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The expert's guide to making LISC work for you!In over twenty years of research, Shirley Clarke has found that the key to understanding, creating, and implementing LISC is to focus on the process of l

Teaching turnarounds encourage productive struggle by identifying teacher and student strengths, designing strengths-based instruction, discovering students' points of power, and promoting strengths in the school community.

This is the premier test preparation book for anyone taking the Texas Principal's Examination. Elaine Wilmore has offered test taking, question writing and analysis guidance to thousands of successful

Take mindfulness beyond the buzzword and spark powerful learning environments!This resource explores how mindfulness can improve teaching and learning, and helps students develop 21st century skills i

Aim for a target-based grading system and create stronger learning opportunities! As grading, assessment, and reporting continue to be a relevant topic of discussion, this book creates a functi

The authors, former elementary school counselors who are professors of school counseling, professional developers, and consultants, supply elementary school counselors, administrators, and graduate

“When students know how to learn, they are able to become their own teachers.”—Nancy Frey, Douglas Fisher, and John HattieImagine students who describe their learning in these terms:

This books offers more explicit approaches to implementing co-teaching at the classroom level. It provides in-depth explanations of the various models of co-teaching, including the advantages and chal

This indispensable staff development resource provides a systematic professional development strategy linking science standards and research to curriculum, instruction, and assessment.

Create environments where students ask questions, not just answer them!When students become questioners, learning improves for all. Yet, even though research has repeatedly shown that student question

Blended learning offers educators the opportunity to reimagine teaching and learning. It allows teachers to partner with their students to assess, track, and reflect on learning. This partnership give

Make change humanly possibleWhen we ask schools to change, we are asking human beings to change and this requires special tools and a human-centered approach. Change the heart of the system by enablin

One in a million. Yes, that’s how rare it is to have so many write-about-reading strategies so beautifully put to use. Each year Leslie Blauman guides her students to become highly skilled at su

First Pamela Koutrakos delivered a systematic approach to inquiry-based, student-centered, and joyful word study in her book Word Study That Sticks. Now, in The Word Study That Sticks Companion, Koutr

Socrates believed in the power of questions rather than lecturing his students. But how did we get so far away from his method of inquiry? Shanna Peeples, 2015 National Teacher of the Year, will show

Keep your school on track with this powerful research-based behavior management tool! Maintaining well-disciplined schools is becoming more difficult in today's educational system, and problem behavio

Do your students need more practice to develop number sense and reasoning? Are you looking to engage your students with activities that are uncomplicated, worthwhile, and doable? Have you had success

When teachers examine the simple but complex act of teaching, the power yielded can be transformative. For three editions, teacher preparation and professional development providers have turned to thi

School counseling that makes a difference—for all students!As an secondary school counselor, you’re implementing a comprehensive program for all students. This hands-on guide takes you ste

Kickstart your middle school math class! Kickstart your class with 20 different routines, all of which include content examples, extensions, and variations for grades 6–8. Offering a year&r

Kickstart your class with five daily 5–10 minute routines, all of which include content-specific examples, extensions, and variations for high school mathematics. This resource offers a year&rsq

Insights, ideas, and inspiration to keep student learning at the center of instructional coachingDiane Sweeney and Leanna Harris, whose best-selling books have influenced the practice of thousands of K-12 coaches, frame how Student-Centered Coaching serves as an evidence-based model of professional learning that focuses on student outcomes. Shifting the focus from "fixing" teachers to partnering with them to reach goals for student learning takes coaching to the heart of what matters most in schools. The Essential Guide for Student-Centered Coaching includes all-new material that is grounded in the latest research and the authors’ extensive experience in the field of coaching. In it, readers will findAn emphasis on how coaching can be asset-based and focused on equityCurrent research in adult learning and professional developmentExamples of how to integrate curriculum into coaching cyclesAnecdotes that illustrate what Student-Centered Coaching looks like across grade levels and content

Create meaningful and transformative K-5 STEAM learning experiences for each and every studentMake the most of your limited instructional time and become part of the Step into STEAM movement! Seamless

Create the right conditions for a growth mindset to flourish in your school and your studentsMindset doesn’t matter when things are easy; it is only when faced with challenges that working from a grow

This guide offers 50 proven best practices for managing today’s classroom, complete with just-in-time tools and relatable teacher-to-teacher anecdotes and advice. Culled from years of real-world