Teachers College Press: 606 books
College and Career Ready in the 21st Century
Making High School Matter
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
More than half of 9th graders in the United States will never complete a college degree. High schools must do more than prepare some students for college: They must prepare all American youth for productive lives as well as continued learning beyond high school. In this timely volume, two educational...
Fear and Learning in America
Bad Data, Good Teachers, and the Attack on Public Education
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
In this moving account*, *“America’s Superintendent” John Kuhn lays bare the scare tactics at the root of the modern school “reform” movement. Kuhn conveys a deeply held passion for the mission and promise of public education through his own experience as a school administrator in Texas....
Teaching Kindergarten
Learner-Centered Classrooms for the 21st Century
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Today’s kindergarten teachers face enormous challenges to reach district-mandated academic standards. This book presents a model for 21st-century kindergartens that is rooted in child-centered learning and also shaped by the needs and goals of the present day. Classroom teachers working with...
The Indispensable Guide to Undergraduate Research
Success in and Beyond College
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Despite all of the information that exists to encourage students to attend and do well in college, this is the first research-based guide that directly advises first- and second-year college students. With a focus on the needs and interests of students who are underrepresented in the academy (African...
Resilience Begins with Beliefs
Building on Student Strengths for Success in School
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
As adults working in schools, educators’ beliefs translate into messages, actions, and behaviors that can enhance or impede student success. This book affirms why beliefs are so important and why it is imperative to spend time focusing on, reflecting upon, and affecting educators’ beliefs—especially...
The New Science of Teaching and Learning
Using the Best of Mind, Brain, and Education Science in the Classroom
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
This book offers a definitive, scientifically grounded guide for better teaching and learning practices. Drawing from thousands of documents and the opinions of recognized experts worldwide, it explains in straight talk the new Mind, Brain, and Education Science—a field that has grown out of...
Data Literacy for Educators
Making It Count in Teacher Preparation and Practice
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Data literacy has become an essential skill set for teachers as education becomes more of an evidence-based profession. Teachers in all stages of professional growth need to learn how to use data effectively and responsibly to inform their teaching practices. This groundbreaking resource describes...
RTI in the Common Core Classroom
A Framework for Instruction and Assessment
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Schools and teachers have struggled to integrate Common Core State Standards (CCSS) into their local Response to Intervention (RTI) systems. This book offers an adaptable framework and practical tips to assist educational professionals charged with making this connection in their schools, districts,...
by Ruchi Agarwal-Rangnath
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Inspired by the author’s research and work with preservice and beginning teachers, this book presents a unique framework to help educators (grades 3–8) embed their efforts to teach social studies for social justice within the context of literacy. It is a resource for using primary and...
by Ellen Condliffe Lagemann, Harry Lewis
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
“In the face of much handwringing over higher education in America today, this eclectic set of essays offers an engaging call to sustain core values like civic education, the liberal arts, intellectual community and not pandering to fake science, even as a hugely different population with very...
Teaching Literacy for Love and Wisdom
Being the Book and Being the Change
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
“These inspirational findings confirm the highest values of democratic education and offer an inspiring vision of what it truly means to put students first. The authors not only describe the future of English Studies, but its best current practices and its deep historical legacy. This book is...
by Tina Blythe, David Allen, Barbara Schieffelin Powell
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
This updated third edition provides teachers and administrators with strategies and resources for examining and discussing student work, such as essays, math problems, projects, artwork, and more. The authors describe two ways of looking together at student work—The Tuning Protocol and The Collaborative...
Teaching Skills for Complex Text
Deepening Close Reading in the Classroom
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Tired of hearing about “complex text”? Bothered by the pushy messages about “challenge”? This book is for you! Unlike the many other materials on text complexity, this one focuses on specific comprehension skills that students need in order to really engage with text. This...
Effort and Excellence in Urban Classrooms
Expecting—and Getting—Success With All Students
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
This timely volume reveals in great detail how educators closed the “performance gap” for low-income students by linking expectations and results. Drawing heavily on the words and experiences of students, teachers, and parents, this book describes how students who traditionally had not...