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“When students know how to learn, they are able to become their own teachers.” —Nancy Frey, Douglas Fisher, and John Hattie Imagine students who describe their learning in these terms: “I know where I’m going, I have the tools I need for the journey, and I monitor my own progress.” Now imagine the extraordinary difference this type of ownership makes in their progress over the course of a school year. This illuminating book shows how to make this scenario an everyday reality. With its foundation in principles introduced in the authors’ bestselling Visible Learning for Literacy, this resource delves more deeply into the critical component of self-assessment, revealing the most effective types of assessment and how each can motivate students to higher levels of achievement.
The whispering pines of Hearthhollow hold a secret: their magic is fading, and with it, the heart of the village. Saffron Halloway, the Tea Witch, brews teas infused with the land's magic – chamomile for frayed nerves, dandelion root for broken bones, rosehip for forgotten dreams. But even Saffron's potent brews can't soothe the growing unease. Then, a roar shatters the quiet. Ember, a young dragon whose anxiety burns hotter than their dragonfire, crash-lands in Saffron's herb garden. Their ancestral nesting grounds are dying, and they believe Saffron holds the key to their survival. Joined by Linden Blackwood, a village scholar haunted by his father's prophecies of ecological collapse, th...
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1888. Learned observations on the works of Sterne, Hawthorne, Walton, Milton, Chaucer, and many more. Obviously written by a man with a passion for books.
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