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Book SynopsisCharlotte Huck's Children's Literature: A Brief Guide, provides essential information for designing pre-K to 8 literature programs to capture students'' attention and foster a lifelong love of reading. Expertly designed in a vibrant, full-color format, this streamlined text has a strong emphasis on researching, evaluating, and implementing quality books in the classroom, the critical skills needed to search for and select literature. The guide gives readers the tools they need to evaluate books, create curriculum, and share the love of literature. Table of ContentsPART ONE LEARNING ABOUT CHILDREN AND LITERATURECHAPTER 1 Knowing Children’s Literature CHAPTER 2 Reading Responses at Different Ages PART TWO EXPLORING GENRES AND FORMATS IN CHILDREN’S BOOKS CHAPTER 3 PicturebooksCHAPTER 4 Graphica CHAPTER 5 Traditional Literature CHAPTER 6 Speculative Fiction CHAPTER 7 Contemporary Realistic FictionCHAPTER 8 Historical FictionCHAPTER 9 NonfictionCHAPTER 10 Biography CHAPTER 11 PoetryPART THREE EXPERIENCING LITERATURE CHAPTER 12 Extending Experiences with Literature APPENDIXESAPPENDIX A Children’s Book AwardsAPPENDIX B Book ListsAPPENDIX C Recommended Read Alouds INDEXES

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Book SynopsisCompletely up to date with the 2014 edition of the National Electrical Code, RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION ACADEMY: HOUSE WIRING, 4e delivers the latest and best practices in residential electrical wiring. This vividly illustrated, full-color text is based on the HBI National Skill Standards that cover the skill sets necessary to achieve a first job in construction or as an electrician. The text provides thorough coverage of "green" topics, sustainable building practices, alternative energy systems, and much more. "From Experience" sections address common residential wiring practices and scenarios, while "Caution" boxes emphasize the ongoing importance of safety. In addition to a hands-on student workbook/lab manual, the text also points the reader to an all-new 3D immersive simulation performance game' to help learners prepare for real-world practice.Table of Contents1. Residential Workplace Safety. 2. Hardware and Materials Used in Residential Wiring. 3. Tools Used in Residential Wiring. 4. Test and Measurement Instruments Used in Residential Wiring. 5. Understanding Residential Building Plans. 6. Determining Branch Circuit, Feeder Circuit, and Service Entrance Requirements. 7. Introduction to Residential Service Entrances. 8. Service Entrance Equipment and Installation. 9. General Requirements for Rough-In Wiring. 10. Electrical Box Installation 11. Cable Installation. 12. Raceway Installation. 13. Switching Circuit Installation. 14. Branch-Circuit Installation. 15. Special Residential Wiring Situations. 16. Video, Voice and Data Wiring Installation. 17. Lighting Fixture Installation. 18. Device Installation. 19. Service Panel Trim-Out. 20. Checking Out and Troubleshooting Electrical Wiring Systems. 21. Green Wiring Practices. 22. Alternative Energy System Installation.

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Book SynopsisSkills-focused resources to support the study of Cambridge International AS and A Level Psychology (9990) for first examination in 2018.Table of ContentsHow to use this book; Themes and issues in psychology; 1. Research methods; 2. Biological psychology; 3. Cognitive psychology; 4. Psychology and learning; 5. Social psychology; Themes and issues in psychology; 6. Psychology and abnormality; 7. Psychology of consumer behaviour; 8. Psychology and health; 9. Psychology and organisations; Answers to self-assessment questions; Glossary; Index

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Book Synopsis'Beautifully written, Hidden Lessons is both a heart-rending account of the challenges in our education system, and a heart-warming celebration of teachers and students who have triumphed through adversity. The pride Mehreen has for her community and the lives she has touched is palpable.' - DAVID LAMMY~~~~~~~~~~~~You're in at 7am, there until 7pm and marking into the late hours. You've got one student who's a full time carer, another who's pregnant, and a third who's just joined a gang. You haven't got enough textbooks to go around, and one of the parents just called you an 'extremist'. You've just gone through a devastating heartbreak and you have to teach Romeo and Juliet to 30 hormonal 14 year olds.Welcome to life as a teacher.This is a world that all of us know, but most of us have completely forgotten. It's a world where you're working 50 hour weeks, but you're still just a part-time teacher because the rest of the time you're a security guard, a nurse, a counsellor, or a friend. It's also a world where you spend all day with some of the most interesting people you know. And even when the lesson plan has been abandoned, you're still learning.Mehreen started teaching at 21, and by the time she left 10 years later she'd learnt a bit about teenagers and a lot about life. This is her story.Baig's book reminds us that teachers are not just at the frontline of education, but they are also at the frontline of social mobility and racial justice. In a narrative that has you in tears at times, and at other times has you punching the air in triumph, Baig reveals the disastrous consequences of this nation not valuing teachers enough. A wake-call. - Sathnam SangheraMehreen writes with energy and enthusiasm about the highs and lows she experienced in her five years of teaching in an inner London high school. In Hidden Lessons Mehreen's passion and dedication for teaching some of the most underprivileged youth of today is palpable. - Jeremy CorbynFull of insight, wit, wisdom and warmth. A fascinating guide to what teaching is really like. - Katy BrandThis book is hilarious, frank and so much fun. Makes me feel very guilty about all my teachers though... - Grace CampbellDeep, dark, hilarious and full of heart. - Greg RutherfordHilarious, heart-warming and utterly compelling, Hidden Lessons lets us in on the joy and heartache that all teachers know. - Carlisle LivingTrade ReviewA really lovely book -- Adam KayBeautifully written, Hidden Lessons is both a heart-rending account of the challenges in our education system, and a heart-warming celebration of teachers and students who have triumphed through adversity. The pride Mehreen has for her community and the lives she has touched is palpable. -- David Lammy

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Book SynopsisLiteracy is defined as the ability to read and write. One would expect that as the world enters the 21st century of the Third Millennium, we wouldn''t even need to discuss such a topic. But alas, that is not the case. Even in the United States, the only so-called superpower left standing at the moment, the rate of illiteracy is astonishing. Some cynics say that there is no cause for alarm since the rich elite class needs millions of workers for low-paid jobs and the less educated the better. Others say that the lack of literacy is the fault of the schools and that if we double the pay of the teachers, they will somehow suddenly be interested in teaching. Still others say that with television and VCRs everywhere, who needs to read and write anyway. In this book we have collected citations, sorted and indexed them in a way which we hope will be useful for those seeking further information on this topic. At the beginning, we offer excerpts from some of the fundamental reports summarising the dismal situation.

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Book SynopsisSuccess assured -- for every show YOLI direct or produce! Written from 37 years of drama teaching experience, this book provides detailed, step-by-step information, examples and suggestions about how to direct a school drama program without mistakes, trouble or delay. The nineteen chapters cover everything: play selection, tryouts, rehearsals, costuming, props, lighting, publicity and final performance. To further clarify each step, examples are provided with illustrations, photos and proven ideas. Reproducible handouts and forms are also included together with a list of many additional resources. Whether you are a seasoned drama director or a beginner, you will find this book to be an invaluable aid. It will banish your stress and guarantee your success!

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Book SynopsisA handbook of detailed step-by-step information, examples, and suggestions for directing a school theatre program.

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Book SynopsisFame. Why do authors seek it? How does one acquire it? What are the consequences of attaining it? Gabriel Zaid examines the methods and motivations, from ancient times to the present day. He shines a critical, yet humorous, light on today''s literary world, whose denizens find it "more interesting to talk about writers than to read them," and he takes a serious look at the desire for fame and the disillusionment and objectification that can accompany it. Along the way, Zaid pokes fun at literary and scholarly traditions, including the unwritten rules of quoting other authors, the ascendancy of the footnote, and the practice of publishing "foolishly complete works".

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Book SynopsisHelaine Smith engages her students, grammar school through twelfth grade -- and any avid reader -- in the questions that great literature evokes. Included are chapters on Homer and Genesis; plays by Sophocles, Shakespeare, and Beckett; poems by Jonson, Donne, Coleridge, Browning, Hopkins, Yeats, Bishop, Hecht, Dove, and Lowell; essays by Baldwin, Lamb, and White; and fiction by Flannery O''Connor, Dickens, Joyce, Poe, Tolstoy, Mann, and Kafka. Whether Helaine Smith is talking to young or older students, she shows how any devoted reader can uncover all sorts of subtle beauty and meaning by reading closely and by assuming that virtually every word and phrase of a great text is deliberate. The question-and-answer form of these jargon-free dialogues creates the feeling of a vibrant classroom where learning and delight are the watchwords.

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Book SynopsisThe field of health education is of prime importance in a rapidly changing world where computers and the internet make the possibilities almost limitless. The areas of dynamic impact include education and training of health professionals, patients, medical and other institutions of other higher learning, families of ill people, and the public at large. This book presents new and important issues in this field.

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Book SynopsisThis book has been designed to provide a conduit for the pre-service and beginning teacher of science to access contemporary educational research. The chapters offer researched forms of classroom practices that are also easy to transfer into classrooms. The teaching of chemistry, biology, astronomy and physics, and Primary Science teaching, are discussed with a focus on new technology tools, as well as important topics for the new teacher of science. This includes providing different types of feedback; the value of developing a supportive network of colleagues; planning for science teaching effectively; the types and contribution of models in science teaching and how they contribute to thinking, great ways to utilise demonstrations; and challenging the learners'' alternative conceptions. New technologies are pervasive in many chapters, and are used to enrich and deepen the learning experiences possible for learners.

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Book SynopsisMusic teachers know their students don’t just learn to play music; they are also exposed to universal life skills along the way. But that’s just part of the story. Currently, most students are largely left to learn these universal skills—like problem-solving, patience, focus, collaboration, critical thinking, creativity, and communication—on their own and often not very effectively. The Transposed Musician not only empowers students to better confront the challenges of the twenty-first century, they will also significantly improve musicianship—a double benefit. Author Dylan Savage spent two decades refining his approach to teaching universal skills through music, and he shares them in this book. Each of the eight chapters of The Transposed Musician focuses on a specific universal skill and shows how students can apply that skill to music. He then shows how teachers can guide those students to “transpose” that skill to life and back again to music with far deeper understanding and musicianship. With practical examples and clear writing, this book is for music educators wishing to help their students become both better musicians and also better-equipped citizens of the world. Students truly become “transposed musicians” for life and for music.

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Book SynopsisIn these essays, 24 of our most celebrated professors of philosophy address the problem of how to teach philosophy today: how to make philosophy interesting and relevant; how to bring classic texts to life; how to serve all students; and how to align philosophy with more "practical" pursuits. Selected and introduced by three leaders in the world of philosophical education, the insights contained in this inspiring collection illuminate the challenges and possibilities of teaching the academy’s oldest discipline.Trade Review"Every philosopher who is a teacher (and even those who are not) ought to own or at least read a copy of this book. The joys and sorrows, obstacles and over-comings, as expressed in the 24 stories are, I wager, experiences that all teachers have had and will continue to experience. To hear such stories expressed by others is a breath of fresh air." —Jason Costanzo, Missouri Western State University, in Philosophy in Review"This fabulous collection features two dozen thought-provoking, instructive, and inspiring essays about the vocation and aims of teaching philosophy, written by a diverse group of award-winning professors. Philosophy instructors do well to reflect often on their pedagogy; this volume provides access to the reflections of successful colleagues. Anyone who teaches philosophy will benefit from reading this marvelous book." —Robert B. Talisse, W. Alton Jones Professor of Philosophy, Vanderbilt University"These varied essays insightfully portray the struggles and occasional triumphs of teaching philosophy, from the large lecture hall to the seminar room, and offer a wealth of strategies, techniques, and practices that promise to enhance philosophy teaching at all levels. By turns inspiring, humbling, depressing, instructive, engaging, insightful, honest, deeply personal, and moving, every philosophy teacher will find something of value here." —Harvey Siegel, University of Miami"You will meet in these essays smart, experienced, reflective, and funny teachers. You will encounter a variety of creative perspectives on what people do in the classroom, covering everything from the 60,000 feet view about what the goals of a teacher are, to the micro quotidian ideas about assignments. There are accounts of great successes (and many an assignment you will want to try out for yourself), and a few rueful tales of (spectacular!) failures and how they shaped the next day, or week, or course. "One wonderful and distinctive thing about the volume is the deep mark of the personal on most of these pieces. These teachers struggle and stumble! They are sometimes filled with anxiety! But the love of what they do, and the constant careful attention to what works and what does not work propels them, and us, forward." —Katheryn Doran, Hamilton College"As a teacher for over two decades, I found Philosophers in the Classroom utterly absorbing, enlivening the teaching of philosophy by the insightful, inspiring, and entirely feasible practices employed by these master teachers." —Sally Scholz, Villanova UniversityTable of ContentsContents: Preface, by Steven M. Cahn Introduction, by Alexandra Bradner and Andrew Mills I. Teaching Philosophy: A Prologue 1. “What is Philosophy? What is Education?,” by Seung-Kee Lee 2. “Free to Think,” by Andrea Tschemplik II. Teaching the Students 3. “Competing Visions,” by Maureen Eckert 4. “Learning to Teach,” by David Concepción 5. “Meeting Students Where They Are,” Paul Hurley 6. “Introducing Philosophy in a Large Classroom,” by Marie-Eve Morin 7. “Teaching Value Theory to the Disenfranchised,” by James Rocha 8. “Imagine Yourself in the Bird: Teaching Philosophy at the United States Military Academy,” by Courtney Morris III. Teaching the Course 9. “Critical Thinking and Empowerment,” by Mark Piper 10. “Getting It Right: Forty Years of Intro to Philosophy,” by Stephen Daniel 11. “On Teaching ‘Happiness and the Meaning of Life,” by Christine Vitrano 12. “Learning not to Teach,” by Paul Woodruff 13. “Moments of Grace,” by Anthony Weston IV. Teaching Beyond the Course 14. “Of Games and Confrontations,” by David C.K. Curry 15. “Is the Unexamined Life Worth Living?,” by David Palmer 16. “Teaching for Our Good,” by Bob Fischer 17. “A Slow Apprenticeship with the Real,” by John Whitmire 18. “Teaching Ethics, Happiness, & The Good Life: An Upbuilding Discourse in the Spirits of Søren Kierkegaard and John Dewey,” by Alex Stehn V. Teaching the Teacher 19. “Teaching Philosophy to First Generation Students,” by Bertha Manninen 20. “Critical Thinking Can Save Your Life,” by Betsy Jelinek 21. “This is Teaching,” by Jane Drexler 22. “Teaching as a Humanism,” by Russell Marcus 23. “When Our Students Die,” by Nick Smith 24. “A Teaching Life,” by Martin Benjamin

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Book SynopsisIn these essays, 24 of our most celebrated professors of philosophy address the problem of how to teach philosophy today: how to make philosophy interesting and relevant; how to bring classic texts to life; how to serve all students; and how to align philosophy with more "practical" pursuits. Selected and introduced by three leaders in the world of philosophical education, the insights contained in this inspiring collection illuminate the challenges and possibilities of teaching the academy’s oldest discipline.Table of ContentsContents: Preface, by Steven M. Cahn Introduction, by Alexandra Bradner and Andrew Mills I. Teaching Philosophy: A Prologue 1. “What is Philosophy? What is Education?,” by Seung-Kee Lee 2. “Free to Think,” by Andrea Tschemplik II. Teaching the Students 3. “Competing Visions,” by Maureen Eckert 4. “Learning to Teach,” by David Concepción 5. “Meeting Students Where They Are,” Paul Hurley 6. “Introducing Philosophy in a Large Classroom,” by Marie-Eve Morin 7. “Teaching Value Theory to the Disenfranchised,” by James Rocha 8. “Imagine Yourself in the Bird: Teaching Philosophy at the United States Military Academy,” by Courtney Morris III. Teaching the Course 9. “Critical Thinking and Empowerment,” by Mark Piper 10. “Getting It Right: Forty Years of Intro to Philosophy,” by Stephen Daniel 11. “On Teaching ‘Happiness and the Meaning of Life,” by Christine Vitrano 12. “Learning not to Teach,” by Paul Woodruff 13. “Moments of Grace,” by Anthony Weston IV. Teaching Beyond the Course 14. “Of Games and Confrontations,” by David C.K. Curry 15. “Is the Unexamined Life Worth Living?,” by David Palmer 16. “Teaching for Our Good,” by Bob Fischer 17. “A Slow Apprenticeship with the Real,” by John Whitmire 18. “Teaching Ethics, Happiness, & The Good Life: An Upbuilding Discourse in the Spirits of Søren Kierkegaard and John Dewey,” by Alex Stehn V. Teaching the Teacher 19. “Teaching Philosophy to First Generation Students,” by Bertha Manninen 20. “Critical Thinking Can Save Your Life,” by Betsy Jelinek 21. “This is Teaching,” by Jane Drexler 22. “Teaching as a Humanism,” by Russell Marcus 23. “When Our Students Die,” by Nick Smith 24. “A Teaching Life,” by Martin Benjamin

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Book SynopsisMany scientific studies confirm the positive effects of music education in prenatal and earliest phases of life on childrens'' holistic development. In this book, the authors'' examine how musical development and learning are established in the family environment and the effects of music on children''s development. Other chapters examine musical and non-musical learning as a reflection of the internationalization of China''s sociopolitical ideologies and the relative nationalism of its education system; the planning of musical objectives in the psychomotor domain; and a multicultural perspective of the "Orff-Schulwerk" music-movement approach, using it primarily as a possible means of expressing one''s own sensations and recognizing the sensations of others.

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Book SynopsisEvery child is born with creative potential. It is our job in early learning programs -- and later school years-to nurture that creativity and support resourceful problem-solving, imaginative thinking, and transference of skills and knowledge to new experiences. This book adds to the growing evidence about how arts participation helps young children develop strong social and emotional skills. This book highlights that the arts are an important contribution to childrens social-emotional development.

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Book SynopsisTo maximize learning opportunities in physical education, a range of conditions need to be met. One of the most crucial conditions is qualified physical education teachers. This prompts us to suggest that it is crucial that physical education teacher candidates engage in meaningful, relevant, and worthwhile educational experiences and upskilling opportunities on entering the teacher education program, on graduation, and on starting their careers. For this reason, there is a need to examine physical education teacher education in European countries and effective physical education teacher education practices being employed across European countries. This book directly addresses both issues. The shared template in each chapter allows the reader to identify a specific aspect of physical education teacher education they may be interested in and map this across the European countries. With a specific focus on physical education teacher education, the book explores the main areas of initial teacher education, induction, and professional development of each country.

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Book SynopsisThis open access edited volume provides theoretical, practical, and historical perspectives on art and education in a post-digital, post-internet era. Recently, these terms have been attached to artworks, artists, exhibitions, and educational practices that deal with the relationships between online and offline, digital and physical, and material and immaterial. By taking the current socio-technological conditions of the post-digital and the post-internet seriously, contributors challenge fixed narratives and field-specific ownership of these terms, as well as explore their potential and possible shortcomings when discussing art and education. Chapters also recognize historical forebears of digital art and education while critically assessing art, media, and other realms of engagement. This book encourages readers to explore what kind of educational futures might a post-digital, post-internet era engender.Trade Review“Post-digital, Post-Internet Art and Education: the Future Is All-Over … is highly recommended to those interested in recognizing their postdigital status and seeking new opportunities for art education. … an outstanding source of ideas that push us out of our comfort zones and challenge us to think differently about digital art education. This is a collectively written book, open to multiple interpretations and full of varied experiences, and bound to inspire its readers in thinking about and creating their own art education praxis.” (Julia Mañero, Postdigital Science and Education, Vol. 4 (3), 2022)Table of Contents1. Introduction: It's all over! Post-Digital, Post-Internet Art and Education2. Post-Digital, Post-Internet: Propositions for Art Education in the Context of Digital Cultures3. Post-Internet Art and Pre-Internet Art Education4. A Meditation on the Post-Digital and Post-Internet Condition: Screen Culture, Digitization and Networked Art5. Bodies of Images: Art Education after the Internet6. Post Scripts in the Present Future: Conjuring the Post-Conditions of Digital Objects7. Educating the Commons and Commoning Education: Thinking Radical Education with Radical Technology8. A New Sujet/Subject for Art Education9. New Intimates10. Notes on Corpoliteracy: Bodies in Post Digital Educational Contexts11. Aesthetic Practice as Critique: The Suspension of Judgement and the Invention of New Possibilities of Perception, Thinking, and Action12. What is the Poor Image Rich In?13. Educating Things: Art Education Beyond the Individual in the Post-Digital14. Toward an Anti-Racist and Anti-Colonial Post-Internet Curriculum in Digital Art Education15. Embracing Doubt. Teaching in a Post-Digital Age16. Creative Coding as Compost(ing)17. Post-Internet Verfremdung

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Book SynopsisThe march towards on-line and blended teaching—present before the Covid-19 pandemic—has been accelerated by it, and there is no going back. Students and staff may object, but the economic drive towards “greater productivity” will inevitably result in less face-to-face (f2f) instruction. Therefore, it is incumbent for those delivering this precious, in-person resource to make maximum use of time…which raises the question, “how”?The second edition of Higher Education Computer Science offers some potential answers. It also addresses other questions, such as “why have f2f teaching at all?” “what is the purpose of f2f?” and “what is the appropriate balance between the two?” The first edition began to offer suggestions for optimising limited opportunities to get together with students. Aligned with that, this unique new volume examines how to use the technology available to maximum advantage: For example, resources such as Moocs and other on-line instructional materials can provide invaluable pedagogic support. In addition, the book addresses ‘problem-based learning,’ using robotics in the teaching of programming, and a multidisciplinary approach to data science. Although it includes a chapter on distance learning, there is greater emphasis placed on the soft, transferable skills and employability skills that are best delivered in person. Further, the work provides several examples of putting theory into practice when teaching computer science at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Written by experienced practitioners, each chapter tackles a particular teaching activity or topic within computing, presented in such a way that other practitioners can use. As such, this new volume will be an invaluable resource to those who want to protect and optimise in-person teaching.Table of ContentsPart 1: Approaches to Learning.- Changing minds: Multitasking in lectures.- Active learning in large lectures.- The flipped classroom.- Applying cognitive theory to the teaching of programming: Metaphors, robots and problem-based learning.- Distance learning: Lessons learned from a UK masters programme.- Academic integrity for computer science instructors.- Contextualisation in data science.- Part 2: Teaching examples and practice.- Using graphics to inspire failing students.- Best practices for teaching information systems modelling.- Promoting design thinking through knowledge maps: A case study in computer games design and development education.- Teaching fuzzy logic utilising innovative approaches.- Semi-automating the marking of a Java programming portfolio assessment: A case study from a UK undergraduate programme.- Part 3: Employability and group work.- The enterprise showcase experience.- Task versus process: A taxonomy for group projects.- Realising the threshold of employability in higher education.- Exploring the landscape of HE industrial placements within engineering and technology subjects. Observations of recruitment, graduate attributes and student experience.- Baseline skills – Scaffolding soft skills development within the curriculum.- Professionalism and online presence.- Postscript.

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Book SynopsisEin klassischer Kurs über die Gegenstände der Bauphysik: Wärmeschutz – Schallschutz – Brandschutz, ergänzt durch zahlreiche Beispiele, Bilder und Tabellen. Das Buch bietet einen Überblick zum derzeitigen Stand der Bauphysik, gestützt auf die verbindlichen Grundlagen der europäischen Normung. Dabei werden die relevanten Inhalte der Bauproduktenrichtlinie und nachfolgender Richtlinien der EU ebenso berücksichtigt wie nationale Regelungen. Die im Band angeführten Beispiele sind mehrheitlich zugleich die Grundlage für weiterführende Bauteilbeschreibungen in den Folgebänden der Reihe Baukonstruktionen und ermöglichen somit eine besonders umfassende Betrachtungsweise. Die zweite Auflage wurde insbesondere mit Blick auf Energiekennzahlen überarbeitet. Table of ContentsAllgemeines.- Winterlicher Wärmeschutz.- Tauwasserschutz.- Sommerlicher Wärmeschutz.- Schallschutz.- Brandschutz.- Tabellen

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Book SynopsisThe orthodox concept of the Modern, as it was passed down from the 1920s to the post-war era, has been in a state of crisis for quite some time. This is particularly visible in the fields of urban planning, architecture, and design. Theorists and practitioners have either fiercely defended it as a crowning historical achievement to be upheld and further cultivated, or dismissively rejected it as a short-lived and outdated episode that needs to be replaced with something different and new. Architectural theorist and practitioner Vittorio Magnago Lampugnani suggests a third option: that we reformulate our understanding of the Modern, continuing to pursue its original social and humanist ambitions while radically re-examining its ideological, political, social, technical, functional, economic, ecological, and aesthetic assumptions. Our world, which continues to be shaken by dreadful wars, is also being sapped and polluted by our thoughtlessness and our greed. The capitalist compulsion to turn everything into a commodity has led to needless production and consumption, and we are both victims and accomplices of this predicament. The consumerist frenzy has brought completely new forms of exploitation and exacerbated the unjust inequalities between different parts of our world. Starting from these premises, the author puts forward a new design approach that strives for – and is defined by – durability. This is an approach that rejects the frivolous waste of resources and superficial prolif­eration of images that have become commonplace today. It offers an alternative to the contemporary fixation on spectacles, both hollow and dangerous, and instead calls for measured restraint and substantial simplicity.

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Book SynopsisDuring the Covid-19 pandemic we have been forced to retreat into private shelters and to question the limits of residential typologies. The villa is an obvious example of such a shelter. It has re-emerged as an object of desire, because of the urge to escape the boundaries of our own four walls. Throughout history this typology has been rethought and reinvented by architectural greats who sought to break radically with the tradition of their times. But what does it mean to us to design a villa during a period of isolation and lockdown? The answer is not clear. The villa has always been both a dream home for clients and a means of expression for architects. It combines architecture’s most primitive function – to create a liveable shelter – with an architect’s endeavour to manifest their ideology in a single building. During an online design studio held at the Dessau School of Architecture, students from ten countries discussed the identities of the villa and their cultural context. The design of private shelters helped to overcome the paralysis of public life. This publication showcases some of the next generation’s most promising ideas. Moreover, it aims to explore new methods for online teaching, which could serve as a reference for institutions in a post-COVID world.

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Book SynopsisEnglish grammar and language are often dreaded subjects for children at school, leaving parents struggling to explain the intricacies. Rachna Chhabria, well-versed in children's writing, has found a way to make even the most boring grammar topics come alive by weaving them through twelve fun stories. Meet the triplets Roshni, Aman and Rakhee and their wonderful mother, Priya Menon, as she takes them to Vocabulary Villa where they meet the magical elves and their wonderful caretaker Lady Language. Together, they explore the world of words and sentences, making learning fun and full of adventure. Life is never dull with Mrs Menon.

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Book SynopsisHigh schools in Japan are referred to by MEXT as "upper secondary schools." Most English-language newspapers and sources use the term "high school". Many

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Book SynopsisPresents the reader with a comprehensive and informative body of work in the field of physical education and sports. This book is aimed at students, teachers, and instructors.

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Book SynopsisCitizens need scientific knowledge to discuss and vote on national issues. Science teachers must teach critical thinking, evaluating data, and making decisions. They also teach science implications, applications, and adapting to a changing world.

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