<p>Getting Excited About Data, Second Edition builds upon the best-selling first edition to provide additional guidance and support for educators who are "ready, willing, and able" to explore more sophisticated uses of data. New tools and activities facilitate active engagement with data and a collaborative culture of collective responsibility for the learning of all students.<br /><br />Precise and on target, this excellent new resource enables educators to effectively use their schools' data to respond to the challenges of the No Child Left Behind Act, and provides</p> <ul> <li>Descriptions and implementation ideas for each component of a balanced reading and writing program</li> <li>Checklists for reviewing your own literacy program</li> <li>Effective strategies for teaching word study, fluency, and comprehension</li> <li>Vocabulary instructional strategies that expand students' comprehension and word knowledge</li> <li>A knowledge base emphasizing the role of data in school effectiveness and successful change</li> <li>A focus on tapping the professional passion of dedicated educators who want to work for the benefit of students from an intrinsic motivation perspective</li> <li>Group activities that energize people in collaborative efforts</li> <li>Key questions to identify sources of the proof of success necessary to stimulate confidence and further action</li> <li>A clear understanding of the need for "up close, in real time" assessment to balance high-stakes, external tests</li> <li>Information on how to utilize data to establish priorities and integrate accountability requirements with goals that are data-based and grounded in school values</li> </ul> <b>Features</b> <ul> <li>Title - Getting Excited About Data</li> <li>Sub Title - Combining People, Passion, and Proof to Maximize Student Achievement</li> <li>Authored - Edie L. Holcomb</li> <li>Binding - Hardcover</li> <li>Pages - 2- SKU: CRWN179</li> </ul>
The powerful bond between humans and dogs is one that's uniquely cherished. Loyal, obedient, and affectionate, they are truly "man's best friend". But do dogs love us the way we love them, Emory University neuroscientist Gregory Berns had spent decades using MRI imaging technology to study how the human brain works, but a different question still nagged at him: "What is my dog thinking", After his family adopted Callie, a shy, skinny terrier mix, Berns decided that there was only one way to answer that question use an MRI machine to scan the dog's brain. His colleagues dismissed the idea. Everyone knew that dogs needed to be restrained or sedated for MRI scans. But if the military could train dogs to operate calmly in some of the most challenging environments, surely there must be a way to train dogs to sit in an MRI scanner. With this radical conviction, Berns and his dog would embark on a remarkable journey and be the first to glimpse the inner workings of the canine brain. Berns's research offers surprising results on how dogs empathize with human emotions, how they love us, and why dogs and humans share one of the most remarkable friendships in the animal kingdom. "How Dogs Love Us" answers the age-old question of dog lovers everywhere and offers profound new evidence that dogs should be treated as we would treat our best human friends: with love, respect, and appreciation for their social and emotional intelligence.