"We must improve schools from within, utilizing our expertise as teaching professionals and placing ourselves at the center of the education reform movement. As Adrienne Mack-Kirschner informs us all in this important book, 'These stories represent what is happening in tens of thousands of classrooms. They hold within them the power of what could ......
The essential guide to lesson planning in the standards-based classroom! Use this clear-sighted guide to keep your focus on what your students need to know and be able to do. Based on state-of-the-art research, this guide will take you from pre-planning through reflection, evidence of learning, and teaching for transfer to real-life situations. ......
A guide to teaching tools and instructional strategies for classroom teachers that covers beginning activities; teaching declarative information (vocabulary, facts, data); teaching procedural knowledge; brainstorming; using graphic organizers, and more.
The powerfully effective method for facilitating positive behavior in the classroom! Brain research and good planning can be combined to prevent and/or minimize discipline problems and off-task behavior in the classroom. Chapters cover: Moving from old-fashioned obedience models to effective student self-management skills Working with ......
The classroom teacher's concise guide to accountability issues in the era of No Child Left Behind! Quality teaching and quality professional development in today's professional learning community require an insider's up-to-date understanding of accountability to stakeholders. The topics covered in this savvy little guide include: Testing ......
"We must improve schools from within, utilizing our expertise as teaching professionals and placing ourselves at the center of the education reform movement. As Adrienne Mack-Kirschner informs us all in this important book, 'These stories represent what is happening in tens of thousands of classrooms. They hold within them the power of what could ......
A Guide for Teaching Assistants and Those Working With Them
The authors introduce students to the requirements that their degree programmes will make and explore issues such as behaviour management and national curriculum strategies, helping readers to engage with the material in a way that is appropriate to Higher Education study. The book draws on the experiences of teaching assistants and is grounded ......
Updated Edition of Bestseller! Praise for the first edition: "This handbook for novice and apprentice teachers provides seasoned and insightful counsel." CHOICE, April 1999 Teach like a pro from day one! In this updated version of the successful Secrets for Secondary School Teachers, you will learn tangible ways to supercharge your ......
Updated Edition of Bestseller! Praise for the first edition: "This handbook for novice and apprentice teachers provides seasoned and insightful counsel." CHOICE, April 1999 Teach like a pro from day one! In this updated version of the successful Secrets for Secondary School Teachers, you will learn tangible ways to supercharge your ......
