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4 days ago | 
kqed.org | Peter Johnston |Nimah Gobir
FromChoice Words: How Our Language Affects Children’s Learning, 2nd edition by Peter Johnston © 2024 by Stenhouse Publishers. Reproduced with permission. By Peter JohnstonIt might already have occurred to you that children bring with them to school well-learned cultural narratives acquired in cooperatively retelling family stories from a very young age. These narratives hold models of the possible forms narratives can take, who is allowed to take which roles, and so forth.
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2 months ago | 
express.co.uk | Peter Johnston
VE Day wasn't end of World War Two pain – but here's exactly why it is so specialMany will mark VE Day, but in these important celebrations we must not lose touch with the fundamentals. OPINIONLondon's Imperial War Museum (Image: Getty), 1945, was an event that remained in the memory of all those who witnessed it.
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Nov 10, 2024 | 
cultofpedagogy.com | Peter Johnston
Listen to the interview with Peter Johnston (transcript):Sponsored by Listenwise and The Gilder Lehrman InstituteThis page contains Amazon Affiliate and Bookshop.org links. When you make a purchase through these links, Cult of Pedagogy gets a small percentage of the sale at no extra cost to you. What’s the difference between Amazon and Bookshop.org?
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Sep 24, 2024 | 
austinmacauley.com | Peter Johnston
Brown Eyes Weeping is a story of love, loss, and the fight to protect the natural world. Follow Brad Shaw and Gina Berconni as they navigate the challenges of jealousy and mistrust, all while the Tribal Warriors struggle to protect their land from greedy loggers and mining companies. With the future of the Amazon rainforest at stake, the warriors will stop at nothing to win this ruthless battle.
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Jun 26, 2024 | 
bccpa.ca | Ann Jenireene Gomez |Ron Monteiro |Peter Johnston |Trish Tutton
Thrive through challenge, change, and chaos, no matter what.
In this podcast episode, mindfulness expert Trish Tutton speaks with Vince Kanasoot, communications specialist, CPABC about how to use mindfulness technqiues to thrive through challenge, change, and chaos, no matter what. Part of our Coffee Chats with CPABC podcast series.
Learn from Trish and other experts at our virtual conference, CPABC Nexus Days: Business & Leadership Insights on July 25.
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Jun 25, 2024 | 
bccpa.ca | Ann Jenireene Gomez |Ron Monteiro |Peter Johnston |Jennifer Campbell
How you think about stress is an excellent predictor of your success in being able to manage it….
Have you ever been on a turbulent flight? Most of us have experienced some type of scare, whether the threat was real or perceived, when flying.
If you’re like me, when faced with any sort of rough patch, you look to the flight attendants to determine if there is any real danger.
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Jun 18, 2024 | 
bccpa.ca | Ron Monteiro |Peter Johnston |Jennifer Campbell |Elizabeth Bromstein
Ron will be among a group of industry experts presenting at CPABC’s PD Nexus: Business & Leadership Insights virtual conference on July 25. Join us for an insightful day of professional development that will leave you with the skills and inspiration to amplify your impact. Reserve your place today.
Delegating can improve a leader's effectiveness, strengthen team bonds, and enable others to develop new skills.
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Jun 13, 2024 | 
bccpa.ca | Peter Johnston |Ann Jenireene Gomez |Farzin Remtulla |Kerri Brkich
Learn how to achieve excellence in negotiation from Peter at PD Nexus: Business and Leadership Insights on July 25. Reserve your place today.
In counselling my clients on negotiations, I don’t talk about tactics, tricks, or how to win at the other side’s expense. To the contrary, I focus on the distinct mindset, strategies, and less conventional ways of thinking that have informed history’s best negotiators, as surfaced through my negotiation firm’s research and publications.
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Apr 18, 2024 | 
tolerance.ca | Peter Johnston |Climate scientist
By Peter Johnston, Climate Scientist and Researcher, University of Cape Town
The University of Cape Town’s new report on the impacts of climate change in South Africa found that heatwaves and water stress will affect jobs, deepen inequality, and increase gender-based violence. Read complete article© The Conversation
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Apr 18, 2024 | 
modernghana.com | Peter Johnston |Climate scientist
South Africa is feeling the impacts of global warming. Heat is frequent and more intense. Human-induced climate change made the severe 2015–2017 drought three to six times more likely. But climate change also doubled the likelihood of the heavy rain that hit parts of South Africa in April 2022, which led to 400 people being killed and many thousands forced to flee their homes.
