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Powerful Practices for High-Performing Special Educators

By: Robert Kaufman,Robert Wandberg

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Powerful Practices for High-Performing Special Educators

By: Robert Kaufman,Robert Wandberg

Special education teachers face unique challenges, especially when they are just beginning. This essential resource offers special educators a blueprint for dealing with the most common challenges they face both in the classroom and in the larger school environment. These research-based strategies help teachers meet the academic needs of diverse students with disabilities (including those who are also English language learners) in areas such as setting up a classroom, managing student behavior, designing effective instruction, incorporating technology, embracing diversity, and more. Each chapter features: -An overview and objectives -A brief research review -Step-by-step strategies that can be used immediately -Examples and scenarios from real teaching experiences -Self-assessments and reflections This all-in-one reference book offers the tools, strategies, and support special educators need for success in their first year and every year thereafter!

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Simon and Schuster

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1632209780

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9781632209788

Ethics

Doing the Right Thing

By: Robert Wandberg

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Ethics

Doing the Right Thing

By: Robert Wandberg

An ethic is a standard of proper, moral behavior, or behavior that follows a standard of right and wrong. Included is a discussion of how to develop a code of ethics, how friends, family, and others can influence ethics, and how ethics affect the community. Each of the six chapters has an overview with thought provoking statements. A unique section, "Celebrating Ethical Behavior," recounts the ethical behavior of people who have come under fire and holidays that celebrate ethical actions. This book is about making decisions that support beliefs and values and gives suggestions for how to put ethics into action.

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0736888403

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Resilience

Bouncing Off, Bouncing Back

By: Robert Wandberg

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Resilience

Bouncing Off, Bouncing Back

By: Robert Wandberg

Discusses ways to overcome misfortune or hardship by building self-esteem, drawing on positive influences, and making wise decisions.

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Making Tough Decisions

Working Through Hard Choices

By: Robert Wandberg

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Making Tough Decisions

Working Through Hard Choices

By: Robert Wandberg

Explains a six-step method for making decisions and provides tips on setting goals, dreaming, and planning for the future.

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0736888381

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Conflict Resolution

Communication, Cooperation, Compromise

By: Robert Wandberg

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Conflict Resolution

Communication, Cooperation, Compromise

By: Robert Wandberg

This book discusses conflict, some of its effects, and how teens can deal with conflict. Self-assessments to help teens judge how well they deal with conflict are included.

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0736888365

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Communication

Creating Understanding

By: Robert Wandberg

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Communication

Creating Understanding

By: Robert Wandberg

Describes ways people communicate; why good communication is important; setting communication goals; communicating about sex, drugs, and suicide; and ways to advocate for others.

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Creative Problem Solving

What's a Better Way?

By: Robert Wandberg

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Creative Problem Solving

What's a Better Way?

By: Robert Wandberg

Explores problem solving and creative thinking in relation to teen health. Looks at a formula for gaining confidence, and examines advertising and its influence on health behaviors. Several self-assessments included.

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Powerful Practices for High-Performing Special Educators

By: Robert Kaufman,Robert Wandberg

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Self-Direction

Taking Positive Risks, Following Your Dreams

By: Robert Wandberg

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Self-Direction

Taking Positive Risks, Following Your Dreams

By: Robert Wandberg

Discusses ways that young people can acquire self-knowledge, balance their physical, mental, and social sides, make good and healthy choices, pursue their dreams, and share themselves with the community.

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0736806962

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Health Promotion and Education

By: Jolynn Gardner

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Health Promotion and Education

By: Jolynn Gardner

Health Promotion and Education: Content and Curriculum focuses on best practices in school and community health education. Filled with practical applications and examples, the book is written with students' future professional experiences in mind and provides teaching strategies and learning activities for diverse learning populations. The book begins with an examination of the nature of school and community health education. The first chapter introduces students to the role and benefit of schools and communities in promoting health education. Topics of subsequent chapters include: Prevention Strategies in School and Community Programs Best Practices in School and Community Health Education Curriculum Basics for Schools and Communities Building and Implementing School and Community Health Education Curricula School and Community Health Education Instruction Assessment and Evaluation of School and Community Health Education Curricula As students read through the book they will learn about models of prevention, target population characteristics, administrative support, maximizing participation, the factors that influence learning, and numerous other subjects that are vital in developing successful school and community health education curricula. Future school and community educators will benefit from the practical skills that are included: writing learning objectives; implementing teaching strategies; using graphic organizers; planning lessons; creating rubrics; and assessing and evaluating progress. All chapters teach key vocabulary and feature summaries and review activities to enhance comprehension and retention of the material. Health Promotion and Education can be used in courses on school and/or community health education curriculum and methodology, and those that teach best practices in health education. Jolynn Gardner earned her Ph.D. in Health Education from The Ohio State University. She previously served as the director of the Rothenberger Institute for Innovative Health Education at the School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, and is currently an assistant professor in the Health and Human Performance Department of the University of St. Thomas. Dr. Gardner is certified by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing as a health education specialist and by the American College of Sports Medicine as a health and fitness instructor. She has presented on health and wellness issues at regional, national, and international conferences and has authored book chapters, articles, and books on health, health promotion, stress management, grief, and other related topics.

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1516552008

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9781516552009

Health Promotion and Education

Content and Curriculum

By: Jolynn Gardner,Robert Wandberg

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Health Promotion and Education

Content and Curriculum

By: Jolynn Gardner,Robert Wandberg

The second edition of Health Promotion and Education: Content and Curriculum presents students with best practices for school and public health education. Filled with practical applications and examples, the book is written with future professional experiences in mind and provides teaching strategies and learning activities for diverse learning populations. The book begins by teaching students about the role and benefit of schools and communities in promoting h

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1516565665

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Tolerance

Celebrating Differences

By: Robert Wandberg

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Tolerance

Celebrating Differences

By: Robert Wandberg

Describes tolerance and its importance in today's society. Discusses various aspects of tolerance, intolerance, and discrimination, including hate groups and hate crimes. Offers many how-to suggestions for increasing tolerance in oneself and in others.

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0736810218

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Change

Making the Best of It

By: Robert Wandberg

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Change

Making the Best of It

By: Robert Wandberg

This title deals with change, both positive and negative, and how it tends to affect the lives of teens. The six chapters discuss the nature of change, change-related stress and how to cope with it, self-esteem and dealing with change, personality types and how they relate to change, advice about handling uncontrollable change such as death and divorce, and ideas about future change. Most chapters include a relevant self-assessment activity, such as "Which Personality Are You?

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Self-acceptance

Building Confidence

By: Robert Wandberg

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Self-acceptance

Building Confidence

By: Robert Wandberg

Describes self-acceptance as a combination of three areas: social, physical, and mental and emotional. Also provides information about accepting one's gifts and disabilities, as well as putting self-acceptance into action.

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0736810242

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Volunteering

Giving Back

By: Robert Wandberg

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Volunteering

Giving Back

By: Robert Wandberg

Shows many ways teen can volunteer and areas of volunteerism, such as hospitals, hotlines, environment and blood or organ donation.

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0736810226

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Effective Practices for Teaching and Learning in Inclusive Classrooms

By: Roberta Kaufman,Robert Wandberg

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Effective Practices for Teaching and Learning in Inclusive Classrooms

By: Roberta Kaufman,Robert Wandberg

Effective Practices for Teaching and Learning in Inclusive Classrooms" gives educators insight into the eight most widely researched instructional practices known to have a powerful impact on diverse student populations. The material serves as an effective bridge to the best practices that can be used consistently with students, regardless of placement. Each chapter begins with objectives and key vocabulary. It then presents a series of questions for readers to consider as they explore teaching and learning in action. All chapters conclude with brief summaries, review questions or activities that encourage critical thinking and applications of the principles, and templates readers can access immediately for classroom use. Topics include setting the stage for student learning, learner objectives, visual representations, student engagement, grouping and cooperative learning, questioning techniques, assessment, and grading. This textbook is recommended for pre-service teachers in special education and general education preparation programs. Experienced teachers will also find this book an excellent addition to their professional resource library. Dr. Roberta Kaufman is an assistant professor of special education in the School of Education at Nevada State College where she teaches courses on inclusion and instructional practices to special education and general education pre-service and in-service teachers. She is the recipient of numerous grants, has published extensively in the field, and presents at regional, national and international conferences. Dr. Robert Wandberg is the diverse learner literacy coach and a school health education curriculum consultant for the Columbia Heights Public School System in Minnesota. He provides classroom teachers with effective, best-practice strategies for working with a variety of students, including English language learners, special education students, low-literacy learners, and gifted and talented learners. A former health education classroom teacher, as well as a former state health education curriculum director with the Minnesota Department of Education, he has presented at the state, national, and international levels. Dr. Wandberg has published several articles in professional journals, as well as textbooks for middle school, high school, and university students.

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Cognella Academic Publishing

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1626618887

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9781626618886

Communication

Creating Understanding

By: Robert Wandberg

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Communication

Creating Understanding

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Describes ways people communicate; why good communication is important; setting communication goals; communicating about sex, drugs, and suicide; and ways to advocate for others.

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Resilience

Bouncing Off, Bouncing Back

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Resilience

Bouncing Off, Bouncing Back

By: Robert Wandberg

Discusses ways to overcome misfortune or hardship by building self-esteem, drawing on positive influences, and making wise decisions.

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Tolerance

Celebrating Differences

By: Robert Wandberg

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Tolerance

Celebrating Differences

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Self-acceptance

Building Confidence

By: Robert Wandberg

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Building Confidence

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Life Skills

By: CAPSTONE PR INC,Columbia Heights Public Schools Columbia Heights Minnesota Robert Wandberg

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Life Skills

By: CAPSTONE PR INC,Columbia Heights Public Schools Columbia Heights Minnesota Robert Wandberg

Sometimes everyday life presents teens with questions that can seem overwhelming. How do I know if I'm making the right decision? How can I deal with one more change in my life? Why can't get across what I really mean? The Life Skills series looks at issues that almost every teen faces and offers practical strategies for dealing with these issues at home, in school, at work, and in their relationships. These books introduce and explore key concepts as defined by the National Health Education Standards and the National Standards for School Counseling Programs.

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