Important New Education Titles
Compiled by Michelle Accorso
Teachers are Ready to Teach! Are Principals Ready to Lead? by Terry Franklin, Ed.D.
This is the question posed by Dr. Terry Franklin in this examination of the dynamics of the relationships that exist between educators. Our schools are the grounds on which we train our children, our most important asset. When problems exist in the classroom, it is the natural instinct of most parents, children and administrators to look toward the teacher to place blame. Dr. Franklin, however, posits the theory that teachers can be either bound by, or encouraged to grow through, the leadership style of their particular principal. Meticulously researched and full of enlightening statistical information and guidelines for how to effectively lead, this book is a must-read for teachers and administrators alike.
Dr. Terry Franklin holds an Ed.D. in Educational Leadership from Fayetteville State University, and lives and writes in North Carolina.
The Right Word! How to Say what you Really Mean by Jan Venolia
The Right Word! presents important tips for clear communication in three main sections: our linguistic legacy, tricky words and handy phrases and additional resources. As the latest book in Jan Venolia’s best-selling Right! Trilogy, The Right Word! is an amusing and educational book about getting the most out of words. With humorous illustrations, clever wordplay and clear, concise explanations, this compact reference is an essential tool for students, business professionals, writers and anyone who is searching for The Right Word!
Jan Venolia is a veteran writer and editor. She is also the author of the first two volumes in the Right! Series.
9/11 Looking Back, Moving Forward
A new publication from the nonprofit research organization Families and Work Institute (FWI), with funding from the Bank One Foundation, provides tools for educators to help children respond to traumatic events with resiliency and hope. Created as an extension of the 9/11 As History initiative, the book provides an overview of the 16 downloadable lesson plans available for free at www.911AsHistory.org, and features examples of the student writings and artwork inspired by the curricula.
Kids Talking: Learning Relationships & Culture with Children by John Meyer
Meyer explores communication among children, showing how games and even tentative interactions can turn into rich relationships and a vibrant learning culture where friendships, power and control are managed in creative ways. Filled with lively anecdotes and examples, this engaging book looks at ways children’s passionate and mixed signals, communication uncertainty, conflict and games can be transformed into effective messages. Readers who work with young children, including parents, child care workers and teachers, will find useful insights and suggestions for how to enhance young children’s communication skills.
John Meyer is associate professor of speech at the University of Southern Mississippi.
10 Things Employers Want You to Learn in College: The Know-How You Need to Succeed by Bill Coplin
Most students say their primary reason for going to college is to enhance their career options, but few have an effective strategy to take advantage of what college can offer. 10 Things Employers Want You to Learn in College provides the guidance they need to impress potential employers, land a higher-paying job and start on the road to career security and satisfaction right after graduation.
Bill Coplin is the director and professor of public affairs at Syracuse University and author of many books on politics and public policy.
Naturally Healthy Babies and Children: A Commonsense Guide to Herbal Remedies, Nutrition, and Health by Aviva Jill Romm
Romm’s whole-child approach integrates nutrition, herbal remedies, hygiene and alternative health techniques with supportive, informed parenting. From carsickness to chicken pox, strep throat to sunburn, each entry includes herbal, dietary and general recommendations, including tips on when to pursue professional medical care. Naturally Healthy Babies and Children also includes an herbal primer, a stand-alone chapter on conditions affecting newborns such as cradle cap and jaundice and tips on caring for the whole child—emotionally, spiritually, physically and intellectually.#
Aviva Jill Romm is a midwife and therapist who has been the director of the LifeCycles Center for Midwifery and Botanical Medicine since 1985.
Teachers are Ready to Teach! Are Principals Ready to Lead?
by Terry Franklin, Ed.D.
Published by Vintage Press, Inc., 2003
130 Pages
$15.00
The Right Word! How to Say what you Really Mean
by Jan Venolia
Published by Ten Speed Press, 2003
176 Pages
$12.95
9/11 Looking Back, Moving Forward
Books are offered at a nominal fee, and significant discounts for educators are available.
For information on ordering go to www.911ashistory.org
Kids Talking: Learning Relationships & Culture with Children
by John Meyer
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2004
288 Pages
$26.95 paperback
$80.00 cloth
10 Things Employers Want You to Learn in College
by Bill Coplin
Ten Speed Press, 2003
272 Pages
$14.95
Naturally Healthy Babies and Children: A Commonsense Guide to Herbal Remedies, Nutrition, and Health
by Aviva Jill Romm
Ten Speed Press, 2003
448 Pages
$16.95
