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  • Personalized Learning in the Middle Grades

    A Guide for Classroom Teachers and School Leaders

    Personalized Learning in the Middle Grades shows how teachers in grades 5–8 can leverage the use of personalized learning plans (PLPs) to increase student agency and engagement, helping youth to establish learning goals aligned with their interests and assess their own learning—particularly around essential skills that cut across disciplines.Drawing on their research and work with fifty schools in ... Read more

    $30.59 USD

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    Breakthrough Strategies for Schoolwide Literacy Success

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    Literacy is a skill for all time, for all people. It is an integral part of our lives, whether we are students or adult professionals. Giving all educators the breadth of knowledge and practical tools that help students strengthen their literacy skills is the focus of Read, Write, Lead.Drawing on her experience as a mentor teacher, reading specialist, instructional coach, and staff developer, ... Read more

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  • The Art and Science of Training

    by Elaine Biech ...
    There are more similarities than differences between how artists and scientists work. Both ask countless questions. Both search in earnest for answers. Both are dedicated to reaching the best results. Not so different from today's trainers, are they?Elaine Biech, one of the most highly regarded names in talent development, has set out to identify the perfect blend of content mastery and audience ... Read more

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  • Make Learning Personal

    The What, Who, WOW, Where, and Why

    Series series Corwin Teaching Essentials
    Put learning back into the hands of the learner!Through personalized learning, education as we know it is transformed as learners are empowered to take control of their own learning. This thorough and timely resource draws on Universal Design for Learning® principles to create a powerful shift in classroom dynamics by guiding learners to become self-directed, self-monitoring, and self-motivated. ... Read more

    $33.29 USD

  • UDL Navigators in Higher Education

    A Field Guide

    You know that Universal Design for Learning (UDL) can improve teaching and learning in higher education. You want to share UDL’s innovative best practices on campus and throughout your institution. Yet getting buy-in for trying new approaches can be tough given the many different stakeholder interests represented by faculty, departments, and administrative offices. It can feel like you are ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • UDL

    Moving from Exploration to Integration

    This is the first book to consider scaled-up implementation of Universal Design for Learning in schools, districts, and even states. In this collections of case stories, veteran educators and administrators share their stories, tips, and lessons learned from implementing UDL in a variety of settings. Elizabeth Berquist, a leading voice in the burgeoning UDL field, edits and contributes to the ... Read more

    $26.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Change the World with Service Learning

    How to Create, Lead, and Assess Service Learning Projects

    by Katy Farber ...
    Change the World with Service Learning is clear, direct and easy to use, and was designed for busy teachers integrating Service Learning into their existing curriculum. This book guides teachers from all content areas and grade levels to create outstanding Service Learning projects with students like no other book does. Change the World with Service Learning is a no-fluff, step-by-step, teacher-to ... Read more

    $23.99 USD

  • Inclusive Teaching

    Strategies for Promoting Equity in the College Classroom

    Series series Teaching and Learning in Higher Education
    Award-winning teachers offer practical tips for addressing inequities in the college classroom and for making all students feel welcome and included.In a book written by and for college teachers, Kelly Hogan and Viji Sathy provide tips and advice on how to make all students feel welcome and included. They begin with a framework describing why explicit attention to structure enhances inclusiveness ... Read more

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  • Motivating and Retaining Online Students

    Research-Based Strategies That Work

    Series series Jossey-Bass Guides to Online Teaching and Learning
    Finally, the first research-based book of sound strategies and best practices to help instructors motivate students to complete their online courses.Although studies support the effectiveness of learning online, students often fail to complete online courses. Some studies have found that as many as 50–70% drop out of their online courses or programs. Retention is not only a growing expectation and ... Read more

    $29.00 USD

  • Common-Sense Evidence

    The Education Leader's Guide to Using Data and Research

    Series series Educational Innovations Series
    Written by two leading experts in education research and policy, Common-Sense Evidence is a concise, accessible guide that helps education leaders find and interpret data and research, and then put that knowledge into action.In the book, Nora Gordon and Carrie Conaway empower educators to address the federal Every Student Succeeds Act mandate that schools use evidence-based improvement strategies. ... Read more

    $29.99 USD

  • Handbook of School Improvement

    How High-Performing Principals Create High-Performing Schools

    "A practical, useful, easy-to-read resource that I will keep on the edge of my desk as a reference. The book is filled with excellent and useful information and serves as both a concise summary of focal points for principals as well as a resource for additional information."—Kari Dahlquist, PrincipalCreek Valley Elementary School, Edina, MN"All school administrators who want their school to become ... Read more

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  • Data-Based Decision Making

    by Edie Holcomb ...
    Series series Essentials for Principals
    You’re ready to start collecting and utilizing school data, but what data? How exactly will you find it, and how will you use it once you have it? This informative resource takes an in-depth look at best data collection practices and guides the elementary school principal on how to reach struggling learners, strengthen instruction, and achieve schoolwide improvement. ... Read more

    $18.99 USD