Educators want to know what interventions really work with specific students with challenging behaviors, and they must know how to support good behavior rather than punish bad behavior. This book is designed for all teachers, both general and special education, as they strive to work effectively with this increasing number of students. Drawing upon research and the author's many years of experience in working with students with significant behavioral challenges, this book focuses on fifteen behavioral interventions that research has proven to be effective.
Educational Leadership and the 21st Century Dilemma of Difference
What does it take to provide each student with equitable access to daily quality instruction? Our public schools have undergone significant demographic change. At the same time, we have abundant evidence that our schools haven't effectively served children of color, children from low-income families, and other marginalized student groups. This solution-oriented guide for school leaders helps create a high-quality, culturally responsive learning environment for all students. You'll learn deliberate, data-driven actions critical to 21st Century success. Written by instructional leaders, who understand the challenges of equity-driven reform, this guide helps school leaders: Understand the root cause of the racial-achievement gap Take concrete actions to transform the educational process Use daily, real-time data to determine effective teaching and learning practices Provides leaders with an original framework to achieve their instructional vision for equity Eliminate gaps in student outcomes by eliminating instructional gaps between educators and their students. Including practical implementation strategies and tools, reflective-discussion questions, and powerful vignettes, this transformative book helps school leaders take concrete steps to accelerate the achievement of underserved students! "For those who are unsure where to begin the process, or lack a context for why they need to undergo the transformation of changing their instructional practices to align with the need to respond to America's changing public school population, the contents are arranged in a manner to provide the necessary support to guide the audience through the process." -Dr. Kandice W. Taylor, Principal Baltimore County Public Schools, MD "This book provides school leaders with practical tools and a practical model to implement drastic change in any school climate. The PACE Framework perfectly outlines strategies and activities to implement an effective, quality-first instruction program at schools that serve students who are normally underserved. School leaders and district leaders, who serve as change agents in multi-faceted school communities, can use this book. I highly recommend it for any school leader needing a framework to shift the culture, instructional practices, the mindset of staff, and community members alike." -Tara A. Minter, Principal Rosa L. Parks Elementary School, Hyattsville, MD
This go-to guide for new teachers adds chapters focused on special education and inclusion, in addition to providing a 30-day learning plan that addresses instruction, assessment, and classroom management.
To fully prepare K-12 students for life and career, connect with your community! A successful community-based learning program is a triple win-for students, schools, and the entire community. Curriculum becomes more meaningful and relevant, students are more engaged, and schools and districts benefit from new advocates. Authors Prast and Viegut show how to move beyond guest speakers and field trips to creating a vibrant program that promotes academic achievement and future career skills. In this second acclaimed book in The Clarity Series, readers will learn how to Forge rewarding partnerships with local partners, from major employers to small businesses and community groups Implement a high-quality, sustainable initiative that bridges disciplines Recognize and overcome barriers to effectiveness Apply best practices from today's most-effective programs Turn to this helpful guide to tap the limitless opportunities and potential offered by community-based learning. "Community-based learning, as described in this series, just might be the missing piece we are looking for on our competency-based, personalized learning quest for our students. If we can bring this work together-if we can connect them to their passion (personalize), move them along when they are ready (competency-based) and ground them in real life experience (community-based), perhaps we can truly give them the roots and the wings we have only been theorizing about for fifty years." -Dr. Sandra Dop, Program Consultant Iowa Department of Education
Even the most experienced educators struggle with the challenge of designing and delivering meaningful inclusive practices in their school communities and classrooms. How can you deliver meaningful learning experiences that meet the needs of ALL students? The Inclusion Toolbox is an all-in-one resource that combines research-based strategies and practical tools to help teachers design and implement a truly inclusive education program. The Inclusion Toolbox features materials relevant to all grades, disabilities, and stages of implementation, and is organized in a way that allows teachers to start at multiple entry points. Readers will discover: Step-by-step plans for implementing new programs through teambuilding and leadership Guidance on how to maintain, strengthen, and expand existing inclusive programs Strategies to empower and involve families, students with disabilities, and their peers Techniques to create effective and complementary schedules Tools to assess student interests, develop adaptation plans, encourage students to participate in extracurricular activities, and more With user-friendly online resources and practical strategies, this comprehensive guide will help you expand your toolbox, inspire your students, and make inclusion a reality!
Using data to plan differentiated instruction, the authors present step-by-step techniques and planning tools to help teachers design learning that allows all students to grow and achieve to their maximum potential.
Using and Creating Graphic Organizers to Grasp Content and Share New Understandings
This book addresses the critical aspects embedded in the Common Core State Standards Initative (CCSS, 2010) that students in PK-12 schools must employ literacy practices to make continual progress in all subject areas.
Using and Creating Graphic Organizers to Grasp Content and Share New Understandings
Mining Complex Text delivers fresh ways to use the best digital and print graphic organizers in whole-class, small-group, and independent learning across the content areas.
Advancing Science Literacy, Knowledge, and Know-How
"Climate Smart & Energy Wise provides a roadmap to teachers to assist them in acquiring the background and resources to bring climate and energy education into their classrooms . . . It provides a wealth of information to help teachers find resources, including the very useful Climate Literacy and Energy Literacy frameworks, developed by scientists and master teachers. This book is packed with suggestions for where a teacher can find more information and classroom guidance for the teaching of global climate change." - From the Foreword by Eugenie C. Scott, Ph.D., former Executive Director of the National Center for Science Education, Inc. and Jay B. Labov, Ph.D., Senior Advisor for Education and Communication for the National Academy of Sciences and the National Research Council Today's answers to our most urgent climate issues The twenty-first century ushered in a set of unmistakably urgent global challenges that are too important to be an afterthought in today's classrooms. Just in time, here's a resource to improve your students' understanding of the intersection of science and social policy by making climate and energy literacy the centerpiece of your curriculum. What recommends Climate Smart & Energy Change in particular? That there's no more informed expert on the subject than Mark McCaffrey. His book offers a virtual blueprint to climate and energy education, packed with resources and strategies, including: A high-level overview of where climate and energy topics fit (or don't fit) in to your current curriculum A discussion of the new Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and how you can meet them with well-planned pedagogical strategies Proven methods to teach climate change and related topics in a grade-appropriate way Sample learning activities and high-quality online resources from the Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network (CLEAN) Students, educators, and parents must pool their diverse skills and abilities to ensure our schools produce graduates that are able to respond to the global imperative facing us all. Climate Smart & Energy Wise is the key to making a better future our reality.
