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The emphasis on the mind in meditation can be somewhat misleading: If we pay attention only to mental processes and overlook the experience of the body, we can remain stuck in our heads and not be able to break free of the involuntary thinking that we find so claustrophobic and toxic. This short, practical guide helps us embrace the fact of our embodiment—the experience of the sensations, movements, and gestures of the body—and to realize that mindfulness is the natural state of awareness of a body that has learned how to experience its feeling presence. Johnson takes us through the three primary principles of the posture of meditation: alignment, relaxation, and resilience. He devotes a large part of each chapter to specific practices to help the reader experience different aspects of physical presence. This book is of interest to meditators of all traditions—Buddhists, Hindus, Christians, Jews, and others—as well as therapists, bodyworkers, and anyone interested in body-centered psychology and other natural modes of healing..
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Modern life is filled with frustrations — too much work, too many interruptions, not enough personal time, and an increasing sense of losing control and meaning Aligned Thinking offers a simple, sensible remedy. The key lies in three questions: "How do I get the most from the only thing I control — my actions now?"; "With the many options I have, how do I stay focused on what I really want?"; and "What do I really want from life and work?" Written in the style of a simple fable, the book invites readers to join Ray and Carol Walters as they learn to apply the techniques of Aligned Thinking to their own lives. Together, they discover how to understand their priorities and develop practical ways to focus on what's important. Equally good for at work or at home, Aligned Thinking helps partners communicate and grow closer, allowing them to reduce stress and increase productivity, motivation, morale, and, most important, satisfaction..
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The sample assessment items in this volume are sorted according to the strands of number and operations, algebra, geometry, measurement, and data analysis and probability Because one goal of assessment is to determine students abilities to communicate mathematically, the writing team suggests ways to extend or modify multiple-choice and short-answer items to elicit students thinking. The writers also present various rubrics as examples of how teachers might score extended-response questions. When students know in advance how their answers will be evaluated, they will strive to meet expected criteria. The hope is that teachers will find this material useful as they plumb their students thinking and consider how students responses can guide their instructional decisions..
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Training Budgets Step-by-Step is a useful guide that walks you through each phase of the process, so that you will have the information you need to develop a successful training plan and accurate budget that will get results for your organization. Training Budgets Step-by-Step gives you

• Clear-cut instructions on how to perform each step
• An illustrative case study that helps define every phase of the process
• Blank templates that you can tailor to your organization

Written by training expert Diane Valenti, the book shows you everything from how to conduct the data gathering process to help determine the types of training to create to how to present a completed budget¾one that aligns strategically with your organization's goals. Every step of the way the author provides a wealth of templates, worksheets, lists of questions to ask, action plans, flow charts, interview summary sheets, and other helpful job aids. Training Budgets Step-by-Step also includes a CD-ROM that contains the book's worksheets and templates that can be easily reproduced and customized.

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This collection of sample assessment items contains items compiled from many sources, including state and provincial assessments, sorted into the strands of number and operations, algebra, geometry, measurement and data analysis and probability. Because students are assessed on standardized tests with multiple-choice items, the writing team chose samples of such items as well as explanations for those problems designed to give students opportunities to demonstrate their skills and understanding. Teacher notes to suggest ideas for making multiple-choice items more meaningful, and a variety of rubrics, are also included. In addition, the professional development chapter is designed to help in-service and preservice teachers understand and use levels of complexity for particular problems, use and adapt multiple-choice items, use assessment tasks as an in-service topic, employ scoring rubrics, use technology in assessment, and design their own assessment items..
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This sampler presents assessment tasks that are appropriate for use with students from age 4 through age 8. The book provides teachers of primary grades mathematics with examples of assessment tasks that reflect the various ways assessments can be used prior to, during, and following mathematics instruction. Teachers can then consider the potential of these tasks to uncover the mathematical understandings of their students for the purpose of planning further instruction. Each task can be altered by changing the context, breaking the task into subparts, limiting the scope or complexity of the task, or extending the task to provide more challenge or enhance the depth of understanding being assessed..
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Most people in today's workforce are experts in their own right. Whether it's mastering a complicated piece of software or managing a critical relationship, individuals have specific information, skills and knowledge that their managers - who are one step removed from the day-to-day work - often lack, As such, people must now work more independently of management, yet more interdependently with their peers. This situation raises difficult issues of how to generate a sense of accountability and create organizational alignment among such semi-autonomous workers. The Accountability/ Alignment process described in this book is an attempt to address these issues, and to bring current management practices in line with this evolving reality..
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