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Next Steps with Academic Conversations: New Ideas for Improving Learning Through Classroom Talk

Dr. Jeff Zwiers, an educational researcher at Stanford University, has spent the last 15 years analyzing classroom conversations to see how they can be better used and improved in classroom settings. Teachers who have worked with him report significant growth in students&’ engagement, content learning, language, creativity, and sense of agency. Zweirs introduced his initial vision for classroom conversations Academic Conversations: Classroom Talk that Fosters Critical Thinking and Content Understanding. His follow-up book, Next Steps with Academic Conversations: New Ideas for Improving Learning Through Classroom Talk , expands the first book with updated classroom strategies and practices. In this new version, teachers will discover: How to introduce buildable ideas and teach students how to develop and support them Equitable classroom discussions and how diverse backgrounds conversing can benefit social skills and emotional intelligence Highlights of new research-based theories on classroom conversation Ways to develop students' confidence in conversation and how classroom skills can apply to real world interactions This resource is the product of his extensive research, co-teaching, and collaborating with a wide range of educators. It was written for busy teachers who want a practical guide for strengthening the quality and quantity of productive conversations in their lessons.

Semialgebraic Statistics and Latent Tree Models

Semialgebraic Statistics and Latent Tree Models explains how to analyze statistical models with hidden (latent) variables. It takes a systematic, geometric approach to studying the semialgebraic structure of latent tree models.The first part of the book gives a general introduction to key concepts in algebraic statistics, focusing on methods that a

Antike Revisionen des Vergil und Ovid (Mathematische Methoden der Technik #368)

Lukian von Samosata erzählt in seinem etwa zwischen 160 und 170 n. ehr. geschriebenen satirischen Roman ,Wahre Geschichten' (aAq31) olqyqllma), daß er einmal von den Säulen des Herakles aus in See stach, um zu erkunden, wo der Ozean ende und wie es mit den jenseits wohnenden Menschen stehe. Auf seiner Fahrt übers Meer, durch die Luft und wieder übers Meer sei er auch auf die Insel der Seligen gekommen. Dort habe er alle Heroen, alle Teilnehmer am Zug gegen Troia und viele berühmte Persönlichkeiten aus der Mythologie und der Geschichte verschiedener Völker angetroffen, darunter auch die Philo­ sophen Sokrates, Aristipp und Epikur und ihre trinkfesten Anhänger. Platon sei nicht zugegen gewesen, da er ja in der von ihm selbst erdichteten Stadt unter der von ihm entworfenen Staatsverfassung und den von ihm erfundenen Gesetzen lebe. Auch die Stoiker hätten gefehlt, da sie noch immer im Anstieg zur steilen Höhe der Tugend begriffen seien. Von den Akademikern habe es geheißen, daß sie zwar kommen wollten, aber noch immer an sich hielten und nachdächten (En:EXElV OE EU Kat OlaOKEn:u:03m); denn sie könnten noch nicht einmal Gewißheit darüber erlangen, ob es denn eine solche Insel überhaupt gebe, ganz besonders aber fürchteten sie das Gericht vor Rhadamanthys, da sie selbst doch sogar die Möglichkeit, ein Urteil zu fällen, aufgehoben hätten. Nach zwei oder drei Tagen Aufenthalt habe er, so fährt Lukian fort, sich zu dem Dichter Homer begeben und ihn u. a.

Peacemaking, Religious Belief and the Rule of Law: The Struggle between Dictatorship and Democracy in Syria and Beyond (Routledge Research in International Law)

This book offers a new way of understanding the role of the mediator in teaching parties the interrelationship between sustainable peace, forgiveness, and international justice. It argues that the arrival of social media presents new opportunities for reaching sustainable peace agreements, through their use in gathering the detailed information that can match victims and perpetrators of past atrocities. The author aims to advance a more expansive understanding of the subjects and limitations of making peace in the shadow of international law by examining the concepts of mediation and forgiveness that exist alongside law. To that end, the book offers an account of the role of the mediator that emerges from the interplay between Ricouerian imagination and forgiveness and predicts ever-greater opportunities for making peace and protecting human rights that can be facilitated by a harnessing of social media as a tool for making peace with justice. The author also aims to examine how strategies for sustaining the peace must combat the inevitable frustrations with democracy that can lead to a slide into dictatorship. Assad, Obama, and the UN leadership and their decisions concerning making and maintaining peace in Syria are used as case studies to examine the interplay between a leaders’ religious beliefs, faith in democracy and rule of law, and impulses towards totalitarianism.

Peacemaking, Religious Belief and the Rule of Law: The Struggle between Dictatorship and Democracy in Syria and Beyond (Routledge Research in International Law)

This book offers a new way of understanding the role of the mediator in teaching parties the interrelationship between sustainable peace, forgiveness, and international justice. It argues that the arrival of social media presents new opportunities for reaching sustainable peace agreements, through their use in gathering the detailed information that can match victims and perpetrators of past atrocities. The author aims to advance a more expansive understanding of the subjects and limitations of making peace in the shadow of international law by examining the concepts of mediation and forgiveness that exist alongside law. To that end, the book offers an account of the role of the mediator that emerges from the interplay between Ricouerian imagination and forgiveness and predicts ever-greater opportunities for making peace and protecting human rights that can be facilitated by a harnessing of social media as a tool for making peace with justice. The author also aims to examine how strategies for sustaining the peace must combat the inevitable frustrations with democracy that can lead to a slide into dictatorship. Assad, Obama, and the UN leadership and their decisions concerning making and maintaining peace in Syria are used as case studies to examine the interplay between a leaders’ religious beliefs, faith in democracy and rule of law, and impulses towards totalitarianism.

English L2 Vocabulary Learning and Teaching: Concepts, Principles, and Pedagogy (ESL & Applied Linguistics Professional Series)

Accessible to experts and non-experts alike, this text is a comprehensive entry to teaching and learning vocabulary in ESL and EFL contexts. Firmly grounded in research, it presents frameworks and methods for teaching vocabulary to English L2 speakers. Overviewing key topics as well as providing in-depth research analyses and critiques, Zwier and Boers address all major areas of vocabulary pedagogy and instruction. Organized in four parts, chapters cover the nature of vocabulary and strands of vocabulary research; curricular approaches; and techniques and activities. Readers are introduced to key topics, including teaching multiword expressions, assessment, discourse, and instruction at different levels. Each chapter includes questions, prompts, and activities to foster discussion. A foundational textbook for courses on L2 instruction and teacher-training courses, it is an essential text for students and scholars in TESOL and Applied Linguistics, and provides the pedagogical grounding future English L2 teachers need to effectively teach vocabulary.

English L2 Vocabulary Learning and Teaching: Concepts, Principles, and Pedagogy (ESL & Applied Linguistics Professional Series)

Accessible to experts and non-experts alike, this text is a comprehensive entry to teaching and learning vocabulary in ESL and EFL contexts. Firmly grounded in research, it presents frameworks and methods for teaching vocabulary to English L2 speakers. Overviewing key topics as well as providing in-depth research analyses and critiques, Zwier and Boers address all major areas of vocabulary pedagogy and instruction. Organized in four parts, chapters cover the nature of vocabulary and strands of vocabulary research; curricular approaches; and techniques and activities. Readers are introduced to key topics, including teaching multiword expressions, assessment, discourse, and instruction at different levels. Each chapter includes questions, prompts, and activities to foster discussion. A foundational textbook for courses on L2 instruction and teacher-training courses, it is an essential text for students and scholars in TESOL and Applied Linguistics, and provides the pedagogical grounding future English L2 teachers need to effectively teach vocabulary.

Miracles: An Exercise in Comparative Philosophy of Religion (Comparative Philosophy of Religion #3)

This volume provides a comparative philosophical investigation into a particular concept from a variety of angles—in this case, the concept of “miracle.” The text covers deeply philosophical questions around the miracle, with a multiplicity of answers. Each chapter brings its own focus to this multifaceted effort. The volume rejects the primarily western focus that typically dominates philosophy of religion and is filled with particular examples of miracle narratives, community responses, and polemical scenarios across widely varying religious contexts and historical periods. Some of these examples defy religious categorization, and some papers challenge the applicability of the concept “miracle,” which is of western and monotheistic origin. By examining miracles thru a wide comparative context, this text presents a range of descriptive content and analysis, with attention to the audience, to the subjective experiences being communicated, and to the flavor of the narratives that come to surround miracles. This book appeals to students and researchers working in philosophy of religion and science, as well those in comparative religion. It represents, in written form, some of the perspectives and dialogue achieved in The Comparison Project’s 2017–2019 lecture series on miracles. The Comparison Project is an enterprise in comparing a variety of religious voices, allowing them to stand in dialogue.

Allgemeine Volkswirtschaftslehre (Enzyklopädie der Rechts- und Staatswissenschaft #33)

Allgemeine Volkswirtschaftslehre (Enzyklopädie der Rechts- und Staatswissenschaft #33)

Dieser Buchtitel ist Teil des Digitalisierungsprojekts Springer Book Archives mit Publikationen, die seit den Anfängen des Verlags von 1842 erschienen sind. Der Verlag stellt mit diesem Archiv Quellen für die historische wie auch die disziplingeschichtliche Forschung zur Verfügung, die jeweils im historischen Kontext betrachtet werden müssen. Dieser Titel erschien in der Zeit vor 1945 und wird daher in seiner zeittypischen politisch-ideologischen Ausrichtung vom Verlag nicht beworben.

Morphological Astronomy

Man has a great tendency to get lost or to hide, as the case may be, in a jungle of details and in unnecessary complications. Why do anything simply if you can do it complicated? And still, life itself presents a sufficient number of problems to keep us busy. There would seem to be no need to create additional difficulties, just for the fun of it, especially if these self-made difficulties become practically insuperable and if in the end they cause much unhappiness. The morphological mode of thought and of action was conceived to break the vicious hold which the parasitic wild growth of complications exerts on life in all of its phases. Morphological thought and action are likely to be of value in all human activities, once such thought and action have been clearly delineated and fully developed, and once they have been practised by a sufficiently large number of people. Since the morphological method is of the greatest universality, the choice of the field to which one applies it first is not particulary critical. The author intends to write two or three books on the morphology of several large scale problems, which are both of a technical and of a general social nature. The present book is concerned in particular with some implications of morphological thinking in astronomy. We shall above all emphasize the basic character of the morphological approach, and we shall demonstrate its constructive power in a number of specific cases.

Titan und Titanlegierungen (Reine und angewandte Metallkunde in Einzeldarstellungen #21)

Politics and Language in Dryden's Poetry: The Art of Disguise

This study of Dryden's poetic career addresses the nature of covert argument in an age of violently contested political and religious issues.Originally published in 1982.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Kabuki's Nineteenth Century: Stage and Print in Early Modern Edo

Kabuki's Nineteenth Century examines the theater culture of nineteenth-century Japan from the perspective of the history and materiality of the book, the nature of reception, and the making and making use of images. The aim of this book is to rediscover the kabuki theater of nineteenth-century Japan by shifting our critical focus from performance to print and the public sphere, and thus embedding theater history within the larger world of printed matter by means of which theatricality circulated beyond the stage and through which performance was most often consumed. Fundamental to Kabuki's Nineteenth Century is a reconsideration of the nature of the printed archive itself. The book argues that the archive of printed material related to the theater in nineteenth-century Japan (playbills, actor critiques, theater guides, maps, actor prints, calendars, and broadsheets) is something more than—and more complicated than—a set of materials out of which we might reconstitute the always transient event of performance. Rather, the archive constitutes an object of inquiry unto itself, an object that reveals as much about the interrelations between and among various printed media and genres circulating beyond the confines of the theater as it does about what happened on stage. Even as we use these materials to examine the history of performance, a series of different questions might be asked: what can the production, consumption, and collecting of this enormous body of printed matter tell us about such problems as the role of print in everyday life, the construction of specialized knowledges, and the manner in which a culture archives itself?

Kabuki's Nineteenth Century: Stage and Print in Early Modern Edo

Kabuki's Nineteenth Century examines the theater culture of nineteenth-century Japan from the perspective of the history and materiality of the book, the nature of reception, and the making and making use of images. The aim of this book is to rediscover the kabuki theater of nineteenth-century Japan by shifting our critical focus from performance to print and the public sphere, and thus embedding theater history within the larger world of printed matter by means of which theatricality circulated beyond the stage and through which performance was most often consumed. Fundamental to Kabuki's Nineteenth Century is a reconsideration of the nature of the printed archive itself. The book argues that the archive of printed material related to the theater in nineteenth-century Japan (playbills, actor critiques, theater guides, maps, actor prints, calendars, and broadsheets) is something more than—and more complicated than—a set of materials out of which we might reconstitute the always transient event of performance. Rather, the archive constitutes an object of inquiry unto itself, an object that reveals as much about the interrelations between and among various printed media and genres circulating beyond the confines of the theater as it does about what happened on stage. Even as we use these materials to examine the history of performance, a series of different questions might be asked: what can the production, consumption, and collecting of this enormous body of printed matter tell us about such problems as the role of print in everyday life, the construction of specialized knowledges, and the manner in which a culture archives itself?

Ubiquitous Computing im Krankenhaus: Eine fallstudienbasierte Betrachtung betriebswirtschaftlicher Potenziale (Mobile Computing)

Falk Zwicker analysiert die Auswirkungen der mithilfe von RFID-Technologie realisierten Ubiquitous-Computing-Lösungen auf die Prozesse in verschiedenen Kliniken. Auf Basis der Ergebnisse aus Forschungsfallstudien, die er in drei Einrichtungen durchgeführt hat, entwickelt der Autor ein Hypothesengerüst, das die identifizierten Ursache-Wirkungszusammenhänge verdeutlicht.

Elektroakustik (Hochschultext)

Der große Bereich der Elektroakustik wird mit Schwerpunkten auf den Gebieten der Schallfelder, der Wandler und ihres Betriebsverhaltens, der Raumakustik sowie der Aufnahme- und Speichertechnik erläutert. Neben Einführungen, Gleichungen und graphischen Darstellungen wird insbesondere anhand von anwendungsbezogenen Beispielen dem Leser die direkte Lösung von Problemen angeboten, wobei auch neue Verfahren diskutiert werden. Die Eigenschaften des menschlichen Gehörs werden dabei ebenso berücksichtigt, wie die Meßtechnik und die Lärmbekämpfung. Der in der Industrie tätige und der beratende Ingenieur sowie der Student werden angesprochen; aber auch der elektroakustisch interessierte Amateur findet im vorliegenden Buch Antworten auf Fragen der Beschallungstechnik.

Psychoacoustics: Facts and Models (Springer Series in Information Sciences #22)

Psychoacoustics - Facts and Models represents a comprehensive collection of data describing the processing of sound by the human hearing system. It includes quantitative relations between sound stimuli and auditory perception in terms of hearing sensations. In addition, quantitative psychoacoustic models of hearing sensations are given. The monograph contains a unique collection of data on the human hearing system as a receiver of acoustic information as well as many examples of the practical application of the results of basic research in fields such as audiology, noise evaluation, and sound engineering. Many helpful hints for the solution of practical problems will be of particular benefit to engineers, and the book as a whole should serve as an important benchmark in the field of psychoacoustics. The treatment given in this second edition has been thoroughly updated with recent results.

Elektroakustik (Hochschultext)

Facts and Models in Hearing: Proceedings of the Symposium on Psychophysical Models and Physiological Facts in Hearing, held at Tutzing, Oberbayern, Federal Republic of Germany, April 22–26, 1974 (Communication and Cybernetics #8)

During recent years auditory research has advanced quite rapidly in the area of experimental psychology as well as in that of physiology. Scientists working in both areas have in cornrnon the study of the process in HEARING, yet different scientific areas always tend to diverge. A SYMPOSIUM ON PSY­ CHOPHYSICAL MODELS AND PHYSIOLOGICAL FACTS IN HEARING was or­ ganized for the exchange of information and to stimulate dis­ cussion between research workers in psychoacoustics, neurophy­ siology, anatomy, morphology and hydromechanics. The basic aim of holding this syrnposium was to halt the divergence and to initiate the kind of multi-disciplinary research that will be need ed to elucidate the hearing process as a whole. The present proceedings comprise the papers, which were circulated to the participants two months before the syrnposium and discussed during the syrnposium, together with some cornrnents and additional re­ marks. These cornrnents and rernarks do not, however, represent the full discussions but only the parts available in written form. We have arranged the material in five sections: I. Structure and Neurobiology of the Inner Ear II. Cochlear Mechanisms III. Auditory Frequency Analysis IV. Auditory Time Analysis V. Nonlinear Effects Within the limits of a syrnposium, none of these topics could be treated comprehensively; moreover, most of the papers concerned problems having several aspects.

Psychoakustik (Hochschultext)

Beastie Boys: A Musical Biography (The Story of the Band)

A concise musical biography traces the Beastie Boys' story from the New York punk scene through a blockbuster career that spans more than 20 years.Ever since they hit the big time with their 1986 rock/rap debut Licensed to Ill, the first rap album to reach #1 on the Billboard 200, the Beastie Boys have been a cultural bellwether, the likes of which was unseen before or since. Their association with MTV made the Beasties instant poster children for an unprecedented phase of integration, both musical and racial. Their music, a pastiche of sounds that spans decades and genres, influenced the course of popular music and continues to do so today. Beastie Boys: A Musical Biography tells the story of the band, from its beginnings through its ongoing critical and commercial success. Fans can read about the group's origins, the training of its members, its awards and accomplishments, and its influence on pop culture. Authoritative yet concise, this lively overview covers everything from the band's unique sound to their collaborations with leading filmmakers on their award-winning videos.

Beastie Boys: A Musical Biography (The Story of the Band)

A concise musical biography traces the Beastie Boys' story from the New York punk scene through a blockbuster career that spans more than 20 years.Ever since they hit the big time with their 1986 rock/rap debut Licensed to Ill, the first rap album to reach #1 on the Billboard 200, the Beastie Boys have been a cultural bellwether, the likes of which was unseen before or since. Their association with MTV made the Beasties instant poster children for an unprecedented phase of integration, both musical and racial. Their music, a pastiche of sounds that spans decades and genres, influenced the course of popular music and continues to do so today. Beastie Boys: A Musical Biography tells the story of the band, from its beginnings through its ongoing critical and commercial success. Fans can read about the group's origins, the training of its members, its awards and accomplishments, and its influence on pop culture. Authoritative yet concise, this lively overview covers everything from the band's unique sound to their collaborations with leading filmmakers on their award-winning videos.

Mit Sustainable Finance die Transformation dynamisieren: Wie Finanzwirtschaft nachhaltiges Wirtschaften ermöglicht

Wir befinden uns inmitten eines komplexen Strukturwandels, der alle Dimensionen der Gesellschaft und des Wirtschaftssystems betrifft. Die Bekämpfung der Klimakrise und konsequentes Verfolgen der Nachhaltigkeitsziele der Vereinten Nationen sind Jahrhundertaufgaben, die keinen Aufschub dulden. Die COVID-19-Pandemie und Putins Angriffskrieg verweisen auf die Bedeutung resilienter Wirtschafts- und Gesellschaftsstrukturen. Welche Rolle spielt hierbei die Finanzwirtschaft? Ein nachhaltiges, zukunftsfähiges Finanzsystem ist eine der zentralen Voraussetzungen, um die Transformation unserer Wirtschaft zügig und gezielt zu gestalten.Diese Momentaufnahme zum Agenda Setting für Sustainable Finance kann für die vielschichtigen Prozesse in Gremien und Unternehmen, in Banken und Versicherungswirtschaft auf europäischer, nationaler und betrieblicher Ebene Nutzen stiften. Expertise und Perspektive der verschiedenen Anspruchsgruppen, Akteurinnen und Akteure kommen zu Wort. Ihre Beiträge spiegeln diese Vielfalt und greifen an vielen Stellen die großen Möglichkeiten auf, die in kooperativen Ansätzen und Instrumenten schlummern.

Gabler | MLP Berufs- und Karriere-Planer IT und Wirtschaft 2010 | 2011: Für Studenten und Hochschulabsolventen

Der neu konzipierte und stärker auf IT-Trends fokussierte Berufs- und Karriere-Planer IT und Wirtschaft 2010 | 2011 ist der passgenaue Ratgeber für alle Examenskandidaten und Hochschulabsolventen der Informatik und verwandter Studienfächer, die nach dem Studium in den Beruf durchstarten wollen. Aktuelle Arbeitsmarktanalysen mit wichtigen Brancheninfos, insbesondere die Darstellung zukunftsweisender und wirtschaftlich relevanter IT-Wachstumfelder, vermitteln Einblick in interessante Bereiche für den Jobeinstieg und informieren über die gefragten Qualifikationen. Schwerpunkt des Buchs ist ein sehr nützlicher Bewerberleitfaden. Die praktische Anleitung befasst sich mit allen Aspekten des Bewerbungsprozesses und lässt keine Fragen offen. "Ein Handbuch, das in keinem Bücherschrank fehlen sollte …" Hochschul-Anzeiger