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" Schools as Professional Learning Communities is an extraordinary achievement. It brings together what a long-time practitioner can see and sense. It is an illumination of an exciting path to a constantly improving instructional community."
S. David Adler, Superintendent (retired)
Bergen County Schools, Newton, NJ

"This book is a must for those seeking to prepare school leaders as well as those seeking to improve school performance. Roberts and Pruitt have presented us with a scholarly work that provides the nuts and bolts for those seeking to understand school leadership."
Leslie Agard-Jones, Dean, College of Education
William Paterson University

Transform your school into a learning community with this practical, research-based guide!

Well-documented research shows that teaching, learning, and educational outcomes for students greatly improve when a school becomes a community--that is, when everyone works together to collaboratively search for and resolve problems in their schools. So if your ultimate goal is to help all members of the school community assume a leadership role, this one-stop sourcebook is exactly what you need to get started.

Authors Roberts and Pruitt provide the knowledge and skills necessary to work effectively with teachers, parents, administrators, and students to build a learning community. Schools as Professional Learning Communities is full of practical strategies, tips, and activities, and addresses the immediate issues faced by teachers in their classrooms and the work teachers, supervisors, and principals perform daily.

Highlights of this nuts-and-bolts guide include:

Leading in the role of principal
Working in groups and effectively using team processes
Initiating study groups for building a learning community
Providing learning opportunities for teachers through classroom observation
Mentoring, providing collaborative assessment of student work, and other cooperative approaches
Developing professional portfolios
Sustaining the learning community

For school administrators and teachers focused on student achievement, equity, and teacher leadership, this is a must-have resource.

Customer Reviews:

Spectacular!!!!.......2007-07-05

This is the best book EVER written to assist with understanding the nuts and bolts of school leadership. I have recommended this book to all my colleagues and it is now used as a guide to 85 school principles that I know.

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Strive to approach every negotiation with both parties' interests in mind. The six-step process in this course will help you make each negotiation a "win-win," draft agreements that will succeed, and create lasting relationships. Increase your courage and confidence. Apply negotiation techniques and strategies that work. Learn to compromise and make it work for you.

Learning Objectives: To define negotiation opportunities and attitudes. To present the progression needed for negotiations to work smoothly. To provide negotiation strategies and tactics. To practice negotiating using a case study.

Customer Reviews:

Win-win Negotiation.......2006-12-21

The book covers the main issues required for successful and effective negotiation process. Negotiation is one of the most effective method of resolving conflicts and disagreements invented by civilized people. Robert Maddux describes a step-by-step process that managers can use to ensure that the negotiation process results in all parties having a mutually acceptable and preferably mutually beneficial agreement. The author explains that negotiation need not be a zero-sum game but rather that the ultimate agreement should be a win-win for everyone involved. This should result in a lasting relationship established between the parties.

The main drawback is that the book is a bit dated, even though the negotiating principles highlighted are timeless. I would, however, recommend you to purchase any of the following books which are a notch better than this book:

* Negotiating Rationally by Max Bazerman and Margaret Neale
* The Mind and Heart of the Negotiator by Leigh L. Thompson
* The Power of Nice by Shapiro and Jankowski
* Strategic Negotiation: A Breakthrough Four-Step Process for Effective Business Negotiation by Brian Dietmeyer and Max Bazerman

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Sharpen your project manager skills now!

Discover the career benefits of climbing into the Project Management Institute's (PMI®) new competency development framework. Like an evolving building's transparent superstructure, the competency framework enables you to clearly see the interdependencies between your job knowledge, skills and behavior. Readily uncover areas of outmoded or faulty construction and tackle only what needs renovating. Enjoy the clarity!

Researched by senior-level PMI members for four years, The Project Manager Competency Development Framework has the primary purpose of sharpening the skills of project management practitioners everywhere. It also guides the professional development of aspiring project management practitioners. Organizations will find the framework useful in guiding practitioners to their fullest potential. Individuals will find the framework useful in guiding the development of their own project management competence against a recognized standard.

In PMI's framework, competency units, clusters and elements combine to create the essential aspects of every project manager's job. See for yourself:

-Blend integration and planning: Identify the project stakeholders and develop a stakeholder management plan.

-Join scope with executing: Establish an approval process for project deliverables.

-Hook time management to controlling and schedule control: Implement a schedule change control system.

-Intersect human resources, planning and organizational planning: Develop project team policies and procedures.

-Take achievement and combine it with order and accuracy: Check to insure accuracy of data provided by others.

PMI has connected dozens of units, cluster and elements to produce a superstructure of hundreds of career-enhancing performance criteria.

You will discover that it takes two to ascend The Project Manager Competency Development Framework. Your job is to assess your knowledge, skills and behavior and develop appropriate improvement strategies. PMI gives you the tools to accomplish those tasks. Your employer is there to support and encourage your progress. PMI designed this superstructure for you both. Enjoy the climb!

Customer Reviews:

Giant Checklist to improve your Project Management skills!.......2003-04-16

For the longest time, the main standard that PMI focussed on was the development of the 'Guide to the PMBOK'. The purpose of that Guide was to 'Improve the Performance of Projects'. There is another standard (on WBS) to achieve the same purpose.

In recent years, PMI has decided to address other goals like 'Improve the Performance of Project Personnel'. It is towards achieving this end that the standard 'Project Management Competency Development (PMCD) Framework' was developed. An exposure draft was released recently and this book is that exposure draft in it's entirety. PMI is now accepting comments on this exposure draft and a final version will be released soon based on the feedback.

PMI has done a fantastic job in creating this standard. It is very usable, much more than the 'Guide to the PMBOK'. It is only 108 pages long out of which the main standard is only 70 pages long. The rest is Appendices that outline the process followed in developing the standard and a glossary of terms. Even in these 70 pages, the first 12 pages are the main material to be read. These 12 pages describe everything you need to know about the PMCD framework and how to use it. The next 58 pages are nothing but a giant checklist that you can use in assessing your project management competencies and coming up with a plan to fill any gaps you may have. These 58 pages will be the most used pages in your project management career.

The basic idea in the standard is that there are three areas of competencies that a project manager needs to be concerned with - PM Knowledge, PM Performance, and PM Personal Competencies. When a project manager improves in these three areas, the projects will see an improvement in their success too. These three competencies are further split into multiple sub-sections and described in sufficient detail.

A great way to use this standard is to read the standard cover to cover and come up with an individualized plan for oneself. I am currently in the process of coming up with this plan for myself and I plan on maintaining it for a year before revamping it. The print function on this electronic file is supposed to be disabled but it wasn't disabled on my download. I am currently contacting PMI to alert them of this so they can fix it. All their other standards that you can download have their print functionality disabled.

Even otherwise, this book has a very small price to pay considering the benefits. How many other professions have such a logical and systematic approach that is documented in 70 pages to improve your skills? Overall, this is a standard that has been long overdue in the Project Management profession. There could be changes to this draft over the next couple of years as PMI gets feedback from people like yourself after you start using this framework and find room for improvement. Enjoy this valuable book!

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Project Manager Competency Development Framework Exposure Draft

Manufacturer: Project Management Institute
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Some things look simple when explained well

Organize Your Start-Up : Simple Methods to Help you Start the Business of Your Dreams
Ronni Eisenberg
Manufacturer: Hyperion
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Binding: Paperback

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Organize Yourself

ASIN: 0786886250

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In this dot.com age, more and more people are striking out on their own to create the businesses they always dreamed of having. But starting a company can feel like an overwhelming amount of work: juggling multiple tasks, keeping track of expenditures, finding customers and keeping them happy. Now Ronni Eisenberg can help with an easy-to-follow plan that makes starting a business seem less like a venture, and more like an adventure.

Customer Reviews:

Some things look simple when explained well.......2006-05-08

What a wonderful little book. The authors appear to be "organization specialists." They collaborated on other books regarding how to organize your office, home, family, yourself, etc. In writing this book the authors have written about how they organize their own businesses. This is not a theory book. I highly recommend people who want to start a small business, or who currently have a small business, read this highly informative, well organized, small book. It's an easy read and should help anyone get more organized.

The contents include the following 5 sections:

1. Getting started
2. The Physical setup
3. Money
4. Business smarts
5. Building your business

I particularly enjoyed the first section: Getting started. It covered considerations as to whether to quit your job before you go off on your own - or to start the business as a hobby while you continue to bring in a paycheck.

I think the 5th section (Building Your Business) probably should have been discussed after the first section. I would have liked the book better if it had since business plans and marketing plans go hand in hand. I liked the way the authors handled "marketing" by emphasizing the importance of a marketing plan. However, I think it could have been better if Web sites, web pages, and other uses of the Internet had been discussed in the Building Your Business section. In all fairness, the authors do discuss advertising on the Web, but I don't equate that to having a Web presence. Keep in mind that the book was written in 2000, and Web sites were not the norm yet that they are today.

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The Bible of European Economic History Since 1945!.......2002-02-03

This book is used extensively by the Economic History Department at The London School of Economics. Of course, this should surprise no one who is familiar with the academics who contributed to this work. Many authors, including the esteemed editor, hold teaching positions at the school. But considering this is the best economic history department in the UK, and perhaps the world, this fact should serve as a useful endorsement for anyone interested in economic history.

An Economic and Social History of Western Europe Since 1945

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An Economic and Social History of Western Europe Since 1945
Anthony Sutcliffe
Manufacturer: Longman Publishing Group
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Binding: Paperback

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The study of declinein history deserves as much attention as progress, and yet there are very few comparative studies available. This book fills that gap. Drawing on the works of Immanuel Wallerstein, Fernand Braudel, Michael Mann and Jonathan Israel to inform his approach, Thomson examines the experience of decline in history with particular reference to Europe. He argues that the history of Afro-Asian and European civilizations has been characterized by a slow diffusion of cultural and technical skills which has occasioned repeated cycles of progress and decline. The European variant of this dynamic was shaped by its unique qualities of political pluralism and economic dynamism, resulting in declines that were 'micro' rather than 'macro' in character.Thomson develops his argument through a structured narrative of economic and technical change in European history from the fall of Rome and the decline of Byzantium to Italy's declines and to those of Portugal and Spain. Within Spain, the decline of Castile is distinguished from those of Andalucia and Aragon; Thomson shows that the final decline of Andalucia and Aragon in the seventeenth century, rather than being a specifically Spanish crisis, was part of a general upheaval affecting the whole of the western Mediterranean and much of central Europe.Wide-ranging and clearly written, Decline in History will be an invaluable text for students of European and comparative history.

The Decline of Infant and Child Mortality:The European Experience: 1750-1990

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The Decline of Infant and Child Mortality:The European Experience: 1750-1990

Manufacturer: Springer
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Binding: Hardcover

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Of the many changes that have taken place in Western society during the past two centuries, few have been more significant than the steep fall in infant and child mortality. However, the timing and causes of the decline are still poorly understood. While some scholars attribute it to general improvements in living standards, others emphasize the role of social intervention and public health reforms. Written by specialists from several disciplinary fields, the twelve essays in this book break entirely new ground by providing a long-term perspective that challenges some deep-rooted ideas about the European experience of mortality decline and may help explain the forces and causal relationships behind the still tragic incidence of preventable infant and child deaths in many parts of the world today. This book will become a standard work for students and researchers in demography, social and economic history, population geography, and the history of medicine, and it will be of interest to anyone concerned with current debates on the policies to be adopted to curb infant and child mortality in both developed and developing countries.

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The Fast Forward MBA in Selling brings you the information you need when you need it most-now!

"Joy Baldridge's 'Golden Nuggets(TM)' are smart, effective, and entertaining. If increasing sales revenue is your goal, then this book is for you."-Mitch Fox, Publisher, Vanity Fair

"Intensive, intelligent training."-Carlo Vittorini, Publisher, Parade

Here are all the tools you need to maximize revenue and become a leader in today's selling environment. You'll discover how to:
* Turn "no's" into "yes's"
* Strategically target, penetrate, and leverage new and existing business
* Increase your sales and profits by staying locked on your goals
* Increase confidence and momentum to gain competitive advantage
* And much more

From the creators of the bestselling Portable MBA series comes The Fast Forward MBA ...
* A quick way to brush up on new ideas
* An easy-to-use format that fits in any briefcase
* Real-world information that you can put to use now!

Customer Reviews:

Fantastic!.......2003-01-15

Joy is a wonderful speaker (I heard her speak today) and has such a fantastic energy! This book is great with easy to accomplish "nuggets" which will only make your sales and interpersonal skills grow. Definately recommend! Joy IS the spark to get you going!

Great Book.......1999-12-22

Very good book worth the time to rea

Common Sense Wisdom for SALES.......1999-12-17

I got the book because her seminar was so good. She has an enthusiastic style that comes through in her writing. Lots of great info in a handy format.

Read it, Practice it, LIVE it!.......1999-12-12

Don't just READ this book-LIVE it. And make sure everyone in your company that comes in contact with customers/clients has a copy. This book could very well serve as the sales training program for most organizations-that is how practical and valid it is.

If you want common sense, real world, sales/marketing advice, this book should be up front and center in your library.

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