Assessment practices in schools often stem from outdated traditions that don’t serve today’s learners. Assessment Literacy for Educators is the culmination of Robert J. Marzano’s decades of work, coauthored with Michael D. Evans and Julia A. Simms. Presenting 43 tenets for assessment literacy, the book equips teachers and leaders to replace outdated grading practices with equitable, accurate approaches that truly advance student learning.K–12 educators and preservice teache...

The ancient city of Angkor in Cambodia has fascinated scholars and visitors alike since its rediscovery in the mid-19th century. A great deal was already known about the history of Angkor and the brilliant Khmer civilization that built it thanks to pioneering work by archaeologists and scholars, but our knowledge has now been completely revolutionized by cutting-edge technology. Airborne laser scanning (LiDAR) has revealed entire cities that were previously unknown and a complex urban land...

New Frontiers in International Communication Theory offers a wide-ranging assessment of the present state of the field of international communication and charts new directions for theory and research. It brings together renowned and emerging scholars who challenge the field to move beyond the limits of existing formulations, approaches, and trajectories, providing an alternative and a supplement to traditional approaches in analysis and study. In rethinking the central problematics of the ...

The spirit that founded the volume and guided its development is radically inter- and transdisciplinary. Dispatches have arrived from anthropology, communications, English, film studies (including theory, history, criticism), literary studies (including theory, history, criticism), media and screen studies, cognitive cultural studies, narratology, philosophy, poetics, politics, and political theory; and as a special aspect of the volume, theorist-filmmakers make their thoughts known as wel...

I do remember my first love Mad Carter MacRae recalls in this memoir of his early life. Her name was Estrella O Sullivan. I met her the summer I turned sixteen back in 1873. The summer of 1873 marked my last drive up what these days they call the Chisholm Trail and what some were starting to call it back then.It was the first time I tasted oysters and the only time I pinned on a badge. It was the summer of longhorns of miserable heat of friendship and betrayal and of murder. In the...

This is a story about the revolution coming for the world of publishing. A revolution that is already here.We call it the creator economy.It’s a shift in power from platforms and retailers to communities owned and led by authors.If the internet made distribution limitless, the creator economy makes creation boundless.It's a wave of opportunity that will enable more creative people than ever to make a living and more creativ...

About the BookWhat if everything you believe about your life is a story someone else wrote for you? What if the choices you make, the goals you chase, even the doubts that haunt you, are not really yours? The Real Matrix Reloaded is not a self-help book. It is a controlled demolition. A fire set in the halls of illusion. A map for escaping the prison you can’t see.This book doesn’t tell you to make vision boards or chant mantras until you convince yourself you’re happy. It ...

"Volume II - Fools International" shows how the Fools expanded beyond the Dutch borders throughout Europe to the Mediterranean and even the USA from 1978 through 1983, including the prestigious Theatre des Nations on Amsterdam's harbor, which was at the centre of 1980's Festival of Fools."Volume I - The Gathering Fools" reveals the background of the initial festival and its first four summers in the Netherlands during the times between 1972 and into 1978."Volume III - World...

The indispensable tool for understanding the fundamentals of sound financial management is "Financial Planning and Analysis: Navigating Your Financial Future: A Comprehensive Guide to Budgeting, Forecasting, and Decision Making". Whether you're a professional trying to improve the financial performance of your company or an individual trying to protect your own funds, this book offers useful advice and doable tactics to help you navigate the challenges of financial planning and analysis (F...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Hollywood is dying. You’re the replacement.Creatorwood is the no-BS playbook for turning your ideas into films—and your films into businesses.Whether you’re a solo storyteller with a laptop or a burnt-out creator sick of chasing algorithms, this book gives you the blueprint to build your own studio from scratch.Learn how to:Use AI to write, animate, and edit entire movies

Dive into an educational and comprehensive bundle comprising four essential books that cover all the crucial information beginners need to grasp.Are you intrigued by options trading? Do you aspire to explore the intricacies of this field without splurging on multiple books? If so, you've landed in the perfect spot!Options Trading 4 Books in 1: Beginners Guide + Psychology + Crash Course + Day Trading is your key to unlocking the realm of options trading. De...

This book provides an overview of recent work on developing a theory of statistical inference based on measuring statistical evidence. It attempts to establish a gold standard for how a statistical analysis should proceed. The book illustrates relative belief theory using many examples and describes the strengths and weaknesses of the theory. The author also addresses fundamental statistical issues, including the meaning of probability, the role of subjectivity, the meaning of objectivity,...