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Social-emotional learning (SEL) has become an important trend in education; however, it is frequently overlooked at the high school level. Arguably, SEL is even more important at this level than other grade levels for the purposes of effective college...

Concern continues to ripple throughout society over the escalating incidents of youth violence and aggression. School professionals confront daily the challenges resulting from conduct disorders, which threaten to disrupt the learning process and...

Relationships are everything in successful systems, and connections are cultivated by our actions and our words. Within our words, we contain the power to build relationships or bury them. Those who look for opportunities to converse on significant...

Finally, a guide that cuts through the politics to focus on the nuts and bolts If you are considering using merit pay, this book is for you. This how-to guide lays out the steps from start to finish for creating a successful merit pay program. The...

Secrets to supervising for instructional improvement!With continual emphasis on student outcomes and state and national standards, supervision of instruction is an indispensable function that inspires good teaching and promotes student learning. More...

'Sharratt and Fullan are an educational dream team! The combination of Sharratt's keen observations from her battle-tested district leadership experience and Fullan's astute perspectives on the essential challenges of systemic reform produce fresh...

"I wish I'd had this useful desktop guide to help me through the challenges of my early years and as a reference guide for the later years. The authors have done a remarkable job of anticipating the daily needs of principals and offering practical...

Lead your school to success with PRIDEWhat's missing in education reform in the United States? The answer is leadership; specifically, the ability of school and district leaders to construct and continually nurture a culture of sustained high performance...

This book offers practicing and aspiring school principals guidance on the relevant skills, specialized knowledge, and overall expertise associated with human resources administration - specifically, practical insights as related to effectively working...

Written for school leaders, this hands-on guide to improving student outcomes and schoolwide performance clearly outlines 50 strategies to achieve high-performing schools. Emphasizing a focus on educational equity for all students, the authors organize...

Students learn best when they are in a safe and supportive environment. Elizabeth A. Barton guides principals, administrators, and teachers through the process of creating a proactive, student-centered school safety program. Updated to reflect current...

Written for school leaders, this hands-on guide to improving student outcomes and schoolwide performance clearly outlines 50 strategies to achieve high-performing schools. Emphasizing a focus on educational equity for all students, the authors organize...

This companion volume to the authors' Assessing Teacher Competency provides schools of education, teacher induction programs, and school districts with the safe, valid, and reliable framework for assessing and measuring teacher dispositions that they...

"My shelves are overflowing with books about leadership and education. This one I will keep close by. Any time I begin to doubt the difference schools and leaders can make, I will pick it up, turn to a story and remind myself of why I became an...

Written by an award winning superintendent and a successful educator and business person, this book is about courage, heart, brains and homeufour assets that are essential to effective education. Educational leaders must have the courage to do the right...

In Battling the Hamster Wheel, author and school improvement consultant, Grace Sammon, takes a hard look at the state of high school reform, providing real-life stories from the field, educational research on schools, and effective organizational change...

Leadership practices that can make a transformative, lasting difference in student achievement! This book for district leaders and principals examines five Title I primary schools that have sustained outstanding achievement gains over time and shows...

Discover best practices for implementing efficient school management! While principals may understandably devote a great deal of attention to supporting the cultural and instructional needs of their schools, the core administrative challenge remains:...

' When people purchase this book, it will be like having their own lawyer sitting right next to them' - Steve Hutton, Professional Development Specialist, USA Every hour of every day, students experience bullying and harassment at school by their...

This book focuses on practical strategies and contains comprehensive coverage about most of the areas needing the most focus for superintendents new to their positionsBook InformationISBN 9781412941723Author John F. EllerFormat PaperbackPage Count...

Eradicating systemic racism in our schools requires a systemic response. This book describes an adaptive framework that includes ten tenets for developing structural and curricular antiracist leadership. In three parts, school leaders are asked to: Know...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781633213586Author Marcella PietroFormat PaperbackPage Count 76Imprint Nova Science Publishers IncPublisher Nova Science Publishers IncWeight(grams) 172g

During the 1980's, grade retention increased as school districts instituted policies that linked standardised test scores to student promotion and placement decisions. However, research has found grade retention does not improve student learning...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781628086959Author Lou S CousteauFormat PaperbackPage Count 68Imprint Nova Science Publishers IncPublisher Nova Science Publishers IncWeight(grams) 142g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781611228694Author Stavros P. KiriakidisFormat HardbackPage Count 212Imprint Nova Science Publishers IncPublisher Nova Science Publishers IncWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781594547362Author Peter W AmherstFormat PaperbackPage Count 104Imprint Nova Science Publishers IncPublisher Nova Science Publishers IncWeight(grams) 180g

Chinese Women and the Teaching Profession is written by Chinese academics on Chinese women in education. From their vantaged locations not available to academics outside the country, these authors examined the experience of women teachers and students in...

In the field of educational administration there have been several years of active debate over how America's school systems are run. Contemporary educational administrators have been forced to reflect not only on educational policy and practice, but on...

The term “teacher leadership” is not without its problems, since some interpret it to have both corporate and hierarchical implications. Stewardship as Teacher Leadership: Portraits from the Profession discusses the impact of changing that language to...

"The authors go beyond the general concept of evaluating to emphasize that supervision must promote lifelong learning skills for our teachers. This book and time-saving CD-ROM truly define the aim of instructional supervision to promote teacher growth...

"It is hard to overstate the importance of this book to the field. The research presented here should contribute significantly to those responsible for improving program effectiveness or advocating for this kind of pedagogy. The careful research and...

A deanship is now seen as more of a phase in an overall academic career than as a permanent shift from teaching to administration. In fact, the nature of the job itself has changed, as has the range of likely options at the end of a dean's tenure. This...

"Department chairs who have asked themselves the question 'Who knows where the time goes' should ask Christian Hansen for the answer. His book, Time Management for Department Chairs, will help chairs maximize the investment of their most important...

A practical, step-by-step guide to leading change efforts for sustainable results Leading Change Step-by-Step offers a comprehensive and tactical guide for change leaders. Spiro's approach has been field-tested for more than a decade and proven effective...

Noted experts offer a comprehensive view of student, teacher, managerial, and organizational incentives and show how they are linked to school reform goals.About the AuthorSUSAN H. FUHRMAN is dean of the Graduate School of Education at the University of...

Leading for Instructional Improvement Educational experts agree that quality teaching is the single most important factor in improving educational outcomes for all students. Teaching is a highly sophisticated and complex endeavor requiring deep...

FIRST-GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENTS "...a concise, manageable, lucid summary of the best scholarship, practices, and future-oriented thinking about how to effectively recruit, educate, develop, retain, and ultimately graduate first-generation students." ...

In this groundbreaking book, co-editors Pedro Noguera and Jean Yonemura Wing, and their collaborators investigated the dynamics of race and achievement at Berkeley High School-a large public high school that the New York Times called "the most integrated...

Education Law, Sixth Edition provides a comprehensive survey of the legal problems and issues confronting school leaders, teachers, and policymakers today. Court cases accompanied by explanation and analysis can help aspiring educators understand the...

German society underwent greater change under the four years of military occupation than it had under Hitler and the Nazis. The issue of reeducation lay at the heart of America's occupation policies. Encompassing denazification, restructuring of the...