Amanda Wilson

A comprehensive guide to everything you need to know about riding and caring for horses and ponies, whether you already keep horses or are simply thinking of joining a pony club, from prominent equestrians and horse trainers the Wilson sisters Whether you already own horses or you or someone in your family wants to learn to ride, the Wilson sisters have written this comprehensive and illustrated guide to all the things you need to know about riding and horse ownership. The Wilson Sisters' Horse and Pony Guide is a detailed, informative and accessible handbook in which two of New Zealand's most prominent equestrians share the knowledge and tried-and-true methods that they have accumulated from a lifetime with horses, including: The principles of horse ownership How to find the right horse or pony for you The start-up and ongoing costs of owning a horse How to care for your horse and keep it healthy The foundations of great horsemanship The basics of handling and riding All the gear you need to ride and care for your horse The ins and outs of competition and so much more Whether you simply enjoy riding for pleasure or want to pursue your dreams of competing at top-level - the information, photographs and illustrations in this book will show you how to establish safe and correct practices to ride and care for your horse and set you up to be the type of owner your horse deserves.

A master class in preventing challenging student behavior with confidence Navigating Behavior Change is a book for all the teachers and school professionals who struggle with the constant cycle of reacting to student behavior. This guide outlines universal practices which should be in place within every classroom to prevent challenging behaviors before they start. When students are focused and ready to learn, educators can do the important work of teaching. In this book, school psychologist Amanda Wilson and special educator Danielle Lindquist help you build your skill set, so you can create an environment where students are regulated and motivated to learn. Inside, you'll find a comprehensive framework of components that you can implement in any K-12 classroom to prevent challenging behaviors and increase student engagement. Understand the influence of executive functions, missing skills, and motivation on student behaviorLearn the core components of classroom management, including class structure and high-leverage instructional practicesEffectively and meaningfully embed reinforcement to increase student motivationLearn how to effectively respond to challenging behaviors to assist students in de-escalating and re-engagingManage your classroom in a trauma-informed way that maintains student dignity This book will help K-12 teachers, special education teachers, school counselors, and other service providers, instructional coaches, and administrators of students with behavior challenges. Take a proactive approach to behavior and help students so you can spend more time teaching and they can spend more time learning.

Available open access digitally under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. In an era where ‘social innovation’ is often used as a buzzword, this book challenges readers to rethink its true potential for addressing the systemic roots of our most pressing social and environmental crises. The authors present a practical and visionary approach to social innovation and provide a comprehensive set of tools and strategies for transformative change, rooted in a critical and emancipatory perspective. By balancing rigorous theoretical insights with actionable strategies, the book empowers and inspires readers in their efforts to confront social and environmental injustices and build the skills needed to drive meaningful and effective social change. This is a call to action for anyone seeking to challenge the status quo and push the boundaries of what is possible in creating a just and sustainable world.

Witches are on the go If we are not living out our day-to-day lives, balancing home life and work, we're organizing rituals and keeping track of spells. The Hectic Witch's Planner is a journal-style planner that not only helps you keep track of appointments and important dates but encourages you to plan out your long-term goals, your rituals and even helps you pause and reflect with journal prompts. This is a planner for witches built by some of the busiest witches around. This 280-page 12 month weekly-planner is filled with journal prompts, planting guides, holiday information, moon phases, along with monthly suggestions to help you try new witchy things Full-color with bound pages, you can keep this book in your bag or tote without worrying about pages loosening and falling out like in classic spiral-bound planners. We do not have time for pages falling out. We weren't kidding when we said this is for busy witches

Amanda Wilson calls this her art and literature in a poetic truce-"styled exclusively by you and what we've both been through." Connect and vibe, let words come alive in a hundred pages or so. Who knows where you'll go Explore what she calls "real-life micro-poems and some unintentional rhyme", as she journeys with you through time in her first collection of poetry, What Am I Doing in Casablanca?-an allegory of perfection-out-of-reach, Utopia desperately incomplete, and her tribute to "Something New". In here, she dares you to find you.