Achievements

Author : Gwen Bradford
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 0198714025
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Achievement written by Gwen Bradford and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the magisterial to the mundane, achievements play a role in the best kind of human life, and many people think that they are of such importance that they are worth pursuing at the expense of serious sacrifices. Yet for all that, no philosophers have devoted more than a few short passages to discerning what makes achievements valuable, or even what makes something an achievement to begin with. Gwen Bradford presents the first systematic account of what achievements are, and what it is about them that makes them worth doing. It turns out that more things count as achievements than we might have thought, and that what makes them valuable isn't something we usually think of as good. It turns out that difficulty, perhaps surprisingly, plays a central part in characterizing achievements and their value: achievements are worth the effort. But just what does it mean for something to be difficult, and why is it valuable? A thorough analysis of the nature of difficulty is given, and ultimately, the best account of the value of achievements taps into perfectionist axiology. But not just any perfectionist theory of value will do, and in this book we see a new perfectionist theory developed that succeeds in capturing the value of achievement better than its predecessors.

Author : Bernard Roth
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0062356127
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Achievement Habit written by Bernard Roth and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2015-07-07 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The co-founder of the Stanford d.School introduces the power of design thinking to help you achieve goals you never thought possible. Achievement can be learned. It’s a muscle, and once you learn how to flex it, you’ll be able to meet life’s challenges and fulfill your goals, Bernard Roth, Academic Director at the Stanford d.school contends. In The Achievement Habit, Roth applies the remarkable insights that stem from design thinking—previously used to solve large scale projects—to help us realize the power for positive change we all have within us. Roth leads us through a series of discussions, stories, recommendations, and exercises designed to help us create a different experience in our lives. He shares invaluable insights we can use to gain confidence to do what we’ve always wanted and overcome obstacles that hamper us from reaching our potential, including: Don’t try—DO; Excuses are self-defeating; Believe you are a doer and achiever and you’ll become one; Build resiliency by reinforcing what you do rather than what you accomplish; Learn to ignore distractions that prevent you from achieving your goals; Become open to learning from your own experience and from those around you; And more. The brain is complex and is always working with our egos to sabotage our best intentions. But we can be mindful; we can create habits that make our lives better. Thoughtful and powerful The Achievement Habit shows you how.

Author : Steve Ventura
Publisher : ASCD
ISBN 13 : 1416631208
Total Pages : 166 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Achievement Teams written by Steve Ventura and published by ASCD. This book was released on 2022-05-27 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What if you had a collaborative process of looking at student data that could pinpoint student gaps in learning and suggest effective strategies to close those gaps? What if you knew not only what you should start doing to enhance student learning, but also what you should stop doing because it hasn't given you the hoped-for results? Enter Achievement Teams. This is not another program that's here today and gone tomorrow; it's a timeless approach that any school or district can replicate that focuses on the most significant variable in student achievement: teaching. In Achievement Teams, Steve Ventura and Michelle Ventura offer a framework based on John Hattie's Visible Learning research that makes teacher collaboration more efficient, rigorous, satisfying, and effective. Think of it as a systematic treasure hunt for best practices using real data on your students. The authors walk you through the Achievement Teams four-step meeting protocol: * In Step 1, teams focus on the evidence from a pre-assessment to provide specific feedback to students and teachers about concepts and skills that students did and did not learn. * In Step 2, teams use that evidence to establish SMART goals for both teachers and students. * In Step 3, teams summarize the collected data and make inferences around students' mastery levels. * In Step 4, teachers select high-impact strategies directly targeted to student needs. A post-assessment reveals what did and didn't work. The authors provide a plethora of resources along the way, including reflection activities to extend your thinking and a variety of helpful downloadable templates designed to facilitate the work. If you're a teacher or leader who is interested in maximizing student achievement, this book is for you.

Author : Lois Decker O'Neill
Publisher : Garden City, N.Y. : Anchor Press/Doubleday
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 896 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Women's Book of World Records and Achievements written by Lois Decker O'Neill and published by Garden City, N.Y. : Anchor Press/Doubleday. This book was released on 1979 with total page 896 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "An Information House book.".

Author : Benson John Lossing
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 706 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Achievements of Four Centuries written by Benson John Lossing and published by . This book was released on 1892 with total page 706 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Joseph R. Gay
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 500 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Progress and Achievements of the 20th Century Negro written by Joseph R. Gay and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Nigel Hawkes
Publisher : Thunder Bay Press (CA)
ISBN 13 : 9781571450388
Total Pages : 478 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Amazing Achievements written by Nigel Hawkes and published by Thunder Bay Press (CA). This book was released on 1996 with total page 478 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of constructed landmarks and machines that celebrate the human race.

Author : John O'Reilly
Publisher : Alfred Music
ISBN 13 : 9781457413872
Total Pages : 404 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Accent on Achievement, Book 2 written by John O'Reilly and published by Alfred Music. This book was released on with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Accent on Achievement is a revolutionary, best-selling band method that will excite and stimulate your students through the most complete collection of classics and world music in any band method. The comprehensive review cycle in books 1 & 2 will ensure that students remember what they learn and progress quickly. Also included are rhythm and rest exercises, chorales, scale exercises, and 11 full band arrangements among the first two books. Book 3 includes progressive technical, rhythmic studies and chorales in all 12 major and minor keys. Also included are lip slur exercises for increasing brass instrument range and flexibility. Accent on Achievement meets and exceeds the USA National Standards for music education, grades five through eight.

Author : Adina Shamir
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9400751192
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Technology as a Support for Literacy Achievements for Children at Risk written by Adina Shamir and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-11-29 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presenting cutting-edge studies from various countries into the theoretical and practical issues surrounding the literacy acquisition of at-risk children, this volume focuses specifically on the utility of technology in supporting and advancing literacy among the relevant populations. These include a range of at-risk groups such as those with learning disabilities, low socioeconomic status, and minority ethnicity. Arguing that literacy is a key requirement for integration into any modern society, the book outlines new ways in which educators and researchers can overcome the difficulties faced by children in these at-risk groups. It also reflects the rapid development of technology in this field, which in turn necessitates the accumulation of fresh research evidence.

Author : Nicholas J. Long
Publisher : Berghahn Books
ISBN 13 : 1782382216
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Social Life of Achievement written by Nicholas J. Long and published by Berghahn Books. This book was released on 2013-11-01 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What happens when people “achieve”? Why do reactions to “achievement” vary so profoundly? And how might an anthropological study of achievement and its consequences allow us to develop a more nuanced model of the motivated agency that operates in the social world? These questions lie at the heart of this volume. Drawing on research from Southeast Asia, Europe, the United States, and Latin America, this collection develops an innovative framework for explaining achievement’s multiple effects—one which brings together cutting-edge theoretical insights into politics, psychology, ethics, materiality, aurality, embodiment, affect and narrative. In doing so, the volume advances a new agenda for the study of achievement within anthropology, emphasizing the significance of achievement as a moment of cultural invention, and the complexity of “the achiever” as a subject position.