Tue 31 Jan 2006
Black & Decker Everyday Home Repairs – Tired of paying countless dollars for home repairs? Introducing Black & Decker Everyday Home Repairs. It will give you the know-how you need to make those same repairs on your own, quickly and easily. This comprehensive program covers repairing doors and windows, walls and ceilings, basic plumbing and electrical knowledge, as well as exterior home repairs. You’ll save time and money by turning complex household problems into easy solutions! (more…)
Tue 31 Jan 2006
Contains units on The Growth Model, The Aggregate Demand/Aggregate Supply Model, The IS/LM Model, Policy Simulator, Macro Database, and Graphing. (more…)
Tue 31 Jan 2006
Economics is not widely considered to be one of the sexier sciences. The annual Nobel Prize winner in that field never receives as much publicity as his or her compatriots in peace, literature, or physics. But if such slights are based on the notion that economics is dull, or that economists are concerned only with finance itself, Steven D. Levitt will change some minds. In Freakonomics (written with Stephen J. Dubner), Levitt argues that many apparent mysteries of everyday life don’t need to be so mysterious: they could be illuminated and made even more fascinating by asking the right questions and drawing connections. For example, Levitt traces the drop in violent crime rates to a drop in violent (more…)
Tue 31 Jan 2006
Explains how to transform accountability from destructive and demoralizing accounting drills into a constructive decision-making process that improves teaching, learning, and leadership. Encourages educators to become proactive in developing student-centered accountability systems. These systems capture the many aspects of teaching that test scores don?t reveal-they tell the stories behind the numbers. Shows how educators can create accountability systems that enhance teacher motivation and lead to significant improvements in student achievement and equity, even in traditionally low-performing schools. Explains how to build a student-centered accountability system by examining key indicators in teaching, leadership, curriculum, and parent and community involvement. Focusing on the classroom, it outlines how teachers can become leaders in accountability by using a four-step process of observation, reflection, synthesis, and replication of effective teaching practices. Finally, the author discusses the role of local, state, and federal policymakers and corrects the myths associated with No Child Left Behind. (more…)