Summary: "Compare global teaching methods and student achievement; consider culture and context to see how success in education can be measures-and improved."--Container.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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Summary: "This book helps you make the most of study abroad or an extended stay in another country. We discuss culture, making connections, language, academics, and careers, along with the practical elements like getting a visa or figuring out what to pack. We provide advice about all stages of study abroad, from the pre-departure preparation to the return home, in order to help you have an outstanding...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Rowman & Littlefield, an imprint of The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc. 2024
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 370.116 D'AMWebber, Desiree
Summary: "This book assists the busy professional with ready-to-use materials to present entertaining, educational, and age-appropriate programs that introduce young learners to countries and cultures around the world"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Libraries Unlimited, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, llc 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Parent-Teacher Collection, Call number: JPT 370 WEBSummary: How is the word "capital" related to "cattle"? What does the goddess Juno have to do with money? And is a "buck" related to a male deer? This intriguing documentary investigates the evolution of money and its impact on world history. Composed of a seamless flow of artwork, artifacts, archival footage, and film shot on location, the program spans 5,000 years, beginning with the agrarian...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: Branding, quality control, overseas expansion-these concepts are no longer limited to the business world. Schools, colleges, and universities are under increasing pressure to operate like international companies, adopting corporate business models and intensely pursuing "customers" in the global marketplace. Filmed in the United Kingdom, China, India, and Malaysia, this program examines the...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Summary: In 2003, the Wide Angle program Time for School profiled children in seven countries-Afghanistan, Benin, Brazil, India, Japan, Kenya, and Romania-as they started their first year of school, often in the face of great adversity. Three years later this Wide Angle episode returns to visit each child, updating the progress of their educational and personal development. The similarities and...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Hamilton, S.L.
Summary: This title introduces readers to the job of astronaut. A short history of the profession is included as are famous astronauts such as Yuri Gagarin, Neil Armstrong, and Alan Shepard. Job duties of various NASA astronauts are covered, such as commander, pilot, mission specialist, and payload specialist, as are non-NASA positions in companies such as SpaceX, Virgin Galactic, and Orbital Science....
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Publisher / Publication Date: A & D Xtreme, an imprint of Abdo Publishing 2016