Teacher's Resource of Writing Activities for Pre K-6
A teacher, journalist, and professional writer, the author has developed this collection of writing activities for students with a wide range of writing abilities. This workbook is divided into chapters that highlight the following traits: voice, idea and content, word choice, sentence fluency, organization, and conventions. They can be used as whole class excercises, or worked independantly by individual students. The activities are designed to fit into current classroom curriculum.
Foundations, Performance Factors, and Assessment Issues
`This book is an excellent resource for students interested in learning about IQ testing in the US. The authors are thorough and systematic in their coverageof the history of intelligence testing, often bringing out aspects that are generally not known' - RACE Intelligence Testing and Minority Students offers the reader a fresh opportunity to ......
How to Boost Student Achievement Without Asking for More
This book tells the story of how schools can finance expensive programme needs by describing the vast array of decisions that must be made, including how to pay for new strategies.
How to Boost Student Achievement Without Asking for More
This book tells the story of how schools can finance expensive programme needs by describing the vast array of decisions that must be made, including how to pay for new strategies.
`This works! The authors speak boldly about intuition and then back it up with examples. I recommend it resoundingly!' - Penelope Swenson, Assistant Superintendent, Mojave Unified School District This book is a "how to" guide for aspiring, new and veteran principals who are being asked to lead in qualitatively different ways. The emphasis is based on leadership with the use of results based strategies.
`This works! The authors speak boldly about intuition and then back it up with examples. I recommend it resoundingly!' - Penelope Swenson, Assistant Superintendent, Mojave Unified School District This book is a "how to" guide for aspiring, new and veteran principals who are being asked to lead in qualitatively different ways. The emphasis is based on leadership with the use of results based strategies.
`Joseph and Jo Blase write directly to aspiring and present principals who believe in the wisdom, care, and commitment of faculty to make difficult decision together about good education for all students' - From the Foreword, Carl D Glickman, University of Georgia This book is written for practising and prospective principals who want to empower teachers. It is about what successful principals do and the "transformative effects" that such principals have on teachers' work both in the classroom and in the school generally. In this considerably expanded second edition, the authors have included data and insights from recent research, literature, and national reports; added additional figures, models, tips, and reading lists; and emphasized elements of instructional leadership as related to facilitative-democratic leadership.
`Joseph and Jo Blase write directly to aspiring and present principals who believe in the wisdom, care, and commitment of faculty to make difficult decision together about good education for all students' - From the Foreword, Carl D Glickman, University of Georgia This book is written for practising and prospective principals who want to empower teachers. It is about what successful principals do and the "transformative effects" that such principals have on teachers' work both in the classroom and in the school generally. In this considerably expanded second edition, the authors have included data and insights from recent research, literature, and national reports; added additional figures, models, tips, and reading lists; and emphasized elements of instructional leadership as related to facilitative-democratic leadership.
This book provides guidance, tips, and suggestions for planning professional events that will result in substantial learning for participants. Written for professionals with all levels of experience and is based on the authors experiences with designing and conducting meetings.
