textured insights into police discretion, the authors show that America's "tough on crime" approach to justice has too often proved to be a smoke screen for controlling people deemed undesirable, rather than a genuinely effective strategy for reducing crime.
Welcome to Deadworld! In this tribute anthology to Deadworld, and its publisher Gary Reed, we’ve collected stories that take place in the Deadworld universe. Deadworld is a graphic novel series that started in 1986 (and continues till this day) that follows survivors in a post-apocalyptic world brought on by zombie attacks led by the King Zombie, an intelligent zombie. The Deadworld universe has so much more to offer than just humans slaughtering zombies. A Tribute to Deadworld features stories and articles by Kevin VanHook, Thomas Monteleone, Jason Henderson, Andrew Robertson, Jennifer Williams, Ken Haigh, Sarah Stegall, Jamie K. Schmidt, George Ivanoff and Jeremy Wagner.
Based on the true story of an 1859 murder that occurred in front of the White House in Washington D.C. Philip Barton Key, son of Francis Scott Key, carried on a love affair with the young, beautiful wife of Congressman Dan Sickles. The affair is revealed in an inflammatory anonymous letter to Dan, the author of which remains a mystery to this day. Follow the trail back in time through history to when the country was young, Abraham Lincoln was still a nobody, and the Civil War had not yet begun. Through the eyes of the victim, the adulteress, and the family of Francis Scott Key, discover the events leading to the murder and the disastrous fallout after. Ask yourself the shocking question, could Abraham Lincoln be to blame for the death of Francis Scott Key’s son?
Two contemporary romances by a bestselling author, All or Nothing: Keely wasn't ready to forgive her husband for storming out over a jealous misunderstanding. She would try to hold her temper and make him explode; and Rainbow's End: When Shannon agreed to help her injured sister run Wranebow's Inn, she had no idea her co-manager would be her ex-husband.
Social networks, the defining cultural movement of our time, offer many freedoms. But as we work and shop and date over the Web, we are opening ourselves up to intrusive privacy violations by employers, the police, and aggressive data collection companies that sell our information to any and all takers. Through groundbreaking research, Andrews reveals how routinely colleges reject applicants due to personal information searches, robbers use vacation postings to target homes for break-ins, and lawyers scour our social media for information to use against us in court. And the legal system isn't protecting us'in the thousands of privacy violations brought to trial, judges often rule against the victims. Providing expert advice and leading the charge to secure our rights, Andrews proposes a Social Network Constitution to protect us all. Now is the time to join her and take action'the very future of privacy is at stake. Log on to www.loriandrews.com to sign the Constitution for Web Privacy.
Welcome to Cupid, Texas, where every wish for love comes true… In her sexy new series of romance novels, New York Times bestselling romance author Lori Wilde, introduces a town where the residents are more than likely to fall in love at first sight. Passion has been notably lacking in the life of sensible Natalie McCleary. But when ex–Navy SEAL Dade Vega roars into Cupid on his motorcycle, and she stumbles on him stark naked and soaking wet, she suddenly understands what it means to be struck by love. Dade feels it too. Will he stick around and give them both a happy ending or will this footloose loner move on and leave her heartbroken? Love at First Sight, told with the humor and spice fans have come to expect from Lori Wilde’s delightful romances, including A Cowboy for Christmas and The Cowboy and the Princess.
The new 100% Success Portfolio Workbook is directed at the development of professional skills and characteristics that begin in college and extend through the job search and into the lifelong learning environment of the workplace and can accompany any of the three books in the 100% series.
For Julia Colton, it means the difference between war and peace, friendship and hatred. From birth, her father has taught her that the Jayhawkers of Kansas are the enemy--especially the Murphys. But when Ryan Murphy steps in like a hero from a fairy tale, and saves her from a group of Jayhawkers, Julia begins to question her alliances. She sees a tenderness in his blue eyes that she has never seen in any man, and she feels an undeniable spark between them.
Born on Valentine's Day in Valentine, Texas, Rachael Henderson has always been the poster child for all things romantic, until she finds herself jilted at the altar and launches a campaign to destroy the town's reputation as the "Romance Capitol of the USA," a campaign that brings her face to face with her childhood crush, Sheriff Brody Carlton.
In grade school, Kate, Sarah and Rebecca discovered they were best friends. In seventh grade, they discovered makeup and began a diary of their important moments, signed in their own shade of lipstick. In high school, they discovered boys. Now the three are staring their thirtieth birthdays right in the face and determined to do something about where their lives are going. From mothers who gripe about their unmarried state to bosses who don't take them seriously, to ticking biological clocks - the girls don't want to care what others think but are tired of being seen as those almost-thirty-something singles. When an unwanted and definitely unexpected wedding invitation arrives, it sends the three of them on an adventure to save the blushing bride from the biggest mistake of her life. Using tests taught to them by Kate's great-grandmother, they begin a wacky search for the perfect man. But even if one of them finds love, will the man be able to live up to the strict qualifications in the lipstick diaries?
Do you ever find yourself thinking: If you really loved me you would know what I want ... If you really loved me you would always want me with you ... If you really loved me you would agree with me ... In [this book, the author] tackles those everyday frustrations that cause arguments and confusion, lead to endless misunderstandings, and sabotage joy in relationships. [The author] has found that the source of a relationship's trouble often involves love knots or those hidden expectations and assumptions or beliefs that we bring to intimate relationships. [The author] examines many of the most dangerous relationship traps such as: The invisible contract, overlooking each other's terms for intimacy; The revolving ledger: unknowingly expecting each other to make up for past hurts; The negative infinity loop: triggering each other's "emotional allergies"; Love knots: hidden beliefs or assumptions that ruin relationships; Double binds: setting up no-win situations.-Back cover
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