Dental implants are an amazing advancement in the field of dentistry but they remain a mystery to the majority of people. This mystery has kept many people from pursuing dental implant placement and has led to a lot of misinformation regarding them. My intention in writing this book is to de-mystify dental implants; it is about shedding light on what we as dentists know and what you as a patient should know. The truth is, the anatomy of a dental implant, the process by which they are place...

In the digital age, social media is more than just a platform for connection—it's a powerful tool for building your brand and expanding your influence. Social Media Strategies - Building Your Brand and Influence Online is your ultimate guide to navigating the ever-changing landscape of social media marketing and making a lasting impact on your audience.This book offers proven strategies for creating engaging content, growing your online presence, and leveraging the most popular pla...

Hi, I'm Brian, I am a retired Environmental Technologist. I've been married pretty much my whole life, and recently divorced 5 years ago. been alone ever since! My travel bug started when I went into the Service after high school, (married by then), and was sent to Schweinfurt, Germany, to Patrol the Border, before the Wall came down. I went to Spain and Italy while there. After returning to the States, I went to California, (Bay area) and got my job, and raised 3 kids, I have 5 that I kno...

This is a mercifully short book about a big problem.Sick of feeling emotionally extorted by high-maintenance friendships and soul-sucking social obligations? Ready to stop being a hostage to other people's expectations and FOMO trips?I feel you. I drained my sanity for decades putting everyone else's demands before mine in some desperate people-pleasing quest to be liked. Meanwhile, my own damn dreams festered in a forgotten ditch somewhere.In this straight-talking ...

Twelve Brain Principles That Make the Difference, by Brian Pete and Robin Fogarty, is about how the brain learns best and all the things teachers can do to facilitate the learning part of the teaching scene. This book presents a unique organization of Renate and Geoffrey Caine′s twelve brain principles. The twelve principles are arranged in four specific quadrants. Each quadrant speaks to a particular aspect of the high-achieving classroom and highlights how instructional decision...

The analysis of data for instructional decision making is a hallmark of the 21st century. Teachers and administrators alike need a process that links instant, consistent, and relevant data to instant, consistent, and relevant results. Data! Dialogue! Decisions! describes a simple process--selecting a piece of data, dialoging about the data, and making SMART goal decisions about how to increase student performance--that includes the critical elements for powerful school improvement...

Post-baccalaureate education continues to expand at an accelerated rate as new degree programs are developed, enrollments rise, online instruction matures, and the number of institutions offering advanced degrees increases. Our level of understanding of graduate and professional education has not kept pace, especially in comparison to the depth of scholarship available on primary, secondary, and baccalaureate education.A Research Agenda for Graduate Education is a call to ...

Is the difference of male and female to be "completely shaken off" so that men and women are no longer men and women but merely human beings? The great seventh-century saint Maximus the Confessor said yes, but such thinking is difficult if not impossible to reconcile with much else in Christian tradition that obliges men and women to live as either men or women. Origen's Revenge contrasts the two main sources of early Christian thinking on male and female: the generally negative view of Gr...

"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" by F. Scott Fitzgerald is a fantastical tale with some Poe-like overtones. It's about a baby born at age 70 who then lives life in reverse, with his hair turning from white to iron-gray over the dozen years of his life and the network of wrinkles on his face becoming less pronounced. The ramifications of this create fantastical situations in Benjamin's relationships with his father, his wife, and his son.

The tips and tricks you need to know to make transfer happen!We know that the most expensive in-service is the one that teachers do not apply in the classroom. From Staff Room to Classroom offers district-level leaders, staff developers, and instructional coaches sure-fire tools and strategies for delivering professional learning that answers the question, "How can I use this in my classroom?" This resource provides comprehensive, indispensable gu...

How to Differentiate Learning provides guidance for schools and districts to start or improve the effort to differentiate instruction. Based on what educators know about the differences among children they teach, and based on what we know of brain research, teachers must find and embrace ways to differentiate curriculum, assessment and entry points to understanding in order to make all students successful. This book provides background from experts and clarifies what is not differ...

A Look at Transfer examines the six levels of transfer and the adult learner. The book explores the seven bridging strategies to use with adult learners as they learn how the professional development content they are learning does, indeed, transfer into their classrooms and into their life situations.