Ascd imprint: 352 books
by Douglas B. Reeves
Language: English
Release Date: May 29, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: May 29, 2012
How can we create and sustain professional learning programs that actually lead to improved student achievement? In this thoughtful and informative guide for teachers, administrators, and policymakers, Douglas Reeves provides answers. First he casts a critical eye on professional learning that is...
The Differentiated Classroom
Responding to the Needs of All Learners
Language: English
Release Date: May 25, 2014
Although much has changed in schools in recent years, the power of differentiated instruction remains the same--and the need for it has only increased.
Today's classroom is more diverse, more inclusive, and more plugged into technology than ever before. And it's led by teachers under enormous...
by Jonathan Bergmann
Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2017
Teachers view homework as an opportunity for students to continue learning after the bell rings. For many students, it’s often just the dreaded “H” word. How can educators change the way students view homework while ensuring that they still benefit from the additional learning it provides? It’s...
by Lois Brown Easton
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2009
About the PLC series: Welcome to an adventure! If you are a teacher who is interested in developing a professional learning community to develop your classroom repertoire and increase your students' achievement and motivation, you are in for a treat. A professional learning community (PLC) is a small...
by Laney Sammons
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2018
Students learning math are expected to do more than just solve problems; they must also be able to demonstrate their thinking and share their ideas, both orally and in writing. As many classroom teachers have discovered, these can be challenging tasks for students. The good news is, mathematical communication...
by Carol Corbett Burris Corbett Burris, Delia T. Garrity
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2008
Ability grouping. Leveling systems. Streaming. This is the modern way of talking about tracking -- the traditional practice of sorting and selecting students based on test scores and other criteria, and then steering these groups into “the most appropriate” course of study. In 1987, New York’s...
On Developing Readers
Readings from Educational Leadership (EL Essentials)
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2016
This collection of articles on the teaching of reading pulls together some of the best—and most clicked-on—articles on reading that Educational Leadership has published in the past few years from more than a dozen of the most respected experts in the field, including Richard L. Allington, Nell...
On Poverty and Learning
On Poverty and Learning: Readings from Educational Leadership (EL Essentials)
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2016
This collection of articles from Educational Leadership brings together fifteen insightful and passionate pieces that will help you better understand how poverty affects learning and what educators can do to make a positive difference for each learner every day. The authors examine the existence and...
Educating Everybody's Children
Diverse Teaching Strategies for Diverse Learners, Revised and Expanded
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2008
Designed to promote reflection, discussion, and action among the entire learning community, Educating Everybody's Children encapsulates what research has revealed about successfully addressing the needs of students from economically, ethnically, culturally, and linguistically diverse groups and identifies...
Where Great Teaching Begins
Planning for Student Thinking and Learning
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2011
What comes to mind when you think about lesson planning? If you’re like most teachers, you focus on the material you need to present, what you will do and say, what you will ask students to do, and the assessments you will create and administer. And if you’re like most teachers, you also know...
Getting Started with English Language Learners
How Educators Can Meet the Challenge
Language: English
Release Date: February 9, 2007
“It’s been six months, and I STILL can’t get my English language learners to participate in class!” “How can I help my newcomers feel more comfortable around other students?” “Am I doing enough to help my English language learners succeed?” Have you had these thoughts? Take heart,...
Partnering with Parents to Ask the Right Questions
A Powerful Strategy for Strengthening School-Family Partnerships
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2016
How can we make it easier for schools and families to work together on behalf of all students? It all begins by tapping into the different strengths educators and parents and caregivers can contribute to building a strong partnership.
Partnering with Parents to Ask the Right Questions, by Luz...
The Core Six
Essential Strategies for Achieving Excellence with the Common Core
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2012
Odds are, your state has adopted the Common Core State Standards. You know how the standards emerged, what they cover, and how they are organized. But how do you translate the new standards into practice? Enter the Core Six: six research-based, classroom-proven strategies that will help you and your...
Breaking Free from Myths About Teaching and Learning
Innovation as an Engine for Student Success
Language: English
Release Date: December 8, 2010
"What the teacher wants me to say is more important than what I want to say." "If I get too far behind, I will never catch up." "What I'm learning doesn't have much to do with my life, but it isn't supposed to—it's school." These are just some of the many pernicious...