Was Christianity carefully constructed centuries after Christ? The voices in this book say otherwise — and they were there.Long before the Council of Nicaea, men and women were reading the Gospels and the letters that later became the corpus of the New Testament, wrestling with doctrine, defending the faith, and calling believers to deeper devotion. Their words have survived. And they sound like they were written yesterday.Excerpts of Christian ...

Today more than ever, series finales have become cultural touchstones that feed watercooler fodder and Twitter storms among a committed community of viewers. While the final episodes of The Fugitive and M*A*S*H continue to rank among the highest rated broadcasts, more recent shows draw legions of binge-watching fans. Given the importance of finales to viewers and critics alike, Howard and Bianculli along with the other contributors explore these endings and what they mean to the audience, ...

An essential handbook for anyone over 40 looking to navigate the exciting world of artificial intelligence. This comprehensive guide is designed to be easy to understand, making it perfect for beginners.With over 50 chapters & concluding with a valuable resource: a list of over 200 AI tools and applications that you can start using right away.

Bill Turner, an old man battling cancer, has gone missing from the West Hastings nursing home. The reverend Ray Riley, concerned for Bill's welfare, drives out to Bill's small rural property where he finds the old man's body lying under a scar tree beside a dry river bank. Strangely, Bill's corpse has fallen into a neatly cut one meter deep rectangular hole. A shallow grave of sorts. For the the police it's a simple suicide, but for the reverend Ray Riley Bill's death raises more questions...

Edited by three leading figures in the field, this book offers an absolutely authoritative interpretation of international education today. Under the umbrella of groups such as the International Baccalaureate Organization, academic research, increasing student numbers and interest from national school systems, international schools are rapidly developing in terms of curriculum, standards and influence. This book brings together present thinking on all aspects of international education, it...

We all experience daily stressors, crisis events, and struggles at work and in life. Regardless of our chosen profession or age, there is one certainty. Each day offers an opportunity to help others and protect and enhance our well-being. Within a twenty-one day journey supported by extensive research, Dr. Jeff Thompson shares insight into how to effectively manage thinking, calm the mind, and build resilience and mental strength while developing short daily practices that promote a better...

This work tackles the issues that staff and management of international schools need to address in order to ensure that their teaching and organization is of a high standard and quality. It contains a wide range of contributions from international school experts around the world.

The landscape of international education has changed significantly in the last ten years and our understanding of concepts such as ‘international’, ′global′ and ‘multicultural’ are being re-evaluated.Fully updated and revised, and now including new contributions from research in South East Asia, the Middle East, China, Japan, Australasia, and North America, the new edition of this handbook analyses the origins, interpretations and contributions of international education and explor...

Before award-winning director Dan Curtis became known for directing epic war movies, he darkened the small screen with the horror genre's most famous soap opera, Dark Shadows, and numerous subsequent made-for-TV horror movies. This second edition serves as a complete filmography, featuring each of Curtis's four-dozen productions and 100 photographs. With the addition of new chapters on Dark Shadows, the author further explores the groundbreaking daytime television serial....

Assessment and evaluation are two concepts at the core of schooling which are also central to other forms of education worldwide. In an international context, assessment and evaluation data are increasingly widely used for accountability and quality assurance purposes at individual student, institutional, national and global levels. This book does not attempt to include consideration of all the issues that could possibly be covered in a title that addresses assessment and evaluation in edu...

The new IB Middle Years Programme (MYP) curriculum for 11 to 16 year olds came into effect in September 2014 and will strengthen the IB's continuum of learning. This edited collection will provide support for all those involved in the current period of preparation for implementation of the new programme. The chapters are written by experienced practitioners from a range of relevant standpoints about different aspects of the MYP. MYP - New Directions examines the changes to the programme th...

A study of the principles and practices of international education. Each chapter of this volume addresses a key issue in international education, seeking to blend practical issues with leading research. This revised edition includes a new introduction by the editors.