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If you've ever felt lonely, abandoned, lost, or unloved, you're not alone. Although she's a successful Gotee recording artist today, Stephanie Smith has had her fair share of hurt and heartbreak.Her journey has been a long one, filled with the pain of being fatherless, struggling with her identity, and looking for love in the wrong places. And while she's not yet done with her journey, and still far from perfect, she has found hope, and through her story, you may find hope of your own. The truth Stephanie has come to realize is that, 'In all of our trials, tribulations, heartaches, and brokenness, God is there. We have a choice: We can walk with God, or we can walk away from him.' Walk with Stephanie as she shares her journey and her heart. You may find that in the midst of your own pain and troubles, you can find the hope and help that Jesus has to offer---and you, too, can be a rock star! ... Read more

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Wonderful book - and not just for teens
Stephanie Smith has written a wonderful book from the heart of her experiences with rejection, love, and a deep faith in God. Picked this up (literally) on a coffee table and found I just couldn't put it down! Don't let the title scare you away, this is a book for everyone, told by a wonderful woman who made it through some rough teenage years and has a great story of hope to share.

Love It, Love it, Love it!
I picked up Crossroads and could not put it down! It's fabulous! Well-written, interesting, and the perfect length. I love how it is sectioned- it makes it much easier to read. It really took me on a Journey through my own heart. Really, Crossroads was one of the most inspirational, light-giving books that I've read in a while! ... Read more

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The state of Yucatan is commonly considered to have been a hotbed of radical feminism during the Mexican Revolution. Challenging this romanticized view, Stephanie Smith examines the revolutionary reforms designed to break women's ties to tradition and religion, as well as the ways in which women shaped these developments.

Smith analyzes the various regulations introduced by Yucatan's two revolution-era governors, Salvador Alvarado and Felipe Carrillo Puerto. Like many revolutionary leaders throughout Mexico, the Yucatan policy makers professed allegiance to women's rights and socialist principles. Yet they, too, passed laws and condoned legal practices that excluded women from equal participation and reinforced their inferior status.

Using court cases brought by ordinary women, including those of Mayan descent, Smith demonstrates the importance of women's agency during the Mexican Revolution. But, she says, despite the intervention of women at many levels of Yucatecan society, the rigid definition of women's social roles as strictly that of wives and mothers within the Mexican nation guaranteed that long-term, substantial gains remained out of reach for most women for years to come. ... Read more

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Middle school is a time of growth and change for students, with each student changing and growing in different ways and at different rates. These students, like the rest of us, have different interests, different backgrounds, and different goals for their lives. Educators have a responsibility to treat and teach them as individuals. Differentiated Instruction (DI) makes this possible, and technology makes DI easy, effective, and engaging.

Recognizing a need for change in middle school instruction, the authors wrote Differentiating Instruction with Technology in Middle School Classrooms to show educators the benefits of combining DI with technology, encouraging educators to re-engage students by bringing lessons out of the past and into the student-centered reality of digital-age learning. This book offers an overview of research on the uniqueness of middle school students and illustrates the importance of using technology to create differentiated lessons, especially with this age group. It lists the fundamental components of DI, student traits that guide DI, and Web 2.0 resources that can help make DI a reality in the middle school classroom. It also includes sample activities for incorporating DI in multiple subjects: math, science, social studies, and language arts. The strategies and lessons in this book will ensure that students receive a tailored education that also prepares them with the technology skills they need for a successful future.

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* Lists of resources for Web 2.0 tools that support differentiated instruction
* A chapter on using DI for student assessment
* A survey of research on middle school students

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-differentiating instruction
-Web 2.0
-technology integration
-math
-science
-social studies
-langauge arts
-assessment

The International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) is the trusted source for professional development, knowledge generation, advocacy and leadership for innovation. ISTE is the premier membership association for educators and education leaders engaged in improving teaching and learning by advancing the effective use of technology in PK-12 and teacher education. Home of the National Educational Technology Standards (NETS), the Center for Applied Research in Educational Technology (CARET), and ISTE's annual conference (formerly known as the National Educational Computing Conference, or NECC), ISTE represents more than 100,000 professionals worldwide. We support our members with information, networking opportunities, and guidance as they face the challenge of transforming education.

Some of the areas in which we publish are:
-Web. 2.0 in the classroom-RSS, podcasts, and more
-National Educational Technology Standards (NETS)
-Professional development for educators and administrators
-Integrating technology into the classroom and curriculum
-Safe practices for the Internet and technology
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Technology has a bigger impact on children's lives than ever before
Technology has a bigger impact on children's lives than ever before. "Differentiating Instruction with Technology in Middle School Classrooms" is a guide to teachers who want to embrace the information age and weave technology into their curriculum as a partner in teaching. Discussing how to do integrate this well into the school and treat technology as a partner in education rather than just a tool, it emphasizes internet use. Subject by subject, "Differentiating Instructions with Technology in Middle School Classrooms" is a must for any community or college library collection focusing on education. ... Read more

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Healing For Your Soul is a collection of inspirational and thought provoking short stories based upon precious memories of the author.

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In life nothing remains the same, every day we encounter some new twist that changes us forever.The first day of school, first kiss, loss of virginity, birth of a child, new job, college, etc.It’s fate, we find ourselves in the turn style of life unable to control our surroundings, because frankly you can only control your own actions. I spent an inordinate amount of time thinking about life’s tragedies. I’ve heard that trouble doesn’t last always, but when you’re in the midst of the trouble it seems to linger on forever.
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In summer, Snowshoe Hare's light brown coat blends perfectly with the brush. In winter, Snowshoe Hare's coat turns white, allowing her to hide in the snowy landscape. ... Read more

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Excellent Gift
I bought this for someone special. She loves it and says: "This exhibition catalog is very insightful. You get to hear the artists' voices and learn how they faced many obstacles and challenges. There is no sugar-coating. This catalog was also the subject for a Graduate Level Museum Studies Course project, in which I got an A." ... Read more

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Ermine is growing up fast! It seems just yesterday he was a tiny baby, safe in his mother's den. Now he is ready to find a home of his own. The tundra can be very forbidding and predators lurk behind every bush. ... Read more

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This volume was written primarily for teachers who have developed (or who are being encouraged to develop) an awareness ofand commitment to teaching mathematics for understanding. The research findings presented in these chapters suggest instructional implicationsworthy of these teachers' consideration. Often, the authors in this volume describe instructional practices or raise issues that have thepotential to broaden views of teaching and learning mathematics. These chapters provide interesting problems and tasks used in the authors'work that readers can use in their own classrooms.The volume can also be used with courses for preservice and inservice teachers, collaborative teacher study groups, and other professionalactivities. A hallmark of good research is its connection to the relevant literature in the field, and the authors of this volume havethemselves drawn from the research literature to inform their work. The reference lists accompanying these chapters can be useful resourcesand should not be overlooked. Most importantly for teacher education, this volume showcases the variety of ways teachers can becomeengaged in research, and we hope that readers will recognize that teacher research can be both accessible and beneficial in the preparationand professional development of teachers.This is not to suggest, however, that this volume is intended only for teachers and teacher educators. It is also intended to be aninteresting, informative resource for other researchers, school administrators, and policy makers. The research presented in this volume isintended to provide an opportunity for those outside the classroom to gain insight into the kinds of issues that matter to teachers, the ways inwhich those issues might be researched, and the contributions that classroom research makes to mathematics education. ... Read more

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In Bildron Kield, an unwanted boy is kidnapped by Tenebrian raiders and after many adventures, becomes a famous chanter of songs. ... Read more

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There is a difference between knowing how to teach and understanding the culture of public education in America. Although specific laws and procedures vary from state to state, it is vitally important that today's educator effectively relate to other educators, facilitate the inner workings of the classroom, and successfully survive the stresses of teaching. This book is designed to empower the new educator, whether traditionally or alternatively certified, with the knowledge and the wisdom to create a successful teaching career.¿When a teacher begins a career, he/she can easily locate teacher resources that give endless activity and lesson ideas for the classroom, worksheets to copy, and form letters and notes for parents. However, Do You Think Teaching is Easy? provides new educators with the unique opportunity to learn the culture of education that many training programs and books never address. You will be challenged to ask yourself the tough questions, to rethink your assumptions, to proactively enhance your performance as a professional, as well as to work toward improvement of yourself as a person.¿If you are a new educator or are a mentor of new teachers, this is for you! ... Read more

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The lynx twins do everything together! They eat their favorite foods together. They tumble and play together. They even learn how to climb trees together. But will their fun and games keep the lynx twins out of danger when a hungry wold approaches? ... Read more

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Set in a small community on the Oregon coast in the middle of the next century, after diseases have ravaged the civilized world, Other Nature tells the story of the end of this world and the beginning of a new one--of humanity saved but transformed by genetic engineering. "Wonderful . . . haunting."--Starlog. ... Read more

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lyrical and disturbing
I read this overlooked classic around 10 years ago; scenes from it still haunt me and give me chills. S. A. Smith plays deftly with SF genre conventions and those of feminist science fiction to focus on questions of what it means to be human - not in the sense of "what it means to be human" in a speech of Captain Kirk, but instead in a way that made me think"How should I live my own life? What is important?"As post-apocalyptic fiction with brooding, thoughtful atmosphere it stands with John Crowley, Octavia Butler, Greg Bear, Gwyneth Jones, Peter Dickinson, Pat Murphy.

"But wait - this is just a story about some people in a small town community or some sort of Kim-Stanley-Robinson-esque hippie commune. Where is the science?"Well, yes.We all know what kind of novel would be written that focuses around the elided scenes in the protagonists' visit to (and escape from) the dystopian post-apocalpyse San Francisco; it's been written countless times. Here is the "other" story to that story.Very subtle and cool.

Beautiful language, horrid plot
I was initially excited about reading this book but very quickly I becamemore than a little disappointed.But I kept reading anyway.Smith'slanguage is, indeed, beautiful.Unfortunately, language is only one of themany facets of a well written, well thought out novel.Smith has developeda small slice of the world that used to be part of the United States,shrouded it with the mystery of its past and introduced its inhabitants andthe strange problems surrounding the lives and deaths of their children. But nowhere does Smith answer any of the questions she has posed.Nowheredoes she explain the truth behind the mystery.The characters areunderdeveloped and I could find myself caring less about their fate.Andher ideas about adaptation and evolution are just plain silly.It wouldtake much longer for the evolutionary or adaptive process Smith isdescribing to take place than she has allowed for...certainly the ruins oflighthouses would be nothing but dust by the time such evolutionary changesin humans could take place.The very foundation for Other Nature is, toput it bluntly, bad.There are better things out there to read.

Wow...
I just finished reading _Other Nature_ about thirty minutes ago.I'm still in a bit of shock.It's that good.

Stephanie A. Smith is relative rarity in the Science Fiction genre, an author who doesn't insult your intelligence.You don't catch the rich subtleties, tough.She isn't going to shove your nose in it until you realize what she is trying to say.

The story, unlike so many science-fiction stories, doesn't depend on a nifty little idea.It's about people, and a small town.

This novel will probably be rejected by many, which is a shame.If more science fiction was like this, I would read it a lot more.

subtle, rich messages in this stark story
Stephanie Smith uses a possible (all too near) future to explore many subtleties about what it is to be human and to explore transcendence.

As Stephanie indicates in her own review, this book will not find it's audience easily, its subtleties may elude many.On the other hand, I find it on par with the widely heralded, often quoted, seminal work in the same (sub) genre, A CANTICLE FOR LEIBOWITZ.I find this less of a post-disaster novel than a study in human nature through the exploration of not-quite or perhaps more-than human nature.

Anyone who is intrigued by the subtleties of complex human relations and with possible ways we might transcend ourselves as a species and culture should read this book.

Yes, it can be dark and stark but I found rich subtle messages woven into that weft.Whether read literally or as somewhat of an allegory, I found it to be rich in substance to reflect on. ... Read more