Jeff Thompson

Mary Hayden

Exploring Issues of Continuity: The IB in a wider context examines ‘continuity’ across the IB programmes and more widely across the sphere of international education.

Exploring Issues of Continuity: The International Baccalaureate in a wider context

Assessment and evaluation are two concepts at the core of schooling which are also central to other forms of education worldwide. In an international context, assessment and evaluation data are increasingly widely used for accountability and quality assurance purposes at individual student, institutional, national and global levels. This book does not attempt to include consideration of all the issues that could possibly be covered in a title that addresses assessment and evaluation in education internationally. Nor has it set out to cover the myriad technical issues with which assessment and evaluation are inevitably concerned. Rather, a number of authors working within different contexts of international education (whether as teachers or leaders in international schools, administrators in international examination bodies, or researchers in international educational research organisations) have been invited to share ideas arising from their own experiences of what might be interpreted as assessment or evaluation, be that assessment of student achievement, evaluation of teacher effectiveness or evaluation of school quality. The international dimension presents a range of challenges to those with responsibility for implementing assessment and evaluation strategies in widely diverse linguistic, cultural, social and personal contexts, and in this book valuable contributions are shared by colleagues who are authorities in the field. It is their personal views on assessment and evaluation, derived from professional practice in the international sphere, that have been brought together here.

Perspectives on Assessment and Evaluation in International Schools

A study of the principles and practices of international education. Each chapter of this volume addresses a key issue in international education, seeking to blend practical issues with leading research. This revised edition includes a new introduction by the editors.

International Education

Expert writers share reflections on their experience, and explore issues for the future, of the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme. The issues raised are of interest and relevance to those with responsibility for MYP teaching, learning and administration in schools and will provoke interest in the programme amongst those considering its adoption.

Taking the MYP Forward

Paul sat on a green grassy hill looking down on the lake and the city. He hated who he had become. He sat on the grass in his $979.00 suit. His skinny ankles in thin socks stuck out from the bottom of his pants that flapped in the breeze. His shoulders, hunched, were too big for the jacket. The tie hung down between his legs. He felt out of place. The grass, the lake, the blue sky mocked him. He was locked out. Locked in a suit. Shut in behind tinted glass. Breathing air conditioning all day long. He would quit his job – it was an easy decision after all.

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Before award-winning director Dan Curtis became known for directing epic war movies, he darkened the small screen with the horror genre’s most famous soap opera, Dark Shadows, and numerous subsequent made-for-TV horror movies. This second edition serves as a complete filmography, featuring each of Curtis’s four-dozen productions and 100 photographs. With the addition of new chapters on Dark Shadows, the author further explores the groundbreaking daytime television serial. Fans and scholars alike will find an exhaustive account of Curtis’s work, as well as a new foreword from My Music producer Jim Pierson and an afterword from Dr. Mabuse director Ansel Faraj.

Dark Shadows, The Night Stalker and Other Productions, 2d ed.

The Television Horrors of Dan Curtis

Principles and Practice

Reviews of the first edition: • “Thompson has done his homework—this comprehensive career biography of TV legend Dan Curtis covers everything the man produced. Thompson writes with a clear love for his subject and an accuracy that’s impressive”—VideoScope • “Highly recommended”—Examiner.com • “Unique and highly recommended”—Midwest Book Review • “A superb book, a must read for all Dark Shadows and Dan Curtis fans”—Scary Monsters Magazine • “Excellent detail…fascinating, enlightening and educational…photographs are incredible. It’s a must-read”—Canyon News • “Thompson does a great job of fleshing out Curtis’ entire career…a well-researched book! Grade A-”—mania.com • “Enjoyable reading and lots of fun”—www.meetup.com Before award-winning director Dan Curtis became known for directing epic war movies, he darkened the small screen with the horror genre's most famous soap opera, Dark Shadows, and numerous subsequent made-for-TV horror movies. This second edition serves as a complete filmography, featuring each of Curtis's four-dozen productions and 100 photographs. With the addition of new chapters on Dark Shadows, the author further explores the groundbreaking daytime television serial. Fans and scholars alike will find an exhaustive account of Curtis's work, as well as a new foreword from My Music producer Jim Pierson and an afterword from Dr. Mabuse director Ansel Faraj.

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