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101 Ways to Make Training Active (Active Training Series)
Mel Silberman
Pfeiffer, 2005
Increase Learning - Train Actively!
As a professional trainer and coach I know my subjects well. That's my problem! It's too easy to stand up and lecture. The trick is to involve participants in meaningful ways. "101 Ways to Make Training Active" is just the ticket.
Silberman begins with 20 "top 10" ...
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The Bible Unearthed: Archaeology's New Vision of Ancient Israel and the Origin of Its Sacred Texts
Neil Asher Silberman, Israel Finkelstein
Free Press, 2002
Joseph's Camels Don't Fit
Ancient Israel was not an empire of great cities but was a tiny kingdom. The spell-binding saga of the Exodus was not a historic epic but was a moving product of human imagination. Many of the stories happened in a different era than portrayed in the Bible; many were ...
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Educating Children With Multiple Disabilities: A Collaborative Approach
Brookes Publishing Company, 2004
Good Buy!
This is a great book that talks about many approaches and techniques to use for students with multiple disabilities. Is is an easy & quick read. Good for teachers and parents.
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The Brain That Changes Itself: Stories of Personal Triumph from the Frontiers of Brain Science (James H. ...
Norman Doidge
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2007
The Brain that Changes Itself
This is a fantastic book - well written and easy to read and understand; great case studies;a must for anyone with any interest in the brain; anyone who has aged parents or friends and is looking for some help in understanding how to keep the brain alert or even how to ...
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The Consultant's Toolkit: High-Impact Questionnaires, Activities and How-to Guides for Diagnosing and Solving ...
Mel Silberman
McGraw-Hill, 2000
Valuable Book
This is a wonderful book that combines the expertise of a wide range of experts in the consulting field. Due to the different styles of the authors, the reader is bound to find several that really address their concerns.
The book is a useful toolkit as it has ...
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The Consultant's Big Book of Organization Development Tools : 50 Reproducible Intervention Tools to Help ...
Mel Silberman
McGraw-Hill, 2002
Cookbook of Interventions
A good compendium of intervention recipes. Lots of team activities. I have found a number of these available on the web, but this does compile them together. No theory, just recipes. You should already have a concept of your OD strategy, then use this as a reference.
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Civil Procedure: Theory And Practice (Casebook)
Linda J. Silberman, Allan R. Stein, ...
Aspen Publishers, 2006
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Active Learning: 101 Strategies to Teach Any Subject
Mel Silberman
Allyn & Bacon, 1996
Creative Ideas to Involve Students
This book is full of wonderful ideas. It is especially helpful if you teach on the block schedule. The ideas are very easy to implement in the classroom.
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David and Solomon: In Search of the Bible's Sacred Kings and the Roots of the Western Tradition
Israel Finkelstein, Neil Asher Silberman
Free Press, 2006
David and Solomon unearthed
I actually talked with Israel Finkelstein prior to his publication of this book and I remember being very concerned.
In order to do proper biblical analysis, I think the application of two skill sets is most preferable:
1) An appreciation of the curated material ...
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Active Training: A Handbook of Techniques, Designs, Case Examples, and Tips (Active Training Series)
Mel Silberman, Carol Auerbach
Pfeiffer, 2006
Activate Your Training
Mel Silberman is the master of active training. Just skimming his book gave me a handful of new ideas I applied to my training. Reading the book helped me to revamp my training courses to include many more participatory training exercises.
Everybody loves being ...
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Training the Active Training Way: 8 Strategies to Spark Learning and Change (Active Training Series)
Mel Silberman
Pfeiffer, 2006
Training expert Mel Silberman is the father of the popular and effective active training method. In his landmark textbook, Active Training , he identified the specific characteristics of the active training method that results in deeper learning and improved retention. Now, Training the Active Training Way takes the next step by distilling the ...
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Curriculum, Assessment and Instruction for Students with Disabilities (The Wadsworth Special Educator Series)
June Lee Bigge, Colleen Shea Stump, ...
Wadsworth Publishing, 1999
This book combines curriculum and instruction studies with assessment, which is very popular in higher education today. New laws in special education focus on assessment, and the new tools and forms provided here. Strategies and practical applications for teaching special education are combined in one source.
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The Message and the Kingdom: How Jesus and Paul Ignited a Revolution and Transformed the Ancient World
Richard A. Horsley, Neil Asher Silberman
Augsburg Fortress Publishers, 2002
Finally!
Professor Horsley has repeatedly offered us books impeccably researched and annotated in great detail. Yet despite the promise of those works, Horsley has too often hidden his gifts behind an impenetrable wall of technicalities and minutia. In his attempts to ...
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The Race Against Junk Food (Adventures in Good Nutrition) (Adventures in Good Nutrition)
Anthony Buono, Roy Nemerson
HCOM Inc., 1997
Lighten Up and Eat Healthy
I am glad that my best friend happened to mention how much her daughter loved "The Race Against Junk Food." We were talking about books for our kids. Having read KR's review (above) previously, I had second thoughts about buying this book for my son.
I would ...
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Small Business Survival Book: 12 Surefire Ways for Your Business to Survive and Thrive
Barbara Weltman, Jerry Silberman
Wiley, 2006
All New Small Business Leaders Should Read This Book!
In recent years, I've been teaching courses in how to start small businesses. From that experience, it's become obvious to me that most people who start small businesses don't begin to know what they don't know. In a 4-6 six week course over 10-15 hours, I can only ...
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