95 títulos para "Ascd"

On Becoming a School Leader

Combs, Arthur W. / Miser, Ann B. / Whitaker, Kathryn S.

Finding Your Leadership Style

Glanz, Jeffrey

What makes a good educational leader? How can you be one? Is a job candidate an effective leader who can work with students and staff in your school or district? According to author Jeffrey Glanz, each of us has natural leadership abilities. Although no single leadership style is better than anothe...

Professional Development That Sticks

Ende, Fred

How can we approach professional development in a thoughtful way, keep teachers motivated, and make the process worthwhile? It's a truth that school leaders can't deny: teachers tend to think of PD as a distraction from the "real work" of the classroom-as something to get through instead of an oppo...

Promoting Social and Emotional Learning

Elias, Maurice J. / Zins, Joseph E. / Weissberg, Roger P.

The authors provide a straightforward, practical guide to establishing high-quality social and emotional education programs. Such programs will help students meet the many unparalleled demands they face today. The authors draw upon the most recent scientific studies, the best theories, site visits...

Improving Student Learning One Teacher at a Time

Pollack, Jane E.

The most important factor affecting student learning isn’t standards, textbooks, or testing--it’s teachers. And when it comes to improving learning, research has shown teachers what works. But the real challenge comes when it’s time to do what works and do it well. In this book, Ja...

A Teacher's Guide to Working with Paraeducators and Other Classroom Aides

Morgan, Jill / Ashbaker, Betty Y.

Paraeducators, also known as teacher aides, teaching assistants, and instructional assistants-are playing an increasingly important role in schools. Most teachers, however, have never been trained to work effectively with other adults in their classrooms. In A Teacher's Guide to Working with Paraedu...

The School Law Handbook

Bosher Jr., William, C / Kaminski, Kate, R / Vacca, Richard, S

A parent objects to a curriculum that includes a unit on Greek gods, arguing that it violates the separation of church and state. As a teacher or administrator, how should you respond? This type of issue is one most educators will have to confront eventually, in addition to other hot-button issues s...

Creating an Inclusive School

As the percentage of students with disabilities continues to increase, you can make sure your school provides the least restrictive environment for these students by using this updated guide to inclusion. Experts on inclusion share their wisdom and daily practices, including classroom and schoolwide...

Literacy Strategies for Grades 4-12

Tankersley, Karen

In Literacy Strategies for Grades 4-12: Reinforcing the Threads of Reading, Karen Tankersley provides a multiplicity of practical, research-based reading strategies tailored specifically for use with older students. These students may no longer have a reading class as part of the school day, but the...

The Soul of Education

Kessler, Rachael / Association for Supervision and Curricul

Based on the deeply moving stories and profound questions of students themselves, each chapter responds to the yearnings young people express: Deep Connection, Meaning and Purpose, Silence, Joy, Creativity,  Transcendence, and Initiation--each evokes a gateway to inviting soul into the classroo...

Resilient School Leaders

Patterson, Jerry L. / Kelleher, Paul

Getting fired, dealing with bitter disputes, having your competence or integrity challenged--these are experiences that educators have all the time. But what's the difference between educators who triumph over adversity versus those who succumb? Blending sage wisdom and research with real stories f...

Encouragement in the Classroom

Young, Joan

When stress from testing, problems from home, and lack of motivation affect your students' positive attitudes toward learning, you need practices to buffer against these factors' negative effects. This ASCD Arias® publication comes to your rescue with classroom-tested strategies, routines, and ritua...