communication

Provides educators, school administrators, and the school community a guide on how to create an equitable school. Includes action steps, resources, strategies, anecdotes, and information to help the school community create a plan and execute it in order to change the school's environment to be more equitable at all levels.

If you wanted to build a machine that would distribute propaganda to millions of people, distract them from important issues, energize hatred and bigotry, erode social trust, undermine respectable journalism, foster doubts about science, and engage in massive surveillance all at once, youwould make something a lot like Facebook. Of course, none of that was part of the plan. In this fully updated paperback edition of Antisocial Media, Siva Vaidhyanathan explains how Facebook devolved from an innocent social site hacked together by Harvard students into a force that, while it may makepersonal life just a little more pleasurable, makes democracy a lot more challenging. It's an account of the hubris of good intentions, a missionary spirit, and an ideology that sees computer code as the universal solvent for all human problems. And it's an indictment of how "social media" hasfostered the deterioration of democratic culture around the world, from facilitating Russian meddling in support of Trump's election to the exploitation of the platform by murderous authoritarians in Burma and the Philippines. Both authoritative and trenchant, Antisocial Media shows how Facebook'smission went so wrong.

"Explores how family conflicts and changes can affect every part of a teen's life, from school performance to social interactions to mental health. The title examines the history of family structures, types of family conflict, and both the negative and positive outcomes of family changes"--Provided by publisher.

"Use field-tested practices to guide critical conversations about emotionally charged topics with friends, colleagues, and community as you begin building equitable experiences for students"--Provided by publisher.

"English just feels wrong to Isabel. She prefers her native Spanish. As she prepares for a new school, she knows she's going to have to learn. Her first day is uncomfortable, until she employs her crayons and discovers there's more than one way to communicate with new friends"--Provided by publisher.

"When a young Japanese girl moves into her new house, she is happy to see a girl her age playing in the snow just outside her window. The only problem is the Japanese girl doesn't speak English and the American girl doesn't speak Japanese. But each girl's love of the snow teaches them that they don't need to speak the same language to have fun!"-- Provided by publisher.

"All kids can relate to Herman Jiggle. He wants to make new friends, but he is so nervous his words get stuck. With practice and help from mom, he soon learns the important skills of introducing himself and starting a conversation"--Provided by publisher.

A brief introduction to preparing and giving an oral presentation.

"Across the globe, organizations have begun to appreciate that diverse groups provide superior outcomes; however we do not know how to sustain diversity in the workplace. This book offers relatable vignettes and evidence-based skill building to close this gap"--Provided by publisher.

Amelia Bedelia, a literal-minded first-grader, finds her first day of school filled with confusing adventures--much to her delight.