Peter A. Hall Libri

Offering a candid perspective from a first-year principal, this book addresses the gap in administrative training programs that often overlook the real challenges faced by new school leaders. Peter Hall shares his firsthand experiences, providing insights into the complexities and responsibilities of the principalship. This straightforward account serves as a valuable resource for aspiring administrators, preparing them for the unpredictable realities of educational leadership.

In this galvanizing book for all educators, Kristin Souers and Pete Hall explore an urgent and growing issue--childhood trauma--and its profound effect on learning and teaching. Grounded in research and the authors' experience working with trauma-affected students and their teachers, Fostering Resilient Learners will help you cultivate a trauma-sensitive learning environment for students across all content areas, grade levels, and educational settings. The authors--a mental health therapist and a veteran principal--provide proven, reliable strategies to help you * Understand what trauma is and how it hinders the learning, motivation, and success of all students in the classroom. * Build strong relationships and create a safe space to enable students to learn at high levels. * Adopt a strengths-based approach that leads you to recalibrate how you view destructive student behaviors and to perceive what students need to break negative cycles. * Head off frustration and burnout with essential self-care techniques that will help you and your students flourish. Each chapter also includes questions and exercises to encourage reflection and extension of the ideas in this book. As an educator, you face the impact of trauma in the classroom every day. Let this book be your guide to seeking solutions rather than dwelling on problems, to building relationships that allow students to grow, thrive, and--most assuredly--learn at high levels.

The "Heinemann Plays" series offers contemporary drama and classic plays in durable classroom editions. Many have large casts and an equal mix of boy and girl parts. This dramatization of George Orwell's "Animal Farm" comes with lyrics by Adrian Mitchell and music by Richard Peaslee.

Set against the backdrop of the Victorian goldfields in Australia, the narrative follows Catherine's harrowing journey from her transportation in 1848 to her survival through immense hardships, including the loss of two husbands and five children. Her life was marked by challenges such as hunger, poverty, and natural disasters, yet her remarkable resilience allowed her to endure until 1914. The story weaves together themes of survival and familial legacy, tracing the impact of her experiences across seven generations.

Exploring the intricate relationship between the brain and various diseases, this book delves into how chronic, infectious, and traumatic conditions can affect brain function and health. It presents the brain not only as a consequence of illness but also as a potential predictor and mediator of disease outcomes, influenced by social contexts. Written in an engaging narrative style, it encourages self-reflection and critical thinking, making it accessible for a diverse audience, including those in medical, neuroscience, and public health fields.

"It's not the doing that matters; it's the thinking about the doing." John DeweyAs a teacher, you work hard to make a positive difference in the lives of your students. But this kind of progress doesn't happen overnight, and it doesn't happen accidentally. It s the result of intentionality, planning, effort . . . and thought. The difference between learning a skill and being able to implement it effectively resides in your capacity to engage in deep, continuous thought about that skill. In other words, recognizing why you do something is often more important than knowing how to do it.To help you deepen your thinking and reflect on your capacity as an educator, Pete Hall and Alisa Simeral return to the Continuum of Self-Reflection, which they introduced to coaches and administrators in their best-selling Building Teachers Capacity for Success, and redesign its implementation so you can take charge of your own professional growth. In these pages, you'll find tools specifically made to enhance self-reflection on professional practice, including the Continuum of Self-Reflection and the Reflective Cycle. You'll be able to assess your current self-reflective tendencies, identify opportunities to reflect on your instruction, and begin to forge a path toward continuous growth and educational excellence.