Mindfulness for Teachers - Simple Skills for Peace and ...
This book shows teachers how to use the evidence-proven tech...
Mindfulness for Beginners - Reclaiming the Present Mome...
We may long for wholeness, suggests Jon Kabat-Zinn, but the ...
Invent to Learn - Making, Tinkering, and Engineering in...
Join the maker movement! ThereÂ’s a technological and creati...
Pax Romana - War, Peace and Conquest in the Roman World...
The Pax Romana is famous for having provided a remarkable pe...
Practical Strategies for Supporting Emotional Regulatio...
For professionals who work with students on the autism spect...
Kid Chef - The Foodie Kids Cookbook: Healthy Recipes an...
“In this kids’ cookbook that’s part cooking school and pa...
Lunar Abundance - Cultivating Joy, Peace, and Purpose U...
Lunar Abundance is a prescriptive, interactive, and illustra...
Promoting Physical Activity and Health in the Classroom...
Promoting Physical Activity and Health in the Classroom - Un...
Study Skills for Nursing and Healthcare Students
An accessible; student-friendly handbook that covers all of ...
Essential Study and Employment Skills for Business and ...
Essential Study and Employment Skills for Business and Manag...
The Online Journalism Handbook: Skills to Survive and T...
The Online Journalism Handbook: Skills to Survive and Thrive...
Essential Skills for Science and Technology
The essential guide for any student embarking on their studi...
Stress Less Coloring - Mandalas - 100+ Coloring Pages f...
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Mindfulness For Teachers - Simple Skills For Peace And Productivi
Skills for Success
Skills for Success helps you to develop abilities wanted by today's employers while you're at university or college; such as:• effective self-management and self-awareness• team-working skills• emotional intelligence• a reflective practitioner approach• problem-solving and task management• creative thinking skills.This third edition has been thoroughly updated to give...
Applied Behaviour Analysis for Teachers
The market-leading book Applied Behavior Analysis for Teachers gives you what you need to understand to use the principles and practices of applied behavior analysis in the classroom. The content is presented clearly; in a friendly; accessible–even fun–manner. The ninth edition uses classroom-based examples and practices firmly grounded in research. Content is presented in the order of d...
Fit in 3: The Scandi Plan - How to Eat Well, Train Smart and Enjoy Life The Swedish Way
Three is the magic number! Change your life for ever with Faya NilssonÂ’s Scandi-inspired, three-week food, fitness and mindfulness plan. With 60 delicious, healthy recipes. Â’During my career as a personal trainer, IÂ’ve helped hundreds of clients arm themselves with the knowledge to achieve a happy, healthy and balanced life – with minimum sacrifice. FIT IN 3 will empower you to do the same.Â...
Working Memory and Learning - A Practical Guide for Teachers
‘The authors have written a guide for practitioners that is both highly practical, and yet based upon sound theoretical principles!.This book achieves a successful, yet often elusive, link between theory, research and practice, and deserves to have a high readership. I will have no hesitation in recommending it to a range of readers’ – Jane Mott, SENCO Update ‘This book fulfils its aim to expl...
Launch - Using Design Thinking to Boost Creativity and Bring Out the Maker in Every Student
Something happens in students when they define themselves as makers and inventors and creators. They discover powerful skills-problem-solving, critical thinking, and imagination-that will help them shape the worldÂ’s future Â… our future. If thatÂ’s true, why isnÂ’t creativity a priority in more schools today? Educators John Spencer and A.J. Juliani know firsthand the challenges teachers face ever...
Counselling Skills for Social Work
Praise for the first edition: ’The content of the book is excellent…. The strength lies in its detailed application of ideas to practice. The use of the case material to illustrate application is excellent and works well.’ – Helen Cosis-Brown, University of Middlesex This new edition of Counselling Skills for Social Work argues that good counselling skills are at the heart of effectiv...
Counselling Skills - A Practical Guide for Counsellors and Helping Professionals
“For anyone in a caring, facilitative or managing role, Counselling Skills provides a uniquely comprehensive, accessible and practical guide to interpersonal helping. It introduces a way of working that is both focused and personalised: tailored to an individual client’s specific goals and preferences. The book will be invaluable to anyone who wants to help others deal with their problems.“Mick...
Mindfulness for Health - A practical guide to relieving pain, reducing stress and restoring wellbeing
WINNER OF BEST BOOK (POPULAR MEDICINE) AT THE BRITISH MEDICAL ASSOCIATION’S BOOK AWARDS 2014 Pain, suffering and stress can be intolerable – but it doesn’t have to be this way.Mindfulness for Health reveals a series of simple practices that you can incorporate into your daily life to relieve chronic pain and the suffering and stress of illness. Clinical trials show that mindfulness meditation ...
Mindfulness for Teen Anger - A Workbook to Overcome Anger and Aggression Using MBSR and DBT Skills
Do you ever feel so frustrated with school, friends, parents, and life in general that you lose control of your emotions and lash out? You shouldnÂ’t feel ashamed. Being a teen in todayÂ’s world is hard, but itÂ’s even harder when youÂ’re unable to keep your cool in stressful situations. Fortunately, there are things you can do to make positive changes in your life. Using proven effective mindfuln...
Child Protection - A Guide for Teachers and Child Care Professionals
‘.a valuable resource book for teachers, child care workers and school administrators on preventing, identifying and handling cases of child abuse and neglect. [It includes] a unique international perspective on child protection.’ Associate Professor Sandy K Wurtele, University of Colorado ’Many books stop at the what should be done, but this book goes beyond that to tell us the how. It is sou...
The Art of Teaching Science - For Middle and Secondary School
‘An exceptional book that has relevance not only to graduate and beginning teachers, but also to those of us who have been teaching for many years.’ – Stephen Zander, President, Australian Science Teachers Association Science teaching is an art that requires a unique combination of knowledge and skills to engage students and foster their understanding. This book is a thorough introduction and ...
Critical Thinking Skills for Dummies
Turbocharge your reasoning with Critical ThinkingJust what are the ingredients of a great argument? What is the secret to communicating your ideas clearly and persuasively? And how do you see through sloppy thinking and flim-flam? If you’ve ever asked any of these questions; then this book is for you!These days; strong critical thinking skills provide a vital foundation for academic success; ...
Mindfulness - A practical guide to finding peace in a frantic world
THE LIFE-CHANGING BESTSELLER Life can be relentless, frantic and exhausting – but it doesn’t have to be this way… Authoritative, beautifully written and much-loved by its readers, Mindfulness: A practical guide to finding peace in a frantic world has become a word-of-mouth bestseller and global phenomenon. It reveals a set of simple yet powerful practices that you can incorporate into daily l...
Peace Is Every Step - The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life
Lucidly and beautifully written, PEACE IS EVERY STEP contains commentaries and meditations, personal anecdotes and stories from Nhat Hanh’s experiences as a peace activist, teacher, and community leader. It begins where the reader already is – in the kitchen, office driving a car, walking in a park – and shows how deep meditative presence is available now. Nhat Hanh provides exercises to increa...
The Book of Mindfulness - Quotes, Statements and Ideas for Peaceful and Positive Living
‘Feelings come and go like clouds in a windy sky. Conscious breathing is my anchor.’ Thich Nhat Hanh Peace, quiet and tranquillity; they’re what we all long for in this busy world of ours. But sometimes they can seem impossible to reach. Mindfulness techniques can reduce the noise and stress of everyday life by creating small moments of calm, and can help you reach a happier state of mind. ...
Speech to Print - Language Essentials for Teachers
Why study language? Because learning the basics of language helps you understand your studentsÂ’ needs and to teach reading, spelling, and writing explicitly and systematically. In this thorough and well-written book, youÂ’ll understand the organization of written and spoken English, discover the connection between language structure and how individuals learn to read, find helpful chapter exercis...
Clear & Precise Writing Skills for Today's Lawyer
Many students begin a law course believing ‘real’ lawyers write in legalese. Clear and Precise: Writing skills for today’s lawyer, 3rd Edition, encourages law students and lawyers to use plain English techniques in the language, structure, content, style and presentation of their writing. The release of the first edition of this manual was one element of a campaign by the Queensland Law Society...
Primary School Confidential - Confessions From the Classroom
Popular columnist and blogger Mrs Woog lifts the lid on a world thatÂ’s part jungle, part nursery, a place both sweet and feral, where the rule of law is tenuous at best and primitive desires hold sway over order and discipline. And wait till you see the children! WeÂ’re talking about primary school, that special place where little kids turn into big kids, where letters turn into words, numbers t...
Decorate with Flowers - Creative Ideas for Flowers and Containers Around the Home
This unique collaboration between international bestselling interiors author and stylist Holly Becker of the award-winning design blog, ‘decor8’, and Leslie Shewring, product designer, photographer and stylist, offers advice on selecting, combining and arranging flowers to best complement your decor. Decorate with Flowers contains a host of exciting ideas separated into eight gorgeous styles, s...
Paediatric Nursing Skills for Australian Nurses
Paediatric Nursing Skills for Australian Nurses is the first Australia-focused, dedicated paediatric skills text for undergraduate students. Integrating the theoretical and clinical components of nursing knowledge, the authors outline the clinical skills needed in the care of children and young people. The journey begins with an introduction to communication – an essential skill for any paediatri...
Mindfulness for Teachers - Simple Skills for Peace and Productivity in the Classroom
This book shows teachers how to use the evidence-proven technique of mindfulness to manage the stressful demands of the classroom, cultivate an exceptional school environment and revitalise their teaching and their studentsÂ’ learning. Drawing on basic and applied research in the fields of neuroscience, psychology and education, as well as the authorÂ’s extensive experience as a mindfulness practi...