John Hoover – författare

With a unique classroom focus, Linking Assessment to Instruction in Multi-Tiered Models, 1e shows teachers how to direct multi-tiered instruction and adjust their teaching based on screening, monitoring and diagnostic achievement scores. Beyond a theoretical perspective, this two-part text explores the multi-tiered instructional model found within the RTI framework and how to best implement it in the classroom setting. It includes reading, writing, and mathematics interventions that can be used for core Tier 1 instruction, supplemental Tier 2 supports and intensive Tier 3 interventions. Throughout the book, its emphasis is on using assessment data to make important instructional decisions that meet learner needs.

Designed as a blueprint for improving abilities and to provide research-based curriculum and evidence-based interventions to all K-12 learners, this new book empowers educators to select, implement, differentiate and evaluate the curricula and interventions necessary to meet the needs of all learners.  The nine chapters in this book are designed to collectively produce six primary outcomes: Describe the critical role of curriculum implementation in RTI models Deliver research-based curriculum and evidence-based interventions with fidelity Lead or contribute to RTI curriculum implementation decision-making teams Apply learner progress data to make necessary curriculum adjustments Apply five key components of curriculum in teaching and learning Describe connections between response to intervention and special education decisions. The book's three sections I. discuss the foundation for implementing multi-tiered RTI curriculum, II. Provides models for making effective RTI team decisions through collaboration among educators, and III. Emphasize the critical role differentiated instruction assumes within multi-tiered instruction, along with the significance of study skills, learning strategies and culturally responsive teaching to meet the RTI curricular needs of all learners.  The book features several highly practical features: Learner outcomes listed at the beginning of each chapter; Application suggestions provided at the end of each chapter; Numerous tables and figures to visually illustrate important concepts; Twenty-five reproducible forms and guides for application of the book's content in the classroom and school environments; and Presentation of numerous evidence-based interventions, screening and assessment practices, and study skills and learning strategies.  Written for educators most directly involved in classroom instruction, Response to Intervention Models: Curricular Implications and Interventions will equip teachers with the tools they need to successfully deliver high-quality core instruction to all students, with a strong knowledge of RTI and the expertise about curriculum under their belt.

Praise for The Art of Constructive Confrontation "There's no magic formula for building a successful enterprise, large or small. If you're in the business of making a profit, you're in the business of building people. First you build your people. After that, your people produce the profit. The Art of Constructive Confrontation is an easy-to-follow, systematic process that makes sure you don't get those things backwards. Constructive confrontation is the closest thing you'll ever find to hold people accountable for what they do, while at the same time reducing the conflicts that get in the way of productivity and, ultimately, profits."--Spencer Hays, founder, The Tom James Company Executive Chairman, Southwestern/Great American, Inc. "The Art of Constructive Confrontation is a clear and concise road map to making the all-important conversations between team leaders and team members happen. More than that, the constructive confrontation process keeps those conversations happening, keeps them consistent and constructive, keeps everybody accountable, and unleashes the leadership potential in everyone."--Angelo Valenti, PhD, leader of The Company Psychologist and coauthor, Unleashing Leadership "Embracing constructive confrontation builds a strong, effective leader with a strong, effective team. This book covers the step-by-step process to make you that kind of leader."--Danny Cox, coauthor, Leadership When the Heat's On

HOW TO SELL TO AN IDIOT Selling to customers looking to get the most bang for their buck is a difficult feat. The only customers tougher than hagglers are the ones so uninformed about what they are buying, they don't even realize when they are getting the deal of a lifetime.In How to Sell to an Idiot, authors John Hoover and Bill Sparkman show you how to ignore your own inner idiot and start selling more by doing less of what doesn't work and more of what does. Along with a wealth of proven sales guidance and effective techniques, you'll learn how to: Use idiot-proof planning and preparation to make prospecting far more effectiveUse idiot-speak to connect with prospects and gather vital information that makes selling easySpice up your sales pitch for faster closings and larger salesWring referrals out of clients like water from a spongeAnd much more!"Selling is an act of compassion. Sales professionals must believe that their products and services will improve the quality of their customers' lives. Hoover and Sparkman get that. Selling must also be fun-for the salesperson and the customer. How to Sell to an Idiot makes it clear that the first laugh of the day must be at ourselves."—Roger P. DiSilvestro, former Chairman and CEO, Athlon Sports Publishing and coauthor of The Art of Constructive Confrontation"How to Sell to an Idiot hits the bull's-eye. Great practical steps that will help anyone in sales reach the goal line. Truly a creative approach with fresh new ideas delivered with humor."—Charles S. Dreyer, Director of Sales-Southern California Coastal Region, K. Hovnanian Homes, a Fortune 500 company"How to Sell to an Idiot provides an entertaining and creative look at the formula for sales success. Insightful and fun, you'd have to be an idiot not to add this book to your resource library!"—Chip Cummings, international speaker, marketing expert, and author of Stop Selling and Start Listening

This is essential reading for anyone who seeks to make high performance a regular, daily expectation in his or her life. Tapping your reservoir of personal potential has never been explained more clearly. Creating the circumstances for achieving the extraordinary is a daunting and overwhelming prospect to most of us-whether pursuing professional success or high performance in personal goals. Achieving the extraordinary is a given to Danny Cox, who takes his cues from some of history's greatest achievers, such as George Bernard Shaw and Thomas Edison. He shares his wisdom and success stories, showing us the path to high performance in seven achievable steps. "The quest for high performance," notes Danny, "is an ongoing journey, a pursuit that is the source of tremendous pleasure and gratification. It's the feeling an athlete experiences in victory, the sensation an actor feels during a standing ovation..."

A richly illustrated look at the multifaceted history of American railways.  It’s no exaggeration to say that, in the nineteenth century, railroads completely remade the United States: geographically, economically, and—through the advent of standardized time zones—temporally. Though today their domination on transport and freight shipping has been superseded by automobiles and aviation, the railroad remains a vital piece of the nation’s infrastructure and self-image.Drawing on the rich and diverse holdings of the John W. Barriger III National Railroad Library, the St. Louis Mercantile Library, and select railroad historical organizations, Travelers, Tracks, and Tycoons showcases the profound changes the US railroad industry has wrought on the land and its people since the 1820s. The vast array of artifacts collected here includes early railroad prospectuses and reports, promotional materials from the country’s first railroad projects, technical publications by engineers, ledgers from railroads like the New York Central, conductors’ logbooks, and dispatchers’ records. A wide assortment of plans, maps, and drawings presented alongside these materials helps illuminate the technological advancements brought about by the railroad industry, while posters, sheet music, and art show how trains quickly became an indelible part of the American social fabric. Published in conjunction with a 2022 Grolier Club exhibition, this book provides a multifaceted look at American railroads in all their locomotive glory.