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Kanopy Streaming
Language
English
Description
As Stephanie Harvey and Anne Goudvis demonstrate in their popular book, Strategies that work: teaching comprehension to enhance understanding, reading comprehension is about much more than answering literal questions at the end of a passage, story, or chapter. In this four-part video series, Stephanie and Anne invite you to join them in the classrooms of Leslie Blauman, Mary Buerger, and Debbie Miller, three teachers with whom they have worked for...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Language
English
Description
Assessment for learning: strategic questioning explores the link between questioning and assessment for learning. It contains video clips of interviews with teachers about their use of questioning, and classroom footage showing teachers implementing aspects of strategic questioning. Assessment for learning: strategic questioning focuses on ten key aspects of the formative use of questioning in the classroom: Preparing key questions, Asking closed...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Language
English
Description
Program highlights What is your biggest source of power in any negotiation? How to redraw the boundaries of a negotiation in your favour? How focusing on the upside improves your deal. It's better to receive the first offer than to give it. Honesty is the best negotiating policy. Don't ever let them see you sweat. Professor Neale convincingly debunks these common beliefs as she shares the results of empirical research on negotiating strategies and...
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Publisher
Open Road Media
Language
English
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Theodore Roosevelt’s landmark work of military history: The definitive account of the War of 1812.
First published in 1882, The Naval War of 1812 established Theodore Roosevelt’s reputation as a noteworthy historian and scholar at just twenty-three years old. Four years later, the US Navy ordered copies of the book to be kept on every ship.
With exhaustive research into all levels of...
First published in 1882, The Naval War of 1812 established Theodore Roosevelt’s reputation as a noteworthy historian and scholar at just twenty-three years old. Four years later, the US Navy ordered copies of the book to be kept on every ship.
With exhaustive research into all levels of...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Language
English
Description
Nothing matters more than kids' thinking. As teachers, we want to honor kids' thinking and teach them to become critical, thoughtful, independent readers. To help them turn thinking into meaning and to understand what they read, students need an arsenal of strategies to navigate and synthesize text. And they need to know when, where, and how, to use these strategies. Strategic thinking builds on the comprehension instruction in the book, Strategies...
6) 7 wonders
Publisher
Repos Production
Language
Français
Description
"Lead one of the seven great cities of the Ancient world. Exploit the natural resources of your lands, take part in the eternal march of progess, develop your commercial relationships and assert your military might. Leave your mark in the history of civilization by building an architectural marvel that will transcend the ages to come." -Publisher
Author
Publisher
Blackstone Publishing
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
From the author of the award-winning, best-selling novel Matterhorn, comes a brilliant nonfiction book about war. In 1968, at the age of twenty-three, Karl Marlantes was dropped into the highland jungle of Vietnam, an inexperienced lieutenant in command of a platoon of forty Marines who would live or die by his decisions. Marlantes survived, but like many of his brothers in arms, he has spent the last forty years dealing with his war experience. In...
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Publisher
Open Road Media
Language
English
Description
This ancient Chinese military text dissects thirteen aspects of warfare from a strategical and intellectual point of view. Deploring the use of excess force causing economic and civilian losses while discussing strategies that are still relevant to modern warfare, the text continues to resonate with readers around the world and has been considered fundamental in military doctrine for over two thousand years.
The Art of War was first translated...
Publisher
Wholesale Chess
Language
English
Description
This flexible, yet sturdy roll up board is great for the traveler or those looking to practice wherever you are and is easily stored. Complete with algebraic notation on the perimeter of the squares to simplify lessons and study past games. Full sized board (when rolled out) measures 20 in. with 2.25 in. squares.
Publisher
Days of Wonder
Language
English
Description
Small World Underground is a stand-alone game set beneath the surface of the same fun, light-hearted Small World universe of epic conquests and fallen empires.Designed by original Small World author, Philippe Keyaerts, it features all new Races and Special Powers, and introduces Monster occupied regions that protect Relics and Places of great power!Play Small World Underground on its own or combine it with other Small World game elements.
14) Sutakku
Publisher
Smirk and Dagger games
Language
English
Description
The dice stacking game of pushing one's luck, wherein wisdom may be gained.
17) Plague Inc
Publisher
NDEMIC Creations
Language
English
Description
In this game of infection, evolution and extinction, each player is a deadly disease, evolving unique symptoms to customize their pathogen as they compete against each other to infect cities across the globe and be the first to wipe out humanity
18) Dice settlers
Publisher
NSKN Legendary Games
Language
English
Description
"This is a civilization dice game of pool building, resource gathering, and area control. Each turn players reach into their bags of dice, roll, and choose their own actions. Settle new lands and develop technologies. Create the board as you play, trade and build. Customize your own pool of unique settler dice--and face other colonists in a struggle for domination -- you will choose your path to forge your destiny. A different land and set of technologies...
19) Dragon's gold
Publisher
Jeux Descartes
Language
English
Description
Players control a team of dragon slayers and have to decide how to divide their loot.
20) Redshirts
Publisher
Weaselpants Productions
Edition
Deluxe edition
Language
English
Description
This is a fast-paced, screw-your-buddies style card game with simple mechanics and a humorously irreverent take on many science fiction television series and movies. You have but one goal: be the first Captain to get all your Redshirts killed!
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