Kategoria BISAC: Young Adult Nonfiction >> General

With fascinating source material and activities relevant to students' experiences, this book developed directly in cooperation with the IB, will help students question the nature of knowing. The importance of TOK to everyday experience and to individual subject area knowledge is highlighted throughout with case studies and tasks that encourage awareness of multiple perspectives. Structured around the new syllabus and the conceptual framework, students will have full opportunity to think critically through complex issues of present-day challenges. Each theme will stimulate questions of...

Support learners through the challenging transition from Cambridge IGCSE to A Level Geography. Geography for Cambridge International AS & A Level is a stretching, comprehensive resource that helps develop complex critical thinking and analytical skills. This resource supports the redeveloped Cambridge syllabus for first examination in 2018. The advanced skills development will support achievement in the Cambridge AS & A Level exams and smooth the transition to higher education. Written by a team of experienced teachers and examiners, Geography for Cambridge International AS & A Level ...

The Capitol Page Program allowed high school juniors to serve as nonpartisan federal employees performing a number of duties within the House, Senate and Supreme Court. Though only Senate Pages remain after the controversial closing of the House Page Program in 2011, former pages' unique perspectives still, perhaps not surprisingly, play an important role in United States government. The author, a former Senate Page, shares firsthand accounts along with interviews of past pages and some current notable political figures. In-depth research on the history of Capitol Pages' duties, schooling,...

Despite claims that young people today don t care about the world they live in and don t get involved in causes, more and more teens are taking up the fight for things they truly believe in. In fact, there are more than 10,000 members nationwide for the Youth Rights Movement and more than 50,000 members, fans, and supporters of Kids against Animal Cruelty. Many young adults who aren t involved are simply unaware of how to become activists or where to start championing their causes. In Activism: The Ultimate Teen Guide, Kathlyn Gay explains why people become activists, the types of causes they...

While many teens find it easy to express themselves through any number of creative outlets whether by singing, drawing, writing, or playing a musical instrument not all young adults are able to readily access their talents. Even worse, some teens are convinced either by themselves or others that they don t have any creative ability at all. They never think to challenge this assumption and as a result, miss out on the pleasures and rewards that tapping into their creative reserves might generate. In Creativity: The Ultimate Teen Guide, Aryna Ryan helps teens remove the barriers to being...

Prepare IB learners to achieve and progress. Developed directly with the IB for the revised syllabus first examined 2019, this Course Book fully supports all the SL and HL themes. Integrating concept-based learning and with even more support for EAL learners, this text helps you truly deliver the IB approach to learning Geography. Fully support the revised syllabus for first examination 2019, developed directly with the IB Engage learners with topical case studies they can instantly relate to the world around them Get the best from your EAL students with straightforward language and...