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Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Nothing matters more than kids' thinking. As teachers, we want to honor kids' thinking and teach them to become critical, thoughtful, independent readers. To help them turn thinking into meaning and to understand what they read, students need an arsenal of strategies to navigate and synthesize text. And they need to know when, where, and how, to use these strategies. Strategic thinking builds on the comprehension instruction in the book, Strategies...
Author
Publisher
Casa Creación
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
Español
Description
Presenta un mensaje de aliento y esperanza para los adolescentes que sufren emociones negativas como ira, confusión, depresión, miedo, preocupación y duda.
Presents a message of encouragement and hope for teenagers suffering from such negative emotions as anger, confusion, depression, fear, worry, and doubt.
Author
Publisher
Hay House
Language
English
Formats
Description
Argues that all human beings have the power within them to overcome predisposed beliefs and habits to make significant changes in one's life, and provides step-by-step tools to make such changes using understandings between science and spirituality.
Author
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Presents practical, lively, and inspiring ways for you to become more successful through better thinking. The idea is simple: You can learn how to think far better by adopting specific strategies. Brilliant people aren't a special breed--they just use their minds differently. By using the straightforward and thought-provoking techniques in The 5 Elements of Effective Thinking, you will regularly find imaginative solutions to difficult challenges,...
69) Glitch
Author
Series
Glitch novel volume 1
Publisher
St. Martin's Griffin
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
In the Community, where implanted computer chips have erased human emotions and thoughts are replaced by a feed from the Link network, Zoe starts to malfunction, or glitch, and begins having her own thoughts, feelings, identity--and telekinetic powers.
72) Shutdown
Author
Series
Glitch novel volume 3
Publisher
St. Martin's Griffin
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Zoe's only remaining option to save humanity from the cruel Chancellor is to infiltrate the Community on her own and upend the Link system, freeing the world from the hardware that controls their thoughts and emotions, and hope it will trigger a revolution.
Author
Publisher
The Penguin Press
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
It's undeniable-technology is changing the way we think. But is it for the better? Amid a chorus of doomsayers, Clive Thompson delivers a resounding "yes." The Internet age has produced a radical new style of human intelligence, worthy of both celebration and analysis. We learn more and retain it longer, write and think with global audiences, and even gain an ESP-like awareness of the world around us. Modern technology is making us smarter, better...
Author
Language
English
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Description
"To help you become the healthiest version of yourself, in spirit, soul, and body, author Trina McNeilly shares her journey to the home of her heart and soul to find healing and health from the inside out. "Unclutter Your Soul" is a unique biblical and practical approach to uncluttering your internal thoughts and feelings. Though you may be overwhelmed with loss, fear, chronic stress, unhealthy coping mechanisms, crippling depression, or anxiety,...
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Your mind operates on auto-pilot, there's no reason why you shouldn't have a copy of the owner's manual. Learn how culture and commerce attempt to hack into your system, how to defend yourself, and even how to use those same techniques to improve your life and society.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
The physical changes of puberty are accompanied by changes in adolescent thinking and moral reasoning. As adolescent thinking becomes more logical and abstract, it is limited by adolescent egocentrism. Additionally, adolescent thinking is enhanced or discouraged by the schooling to which they are exposed. Schools that foster adolescent thinking and learning provide a variety of academic experiences and encourage complex interactions. Adolescents are...
Author
Publisher
Covenant Communications, Inc
Language
English
Formats
Description
Mortality provides a complex collection of opportunities. We face challenges to both love and learn. And amid struggle and strife, we can choose to live life with greater joy and spirit. But how do we do this? The answer lies in reframing how we see our experiences. Beloved author and speaker Ganel-Lyn Condie introduces a key principle that can guide us through both the miraculous and the messy moments of life: stewardship. With her token wit and...
Author
Language
English
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Description
"War in Ukraine, the COVID-19 pandemic, increasingly frequent climate disasters--events we might have called "unimaginable" or "unthinkable" in the past are now reality. Today it feels more challenging than ever to feel unafraid, hopeful, and equipped to face the future with optimism. How do we map out our lives when it seems impossible to predict what the world will be like next week, let alone next year or next decade? What we need now are strategies...
Author
Publisher
Pantheon Books
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Meditates on scientific findings that are changing the understanding of the cosmos, exploring such topics as the debate between science and religion, the conflict between the desire for permanence and nature's impermanence, and the ways technology has changed physical experiences.
Author
Language
English
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Description
Overthinking is the biggest cause of unhappiness. Don't get stuck in a never-ending thought loop. Stay present and keep your mind off things that don't matter, and never will. Stop Overthinking is a book that understands where you've been through,the exhausting situation you've put yourself into, and how you lose your mind in the trap of anxiety and stress.
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