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Quick view Self-Regulated Learning for Academic Success: How Do I Help Students Manage Their Thoughts, Behaviors, and Emotions? What can you do for students who struggle to set goals, can't seem to follow rules, and frequently go off task? This concise publication explains how teachers in every content area and at every grade level can teach students to be self-regulated... View Details
Quick view Schooling for Life: Reclaiming the Essence of Learning If you believe that schools can go beyond test scores and standards to foster students' understanding of subjects, then here's a book that will renew your commitment to meaningful teaching and learning. View Details
Quick view Schooling by Design: Mission, Action, and Achievement Grant Wiggins and Jay McTighe answer these and other questions in Schooling by Design: Mission, Action, and Achievement. Building on the premise of Understanding by Design, their acclaimed framework for curriculum, instruction, and assessment, the... View Details
Quick view School Leadership That Works: From Research to Results What does research tell us about the effects of school leadership on student achievement? What specific leadership practices make a real difference in school effectiveness? How should school leaders use these practices in their day-to-day management of... View Details
Quick view The School Law Handbook: What Every Leader Needs to Know A parent objects to a curriculum that includes a unit on Greek gods, arguing that it violates the separation of church and state. As a teacher or administrator, how should you respond? This type of issue is one most educators will have to confront... View Details
Quick view School Climate Change Students and educators today face obstacles to student achievement, well-being, and success that are above and beyond traditional instructional and assessment concerns. From low school morale to bullying to shootings, school climate has become a... View Details
Quick view Role Reversal: Achieving Uncommonly Excellent Results in the Student-Centered Classroom Want to make your students more responsible for their own learning? Want to create an academic environment in which students thrive and develop a genuine thirst for knowledge? Want to improve your students’ standardized test results but avoid a... View Details
Quick view Rethinking Homework: Best Practices That Support Diverse Needs At last, a book that forever solves the debate over whether homework is an essential component of rigorous schooling or a harmful practice. Veteran teacher, trainer, professor, consultant, and author Cathy Vatterott distills her years of experience with... View Details
Quick view Rethinking Grading: Meaningful Assessment for Standards-Based Learning Grading systems often reward on-time task completion and penalize disorganization and bad behavior. Despite our best intentions, grades seem to reflect student compliance more than student learning and engagement. In the process, we inadvertently... View Details
Quick view Retaining New Teachers: How Do I Support and Develop Novice Teachers? K 12 schools in the United States are suffering from an epidemic of teacher attrition: nearly half of all new teachers leave the field within their first five years, and thousands of teaching positions across the country are going unfilled. What can... View Details
Quick view The Resilient Teacher: How Do I Stay Positive and Effective When Dealing with Difficult People and Policies? A collection of strategies for resolving common problems that teachers face in school and for communicating more effectively with colleagues, parents, and students. View Details
Quick view Resilient School Leaders: Strategies for Turning Adversity Into Achievement Getting fired, dealing with bitter disputes, having your competence or integrity challenged--these are experiences that educators have all the time. But what's the difference between educators who triumph over adversity versus those who succumb?... View Details
