Ascd: 352 books
Getting to "Got It!"
Helping Struggling Students Learn How to Learn
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2007
Explore the hidden reasons students struggle and what teachers can do to help them become self-directed learners.
by W. James Popham
Language: English
Release Date: August 17, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: August 17, 2018
What is assessment literacy? It's a handful of fundamental understandings about the testing concepts and procedures that influence educational decisions. And it just might be the most cost-effective means of real school improvement.
With characteristic humor and aplomb, assessment expert W....
Instruction That Measures Up
Successful Teaching in the Age of Accountability
Language: English
Release Date: May 26, 2009
High-stakes testing. Mandated content standards and benchmarks. Public scrutiny of student and school performance. Accountability. Teachers today are challenged to provide instruction that will measure up: to the expectations of administrators, parents, and taxpayers; to their own professional standards;...
by W. James Popham
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2008
Testing expert W. James Popham cuts through the jargon and the hype to provide the definitive nuts-and-bolts introduction to formative assessment, a process with the power to completely transform teaching and learning.
In his inimitable style, Popham explains the research supporting formative...
Keeping It Real and Relevant
Building Authentic Relationships in Your Diverse Classroom
Language: English
Release Date: August 23, 2017
How can we ensure that all students, regardless of cultural background or socioeconomic status, are granted equitable opportunities to succeed in the classroom and beyond? In Keeping It Real and Relevant: Building Authentic Relationships in Your Diverse Classroom, author and veteran educator Ignacio...
by Douglas E. Harris, Judy F. Carr
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 1996
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 1996
How can you bring standards to life and reality in your classroom? This guide is for teachers who seek a model and processes for designing standards based units of study to use in their classrooms. The proliferation of standards developed at the national and state levels turns the preparation of a...
Other Duties as Assigned
Tips, Tools, and Techniques for Expert Teacher Leadership
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2010
There’s a lot more to being a teacher leader than any job description can capture. When action must be taken, new goals must be set, and new standards must be met, the administration depends on teacher leaders to tackle dozens of other duties as assigned—and do whatever it takes to help their...
Lesson Imaging in Math and Science
Anticipating Student Ideas and Questions for Deeper STEM Learning
Language: English
Release Date: October 26, 2016
From respected voices in STEM education comes an innovative lesson planning approach to help turn students into problem solvers: lesson imaging. In this approach, teachers anticipate how chosen activities will unfold in real time—what solutions, questions, and misconceptions students might have...
Learning to Love Math
Teaching Strategies That Change Student Attitudes and Get Results
Language: English
Release Date: September 9, 2010
Is there a way to get students to love math? Dr. Judy Willis responds with an emphatic yes in this informative guide to getting better results in math class. Tapping into abundant research on how the brain works, Willis presents a practical approach for how we can improve academic results by demonstrating...
Upgrade Your Curriculum
Practical Ways to Transform Units and Engage Students
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2013
Amid a confluence of messages regarding accountability, the Common Core State Standards, teacher effectiveness, and student performance, educators everywhere are looking for ways to revitalize their curriculum design and instructional practice. Upgrade Your Curriculum: Practical Ways to Transform...
by Linda Lambert
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2003
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2003
Following the publication of Building Leadership Capacity in Schools in 1998, Linda Lambert visited educators around the world to see how they had applied the ideas presented in her book to their schools and districts. Though everyone she spoke with agreed on the importance of high leadership capacity,...
Facilitating Teacher Teams and Authentic PLCs: The Human Side of Leading People, Protocols, and Practices
The Human Side of Leading People, Protocols, and Practices
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2017
As professional learning communities become more widespread, educators have learned that they can’t simply form grade-level or subject-area teams and call it a day. To profoundly affect teacher practice and student learning, PLCs need strong and knowledgeable leadership.
In Facilitating Teacher...
Common Core Standards for High School Mathematics
A Quick-Start Guide
Language: English
Release Date: November 14, 2012
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 structure, terminology, and emphases of the Common...
Managing Diverse Classrooms
How to Build on Students' Cultural Strengths
Language: English
Release Date: January 17, 2008
How does the home culture of Latino immigrant students differ from the “mainstream” culture of U.S. schools? Why is it important for teachers to understand the differences? How can educators take advantage of students’ cultural traits to improve classroom management, student performance, and...