The Standards for Mathematical Practice are written in clear, concise language. Even so, to interpret them and visualize what they mean for your teaching practice isn’t always easy. In this practical,
Feeling exhausted after guided reading? Are you working tirelessly while your students aren’t even breaking a sweat? Do you ever wonder if other teachers feels the same way you do about guided r
In Take the Journey, author, historian, and educator James Percoco invites you and your students to the places where many events in American history happened. The Journey Through Hallowed Ground is a
Cathy Fraser believes that school research projects should be less of a chore and more like police investigations. In Love the Questions she describes ways to engage middle and secondary students from
Conferring with students about reading allows for clearer access to one-on-one, in-the-moment teaching and learning, yet it can feel intimidating or overwhelming. Kari Yates and Christina Nosek want t
Author Jake Wizner presents students, academics, researchers, and education professionals working in a wide variety of contexts with an examination of best practices in the teaching of memoir writing
This volume shows K-8 teachers how to use poems in reading and writing workshops and across content areas. It defines mentor texts and discusses the connections between reading and writing and ways to
“Sense-making makes mathematics personal, and when it’s personal, it comes to life. And that’s how Number Talks can really make a difference.”—Ruth Parker and Cathy Humph
Classroom teacher, literacy specialist, and teacher trainer Cole was literary coach in a school the first year that fourth-grade assessment tests shifted from multiple choice to essay. Too many studen
Palmer, an educational consultant, workshop leader, and former English teacher and business manager, explains how to teach speaking skills to students in grades four through 12 or those in after-schoo
Early Literacy Fundamentals offers a powerful framework and activities designed to develop the skills, concepts, and knowledge underpinning literacy. It builds on the personal, social, emotional, cre
The second edition of this resource for teachers offers new planning documents at the beginning of each chapter. These documents are organized around short and long-term learning goals, guiding questi
Now in paperback with extensive online video! For more than 20 years, Lucy West has been studying mathematical classroom discourse. She believes that teachers need to understand what their students
Every major measure of students’ historical understanding since 1917 has demonstrated that students do not retain, understand, or enjoy their school experiences with history. Bruce Lesh believes that
Have you ever wanted your own personal writing coach to help improve your teaching of writing? How about two personal writing coaches? In Day by Day, Stacey Shubitz and Ruth Ayres, creators of the pop
Well Played: Building Mathematical Thinking Through Number Games and Puzzles, Grades 3–5“This is a book full of thoughtful and well-chosen games and puzzles, but it is also a book that offers a lens i
Spark! Quick Writes to Kindle Hearts and Minds in Elementary Classrooms The act of writing doesn’t just convey our thinking; it shapes our thinking. Literacy expert Paula Bourq
How do we ensure that all students are engaged each day in meaningful, challenging, and joyful work and have equal opportunity to learn? That is the central question Regie Routman addresses in
Foreword by Lester Laminack How do you choose mentor texts for your students? How do you mine them for the craft lessons you want your students to learn? In Craft Moves, Stacey Shubitz, cofounder of t
