Dave Pratt

Sam Anthem has always been a team player, leading his Home Team on secret missions around the world and chasing down bad guys for the U. S. government. But Sam has never had a place to call home or someone to go home to. Consuelo Zamora has been serving as a missionary nurse, but her work has led her to be forced to work with some South American drug lords in order to provide medicine for the common people. After being rescued by Sam and his Home Team, Consuelo settles into a new position in Olympia, Washington, to work with a community center there. But somehow, trouble always follows her, and Sam Anthem seems to always be nearby to save the day. When Sam is forced on a two-month vacation, he is introduced to a former covert ops soldier-turned pastor. But the vacation takes a turn when the Home Team comes under attack. As the team fights to stay alive against an unknown adversary, Sam begins to wonder if there is more to life than just the job. With his life on the line, Sam must decide between the job or his newfound faith and possible love.

Big ideas in the mathematics curriculum for older school students, especially those that are hard to learn and hard to teach, are covered in this book. It will be a first port of call for research about teaching big ideas for students from 9-19 and also has implications for a wider range of students. These are the ideas that really matter, that students get stuck on, and that can be obstacles to future learning. It shows how students learn, why they sometimes get things wrong, and the strengths and pitfalls of various teaching approaches. Contemporary high-profile topics like modelling are included. The authors are experienced teachers, researchers and mathematics educators, and many teachers and researchers have been involved in the thinking behind this book, funded by the Nuffield Foundation. An associated website, hosted by the Nuffield Foundation, summarises the key messages in the book and connects them to examples of classroom tasks that address important learning issues about particular mathematical ideas.

One size does not fit all in project management. To achieve success it is crucial to choose the most appropriate approach for the size and complexity of the project. Over-managing a small project can bog it down with bureaucracy, while taking a laid-back view on a complex project can lead to disaster. Pragmatic Project Management: Five Steps to Scalable Success helps you to select the methodologies and tools that will enable you to achieve maximum gain on your project while expending minimum effort. This clearly written guide lays the groundwork by explaining project sizing and management scaling before taking you through the five essential elements of pragmatic project management: - The project charter - The project team - The project plan - Project issue management - Project status tracking and reporting Designed to follow the process of planning and managing your project, each chapter ends with checklists and practical tips to help you track your progress and apply your knowledge.