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What Every Middle School Teacher Should Know
by Dave F. Brown Trudy KnowlesEver practical, the authors once again present powerful a resource for middle-level teachers that is grounded in the voices of students as well as in current research. They also offer in-depth commentary from teachers whose classrooms exemplify the integrated, progressive, mindful approach that this book advocates. Adolescence is a time of exciting, challenging adjustments for students, and it can be just as exciting for their teachers. With this book any teacher can meet curricular demands while creating meaningful learning experiences that place students at the center of their own learning.
What Every Middle School Teacher Should Know (Third Edition)
by David F. Brown Trudy Knowles James Beane Doda Nancy Springer MarkMiddle level researchers Dave Brown and Trudy Knowles have updated their bestselling classic What Every Middle School Teacher Should Know with more student voice as well as timely new research, strategies, and models that illuminate the philosophies and practices that best serve the needs of young adolescents. Once again a comprehensive description of truly responsive middle level teaching, the Third Edition features: the latest discoveries in neuroscience that inform practical strategies for improving student learning the most recent research on physical, socio-emotional, cognitive, and identity developmental processes the impact of technology and social media on students' lives and learning new research in middle level education supporting the development of genuine middle schools concrete ways to meet new content standards while implementing true curriculum integration explicit ways teachers can make the transition from theory to practice in their own classrooms. Stories of teachers who have embraced curriculum integration, alternative assessment, democratic classrooms, and dynamic learning experiences inspire others to champion Dave and Trudy's middle school philosophy, while the voices of students help us understand young adolescents' needs and perspectives.
What Every Parent Needs to Know About College Admissions: How to Prepare Your Child to Succeed in College and Life
by Christie BarnesThe Truth About Career Planning and the College Search Process“…the go-to guide for students to find the right path, at the right time, for the right tuition amount to lead to their best career outcome.” ?Anna Costaras and Gail Liss, authors of The College Bound Organizer#1 New Release in Education ResearchSociety's guiding “truths” about higher education are now incorrect. In What Every Parent Needs to Know About College Admissions, Christie Barnes helps parents and students alike cut through the noise and find the best school, which might not always be the most prestigious or expensive one.College planning re-examined. All economic levels are getting vastly incorrect information for college and career planning, leading to anxiety-ridden youth and crippling student debt. Less affluent students are being led to more expensive options and high achievers feel compelled to apply for college at the most prestigious institutions. But, whether it’s a state school, safety school, or public school?there are other options beside an overpriced private school. It could be, but it might not be.A guidance counselor for parents. Learn that it’s not just about the “right” college, it’s about the “right fit” college. Using statistics, experts, and multi-factor analysis to clarify what should and should not be a worry in college planning, Barnes helps parents identify better, and often overlooked, options. In this guide, she dissects the top ten parental worries about how to get into college, including college applications, college admissions, college requirements, and college acceptance.Inside find:The first comprehensive individualized career and academic planning guide available to parents and teensDetails on new innovative programs endorsed by schools, colleges, and HR departmentsA bonus “Academic Planning Guide”If you enjoyed books like Launch, Prepared, or Where You Go Is Not Who You'll Be, you’ll love What Every Parent Needs to Know About College Admissions.
What Every Parent Should Know About School
by Michael ReistAn inside look at what our schools are like today and practical advice for navigating the educational system. School is our children’s second home. They will spend more time there than anywhere else in their formative years. We all need to talk honestly about the nature of this environment, how it works, and how it doesn’t work. Our kids are depending on us to create a school system where they can learn as well as feel happy. The more we know about how school works, the better we will be able to navigate our way through "the system" and help our children do the same. What Every Parent Should Know About School is an honest, positive, thought-provoking look at what schools are today and what they could be in the future.
What Every Parent Should Know About Schools, Standards, and High Stakes Tests
by Donna E. TilestonHelp parents understand educational standards, mandated tests, No Child Left Behind, and other issues affecting their children's schools with this reader-friendly guide.
What Every Principal Needs to Know About Special Education
by Margaret J. MclaughlinLead effective special education programs that promote student achievement! Updated to address recent federal mandates, this new edition of the best-selling guide helps principals navigate accountability requirements and build high-quality special education programs. New information enables educational administrators to: Address requirements of NCLB and the 2004 reauthorization of IDEA, including standards-based individualized education programs Ensure that special education students can appropriately access the general curriculum Understand standardized testing options and accommodations to comply with federal law Support accurate identification and eligibility decisions, including Response to Intervention procedures Promote positive behavior and encourage family involvement
What Every Principal Should Know About Collaborative Leadership
by Dr Jeffrey G. GlanzUse collaborative leadership strategies to attain heightened success with these best practices for team building, action research, and decision making.
What Every Principal Should Know About Cultural Leadership
by Dr Jeffrey G. GlanzSet the tone for success and harness the power of school culture to boost achievement with this user-friendly, one-stop resource.
What Every Principal Should Know About Ethical and Spiritual Leadership
by Dr Jeffrey G. GlanzBoost lifelong achievement with these practical strategies and passionate insights that enrich your vital role as a moral leader.
What Every Principal Should Know About Instructional Leadership
by Dr Jeffrey G. GlanzImprove instructional leadership with research-based practices and examples in the areas of quality teaching, enhanced curriculum, supportive supervision, and professional development.
What Every Principal Should Know About Operational Leadership
by Dr Jeffrey G. GlanzFilled with best practice examples, resources, reflections, self-assessments, and implementation ideas, this guide shows school leaders how to improve their school management skills.
What Every Principal Should Know About School-Community Leadership
by Dr Jeffrey G. GlanzIn this book, aspiring, new, and veteran principals will learn how to build better school-community alliances, and use community partnerships to narrow the achievement gap.
What Every Principal Should Know About Strategic Leadership
by Dr Jeffrey G. GlanzThis guide for school leaders is filled with examples, best practice, and reflective questions on strategic planning, data-driven decision making, and transformational leadership.
What Every Science Student Should Know (Chicago Guides to Academic Life)
by Justin L. Bauer Andrew H. Zureick Yoo Jung Kim Daniel K. Lee"I am often amazed at how much more capability and enthusiasm for science there is among elementary school youngsters than among college students. . . . We must understand and circumvent this dangerous discouragement. No one can predict where the future leaders of science will come from."--Carl Sagan In 2012, the White House put out a call to increase the number of STEM graduates by one million. Since then, hundreds of thousands of science students have started down the path toward a STEM career. Yet, of these budding scientists, more than half of all college students planning to study science or medicine leave the field during their academic careers. What Every Science Student Should Know is the perfect personal mentor for any aspiring scientist. Like an experienced lab partner or frank advisor, the book points out the pitfalls while providing encouragement. Chapters cover the entire college experience, including choosing a major, mastering study skills, doing scientific research, finding a job, and, most important, how to foster and keep a love of science. This guide is a distillation of the authors' own experiences as recent science graduates, bolstered by years of research and interviews with successful scientists and other science students. The authorial team includes former editors-in-chief of the prestigious Dartmouth Undergraduate Journal of Science. All have weathered the ups and downs of undergrad life--and all are still pursuing STEM careers. Forthright and empowering, What Every Science Student Should Know is brimming with insider advice on how to excel as both a student and a scientist.
What Every Special Educator Must Know: Ethics, Standards, and Guidelines for Special Education (5th edition)
by Council for Exceptional ChildrenWhat Every Special Educator Must Know contains the latest 2002 CEC performance-based standards for all beginning special educators. A valuable resource for teacher preparation programs seeking CEC/NCATE accreditation and students and teachers striving to acquire state licensure, this brief book includes: CEC Code of Ethics, The Professional Practice Standards, and Mentoring Standards.
What Every Special Educator Must Know: Professional Ethics and Standards
by Council for Exceptional ChildrenCEC wrote the book on special education ... literally. CEC s famous red book details the ethics, standards, and guidelines for special education preparation and practice. Delineating both knowledge and skill sets and individual content standards, What Every Special Educator Must Know is an invaluable resource for special education administrators, institutional faculty developing curriculum, state policy makers evaluating licensure requirements, and special educators planning their professional growth.
What Every Teacher Needs to Know about Assessment
by Leslie Walker WilsonThis is the second edition of a highly successful book, previously titled Better Instruction Through Assessment: What Your Students Are Trying to Tell You. The revision was undertaken to respond to the No Child Left Behind legislation, which has changed the way we must look at students’ achievement data. This book shows you how to get the most out of your state’s high stakes standardized tests, use test results to make the right decisions about how to teach the students in your class, avoid becoming a victim of accountability systems, infuse “test savvy” into everyday instruction. It covers a wide variety of types of assessments – from classroom-based, teacher created tests to state-mandated, high stakes standardized tests, both selected response and performance assessment. Unlike traditional “textbooks”, this book was written specifically for practicing teachers and administrators. It contains real-world examples which demonstrate the role of assessment in a teacher’s daily work. It is filled with actual student responses and scenarios based on real life situations faced by teachers.
What Every Teacher Needs to Know about Psychology
by David Didau Nick RoseMuch of what we do in classrooms is intuitive, steered by what 'feels right', but all too often intuition proves a poor, sometimes treacherous guide. Although what we know about the workings of the human brain is still pitifully little, the science of psychology can and has revealed certain surprising findings that teachers would do well to heed. Over the past few decades, psychological research has made real strides into understanding how we learn, but it's only in the last few years that education has become aware of these insights. Part of the problem is a tendency amongst teachers to resist being told 'what works' if it conflicts with intuition. Whilst we cannot and should not relinquish our professional judgement in the face of outlandish claims, we should at least be aware of what scientists have discovered about learning, thinking, motivation, behaviour and assessment over the past few decades. This though is far easier said than done. Every year thousands of research papers are published, some of which contradict each other. How can busy teachers know which research is worth investing time in reading and understanding? Here, David Didau and Nick Rose attempt to lay out the evidence and theoretical perspectives on what they believe are the most important and useful psychological principles of which teachers ought to be aware. That is not to say this book contains everything you might ever need to know - there is no way it could - it is merely a primer. We hope that you are inspired to read and explore some of the sources for yourself and see what other principles can find a home in your classroom. Some of what we present may be surprising, some dubious, but some in danger of being dismissed as 'blindingly obvious'. Before embracing or dismissing any of these principles we urge you to interrogate the evidence and think carefully about the advice we offer. While nothing works everywhere and everything might work somewhere, this is a guide to what we consider the best bets from the realm of psychology.
What Every Teacher Needs to Know about Psychology
by David Didau Nick RoseMuch of what we do in classrooms is intuitive, steered by what 'feels right', but all too often intuition proves a poor, sometimes treacherous guide. Although what we know about the workings of the human brain is still pitifully little, the science of psychology can and has revealed certain surprising findings that teachers would do well to heed. Over the past few decades, psychological research has made real strides into understanding how we learn, but it's only in the last few years that education has become aware of these insights. Part of the problem is a tendency amongst teachers to resist being told 'what works' if it conflicts with intuition. Whilst we cannot and should not relinquish our professional judgement in the face of outlandish claims, we should at least be aware of what scientists have discovered about learning, thinking, motivation, behaviour and assessment over the past few decades. This though is far easier said than done. Every year thousands of research papers are published, some of which contradict each other. How can busy teachers know which research is worth investing time in reading and understanding? Here, David Didau and Nick Rose attempt to lay out the evidence and theoretical perspectives on what they believe are the most important and useful psychological principles of which teachers ought to be aware. That is not to say this book contains everything you might ever need to know - there is no way it could - it is merely a primer. We hope that you are inspired to read and explore some of the sources for yourself and see what other principles can find a home in your classroom. Some of what we present may be surprising, some dubious, but some in danger of being dismissed as 'blindingly obvious'. Before embracing or dismissing any of these principles we urge you to interrogate the evidence and think carefully about the advice we offer. While nothing works everywhere and everything might work somewhere, this is a guide to what we consider the best bets from the realm of psychology.
What Every Teacher Should Know About Adaptations and Accommodations for Students with Mild to Moderate Disabilities
by Nari Carter Mary Anne Prater Tina T. DychesThis book serves as a guide and resource for general education teachers who teach students with mild to moderate disabilities. The book describes some difficulties students with disabilities experience in school and provides evidence-based teaching suggestions. Many of these suggestions may also benefit students without disabilities, as teachers differentiate instruction to meet the needs of all learners in the classroom.
What Every Teacher Should Know About Classroom Management and Discipline
by Donna E. TilestonTileston guides teachers through the root causes of discipline problems and presents seven effective tools to prevent or minimize problem behaviors.
What Every Teacher Should Know About Diverse Learners
by Donna E. TilestonThis updated edition presents critical information about teaching diverse learners, including brain-compatible teaching strategies, six signs of bias to avoid, how culture affects learning styles, and more.
What Every Teacher Should Know About Effective Teaching Strategies
by Donna E. TilestonThe innovative strategies presented in this volume will give you a bag of tools to help your students achieve higher-level learning.
What Every Teacher Should Know About IDEA 2004 Laws and Regulations
by Myrna MandlawitzA timely, jargon-free guide to the IDEA 2004 "laws and regs!" This handy booklet provides everything teachers and administrators should know about IDEA 2004 and its practical implications. It includes concise descriptions of the statutes, with a side-by-side comparison of the "old" regulations versus those just issued by the DOE in August 2006. A critical "top-drawer" reference for every educator! This clear, comprehensive, jargon-free resource outlines IDEA 2004 and its regulations and highlights their practical implications for practicing and pre-service teachers and administrators. The booklet provides concise descriptions of the aspects of the IDEA law every classroom teacher should know, with a side-by-side comparison of the "old" regulations versus those just issued in August 2006. When a little friendly background would help the reader better understand the practical implications of the regulations, an additional note is provided.
What Every Teacher Should Know About Instructional Planning
by Donna E. TilestonHow will teachers know when students understand? This lesson planning guide provides the answers based on current, quality research on instructional planning.