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  • Play in American Life

    Essays in Honor of Joe L. Frost

    With growing numbers of children living in poverty and standardized tests becoming increasingly important, theres never been a better time for a volume of essays on the value of play in mental and emotional development.Mary Ruth Moore and Constance Sabo-Risley honor and build upon the work of Joe L. Frost, the father of play advocacy, in this essential resource for educators, parents, and anyone ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

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  • The Importance of Being Little

    What Young Children Really Need from Grownups

    **“Christakis . . . expertly weaves academic research, personal experience and anecdotal evidence into her book . . . a bracing and convincing case that early education has reached a point of crisis . . . her book is a rare thing: a serious work of research that also happens to be well-written and personal . . . engaging and important.”--Washington Post"What kids need from grown-ups (but aren't ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • Now You See It

    How Technology and Brain Science Will Transform Schools and Business for the 21st Century

    A digital innovator shows how we can thrive in the new technological age.When Cathy Davidson and Duke University gave free iPods to the freshman class in 2003, critics said they were wasting their money. Yet when students in practically every discipline invented academic uses for their music players, suddenly the idea could be seen in a new light-as an innovative way to turn learning on its head ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • The Highly Engaged Classroom

    Series series Classroom Strategies
    Student engagement happens as a result of a teacher’s careful planning and execution of specific strategies. This basic premise drives The Highly Engaged Classroom, a self-study text that provides in-depth understanding of how to generate high levels of student attention and engagement. Using the suggestions in this book, every teacher can create a classroom environment where engagement is the ... Read more

    $32.39 USD

  • Make Just One Change

    Teach Students to Ask Their Own Questions

    The authors of Make Just One Change argue that formulating one’s own questions is “the single most essential skill for learning”—and one that should be taught to all students.They also argue that it should be taught in the simplest way possible. Drawing on twenty years of experience, the authors present the Question Formulation Technique, a concise and powerful protocol that enables learners to ... Read more

    $27.59 USD

  • Teaching As Leadership

    The Highly Effective Teacher's Guide to Closing the Achievement Gap

    A road map for teachers who strive to be highly effective leaders in our nation's classroomsTeach For America has fought the daunting battle of educational equity for the last twenty years. Based on evidence from classrooms across the country, they've discovered much about effective teaching practice, and distilled these findings into the six principles presented in this book. The Teaching As ... Read more

    $14.00 USD

  • Teaching & Assessing 21st Century Skills

    Series series What Principals Need to Know About
    As the 21st century unfolds, the pace of change in the world is accelerating. The authors believe a combination of cognitive skills (skills students will need to succeed academically) and conative skills (skills students will need to succeed interpersonally) is necessary for the 21st century. This clear, practical guide presents a model of instruction and assessment based on these skills. ... Read more

    $34.59 USD

  • You, Your Child, and School

    Navigate Your Way to the Best Education

    An essential book for parents to help their children get the education they need to live happy, productive lives from The New York Times bestselling author of The Element and Creative SchoolsParents everywhere are deeply concerned about the education of their children, especially now, when education has become a minefield of politics and controversy. One of the world’s most influential educators, ... Read more

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  • In Their Own Way

    Discovering and Encouraging Your Child's Multiple Intelligences

    Does your child have a favorite subject, activity, or hobby? Children learn in multiple ways, and educator Thomas Armstrong has shown hundreds of thousands of parents and teachers how to locate those unique areas in each of our children where learning and creativity seem to flow with special vigor.In this fully updated classic on multiple intelligences, Armstrong sheds new light on the "eight ways ... Read more

    $5.99 USD

  • Seducing the Subconscious

    The Psychology of Emotional Influence in Advertising

    by Robert Heath ...
    Our relationship with ads: it's complicatedA must-read for anyone intrigued by the role and influence of the ad world, Seducing the Subconscious explores the complexities of our relationship to advertising. Robert Heath uses approaches from experimental psychology and cognitive neuroscience to outline his theory of the subconscious influence of advertising in its audience’s lives. In addition to ... Read more

    $32.00 USD

  • Education Nation

    Six Leading Edges of Innovation in our Schools

    by Milton Chen ...
    An educational innovator who worked at Sesame Workshop and The George Lucas Educational Foundation offers a new vision for learningAs a result of constant innovation, learning is no longer limited by traditional confines and we're moving beyond students tied to their chairs, desks, and textbooks-and teachers locked away in classrooms. In Education Nation author Milton Chen draws from extensive ... Read more

    $12.00 USD

  • Strange Contagion

    Inside the Surprising Science of Infectious Behaviors and Viral Emotions and What They Tell Us About Ourselves

    Picking up where The Tipping Point leaves off, respected journalist Lee Daniel Kravetz’s Strange Contagion is a provocative look at both the science and lived experience of social contagion.In 2009, tragedy struck the town of Palo Alto: A student from the local high school had died by suicide by stepping in front of an oncoming train. Grief-stricken, the community mourned what they thought was an ... Read more

    $9.99 USD