study and teaching (higher)

Offers librarians and educators advice on how to develop engaging information literacy courses that will motivate students to use information effectively in their academic careers and professional lives.

"[Provides an] understanding of the six threshold concepts outlined in the [Association of College & Research Libraries'] 'Framework for information literacy for higher education' and on imaging how instructors might help students cross those thresholds. Another focus is on discovering how memory and transfer of learning apply to the teaching of information literacy"--Page xiii.

Introduces the guided inquiry design framework; describes how this approach can transform learning in schools, and how to embed student research in the inquiry process on different grade levels.

An instructional guide for F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby" that provides close reading tasks, text-based vocabulary practice, cross-curricular activities, text-dependent questions, reader response writing prompts, and more.

"A manifesto for people searching for the kind of insight on leading, thinking, and living that elite schools should be--but aren't--providing"--Provided by publisher.

Describes the different educational paths available for entering the bookkeeping and accounting fields, while detailing different aspects of these studies and career options.