A Solution-Focused Therapy Approach for School Counselors and Other Mental Health Professionals
This book offers school counselors an effective and efficient approach to helping students through the use of Solution-Focused Brief Counseling (SFBC).
Dispel discipline problems with new classroom management techniques! Behavioral problems often occur when students are bored or unmotivated. This newly revised edition from education expert, Marcia L. Tate, helps you detour students around misbehavior. Tate provides updated research, new vignettes, the latest classroom management, and Common Core-aligned techniques that will help: * Establish a relationship with students that supports deep learning * Deliver brain-compatible lessons * Work with students who have attention deficit disorder and chronic behavior problems * Promote student concentration and memory with classroom arrangement, light, color, and music Implement the crucial elements for lasting motivation and engagement with this essential guide!
Part of a groundbreaking 7-book series, co-developed by Learning Forward and Corwin, this book closes the "knowing-doing" gap by guiding educational leaders through the process for implementing the Learning Forward Standard for Professional Learning: Data. Tackling the Data standard, it provides: Original essays written by leading experts in the field to promote deeper understandings of the meaning of the Data standard An array of templates, tools, and protocols to help you design and delivery quality professional learning in your own district or school Case studies of districts "getting it right" and educators who have realized the promise of effective professional learning.
Integrate game-based learning for 21st Century skills success! Kids today live in a digitally connected world. Prepare your students for the new global economy by leveraging the technology they love and understand best. This straightforward, easy-to-follow guide helps you build essential 21st Century skills using digital video games. Ryan Schaaf and Nicky Mohan provide a cutting-edge, research-based approach - built around time-honored instructional practices. Step-by-step strategies help you easily find, evaluate, and integrate digital games into your existing lesson plans or completely redesign your classroom. This practical guide helps teachers use well-designed game elements to: Promote meaningful student buy-in Create student-centered, collaborative learning spaces Teach and assess 21st Century Fluencies aligned to Common Core State Standards Address multiple intelligences using research-based strategies Includes a detailed implementation outline, a revised Bloom's Digital Taxonomy oriented to game content, summarized notes, and a reading list for engaged, adventure-filled learning! "This book is easy to read, offers strategies that are easy to implement, and inspires a sense of urgency for educators to modify our teaching techniques to include more gaming in our classrooms. It is useful for teachers of all experience levels." -Carrie Trudden, Educational Technology Teacher Howard County Public School System, Clarksville, MD "Schaaf and Mohan present gamification as a powerful tool for engaging learners and for the development of 21st-century fluencies, organized in levels as in the games it describes. This book is rich in resources for finding, evaluating, implementing, and designing classroom games." -Danea A. Farley, Associate Professor and Coordinator of Technology Notre Dame of MD University
A Schoolwide Framework for Serving the Not-So-Common Learner
Create a schoolwide foundation to ensure academic success for ALL students This useful guide supports the needs of culturally, linguistically, and academically diverse learners and demonstrates how a shared vision can increase student engagement and ensure that not-so-common learners benefit from academic rigor. Taking a system-wide approach, the authors offer educators a model arranged in six distinct yet complementary pathways to improve programs, policies, and practices for diverse learners. This innovative framework includes: Mapping and aligning an integrated curriculum-making the mainstream curricula accessible for all learners Collaborative planning and assessment-pooling intelligence so the whole is greater than the sum of its parts Teaching students explicit learning strategies-empowering students by increasing student-led learning Promoting disciplinary literacy-providing all students with access to pertinent academic language learning Featuring helpful tables that outline key concepts and real-life vignettes from schools that have successfully applied the principles, this book unlocks success for all students. "Dove, Honigsfeld, and Cohan recognize the urgent need for practices to change on a schoolwide basis so that diverse learners can be positioned to succeed with the Common Core. This book outlines inclusive practices so that all students are included in these important conversations." -Diane Staehr Fenner, President DSF Consulting "In Beyond Core Expectations, the authors present a coherent framework for schoolwide instructional inclusiveness. This book is an essential guide for educators with a vision for true college and career readiness for ALL students, driven by sound curriculum, instruction and assessment practices." -Cheryl H. Champ, Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction Sewanhaka Central High School District, Floral Park, NY
Top 10 Reasons Why Flipping the Classroom Can Change Education
The guide school leaders need to reap the rewards of education's most exciting new trend. Flipping classrooms-using class time for hands-on learning and "off loading" the lecture portion of lessons to teacher-created videos or other technology presentations assigned as homework-is taking schools by storm. But like all hot trends, it is important to apply this innovation intelligently, especially at the system-wide level. This book makes a persuasive case to leaders for the potential benefits of flipping. Backed by powerful data and compelling anecdotes, this book covers: Data on positive student outcomes in terms of achievement and motivation How flipping gives teachers more time to work with students one-on-one and encourage peer learning Ways flipping can benefit teacher learning and collaboration Why flipping encourages students to take responsibility for their own learning How flipping engages students in 21st century skills Ways flipping is budget and resource-friendly With this book, you can take a major step towards the future of education, utilizing technology and advanced understanding of how students learn best. "Flipped classrooms empower teachers to engage students in deeper learning. This book gives readers ten reasons for joining forces to make this possibility a reality." -Tom Carroll, President National Commission on Teaching and America's Future "I highly recommend this book for any educator interested in flipping the classroom to reinvent the learning process. The stories show how flipping is energizing teachers and students-with powerful results!" -Lisa Schmucki, Founder and CEO edweb.net
A new research-based approach to the design, delivery and evaluation of K-12 school counseling programs Learn about a Construct-Based Approach (CBA) to school counseling that uses four research-based constructs to focus school counseling programs on areas that can significantly increase the impact on student achievement and school improvement. Discover essential school counseling processes in which all students participate: student planning, academic support, college and career readiness, and personal growth and social interaction. The authors, leading educational experts, use research to refocus attention on student results, a challenging results-based school counseling curriculum, and meaningful student assessments. See examples of how a CBA looks in practice with the following: In-depth analysis of student standards and competencies Developmentally-appropriate scope and sequence Documented curriculum activities Sample student assessments An online toolkit consisting of electronic files with structured processes, clearly-defined protocols and easy-to-use tools to help implement a CBA is also available. This groundbreaking approach can help transform your counseling program. You will love it. Your students will love it. Get started today!
Evidence-based best practices that improve classroom environments and assessment techniques! If your goal is a smoother-running, participatory classroom and improved student achievement, you'll find essential best practices in this new resource, edited by a renowned education scholar, Robert Slavin . Dr. Robert Slavin, Professor and Chairman of the Success for All Foundation, has gathered insights and findings from 26 leading education researchers, presented in succinct chapters focused on key aspects of teaching and classroom management practice. Readers will find: Strategies for assessment that address formative approaches, differentiated classrooms, the role of feedback in the assessment process, adaptation for the Common Core, and more Proven techniques for classroom management, including immediate, positive steps that teachers can take User-friendly content supported by quick-read charts and graphs Drawing from the leading international experts in the field of teaching and originally published in the journal Better: Evidence-Based Education, this is a valuable new resource for education leaders at all levels.
Proven Programs in Education is a series of books that draws on the best of Better: Evidence-Based Education, a unique magazine that provides leadership teams in education with the information they need. The series includes four titles: Proven Programs in Literacy Proven Programs in STEM Proven Programs in Social Emotional Development Proven Programs in Classroom Management and Assessment The Proven Programs in Education series is about research-proven strategies and programs that can be applied in practice. The authors distill their work and research into succinct, easily-digestible articles highlighting the practical implications that teachers, principals, and administrators can use. Each article includes links to further reading and resources that allow readers to delve more deeply into particular issues.
