The curiosity-stirring, can-do handbook for building inclusive cultures With one click we can make our camera lens switch from portrait to landscape, so why can't we find a simple way to broaden our perspectives on equity? Because human beings are wildly complex, for one thing. But this potent guide simplifies, providing concrete techniques for becoming expansive educators capable of engaging every student. Chapter assets include: Compelling research to support why it's urgent we embrace foundational fairness-and why even subtle words can have massive effects on students' sense of potential Questions and prompts that help you build inclusive thinking into your expectations of students, your feedback, grading, and approaches to discipline Activities, discussion frames, and debate structures that support students' exploration of complex topics Ideas for engaging staff, leadership, family, and the community in ways that reveal strength Social justice work is not "other;" it's not extra. It's student agency work. It's what keeps so many of us educators up at night, worried about why some of our learners aren't engaged. With this book, they will be engaged, because they will know you believe in their abilities, and now know how to show that every day.
Practical Strategies and Inspiration for K-6 Teachers
This is an 8 part audio tape series and user's guide, providing strategic advice and inspiration to new elementary, primary and junior school teachers. The user's guide is available separately.
Practical Strategies and Inspiration for K-6 Teachers
This is an 8 part audio tape series and user's guide, providing strategic advice and inspiration to new elementary, primary and junior school teachers. The user's guide is available separately.
Designed to be used with the Becoming a Visible Learner Teacher's Guide, these notebooks continue the journey of Visible Learning by helping students monitor their own learning journey.
Agency, self-regulation-for far too long we've chased these outcomes without a plan. With this Teacher's Guide, you've got the plan. Designed for use with Developing Assessment-Capable Visible Learner Student Notebooks, it provides lessons and tools that help students be clear on what they want to learn, and how to make that happen for themselves.
"I found myself saying 'Amen!' continuously as point after point was right on target with my experience and perspective. The authors present and thoroughly discuss such vital teacher attributes as empathy, humor, relationships, reflection, self-discovery, self-awareness, and motivation. This book would be an excellent focus for a faculty on professional development days." -Brinton W. Woodward, Jr., Director Commission on American and International Schools Abroad What kind of teacher are YOU? Are you an emotionally intelligent teacher who engages your students in learning? Because teaching behaviors and personalities can affect student achievement, teachers who develop their emotional awareness and interpersonal skills are better able to manage their classrooms and promote student success. Based on Daniel Goleman's five components of emotional intelligence, this guide shows how self-awareness, self-regulation, motivation, social awareness, and relationship management can help teachers increase their effectiveness in the classroom. The authors provide research, case studies, and essential tools that help teachers: Understand how their conscious and unconscious behaviors affect the learning environment Refine their verbal and nonverbal communication skills Manage their feelings and frustrations Interpret student behaviors, developing insight into how students perceive teachers Hone their presentation skills Becoming an Emotionally Intelligent Teacher includes practical activities and exercises that are perfect for enhancing your emotional intelligence independently or as part of a professional development opportunity.
A Practice Guide for the Study of Evocative Coaching and Evoking Greatness
Becoming an Evocative Coach: A Practice Guide for the Study of Evocative Coaching and Evoking Greatness will allow coaches to reflect on their learning and put evocative coaching strategies into practice.
Based on a study of a group of teachers and principals, this book details the Maine Academy for School Leaders' programme which argues that there is a direct correlation between leadership effectiveness and the improvement of student performance. The authors explore the soundness of the programme's innovative ideas by following closely the results gained by the study group.
"A practical approach to the real problems administrators face when dealing with intervention and referral. The writing is clear and concise, providing examples and solutions to real-world situations. This book belongs in every school administrator's professional library." -Jack Dennis, Principal Columbia Middle School, Berkeley Heights, NJ Develop an efficient prereferral intervention process that truly benefits students! Prereferral intervention teams can dramatically improve academic achievement for struggling students by providing focused instructional interventions and support before a referral for special education evaluation is needed. This resource presents school leaders with a step-by-step, four-phase model for developing, leading, and evaluating effective prereferral intervention teams. The author provides numerous reproducible tools that can be used for facilitating implementation and staff training. Featuring a running example that illustrates the model in action, this book shows how school leaders can: Establish prereferral intervention teams by assessing school needs, determining the composition of the team, defining team roles, and conducting staff training Use prereferral intervention teams to support the Response to Intervention process Enhance the collaborative strengths of a professional learning community Before the Special Education Referral enables educators to apply the practical steps necessary to greatly improve the quality of prereferral intervention programs.
