Student Growth

Grading for Growth helps educators navigate the complicated landscape of grading and assessment and includes grading systems such as Standards-Based Grading, Specifications Grading, and Ungrading.

For many young adults, the college years are an exciting period of self-discovery, full of new relationships, new independence, and new experiences. Yet college can also be a time of personal testing and intense questioning - especially for Christian students confronted with various challenges to Christianity and the Bible for the first time. Drawing on years of experience as a biblical scholar, Michael Kruger addresses common objections to the Christian faith.

The inside story of how Big Pharma’s relentless pursuit of ever-higher profits corrupts medical knowledge—misleading doctors, misdirecting American health care, and harming our health. The United States spends an excess $1.5 trillion annually on health care compared to other wealthy...

Freed from the dungeon, Tad now has a wider world to explore, even as he is pursued by an enemy intent on using Tad's power for his own ends. More of his forgotten past will be revealed even as he finds out more about his place in the multiverse. New allies and new enemies will appear.

From bestselling and award-winning author and professor Elizabeth McCracken comes an irresistible look at the art of writing. Writing can feel like an endless series of decisions. How does one face the blank page? Move a character around a room? Deal with time? Undertake revision? The good and...

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Created by teachers for teachers, this is the ultimate guide for unleashing students’ potential through creative lessons, empowering messages, and innovative teaching. Studies show that growth mindsets result in higher test scores, improved grades, and more in-class involvement. When your students understand that their intelligence is not limited, they succeed like never before. With the tools in this audiobook, you can motivate your students to believe in themselves and achieve anything.

Access Super Consciousness Student Workbook is the unofficial companion to RJ Spina's book Access Super Consciousness. This practical workbook guides you in unlocking higher levels of awareness and self-discovery through exercises and reflection. 🧘 Mindfulness Techniques: Simple exercises to expand your consciousness. 🔍 Self-Reflection Prompts: Tools to uncover and overcome limiting beliefs. 🌟 Personal Growth: Strategies to connect with your inner wisdom and enhance intuition. 🧠 Higher Consciousness: Step-by-step guidance to transcend ordinary thinking. 📚 Spiritual Awakening:...

With accessible strategies grounded in trauma-informed education and positive psychology, this audiobook equips teachers to support all students, particularly the most vulnerable. It will help them to build their resilience, increase their motivation and engagement, and fulfil their full...

Master pediatric nursing faster—with memory tricks, clinical cheat sheets, and high-yield notes for every system. Whether you’re preparing for pediatric clinical rotations, reviewing for the NCLEX, or practicing as a nurse or NP, Pediatric Nursing Mnemonics & Quick Notes helps you recall complex material with ease. This book breaks down pediatric conditions, growth milestones, pharmacology, and emergency care into simple, memorable frameworks that stick. Inside you’ll discover: ✅ 200+ pediatric nursing mnemonics covering assessment, pharmacology, disorders, and procedures ✅ Head-...

Yet prosperity has come at a price: environmental destruction, desolation of local cultures, the rise of vast inequalities, and destabilizing technologies. Faced with such damage, many now claim that the only way forward is through "degrowth," deliberately shrinking our economic footprint. Instead, Daniel Susskind argues, we must keep growth but redirect it, making it better reflect what we truly value.

Read by the author. Take charge of your career and create a life full of learning, adventure, joy, and success utilizing these never-before-shared leadership principles Ann Hiatt learned working alongside the world’s top tech CEOs—Google’s Eric Schmidt, Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, and Yahoo!'s...

Faith for Student-Athletes. In Just 60 Seconds a Day. When pressure, stress, and performance anxiety hit, your teen girl needs more than motivation. She does not need to be perfect on the field, in the classroom, and on social media. She needs God’s Word in action. Called to Be a Champion gives female student-athletes daily strength through Scripture, practical tools to crush anxiety. She gets a clear plan to play and lead with confidence in Christ. ✓ Build unshakable confidence rooted in Christ, not stats or social media likes ✓ Crush performance anxiety and perfectionism with Bible-...

Growth has been both an unspoken and an explicit aim of our individual and collective striving. It governs the lives of microorganisms and galaxies; it shapes the capabilities of our extraordinarily large brains and the fortunes of our economies. Growth is manifested in annual increments of continental crust, a rising gross domestic product, a child's growth chart, the spread of cancerous cells. In this magisterial book, Vaclav Smil offers systematic investigation of growth in nature and society, from tiny organisms to the trajectories of empires and civilizations.

A groundbreaking guide to mastering everyday fears and anxieties, sharing step-by-step instructions for building daily practices in order to live a fuller, happier life.​ Mary Poffenroth, PhD, is a scientist, professor, and fear expert who has spent her career researching how we can all live...

In a world overwhelmed by noise and speed, the need for smart, fast decision-making has never been greater. In this bold new edition of her New York Times bestseller 10-10-10, bestselling author of Becoming You and NYU professor Suzy Welch unveils a fully updated method—now backed by a...

Unlock Confidence, Resilience, and Real-World Success — A Practical Guide for Teens and Young Adults Navigating the world as a teen or young adult can feel overwhelming. From making new friends or managing anxiety in social situations, to figuring out how to speak up at work or stay on top of deadlines—life throws a lot at you. That’s why this guide was created. This is your personal toolkit for mastering the essential social and life skills needed to thrive—at school, at work, and in the real world. Inside, you’ll discover how to: ✔ Communicate clearly and confidently in any ...

Discover a powerful and positive mindset each day of the year with uplifting insights and motivational Bible verses provided by #1 New York Times bestselling author Joyce Meyer. Find new mercies and blessings each day when you spend time with God: reading His Word, listening, and praying for His...

AN INSTANT USA TODAY BESTSELLER "Each time you choose what aligns with your deeper purpose, you rewire your brain to expect success and act accordingly." —Betsy Fore, Investor's Business Daily A successful entrepreneur shows how, by practicing a manifesting mindset, you can discover your...

Read by the author. Uncover the unique qualities within YOU that will lead you to find your true purpose, a meaningful career, and show you how to live your biggest life. I know I have a bigger purpose, but how can I find it? Dermalogica founder Jane Wurwand shows you how to turn your unique...