DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT presents Battlestar Galactica: Origins -- an all new series of stories focusing on the characters and events of the award-winning Sci Fi series!In "Baltar" by Kevin Fahey (writer for the show and protege of comics legend Mark Verheiden), Clay Carmouche and Jonathan Lau, the origins of Gaius Baltar and his life and loves that lead up to the second Cylon War are explored. Also includes a complete cover gallery

What if that kid you and your friends picked on in your youth came back with a vengeance to kill you and your friends? That dark guilt-ridden fear is at the core of CUTTER, a cautionary tale about the sins of your past coming back to haunt you. From television writer SEAMUS KEVIN FAHEY (Battlestar Galactica, The Following) and comic writer ROBERT NAPTON (SON OF MERLIN), with art by acclaimed horror artists CHRISTIAN DIBARI and MAAN HOUSE. Collects CUTTER #1-4

Collecting all 11 issues of Dynamite's successful run of Battlestar Galactica: Origins along with the Battlestar Galictica: Zarek mini-sereies, focusing on the characters and events of the award-winning Sci Fi series! Featuring the 'origin' tales of the commander of the Galactica, William Adama, as well as Tom Zarek, Gaius Baltar, Kara 'Starbuck' Thrace and Karl 'Helo' Agathon. From the academy to their assignment onboard the Galactica, follow them on this previously untold tale! 11 Issues...

While the critically acclaimed series may be coming to an end, Dynamite Entertainment continues to explore the hit TV series. Beginning with THE FINAL FIVE, a story tying directly into the events of the final episodes of the series! Written by Seamus Kevin (ORIGINS) Fahey and David Reed with the complete authorization of SY FY. Joining the writers is Galactica veteran artist Nigel Raynor. Features a complete cover gallery.Collects Battlestar Galactica: The Final Five #1-4!

This book is for educators who believe that schools need to be improved and are hopeful that real change can be achieved. The authors argue that if educators want to create more equitable, socially just, and learner-focused schools, then they need a more robust, transformational theory of school change—an UnCommon Theory. After describing the limits of current school improvement initiatives, the authors explain what is needed to actually engage in deeper school reinvention work. They take ...

Supporting teacher learning is a complicated and challenging task. This much-awaited book offers a practical, research-based framework for thinking about instructional leadership, along with the necessary resources and tools for improving practice. The authors identify specific structures, formats, and strategies that an instructional leader can use to support new and veteran principals and teacher leaders. They then discuss ways to think about which structures are most appropriate for par...

Are you a K–8 principal ready to implement the PLC at Work™ process? Two experienced practitioners show you how to explore the critical components needed to lay the foundation of a PLC, including how to develop a structure that supports collaborative teams, how to focus on effective monitoring strategies, how to reflect on your communication effectiveness, and more.

“Dee Fink challenges our conventional assumptions and practices and offers an insightful approach to expanding our learning goals, making higher education more meaningful. This is a gem of a book that every college teacher should read.”—Ken Bain, author, What the Best College Students DoSince the original publication of L. Dee Fink’s Creating Significant Learning Experiences, higher education has continued to move in two op...

James Spillane, the leading expert in Distributed Leadership, shows how leadership happens in everyday practices in schools, through formal routines and informal interactions. He examines the distribution of leadership among administrators, specialists, and teachers in the school, and explains the ways in which leadership practice is stretched over leaders, followers, and aspects of the situation, including routines and tools of various sorts in the organization such as memos, sch...

There has been a shift in HR from performance appraisal to performance management. A new volume in the SIOP Professional Practice Series, this book contains a broad range of performance management topics, offers recommendations grounded in research, and many examples from a variety of organizations. In addition to offering state-of-the-art descriptions of performance management needs and solutions, this book provides empirical bases for recommendations, demonstrates how pe...

WE'VE ALL EXPERIENCED the challenges associated with working with groups, but The Handbook for Working with Difficult Groups turns the idea of "difficult groups" on its head. Rather than view groups as inherently difficult, it looks at the factors that make working with groups difficult. Individual chapters focus on challenges such as involving dissenters, building external perspectives, reducing complaining, adapting to cultural differences, incorporating diversity, facilitating ...

The book discusses the challenges that teacher leaders face, such as deciding to accept a leadership role, building principal–teacher leader relationships, and working with peers.