1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910480072103321

Autore

Alford Betty J

Titolo

Leading academic achievement for English language learners [[electronic resource] ] : a guide for principals / / Betty J. Alford, Mary Catherine Nino

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Thousand Oaks, Calif., : Corwin, c2011

ISBN

1-4522-3747-6

1-4833-5031-2

1-4522-2402-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (169 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

NinoMary Catherine

Disciplina

428.24071

Soggetti

English language - Study and teaching - Foreign speakers

Multilingualism in children

Educational leadership

School principals

Academic achievement

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"A Joint Publication With Learning Forward."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; Introduction; Chapter 1 - Preparing for Success: Strengthening a Culture of Academic Achievement for English Language Learners; Chapter 2 - Advocating for Student Success; Chapter 3 - Strengthening Knowledge of Second Language Acquisition; Chapter 4 - The Principal's Role in Building Capacity in the School Through Quality Professional Development; Chapter 5 - Strengthening Home-School-Community-University  Connections; Chapter 6 - Resources for School Improvement in Meeting the Needs of English Language Learners; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This practical guide equips school leaders to shape a culture conducive to high academic achievement for English language learners. It includes case studies and quick reference charts.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910455604003321

Autore

Rogers C.

Titolo

Bäcklund and Darboux transformations : geometry and modern applications in soliton theory / / C. Rogers, W.K. Schief [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2002

ISBN

0-511-15790-8

0-511-60635-4

0-511-02054-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xvii, 413 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Collana

Cambridge texts in applied mathematics ; ; 30

Disciplina

530.124

Soggetti

Solitons

Bäcklund transformations

Darboux transformations

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sommario/riassunto

This book describes the remarkable connections that exist between the classical differential geometry of surfaces and modern soliton theory. The authors also explore the extensive body of literature from the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries by such eminent geometers as Bianchi, Darboux, Bäcklund, and Eisenhart on transformations of privileged classes of surfaces which leave key geometric properties unchanged. Prominent amongst these are Bäcklund-Darboux transformations with their remarkable associated nonlinear superposition principles and importance in soliton theory. It is with these transformations and the links they afford between the classical differential geometry of surfaces and the nonlinear equations of soliton theory that the present text is concerned. In this geometric context, solitonic equations arise out of the Gauß-Mainardi-Codazzi equations for various types of surfaces that admit invariance under Bäcklund-Darboux transformations. This text is appropriate for use at a higher undergraduate or graduate level for applied mathematicians or mathematical physics.