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6.3: Course Outline with Assessment Ideas and Activities


Course Title: _ Mindful Approaches to Classroom Management

Module Number and Name: 1. Introduction to Mindfulness
Objective
1 Define
Mindfulness in
your own
words in
writing with
clarity and
brevity.

2 Distinguish
between
statements of
fact and
statements
that include
judgments
3 Identify
examples of
positive
impacts
mindfulness
practices
could have on
education

Assessmen
t Ideas
Quiz

Quiz

Discussion
Rubric

Absorb

Do

Listen to Jon Kabat-Zinn discussion on


Mindfulness on youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H
mEo6RI4Wvs

Read Chapter 1: What is Mindfulness
in Jenningc, P . (2015). Mindfulness for
Teachers: Simple Skills for Peace and
Productivity in the Classroom. W.W.
Norton and Company Inc. NY.
Read Chapter 1: What is Mindfulness
in Jenningc, P . (2015). Mindfulness for
Teachers: Simple Skills for Peace and
Productivity in the Classroom. W.W.
Norton and Company Inc. NY.

Define Mindfulness as part of


the online quiz








Distinguish between
statements of fact and those
that include judgments on the
online quiz

Use Mindfulness
correctly in context
during online posts
to discussions

Read:

Identify positive impacts


mindfulness practices could
have on education on the
online quiz

Chapter 1: What is Mindfulness in


Jenningc, P . (2015). Mindfulness for
Teachers: Simple Skills for Peace and
Productivity in the Classroom. W.W.
Norton and Company Inc. NY.

Form adapted from Smith, R. M. Conquering the Content. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2008.

Connect


4 clearly
Discussion
reflect on your Rubric
experience
with the
mindfulness of
the breath
practice.

5. analyze
something
that irritated
you by
separating
statements of
fact without
judgment and
those aspects
that were
judgments

Read Chapter 1: What is Mindfulness


in Jenningc, P . (2015). Mindfulness for
Teachers: Simple Skills for Peace and
Productivity in the Classroom. W.W.
Norton and Company Inc. NY.
and Chapter 7 Mindful Breathing in
Hawn, G. (2011) 10 Mindful Minutes.
Penguin Group Inc: NY.


Fact Versus Read Chapter 1: What is Mindfulness
Judgment
in Jenningc, P . (2015). Mindfulness for
Worksheet Teachers: Simple Skills for Peace and
Productivity in the Classroom. W.W.
Norton and Company Inc. NY.

Do the Guided Practice


Podcast that will be
developed by me. A second
option will be to visit 10
Minute Awareness of Breath
Mindfulness Meditation - New
Mindful Life on youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/w
atch?v=Rah4IHHZyZU

Clearly communicate
your experience with
the mindfulness of
the breath practice
on the discussion
board and provide
meaningful insights
when posting to
other students posts.


Complete the statement of
facts versus judgments
exercise and upload the
worksheet to the drop box.

Post an example of a
personal situation
where judgment may
have gotten in the
way of the facts and
and provide
meaningful insights
when posting to
other students posts.

Course Title: _ Mindful Approaches to Classroom Management



Module Number and Name: 2. Mindfulness in the Context of Classroom Management
Objective

Assessment
Ideas

Absorb

Form adapted from Smith, R. M. Conquering the Content. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2008.

Do

Connect

1 Briefly
describe one
current
prevalent issue
related to
classroom
management in
schools.

Discussion

Read: Willis, S. (September 1996) Managing Todays


Classroom:finding Alternatives to Control and Compliance
Managing Todays Classroom. Volume 38(6)

Search the
WEB and
find one
other site
http://www.ascd.org/publications/newsletters/education- that focuses
update/sept96/vol38/num06/Managing-Today%27s-
on issues
Classroom.aspx and
related to

Classroom
Classroom Management American Psychological
management
Association
http://www.apa.org/education/k12/classroom-mgmt.aspx

2 Briefly
Discussion
describe one
current initiative
related to
classroom
management in
schools.

Visit the PBIS WEB site and read the FAQ link:
https://www.pbis.org/school/swpbis-for-beginners/pbis-
faqs

3 contrast
school-wide
behavior
expectations for
major common
areas and
individual
classrooms of
two existing
school.

Read the code of conducts for two school districts

Worksheet

Form adapted from Smith, R. M. Conquering the Content. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2008.

Post a
description of
either one
prevalent
current issue
related to
classroom
management
or one
prevalent
current
initiative
related to
classroom
Search the
management
WEB and
to the
find one
discussion
other site
that focuses board and
contribute to
on initiatives
at least two
to address
other students
Classroom
posts
management
Search the
Complete the
WEB for 2
worksheet
school
table
districts
identifying
code of
similarities
conduct.
and
differences of
two school
districts code
of conduct

4 clearly reflect
on your
experience with
an open
monitoring
practice.

Discussion
Rubric

Read : Chapter 2: The Emotional Art of Teachimg in


Jenningc, P . (2015). Mindfulness for Teachers: Simple
Skills for Peace and Productivity in the Classroom. W.W.
Norton and Company Inc. NY.

5. Reflect on a
Emotion
classroom
Journal
experience and
worksheet
document how it
made you feel

Read : Chapter 2: The Emotional Art of Teachimg in


Jenningc, P . (2015). Mindfulness for Teachers: Simple
Skills for Peace and Productivity in the Classroom. W.W.
Norton and Company Inc. NY.


Form adapted from Smith, R. M. Conquering the Content. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2008.

and upload
into the drop
box
Do the
Clearly
Guided
communicate
Practice
your
Podcast that experience
will be
with the
developed
attention
by me. A
mindful
second
sensing
option will
practice on
be provided the discussion
board and

provide
meaningful
insights when
posting to
other
students
posts.
Follow the

guided
practice
Prodcast,
complete the
emotion
journal and
submit to
drop box.

Course Title: Mindful Approaches to Classroom Management



Module Number and Name: 3. Research Support for Mindful Approaches
Objective
1 synthesize the
research from the
fields of
neuroscience,
education and
psychology as it
applies to mindful
practices.

2 describe 3
potential
applications of
research from
neuroscience,
education and
psychology in the
context of
classroom
management as it
applies to the
instructor
3 describe 3
potential

Assessment
Ideas
Discussion

Worksheet
Table

Absorb

Do

Connect

Read The Brain and Emotional Intelligence: New


Insights by Daniel Goleman
and
Chapter 3 How the Brain works in Hawn, G. (2011)
10 Mindful Minutes. Penguin Group Inc: NY.

Pick one of the


themes
discussed in
Golemans book
and summarize
the
implicaitions it
has for
improving
education
upload to
discussion
board.
Complete the
applications of
research
worksheet and
upload to the
drop box

Post your
summary to
the discussion
board and
contribute to
at least two
other students
posts

Read The Brain and Emotional Intelligence: New


Insights by Daniel Goleman

View the video by Dr Mark Greenberg 'Nurturing
Mindfulness in Education' at Mind & Its Potential
2012 at
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8Rubaj8VcQ

Form adapted from Smith, R. M. Conquering the Content. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2008.

Include a plan
for a practical
application of
research on
the
application of
research
worksheet
and upload to
the drop box.
Include a plan
for a practical

applications of
research from
neuroscience,
education and
psychology in the
context of
classroom
management as it
applies to the
learner.
4 Summarize how
the theory of the
pro-social
classroom as
expressed in the
model by Jennings
and Greenberg
would be applied in
the context of your
school
5. Distinguish
between the terms
Social Emotional
Learning, Social
Emotional
Competence,
Emotional
Intelligence,
Mindful Based
Interventions

application of
research on
the
application of
research
worksheet
and upload to
the drop box.
Discussion

Read: The Prosocial Classroom: Teacher Social and


Emotional competence in Relation to Student and
Classroom Outcomes by Jennings and Greenberg

Quiz

Read The Brain and Emotional Intelligence: New


Insights by Daniel Goleman
and
Read: The Prosocial Classroom: Teacher Social and
Emotional competence in Relation to Student and
Classroom Outcomes by Jennings and Greenberg

Form adapted from Smith, R. M. Conquering the Content. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2008.

Summarize how
the theory of
the pro-social
classroom
would be
applied in the
context of your
school upload
to discussion
board.
Distinguish
between the
terms Social
Emotional
Learning, Social
Emotional
Competence,
Emotional
Intelligence,
Mindful Based
Interventions
on an online
quiz.

Post your
summary to
the discussion
board and
contribute to
at least two
other students
posts

6. clearly reflect on
your experience
with an open
monitoring practice.

Discussion
Rubric

Read : Chapter 2: The Emotional Art of Teachimg


in Jenningc, P . (2015). Mindfulness for Teachers:
Simple Skills for Peace and Productivity in the
Classroom. W.W. Norton and Company Inc. NY.

Do the Guided
Practice
Podcast that
will be
developed by
me. A second
option will be
provided

Clearly
communicate
your
experience
with the
attention
mindful
sensing
practice on
the discussion
board and
provide
meaningful
insights when
posting to
other
students
posts.

Course Title: Mindful Approaches to Classroom Management



Module Number and Name: 4. Understanding the Instructor and the Learner
Objective

Assessment
Ideas
1 describe specific mindful
Self Care
practices or strategies that could Assessment
be used by the instructor for
And Discussion
self-care, given a variety of
examples of mindful practices.

Absorb
Read Chapter 5 The
Heart of Teaching in
Jennings, P . (2015).
Mindfulness for
Teachers: Simple Skills
for Peace and
Productivity in the
Classroom. W.W. Norton

Do
Complete a self care
assessment
worksheet and
upload to the drop
box

Form adapted from Smith, R. M. Conquering the Content. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2008.

Connect
Reflect on your self
care assessment and
plan and it to the
discussion board and
contribute to at least
two other students
posts

2. Clearly reflect on your


experience with the body scan
and difficult emotions practice.

Physical
Sensation log
and Discussion
Rubric

3 . Identify 3 school/work-based Quiz


triggers for the teacher and 3 for
the learner that could upset the
classroom climate.

4 analyze an existing classroom


of students to determine the
profile of a typical class, pick
one, and conduct an interview of
that student

Worksheet and
Student
interview
reflection

5. identify one specific trigger


that could cause a turbulent

Discussion

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Read: Chapter 3
Understanding Your
Negative Emotions in
Jennings, P. (2015).
Mindfulness for
Teachers: Simple Skills
for Peace and
Productivity in the
Classroom. W.W. Norton
and Company Inc. NY.
Read: Chapter 3
Understanding Your
Negative Emotions in
Jennings, P. (2015).
Mindfulness for
Teachers: Simple Skills
for Peace and
Productivity in the
Classroom. W.W. Norton
and Company Inc. NY.
Read Chapter 5 The
Heart of Teaching in
Jennings, P. (2015).
Mindfulness for
Teachers: Simple Skills
for Peace and
Productivity in the
Classroom. W.W. Norton
and Company Inc. NY.
Read: Chapter 3
Understanding Your

Do the Guided
Practice Podcast that
will be developed by
me and complete the
physical sensations
log. Upload the log to
the drop box

Reflect on the body


scan experience and
upload it to the drop
box

Complete the online


quiz

Complete a
classroom profile
worksheet, student
interview reflection
and upload the
worksheet to the
drop box

Post something you


learned from the
student interview to
the discussion board
and contribute to at
least two other
students posts

identify one specific


trigger that could

Post your summary


to the discussion

Form adapted from Smith, R. M. Conquering the Content. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2008.

classroom climate and describe


an appropriate mindful strategy
to diffuse it.

6 identify strategies to
significantly increase selfdiscipline or motivation for a
variety of learning styles

Quiz

Negative Emotions ,
Chapter 4 The Power of
Positivity and Chapter 5
The Heart of Teaching in
Jennings, P. (2015).
Mindfulness for
Teachers: Simple Skills
for Peace and
Productivity in the
Classroom. W.W. Norton
and Company Inc. NY
Read Chapter 5 The
Heart of Teaching in
Jennings, P. (2015).
Mindfulness for
Teachers: Simple Skills
for Peace and
Productivity in the
Classroom. W.W. Norton
and Company Inc. NY.
Additional reading on
learning styles

cause a turbulent
classroom climate
and describe an
appropriate mindful
strategy to diffuse it.

board and contribute


to at least two other
students posts

Complete the online


quiz


Course Title: Mindful Approaches to Classroom Management

Module Number and Name: 5 Strategies to Create a Positive Learning Environment
Objective
1 analyze existing classroom
procedures and routine for
opportunities for early
prevention of possible

Assessment Ideas
Worksheet Table

Absorb
Read Chapter 4 The
Power of Positivity
and Chapter 6:
Orchestrating

Do
Either reflect on your
own classroom
procedures or
routines or visit

Form adapted from Smith, R. M. Conquering the Content. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2008.

Connect

interruptions.

2 apply key concepts and


Project
research regarding mindfulness
to plan a classroom procedure or
routine that incorporates a
mindful strategy to prevent a
classroom management issue.

3 apply key concepts and


research to design a way in
which a mindful practice could
be incorporated by a teacher for
the benefit of student learning.

Discussion

Classroom Dynamics
in Jennings, P.
(2015). Mindfulness
for Teachers: Simple
Skills for Peace and
Productivity in the
Classroom. W.W.
Norton and Company
Inc. NY.

Read Chapter 4 The
Power of Positivity
and Chapter 6:
Orchestrating
Classroom Dynamics
in Jennings, P.
(2015). Mindfulness
for Teachers: Simple
Skills for Peace and
Productivity in the
Classroom. W.W.
Norton and Company
Inc. NY.

Read Chapter 4 The
Power of Positivity
and Chapter 6:
Orchestrating
Classroom Dynamics
in Jennings, P.
(2015). Mindfulness
for Teachers: Simple
Skills for Peace and

someone elses
classroom and reflect
on theirs. Complete
the classroom
procedures and
routine worksheet
and upload to the
drop box.

Create a plan to
modify an existing
routine. Try it out
and then reflect on
the experience
documenting what
worked and how you
could further refine
it. Upload to the
drop box

Post an idea of how a


mindfulness practice
might be used to
improve student
learning. Post it on
the discussion board
and contribute to at
least two other
students posts

Form adapted from Smith, R. M. Conquering the Content. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2008.

4 design an appropriate mindful


instructional strategy
compatible with either the
developmental characteristics,
learning style or cultural
background of a student and
provide a rationale as to why
you think it would work.

Essay

5. clearly reflect on your


experience with Positivity
Journal practice.

Discussion Rubric

Productivity in the
Classroom. W.W.
Norton and Company
Inc. NY.

Read an article on

differentiation of
instruction.

Read : Read Chapter


4 The Power of
Positivity in
Jenningc, P . (2015).
Mindfulness for
Teachers: Simple
Skills for Peace and
Productivity in the
Classroom. W.W.
Norton and Company
Inc. NY.

Design an
appropriate mindful
instructional strategy
compatible with
either the
developmental
characteristics,
learning style or
cultural background
of a student and
provide a rationale
as to why you think it
would work. Upload
to the drop box.
Keep a positivity
Clearly communicate
Journal and upload it your experience with
into the drop box.
the positivity journal
on the discussion

board and provide
meaningful insights
when posting to
other students posts.


Form adapted from Smith, R. M. Conquering the Content. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2008.

Course Title: Mindful Approaches to Classroom Management



Module Number and Name: 6 Mindful Communication
Objective
Assessment Ideas
1 identify at least three examples Quiz
of nonverbal communication and
the potential message each could
send.

2 write a script between a


teacher and a student that
demonstrates a conflict
resolution technique

Discussion

3 identify 3 strategies for


Quiz
developing student-teacher
rapport to prevent the escalation
of problematic behavior and

Absorb
Chapter 6:
Orchestrating
Classroom Dynamics
in Jennings, P.
(2015). Mindfulness
for Teachers: Simple
Skills for Peace and
Productivity in the
Classroom. W.W.
Norton and Company
Inc. NY.

Chapter 6:
Orchestrating
Classroom Dynamics
in Jennings, P.
(2015). Mindfulness
for Teachers: Simple
Skills for Peace and
Productivity in the
Classroom. W.W.
Norton and Company
Inc. NY.

Chapter 6:
Orchestrating
Classroom Dynamics
in Jennings, P.

Do
Take the online quiz

Connect

Complete the conflict


resolution exercise
and post it to the
drop box.

Describe a conflict
that could have been
resolved differently
had a different
approach been used.
Describe the better
approach. Post it to
the discussion board
and respond to two
other students post

Take the online quiz

Form adapted from Smith, R. M. Conquering the Content. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2008.

classroom power struggles.

4 write a script between a


teacher and a student that
demonstrates both deep
listening skills and mindful
speech by the teacher.

Script Worksheet

5. clearly reflect on your


experience with mindful
listening practice.

Discussion Rubric

(2015). Mindfulness
for Teachers: Simple
Skills for Peace and
Productivity in the
Classroom. W.W.
Norton and Company
Inc. NY.

Chapter 6:
Orchestrating
Classroom Dynamics
in Jennings, P.
(2015). Mindfulness
for Teachers: Simple
Skills for Peace and
Productivity in the
Classroom. W.W.
Norton and Company
Inc. NY.

Read : Chapter 6:
Orchestrating
Classroom Dynamics
in Jennings, P.
(2015). Mindfulness
for Teachers: Simple
Skills for Peace and
Productivity in the
Classroom. W.W.
Norton and Company
Inc. NY.

Given a non-example
case, create a new
script between a
teacher and a student
that demonstrates
both deep listening
skills and mindful
speech by the
teacher and post it to
the drop box.

Participate in the
guided practice of
mindful listening

Clearly communicate
your experience with
mindful listening
exercise on the
discussion board and
provide meaningful
insights when
posting to other
students posts.

Form adapted from Smith, R. M. Conquering the Content. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2008.


Course Title: Mindful Approaches to Classroom Management

Module Number and Name: 7 Mindful Approaches to the Organization of Spaces
Objective
1 Assess the
organization
of materials
and supplies
in a given
classroom in
the context of
early
prevention of
possible
distractions
and
interruptions.

Assessmen
t Ideas
Design
Project
Rubric

Absorb
Read an article on the organization of spaces for learning

2 assess the
Worksheet Read an article on the organization of spaces for learning
organization Table

of space and
Visit We Sites:
equipment in
Homeschool Spaces and Organization
a given
https://www.pinterest.com/abbril/homeschool-spaces-
classroom in
organization/
the context of

Form adapted from Smith, R. M. Conquering the Content. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2008.

Do

Connect

Assess the
organizatio
n of
materials
and
supplies in
a given
classroom
in the
context of
early
prevention
of possible
distractions
Upload the
worksheet
table in the
drop box.
Complete
the assess
the
organizatio
n of space
and
equipment

Redesign an
existing
storage
space for
materials
and supplies
space to
improve
classroom
management
Up load it to
the Drop
Box

early
An Educators Guide to Creating learning spaces in small places
prevention of
http://mysmallpotatoes.com/2012/05/30/an-educators-guide-to-
possible
creating-learning-spaces-in-small-places/
distractions.

3 apply key
Discussion Read an article on the organization of spaces for learning
concepts

from the
Visit We Sites:
research to
How Comfortable Classrooms Lead to Better Student Community
identify
http://education.cu-portland.edu/blog/news/welcoming-
classroom
classrooms-better-students/
organizationa

l strategies to
Homeschool Spaces and Organization
enhance
https://www.pinterest.com/abbril/homeschool-spaces-
student
organization/
learning.

An Educators Guide to Creating learning spaces in small places
http://mysmallpotatoes.com/2012/05/30/an-educators-guide-to-
creating-learning-spaces-in-small-places/

worksheet
and upload
it to the
drop box.

4 apply key
concepts and
research to
identify
mindful
strategies or
procedure to
better insure

Discussion Read :
Creating a Safe Classroom Environment
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/creating-safe-classroom-
environment-climate.shtml

Classroom Design for Living and Learning with Autism
http://www.designshare.com/index.php/articles/classroom_autis

Form adapted from Smith, R. M. Conquering the Content. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2008.

Post an idea
of how a
classroom
might be
redesigned
to improve
student
learning
(Individual
or whole
class) Post it
on the
discussion
board
and
contribute to
at least two
other
students
posts

Post an idea
of how a
mindfulness
practice
might be
used to
improve
student

student
safety within
a class and
another
strategy or
procedure to
better insure
student
safety during
transitions
outside of
classes.

5. clearly
reflect on
your
experience
with mindful
walking
practice.

m/

Health and safety Checklist for Classrooms:
http://www.hse.gov.uk/risk/classroom-checklist.pdf

Discussion
Rubric

Read: Chapter 6: Orchestrating Classroom Dynamics in Jennings, P.


(2015). Mindfulness for Teachers: Simple Skills for Peace and
Productivity in the Classroom. W.W. Norton and Company Inc. NY.

Form adapted from Smith, R. M. Conquering the Content. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2008.

Participate
in the
guided
practice of
mindful
walking

safety inside
and another
during
transitions.
Post it on
the
discussion
board
and
contribute to
at least two
other
students
posts

Clearly
communicat
e your
experience
with mindful
walking
exercise on
the
discussion
board and
provide
meaningful
insights
when
posting to
other
students

posts.

Course Title: Mindful Approaches to Classroom Management

Module Number and Name: 8. Building School-Family-Community Partnerships
Objective
Assessment Ideas
1 identify at least three resources
Quiz
within a school that could be used to
form a network of support in the
area of classroom management.

2 identify the specific resources


within a given school that could be
used to form a network of support
in the area of classroom
management.

Worksheet Table

Absorb
Read Chapter 7:
Mindfulness and
School
transformation in
Jennings, P. (2015).
Mindfulness for
Teachers: Simple
Skills for Peace and
Productivity in the
Classroom. W.W.
Norton and
Company Inc. NY.

Read Chapter 7:
Mindfulness and
School
transformation in
Jennings, P. (2015).
Mindfulness for
Teachers: Simple
Skills for Peace and
Productivity in the
Classroom. W.W.
Norton and

Do
Take the online quiz

Go on a scavenger
hunt to locate
classroom
management
resources and
document
information about
them on the
resource worksheet
table. Submit it to
the drop box.

Form adapted from Smith, R. M. Conquering the Content. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2008.

Connect

Post one resource


and provide a brief
description to the
discussion board
and contribute to at
least two other
students posts

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3 identify at least 3 resources
Quiz
Read Chapter 7:
Take the online quiz
outside of schools that could be
Mindfulness and
used when creating a network of
School
support in the area of classroom
transformation in
management.
Jennings, P. (2015).
Mindfulness for
Teachers: Simple
Skills for Peace and
Productivity in the
Classroom. W.W.
Norton and
Company Inc. NY.
4 identify specific resources located Worksheet Table
Read Chapter 7:
Go on a scavenger
outside of a school that could be
Mindfulness and
hunt to locate
used when creating a network of
School
external resources
support in the area of classroom
transformation in
document
management.
Jennings, P. (2015). information about
Mindfulness for
them on the
Teachers: Simple
resource worksheet
Skills for Peace and table. Submit it to
Productivity in the
the drop box.
Classroom. W.W.
Norton and
Company Inc. NY.

Browse Resources
on the internet
4 Identify and
Worksheet Read: Chapter 7: Mindfulness and
Identify and provide a clear
provide a clear
Table
School Transformation in Jenningc, P and concise overview,
and concise
Rubric
. (2015). Mindfulness for Teachers:
including the key
overview,
Simple Skills for Peace and
characteristics of a formal
including the key
Productivity in the Classroom. W.W. mindfulness
Form adapted from Smith, R. M. Conquering the Content. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2008.

Post one resource


and provide a brief
description to the
discussion board
and contribute to at
least two other
students posts

characteristics of a
formal
mindfulness
program/initiative
that is currently
being
implemented in
schools.

Norton and Company Inc. NY.


program/initiative that is
currently being
implemented in schools.
Place in dropbox.

Form adapted from Smith, R. M. Conquering the Content. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2008.

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