Ascd imprint: 352 books
Common Core Standards for Elementary Grades 3–5 Math & English Language Arts
A Quick-Start Guide
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2013
Smart implementation of the Common Core State Standards requires both an overall understanding of the standards and a grasp of their implications for planning, teaching, and learning. This Quick-Start Guide provides a succinct, all-in-one look at * The content, structure, terminology, and emphases...
The Motivated Student
Unlocking the Enthusiasm for Learning
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2009
Research has shown time and again that the traditional reward-punishment model does nothing to boost student achievement. In The Motivated Student: Unlocking the Enthusiasm for Learning, veteran educator Bob Sullo suggests a different approach: cultivating students’ inner drive to learn by addressing...
by Jane E. Pollock
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2007
The most important factor affecting student learning isn’t standards, textbooks, or testing--it’s teachers. And when it comes to improving learning, research has shown teachers what works. But the real challenge comes when it’s time to do what works and do it well. In this book, Jane E. Pollock...
Advancing Formative Assessment in Every Classroom
A Guide for Instructional Leaders
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2010
Formative assessment is one of the best ways to increase student learning and enhance teacher quality. But effective formative assessment is not part of most classrooms, largely because teachers misunderstand what it is and don't have the necessary skills to implement it. In this practical guide for...
The Respectful School
How Educators and Students Can Conquer Hate and Harassment
Language: English
Release Date: June 21, 2010
Not a school day goes by without some student facing teasing or slurs in the hallways, classrooms, or playgrounds. Left unchecked, such harassment can escalate and create an oppressive school climate where stress and fear overpower learning. In The Respectful School, Stephen L. Wessler and contributing...
The Essentials of Science, Grades K-6
Effective Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment (Priorities in Practice)
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2006
Learn about best practices in elementary science, from curriculum planning and ongoing assessment to student motivation and professional development for teachers.
Achieving Next Generation Literacy
Using the Tests (You Think) You Hate to Help the Students You Love
Language: English
Release Date: April 29, 2016
As a teacher, what you want most is for your students to learn—to immerse themselves in rich and challenging content and leave your classroom better prepared for school and life. In English language arts and humanities, this includes developing the multifaceted reading, writing, thinking, and communication...
Engaging Minds in Science and Math Classrooms
The Surprising Power of Joy
Language: English
Release Date: February 25, 2014
“We decide, every day, whether we are going to turn students on or off to science and mathematics in our classrooms.” Daily decisions about how to incorporate creativity, choice, and autonomy—integral components of engagement—can build students’ self-efficacy, keep them motivated, and strengthen...
The i5 Approach: Lesson Planning That Teaches Thinking and Fosters Innovation
Lesson Planning That Teaches Thinking and Fosters Innovation
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2017
If the three r’s define education’s past, there are five i’s—information, images, interaction, inquiry, and innovation—that forecast its future, one in which students think for themselves, actively self-assess, and enthusiastically use technology to further their learning and contribute...
by Marilee Sprenger
Language: English
Release Date: February 8, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: February 8, 2018
Memory is inextricable from learning; there's little sense in teaching students something new if they can't recall it later. Ensuring that the knowledge teachers impart is appropriately stored in the brain and easily retrieved when necessary is a vital component of instruction. In How to Teach So...
A Toolkit of Brain-Compatible Strategies
A Chapter from Brain Matters: Translating Research into Classroom Practice, 2nd Edition
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2014
This chapter from the second edition of Brain Matter, by Patricia Wolfe, presents classroom strategies to help students in grades K–12 learn and retain information about the nature and rules of language and mathematics and about the world in general. These strategies include various writing tools, mnemonics, peer teaching, and hands-learning activities.
Learning from Lincoln
Leadership Practices for School Success
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2010
What can 21st century educators learn from the example of a 19th century president? In this intriguing and insightful book, Harvey Alvy and Pam Robbins show how the legacy of Abraham Lincoln can guide today's education leaders--principals, teachers, superintendents, and others--as they tackle large-scale...
by Marilee Sprenger
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2010
Smartphones, videogames, webcasts, wikis, blogs, texting, emoticons. What does the rapidly changing digital landscape mean for classroom teaching? How has technology affected the brain development of students? How does it relate to what we know about learning styles, memory, and multiple intelligences?...
by Marilee Sprenger
Language: English
Release Date: January 17, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: January 17, 2017
Veteran educator Marilee Sprenger explains how to teach the essential, high-frequency words that appear in academic contexts--and reverse the disadvantages of what she calls "word poverty." Drawing on research and experience, Sprenger provides a rich array of engaging strategies to help...