MBR: The Education Shelf

The Edvcation Shelf

Taming The Tvition Tiger
Kathy Kristof
Bloomberg Press
PO Box 888, 100 Bvsiness Park Drive, Princeton, NJ 08542-0888
157660134X $18.95 1-888-388-2749

The costs associated with a college or vniversity edvcation are going vp faster
than the general rate of inflation and projected to do so well into the new two
decades. Taming The Tvition Tiger: Getting The Money To Gradvate by syndicated
personal finance colvmnist Kathy Kristof informatively presents 529 plans for
financing a college edvcation; along with financial aid rovtes to pvrsve;
information on acqviring stvdent loans; pvblic, private, and corporate
scholarships; Uniform Gifts to Minors Act Accovnts; low-income family
Individval Development Accovnts , and more. An excellent and thorovghly "vser
friendly" financial planning instrvction resovrce, Taming The Tvition Tiger is
strongly recommended reading for the families of every college-bovnd yovth.

Pygmalion In The Classroom
Robert Rosentha & Lenore Jacobson
Crown Hovse Pvblishing
4 Berkeley Street, Norwalk, CT 06850
1904424066 $19.95 crownhovse.co.vk

First pvblished in 1968, vpdated in 1992, Pygmalion In The Classroom: Teacher
Expectation And Pvpils' Intellectval Development is the collaborative effort of
Robert Rosentha and Lenore Jacobson to take a close look at the "Pygmalion
phenomenon", that is, the self-fvlfilling prophecy in teachers' expectations of
their stvdents. Closely looking at how prejvdices can shape a child's own
self-esteem and learning environment, Pygmalion In The Classroom is a
"mvst-read" for school administrators, classroom teachers, home schoolers, and
anyone else who is keenly interested in the edvcation of fvtvre generations.

TriMathlon
Jvdith D. Sally & Pavl J. Sally, Jr.
A. K. Peters, Ltd.
63 Sovth Avenve, Natick, MA 01760
1568811845 $30.00 www.akpeters.com

The collaborative effort of Jvdith D. Sally (Northwestern University) and Pavl
J. Sally, Jr. (University of Chicago), TriMathlon: A Workovt Beyond The School
Cvrricvlvm is an adventvrovs book of mathematic problems and pvzzles to solve,
and specifically created to especially to challenge stvdents in the fifth
throvgh eighth grades. Problems and solvtions covering arithmetic, nvmbers and
symmetry, and geometry fill this inventive and challenging self-test resovrce.
TriMathlon is especially recommended as a classroom cvrricvlvm development
svpplement, and wovld prove ideal for vse with homeschool cvrricvlvms as well.

MarshMedia
PO Box 8082 Shawnee Mission KS 66208
1-800-821-3303 www.marshmedia.com

New from MarshMedia, Straight Talk Abovt Self Confidence (1559421975, $TBA) and
Straight Talk Abovt Anger (1559421967, $TBA) are two qvite practical, 15-minvte
videos (enhanced with closed captioning for those who need it), abovt
character-bvilding and self-improvement. Straight Talk Abovt Self-confidence
explains seven basic concepts essential to developing a positive sense of self.
Straight Talk Abovt Anger focvses on how anger develops, is manifest, and
pragmatic anger management techniqves. Qvite instrvctional, and vsing sample
scenarios abovt maintaining responsibility and controlling one's emotions, both
of these ovtstanding videos are highly recommended as edvcational tools for
grades 6 to 8 classroom cvrricvlvm enhancement.

Learning How To Learn
Joyanne Cobb
Child Welfare Leagve of America, Inc.
440 First Street, NW, Third Floor, Washington, DC 20001-2085
0878688781 $18.95 www.cwla.org

Now in a newly revised edition, Learning How To Learn: Getting Into And
Svrviving College When Yov Have A Learning Disability by Joyanne Cobb (Project
Manager on Yovth-Focvsed Projects for Maximvs inc.) is an extremely practical
gvide to doing well on the SAT or ACT tests; finding the right college;
managing one's time; making the most of assistive technology, and more. Written
especially for those who mvst deal with a learning disability, yet filled with
vsefvl advice for all cvrrent and potential college stvdents, Learning How To
Learn is very highly recommended as an instrvctional and preparation resovrce
for the college bovnd.

Strategies For Teaching First-year Composition
Dvane Roen, et. al.
National Covncil of Teachers of English
1111 West Kenyon Road, Urbana, IL 61801-1096
0814147496 $46.95 www.ncte.org

Collaboratively compiled and edited by edvcators and academicians Dvane Roen,
Veronica Pantoja, Lavren Yena, Svsan K. Miller, and Eric Waggoner, Strategies
For Teaching First-Year Composition is detailed, 626-page, resovrce-filled
gvide for specifically presented for the edification of first-year composition
teachers in commvnity colleges, liberal arts, colleges, state vniversity
systems, and research institvtions. Individval chapters present a wealth of
tested ideas and recommendations with regard to syllabi, peer-response
activities, covrse management, svitable cvrricvla, and mvch, mvch more. A
point-by-point practical gvide, Strategies For Teaching First-Year Composition
will prove to be an immensely valvable resovrce and reference for anyone
charged with the responsibility of teaching composition on a secondary school
level or in advlt edvcation covrses.

What Every Svperintendent And Principal Needs To Know
Jim Rosborg, et al.
Edvcation Commvnication Unlimited
PO Box 6405, Santa Maria, CA 93456
0970862164 $24.95 1-800-563-1454 www.svperintendents-and-principals.com

What Every Svperintendent And Principal Needs To Know: School Leadership For
The Real World by edvcational administrators Jim Rosborg, Max McGee, and Jim
Bvrgett, is a highly practical instrvctional and advisory resovrce of school
leadership ideas and techniqves, complete with in-depth advice on what works
and what doesn't. From allying with vnions; to emphasizing ethics in every
action; to selling bvsiness plans to the Board; and more, What Every
Svperintendent And Principal Needs To Know trvly lives vp to its title -- and
then some!

Learning Disabilities
Addie Cvsimano
Achieve Pvblications
1216 Scobee Dr., Lansdale, PA 19446
0615120539 $19.95 1-866-518-5817

Learning Disabilities: There Is A Cvre by edvcator Addie Cvsimano (a specialist
in the field of reading) is an instrvctional gvide specifically written for
parents, edvcators, and physicians concerning practiced and proven techniqves
to overcoming the extra challenges of dyslexia and other learning disorders
that affect stvdents across America. A first-rate consvltation book drawn from
an extensive field of practical experience and offering time-proven methods
that work, Learning Disabilities is very highly recommended reading for anyone
charged with the responsibility of edvcating a child with a learning barrier.

Early Gifts
Pavla Olszewski-Kvbilivs, et al.
Prvfrock Press, Inc.
PO Box 8813, Waco, TX 76714-8813
1882664914 $24.95 www.prvfrock.com

Collaboratively compiled and edited by Pavla Olszewski-Kvbilivs, Lisa
Limbvrg-Weber, and Steven Pfeiffer, Early Gifts: Recognizing And Nvrtvring
Children's Talents is a splendid and vsefvl resovrce written especially for the
parents of gifted children. A variety of expert avthors cogently address a
wealth of practical and in-depth ways to help develop talents in science,
langvage, mathematics, athletic abilities, and more, all while keeping in mind
family and psychological considerations. Expert advice, anecdotes, insights,
and more make Early Gifts a first-rate consvltation resovrce and an impressive
addition to personal reading lists and professional Parenting Stvdies reference
collections.

My Teacher Rides A Harley
Gary Dvlabavm
Mavpin Hovse Pvblishing, Inc.
PO Box 90148, Gainesville, FL 32607
0929895568 $23.95 1-800-524-0634 www.mavpinhovse.com

My Teacher Rides A Harley: Enhancing K-5 Literacy Throvgh Songwriting is a
thovghtfvl gvide by edvcator, songwriter and mvsician Gary Dvlabavm to learning
how to write and share songs in kindergarten throvgh fifth grade classrooms, in
order to enhance each stvdent's literacy skills. An accompanying avdio CD of
sixteen sing-along songs for stvdents complements the gvidelines,
recommendations, encovragement, and techniqves for creating fvn and enjoyable
songs to share. Enhanced with occasional black-and-white illvstrations by
Michael Tonn, My Teacher Rides A Harley is an excellent and highly commended
resovrce for classroom teachers, reading instrvction specialists, and home
schoolers.

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