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How to Teach Balanced Reading and Writing מאת Dr. Bonnie Burns Presenting best practices in an easy-to-use format, literacy expert Bonnie Burns provides practical, research-based strategies for all aspects of literacy education. ...

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Engage the Brain: Games, Kindergarten מאת Marcia L. Tate These exciting new resources offer fun, innovative games covering all the content areas. Based on the most recent brain research, the games engage students in becoming active, motivated learners....

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Tier 3 of the RTI Model: Problem Solving Through a Case Study Approach מאת Sawyer Hunley Addressing both academic and behavioral challenges, this book offers RTI teams specific steps for conducting comprehensive evaluations of students in tier 3 of the RTI model....

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Lesson Design for Differentiated Instruction, Grades 4-9 מאת Katherine T. (Tuchman) Glass This user-friendly resource provides step-by-step guidance and a detailed template for creating meaningful lessons that are differentiated according to students’ learning characteristics....

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Teaching Literacy to Students With Significant Disabilities: Strategies for the K-12 Inclusive Classroom מאת June E Downing Break down the barriers to successful literacy instruction and empower students with special needs with these insightful tips, tools, and examples....

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Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts, and Other Powerful Web Tools for Classrooms מאת Will Richardson With updated research and links, the second edition shows educators at all levels and disciplines how to use digital tools to create relevant, interactive learning experiences....

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Making Sense of Social Networks in Schools מאת Terrence E. Deal With sample social network maps and steps for developing your own, this resource shows leaders how to navigate task, friendship, power, and culture networks to promote school goals....

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The Thoughtful Education Guide to Reading for Meaning מאת Harvey F. Silver Presenting a proven, step-by-step approach to improving reading comprehension, this powerful book provides classroom-ready tools and applications for a wide variety of ages and subjects....

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Teaching Visual Literacy: Using Comic Books, Graphic Novels, Anime, Cartoons, and More to Develop Comprehension and Thinking Skills מאת Nancy Frey These innovative articles show how to use high-interest visual materials to capture the attention of learners, strengthen multiple literacy competencies, and boost critical thinking skills....

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Green Light Classrooms: Teaching Techniques That Accelerate Learning מאת Richard Allen This teacher-friendly guide includes sample lesson plans and brain-compatible strategies to motivate students of any grade level, create new memory pathways, and significantly impact learning....

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Engage the Brain: Graphic Organizers and Other Visual Strategies, Language Arts, Grades 68 מאת Marcia L. Tate ((Teachers Catalog, Series Description, C Copy))These ready-to-use, brain-compatible activities help teachers reinforce student learning through graphic organizers and other visual strategies such as semantic maps, charts, models, graphs, webs, and more. ((Dealers Catalog, Series Descrip...

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The Principal as Data-Driven Leader (Leading Student Achievement Series) מאת Ontario Principals' Council This concise guide helps principals introduce a data-driven school improvement planning cycle, create a team to gather relevant data, and embed data practices into a school’s culture....

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Doubling Student Performance: . . . And Finding the Resources to Do It מאת Dr. Allan R. Odden Research-based strategies for turning around low-performing schools!This valuable text combines the latest research with a national study of diverse schools that dramatically increased student achievement by implementing key strategies and reallocating resources....

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12 Brain/Mind Learning Principles in Action: Developing Executive Functions of the Human Brain מאת Renate Nummela Caine With updated research, revised sections on leadership, and new anecdotes, this second edition helps teachers and students reach higher performance levels based on how the brain learns....

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Phonemic Awareness: Ready-to-Use Lessons, Activities, and Games מאת Victoria Groves Scott Offering an accessible overview of phonemic awareness, this book provides elementary teachers with scripted lesson plans, progress charts, reproducible forms, and “phun” activities for teaching particular phonemes....

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Differentiating Math Instruction: Strategies That Work for K-8 Classrooms מאת William N. (Neil) Bender With recommendations based on the 2008 National Mathematics Advisory Panel report, this updated resource provides classroom-ready strategies for differentiating math instruction....

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Teaching the Male Brain: How Boys Think, Feel, and Learn in School מאת Abigail Norfleet James Helps teachers recognize sociological and neurobiological foundations of cognitive gender differences and develop differentiated teaching strategies that are responsive to boys' learning styles....

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The Dissertation Journey: A Practical and Comprehensive Guide to Planning, Writing, and Defending Your Dissertation מאת Dr. Carol M. Roberts This authoritative guidebook provides concise information on the dissertation process from conceptualizing a topic to publishing the results....

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Test Success in the Brain-Compatible Classroom מאת Carolyn M. Chapman Create a positive testing environment and prepare students to do their best with these useful strategies based on the way each student learns, retains, and transfers information to tests....

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Performance-Based Learning: Aligning Experiential Tasks and Assessment to Increase Learning מאת Sally Berman Offers sample lesson plans that promote performance-based learning throughout the content areas, plus rubrics, updated research, projects, and an expanded discussion of cooperative learning teams....

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Before the Special Education Referral: Leading Intervention Teams מאת Matthew J. Jennings Step by step, this resource helps school leaders develop teacher teams to provide focused instructional interventions before a referral for special education evaluation is needed....

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Quality Questioning: Research-Based Practice to Engage Every Learner מאת Jackie Acree Walsh A Joint Publication of Corwin Press and AEL Based on two decades of research on teacher effectiveness, the authors offer strategies that engage all students in the teacher’s questions and prompt students to generate their own questions for an enriched learning environment....

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Inclusion Strategies for Young Children: A Resource Guide for Teachers, Child Care Providers, and Parents מאת Lorraine O. Moore Provides strategies for promoting success in young children, especially those with special needs, by helping them acquire communication, learning, behavioral, emotional, and social skills....

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Instructional Coaching (Multimedia Kit): A Multimedia Kit for Professional Development מאת Dr. Jim Knight Use this comprehensive multimedia package to demonstrate how aspiring and experienced coaches can use the principles of a positive partnership coaching approach to improve classroom instruction. Includes: VHS Videotape (55 min.), DVD, Facilitator’s Guide, Companion Book ...

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Teaching Visual Literacy: Using Comic Books, Graphic Novels, Anime, Cartoons, and More to Develop Comprehension and Thinking Skills מאת Nancy Frey These innovative articles show how to use high-interest visual materials to capture the attention of learners, strengthen multiple literacy competencies, and boost critical thinking skills....

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Leading Every Day: 124 Actions for Effective Leadership מאת Dr. Joyce S. Kaser This update of the award-winning bestseller provides four months of contemplations centered on the major areas in which leaders work and inspires educators to practice effective leadership. ...

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The Parallel Curriculum in the Classroom, Book 2: Units for Application Across the Content Areas, K-12 מאת Carol Ann Tomlinson Based on the Parallel Curriculum Model, this book provides curriculum units in social studies, science, art, and language arts for use in primary, elementary, middle, and high school settings....

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Differentiated Instructional Strategies for Writing in the Content Areas מאת Carolyn M. Chapman Best-selling authors Carolyn Chapman and Rita King provide specific strategies for differentiating writing instruction to help students learn content and develop as writers....

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Parallel Curriculum Units for Language Arts, Grades 6-12 מאת Dr. Jeanne H. Purcell Sample units demonstrate how to use the Parallel Curriculum Model to design high-quality curriculum in language arts. Each unit includes instructions, assessments, and skills/standards....

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Promising Practices for Elementary Teachers: Make No Excuses! מאת Susan Benner This book offers educators tools to break the cycle of failure for students who are unsuccessful in school, including alternative instructional strategies, practices for vulnerable children, and more....

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The Paraprofessional's Essential Guide to Inclusive Education מאת Peggy A. Hammeken This hands-on resource answers paraprofessionals’ most common questions and offers over 400 inclusive strategies, a new chapter on reading, and a CD-ROM with reproducible forms....

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How to Stop Bullying and Social Aggression: Elementary Grade Lessons and Activities That Teach Empathy, Friendship, and Respect מאת Steve Breakstone Providing strategies for promoting healthy social-emotional development and respectful communication, the authors offer interactive lessons that engage bullies, victims, and bystanders at their own level....

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The Ultimate Guided Reading How-To Book: Building Literacy Through Small-Group Instruction מאת Gail S. Saunders-Smith With strategies for use before, during, and after reading, this resource shows how to develop successful readers through step-by-step, small-group reading instruction....

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How to Grade for Learning, K-12 מאת Dr. Ken B. O'Connor This new edition of the bestseller demonstrates how to improve grading practices by linking grades with standards and establishing policies that better reflect student achievement....

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You Can't Teach Until Everyone Is Listening: Six Simple Steps to Preventing Disorder, Disruption, and General Mayhem מאת Marilyn L. Page The author distills years of research and experience into six easy, proactive steps to establishing a classroom environment free of disruption and conducive to learning....

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Top Tunes for Teaching: 977 Song Titles & Practical Tools for Choosing the Right Music Every Time מאת Eric Jensen Music is a powerful classroom tool that enhances cognition, improves memory, energizes sluggish learners, and makes lessons fun for students of all ages. Inside these pages are practical tips and suggestions, scientific research that supports music’s beneficial effects, and lists of songs—all pe...

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School Public Relations for Student Success מאת Edward H. Moore From components of successful PR programs to evaluation guidelines, this valuable resource gives educational leaders the public relations support needed to meet tough communication demands and ensure student success....

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The Principal as Professional Learning Community Leader (Leading Student Achievement Series) מאת Ontario Principals' Council This resource provides principals with practical support, step-by-step plans, and hands-on strategies to lead the development of thriving professional learning communities in their schools....

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The Parallel Curriculum: A Design to Develop Learner Potential and Challenge Advanced Learners מאת Carol Ann Tomlinson Packed with sample units, rubrics, and more, this updated bestseller helps teachers develop and implement a curriculum that moves students along the continuum toward expertise....

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The Principal as Curriculum Leader: Shaping What Is Taught and Tested מאת Allan A. Glatthorn Featuring current research, how-to strategies, and more, this revised bestseller shows principals how to provide strong leadership to influence curriculum at local and state levels....

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Recipe for Teaching: A Reflective Journal מאת Anita Moultrie Turner Ideal as a standalone or as a companion to the book Recipe for Great Teaching, this journal offers “savory morsels” of educational wisdom and opportunities to reflect on your practice....

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Effective Instruction for Students With Special Needs: A Practical Guide for Every Teacher מאת Robert (Bob) F. Algozzine Including a pretest, posttest, and key vocabulary terms, this helpful guide presents the key components of highly effective instruction and the accommodations to be made for students with special needs....

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Teach! Change! Empower!: Solutions for Closing the Achievement Gaps מאת Carl A. Grant Change your practices to close achievement gaps! Develop action plans for promoting culturally relevant curriculum and environments, social-political consciousness, and student involvement....

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The Fourth Way: The Inspiring Future for Educational Change מאת Professor Andrew (Andy) Hargreaves This book analyzes three previous major change efforts, outlines their strengths and limitations, and offers a successful and sustainable fourth way to integrate teacher professionalism, community engagement, government policy, and accountability....

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The Principal's Field Manual: The School Principal as the Organizational Leader מאת Michael B. Ayers This user-friendly handbook focuses on five facets essential to successful organizations-mission, strategy, organizational structure, people, and leadership-to help principals become proactive, effective school leaders....

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The Principal's Field Manual: The School Principal as the Organizational Leader מאת Michael B. Ayers This user-friendly handbook focuses on five facets essential to successful organizations-mission, strategy, organizational structure, people, and leadership-to help principals become proactive, effective school leaders....

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What Every Principal Should Know About School-Community Leadership (What Every Principal Should Know About Leadership) מאת Dr. Jeffrey G. Glanz In this book, aspiring, new, and veteran principals will learn how to build better school-community alliances, and use community partnerships to narrow the achievement gap....

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More Help! For Teachers of Young Children: 99 Tips to Promote Intellectual Development and Creativity מאת Gwendolyn (Gwen) S. (Snyder) Kaltman Includes 99 ready-to-use tips to build early skills in literacy, math, science, social studies, creativity, music, and movement. For teachers of children ages 2-5....

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A School Districts Journey to Excellence: Lessons From Business and Education מאת William R. McNeal This resource examines how one of the nation’s largest districts improved performance outcomes and achieved significant gains by integrating strategies from educational and business arenas....

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The Assistant Principal's Handbook: Strategies for Success מאת Dr. Jeffrey G. Glanz Concrete suggestions, solutions, and scenarios empower assistant principals to maximize their impact, effectiveness, and satisfaction as they supercharge schoolwide achievement....

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Using the Parallel Curriculum Model in Urban Settings, Grades K-8 מאת Dr. Sandra N. Kaplan Featuring 16 field-tested lesson plans, this book presents a high-quality curriculum that helps urban youth develop key learning skills such as resiliency, self-motivation, and collaboration....

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Cultivating a Math Coaching Practice: A Guide for K-8 Math Educators מאת Amy Morse This resource offers math activities, planning activities, and a facilitator’s guide for developing mathematics leaders’ coaching practice and knowledge of math teaching and learning....

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Making Math Connections: Using Real-World Applications With Middle School Students מאת Hope Martin These high-interest math investigations will help students see math as a vital, meaningful tool in their daily lives both inside and outside of the classroom. ...

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English Language Learners in the Mathematics Classroom מאת Debra Coggins Teachers and math specialists will find ways to incorporate ELL supports and strategies through sample lessons, visuals, and essential vocabulary that connect standards-based mathematical concepts with language development....

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Evaluating Professional Development (1-Off) מאת Thomas R. Guskey Foreword by Dennis Sparks How do we determine the effects and effectiveness of activities designed to enhance the professional knowledge and skills of educators so that they might improve the learning of students? Thomas R. Guskey explores the processes and procedures i...

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50 Ways to Close the Achievement Gap מאת Carolyn J. Downey Written for school leaders, this completely revised edition outlines detailed, research-based strategies for developing high-performing schools and fostering educational equity for all students....

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Designing and Assessing Educational Objectives: Applying the New Taxonomy מאת Robert J. Marzano Educators across grade levels and content areas can apply the concepts of Marzano's New Taxonomy to turn standards into concrete objectives and assessments to measure student learning....

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Eight Steps to Classroom Management Success: A Guide for Teachers of Challenging Students מאת George M. Kapalka Based on separate empirical studies that verified how every step contributes to overall behavior improvement, this resource provides a sequenced, cohesive plan for managing significant behavioral challenges....

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What Successful Schools Do to Involve Families: 55 Partnership Strategies מאת Neal A. Glasgow This resource offers 55 research-based strategies to help educators bridge the gap between school and home by forming effective partnerships with every type of family group....

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The Power of Teacher Networks מאת Ellen Meyers Develop a teacher network or grow an existing one to support new teachers, reduce teacher isolation, increase retention rates, enhance professional practice, and nurture teacher leaders....

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Engage the Brain: Games, Math, Grades 6-8 מאת Marcia L. Tate These exciting new resources offer fun, innovative games in math. Based on the most recent brain research, the games engage students in becoming active, motivated learners....

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A Guide to Co-Teaching: Practical Tips for Facilitating Student Learning (Joint Publication) מאת Richard A. Villa This second edition presents four approaches to co-teaching and includes updated references, teacher self-assessments, organizational tips, outlines, a glossary of terms, and descriptions of co-teaching roles....

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The Principal as Professional Learning Community Leader (Leading Student Achievement Series) מאת Ontario Principals' Council This resource provides principals with practical support, step-by-step plans, and hands-on strategies to lead the development of thriving professional learning communities in their schools....

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Problem-Based Learning: An Inquiry Approach מאת John Barell This standards-based, teacher-friendly second edition offers step-by-step procedures that make this effective teaching model highly doable for all teachers, with examples showing problem-based learning in action....

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How to Handle Hard-to-Handle Parents מאת Maryln S. Appelbaum Establish cooperative relationships with all parents-even the most difficult ones-by using the author’s proven communication strategies, supported by sample forms, letters, scenarios, and vignettes....

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Catch a Falling Reader מאת Constance (Connie) R. Hebert The author offers research-based strategies that empower teachers to stimulate students' interest in reading, identify common mistakes of struggling readers, and promote healthy reading habits....

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Developing Teacher Leaders: How Teacher Leadership Enhances School Success מאת Dr. Frank Crowther With five new case studies, this revised edition shows principals and staff developers how to collaborate with teachers in fostering, developing, and supporting teacher leadership....

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Explicit Direct Instruction (EDI): The Power of the Well-Crafted, Well-Taught Lesson מאת John R. Hollingsworth Packed with strategies for lesson planning and delivery, this research-based book shows how implementing EDI can improve instruction and raise achievement in diverse classrooms....

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Facilitator's Guide to Stirring the Head, Heart, and Soul, Third Edition: Redefining Curriculum, Instruction, and Concept-Based Learning מאת H. Lynn Erickson Demonstrate how teachers can use a "conceptual lens" to design instructional units and differentiated lessons that deepen students' thinking skills and inspire a genuine love of learning. ...

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The Principal as Instructional Leader in Literacy (Leading Student Achievement Series) מאת Ontario Principals' Council Based on a balanced literacy approach, this practical guide supports principals and school leaders in improving literacy instruction and increasing achievement for K–12 students....

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What Successful Math Teachers Do, Grades PreK-5: 47 Research-Based Strategies for the Standards-Based Classroom מאת Edward S. Wall The authors present dynamic learning activities with research-based strategies and sources for further reading to increase students' confidence in math while effectively addressing NCTM standards....

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No Challenge Left Behind: Transforming American Education Through Heart and Soul מאת Paul D. Houston This provocative book offers insights on public education in a landscape of global competition, the economic gulf between social classes, the explosion of information, and competing expectations....

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Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts, and Other Powerful Web Tools for Classrooms מאת Will Richardson With updated research and links, the second edition shows educators at all levels and disciplines how to use digital tools to create relevant, interactive learning experiences....

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Assessment As Learning: Using Classroom Assessment to Maximize Student Learning (Experts In Assessment Series) מאת Lorna M. Earl Learn to embrace assessment, not just as a tool for student evaluation, but as a valuable strategy for everyday classroom learning....

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Writing Meaningful Teacher Evaluations - Right Now! Second Edition The Principal's Quick-Start Reference Guide מאת Cornelius L. Barker Now, the second edition puts even more tools at your fingertips for writing fact-filled, performance-based, high-quality teacher evaluations, quickly and efficiently, including a timesaving CD-ROM. CD is PC and Mac compatible and not sold separately....

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Leading Schools in a Data-Rich World: Harnessing Data for School Improvement מאת Lorna M. Earl Data can be a powerful catalyst of change within a school, and the authors show educators how to become comfortable with data for increasing student achievement....

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Concept-Based Curriculum and Instruction: Teaching Beyond the Facts מאת H. Lynn Erickson The author defines a concept-based learning program and includes strategies to help create a seamless agenda to teach students the skills they need most to think conceptually and solve problems in today’s complex world....

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Constructivist Learning Design: Key Questions for Teaching to Standards מאת George W. Gagnon Use the Constructivist Learning Design (CLD) six-step planning framework to engage students in constructivist learning events that meet standards-based outcomes. ...

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Environments for Learning מאת Eric Jensen Improve your learning environment today with these easy-to-implement strategies! Jensen's new book walks you through every aspect of the learning environment the way your students experience it - through the senses. Second ONLY to the quality of the teacher, the classroom environment is the mo...

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How the Brain Learns Mathematics מאת David A. Sousa Discusses cognitive mechanisms for learning mathematics and factors that contribute to mathematics difficulties, examines how the brain develops an understanding of number relationships, and connects to NCTM curriculum focal points....

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The Principal as Early Literacy Leader (Leading Student Achievement Series) מאת Ontario Principals' Council This resource presents an overview of how three-, four-, and five-year-olds learn to read and shows school leaders how to implement and support quality early literacy programs....

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Differentiated Instructional Strategies for Reading in the Content Areas מאת Carolyn M. Chapman Featuring new strategies, current research, and differentiated teaching models, this updated edition offers substantive methods for increasing students’ content learning by helping them become better readers. ...

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From Staff Room to Classroom II: The One-Minute Professional Development Planner מאת Brian M. Pete Based on their vast experience with professional development, the authors present innovative “morphological grids” containing 144 strategies for designing workshops, professional learning communities, and staff meetings....

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Practical Literacy Coaching: A Collection of Tools to Support Your Work מאת Jan Miller Burkins Enhance your literacy coaching with this rich compilation of ready-made tools to simplify every aspect of the wide range of coaching responsibilities within a school or district....

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English Grammar Instruction That Works!: Developing Language Skills for All Learners מאת Evelyn B. Rothstein Offering a fun, engaging approach to grammar instruction, this guide includes clear explanations of grammatical terms and practical activities for all students, including English language learners....

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The Superintendent's Fieldbook: A Guide for Leaders of Learning מאת Nelda Cambron-McCabe A Joint Publication With the American Association of School Administrators The first of its kind, this unique text identifies the knowledge needed by current and aspiring school district CEOs to become high performers....

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Technology and the Diverse Learner: A Guide to Classroom Practice מאת Marty Bray Specifically designed for the K-12 inclusive classroom, this timely handbook demonstrates how to easily and effectively capitalize on available technology--while considering learner differences in culture, gender, and ability—to boost satisfaction and success for students and teachers....

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Engaged Learning מאת Richard VanDeWeghe Based on the idea of “flow”-a state of intrinsic control, curiosity, interest, and inquiry-this book provides strategies for encouraging students to become motivated, engaged learners....

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School, Family, and Community Partnerships: Your Handbook for Action מאת Joyce L. Epstein This updated edition for building school-community partnerships to increase learning includes new examples, inventories defining leadership roles, and a workshop PowerPoint presentation on CD-ROM....

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So Now You're the Superintendent! מאת John P. Eller Addressing common issues such as transitions, culture changes, finances, staff supervision, and team building, this guide offers strategies for the crucial first years of the superintendency....

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Using Curriculum Mapping and Assessment Data to Improve Learning מאת Bena Kallick Data experts provide detailed guidelines on analyzing information from curriculum maps and assessments, making decisions based on data, and changing school culture to enhance learning outcomes....

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Coaching: Approaches and Perspectives מאת Dr. Jim Knight Experts review coaches’ roles, examine research, and provide in-depth discussions of specific coaching models, including literacy, cognitive, instructional, content-focused, classroom management, and leadership coaching....

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Breakthrough מאת Michael Fullan This remarkable book defines a new framework for instructional reform using three core components-personalization, precision, and professional learning-to develop precise, data-driven classroom instruction personalized to every student....

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Leading Professional Learning Teams: A Start-Up Guide for Improving Instruction מאת Dr. Susan E. Sather Developed by Education Northwest (formerly NWREL), this guide offers a data-driven model for implementing professional learning teams to strengthen teacher collaboration, improve instruction, and increase student achievement....

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Math Tools, Grades 3-12: 64 Ways to Differentiate Instruction and Increase Student Engagement מאת Harvey F. Silver Organized around four distinct learning styles, this resource provides 64 instructional tools linked to NCTM process standards and offers guidelines for designing powerful, differentiated lessons....

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Reading Strategies for Elementary Students With Learning Difficulties: Strategies for RTI מאת William N. (Neil) Bender Packed with research-based strategies for use with RTI, this resource covers brain-compatible reading instruction for students with learning disabilities or reading difficulties....

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How to Stop Bullying and Social Aggression: Elementary Grade Lessons and Activities That Teach Empathy, Friendship, and Respect מאת Steve Breakstone Providing strategies for promoting healthy social-emotional development and respectful communication, the authors offer interactive lessons that engage bullies, victims, and bystanders at their own level....

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Performance Tasks, Checklists, and Rubrics מאת Cindy Stergar Formerly a SkyLight publicationThis practical resource is packed with tools and templates to help teachers implement an effective assessment system for their students....

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Using Data to Close the Achievement Gap: How to Measure Equity in Our Schools מאת Ruth S. Johnson Building upon the bestselling first edition, this excellent new resource enables educators to effectively use their schools’ data to respond to the challenges of the No Child Left Behind Act....

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Instructional Coaching: A Partnership Approach to Improving Instruction מאת Dr. Jim Knight The author describes the practical details of instructional coaching and provides all the tools needed to easily implement job-embedded instructional intervention....