How can you use the growing body of research on how the brain learns to become a more effective leader? The Leadership Brainprovides a new model for a whole-brain approach to educational leadership.
`As educators struggle with the demands of No Child Left Behind, David Sousa offers practical ideas for linking the research being done by neuroscientists to the real world of learning in the classroom' - The School Administrator `The Leadership Brain is an incredible resource. David Sousa has taken brain research and made it meaningful to ......
Dimensions: 24" x 36" This large dry-erase poster provides teachers with an easy way to help document students' journey through the Learning Challenge. Based on the book, The Learning Challenge by James Nottingham, this poster features: - The four stages of The Learning Challenge: Concept, Cognitive Conflict, Construct, and Consider - ......
The Learning Communities Guide To Improving Reading Instruction, book, with its rich collection of tools to assess and improve practice, identify and apply new approaches, improve and add to the instructional repertoire, will measurably help both teachers and instructional leaders and ultimately benefit students. The authors bring deep background ......
The Learning Communities Guide To Improving Reading Instruction, book, with its rich collection of tools to assess and improve practice, identify and apply new approaches, improve and add to the instructional repertoire, will measurably help both teachers and instructional leaders and ultimately benefit students. The authors bring deep background ......
This book provides methods that educational leaders can use to develop their personal vision of education, as well as methods for use in developing consensus for shared visions of educational excellence. The book also addresses the conditions of instruction, assessment and support in classrooms and schools that are necessary to implement a vision embracing a particular perpective on education. Specific chapters are devoted to exploring the important roles of educational philosophy and psychology in the development of educational vision.
"Ehly's book is vital for any novice early childhood teacher. Her straightforward writing style helps teachers understand developmentally appropriate practices, and the book gives concrete examples on how to implement them in today's accountability-driven educational climate." -Melissa Dubick, ESL Prekindergarten Teacher Austin Independent School District, TX Promote learning every day by aligning your practice with standards-based expectations! Today's kindergarten teachers are expected to provide learning experiences that support the development of the whole child and also be accountable for guiding their students toward mastery of the academic skills and content included in state standards. This valuable new resource shows preservice, novice, and experienced kindergarten teachers how to improve their practices to meet the new expectations and prepare children for success beyond kindergarten. This practical guide brings together the established knowledge base on child development, the current research on standards-based best practices in elementary school settings, and the newest findings on learning. Offering 10 keys to success, such as developing behavioral expectations and establishing partnerships with students and families, this classroom-friendly reference guide includes: Practical tips for implementing the 10 key strategies Lesson plans, templates, forms, glossaries, and other helpful resources Real-world classroom vignettes of master teachers in action Checklists at the end of each chapter The Learning-Centered Kindergarten helps all early childhood educators enhance their classroom practice and foster students' future success.
"Ehly's book is vital for any novice early childhood teacher. Her straightforward writing style helps teachers understand developmentally appropriate practices, and the book gives concrete examples on how to implement them in today's accountability-driven educational climate." -Melissa Dubick, ESL Prekindergarten Teacher Austin Independent School District, TX Promote learning every day by aligning your practice with standards-based expectations! Today's kindergarten teachers are expected to provide learning experiences that support the development of the whole child and also be accountable for guiding their students toward mastery of the academic skills and content included in state standards. This valuable new resource shows preservice, novice, and experienced kindergarten teachers how to improve their practices to meet the new expectations and prepare children for success beyond kindergarten. This practical guide brings together the established knowledge base on child development, the current research on standards-based best practices in elementary school settings, and the newest findings on learning. Offering 10 keys to success, such as developing behavioral expectations and establishing partnerships with students and families, this classroom-friendly reference guide includes: Practical tips for implementing the 10 key strategies Lesson plans, templates, forms, glossaries, and other helpful resources Real-world classroom vignettes of master teachers in action Checklists at the end of each chapter The Learning-Centered Kindergarten helps all early childhood educators enhance their classroom practice and foster students' future success.
