planning

"With summer coming to an end, a backyard bash is an absolute must, and Zuri's not letting her parents' questionable tastes anywhere near the details. The food, the decorations, the entertainment--everything has to be perfect. Good thing her friends are ready to help! But when the party doesn't go exactly according to plan, will Zuri be able to let loose and improvise? Or will the chaos be too much to handle?"--Provided by publisher.

Examines twelve essential components of productive Interdisciplinary Teaching Teams, demonstrating strategies that improve team performance.

"As New York City's transportation commissioner, Janette Sadik-Khan ... transformed the streets of one of the worlds greatest, toughest cities into dynamic spaces safe for pedestrians and bikers... Breaking the street into its component parts, 'Streetfight' demonstrates, with step-by-step visuals, how to rewrite the underlying source code of a street, with pointers on how to add protected bike paths, improve crosswalk space, and provide visual cues to reduce speeding..."--Provided by publisher.

Single mom and wedding planner May Taylor, guided by the psychic visions of her five-year-old daughter, Kylie, falls in love with professional hockey player and sports legend Martin Cartier, not knowing Martin is hiding a core of rage, heartache, and isolation that threatens their future.

Contains thirty reflective exercises to use in education staff meetings that allow staff members to learn to make effective changes, develop leadership skills, recognize and use staff assets, and obtain and utilize new perspectives.

Explains how to incorporate library media centers into a learning community and discusses such topics as social media, technology, makerspaces, and more.

"Sophie Evans works for the local florist and party planner in her small southern town, so she attends all of the big 'events,' all the time sketching and dreaming of applying to design school; but this year there is a fly-in-the-ointment of her life--Andrew Hart, son of the fancy new chef in town, who is also at all the local events, and keeps getting in her way, making her life more complicated"--Provided by publisher.

"A magazine-like book for preteen and teen girls on party planning. Includes ideas for themed parties, crafts and games for entertainment, and recipes for snacks and meals"--Provided by publisher.

A guide for professional learning communities to creating a data team to evaluate student performance, and instructional strategies.