Captain Quenterindy Quirk and his entourage discover a highly advanced civilization beneath the surface of Crutonia, but the rulers of this newly discovered world have little use for inept explorers and their quests.
Vividly illustrated and starring a cunningly designed cast of characters, Into the Outlands is a tale of adventure in a fully-imagined fantasy world ripe for exploration. This first book of Quirk s Quest includes an illustrated roster of the important characters, a guide to the intrepid Sxervian Frog Brigade, and mission map of the Outlands.
Vividly illustrated and starring a cunningly designed cast of characters, Into the Outlands is a tale of adventure in a fully-imagined fantasy world ripe for exploration. This first book of Quirk s Quest includes an illustrated roster of the important characters, a guide to the intrepid Sxervian Frog Brigade, and mission map of the Outlands.
Captain Quenterindy Quirk and his entourage discover a highly advanced civilization beneath the surface of Crutonia, but the rulers of this newly discovered world have little use for inept explorers and their quests.
In Robert B. Parker's most popular series, an unsolved thirty-year-old-murder draws the victim's daughter out of the shadows for overdue justice-and lures Spenser into his own past, old crimes, and dangerous lives.
A twisted Trek-stravaganza from an award-winning Star Trek author! Seven stars of a science fiction universe warp through twisted changes on the final frontier. Driven by forces they can't understand, the magnificent spacefaring Seven charge through bizarre transformations and battles beyond imagining. Each victory leads to fresh conflict, but the truth remains out of reach. With no memories of the past, how can the Seven recall their true identities? Only a mischievous, all-powerful being from beyond the stars seems to hold the answers. But will his amazing revelations open the gateway to illumination...or death? The power of the Seven may hold the ultimate key to an uncharted destiny that lies beyond the bounds of space, time, and reality itself. Within this destiny waits a tribute to all generations of treks past and future and the dreamers who bring them to life in our imaginations. Don't miss this Trek tribute from award-winning Star Trek author Robert T. Jeschonek, a master of science fiction and fantasy from the outer reaches of the imagination.
aWhen friends Jez and Charlie meet potion maker Quentin Quirk and discover his amazing magic works, chaos, action and laughter are only a freaky spell away! Ages 7+.
What key issues and challenges affect the lives of people with severe disabilities today -- and what should tomorrow's professionals do to address them? Aligned with the core values and agenda of TASH, this visionary text prepares professionals to strengthen supports and services for people with disabilities across the lifespan. Readers will fully examine more than a dozen critical topics in the lives of people with severe disabilities; explore necessary reforms to policy and practice; and set clear goals and priorities for improving early intervention, education, health care, behavior supports, and social services. Whether used as a textbook or a professional reference, this innovative volume will help usher in a new era of services that support full inclusion and quality of life for people with severe disabilities."--Provided by publisher.
Issues Arising from the Introduction of Ungraded Assessment in VET : a Paper Prepared for the Ministerial Council on Employment, Education and Training
Issues Arising from the Introduction of Ungraded Assessment in VET : a Paper Prepared for the Ministerial Council on Employment, Education and Training
Studies of vocational education and training (VET) students' movement into higher education (HE) typically show that VET students granted admission perform at least as well as other admitted applicants; however, such students are often less likely to gain admission in the first place. A move toward competency-based training (CBT) and a concomitant move toward ungraded means of reporting achievement have been among the key reforms implemented in Australia's VET system in recent years. Across Australia, universities have demonstrated a wide variety of responses to VET's introduction of CBT. Some universities have devised a system for converting VET results into a score that can be compared with the tertiary entrance score achieved by school leavers, whereas other universities have established distinct quotas for applicants seeking admission either as tertiary transfer students or on the basis of VET qualifications. Yet other universities have developed close working relationships with VET systems and devised a range of procedures to facilitate VET students' transfer to HE. Some VET providers are reviewing their policy of using only ungraded assessment and are introducing new criterion-referenced grading systems. It is hoped that the new systems will ameliorate many HE institutions' concerns over ungraded assessment. (Contains 31 references.) (MN)
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