TOOLS FOR STUDENT AND INSTRUCTOR SUCCESS Student Tools Student Text Landscape Design, Installation, and Management introduces students to landscaping, which is a major component of the green industry. The Landscape Design, Installation, and Management textbook provides an exciting, full-color, and highly illustrated learning resource. The textbook is available in print and online. The online version of the printed textbook gives students access anytime from any digital device. Students can easily navigate from a linked table of contents, search specific topics, quickly jump to specific pages, zoom in to enlarge text, and print selected pages for offline reading. Topics covered include an overview of the industry, workplace skills, safety, principles and elements of design, turfgrass selection and installation, installing hardscapes, working with clients, pest management, water features and irrigation, and much more. Students can study colorful images of the tools, plants, and pests listed in FFA’s Landscape/Nursery ID lists in the text, with PowerPoint® presentations, and on the G-W Companion Website. The end of each chapter includes a bulleted summary, review and critical thinking questions, as well as activities designed for individual and team projects. Lab Workbook The Lab Workbook that accompanies Landscape Design, Installation, and Management includes two types of student activities. The first type of activity consists of questions designed to reinforce the content of the textbook. Completing these activities helps students gain a deeper understanding of the terms, concepts, theory, and procedures presented in the chapter. The second type consists of hands-on lab activities, designed to be completed in the classroom with instructor guidance and supervision. These activities provide an opportunity to apply and extend the knowledge gained from the textbook. Online Learning Suite The Online Learning Suite provides the foundation of instruction and learning for digital and blended classrooms. An easy-to-manage shared classroom subscription makes it a hassle-free solution for both students and instructors. All student instructional materials are found on a convenient online bookshelf and accessible at home, at school, or on the go. The Online Learning Suite includes an interactive online textbook that holds students’ interest. A workbook with digital form fields for easy completion engages students for learning success. Along with e-flash cards and a variety of other learning activities, the Online Learning Suite effectively brings digital learning to the classroom. G-W Companion Website The G-W Learning companion website is a study reference that contains pretests, e-flash cards, matching activities, vocabulary games, review questions, and posttests. The G-W Learning companion website is conveniently accessible from any digital device. Online Learning Suite/ Student Text Bundle Looking for a blended solution? Goodheart-Willcox offers the Online Learning Suite bundled with the printed text in one easy-to-access package. Students have the flexibility to use the printed text, the Online Learning Suite, or a combination of both components to meet their individual learning styles. The convenient packaging makes managing and accessing content easy and efficient. Instructor Tools LMS Integration Integrate Goodheart-Willcox content within your Learning Management System for a seamless user experience for both you and your students. LMS-ready content in Common Cartridge format facilitates single sign-on integration and gives you control of student enrollment and data. With a Common Cartridge integration, you can access the LMS features and tools you are accustomed to using and G-W course resources in one convenient location—your LMS. To provide a complete learning package for you and your students, G-W Common Cartridge includes the Online Learning Suite and Online Instructor Resources. When you incorporate G-W content into your courses via Common Cartridge, you have the flexibility to customize and structure the content to meet the educational needs of your students. You may also choose to add your own content to the course. QTI® question banks are available within the Online Instructor Resources for import into your LMS. These prebuilt assessments help you measure student knowledge and track results in your LMS gradebook. Questions and tests can be customized to meet your assessment needs.