Jossey Bass imprint: 1362 books
Teaching at Its Best
A Research-Based Resource for College Instructors
Language: English
Release Date: June 22, 2016
The classic teaching toolbox, updated with new research and ideas
Teaching at Its Best is the bestselling, research-based toolbox for college instructors at any level, in any higher education setting. Packed with practical guidance, proven techniques, and expert perspectives, this book helps...
Effective Grading
A Tool for Learning and Assessment in College
Language: English
Release Date: January 13, 2011
The second edition of Effective Grading—the book that has become a classic in the field—provides a proven hands-on guide for evaluating student work and offers an in-depth examination of the link between teaching and grading. Authors Barbara E. Walvoord and Virginia Johnson Anderson explain that...
The Art of Coaching Teams
Building Resilient Communities that Transform Schools
Language: English
Release Date: February 16, 2016
The missing how-to manual for being an effective team leader
The Art of Coaching Teams is the manual you never received when you signed on to lead a team. Being a great teacher is one thing, but leading a team, or team development, is an entirely different dynamic. Your successes are public,...
by Gary Robert Muschla, Judith A. Muschla, Erin Muschla
Language: English
Release Date: November 17, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: November 17, 2010
An essential reference for all elementary teachers
This comprehensive resource contains useful lists on all the subjects elementary teachers need, from core content to tips on classroom management to advice for students on study skills. The lists highlight vital areas of interest including...
Empowered Educators
How High-Performing Systems Shape Teaching Quality Around the World
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2017
Discover how high-performing systems shape teaching quality around the world
Producing highly skilled and committed teachers is not the work of a single innovative school or the aggregation of heroic individuals who succeed against the odds. In high-performing countries, the opportunities for...
Preparing Principals for a Changing World
Lessons From Effective School Leadership Programs
Language: English
Release Date: November 4, 2009
Preparing Principals for a Changing World provides a hands-on resource for creating and implementing effective policies and programs for developing expert school leaders. Written by acclaimed author and educator Linda Darling-Hammond and experts Debra Meyerson, Michelle LaPointe, and Margaret Terry...
Get Better Faster
A 90-Day Plan for Coaching New Teachers
Language: English
Release Date: July 13, 2016
“Make sure your students follow your instructions.” That sounds like a straightforward instruction, but in fact, it’s fairly abstract. What does a teacher actually have to do to make sure students are following? Even the leader delivering this direction may not know, and the first-year teacher...
Great Habits, Great Readers
A Practical Guide for K - 4 Reading in the Light of Common Core
Language: English
Release Date: May 29, 2013
A book that brings the habits of reading to life
Great readers are not made by genetics or destiny but by the habits they build—habits that are intentionally built by their teachers. The early formal years of education are the key to reversing the reading gap and setting up children for success....
A Principal Manager's Guide to Leverage Leadership 2.0
How to Build Exceptional Schools Across Your District
Language: English
Release Date: July 11, 2018
Build better schools by training better leaders
A Principal Manager*’s Guide to Leverage Leadership answers the question that district leaders have been asking across the country: if Leverage Leadership is a roadmap for principals on how to lead great schools, what can principal managers...
Evaluating Online Teaching
Implementing Best Practices
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2015
Create a more effective system for evaluating online faculty
Evaluating Online Teaching is the first comprehensive book to outline strategies for effectively measuring the quality of online teaching, providing the tools and guidance that faculty members and administrators need. The authors...
Cultivating the Spirit
How College Can Enhance Students' Inner Lives
Language: English
Release Date: October 26, 2010
Praise for Cultivating the Spirit
"A groundbreaking study of the spiritual growth of college students.... The spiritual dimension of higher education has been explored from a variety of angles for the past twenty years, but not until now have we had a competent and comprehensive body of...
by Raechele L. Pope, Amy L. Reynolds, John A. Mueller
Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2014
Embrace the best practices for initiating multicultural change in individuals, groups, and institutions
Higher education institutions have begun to take steps toward addressing multicultural issues on campuses, but more often than not, those in charge of the task have received little to no...
Emotionally Intelligent Leadership
A Guide for Students
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2015
The only book for students which explores the connection between emotional intelligence and effective leadership
Emotionally Intelligent Leadership: A Guide for Students is based on a conceptual model that helps students to become emotionally intelligent leaders. Research from around the world...
The Skillful Teacher
On Technique, Trust, and Responsiveness in the Classroom
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2015
Energize your classrooms with these key techniques for college teaching
Students say the best teachers get them excited about learning, stretch their thinking, and keep them actively involved in class. But with increasingly diverse classrooms and constantly changing technology, each semester...