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The authors' creative approach allows teachers to integrate many of the Search Institute's 40 Developmental Assets.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49625651740945,"sku":"GOR007713083","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50372486562065,"sku":"CIN0878224742G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50763406508305,"sku":"CIN0878224742VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0878224742.jpg?v=1750850537"},{"product_id":"cultivating-kindness-in-school-book-ric-stuecker-9780878224852","title":"Cultivating Kindness in School","description":"This book reviews the current state of theoretical accounts of the what and how of science learning in schools. The book starts out by presenting big-picture perspectives on key issues. In these first chapters, it focuses on the range of resources students need to acquire and refine to become successful learners. It examines meaningful learner purposes and processes for doing science, and structural supports to optimize cognitive engagement and success. Subsequent chapters address how particular purposes, resources and experiences can be conceptualized as the basis to understand current practices. They also show how future learning opportunities should be designed, lived and reviewed to promote student engagement\/learning. Specific topics include insights from neuro-imaging, actor-network theory, the role of reasoning in claim-making for learning in science, and development of disciplinary literacies, including writing and multi-modal meaning-making. All together the book offers leads to science educators on theoretical perspectives that have yielded valuable insights into science learning. In addition, it proposes new agendas to guide future practices and research in this subject.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50229435236625,"sku":"CIN0878224858G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0878224858.jpg?v=1750850539"},{"product_id":"inspiring-leadership-in-teens-book-ric-stuecker-9780878226399","title":"Inspiring Leadership in Teens","description":"This unique resource presents a comprehensive approach to developing student leadership. It serves as a field guide for conducting leadership classes in schools, camps, and retreats. By participating in group leadership activities and building on their newly learned skills, students gain the confidence needed to become leaders in school activities, athletic programs, and clubs—and later develop into good citizens, parents, members of the workforce, and participants in their communities. The accompanying CD provides PDFs of all the reproducible forms and student handouts.  Inspiring Leadership in Teens is written and designed for teachers, trainers, and youth leaders to help foster leadership skills in middle and high schools students. The author provides 80 skill-building group activities that will inspire and challenge young leaders to develop their personal strengths, aspirations, and beliefs.  The program is presented in six units:  Creating a Learning Community Studying Leadership: Researching Inspiring Leaders Creating Leadership Portfolios Understanding Communication Leading Groups Living Peace: Personal Aspirations and Beliefs   “By understanding themselves as leaders, students can be confident in their skills and continue to build on these experiences as they become leaders in school activities, athletic programs, and clubs, and then develop into good citizens, parents, members of the workforce, and participants in their communities”.—Ric Stuecker","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50288031826193,"sku":"CIN0878226397G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":53340362932497,"sku":"CIN0878226397VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0878226397.jpg?v=1750787626"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/en-gb\/collections\/author-books-by-ric-stuecker.oembed","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}