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How can you work with twice as many students each day? And give struggling writers more attention? All without diminishing the quality of your teaching? By making the most of conferring with Small-Group Writing Conferences. Small-Group Writing Conferences shows why small groups work. And how they can boost your instructional effectiveness.You’ll compliment and coach more students through the writing process each day. You’ll focus on explicitly teaching writing strategies, scaffo (more…)
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Sometimes the Magic Works: Lessons from a Writing Life (Paperback) Amazon.com Review In Sometimes the Magic Works, author Terry Brooks mixes advice on writing with stories from his personal experience in publishing. A seasoned fantasy writer with 19 books under his belt, including the New York Times bestseller The Sword of Shannara, Brooks began his second career in middle...... -
Press Releases Are Not a PR Strategy (Paperback) Review "A definite must-read for executives challenged by today's world of consumer-generated content. Linda's 'to-the-point' approach cuts to the core, using great examples that demonstrate how effective PR is a continuous process, not something you turn off and on when you think you'll need it." --Rod Lenniger, Executive Vice...... -
The McGraw-Hill Desk Reference for Editors, Writers, and Proofreaders(with CD-ROM) (Paperback) Packed with customizable editing tools--this practical, up-to-date reference includes the latest on writing and editing online The McGraw-Hill Desk Reference for Editors, Writers, and Proofreaders is an indispensable resource for writers, editors, proofreaders, and virtually everyone responsible for crafting clear, polished writing. Ideal for professionals and novices alike, it...... -
Longman Guide to Revising Prose: A Quick and Easy Method for Turning Good Writing into Great Writing (Paperback) "True to its title, Revising Prose is about revising, not about original composition. It will not teach you how to pray for inspiration, marshall your thoughts, or find the willpower to glue backside to chair. All writers face these dragons in their own idiosyncratic ways. But revision belongs to...... -
Writing from the Inside Out: Transforming Your Psychological Blocks to Release the Writer Within (Kindle Edition) "Dennis Palumbo has great insight into a writers psyche.... Every writer should have a shrink or this book. The book is cheaper." ?Gary Shandling, actor, comic, and writer "wise, compassionate, and funny..." ?Aram Saroyan, poet and novelist "Dennis Palumbo provides a sense of community in the isolation of writing,......
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Friday inspiration: Making it work and getting ahead despite difficult circumstances This is the third in a series of interviews with people who are either working to improve their financial situation or who have already reached their goals. This week's interview is with Kymm, who is working on getting out of debt, and improving her education and work prospects while making...... -
High School Students Getting Trapped in a Generation of Financial Mistakes Photo courtesy of powerbooktrance The following guest post is from Mike Young, Founder and CEO of The S.E.C.U.R.E. TM student program. You can learn more about Mike, and the The S.E.C.U.R.E.TM student program at his website. The media today is focused on the $700 Billion bailout on Wall Street...... -
Learn and Earn: Paying for Grades Sets Bad Precedence I caught a segment on the CBS nightly news the other day that told of a growing trend across the country whereby kids, and their parents, are being paid for meeting educational milestones. So called "Learn and Earn" programs now exist in eleven states and are currently funded with a...... -
Save Time, Money and Space in Over 80 Ways If you're looking for handy gadgets, tools and various items that can save you time, money or space (or all three!) this list of more than 80 top products is just what you need. Everyone's got saving money on their minds these days. Some of us are always looking to...... -
The Wife Finally Gets A 401K At Work; Our Finances Rejoice. My wife has been teaching at a private school for years now, and up until recently it was a pretty small place. They had about 35 students and 3 teachers until about 6 months ago when they expanded to 70 students and 7 teachers. Since they are getting bigger and......
