7 Community-Building Workshops for Teaching Language Arts (Grades 6-12)
The guided workshops depicted in this book offer seven, ready-to-implement instructional units that walk secondary language arts teachers through practical, day-one engagements to get writers collaborating and connecting with one another. By focusing on texts from a writer's point of view, Writer to Writer offers a humanizing and fresh vision for ......
Successful Teachers of African American Children, Comic Edition
This graphic novel is a beautiful reimagining of the classic text about reaching and teaching African American children. The Dreamkeepers has been a perennial favorite with teachers and programs of teacher education for over 30 years. Like the original work, this comics version blends scholarship and storytelling to document the practices of ......
Ensure all students have the best opportunity to achieve academic success by using instructional approaches proven to have the most impact, while also avoiding common practices that ultimately hinder student learning. Maximizing Opportunity to Learn advocates for teaching that combines high expectations with high leverage practices so that all ......
Practices for Equitable Student Participation in ELA Classrooms
This practical book explores evidence-based practices that K-12 educators can use to encourage and support the participation of all students in classroom discussion. Research shows that when students participate in classroom discussions they grow cognitively, socially, and academically. Let's Discuss offers guidance for creating classrooms ......
How Black Faculty Make Professional and Linguistic Choices to Thrive inHigher Education
This practical book will help Black language scholars make informed decisions throughout their academic careers: as a doctoral student, while on the academic job market, when beginning a new faculty position, when transitioning from early-career to mid-career, and when pursuing leadership positions. Lifting As We Climb provides new empirical ......
A Caregiver's Guide to Intentional Language Development for Infants andToddlers
This book explains why early communication with infants and toddlers is so important and how to effectively talk to these young learners in a wide variety of circumstances. Talk to Them Early and Often is a practical guide for early childhood educators, caregivers, and parents who want to harness the power of language during the most important ......
A Caregiver's Guide to Intentional Language Development for Infants andToddlers
This book explains why early communication with infants and toddlers is so important and how to effectively talk to these young learners in a wide variety of circumstances. Talk to Them Early and Often is a practical guide for early childhood educators, caregivers, and parents who want to harness the power of language during the most important ......
Ensure all students have the best opportunity to achieve academic success by using instructional approaches proven to have the most impact, while also avoiding common practices that ultimately hinder student learning. Maximizing Opportunity to Learn advocates for teaching that combines high expectations with high leverage practices so that all ......
Moving from Crisis Response to Positive School Culture
This much-needed book provides a practical framework for implementing school-wide restorative justice practices to enhance students' social emotional readiness. Amidst today's uncertainty and social unrest, this book offers teachers and students hope in the underlying principles of restorative justice that challenge us to be our best selves. ......
