Leading authorities on differentiation explain how to apply the principles of differentiated instruction to help academically diverse students achieve the goals of the Common Core.
How can you create a learning environment where students ask questions, do research, and explore fascinating subjects in today’s standards-driven atmosphere? Larissa Pahomov offers insightful answers based on her experience as a teacher at the Science Leadership Academy, a public high school in Philadelphia that offers a rigorous college-prep curriculum and boasts a 99 percent graduation rate.
A teacher presents a lesson, and at the end asks students if they understand the material. The students nod and say they get it, yet many proceed to fail the test. Why aren’t the students getting it? In Checking for Understanding, Douglas Fisher and Nancy Frey show how to increase students’ understanding with the help of creative formative assessments. When used regularly, formative assessments enable every teacher to determine what students know and what they still need to learn.
Teacher quality is the school-related factor that most affects student learning, so hiring the right candidates is hugely important., Jennifer L. Hindman provides practical advice on how to conduct interviews that reliably predict a teacher’s success, including guidance on applying research to the interview process; developing meaningful, legal interview questions; assembling and training an interview team; matching candidates’ skills to your schools’ needs; and using the best interview strategies.
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Explore practical ways to foster humor, mindfulness, resilience, curiosity, and gratitude for a positive classroom that engages students and enhances their learning.
College and career readiness standards demand reading, writing, and speaking proficiency from students. Learn research-based strategies that engage students in all facets of English Language Arts.
This book is brimming with ideas and activities that are aligned with standards and high expectations to engage and motivate all learners in STEM classrooms.
Tomorrow’s world-class citizens are in our schools today. Explore these unique research-based ideas to bring learning and joy into your social studies classroom.
A straightforward look at how to begin addressing the “E” in STEM instruction in a way that’s engaging, motivating, and linked to key content, standards, and 21st century skills.
Unlock the potential for lasting improvements in teaching and learning by understanding how five critical “levers” work to move your efforts in the right direction.
This book shows how to design an effective assessment system that accurately reflects student learning and motivates students to meet learning objectives.
With grade-specific examples throughout, Handling Student Frustrations offers strategies that educators at all levels can immediately apply to foster classrooms where students can overcome stress to focus on learning.
This book uses real-life examples to show how educators can marshal empathy and patience to support the learning of students with behavioral difficulties in the classroom.
With easy-to-use templates and teacher-friendly protocols, this book provides a systematic process for translating data into classroom practice in cycles of two to nine weeks.
Assessment expert Susan M. Brookhart explains how teachers can design targeted questions and tasks that align with standards and assess students’ higher-order thinking skills.
A seasoned educator presents eight high-impact instructional practices to close achievement gaps and get all students — whether struggling or excelling — in the academic fast lane.
Education expert Jane Bluestein identifies seven outdated classroom management practices and recommends effective, alternative strategies that take into account how students learn today.
This book offers fresh insights into your students’ learning difficulties and moves you to explore classroom practices that align with the functioning of memory and the ways students learn.
In this ASCD Arias, Peter DeWitt and Sean Slade explain the most important aspects of school climate and how we can make positive changes in our schools.
In this resource, Carrie Germeroth and Crystal Day-Hess of Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning (McREL) present instructional strategies and specific ideas you can implement in your classroom today to put all your students on the path to positive, empowered learning and greater academic success.
No matter what grade levels or content areas you teach, Sparking Student Creativity will help you to produce creative lesson components that directly address critical content, target specific standards, and require thoughtful products from students as they grow into independent learners and become successful students and adults.
Student-Led Discussions offers teachers the resources they need to develop meaningful student-led conversations about text and media across the content areas.
Erik Palmer presents an approach to teaching long-neglected but essential language arts that is aligned with the Common Core but focused on preparing K–12 students in all subject areas for 21st century communication inside and beyond the classroom.
Explore a comprehensive process that guides educators of all grade levels and subject areas in making strong instructional decisions based on student assessment data.
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The updated second edition of the best-selling classic explains differentiated instruction, provides proven instructional strategies, and illustrates how real teachers are applying differentiation principles and practices.
A collection of strategies for resolving common problems that teachers face in school and for communicating more effectively with colleagues, parents, and students.
How can school leaders use technology to be more effective? In this book, award-winning blogger and educational technology expert Steven W. Anderson explains how and why leaders should use technology and outlines what should be in every leader’s digital toolkit. Digital tools can play an important role not only in streamlining how school leaders do their jobs, but also in helping them get better results — no matter what the initiative.
This book provides 3rd through 12th grade teachers with more than 50 tools and techniques for helping their students read independently and critically.
