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Argues that most people spend too much time trying to fix their weaknesses rather than concentrating on their strengths, shows how to identify personal strengths using the Internet-based StrengthsFinder Profile, and explains how to draw upon those strengths for personal development, as well as management and organizational success.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 12
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English
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Summer, 1954. U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels s come to Shutter Island, home of Ashecliffe Hospital for the Criminally Insane. Along with his partner, Chuck Aule, he sets out to find an escaped patient, a murderess named Rachel Solando, as a hurricane bears down upon them. But nothing at Ashecliffe Hospital is what it seems. Is he there to find a missing patient? Or has he been sent to look into rumors of Ashecliffe's radical approach to psychiatry; an...
3) The bomb
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 6
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English
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In 1945, when the Americans liberate the Bikini Atoll from the Japanese, fourteen-year-old Sorry Rinamu does not realize that in the next year he will lead a desperate effort to save his island home from a much more deadly threat.
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Care Publications
Pub. Date
2013
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1st ed.
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848 pages ; illustrations.
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English
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Written by Dr. David Stewart (degree in geophysics), this unique work looks at the chemistry of essential oils through the lens of a Godward-perspective. Writing from a position that "Healing with essential oils is intuitive and spiritual, a gift acquired by one's receptivity to the Divine," Stewart collates a number of studies to arrive at an extensive study of oils. Chapters cover the previously published literature on the topic, the chemical compositions...
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This book tells parents everything they need to know about the CogAT® Test (the Cognitive Abilities Test™). This test is often given to children as part of a Gifted and Talented admissions process. Created by TestingMom.com, the premier online resource to help parents along with their pre-K to 8th grader with skill building and testing success. TestingMom.com helps parents preparing their children for Gifted and Talented and private school tests,...
6) All About the OLSAT® Test: Crash Course for the Otis-Lennon School Ability Test® Pre-K to 8th Grade
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This book tells parents everything they need to know about the OLSAT® Test (the Otis-Lennon School Ability Test®). This test is often given to children as part of a Gifted and Talented admissions process. This ebook was created by TestingMom.com, the premier online resource to help parents along with their pre-K to 8th grader with skill building and testing success. TestingMom.com helps parents preparing their children for Gifted and Talented and...
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L'évaluation des apprentissages représente tout un défi dans le réseau de l'éducation au Québec. Comment se traduit cet enjeu dans l'enseignement supérieur? En quoi consiste l'évaluation des apprentissages de nos jours? En mettant le cap vers l'enseignement de compétences, ce ne sont pas que les programmes d'études que nous avons redéfinis; nos approches pédagogiques et nos pratiques évaluatives ont, elles aussi, pris un virage.
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The author draws on scientific studies of tests and their uses to show how standardized achievement tests must play a central role in improving achievement in K-12 schools. He explains the central considerations in developing and evaluating tests and tells how tests can best be best used, covering such topics as using tests for student incentives, paying teachers for performance, and using tests in efforts to attain new state and national standards....
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Practice Match the answers and prepare for ARDMS Sonography Principles and Instrumentation (SPI) exam. Get the results you deserve. This book is devoted to the ARDMS SPI exam and the material is based on the ARDMS physics exam outline. It explains the concepts in very simple and easy to understand way. If you are preparing to take ARDMS Ultrasound Physics Exam and looking for an ultrasound book which can help you, the Pass Ultrasound Physics Exam...
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En las ciencias sociales, a diferencia de las ciencias naturales, los investigadores no siempre disponen de instrumentos de investigación apropiados para tratar su objeto de estudio con un alto grado de validez y confiabilidad. Ello plantea al investigador el reto de tener que desarrollar sus propios instrumentos de medida para satisfacer sus requerimientos de indagación científica. En ese sentido, aseguramos que en esta obra el lector interesado...
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Assessment is the bedrock upon which any quality CBE program should be built. Yet, while educators understand the concept of measuring learning, they may not be familiar with the complexities involved in measuring the application of that learning. Using Excelsior College's model–-shaped over four decades creating and delivering psychometrically sound assessments of competency–-this guide provides essential, preliminary direction in assessment...
12) Godzilla
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Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2014
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2 videodiscs (123 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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From visionary new director Gareth Edwards comes a powerful story of human courage and reconciliation in the face of titanic forces of nature, when the awe-inspiring Godzilla rises to restore balance as humanity stands defenseless.
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Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005]
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Family ed.
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1 videodisc (89 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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A group of smart-talking, wise-cracking toddlers find themselves at the center of a media mogul's experiment to crack the code to baby talk. Now, the toddlers must race against time for the sake of babies everywhere to prevent Biscane from controlling the minds of the world's toddler population with his state-of-the-art satellite system.
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This book was written for parents who are considering a psychoeducational evaluation for their child to help them become more knowledgeable about the process. The various chapters address: how to decide if a psychoeducational evaluation makes sense, what might take place at an intake meeting, what are the different types of testing, observation, questionnaires and other procedures that may be suggested, how psychologists may adapt the testing to individual...
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Understanding, nurturing, and developing people are critical in every professional and personal relationship. But, how can you get a clear picture of a person, including their needs, wants, strengths, challenges, and capabilities? There are many powerful assessment tools on the market and an overwhelming number of opinions regarding which are the best to use. Through years of research, the Assessments 24x7 team knows that people are far too complex...
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L'influence de la production créative dans le milieu scolaire et l'environnement social de l'enfant.
La créativité se définit comme la capacité à réaliser une production à la fois nouvelle et adaptée au contexte dans lequel elle se manifeste. Les productions créatives sont observées dans tous les champs d'activités — artistique, scientifique, technique, social... — ainsi que dans les activités de la vie quotidienne.
La créativité...
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Hoy en día se habla de la necesidad de recuperar la confianza en las relaciones humanas. Sin embargo, cuando preguntamos qué significa la confianza, muchas personas argumentan que es un juicio de valor, un acto de fe o una expectativa sobre el comportamiento del otro, entre otras interpretaciones. Por lo anterior, y si consideramos que la confianza es la base de lo social, es indispensable definir y reflexionar sobre cómo fomentarla en las relaciones...
20) Pedagogical Documentation in Early Childhood: Sharing Children's Learning And Teachers' Thinking
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The what, the why, and the how of pedagogical documentation
What does your classroom say about the children's ideas, inquiries, learning, and play? An inspiring step-by-step guide to documenting children's ideas, questions, play, and learning in a way that enhances teachers' thinking and understanding at the same time, Pedagogical Documentation in Early Childhood will help you answer those questions and create documentation that tells the story of...
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