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  • The Pedagogy of Confidence

    Inspiring High Intellectual Performance in Urban Schools

    by Yvette Jackson ...
    In her new book, Yvette Jackson shows educators how to focus on students’ strengths to inspire learning and high intellectual performance. Jackson asserts that the myth that the route to increasing achievement by focusing on weaknesses (promoted by policies such as NCLB) has blinded us to the strengths and intellectual potential of urban students—devaluing the motivation, initiative, and ... Read more

    $30.59 USD

  • Beyond Conversations About Race

    A Guide for Discussions With Students, Teachers, and Communities (How to Talk About Racism in Schools and Implement Equitable Classroom Practices)

    by Washington Collado, Sharroky Hollie, Rosa Isiah, Yvette Jackson, Anthony Muhammad, Douglas Reeves ...
    Written by a collective of brilliant authors, this essential work provokes respectful dialogue about race that catalyzes school-changing action. The book masterfully weaves together an array of scenarios and discussions, and directly addresses challenging topics such as discomfort, violence, advocacy, bias, and responsibility. The authors call on their lived experiences and, most important, their ... Read more

    $25.99 USD

  • Unlocking Student Potential

    How do I identify and activate student strengths? (ASCD Arias)

    by Yvette Jackson, Veronica McDermott ...
    Series series ASCD Arias
    What if your next faculty meeting began with this question: What are the strengths of our underachieving students?When teachers recognize and focus on student strengths, they transform the learning environment into one of positivity and potential. Students begin to believe in themselves as capable, valued, and respected and show more willingness to invest and engage in school. They perform better. ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Mindful School Communities

    The Five Cs of Nurturing Heart Centered Learning™ (A heart-centered approach to meeting students’ social-emotional needs and fostering academic success)

    by Christine Mason, Michele M. Rivers Murphy, Yvette Jackson ...
    Build a thriving school community that creates healthy, resilient, and successful students. A companion to Mindfulness Practices, this research-backed guide outlines how to teach self-regulation by fostering the five Cs of social-emotional learning and mindfulness: consciousness, compassion, confidence, courage, and community. The authors provide a wealth of practical exercises, strategies, and ... Read more

    $32.39 USD

  • Mindfulness Practices

    Cultivating Heart Centered Communities Where Students Focus and Flourish (Creating a Positive Learning Environment Through Mindfulness in Schools)

    by Christine Mason, Michele M. Rivers Murphy, Yvette Jackson ...
    With foreword by Paul LiabenowBuild compassionate classroom environments and mindful schools that prioritize high levels of achievement and high levels of well-being. Based on the latest neuroscience research, Mindfulness Practices details how mindfulness in schools can lead to new, improved ways of educating, learning, and living. The book's mindful education exercises are easily adaptable across ... Read more

    $32.99 USD

  • Aim High, Achieve More

    How to Transform Urban Schools Through Fearless Leadership

    by Yvette Jackson, Veronica McDermott ...
    Many urban educators live in fear: of their schools being labeled failures, of increasingly punitive sanctions, of loss of respect and livelihood. This fear pervades the entire school community, affecting the physical, mental, and emotional well-being of its members.The authors of this guide to transformation in urban schools are convinced that the key ingredient for school renewal is fearless ... Read more

    $25.49 USD

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    Challenge, Change, and Growth

    by Vince Waldron ...
    Series Book 13 - Lifespan Communication
    Midlife can be a time of great change for individuals and a "make or break" period for marriages. Couples navigate a relationship landscape defined by such lifecourse landmarks as "the empty nest," changing roles at home and at work, aging bodies, and the need to care for family elders. Some partnerships are resilient through this period, adopting practices that help them cope, bounce back, and ... Read more

    $45.09 USD

  • Dispositions

    Reframing Teaching and Learning

    by Bena Kallick, Arthur L. Costa ...
    From the authors of the best-selling Habits of Mind…**A costly gap exists between what we claim to value as educational essentials and how we evaluate results. In Dispositions, Arthur L. Costa and Bena Kallick present a game-changing look at why and how to "mind the gap".The authors’ Habits of Mind writings have influenced educational policy worldwide. Dispositions incorporates new cognitive ... Read more

    $31.49 USD

  • Habits of Leadership

    Discover and Use the Remarkable Connection Between Personality and Habits to Become an Outstanding Manager

    by Art Markman, PhD ...
    In his internationally acclaimed book, Smart Thinking, which examines the gap between innate intelligence and acquired mental skills, Art Markman presented a three-part formula to show readers how to develop “smart habits”, how to acquire high quality knowledge, and how to use that knowledge when it’s needed.Now, Markman takes his scientifically-based formula one step further to demonstrate the ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

  • The Art of Insubordination

    How to Dissent and Defy Effectively

    by Todd B. Kashdan ...
    A highly practical and researched-based toolbox for anyone who wants to create a world with more justice, creativity, and courage.For too long, the term insubordination has evoked negative feelings and mental images. But for ideas to evolve and societies to progress, it’s vital to cultivate rebels who are committed to challenging conventional wisdom and improving on it. Change never comes easily. ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

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  • Student-Centered Leadership

    by Viviane Robinson ...
    Series Book 15 - Jossey-Bass Leadership Library in Education
    Student-Centered Leadership offers a timely and thoughtful resource for school leaders who want to turn their ideals into action. Written by educational leadership expert Viviane Robinson, the book shows leaders how they can make a bigger difference to the quality of teaching and learning in their school and ultimately improve their students' performance.This book is based not on fad or fashion ... Read more

    $28.00 USD

  • Educating for Character

    How Our Schools Can Teach Respect and Responsibility

    by Thomas Lickona ...
    Calls for renewed moral education in America's schools, offering dozens of programs schools can adopt to teach students respect, responsibility, hard work, and other values that should not be left to parents to teach. ... Read more

    $13.99 USD