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The stories, anecdotes, humor, and insights found in this book capture what it means to be a teacher. The book begins with common encounters that are the hallmark of the new-teacher experience, but continues into equally entertaining tales that come with...

Building professional relationships with paraprofessionals and other adults in the classroom is an important task for any teacher. Working with Paraprofessionals outlines key strategies that are guaranteed to help strengthen professional relationships...

The focus on standards-based learning in today's schools means techers need to plan assessments that accurately measure what students are learning. Cindy Stergar's Performance Tasks, Checklists, and Rubrics gives teachers the essential tools they need to...

Formerly a SkyLight PublicationThis step-by-step classic, Blueprints for Achievement in the Cooperative Classroom, embeds the teaching of critical thinking within the cooperative learning setting explicitly linking the strategies that best support...

Formerly a SkyLight publicationLearn how to tap into a broad range of student abilities and talents while learning how to move beyond the verbal emphasis so common in most school curricula. In Eight Ways of Knowing provides: Practical strategies for...

Explore the concept of problem-based learning as a curricular framework and instructional model for the classroom. Divided into four sections, Beginnings, Understandings, Applications, and Innovations, this book helps educators build a foundation for...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781569761489Author Anne J. UdallFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint Zephyr PressPublisher Zephyr PressWeight(grams) 370g

"This book is exactly what busy teachers need! I found so many tips and strategies to streamline all the busyness of planning, grading, collaborating, interacting with parents, engaging students, and even the layout of the classroom. What a joy to read!"...

In these games, the prize is success in school-and life. Having good social skills doesn't just affect classroom behavior-it's the key to making learning stick. When students improve their self-regulation, social communication, and perspective-taking...

Using contemporary empirical research data, this book takes the stance that purposeful self-regulation actively contributes to promoting deeper learning approaches and generally improves teaching and learning. The underlying aim is to help students...

The perfect guide to help you embed metacognitive approaches to your teaching. What is metacognition and how can you use it in your teaching? Metacognition - being aware of our own ways of thinking - is popular in education, but it is not always...

Rock on the Roll: Serving Up Popular Culture is a creative and innovative examination of music's role in pop culture across generations. The book explores the origins of diverse genres of popular music, their social impact, and the strategic...

Contending that radical politics needs educational theory, Communist Study: Education for the Commons poses a series of educational questions pertinent to revolutionary movements: How can pedagogy bridge the gap between what is and what can be, while...

Curriculum Design and Praxis in Language Teaching presents a variety of methodologies and theoretical perspectives for current and future postsecondary instructors in the areas of linguistics, second language acquisition, and world literatures. Offering...

Research-Based Practical Strategies for Every Teacher In an age of information overload, do you ever wish you could find one resource that would allow you to quickly gain insight into a variety of cutting-edge practices in elementary education? You're...

The ultimate guide to leaving no child behind-newly updated! Now in its second edition, this best-selling book is your one-stop resource for differentiated instruction. Whether you're new to the concept or just looking to improve your approach, you'll...

Collect the data you need to reach every student! When it comes to meeting the rigorous new standards of the Common Core Curriculum, knowing how to collect, analyze, and use data makes all the difference. Fully updated to support the Common Core and...

Fisher & Frey's answer to close and critical reading No doubt since the cave paintings of prehistoric times, humans have asked questions to make sense of the message. So what could possibly be new about posing questions about text? Plenty . . . and...

This book is a culmination of many educational and business practices to accelerate and distribute learning throughout the organization. You will find twenty-five strategies to assess the ability and willingness of individuals and the school. This book...

In the present age of rapidly expanding digital innovation within educational settings and beyond, professional development targeting content-focused, pedagogically-sound, results-based technology integration remains an area of tremendous need. Designed...

In the present age of rapidly expanding digital innovation within educational settings and beyond, professional development targeting content-focused, pedagogically-sound, results-based technology integration remains an area of tremendous need. Designed...

Students will not become enthusiastic readers of literature from a teacher simply assigning reading tasks and assessing the completion of the tasks, especially when the assessment takes the form of threatened quizzes. Instead, as this book shows,...

Learning to Teach: Curricular and Pedagogical Considerations for Teacher Preparation introduces the reader to a collection of thoughtful research-based works by the authors. The chapters reflect the personal and professional experiences, based on...

The future of education goes beyond classes, textbooks, and tests - and the future is here. Academy of One introduces readers to Open-Source Learning, a model designed to transform K-12 education as we know it. Using Open-Source Learning, Teachers and...

Teaching controversial issues in the classroom is now more urgent and fraught than ever as we face up to rising authoritarianism, racial and economic injustice, and looming environmental disaster. Despite evidence that teaching controversy is critical,...

High school students today are no longer insulated from the vicissitudes of messaging/counter messaging in today's always available, always blaring media (coming into their cars, homes, and ears through ever-more personal devices), including the...

Teaching in the Age of Disinformation makes a case for the importance of developing students' intelligent habits of mind so that they become more discriminating consumers of the information that comes at them from the Internet, social media, television...

This book is primarily for teachers of student learners with special needs, different abilities or who require a methodology for retention of curriculum and are at any grade, age level. A preference for the teaching of thinking and memory acquisition...

The third edition of this popular text uses music and drama to promote learning across the curriculum and with all types of learners. Based on arts integration standards, differentiated instruction techniques, and current research, Creative Drama and...

U-Turn Teaching is founded on Rich Allen's 'Green Light' education strategies, in which every activity is designed to proactively support learning. This book builds on what researchers have discovered about how the adolescent brain learns best and shows...

"Every teacher keeps two or three books for constant reference while planning units and designing lessons-this is one of those books! The Active Classroom Field Book provides field-tested strategies for engaging students in learning disguised as...

In this updated edition of the extraordinary book that linked brain research and the classroom, Smilkstein incorporates all-new research on brain-compatible teaching and the implications of the brain's natural learning process for how teachers can design...

This resource offers teachers user-friendly tools for creating a standards-based classroom that meets accountability requirements and provides a learning environment where both teachers and students can thrive. Barbara P. Benson's framework allows...

Thisanew best practices book from Randi Stoneua sequel to her Best Practices Classrooms: What Award-Winning Elementary Teachers Douis written by award-winning elementary school teachers for aspiring and practicing elementary school teachers. Like the...

Transform students' learning experiences with brain-friendly strategies that work every time, in every setting! Noted brain expert Eric Jensen shows teachers how they can achieve consistent, positive teaching and learning results using powerful...

"There is a real power in this book that offers a way of understanding failure and overcoming it. The authors present a message of possibility and hope to learners and teachers alike and foster a resolve to put the strategies for changing behavior and...

'Drapeau is a teacher's teacher. This book is guaranteed to elevate student thinking while addressing the needs of individual learners at all skill levels. It's all here and ready to go, along with sound research for support' - Pamela Lester, Enrichment...

Strengthen critical thinking skills with strategies that dramatically improve student performance! Coauthored by two internationally renowned educators and researchers, this resource helps teachers strengthen their classroom practice with lessons that...

"This is the kind of book that needs to be read and reread. There's so much usable information. A great resource for all teachers."-William Fitzhugh, Fifth-Grade TeacherReisterstown Elementary School, MD"The stories and classroom situations throughout...

"Within this robust collection, the reader is soon privy to a noble and notable vision of schooling in which mindfulness permeates the metaphorical walls of the school and all of its structural components: the curriculum, the instruction, and the...