"Want to know a secret? Regardless of what classroom challenges, standards or initiatives you're faced with from year to year, there are seven keys to great teaching that never change―and that are often overlooked! In this bestselling book, internationally acclaimed authors Annette Breaux and Todd Whitaker reveal the seven simple secrets of effective teaching that can be applied in any classroom. Whether you're a new or experienced teacher, you'll gain valuable insights on improving instruction, classroom management, discipline, student motivation, and much, much more! This updated Second Edition contains timely topics such as incorporating technology to enhance your lessons and using social media appropriately.
Throughout the book, you’ll find practical examples and heartfelt advice to encourage you as you implement the seven secrets. As you improve your teaching, you profoundly influence the lives of those who matter most―your students!"
"A Christmas reunion
Could make their spirits bright
Wildlife photographer Ben Thompson would do anything to give his sick grandmother the perfect Christmas. He just didn't expect her to ask him to plan a holiday-themed book and movie series with his ex-girlfriend. Librarian Gemma Keyser isn't thrilled to be working with Ben either, but she needs this event to be a success so she can impress her boss and afford speech therapy for her four-year-old daughter. Yet with the surprise arrival of Ben's troubled teenage brother and a winter storm approaching, the pair's festive task becomes increasingly difficult. Can they put their differences aside to make this Christmas celebration special…and maybe rekindle lost love along the way?
From Love Inspired: Uplifting stories of faith, forgiveness and hope.
Holiday Haven
Book 1: A Home for Mother's Day
Book 2: His Fourth of July Blessing
Book 3: Finally Home for Christmas"
"Three friends, three wishes-one Christmas!
When three friends visit a shopping-mall Santa on a lark, the jolly old elf is full of mysterious predictions about the thing they're all wishing for: the perfect man. Or at least men who are perfect for them.
Riley Erickson's fiancé turned out to be a dud, dumping her for her bridesmaid three weeks before the wedding. But Santa says that she's soon going to meet her ideal man in a memorable way.
And he predicts that a new man is about to come into Jo's life. What on earth does that mean? She's pregnant and already has her hands full with the perfectly stubborn husband she's got.
Noel has given up completely on ever finding her perfect match. But apparently Noel is going to get a good man to go with that house she's trying desperately to buy.
These friends are about to discover that Christmas wishes can come true, because in spite of romantic setbacks and derailed dreams, this truly is the most wonderful time of the year!"
"Bestselling author Sheila Roberts is back with a heartwarming holiday romance full of family, love, and a little bit of intrigue!
Jordan Frost had to do it. Her family was simply too perfectly eccentric not to put in a novel. She was thrilled when she got an agent and then a publishing deal. For two books. Two! Then reality set in. The book about an oddball family's holiday adventures is coming out in November. Just in time for her trip home to Holly Bay, Washington, from the big city. Jordan is desperately hoping she can keep her pseudonym a secret so she can stay in her family's good graces. She wrote the book under a pen name and when it was time for an author picture, she wore a wig and glasses. No one will know it was her, right?
Wrong. Charles Pine, her high school friend who always hoped for more, recognizes the woman he's never gotten over as soon as he unpacks her book to shelve at the bookstore where he works. He knows this is the perfect opportunity to get Jordan to see him in a new light and he makes sure to run into her when she arrives home. She never thought of him as anything more than a shoulder to cry on back then, but he's determined to make her see him as boyfriend material. Can he be her hero and help her get through the season with her secret intact? Or at least save her from a holiday meltdown?
When a series of minor family emergencies threatens to add even more chaos to Jordan's already hectic life, Charles tries to help her find the true meaning of the holiday. Maybe coming home wasn't a bad idea after all...
For fans of:
- holiday love stories
- family hijinks
- second chance romance
- cozy winter stories full of nostalgia and tradition"
"This volume serves up a bountiful combination of local history, classic recipes, and colorful Midwestern food lore.
Iowa's delectable cuisine is quintessentially midwestern, grounded in its rich farming heritage and spiced with diverse ethnic influences. Classics like fresh sweet corn and breaded pork tenderloins are found on menus and in home kitchens across the state. At the world-famous Iowa State Fair, a dizzying array of food on a stick commands a nationwide cult following.
From Maid-Rites to the moveable feast known as RAGBRAI, A Culinary History of Iowa reveals the remarkable stories behind Iowa originals. Find recipes for favorites ranging from classic Iowa ham balls and Steak de Burgo to homemade cinnamon rolls—served with chili, of course!"
"An evidence-based approach to community college transformation featuring innovative practices that strengthen offerings and foster student success
In More Essential Than Ever, researchers Davis Jenkins, Hana Lahr, John Fink, Serena C. Klempin, and Maggie P. Fay center US community colleges as critical to upward mobility and workforce development in their communities, highlighting new practices these institutions are using to build high-quality programs and support students' educational and career success.
Drawing on a decade of research on whole-college guided pathways reforms at more than 100 community colleges nationally, they illustrate how colleges have implemented large-scale changes to help students better navigate the journey to completion. They argue, however, that to achieve better and more equitable outcomes—and to recruit and retain more students in a highly competitive market—colleges must not only remove barriers to completion but also strengthen pathways to student goals after graduation, thus making their investment of money, time, and effort worth it.
The book provides compelling case studies of how colleges are achieving this along five frontiers: strengthening program career and baccalaureate transfer outcomes, teaching students to be versatile learners, strengthening recruitment and onboarding, ensuring students complete in as little time and at as low a cost as possible, and building on-ramps to high-opportunity postsecondary pathways from high school. The book also gives practical guidance for college leaders on managing and funding these innovations and for state policymakers on encouraging and supporting them."
"Love Inspired brings you three inspirational K-9 Christmas romances from Lisa Carter and New York Times bestselling author Lee Tobin McClain.
AN UNEXPECTED CHRISTMAS HELPER
by Lee Tobin McClain
After discovering he has a toddler daughter, engineer Evan Dukas needs all the help he can get-even if it comes from Vanessa Johnson, the woman who once crushed his heart. With financial worries mounting and Christmas just around the corner, the single mom agrees to be little Lily's temporary nanny, and vows not to let working for Evan derail her recovery from an eating disorder. With her service dog, Snickers, at her side, Vanessa is on the path to healing, and soon old feelings reawaken between her and Evan. But when buried secrets regarding Vanessa's son are revealed, they must decide if what they have is worth fighting for…
A K-9 CHRISTMAS REUNION
by Lisa Carter
Struggling to manage his father's dementia while raising two young sons, widower Nathan Crenshaw is desperate for help. That is, until his dad's new service dog arrives with an unexpected guest-trainer Gemma Spencer, the woman who broke his heart fifteen years ago. Now Nathan must spend the holidays working alongside his first love and ignoring their rocky history. But when Gemma steps up for his family after a near tragedy, old feelings start to resurface. With their future uncertain, can matchmaking relatives and a K-9 turn the New Year into their second chance?
HIS CHRISTMAS SALVATION
by Lee Tobin McClain
With his service dog, Nemo, by his side, woodworker Fisk Wilkins vows to repair his reputation with his hometown-while remaining sober. But he'll need Lauren Kantz's financial expertise to make his new business a success. Except the divorced mother and her baby are a painful reminder of the family he lost. After learning of her ex-husband's drinking, Fisk understands Lauren's intent to keep her distance. But as the Christmas rush brings them closer together, can Fisk prove to Lauren-and himself-that he's a changed man?
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"I'm a small-town accountant, not a detective—but when my latest client ends up dead, I'm suddenly neck-deep in another murder mystery.
Archibald Windsor was a sweet old man who just wanted to leave his money to charity. Too bad someone wanted him dead first. Now, I'm stuck dodging shady suspects, and trying to keep my cat, Shadow, from leading me into even more trouble.
My love life is about as messy as the murder investigation. Jackson, the local reporter (and maybe my future boyfriend?), isn't too happy that I suspect his uncle. Whoops.
The handsome Sheriff isn't too pleased with me either. He keeps telling me to butt out, but every time I try, I find another clue.
Now, with more red herrings than a fish market, I've got to catch a killer before they catch me—or worse, poison my chances of getting out alive."
"It is 1880, and immigrants are flocking to a new refuge from the economic and racial turmoil of the late nineteenth century.
For New Orleans chef Amadeo Roselyn, the Isle of Touperdu is where he can open his own restaurant and raise his daughters as educated, marriageable ladies in a place free of the violence roiling the post-Reconstruction era south. For Gwennoelle Duday, the matriarch of a rackety family of witches from the French village of Fourche, it is where the Dudays can act freely, unfettered by other people of 'talent' and any foolish talk of rules and higher law.
But the night before they disembark, a question troubles both Amadeo in first class, and Madame Duday in steerage. It is one that will haunt them for years after they step onto the island—is the promise of Touperdu a lie?
The Newcomers is the first novel in a series set on the fictional island of Touperdu, where the lines blur between superstition and magic, legend and history, promises and betrayal. Two immigrant families confront the question all outsiders face when they enter a new world. What can you do—and what will you give up—to truly belong?"
"A bossy witch, a bag full of cash, and supernatural allies. Can words really be deadly?
Wintertime in Foxfire Haven heats up with the arrival of a brash witch intent on buying the town newspaper. At the same time, other newcomers to the magical town are raising eyebrows everywhere they go.
When the witch winds up dead, Hazel Underwood is determined to solve the murder. After all, a member of her own coven is one of the suspects. Did Jo kill just to protect her career with the newspaper?
As she tracks down clues, Hazel must rely on the teamwork of her coven for everything from spells for a good outcome to warding off increasing paranormal activity at the former funeral home where they live. And will Hazel and Chief Constable Wyatt Hightower ever find a way to work together?
The Crones of a Feather paranormal cozy mystery series is about starting over at midlife, magic, and building a sisterhood with strong, inspiring women. Practical Magic meets The Golden Girls in this fun, lighthearted series."
"Audrina: I ran. I left everything I knew and didn't look back. I have loved my best friend since I the moment I knew what love was. We skated along the line but didn't cross it, and I never knew why. Until one night, I took matters into my own hands.
Just when I thought we were going to be together, he pulled the rug out from under me. He broke my heart, and I had no choice but to take off. After three years, I thought I was in the clear, and I was finally building a life. Maybe not one I'd wanted, but one I loved. I should have known better.
Thatcher: It's not everyone who can say their best friend was born the same day as they were and slept in the bassinet beside them in the hospital. But Audrina and I can. Every huge moment, Audrina was there. She had always been my rock. We spent our whole lives in some kind of limbo where it felt like we were in a relationship, but we weren't. While the lines were blurred, my feelings for her weren't. She took off, leaving me behind. And in the three years since she left, there hasn't been a moment I haven't been looking for her. I need her—not only as my best friend, but as mine. But now, I've not only found her . . . I've found she isn't alone."
"At the Foxberry Falls Annual Sheep and Wool Festival, investigating a murder is like trying to knit with spaghetti: Slippery. Tangled. And bound to unravel at the worst possible moment.
The local festival should've been a breeze, but when the event treasurer and woman Foxberry residents love to hate turns up murdered in a scene straight out of a twisted fairytale, I'm forced into sleuth mode.
My new friend Brigid is the prime suspect, and with a telepathic sheep whisperer and cheese cartel conspiracies in the mix, things are spiraling fast.
The Sheriff wants me to leave it alone, but with shady characters lurking and animals going haywire, I can't resist digging deeper. Besides, someone's got to figure out why everyone's seeing things that aren't there.
With the help of my eccentric friends, quirky neighbors, and my trusty cat, Shadow, I dive headfirst into the mystery. I must untangle the deadly web before the final page of this grim story is turned, or risk becoming the killer's next victim."
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