"August 2014 marks 50 years since Bob Dylan released his remarkable fourth album, Another Side of Bob Dylan. Recorded in one night, in the middle of a turbulent year in his life, the album marked a departure from Dylan's socially-conscious folk songs and began his evolution toward other directions. Few people outside Dylan's immediate family have ever been closer than Victor Maymudes, who was Dylan's tour manager, personal friend, and travelling companion...

"Chinaka Hodge came of age along with hip-hop and its influence on her suitors became inextricable from their personal interactions. Form blends with content as she examines her love life through the lens of hip-hop's best known orators, characters, archetypes and songs in a finely crafted collection of 25 poems, its length meant to mirror that of a classic double album. Dated Emcees blurs the line between lived and imagined experience, and creates...

Discusses why people make bad judgements and how to make better ones by reducing the influence of "noise"--variables that can cause bias in decision making--and draws on examples in many fields, including medicine, law, economic forecasting, forensic science, strategy, and personnel selection Dos m̌dicos en la misma ciudad pueden dar diagn̤sticos diferentes a pacientes iďnticos; dos jueces pueden dictar sentencias distintas ante delitos similares;...

Moonshots in Education explores digital and online learning in the classroom. It gives several models and examples of schools that are already implementing digital learning and what the success rate has been.

Aprender es un proceso que mueve todas nuestras destrezas cognitivas, sociales, sicológicas, emocionales, neurológicas, físicas y psicológicas. Requiere de un arduo trabajo consciente, metódico y práctico para que el aprendizaje sea significativo y se convierta en un conocimiento amplio, enriquecedor y transformador, cuyo resultado depende de nuestro esfuerzo, dedicación y ganas de aprender. Porque estudiar no es sinónimo de aprender, es que...

This book was written for kids from kindergarten through second grade. It's designed to help beginners learn how to use two-letter words to complete a given sentence either orally or in writing. It covers various topics, and it's easy to read in class or at home. Teachers, students, and parents will find this book very useful; and they will love reading this book, which is quite educative and informative, filled with colorful pictures that tell a...

Everyone loves birds, so I hope to capture kids' attentions-by learning things from Billy Bird.

A renowned educator-psychologist explains how children learn and how family, classroom, and school practices can help them learn more effectively. In addition to drawing on studies of learning outcomes, the author reveals economic research on teacher education and school choice that challenges many popular assumptions.

En este libro encontrará la teoría llevada a la práctica sobre algunas formas de enseñar teniendo en cuenta los modos de aprender. ¿Quién aprende? ¿Cómo enseño? El neuro-científico Paul MacLane desarrolló el modelo del cerebro triuno. Partiendo del cerebro reptiliano o primitivo se desarrolló sobre éste, el cerebro de las emociones, o cerebro límbico y por último, se suma a los anteriores, el cerebro racional, con la capacidad de pensar...