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Assessment as the Key to Everyday Creativity in the Classroom (Teaching and Measuring Creativity and Creative Skills)
Language: English
Release Date: December 31, 2018
Creativity enhances the quality of our lives, encouraging us to look deeper, search wider, and explore multiple perspectives. With Unlocked by Katie White, you'll discover how to effectively connect creativity and assessment of creativity within any classroom setting. A variety of practical ideas...
Right to Be Literate, The
6 Essential Literacy Skills
Language: English
Release Date: July 2, 2015
Literacy skills are of paramount importance to students in the digital age. In this book, teachers and administrators will explore the six comprehensive skill areas essential to 21st century literacy—reading, writing, listening, speaking, viewing, and representing. Learn practical strategies for...
Letting Data Lead
How to Design, Analyze, and Respond to Classroom Assessment (Gain Actionable Insights Through Effective Assessment Methods and Data Interpretation)
Language: English
Release Date: March 29, 2019
Rely on Letting Data Lead by Eileen Depka to help you build a culture of school data analysis and interpretation, data-driven instruction and assessment techniques, and student achievement. This practical resource clearly outlines a systematic approach for meaningful student data collection through...
Bringing Homework Into Focus
Tools and Tips to Enhance Practices, Design, and Feedback
Language: English
Release Date: October 9, 2014
In many classrooms, teachers assign homework out of habit. Learn to design quality, purposeful homework instead. The author urges educators to reflect on the purpose of student assignments to determine if and when homework is valuable. Prepare students and measure their comprehension by assigning purposeful work, setting clear expectations, and providing feedback as the unit of study unfolds
Power Tools for Adolescent Literacy
Strategies for Learning (Activities and Games for the Classroom)
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2009
Winner: Association of Educational Publishers 2009 Distinguished Achievement Award
Finalist: Association of Educational Publishers 2009 Golden Lamp Award
Are there students in your classroom who have hit the reading wall? Studies indicate comprehension regresses in many students once...
Collaborative Teacher Literacy Teams, K-6
Connecting Professional Growth to Student Achievement
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2012
With all the different components of literacy, planning and delivering effective literacy instruction can be overwhelming. Explore the work of collaborative literacy teams from their formation to the employment of successful student-focused strategies. Find professional growth units in each chapter that...
Adapting Unstoppable Learning
how to differentiate instruction to improve student success at all learning levels
Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 2017
Foreword by Douglas Fisher and Nancy Frey Modify your curriculum using streamlined assignments, targeted assessments, and student engagement strategies for different learning styles. This practical guide expands upon the Unstoppable Learning model to explore accessible learning for all...
Proficiency-Based Assessment
Process, Not Product
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2015
With this user-friendly resource, teachers will discover how to close the gaps between assessment, curriculum, and instruction by replacing outmoded assessment methods with proficiency-based assessments. Learn the essentials of proficiency-based assessment, investigate why this kind of assessment...
by McREL
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2011
This book supports mathematics education reform and brings the rich world of education research and practice to pre-K–12 educators. Designed for accessibility, each chapter is broken down into important questions. For each question, the authors provide background information from a research perspective,...
Using Technology to Enhance Reading
Innovative Approaches to Literacy Instruction
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2015
Enhance students’ reading abilities with technology. Discover how technological resources can improve the effectiveness and breadth of reading instruction to build student knowledge. Read real-world accounts from literacy experts, and learn how their methods can be adapted for your classroom. Explore...
Take Time for You
Self-Care Action Plans for Educators (Using Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs and Positive Psychology)
Language: English
Release Date: May 25, 2018
The key to thriving, as both a human and an educator, rests in mindfulness, reflection, and daily self-care activities. With Take Time for You, you will discover a clear path to well-being by working through Maslow's hierarchy of needs: (1) physiological, (2) safety, (3) belonging, (4) esteem, (5)...
by Bryan Alexander
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2015
Changing technologies—as well as demographics, economics, and education policies—are rapidly transforming higher education. This short, reader-friendly book explores current trends in postsecondary education and focuses on developments most likely to impact its future. The author analyzes why...
Behavior:The Forgotten Curriculum
An RTI Approach for Nurturing Essential Life Skills (Transform Your Differentiated Instruction, Assessment, and Behavior-Management Strategies)
Language: English
Release Date: May 25, 2018
To fully prepare students for college, careers, and life, it is essential for educators to nurture students' behavioral skills along with their academic skills. With Behavior: The Forgotten Curriculum, you will learn how to employ the most effective behavioral and social skills activities for your...
Managing Unstoppable Learning
(Classroom Behavior Management Strategies to Support Social and Emotional Learning)
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2018
First introduced in Unstoppable Learning, the Unstoppable Learning framework details seven essential elements of teaching and learning: (1) planning, (2) launching, (3) consolidating, (4) assessing, (5) adapting, (6) managing, and (7) leading. This resource by Tom Hierck focuses specifically on the...