An essential guide for parents and parent education groups, the authors of this volume use straightforward writing and an appealing format to help parents with the discipline of children. The book will help parents develop their activities to increase their child's productive behaviour - improved behaviour which then transfers to the classroom.
This book address instructional and classroom strategies for working with students with Asperger Syndrome. It presents research-based instructional, behavioural, and environmental strategies for teachers, including technology accommodations, transition planning, and tips for working with student services personnel. Included are several checklists and over 50 classroom strategies.
Use the wisdom of your award-winning peers to achieve leadership excellence! Which practices set award-winning principals apart from their equally hard-working peers? Using survey results and contributions from 35 award-winning elementary school principals nationwide, this essential text examines over 100 field-based practices recognized as the best for the elementary school principalship. Organized around seven themes ranging from leadership to collaborating and communicating to school improvement plans, this enlightening collection provides unparalleled advice and wisdom from the "best of the best." Aspiring, new, and veteran elementary school principals and assistant principals will benefit from: Comprehensive suggested readings and words of wisdom from award-winning principals across a variety of school settings Reflection and insight from practiced leaders Proven best practices and suggestions for how they can be implemented Ideas for how to engage in self-reflection and school study Gain insight into the best practices of your award-winning peers and learn to elevate your leadership to excellence with this invaluable resource.
* Timely contributions to research and practice * Unique approaches among which include: socio-economic, cultural, emotional, sociological, and cognitive. This important book explores the diverse answers to questions posed about the educational achievement of African American males. Leading scholars in the field of Urban Education share their unique approaches to this serious issue, and pave a way toward achieving high-quality education for African American males.
* A practical handbook of teaching methods * Easy-to-use charts, figures, and resources Hit the target of excellence and empower yourself to be a truly effective teacher! Aspiring, new, and experienced teachers will appreciate this strong collection of the best teaching practices for effectively reaching learners at all levels. This easy-to-use guide is filled with handy resources and ideas for every teaching situation. Elliott also exemplifies how best to combine strategies into your personal "blended" model. Four key ideas presented are: * Plan: Outlines the stages and crucial elements of the model in action * Structure: Describes student and teacher roles and relationships * Teacher/Learner Interaction: Demonstrates how the teacher can effectively respond to learners * Outcomes: Describes how both instructional and nurturing outcomes are achieved by leading learners in certain directions Teaching on Target is the guide for today's creative teachers, empowering them to apply these components artfully to achieve maximum excellence from their students, while becoming the most effective instructors of the classrooms in which they serve.
* Organized around three key national standards for professional development: content, process, & context * Presents five differentiated collaborative modules * Emphasizes research & practice for administrators * Concept maps, tables, and charts emphasize key points Nurture teacher development through focused and realistic approaches! Although school administrators consider supporting and sustaining teachers' professional development a priority, more pressing day-to-day imperatives often eclipse this goal. Supporting and Sustaining Teachers' Professional Development specifically targets busy headteachers who want practical suggestions for how to balance these everyday administrative tasks with encouraging teacher's professional growth. New, experienced, and aspiring school leaders will learn how to improve student achievement, retain highly qualified teachers, and ground school practices in sound research by learning how to encourage your teachers while remaining committed to your leadership responsibilities.
Ways to Think About Mathematics provides teacher trainers, CPD coordinators, and heads of mathematics departments with all the necessary tools to provide high-quality staff development in secondary mathematics. The materials have been successfully tried and tested in a wide variety of professional development and initial teacher training settings. These guides and the accompanying CD-ROM contain: - A range of practical activities - Commentary on the activities - Pedagogical suggestions (sequencing of materials, promoting active participation, adapting to the needs of particular teachers) - Various solution strategies - Additional reading and problems tied to the content of the main text - Sample solutions for all problems and discussion questions. The pack consists of Ways to Think About Mathematics: Activities and Investigations for Grade 6-12 Teachers and The Facilitator's Guide To Ways To Think About Mathematics Ways to Think About Mathematics fills the gap between what maths teachers learned in college and what they are required to teach in today's classrooms. Focusing on algebraic, geometric, and statistical ideas, the book gives teachers the opportunity to learn and understand the same maths concepts and maths problems that they will be teaching. The Facilitator's Guide To Ways To Think About Mathematics is designed for use in staff development workshops, and is also appropriate for initial teacher education courses in secondary mathematics.
In today's standards-based and accountability-driven classroom, teachers are increasingly seeking ways to demonstrate that their students know what they are learning and are aware of why they are learning it. This groundbreaking guide shows how the combination of portfolios and student-led teacher-parent conferences can increase student understanding. Using this technique, students will be able to take charge of their learning, and are able to clearly communicate the goals of their education with fellow students, administrators, and parents. Real-life examples show how the approach has been successfully applied at any level and for any subject matter. Newly added features include: Strategies for beginning the portfolio process with students; Current research findings that support student-led conferencing; Easy-to-use timelines and sample schedules; Masters that cut down on teacher prep-time; The latest information on electronic portfolios
; Features vignettes from practice and interviews with teachers; Provides research-based strategies for headteachers; Includes coverage of NCLB, and key topics such as 504 plans and IEPs Improve teacher retention by understanding and supporting the work of special education teachers! Are you concerned about special education teacher attrition? Do you wonder about how to meet the demand for highly qualified special needs teachers? This book highlights the problems that drive many special needs teachers out of teaching and outlines practical recommendations that leaders can use to increase retention. Drawing on field experience as well as research findings, Billingsley provides a comprehensive framework for supporting special needs teachers. Cultivating and Keeping Committed Special Education Teachers provides effective ways to: Recruit and hire qualified special needs teachers; Provide responsive induction programs for new teachers; Design effective professional development opportunities; Create inclusive and collaborative schools; Provide reasonable work assignments and reduce paperwork; Promote wellness by reducing stress This book emphasizes the important role that headteachers play in supporting special needs teachers and how they can make a difference in what special educators accomplish in their schools. Numerous assessments, tools, and resources are included to help leaders, mentors, and teachers improve the conditions of special education teaching.
