Teachers College Press: 606 books
by Tracey Garrett
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
This user-friendly resource will help K–12 teachers become more effective classroom managers. Tracey Garrett provides a new perspective that has been well received by thousands of preservice, novice, and veteran teachers. Each chapter of the book concentrates on a key area (physical design,...
Teaching Civic Literacy Projects
Student Engagement with Social Problems, Grades 4-12
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
This practical resource shows teachers how to enact robust forms of civic education in today’s schools. Both instructive and thought-provoking, it will inspire teachers to craft curricula addressing a wide range of genuine civic problems such as those related to racial discrimination, environmental...
by Anna Ershler Richert
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
“Have you ever been waiting for THE book? This is that book. Anna Richert has held on to this book for many years because she wanted it to honor the profession and the work of teaching. It satisfies on two important levels—that of those who study teaching and those who do the teaching....
Professional Development in Relational Learning Communities
Teachers in Connection
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
In this book, Raider-Roth offers an innovative approach to teacher professional development that builds on the intellectual strength and practical wisdom of practitioners. Focusing on nurturing relationships between and among participants, facilitators, subject matter, texts, and the school environment,...
Invite! Excite! Ignite!
13 Principles for Teaching, Learning, and Leading, K–12
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Teacher-to-teacher collaboration is more than a survival tactic; it is the social interaction that propels professional learning. In her new book, master teacher and educational consultant Robin Fogarty offers 13 guiding principles for new teachers and school leaders. These seminal ideas, along with...
Twelve Best Practices for Early Childhood Education
Integrating Reggio and Other Inspired Approaches
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
In her new book, popular author Ann Lewin-Benham draws on her intimate knowledge and experience with the Reggio Approach to present 12 “best practices” inspired not only by Reggio, but also by play-based and Montessori approaches to early childhood education. These practices are demonstrated,...
The Light in Their Eyes
Creating Multicultural Learning Communities, Tenth Anniversary Edition
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
In this 10th Anniversary Edition of her popular text, Sonia Nieto reviews where we have been and where we should be going in our pursuit of creating multicultural learning communities in our schools. With a new Introductory Chapter and a new Epilogue, Nieto addresses some of the changes we have...
The Moral Work of Teaching and Teacher Education
Preparing and Supporting Practitioners
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
What makes teaching a moral endeavor? How can we prepare classroom practitioners for engaging in that moral endeavor in meaningful and effective ways? This volume brings together leading scholar who draw upon both their academic expertise and substantial wisdom of practice to offer a variety of perspectives...
Building Mathematics Learning Communities
Improving Outcomes in Urban High Schools
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
“Opportunity to learn (OTL) factors interact and ultimately influence mathematics achievement. Many important OTL interactions take place in school settings. This volume provides insights into the role of peer interactions in the mathematics learning process. The analysis describes with...
Family Dialogue Journals
School–Home Partnerships That Support Student Learning
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
This honest, clearly written, and accessible book shows how to use Family Dialogue Journals (FDJs) to increase and deepen learning across grade levels. Written by K–12 teachers who have been implementing and studying the use of weekly journals for several years, it shares what they have learned...
Achieving Equity for Latino Students
Expanding the Pathway to Higher Education Through Public Policy
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Despite their numbers, Latinos continue to lack full and equal participation in all facets of American life, including education. This book provides a critical discussion of the role that select K–12 educational policies have and continue to play in failing Latino students. The author draws...
Reading, Writing, and Talk
Inclusive Teaching Strategies for Diverse Learners, K–2
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
This book introduces a variety of inclusive strategies for teaching language and literacy in kindergarten through 2nd grade. Readers are invited into classrooms where racially, culturally, and linguistically diverse children’s experiences, unique strengths, and expertise are supported and valued....
Critical Media Pedagogy
Teaching for Achievement in City Schools
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
“In this important new book the authors present a compelling case for broadening the way we think about literacy in relation to the ‘new media.’ Through compelling case studies, they examine the ways in which youth engage this medium both as active participants and producers of new,...
Keep It R.E.A.L.!
Relevant, Engaging, and Affirming Literacy for Adolescent English Learners
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
This book introduces a set of pedagogical practices designed to assist adolescent English learners in developing their English skills in a way that honors and leverages their native languages and cultures.
Responding to the linguistic and educational diversity of adolescents, the R.E.A.L. (Relevant,...