Professional Development

This book will help you interview successfully for your first job-or a new role-in education. Author Scott Lempka offers simple, chronological steps to help you prepare for your interview and show yourself in the best possible light. Topics include: ...

This work offers parents, educators, and librarians a practical guide to discovering the ways gender identities are constructed through literacy practices, providing recommendations for addressing gender inequities in schools and in the community at...

What does it mean to write or to be a writer? In Shawna Coppola's book Writing, Redefined: Broadening Our Ideas of What It Means to Compose, she challenges the reader to expand beyond standard alphabetic writing and consider alternative forms of...

This book reexamines reflection and ethics for teachers, and argues the case for ensuring teaching practices are educational and professional rather than simply technical or clinical. Demonstrating that theory is indispensable when it comes to...

This book offers an accessible guide to understanding the importance of a systems approach to embedding sustainability into teacher education practice, providing a practical resource for teacher education academics and others with an interest in...

Teacher education is at the base of all educational systems. To make it effective, we need an education system that equips the teacher trainees with the necessary skills to perform their tasks effectively in the classroom. This book discusses how to...

This book fills a critical gap in a neglected area in current educational research: international teacher education. It focuses on the preparation of teachers of English as an additional language (EAL) in several world regions. The book consists of...

The act of writing doesn't just convey our thinking; it shapes our thinking. Literacy expert Paula Bourque, author of Close Writing: Developing Purposeful Writers in Grades 2-6, now brings to K-6 classrooms ""quick writes""-short,...

In A Closer Look, Lynne Dorfman and Diane Dougherty provide the tools and strategies you need to use formative assessment in writing workshop. Through Lynne and Diane's ideas, you will be able to establish an environment where students will internalize...

Harness the power of interactive writing to create big results in your students' writing! This book provides a step-by-step look into each stage of an interactive writing lesson. Student examples and vignettes will provide the inspiration to bring this...

In Reading Wellness, Jan Burkins and Kim Yaris remind you why you became a teacher in the first place. They want children and teachers to thrive as readers and to feel the deep satisfaction that comes with meaningful encounters with texts. Built around...

Do you have students whose nonfiction writing is formulaic, devoid of energy and voice? In Making Nonfiction from Scratch bestselling PD and children's book author Ralph Fletcher offers a candid critique of how nonfiction writing is often taught in...

2021 Textbook Excellence Award Winner (College: Humanities, Education, and Social Sciences)In this book Dr. Dannelle D. Stevens offers five key principles that will bolster your knowledge of academic writing, enable you to develop a manageable,...

This unique, hands-on reference for school administrators offers guidelines for effective student engagement as well as reproducible action tools that will enable you to: - Identify and share The Big Eight Student Engagement Strategies with your...

The Common Core State Standards require students to be creators, critics, and communicators of ideas across disciplines. Yet in order to take on these new and exciting roles, many students need daily teaching with an extra emphasis on accelerating their...

In Readers Writing, Elizabeth Hale offers practical lessons that show teachers how students of all ability levels can use readers' notebooks to think critically, on their own, one step at a time. Each of the lessons uses a fiction or nonfiction book to...

Too often, new teachers enter the profession excited to make a difference in the lives of children only to find themselves disillusioned and overwhelmed with the expectations of the classroom. In A Sense of Belonging, Jennifer Allen shares her stories...

Literacy in the twenty-first century means more than just reading and writing. Today's students must learn how to interpret and communicate information through a variety of digital and print-based media formats, using imagery, online applications, audio,...

In Notebook Connections: Strategies for the Reader's Notebook , author Aimee Buckner focuses on the reading workshop and how teachers can transform students from couch potato- readers who read and answer basic questions about a text to readers who...

Teaching Tough Topics shows teachers how to lead students to become caring citizens as they read and respond to quality children's literature. It focuses on topics that can be challenging or sensitive, yet are significant in order to build understanding...

This remarkable book shows teachers how to inspire students to learn to write and write to learn. Committed to the premise that all students can learn to write with appropriate teaching, modelling, and practice, it argues that reading and writing go hand...

Growth mindset, grit, and self-regulation are terms that teachers and parents have been hearing a lot lately. The terms recognize that children can develop traits that will make them better able to face challenges and recover from setbacks. How do we...

How can teachers balance the needs of busy overwhelming classrooms with the needs of their own health and well-being? This timely book is about avoiding teacher burnout. It suggests that teachers can reduce the amount of time they work outside the...

Effective teaching and assessment strategies to help students think differently about mathematics Effective mathematics instruction and numeracy development are a major focus in classrooms today. The Four Roles of the Numerate Learner introduces a...

The first edition of Q-Tasks showed teachers how to empower students to develop their own questions and build their critical thinking and inquiry skills. This new, revised edition features innovative ways teachers can help students ask real questions...

Technology has changed the way we live and interact with each other. In our modern world, schools need to establish learning environments that engage students and build on digital student experiences outside of school. Although education leaders do not...

How can teachers deal with difficult behaviour in the classroom? Moment to Moment argues that the key is to look behind the behaviour to what the child's actions say about the child. Based on extensive classroom experience, the book maintains that...

Students at Risk shows teachers how to deal with the different academic strengths and needs, learning styles, intelligences, interests, and cultural backgrounds of all the students in their classroom. The book argues that even though diversity in our...

Based on the most up-to-date research, Back to Learningexplores the best ways to teach and to learn. This timely book presents straightforward analysis and practical guidance on confronting bullying, taming the digital universe, and changing the...

Tell me and I'll forget; show me and I may remember; involve me and I'll understand. - Chinese proverb This timely approach to classroom instruction shows teachers how to incorporate flexibility and student-driven learning into the classroom. Designed...

From focusing on meaning and technique to sharing and transforming texts, Reading in the Real World is full of simple yet effective ways to read all text forms with confidence. Strategies to use before, during, and after reading help students discover...

This ground-breaking book is committed to creating inclusive classrooms where students feel safe and are aware of what is fair, for all students. This powerful book helps teachers redefine an inclusive curriculum by questioning what is taught, how it is...

All text comes with layers of meaning influenced by the background knowledge and attitudes of readers. This valuable resource examines the power of language and persuasion helps students critically examine and negotiate the underlying meaning in all that...

Rooted in real-life math experiences, this highly readable book explores innovative ways you can teach math principles using the best children's books. This simple book shows teachers how to select, organize, and use children's literature to connect...

Getting Dads On Board offers teachers effective techniques for attracting, recruiting, and keeping fathers involved in their children's literacy learning. Real-life experiences illustrate how a father's individual interests, strengths, and identity can...

This timely book offers teachers practical tools that promote student learning and personal growth in our fast-paced information age. Building on students' love of text messaging, this book offers 100 "crisp and snappy" strategies that are...

Whether or not to teach formal grammar in the classroom is a hot topic. Teachers need help to make sense of the issues. "Grammarama!" offers powerful and practical strategies for helping students cope with all aspects of grammar and language...

This handy flipchart describes how teachers can effectively use picture books as tools for learning. Through deeper reading, students experience and respond to picture books in a way that enhances understanding and leads to renewed wonder. The Picture...

Presented as simple lists of common-sense ideas, practical, time-saving suggestions ad solutions to perennial problems. this book is a comprehensive guide to smooth-running classrooms. It provides a variety of learning games, fun activities and creative...

Based on research that shows that parents play a vital role in raising a reader, Books as Bridges offers an effective and efficient way to use touchstone texts, including children's picture books, to help create a common reading experience for the class...