Used successfully in culturally, economically, and academically diverse classrooms, these strategies and activities focus on developing students' self-esteem, self-image, and self-responsibility.
The authors help readers create well-planned projects and activities that capture children's interest and develop the critical social and pre-academic skills identified in state standards.
Billingsley highlights the problems that drive many special educators out of teaching and outlines practical recommendations that leaders can use to increase retention.
Teacher professional development (PD) is critical to students’ success. This book demonstrates research-based strategies for planning, executing and evaluating the results of PD programs.
With articles by Alan M. Blankstein, Pedro A. Noguera, Mavis G. Sanders, Paul D. Houston, and others, this volume examines educators' pivotal role in leading family and community involvement in schoo
Provides educational leaders with a framework for hiring Generation Y teachers, developing appropriate instructional and professional development programs, and successfully building a multigeneration
Provides educational leaders with a framework for hiring Generation Y teachers, developing appropriate instructional and professional development programs, and successfully building a multigeneration
Focuses on supporting students' academic development with targeted vocabulary instruction and provides strategies for vocabulary acquisition, read-alouds, independent reading, and decoding unknown wo
The updated edition of Sprenger's bestseller demonstrates how to optimize achievement by using brain-based strategies that address students' social/emotional, cognitive, and physical learning prefere
The updated edition of Sprenger's bestseller demonstrates how to optimize achievement by using brain-based strategies that address students' social/emotional, cognitive, and physical learning prefere
Combining proven strategies with new information for developing resiliency in schools, this edition emphasizes the critical role of school leaders and features updated exercises for implementing chan
This teacher-friendly guide presents research-proven instructional techniques that empower students with disabilities to become their own advocates and use effective choice-making, problem-solving, a
This invaluable guide offers step-by-step, research-based strategies that will help you increase your students' reading comprehension, strengthen writing skills, and build vocabulary across content a
This updated guide is for visionary leaders striving to lead, inspire, and motivate students and team members toward positive personal visions, successful lives, and fulfilling careers.
Updated Edition of Bestseller!Marlowe and Page bring together constructivist theory with step-by-step guidance and ready-to-use checklists to make constructivist learning a reality in your classroom.
By providing a comprehensive look at a popular professional development strategy, this handbook will help educators understand and utilize teacher leadership as a path to school improvement.
The expert guide to the major issues, the chief trends, and the most effective models and solutions for gifted and talented curriculum! Designed in a straightforward, no-nonsense fashion with the
Mathematics teachers face many challenges in today's classrooms, including issues such as higher standards, differentiation, real-world applications, non-routine problem solving, and more. In Styles
Focusing on research-based, developmentally appropriate practices, this book shows teachers how to help young children reach standards through creative play activities that ignite their enthusiasm to
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.
GainAya solid understanding of the basic neurobiology behind adolescent behaviors and invigorate your teaching practices using music, movement, and brain-based activities.
The authors take a complex, under-discussed topic and give teachers and administrators useful, basic guidelines they can put to use quickly in understanding, identifying, and helping this special gro
When the numbers don’t lie, this is your guide to doing what’s rightIf your school is faced with a disproportionate rate of suspensions, gifted program enrollment, or special education referrals for s
Bullying is a growing issue of concern and a harsh reality facing many of today's schools. Teachers, parents, and administrators are all grappling with how best to address the problem and create a nu
In this practical guide, an experienced group of contributors provide concrete strategies and real-world examples for implementing this highly successful design for professional learning communities.
Develop and monitor high-quality IEPs for diverse learnersHigh-quality IEPs are fundamental for guiding the educational process of and developing goals for students who require special education servi
Put student engagement on the fast-trackThink action sports like skateboarding and BMX have nothing to do with physical science? Think again, especially as they relate to fundamental physics concepts-
The keys to successfully managing a differentiated classroom!If keeping your differentiated classroom organized and your students on task is turning into a daily challenge, this book can be a lifesave
Because everyone has a stake in student success!Distributed leadership sounds good in theory, but how can you make it work in a real school setting? Alma Harris, one of the world’s leading experts on
Written by experienced administrators, this resource shows how to help marginal employees improve their performance and behavior and discusses what steps to take when termination becomes necessary.
Written by experienced administrators, this resource shows how to help marginal employees improve their performance and behavior and discusses what steps to take when termination becomes necessary.
Provides indispensable tips for time management; grading practices with clear feedback; productive meetings with students, parents, or colleagues; effective recordkeeping, streamlined procedures, and
Based on an extensive research, this practical teaching resource provides instructional and assessment guidelines for strengthening students' higher-order thinking and reasoning skills.
This insightful guide explores the influence of values, experience, and beliefs on leadership practices and provides examples and reflective exercises for exercising authentic, moral leadership.
Inspired by the pioneering work of Nicholas Hobbs of Vanderbilt University, the contributors of these 16 articles review methods used in the US and the UK to identify those requiring special education
This edited volume examines current disability classification systems, the dilemmas educators face in categorizing students with special needs, and alternative options based on recent challenges and
The author explores common concerns about bullying, provides sample dialogues with parents of bullies and victims, and presents an eight-point plan for communicating with parents.
The author explores common concerns about bullying, provides sample dialogues with parents of bullies and victims, and presents an eight-point plan for communicating with parents.
Use these step-by-step strategies to develop and implement a proven program that links to districtwide goals and results in highly qualified teachers and increased student achievement.
