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Counterpoints eBook Series

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  • Liminal High School

    Life as a Teacher Student

    Edited by David Owen ...
    Series Book 561 - Counterpoints
    This book focuses on the curricular life of teachers at one high school, and features work by nine of those teachers from a variety of fields who have pursued doctoral degrees and remained at the school. These colleagues have helped produce a staff of "teacher students" across the campus, people who are committed to teaching and also committed to learning, to approaching life and the world as ... Read more

    $45.09 CAD

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    Challenging the Culture of Speed in the Academy

    by Maggie Berg, Barbara K. Seeber ...
    If there is one sector of society that should be cultivating deep thought in itself and others, it is academia. Yet the corporatisation of the contemporary university has sped up the clock, demanding increased speed and efficiency from faculty regardless of the consequences for education and scholarship.In The Slow Professor, Maggie Berg and Barbara K. Seeber discuss how adopting the principles of ... Read more

    $23.99 CAD

  • The Cult of Creativity

    A Surprisingly Recent History

    by Samuel W. Franklin ...
    A New Yorker Best Book of the Year. "A beautifully written and well-documented account of how creativity gained the societal value it has today." —Vlad Glăveanu, author of CreativityCreativity is one of American society's signature values, but the idea that there is such a thing as "creativity"—and that it can be cultivated—is surprisingly recent, entering our everyday speech in the 1950s. As S ... Read more

    $25.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • What the Best College Teachers Do

    by Ken Bain ...
    What makes a great teacher great? Who are the professors students remember long after graduation? This book, the conclusion of a fifteen-year study of nearly one hundred college teachers in a wide variety of fields and universities, offers valuable answers for all educators.The short answer is—it’s not what teachers do, it’s what they understand. Lesson plans and lecture notes matter less than the ... Read more

    $40.69 CAD

  • Schools That Learn (Updated and Revised)

    A Fifth Discipline Fieldbook for Educators, Parents, and Everyone Who Cares About Education

    by Peter M. Senge, Nelda Cambron-McCabe, Timothy Lucas, Bryan Smith, Janis Dutton ...
    "A rich, much-needed remedy for the standardized institutions that comprise too much of our school system today… ideal for teachers and parents intent on resurrecting and fostering students' inherent drive to learn…An essential resource."-Daniel H. Pink, author of DRIVE and A WHOLE NEW MIND“Schools that Learn is a magnificent, grand book that pays equal attention to the small and the big picture - ... Read more

    $13.99 CAD

  • The Skillful Teacher

    On Technique, Trust, and Responsiveness in the Classroom

    by Stephen D. Brookfield ...
    Energize your classrooms with these key techniques for college teachingStudents say the best teachers get them excited about learning, stretch their thinking, and keep them actively involved in class. But with increasingly diverse classrooms and constantly changing technology, each semester throws up new challenges for engaging students.Discover how to keep your teaching, and your students, ... Read more

    $32.99 CAD

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  • Exploring Leadership

    For College Students Who Want to Make a Difference

    by Susan R. Komives, Nance Lucas, Timothy R. McMahon ...
    This third edition is a thoroughly revised and updated version of the bestselling text for undergraduate leadership courses. This book is designed for college students to help them understand that they are capable of being effective leaders and guide them in developing their leadership potential. The Relational Leadership Model (RLM) continues as the major focus in this edition, and the book ... Read more

    $72.99 CAD

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    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Hope Circuits

    Rewiring Universities and Other Organizations for Human Flourishing

    by Jessica Riddell ...
    How do we model abundance and generosity – in teaching, in learning, in leading organizations, particularly non-profits – when dealing with fiscal austerity and other forms of scarcity thinking? Hope Circuits explores this question, presenting sophisticated ideas that support democratizing higher education for everybody.Written in a conversational style that draws upon Jessica Riddell’s experience ... Read more

    $23.99 CAD

  • Reflective Teaching

    An Introduction

    by Kenneth M. Zeichner, Daniel P. Liston ...
    Series series Reflective Teaching and the Social Conditions of Schooling Series
    This popular text provides a clear, succinct explanation of how reflection is integral to teachers’ understandings of themselves, their practice, and their context, and elaborates how various conceptions of reflective teaching differ from one another. The emphasis on the importance of both self and context is embedded within distinct and varied educational traditions (conservative, progressive, ... Read more

    $82.44 CAD

  • Responsibility at Work

    How Leading Professionals Act (or Don't Act) Responsibly

    Edited by Howard Gardner ...
    Filled with original essays by Howard Gardner, William Damon, Mihaly Csikszenthmihalyi, and Jeanne Nakamura and based on a large-scale research project, the GoodWork® Project, Responsibility at Work reflects the information gleaned from in-depth interviews with more than 1,200 people from nine different professions—journalism, genetics, theatre, higher education, philanthropy, law, medicine, ... Read more

    $23.99 CAD

  • Reinventing Diversity

    Transforming Organizational Community to Strengthen People, Purpose, and Performance

    by Howard J. Ross ...
    Diversity in business and other organizations has been a goal for more than a quarter of a century, yet companies struggle to create an inclusive work place. In Reinventing Diversity, one of America's leading diversity experts explains why most diversity programs fail and how we can make them work. In this inspiring guide, Howard Ross uses interviews, personal stories, statistics, and case studies ... Read more

    $42.99 CAD

  • Cheating Lessons

    Learning from Academic Dishonesty

    by James M. Lang ...
    Nearly three-quarters of college students cheat during their undergraduate careers, a startling number attributed variously to the laziness of today’s students, their lack of a moral compass, or the demands of a hypercompetitive society. For James Lang, cultural or sociological explanations like these are red herrings. His provocative new research indicates that students often cheat because their ... Read more

    $35.19 CAD