Search results for “[subject: professional-practice]”

• Author(s): Daniel R. Venables • Publisher: ASCD • Publisher Imprint: ASCD • BISAC: Collaborative & Team TeachingFrom the Inside FlapAs professional learning communities become more widespread, educators have learned that they can't simply f...

• Author(s): Fred Ende • Publisher: ASCD • Publisher Imprint: ASCD • BISAC: Professional DevelopmentHow can we approach professional development in a thoughtful way, keep teachers motivated, and make the process worthwhile? It's a truth that sch...

• Author(s): Gay Ivey | Douglas Fisher • Publisher: ASCD • Publisher Imprint: ASCD • BISAC: Teaching Methods & Materials - Reading & PhonicsIn Creating Literacy-Rich Schools for Adolescents, authors Gay Ivey and Douglas Fisher make a comp...

• Author(s): Pam Robbins • Publisher: ASCD • Publisher Imprint: ASCD • BISAC: Administration - GeneralAlthough teachers interact with many people every day, rarely do they collaborate with other teachers or observe their colleagues at work in the...

• Author(s): Robyn Renee Jackson • Publisher: ASCD • Publisher Imprint: ASCD • BISAC: Teaching - GeneralFrom the Inside FlapSome great teachers are born, but most are self-made. And the way to make yourself a great teacher is to learn to think an...

• Author(s): Giselle O. Martin-Kniep • Publisher: ASCD • Publisher Imprint: ASCD • BISAC: Teaching Methods & Materials - GeneralThis introductory guide has all the steps and strategies you need to create your own professional portfolio and he...

• Author(s): Wendy W. Murawski • Publisher: ASCD • Publisher Imprint: ASCD • BISAC: Special Education - GeneralFrom the Inside FlapCollaborative teaching, or co-teaching, is a powerful way to support the learning of students with diverse learning...

• Author(s): Stephen P. Gordon | Susan Maxey • Publisher: ASCD • Publisher Imprint: ASCD • BISAC: Teaching Methods & Materials - GeneralNearly half of all novices abandon the profession in their first seven years. To lower the dropout rate, t...

• Author(s): Bryan Harris • Publisher: ASCD • Publisher Imprint: ASCD • BISAC: Professional DevelopmentK-12 schools in the United States are suffering from an epidemic of teacher attrition: nearly half of all new teachers leave the field within t...

• Author(s): William Sterrett • Publisher: ASCD • Publisher Imprint: ASCD • BISAC: Professional DevelopmentAs principals, we push ourselves to learn, grow, and innovate because our role remains in a state of flux. When it comes to leadership, tho...

• Author(s): Stephanie Smith Budhai | Laura McLaughlin Taddei • Publisher: ASCD • Publisher Imprint: ASCD • BISAC: Computers & TechnologyOf the 21st century skills vital for success in education and the workplace, "the 4Cs"-critical thinking,...

• Author(s): Donna Wilson • Publisher: ASCD • Publisher Imprint: ASCD • BISAC: Educational PsychologyFrom the Inside FlapResearch suggests that metacognition is key to higher student achievement but studies of classroom practice indicate that few...

• Author(s): Robert a. Sullo • Publisher: ASCD • Publisher Imprint: ASCD • BISAC: Educational PsychologyBecause you can't possibly know exactly what will motivate every student, it's vital to have a reliable blueprint and a set of strategies that...

• Author(s): Charlotte Danielson • Publisher: ASCD • Publisher Imprint: ASCD • BISAC: Professional DevelopmentPresenting the latest iteration of the Framework for Teaching--the most comprehensive tool yet for teacher self-assessment and reflectio...

• Author(s): Jim Knight • Publisher: ASCD • Publisher Imprint: ASCD • BISAC: Teaching - GeneralEven under ideal conditions, teaching is tough work. Facing unrelenting pressure from administrators and parents and caught in a race against time to i...

• Author(s): Anthony C. Frontier • Publisher: ASCD • Publisher Imprint: ASCD • BISAC: LeadershipFrom the Inside FlapIn too many districts, evaluation of teachers ensures competence but does little or nothing to encourage and support expertise. In...

• Author(s): Jonathan C. Erwin • Publisher: ASCD • Publisher Imprint: ASCD • BISAC: Teaching - Methods & StrategiesTapping into students' innate drives is the key to more empowered learning . . . and favoring choice over control is the secret...

• Author(s): Sally J. Zepeda • Publisher: ASCD • Publisher Imprint: ASCD • BISAC: LeadershipConversations between administrators and teachers take place every day, for many reasons, but what can we do to elevate them so that they lead to better p...

• Author(s): Susan M. Brookhart • Publisher: ASCD • Publisher Imprint: ASCD • BISAC: Testing & MeasurementThe only assessment book K-12 teachers need to monitor and maximize student learning.Classroom assessment is a vital part of teaching. I...

• Author(s): Association for Supervision and Curricul • Publisher: ASCD • Publisher Imprint: ASCD • BISAC: Teaching - GeneralFrom the Inside FlapIs homework an essential component of rigorous schooling or a harmful practice that alienates and dis...

• Author(s): Michael J. Schmoker • Publisher: ASCD • Publisher Imprint: ASCD • BISAC: Teaching - GeneralFrom the Inside FlapIn this 2nd edition of Focus: Elevating the Essentials to Radically Improve Student Learning, Mike Schmoker extends and up...

• Author(s): Ignacio Lopez • Publisher: ASCD • Publisher Imprint: ASCD • BISAC: Multicultural EducationFrom the Inside FlapHow can we ensure that all students, regardless of cultural background or socioeconomic status, are granted equitable oppor...

• Author(s): Myron Dueck • Publisher: ASCD • Publisher Imprint: ASCD • BISAC: Evaluation & AssessmentAssessment is an essential part of teaching and learning, but too often it leads to misleading conclusions--sometimes with dire consequences ...

• Author(s): Megan Kortlandt • Publisher: ASCD • Publisher Imprint: ASCD • BISAC: Administration - GeneralMegan Kortlandt, Carly Stone, and Samantha Keesling have developed a flexible structure for collaborative professional learning that they ca...

• Author(s): Andrew Knips • Publisher: ASCD • Publisher Imprint: ASCD • BISAC: Administration - GeneralBuilding a better data culture can be the path to better results and greater equity in schools. But what do we mean by data?Your students are n...

• Author(s): Marilee Sprenger • Publisher: ASCD • Publisher Imprint: ASCD • BISAC: Teaching - GeneralFrom the Inside FlapMemory is inextricable from learning; there's little sense in teaching students something new if they can't recall it later. ...

• Author(s): Manny Scott • Publisher: ASCD • Publisher Imprint: ASCD • BISAC: Educational PsychologyFrom the Inside FlapAs Manny Scott travels the world speaking to students and educators, he meets young people whose stories sound a lot like his ...

• Author(s): Heidi Hayes Jacobs • Publisher: ASCD • Publisher Imprint: ASCD • BISAC: CurriculaA game-changing resource for educators looking to elevate their unit and lesson plans, increase student engagement, and improve home-school communicatio...

• Author(s): Carl Glickman • Publisher: ASCD • Publisher Imprint: ASCD • BISAC: LeadershipIn this revised edition, Carl Glickman and coauthor Rebecca West Burns synthesize their decades of experience in teacher education and supervision into a co...

• Author(s): Susan M. Brookhart • Publisher: ASCD • Publisher Imprint: ASCD • BISAC: Evaluation & AssessmentAre you picking up all your students' work is trying to tell you? In this book, assessment expert Susan M. Brookhart and instructional...

• Author(s): Erin Shadowens • Publisher: ASCD • Publisher Imprint: ASCD • BISAC: Educational PsychologyEven young students can develop vital critical thinking skills when they have access to rich content, meaningful opportunities to practice, and...

• Author(s): Antarina S. F. Amir • Publisher: ASCD • Publisher Imprint: ASCD • BISAC: Schools - Levels - ElementaryThe clearest guide yet to preparing today's students to succeed in a rapidly changing and increasingly complex world.Information so...

• Author(s): Victoria L. Bernhardt • Publisher: ASCD • Publisher Imprint: ASCD • BISAC: Evaluation & AssessmentFrom the Inside FlapWhat is a true learning organization, and how can your school become one? To excel, schools must embrace co...

• Author(s): Jenna Mancini Rufo • Publisher: ASCD • Publisher Imprint: ASCD • BISAC: Teaching - Subjects - MathematicsThe teaching and learning of mathematics have long been haunted by myths.- The Math Person Myth: "Some people just aren't math p...

• Author(s): Avis Williams • Publisher: ASCD • Publisher Imprint: ASCD • BISAC: Educational Policy & ReformA practical way forward for those who refuse to accept the status quo as the best we can do.In 1966, the Coleman report assessed condit...

• Author(s): Kimberly N. Parker • Publisher: ASCD • Publisher Imprint: ASCD • BISAC: Aims & ObjectivesLiteracy is the foundation for all learning and must be accessible to all students. This fundamental truth is where Kimberly Parker begins t...