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Overloaded and Underprepared
Strategies for Stronger Schools and Healthy, Successful Kids
Language: English
Release Date: June 17, 2015
Praise for Overloaded and Underprepared
“Parents, teachers, and administrators are all concerned that America’s kids are stressed out, checked out, or both—but many have no idea where to begin when it comes to solving the problem. That’s why the work of Challenge Success is so urgent....
The Integrity Dividend
Leading by the Power of Your Word
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2008
Corporate and government scandals continue to deepen our mistrust of leaders. While credibility is the foundation of effective leadership, most leaders struggle, and sometimes fail, to align their words and their actions. Now for the first time, leadership expert Tony Simons has measured the bottom-line...
by Dorothy J. Blum Ed.D., Tamara E. Davis Ed.D.
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2010
An updated edition of an essential go-to resource for school counselors
Since 1997 The School Counselor's Book of Lists has offered counselors a wealth of relevant and much-needed information written in concise and user-friendly language. A quick, easy guide for finding information on almost...
Enhancing Adult Motivation to Learn
A Comprehensive Guide for Teaching All Adults
Language: English
Release Date: August 17, 2017
The classic interdisciplinary reference on adult education, updated for today's learning environment
Enhancing Adult Motivation to Learn provides adult educators with the information and strategies they need to guide non-traditional students toward positive educational outcomes. Providing a...
Transformational Literacy
Making the Common Core Shift with Work That Matters
Language: English
Release Date: August 20, 2014
Engage, challenge, and inspire students with work that matters
Transformational Literacy, written by a team from EL Education, helps teachers leverage the Common Core instructional shifts—building knowledge through content-rich nonfiction, reading for and writing with evidence, and regular...
Diploma Matters
A Field Guide for College and Career Readiness
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2011
In our current education system too many high school students wind up with too few choices. Students are locked into what is decided for them by a broken system. Too often, they are handed a diploma that holds an empty promise. This practical field book is filled with effective tools from The Education...
The Formation of Scholars
Rethinking Doctoral Education for the Twenty-First Century
Language: English
Release Date: June 19, 2012
This groundbreaking book explores the current state of doctoral education in the United States and offers a plan for increasing the effectiveness of doctoral education. Programs must grapple with questions of purpose. The authors examine practices and elements of doctoral programs and show how they...
Moral Leadership
The Theory and Practice of Power, Judgment and Policy
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2015
Moral Leadership brings together in one comprehensive volume essays from leading scholars in law, leadership, psychology, political science, and ethics to provide practical, theoretical policy guidance. The authors explore key questions about moral leadership such as:
How do leaders form, sustain,...
by Christian K. Hansen
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2011
"Department chairs who have asked themselves the question 'Who knows where the time goes' should ask Christian Hansen for the answer. His book, Time Management for Department Chairs, will help chairs maximize the investment of their most important resources—their time, focus, and energy."—Don...
The Five Dysfunctions of a Team
An Illustrated Leadership Fable
Language: English
Release Date: December 19, 2011
The blockbuster bestseller now in a manga edition--fully illustrated and fun to read!
Beautifully illustrated by Kensuke Okabayashi, this enthralling edition of Patrick Lencioni's massive bestseller gives readers a new format in which to understand the fascinating, complex world of teams. Kathryn...
The Together Teacher
Plan Ahead, Get Organized, and Save Time!
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2012
An essential guide for over-scheduled teachers
Maia Heyck-Merlin helps teachers build the habits, customize the tools, and create space to become a Together Teacher. This practical resource shows teachers how to be effective and have a life! Author and educator Maia Heyck-Merlin explores the...
Differentiated Assessment
How to Assess the Learning Potential of Every Student (Grades 6-12)
Language: English
Release Date: November 29, 2010
A comprehensive assessment system for working with underperforming students
This book describes a comprehensive assessment system especially appropriate for multilingual and "differentiated" classrooms with large numbers of underperforming students. Drawing from Multiple Intelligences...
by Kenneth Leithwood, Karen Seashore-Louis
Language: English
Release Date: October 21, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: October 21, 2011
Linking Leadership to Student Learning
Linking Leadership to Student Learning clearly shows how school leadership improves student achievement. The book is based on an ambitious five-year study on educational leadership that was sponsored by The Wallace Foundation. The authors studied 43 districts,...
The Handbook for Working with Difficult Groups
How They Are Difficult, Why They Are Difficult and What You Can Do About It
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2010
WE'VE ALL EXPERIENCED the challenges associated with working with groups, but The Handbook for Working with Difficult Groups turns the idea of "difficult groups" on its head. Rather than view groups as inherently difficult, it looks at the factors that make working with groups difficult....