A is for Action: The ABC's of Taking Action eBook

A is for Action: The ABCs of Taking Action

This children's book helps students improve their self-esteem (believing that they can, in fact, make a difference), become more confident in their abilities to problem-solve, and inspires them to change the world for the better, empowering them to tackle today’s issues, as well as tomorrow’s issues.

Our book was created as a result of peer-reviewed research (published in the IB Journal of Teaching Practice on February 28, 2013), includes an online component, featuring: curriculum resources, extension activities, students showing the book’s lessons in practice, and videos; It also includes worksheets and suggested Action organizations.

AUTHORS
Jeff Hoffart - Full Bio
Tosca Killoran - Full Bio

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Hit #1 on Amazon's Best Seller's Lists ("Philanthropy & Charity" and "Decision Making & Problem Solving")

Ages: 7+, Staff
Pages: 40
Categories: Language Arts, Social Justice,Character Education, Communication Skills, Life Skills, Cross Curricular, Research, Environment, Environmental Science, Self Esteem, Social Studies, CBL, PBL, Service Learning

Publisher: ED-ucation Publishing
Published: July 23, 2013
Authors: Jeff Hoffart & Tosca Killoran
Illustrator: Jenna Cumbers
Graphic Designer: Janet Hannah
eBook ISBN: 978-0-9918854-0-4
Paperback ISBN: 978-0-9918854-1-1

REVIEWS of A is for Action

Not only did I love this book, so too did our Grade 5 students as they prepared for their PYP Exhibition. We have now stocked classroom libraries from Grades 1 through 5 with multiple copies of this wonderful resource. Students were able to make more concrete connections with this hard to grasp notion of ACTION. Parents were also impressed and allowed them to continue the discussion with their children. We are very excited as an IB World School to have access to such wonderful resources, not to mention ED-ucation Publishing's fabulous resources on values and citizenship!

-John Byrne, Teacher-Librarian - Western Academy of Beijing

A is for Action is the most exciting new book that I have seen in years. Hoffart and Killoran have a great product that was influenced by their own work as teacher researchers. Children and educators all over the world will rejoice at this great tool for breaking down the thinking, processes, and habits of mind necessary for taking action and making a difference in the world. IB educators, in particular, will love the connection to inquiry, reflection and the attitudes necessary for increasing student agency. I will be using this resource for years!

-Chad Hyatt is the IB Coordinator at the Center for Inquiry in Indianapolis, Indiana. He is a member of the IB Educator Network with focused work in action and inquiry and an Action in the PYP workshop leader

Reach And Teach says:

We LOVE Canada and the products and ideas that come from our neighbors there and especially love this new book. While our friend Inno Nagara got the jump on the whole A to Z thing with his board book A is for Activist, our new long-distance friends Jeff Hoffart & Tosca Killoran have taken A to Z to the next step with detailed information about HOW to take action! Infants raised on A is for Activist will be chomping on their rattles wondering HOW to change the world and will be fully armed (in a nonviolent way of course) with this great how-to book. Manga-style illustrations will engage kids immediately and the prose will keep them rhyming their way to world transformation.

This book is fantastic! It really helps take teacher and students through the process of taking action and making a positive change in the world. I can not wait to read this to my students and help them choose something they are passionate about to take real action. I also want to share it with my niece and nephew so they can begin their journey into making a difference in our world! Excellent resource for any classroom, especially International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme (IB PYP) classrooms and teachers facilitating The PYP Exhibition. I really enjoyed the use of the IB Learner Profile attributes and the PYP attitudes throughout the book. Really well written! I can not wait for more from these authors!

-Katryna Jacober, IB Teacher and IB PYP Coordinator

There is never a lack of willingness among children and young people when it comes to taking action and making things happen. With so many issues out there that could use the fresh eyes and the great creativity that youth bring to the table, where does one begin? A is for Action is a great How-To Guide to help young activists get started, providing them with the necessary tools and systematic approaches to bring positive change to their communities.

-Etienne Leue, Social and Civic Media Section of UNICEF, Content Manager of Voices of Youth

This A to Z book, A is for Action, gives an overview of how kids can develop skills that lead to taking action. Across the globe, children and teens are showing their ability to transform ideas into realities that assist our communities. Young people, with the assistance of supportive adults, are indeed changing the world!

-Cathryn Berger Kaye, M.A., International Consultant and Author, The Complete Guide to Service Learning

This isn't another book of ABC's. A is for Action: The ABC's of Taking Action is an excellent guide that takes every child through a practical journey of learning through action. The book exposes children to critical thinking processes that teach them how to take action to make their communities a better place.

-Ghulam M. Isaczai, Chief of Development Division, UN Volunteers, is working for the United Nations fighting poverty and has been promoting sustainable development programmes around the world for the past two decades

A is for Action is a wonderful way to introduce young people to the belief that they are capable of making a difference in their community and world. The authors lead students through exercises that teach them how to formulate questions, become knowledgeable and empathize with others to understand that it is within their power to foster change. A is for Action is engaging and inspiring.

-Laurence Levine, Co-Founder and Director of Kids Can Make A Difference® (KIDS)

This book serves a critical purpose in the education of every child, starting at the youngest age group. The concept of service and action builds empathy and gives insight into the broader human condition. Future leaders need this capacity in order to see beyond the confines of their own reality. The value of this book in guiding the process of building future compassionate global leadership is enormous.

-Dr. Chris Mueller is an International Baccalaureate School Director and has worked with schools in Africa, Europe and North America to develop future global leaders by fostering international-mindedness within learning communities around the world

A is for Action is an amazing book that inspires us to make a difference. By using simple guidelines, A is for Action teaches us HOW to take sustainable action that can change our world for the better.

-Kaitlyn Fox is an International Baccalaureate student, and the creator of www.IBLearnerProfile.com

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