"Brain Snacks are effective ideas and strategies to help teens turbo-charge their lives. They're delicious and nutritious 'snacks' of information that can help teens become happier, healthier, and more successful in their lives and, ultimately, make the world a better place"--P. [4] of cover.

In this Passport to Reading Level 2 title, BEAST BOY is tired of being the least intelligent of the TEEN TITANS. When all his efforts to get smart fail, he uses RAVEN's spell book not to make himself smarter, but to make all the other Titans dumber! Illustrated with vibrant stills from the show! TM & © DC Comics. (s15)

Brain Food for Big Kids is an otherworldly collection of poetry, carefully cooked and served to appease the appetites of the heartsick, lovestruck, nostalgic, and imagination-starved souls of its readers. This is a collection of over 500 pages of Van Vuren's most favorited and well known works. Paper Crumbs' poetry is world renowned, known for its unfailing ability to fulfill every human's hunger for inspiration and hope. Enjoy the journey, may it leave you full and happy.

A NEW emphasis IN THIS edition of Spark the Brain, Ignite the Pen is writing to learn in the content areas. This edition of the work first published in 2006 includes a collection of classroom-tested quick writes designed to assist students in thinking and writing about significant content in the disciplines. Contributors to the book teach a wide array of grade levels (K through college) and subject areas e.g., English, social studies, math, science and health), and the quick writes included in the book are ideal for use in a variety of classroom subjects and settings. Given the current research validating the impact of using writing tasks to learn content, this volume should be useful to a wide range of teachers, teacher educators, and professional development trainers K-12.

The School Services Sourcebook covers every aspect of school service delivery, arming practitioners with the nuts and bolts of evidence-based practice. The second edition has been significantly revised with a new structure including 73 chapters divided into five Parts across thirteen Sections, with an additional six chapters included in an online section found on the book's companion website. Fifteen new chapters cover key topics such as implementing an RTI framework, positive behavioral supports, school climate, functional behavioral assessment, the integration of ethics, Autism and suicide, school engagement, military families, Latino immigrant families, classroom management, transition planning and several chapters that speak to assessment and accountability. Each chapter serves as a detailed intervention map, quickly summarizing the problem area before presenting step-by-step instructions on how to implement an evidence-based program with clear goals in mind and methods to measure the outcome. The concise, user-friendly format from the first edition has been retained, orienting readers to each issue with a Getting Started section, then moves smoothly into What We Know, What We Can Do, Tools and Practice Examples, and Key Points to Remember. A new section, Applying Interventions within Response-to-Intervention Framework, has been added to each chapter to facilitate the implementation of an RTI model. Quick-reference tables and charts highlight the most important information needed for daily reference, and annotated lists of further reading and Web resources guide readers in gathering additional information to tailor their practice to suit their students' needs. Each chapter has been specifically crafted by leaders in their fields with the ultimate goal of giving school-based practitioners the tools they need to deliver the best mental health and social services possible to students, families, and communities. This sourcebook is an invaluable reference for all school-based social workers, psychologists, counselors, mental health professionals, educators, and administrators. Visit the companion website for more information and to access additional book content: [URL]

"The author provides a wide range of strategies that make this a must-read for every educator looking to increase the rigor of their learning expectations." —Kathy Tritz-Rhodes, Principal, Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn Schools, IA "This is a pick-up-and-use-instantly, teacher-friendly book. I got so excited about the strategies that I immediately began to apply them." —Mary Beth Cary, Teacher of the Gifted, Worth County Primary School, Sylvester, GA A hands-on guide for challenging ALL kids to think, create, and aspire! John DeLandtsheer brings 40 years of experience as a teacher, administrator, and gifted education specialist to this motivating resource that clearly explains why and how teachers must raise the bar for all students. He provides specific strategies for differentiating instruction within the general classroom to challenge all learners with more rigorous content and creativity, showing teachers how to: Teach to the strengths of all children—including gifted students Apply six components of a brain-friendly classroom Build critical thinking skills with the Icons of Depth and Complexity strategy, Socratic questioning and moral dilemmas Connect content through interdisciplinary themes Stimulate creativity with brainstorming activities Foster learning within and beyond the classroom by developing students′ research and study skills The book provides a broad selection of exercises, activities and lesson plans that work together to create more motivating and engaging learning experiences for all students.

This book has information that helps fill the gap between modern food technology and nutrition, and the use of this knowledge by teenagers. Boys and girls are very much aware of the wonders of present-day technology. They want accurate scientific information to help them in various space-age ventures. Many know that vital nutrients in the foods they eat affect their appearance, strength, endurance and resistance to disease. Many do not know that foods affect their personalities, mental performance and the health of their future children. Teenage girls often have not been told that those who are poorly nourished during the teen years will have babies with more congenital abnormalities, lower pediatric ratings, and more stillborn and premature births than girls who are well-fed regardless of how carefully they eat during pregnancy. They will have more complications before, during and after pregnancy. The field of nutrition and food chemistry has become so complex that it is difficult for teenagers to take advantage of information now available. Many popular beliefs about foods are based on superstitions rather than scientific truths and many are too complicated to be useful. In this book only the most important food facts are presented. Simple, quick methods for calculating vitamin, mineral and calorie content of foods are described. Suggestions for economical eating are given, as well as inexpensive low calorie recipes. Medical checkups by a physician rather than self-medication are stressed. Since a student's physical appearance and his or her performance in sports and school work are affected by food intake over long periods of time, the prime goal of this book is to encourage consistently good food habits.