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Teacher quality is the school-related factor that most affects student learning, so selecting the best candidate for open teaching positions has enormous implications. In Effective Teacher Interviews, Jennifer Hindman provides practical advice on how to conduct hiring interviews that reliably predict a teacher's success.

A coach can be a much-needed partner in navigating changes and challenges, helping teachers handle a variety of instructional issues. In Learning From Coaching, Nina Morel addresses the benefits of coaching along with common questions and concerns teachers have about entering into coaching relationships.

In this practical introduction to engineering for elementary through high school teachers, you'll learn how to create effective engineering-infused lessons that break down the barriers between science, maths, and technology instruction.

Explores principles that debunk some common misconceptions about how to work with students with disabilities. Vicki Caruana offers insights, tips, and strategies that will help teachers fine-tune their practice to better meet each child's unique needs.

If you've fallen for the perception that technology is too expensive, unnecessary for real learning, or a distraction in the classroom, then you need this book. You use technology in your job. Why not help your students use it in theirs? Matt Renwick debunks five common myths about technology.

Drawing on the authors' experiences supporting the transformations of schools repeatedly labeled as underachieving, this book offers concrete ways to identify student strengths and then build on them in your classroom or school throughout the year.

Shows K-12 school leaders how to support STEM programs that excite students and teachers - even if the leader is not an expert in science, technology, engineering, or maths. THe authors explore ideas for fostering equitable access to rich and rigorous learning experiences, acting as instructional leaders, and building community engagement.

The traditional five-step writing process never explicitly teaches students to be fluent in their writing - to be able to write quickly on any topic. Extreme Writing targets precisely that with focused, daily writing sessions that provide students with consistent, long-term engagement.

Packed with strategies, tips, and activities you can quickly put into practice, this book shows how to build productive teams and intentionally create an environment of professional engagement in your school.

In this timely book, Bryan Harris describes the four broad supports that he says are crucial to helping early-career teachers succeed and stay in the profession: comprehensive induction programs, supportive administrators, skilled mentors, and helpful colleagues. He offers practical, research-based strategies to help leaders provide these supports.

Explains the many benefits of intentionally designing opportunities for students to 'fail forward' in the classroom. Andrew Miller provides strategies for ensuring that students experience small, constructive failures as a means to greater achievement, and offers suggestions for ensuring that constructive failure doesn't detrimentally assessments.

In this book, project-based learning expert Suzie Boss explains how real-world projects engage and motivate students while teaching relevant, rigorous content and skills that align with standards and put learners on the path to active citizenship.

Does stress keep you up at night? Is there never enough time to do what you want and need to do at school and at home? Educators Nora Mazzone and Barbara Miglionico have been there, too. Here, they offer simple, proven tactics to help you manage the stresses of being a classroom teacher.

Do you want to ensure that all students develop strong speaking and listening skills? In Student-Led Discussions, Sandi Novak offers you the resources you need to develop meaningful student-led conversations about text and media across the content areas.

Do you sometimes feel overwhelmed by everything you want to accomplish as a teacher? Do you ever wish you were better organized for the school day? Experienced educator Jenny Edwards offers positive and practical ideas for more effectively using your time to accomplish your goals.

When students' fears, stresses, and frustrations creep into the classroom and disrupt the learning process, how can you respond in a positive way that results in better relationships and higher levels of motivation and achievement? Renate Caine and Carol McClintic draw on their experience to propose the APA method: Acknowledge, Process, Act.

Identifies seven of the most prevalent classroom management misconceptions; discusses the tried-but-not-so-true practices that result from them; and offers positive, research-based alternatives that take into account how students learn today. This timely, practical publication is perfect for novice and experienced teachers alike.

Offers clear and positive strategies that empower teachers and administrators to develop effective rules and consequences. Richard Curwin's approach emphasizes student and parent engagement; schoolwide collaboration; and developing student responsibility.

Offers teachers easy-to-implement ten-minute instructional strategies that can help time-strapped teachers ensure that their students have a sound grasp of both general and content-specific words across grade levels and subject areas.

The five-minute teacher is one who delivers quick, thought-provoking lessons that send students clamoring to find meaning. Barnes shares real anecdotes and practical strategies for transforming any learning environment into a remarkable, student-centered classroom, facilitated by a five-minute teacher.

Offers practical advice, strategies, and examples to help teachers understand what the differences are between group projects and cooperative learning; how to assess and report on learning skills and group interaction skills; how to assess and grade individual achievement of learning goals; and why having students work together is a good thing.

Knowing how to respond to frustration and failure is essential whether a student struggles or excels. Thomas Hoerr shows what teaching for grit looks like and provides a sample lesson plan and self-assessments, along with a six-step process applicable across grade levels and content areas to help students build the skills they need to succeed.

How do you ensure that your co-teaching strategies make the most of the time that you and your co-teaching partner have in the classroom? Gloria Lodato Wilson presents time-saving routines for general and special education teachers that will increase the active roles of each co-teacher and intensify instruction for students.

Curriculum design experts Jay McTighe and Grant Wiggins have reviewed thousands of curriculum documents and unit plans across a range of subjects and grades. In this book, they identify and describe the 25 most common problems in unit design and recommend how to fix them - and avoid them when planning new units.

Do you want to incorporate purposeful and effective online learning into your classes but aren't sure where to begin? Here's the perfect introductory guide to planning a hybrid class for grades 4-12. No matter what subject you teach, this book can help you develop the skills and confidence to introduce students to this engaging way of learning.

In this game-changing book, author and instructional coach Michael Fisher shows teachers how they can free themselves from rigid and ineffective busywork by replacing lesson plans with learning journeys that are guided by the students' abilities, interests, and skill levels rather than by pre-selected checklists of day-to-day benchmarks.

Packed with ideas for teachers of K-8 students, this book touches on a variety of topics that are especially relevant to the first week of school. The author provides critical information that includes arranging and navigating the classroom, setting basic expectations, communicating routines, and understanding your students' needs.

Whether they're the result of a mandate from on high, a crisis that needs addressing, or simply a desire for improvement, change initiatives are a constant in most every school. In this book, Jeffrey Benson provides educators with a proven, practical, and broadly applicable system for implementing new practices methodically and effectively.

As digital natives, our students are certainly at home online, but how much do they know about using the Internet as a research tool? Do they know how to ask the right questions, find the best and most credible resources, evaluate the "e;facts"e; they come across, and avoid plagiarism and copyright violations when they incorporate others' work into their own? For too many, the answer is noNand research projects intended to engage students in independent learning wind up wasting time or creating incomplete or faulty understandings.In this step-by-step guide, classroom veteran Erik Palmer explains how to teach students at all grade levels to conduct deeper, smarter, and more responsible research in an online environment. You'll find practical lesson ideas for every stage of the research process and dozens of tips and strategies that will build your students' Internet literacy, establish valuable academic habits, and foster skills for lifelong learning.Note: This product listing is for the Adobe Acrobat (PDF) version of the book.