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"Social and emotional learning has been proven to advance equity, but many educators still do not have the resources actively engage with it. In his new book Raising Equity Through SEL, Jorge Valenzuela unveils his five step Equity and SEL Integration framework and dives into research-backed strategies for engaging with students of all backgrounds and building classrooms safe for all learners. Using ideas like restorative justice and culturally responsive teaching, educators will learn how to help students develop emotional intelligence, improve students' knowledge, and confront personal biases in order to help all learners succeed"--

"Equity and inclusive learning are the keys to the future of learning, and this is especially true when it comes to special education. In her new book Watch, Listen, Ask, Learn, Belinda Dunnick Karge combines research and practice into a guide for both better understanding special education services and supporting special educators. With key action items, case studies, and pragmatic instruction, both current and aspiring leaders can learn to move their school or districts forward with inclusive and equitable education"--

"So often, when educators talk about well-being, the conversation begins and ends with self-care without addressing all aspects of educator wellness. In Beyond Self Care, Gail Markin dives into the importance of well-being on the individual, communal, and system-wide levels as well as the role of leadership in ensuring their schools can be sustainable. With research-backed practices and excerpts of conversations from working educators, Markin delivers a guidebook to healthier, more passionate schools"--

"Internationally minded schools are frequently lauded as high performing, but how well do they foster learning for all students, including underperforming ones? In PLCs [at Work] and the IB Primary Years Program: Optimizing Personalized, Transdisciplinary Learning for All Students, editors Timothy S. Stuart and David (Cal) Callaway examine practices from envelope-pushing schools within the International Baccalaureate's Primary Years Program and how the tenets of Professional Learning Communities at Work can ensure that all students learn at high levels. With contributions from educators who have experience teaching around the world, this book dives into the possibilities of educating students so they all can succeed"--

"In The New Art and Science of Teaching Science, Brett Erdmann, Steven M. Wood, Troy Gobble, and Robert J. Marzano detail their well-researched model for supporting science education based on The New Art and Science of Teaching framework Robert J. Marzano developed. This instructional framework asks teachers to consider ten design areas within the categories of feedback, content, and context. In this book, the authors examine thirty-four of the forty-three elements embedded in the framework and provide strategies for improving teacher effectiveness and collaboration in the science classroom. The New Art and Science of Teaching Science aims to support teachers by providing time-tested ideas and techniques to sustain student learning while also prompting educators to generate further discussions of enhancing teaching and student achievement in science. Driven by data and grounded in a critical structural framework, The New Art and Science of Teaching Science positions teachers to best nurture student success"--

"More children are being diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder now than ever before, and educators need the resources to best help them grow. Barbara Borosin's new book, The General Education Teacher's Guide to Autism: Essential Answers to Key Questions, dives into frequently asked questions about students on the autism spectrum and provides a wealth of resources and best practices. Relying on over twenty years of experience and research, The General Education Teacher's Guide to Autism is a phenomenal resource for educators in all classrooms who turn their attention to the neurodiverse nature of their students"--

"The role of an instructional coach is fundamental. By providing personalized, job-embedded professional learning and support for teachers, instructional coaches directly contribute to the success of students and schools. In Simply Instructional Coaching: Questions Asked and Answered From the Field, Revised Edition, author Nicole S. Turner opens up about the trials and joys of being a coach, using the latest research and her years of experience in many different educational roles to answer frequently asked questions about coaching. Simply Instructional Coaching provides foundational advice, a practical coaching framework, and opportunities for reflection to help you jump-start your own coaching career"--

"Imagine a day in the classroom where you can devote all your energy on student learning instead of constantly battling students' challenging behavior. In their new book, Increasing Motivation in Students Who Demonstrate Challenging Behaviors: Practical, Culturally Responsive, Research-Based Strategies, Staci M. Zolkoski, Calli Lewis Chiu, and Mandy E. Lusk reveal evidence-based approaches for engaging students and equipping them to better focus in the classroom. With straightforward implementation suggestions, tips, and an abundance of resources, you too can learn to motivate all your students to actively participate in learning"--

"School-home relationships are critical in education; however, building these relationships can be difficult for both educators and students' parents and guardians. Many parents and guardians struggle to understand what is going on at school and how to best support their child's education. Educators often struggle to connect with parents and guardians and are occasionally frustrated with the lack of home involvement. In a Professional Learning Community (PLC) at Workª, educators work collaboratively to ensure that every student is learning at high levels. Parentships in a PLC at Work: Forming and Sustaining School-Home Relationships With Families by Kyle Palmer provides PLCs with a resource for connecting to parents and building effective, sustainable "parentships." Parentships can help schools get even more out of the PLC process. This book provides the guidance necessary to build a parentship success team (PST) and implement a system to benefit educators, students, and parents"--

"In Leadership at Every Level: Five Qualities of Effective Classroom, School, and District Leaders, author Janelle Clevenger McLaughlin guides and supports educators along their leadership journey. This book empowers leaders at every level-classroom, school, and district-by exploring five key qualities of effective leadership: (1) relationality, (2) innovation, (3) flexibility, (4) integrity, and (5) lifelong learning. The author shares real-world stories and practical, research-based strategies for strengthening these qualities and provides insight into what they look like for different kinds of leaders. By reading Leadership at Every Level, educators receive actionable steps to meet their leadership goals"--

"Social-emotional learning is a necessary aspect of a child's development, and it is often overlooked in education. Children must have access to social-emotional education to experience full neurological development and excel as contributing members of society. Authors Tracey A. Hulen and Ann-Bailey Lipsett offer their book Building Blocks for Social-Emotional Learning: Creating Safe, Secure, and Successful Elementary Schools to help elementary educators implement social-emotional instruction into their classrooms. The book includes detailed information on children's neurological development and need for social-emotional nourishment, which serves as a foundation for the practical strategies to integrate social-emotional concepts into instruction, lesson planning, and assessment. Building Blocks for Social-Emotional Learning provides everything elementary teachers need to help students understand and develop social-emotional concepts so they can reach their full potential"--

"Equity is an essential aspect of education for all, and it is just as relevant to school and district leaders as it is to classroom teachers. Leaders need to know how to make equity the norm in their institutions. Author Lauryn Mascareänaz with her book Evident Equity: A Guide for Creating Systemwide Change in Schools provides a comprehensive way for leaders to demonstrate equity and integrate equity into every facet of their schools. Each chapter of the book covers a different aspect of equitable leadership, from organizing staff to benefit equity to staying strong in the face of inevitable adversity. Evident Equity seeks equitable education for all and shows how leaders can spearhead that movement"--

"Self-regulation is an important skill for student success both inside and outside of the classroom. It empowers students to become lifelong learners and grow healthy self-care behaviors. In Teaching Self-Regulation: Seventy-Five Instructional Activities to Foster Independent, Proactive Students, Grades 6-12, authors Amy S. Gaumer Erickson and Patricia M. Noonan support teachers in developing students' self-regulation skills by creating authentic learning opportunities and delivering effective feedback. The authors outline four components for successful self-regulation-(1) plan, (2) monitor, (3) adjust, and (4) reflect-and provide seventy-five instructional activities to teach self-regulation skills to students. By reading Teaching Self-Regulation, secondary educators will receive practical tools and strategies to address the social-emotional needs of every student"--

"In Rebooting Assessment: A Practical Guide for Balancing Conversations, Performances, and Products, author Damian Cooper argues classroom assessment practices have stagnated. This is because educators are not taking full advantage of technology-driven advancements to incorporate student performances and conversations with students as valid metrics for assessing what students have learned. Cooper and contributor Jeff Catania provide educators with a balanced assessment approach focused on conversations, performances, and physical products (written tests, essays, and so on) in which teachers use a variety of recording devices, from smartphones and tablets to webcams and dedicated video cameras, to capture visual and aural evidence of student learning as it happens in the classroom. This digital evidence enables teachers to provide high-quality feedback to students and support student self- and peer assessment, encouraging them to take ownership of their learning. By reading this book, K-12 educators will receive tools and strategies for creating a more reliable assessment process that enhances learning for every student"--

"Depth of knowledge (DOK) is a hard-to-define, contentious framework for education that is often overlooked due to a lack of clarity surrounding what it entails. Author Erik M. Francis seeks to clear up this cloudy perception of DOK with his book Deconstructing Depth of Knowledge: A Method and Model for Deeper Teaching and Learning. This resource clearly defines depth of knowledge and explores how it can be applied to instruction based on distinct models presented by various educational experts since its initial inception in the '90s. The book also adapts DOK for different purposes, including instruction, extended student learning, and response to intervention. Select chapters focus on converting learning standards into DOK learning targets. Deconstructing Depth of Knowledge is the whole package when it comes to depth of knowledge, providing readers with everything they need to know about what it is, who it's for, and how to use and sustain it"--

"Professional learning communities (PLCs) provide the best possible environment for student learning and growth, but the need for virtual and hybrid classrooms has made it challenging for PLCs to thrive. With their book Virtual PLCs: A Guide to Effectively Implementing Online and Hybrid Teaching and Learning, authors Paul C. Farmer and Dennis King provide a thorough guide for implementing the PLC process in virtual and hybrid classrooms. Included in this book are discussions on basic PLC principles, the four pillars of a PLC, and PLC leadership, all within the context of virtual or hybrid learning. The book also touches on how to maintain school culture through virtual school and how to ensure the PLC goal of high levels of student learning is present no matter what the classroom looks like. Education is evolving beyond the four walls of a classroom, and Virtual PLCs ensures the PLC process will evolve right along with it"--

"Positive behavioral interventions and supports (PBIS) is, in theory, an effective method of creating equitable educational environments that serve all students. In practice, however, it often falls short, especially when concerning historically underserved students. There is a disconnect between cultural responsiveness and PBIS that creates a gap in PBIS effectiveness, often leaving Black and Brown students with disciplinary disproportionality and academic disparities. In Supporting Underserved Students: How to Make PBIS Culturally and Linguistically Responsive, Sharroky Hollie and Daniel Russell Jr. emphasize the need for alignment between PBIS and culturally and linguistically responsive teaching and learning to ensure equity for all students. They begin with an overview of traditional PBIS practices, highlighting where gaps exist for historically underserved students. Then they offer practical strategies for aligning, assessing, and activating culturally responsive practices for PBIS. The book also highlights situational appropriateness for cultural behaviors. It provides guidance on how teachers can validate and affirm students' cultural behaviors, and how they can build and bridge those behaviors to the academic and social skills students need in order to succeed at school and in mainstream society"--

"A comprehensive guide for coaching collaborative teams in a Professional Learning Community (PLC) at Work, this "grab and grow" resource is a powerful tool busy school leaders, instructional coaches, and teacher leaders can grab to grow their collaborative teams' skills. Collaborative teacher teams are the engine of a PLC. The members of these teams work in cycles of continuous improvement to ensure high levels of learning for all students. It can be a challenge to lead and coach these teams to reach their full potential. Authors Thomas W. Many, Michael J. Maffoni, Susan K. Sparks, and Tesha Ferriby Thomas and contributor Brian Greeney provide complete, easy-to-implement professional learning to deepen teams' knowledge of five prerequisites of a PLC. For the prerequisites, ranging from curriculum to assessment to intervention, the authors present strong, evidence-based strategies and instructions for getting the most out of the collaborative process so teams and PLCs can thrive"--

"Talking openly and honestly about racism is a challenging endeavor in today's world. Such conversations are often riddled with defensive tones, misinformation, and general discomfort. Thankfully, Beyond Conversations About Race: A Guide for Discussions With Students, Teachers, and Communities, written by a collective of brilliant authors, including Douglas Reeves, Anthony Muhammad, Sharroky Hollie, Kenneth C. Williams, Washington Collado, Rosa Isiah, and Yvette Jackson, addresses the difficulties of challenging conversations about race. The book addresses a whole array of scenarios and discussion questions about race, such as important history regarding race, who should take responsibility for what, the creation of safe spaces for conversations, violence, advocacy, and law enforcement. The book aims not only to encourage challenging conversations but to spark action, with the goal of developing anti-racism. With all the events and tragedies surrounding racism, people need to understand how to talk about racism. Beyond Conversations About Race provides a comprehensive guide for how to have these conversations and how to transfer them into the action the world needs"--

"Many instructional leaders find differentiating their coaching practices for beginning and veteran teachers challenging. In Coaching for Professional Wellness: A Guide to Supporting New and Experienced Teachers, author Tina H. Boogren provides instructional and self-care strategies that coaches and mentors can implement to support both their newest and most experienced teachers. Equipped with extensive coaching experience, Boogren shares interactive activities and easy-to-replicate strategies to build a schoolwide system of support. By reading this book, instructional leaders and coaches review the important components and essential values of coaching educators"--

"For 21st century students, high-stakes testing often creates stressful classroom environments that hinder student learning and negatively impact students' overall performance on the tests themselves. Author Martha Kaufeldt's De-Stress the Test: Brain-Friendly Strategies to Prepare Students for High-Stakes Assessments seeks to alleviate the stress of the test and help create classrooms full of focus and learning. Topics range from a biological breakdown of how the brain reacts to stressful environments to practical strategies for reducing stress and increasing focus in the classroom. Kaufeldt's experience shines through as she provides accessible solutions to help students thrive during testing. Students deserve to learn and develop without experiencing needless stress and anxiety, and De-Stress the Test is a tool that can help make that a reality"--

"Charting the Course for Collaborative Teams: Lessons From Priority Schools in a PLC at Work provides educators with the knowledge, tools, and insight to significantly improve schools labeled as priority schools-schools where most students struggle to meet district or state standards and low achievement persists. The book advocates that to truly support the belief that all students can learn at high levels, educators must focus on and develop their capacities to act collaboratively within the professional learning community (PLC) process. With this commitment to high achievement for all, editor Sharon V. Kramer works with numerous expert contributors to share the strategies they have used to turn around their own underperforming schools through the power of collaborative teams. By reading this book, teachers and collaborative teams will explore best practices and research-based solutions to face barriers and challenges associated with priority schools"--

"In Leading PLCs at Workª Districtwide: From Boardroom to Classroom, authors Robert Eaker, Mike Hagadone, Janel Keating, and Meagan Rhoades guide educators in developing successful districtwide professional learning communities (PLCs) to ensure high levels of learning for every student. The authors advocate high-performing districts develop when collaborative teams at every level align their concepts, practices, and vocabulary. Aligning this work is a top-down, bottom-up cyclical process, starting with the district level and ending with grade-level and content-area teams. By reading Leading PLCs at Work Districtwide, district and school leaders will have the tools and strategies to create a districtwide culture of continuous improvement"--

Champion continuous school improvement with the support of our Leading PLCs at Work(R) Districtwide Plan Book. Divided into weekly and monthly planning pages, the plan book helps guide leaders in identifying and acting upon major responsibilities, tasks, and goals throughout the year. Also included are PLC checklists as well as multiple tools for self-reflection, project preparation, and meeting planning. Leaders can use this resource to embed core values into the planning process so that educators at every level accomplish the right work: Discover how to work backward when designing effective plans for your school district. Understand why it is essential to have a visual districtwide calendar that holds everyone accountable and provides everyone with the same information. Receive templates for planning and monitoring activities and due dates. Utilize daily checklists as well as weekly and end-of-year self-reflection tools. Learn how to evaluate timelines to optimize time and productivity in your professional learning community (PLC). Contents: Section 1 Preface--Districtwide Planning How to Use this Plan Book Section 2 Monthly PLC Work (July Through June) Monthly Calendar Daily Planner Monthly Reflections Tool Section 3 Midyear Self-Reflection Tool End-of-Year Self-Reflection Tool Project-Planning Tool Meeting-Planning Tool

"In SOUL! Fulfilling the Promise of Your Professional Life as a Teacher and Leader, author Timothy D. Kanold shares his own reflections and anecdotes, as well as wisdom and research from various teachers and leaders, to inspire and guide K-12 educators through their professional journeys. SOUL! is a follow-up to the bestselling book HEART! Fully Forming Your Professional Life as a Teacher and Leader. Whereas the goal of HEART! is to support educators in living a balanced professional life, the aim of SOUL! is to continue the work started in HEART! by reflecting on and taking daily actions that generate healthy responses to the obstacles educators face. No matter where readers find themselves in their teaching and leading careers, SOUL! will help them lead a fulfilling work life and ensure their students and colleagues flourish"--

"This book is part of the Every Student Can Learn Mathematics series. In Mathematics Unit Planning in a PLC at Work, Grades PreK-2, authors Sarah Schuhl, Timothy D. Kanold, Jennifer Deinhart, Nathan D. Lang-Raad, Matthew R. Larson, and Nanci N. Smith provide grades preK-2 mathematics teachers with a framework for collectively planning a unit of study. This book helps teams identify what students need to know by the end of each unit and how to build student self-efficacy. The authors advocate using the PLC at Work process for increasing mathematics achievement, and as teams answer the four critical questions of a PLC, they provide students with a more equitable learning experience. The authors share tools and protocols for effectively performing collaborative tasks, such as unwrapping standards, generating unit calendars, determining academic vocabulary and rigorous lessons, utilizing and sharing self-reflections, and designing foundational addition and subtraction units. By reading Mathematics Unit Planning in a PLC at Work, Grades PreK-2, teachers will receive practical insight into collaborative planning and inspiring detailed models of this work in action"--