Raising student achievement has benefits not only for the individual, but for society as well. In this lecture Dylan Wiliam argues that many efforts at reform have focused on things that are easy to
Effective leaders inspire growth and improved performance in those they lead.The United States workforce will change significantly in the coming decades. Today’s students need teachers to prepare them
Effective classroom formative assessment helps educators make minute-by-minute, day-by-day instructional decisions. This clear, practical guide for teachers centers on five key instructional strategie
This isn’t a book; it’s a lifestyle. And you can be a part of it starting right now. This second edition of 100 Things to Do in Houston Before You Die lays out all of the cool stuff you could be doing
Named after the hero of the Battle of San Jacinto, Sam Houston, the settlement on Buffalo Bayou was a cattle town until oil was discovered in 1901. Ambitious adventurers from around the globe sought t
Extensively revised, redesigned, and rephotographed, a host of local landmarks as they once looked, alongside the same viewpoint photographed today Austin is known for its impressive streets and per
Texas: Then and Now features the most prominent locations from around the state, comparing vintage photographs with modern views of the same scenes today. Included on these pages are many of the great
A look at how the buildings, streets, and institutions that comprise Houston’s cityscape have changed dramatically over the years, and the many that were lost along the waySince its founding in 1836,
The deadly details of 365 dastardly, mundane, ritualistic and just plain bizarre ways people have murdered one another are revealed in this darkly entertaining—and surprising informative—manual of mur
This book pulls together major critiques of contemporary attempts to explain nature-society relations in an environmentally deterministic way. After defining key terms, it reviews the history of envir
“This is a surprising and welcome book… a heartening read that shows the power of assessment for learning and the potential for academics and teachers jointly to put into practice ideas that can impro
