Service-Learning Essentials is the resource you need to help you develop high-quality service-learning experiences for college students. Written by one of the field's leading experts and sponsored by Campus Compact, the book is the definitive work on this high-impact educational practice. Service-learning has been identified by the Association of American Colleges and Universities as having been widely tested and shown to be beneficial to college students from a wide vari...

Siblings Adam and Krystal go swimming by their house, and while skipping rocks, they make an incredible discovery: the rocks dont skip but bounce right into the sky! So begins a day of disorder. With the help of Great Granny Franny Force, the children discover that King Chaos is trying to take over the world and turn it completely upside-down.In order to stop this evil king, Adam and Krys must travel to the world of Chaos, overcome its dangerous hazards, and rescue a dear friend fr...

Linking Leadership to Student LearningLinking Leadership to Student Learning clearly shows how school leadership improves student achievement. The book is based on an ambitious five-year study on educational leadership that was sponsored by The Wallace Foundation. The authors studied 43 districts, across 9 states and 180 elementary, middle, and secondary schools. In this book, Kenneth Leithwood, Karen Seashore Louis, and their colleagues report on what the...

Fixing up homes can be tricky.Finding true love can be even trickier.But finding a killer can be plain old deadly . . .Twin sister divorcees Sunny Taylor and Eve Vaughn have had their fill of both heartaches and headaches. So when they settle down in the small Louisiana town of Sugar Ledge and open a remodeling and repair company, they think they’ve finally found some peace—even though Eve is still open for romance wh...

THE LEARNER-CENTERED CURRICULUM“If an institution is to be truly learner-centered, all processes and practices need to be learner-centered, and the curriculum is no exception.”—From the PrefaceThe Learner-Centered Curriculum is for educators and administrators who envision an educational environment that produces students who are creative and autonomous learners. By encouraging an appreciation and adoption of learner-centered practices, ed...

The latest sizzling romantic comedy from the author of the bestselling Cypress Hollow novels. She's carried a torch for him for years. Now they're both feeling the heat…As the owner of the Cypress Hollow gas station and garage, Fiona Lynde is not one for pretty dresses or fussy make-up. In fact, most days she forgets to brush her hair. But she does have one guilty little secret—she's been in love with Abe Atwell for over ten years.Problem is, Abe—the town's...

Praise for the Second Edition of The Handbook for Student Leadership Development"This is a must-have book for leadership educators and all student affairs professionals who want to develop impactful leadership programs and the leadership capacity of students. Buy it. Read it. Use it to develop the needed leadership for our collective future."- CYNTHIA CHERREY, vice president for campus life, Princeton University, and president, the ...

Now a GAC Family Original MovieAccidentally abandoned and stranded by a raging blizzard in the picturesque town of Tucker, Maine, Crown Princess Jasmine Arcules finds herself alone and unguarded for the first time in her life.Meanwhile, widower Sam Cutler is dreading the Christmas season. Struggling to be a good father to his nine-year-old twin daughters, he's wracked with guilt and battling painful memories. The last thing he needs is a beautiful stranger ...

A mother-daughter story about the strong pull of tradition, and the lure and cost of breaking free of it.When Shoko decided to marry an American GI and leave Japan, she had her parents' blessing, her brother's scorn, and a gift from her husband-a book on how to be a proper American housewife.As she crossed the ocean to America, Shoko also brought with her a secret she would need to keep her entire life...Half a century later, Shoko's plans to finall...

Shaping the College Curriculum focuses on curriculum development as an important decision-making process in colleges and universities. The authors define curriculum as an academic plan developed in a historical, social, and political context. They identify eight curricular elements that are addressed, intentionally or unintentionally, in developing all college courses and programs. By exploring the interaction of these elements in context they use the academic plan model to clarif...

Justice McBride feels like he’s been knocked upside the head with a two-by-four the moment he sees Fiona dancing on stage at a festival. The gorgeous redhead captivates him from the moment he sees her.Fiona O’Shea and her daughter travel the southwest, selling jewelry they design. She and Sophie don’t have a place to call home. When Fiona meets sexy cowboy, Justice McBride, she starts to consider settling down and giving her daughter a stable life.Despite her deep attractio...

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.