This text shows how to integrate storytelling into curriculum design and use the principles of storytelling as a measurement of learning and literacies. It also covers important copyright and fair use information, and offers numerous implementation…
Everything you need to know to lead effective and engaging project-based learning! Are you eager to try out project-based learning, but don't know where to start? How do you ensure that classroom projects help students develop critical thinking ski…
The secrets of coaching excellence are already inside you Successful coaching has long been seen as a mental exercise—in order to do right by the teachers you serve, you put theory into practice, establish orderly processes, analyze data effec…
Create the right conditions for a growth mindset to flourish in your school and your students Mindset doesn’t matter when things are easy; it is only when faced with challenges that working from a growth mindset influences learning. But what i…
This book not only defines what deep learning is, but takes up the question of how to mobilize complex, whole-system change and transform learning for all students. New Pedagogies for Deep Learning is a global partnership that works to transform the…
Create a thinking classroom that helps students move from the factual to the conceptual Concept-Based Inquiry is a framework for inquiry that promotes deep understanding. The key is using guiding questions to help students inquire into concepts and…
A bold, brain-based teaching approach to culturally responsive instruction To close the achievement gap, diverse classrooms need a proven framework for optimizing student engagement. Culturally responsive instruction has shown promise, but many te…
"For thousands of years people have been using the skills we describe in this book to engage in conversations with others. What isn’t as prevalent, however, is instruction--especially in primary grades—in which we engage students in prod…
Converting curiosity into well-crafted questions is the start of learning. In this insightful guide, international education experts James Nottingham and Martin Renton show educators: How to use questions to prompt exploratory dialogue How to que…
The books shows teachers how to engage with students, assess understanding and incorporate technology into teaching. It also teaches the connections between what students learn and how they do maths. Tools include inquiry tasks across all levels: un…
From daunting to doable in six steps The process of literature search and composing a formal literature review can be intimidating. But masters and doctoral candidates in Education and related fields have found academic argumentation to be seamless…
`Intriguing ways of explaining the concepts of constructivist education. Excellent analogies and examples!' - Maryellen Towey Schultz, Assistant Professor of Education, Nebraska Wesleyan University The purpose of the Constructivist Learning Design…
Learn how meeting teachers’ needs for growth translates to student success! We know that different students learn in different ways. Adult learners do too! Discover a framework for helping teachers change by differentiating approaches to devel…
Exploring and analyzing how Finland consistently places at or near the top of international student assessments, especially PISA, has become popular in recent years. Pasi Sahlberg now explores this phenomenon from the perspective of the educational…
This book provides school leaders and policy makers with a clear picture on the how and what of capacity building, looking at the concepts of ‘right’ and ‘wrong’ policy drivers to identify the policies/ strategies that have l…
Visible Learning schools, districts and teachers will benefit greatly from this highly practical resource with ready-to-go lessons that will aid them as they transition from learning about VL, to implementing and practicing these principals in their…
In this sequel to their bestseller Visible Learning for Literacy, Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey, and John Hattie help teachers to inspire students by sharing structures and tools that have high-impact on learning, and insights on which stage of learnin…
Teaching students with learning challenges just got easier with this groundbreaking guide! If you’ve been searching for effective strategies to meet the needs of learning challenged students, look no further. In this newly revised and updated…
What does it mean to be a "lead learner" in a school? What does it mean to be a "learning organization"? This book takes up those questions by advancing a concept of the school as a learning organization in which prescribed expectations and experien…
One of a series of practical references for teachers, this handbook provides general information on the background of the environmental studies curriculum in the United States. It contains current information on publications, standards and special m…
In an era of declining resources and rising expectations in United States education, public schools are now competing for allocations from a shrinking pool of resources. This book describes how to develop community involvement in schools in order to…
Elaine McEwan s research-based strategies help students master the skills critical to reading success as recommended by the National Reading Panel. Included are grade-level activities offered at a special price of $84.49-a savings of 20%.This collec…
`The timing for Reaching Out could not have been better. Just when educators are beginning to realize that teachers need training in how to work with parents, Dianne W Kyle, Ellen McIntyre, Karne B Miller, and Gayle H Moore bring us a book that is a…
The guide focuses on specific, innovative methods for maximizing the learning opportunities and outcomes of African American students-from dealing with foundational issues such as accountability, categorization, and legal implications, to managing l…
In this book, educational coaching consultant, Karla Reiss, aims to help districts gain a clear understanding of the process and skills of competent coaching necessary to plan for programs that truly support educational change. It will serve as a re…
`Lou Fournier has firmly placed one foot in the pragmatic world of today, while the other points toward a future view of education where teachers and students are treated with respect, and all learners achieve to the best of their abilities. He does…
Future Focused Leaders concentrates on three areas, Relate, Innovate, and Invigorate, that will engage and empower school leaders to effectively prepare students and educators for the future. This book provides best practices, practical tools, and r…
Provides a planning framework that includes numerous examples of performance-based social studies set in real-life contexts. The book includes design templates and reproducible masters - practical tools that can be used to customize and create class…
`Lawrence L Marazza offers a prescription for how essential skills can empower school organizations that can ultimately lead to higher student achievement and stakeholder satisfaction' - John Pieno, Chairman, Florida Sterling Council `Lawrence L Ma…
"Assessment help for teachers on way," was the front-page headline of Education Week on May 8, 2002, as Ed Week announced the planned publication of this important volume, which has been approved by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI).…
Contextual Teaching and Learning is an examination of a holistic approach to education. The book provides its readers with a comprehensive definition of Contextual Teaching and Learning (CTL), discussing its origins and philosophy, its basis in psyc…
`The book makes a distinct contribution to the field. The integration of standards and mastery learning is important if standards, once established, are to be achieved by large numbers of students. I think it is timely, well organized, contains real…
Instruction is the key to effective classroom management, whether you're dealing with disruptive students or not. With clear descriptions of processes and procedures, this book focuses on evidence-based instructional practices. It is divided into th…
Formative assessment is a must for educators, but it can be difficult to juggle with all the demands on a busy teacher's to-do list. In this book teachers will find practical ideas for assessing project-based and inquiry-based approaches, how to eva…
Libia S. Gil, superintendent of the Chula Vista Elementary School District and leader of a dynamic team of educators, presents a framework for peer evaluation within school districts that is already at work and succeeding in her own district. Distr…
This bundle includes ACHIEVING EXCELLENCE IN SCHOOL COUNSELING THROUGH MOTIVATION, SELF-DIRECTION, SELF-KNOWLEDGE AND RELATIONSHIPS and CBA TOOLKIT ON A FLASH DRIVE
The focus of this edited book is continuing teacher education over the course of a teacher's career.
This new book from David Sousa examines source material on brain research and provides primary and secondary classroom reading strategies for teachers based on the most current findings. There are five core chapters on - what the research tells us,…
How do we engage students and ensure they understand argument writing's fundamental components? How do we take them from "Here's what I think" to "Here's what I think. Here's what makes me think that. And here's why it matters"? This book shows the…
`This is a must-read for teachers who coach, serve on committees, have families, or do all of the above. New teachers will find that it makes that first year less overwhelming. The time spent to read this book will be recovered many times over. The…
From Snorkelers to Scuba Divers in the Elementary Science Classroom: Strategies and Lessons That Move Students Toward Deeper Learning By John Almarode and Ann M. Miller. Inspire a deep and lasting love of science in young students With so much att…
A constructivist leader facilitates professional dialogue and inquiry to enable all teachers to make sense of their work together and to reconstruct the major purposes of schooling. Illustrating their work with vignettes of the activities of such le…
'I will be quoting many of the key points presented in the book often to others in my school' - Carol Amos, Teacher Leader/Mathematics Coordinator, Twinfield Union School, Plainfield, VT 'Makes a distinct contribution to the field of mathematics, ex…
`This book will help PDS partners keep their focus on students' need -the core of PDS work, as they take this journey together. It provides concrete suggestions for what PDS partners can do in developing, implementing, and assessing their partnershi…
This is entirely a book of the author's responses to real questions asked by student teachers, as well as first and second year teachers. The author's ideas and opinions are based on seven years on the "front lines" of teaching and three years as an…
This book operationalizes Visible Learning's Teacher Clarity and Student Expectations into five essential components: crafting learning intentions and success criteriaco-constructing learning intentions and success criteria with learnerscreating opp…
This book offers school counselors an effective and efficient approach to helping students through the use of Solution-Focused Brief Counseling (SFBC). The author presents a focused, step-by-step approach to counseling in schools that leads to rapid…
Blueprint for Student Success is a dynamic book that stresses the importance of learning through discovery, creativity, application, adaptation, and high-level thinking. Susan J Jones reiterates the need for a positive atmosphere, rituals, and proce…
This is a guide to implementing problem-based learning as a teaching method in middle schools and secondary schools. Includes sample lessons specific to grade levels and disciplines and follows the same easy-to-use style of the original volume for K…
Increasingly as important to educators as the Common Core State Standards, the new national anchor for curriculum, instruction and assessment have set a high bar of rigorous and challenging content. While most educational researchers and practition…
