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When Kids Can't Read, What Teachers Can Do: A Guide for Teachers, 6-12 by Kylene Beers Publisher Comments For Kylene Beers, the question of what to do when kids can't read surfaced abruptly in 1979 when she began teaching. That year, she discovered that some of the students in her seventh-grade language arts classes could pronounce all the words, but couldn'... (read more) List Price $40.63 Your price: $19.95 Used - Trade Paper 
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Enhancing Professional Practice: A Framework for Teaching by Charlotte Danielson Book News Annotation Educational consultant Danielson presents a framework for effective teaching in grades K-12. Based on the Praxis III: Classroom Performance Assessment criteria developed by Educational Testing Service, this framework identifies 22 aspects of a teacher'... (read more) List Price $27.95 Your price: $10.50 Used - Trade Paper
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In the Middle: New Understanding about Writing, Reading, and Learning (Workshop Series) by Nancie Atwell Publisher Comments When first published in 1987, this seminal work was widely hailed for its honest examination of how teachers teach, how students learn, and the gap that lies in between. In depicting her own classroom struggles, Nancie Atwell shook our orthodox... (read more) List Price $48.75 Your price: $14.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Curriculum 21: Essential Education for a Changing World by Heidi Hayes Jacobs Publisher Comments If you believe that an essential role of schooling is to prepare students to be successful in today's world, then here is a must-read book that makes a powerful case for why and how schools must overhaul, update, and breathe new life into the K 12... (read more) Your price: $26.50 New - Trade Paper
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Constructivism Across the Curriculum in Early Childhood Classrooms: Big Ideas as Inspiration by Christine Chaille Publisher Comments Explore how “big ideas” form the centerpiece for early childhood curriculum approaches that are responsive to and respectful of children’s natural curiosity! To help you engage in constructivist practices with your preschool and... (read more) Your price: $38.50 New - Trade Paper
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Understanding by Design by Grant Wiggins Book News Annotation Aimed at teachers in grades K-16, this text presents a framework for the design of curriculum, assessment, and instruction that is focused on developing and deepening student understanding of important ideas. Consultants Wiggins and McTighe (both... (read more) List Price $31.75 Your price: $21.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Understanding by Design, Expanded 2nd Edition by Grant Wiggins Publisher Comments What is understanding and how does it differ from knowledge? How can we determine the big ideas worth understanding? Why is understanding an important teaching goal, and how do we know when students have attained it? How can we create a rigorous and... (read more) List Price $32.95 Your price: $29.24 Adobe Digital Editions - Electronic
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The English Teacher's Companion, Third Edition: A Complete Guide to Classroom, Curriculum, and the Profession by Jim Burke Publisher Comments For a decade and over two editions, the specific, practical, and experience-honed advice of The English Teacher's Companion has supported great teaching and cemented Jim Burke's reputation as a teacher's teacher. Now the third edition brings the book... (read more) List Price $49.38 Your price: $36.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Breaking Boundaries with Global Literature: Celebrating Diversity in K-12 Classrooms by Eds Hadaway & Mckenna Book News Annotation Writing for K-12 English language arts classroom teachers in and outside of the US, Hadaway (education, U. of Texas at Arlington) and McKenna (literacy studies, U. of Montana at Missoula) bring together nine chapters that discuss the use of global... (read more) List Price $31.95 Your price: $14.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Don't Forget to Write for the Elementary Grades: 50 Enthralling and Effective Writing Lessons (Ages 5 to 12) by Jennifer Traig Publisher Comments Don't Forget to Write for the Elementary Grades If you believe that teaching creative writing should be done creatively, you've picked up the right book. Don't Forget to Write for the Elementary Grades offers elementary teachers 50 creative writing... (read more) Your price: $22.95 New - Trade Paper
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Leading the Common Core State Standards: From Common Sense to Common Practice by Cheryl Dunkle Publisher Comments Cheryl Dunkle provides step-by-step guidance for overcoming the barriers to adopting the Common Core State Standards and achieving equity and excellence for all students.... (read more) Your price: $36.25 New - Trade Paper
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Writing Essentials: Raising Expectations and Results While Simplifying Teaching with DVD by Regie Routman Publisher Comments What does great writing instruction look like and sound like? How do successful teachers of writing get great writers who enjoy writing? Where do they find the time for instruction, assessment, and test prep? In Writing Essentials Regie Routman... (read more) List Price $43.13 Your price: $22.00 Used - Trade Paper
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The Art and Science of Teaching: A Comprehensive Framework for Effective Instruction by Robert Marzano Publisher Comments Though classroom instructional strategies should clearly be based on sound science and research, knowing when to use them and with whom is more of an art. In The Art and Science of Teaching: A Comprehensive Framework for Effective Instruction, author... (read more) List Price $26.50 Your price: $16.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Tyranny of the Textbook: An Insider Exposes How Educational Materials Undermine Reforms by Beverlee Jobrack Publisher Comments Educational reforms and standards have been a topic of public debate for decades, with the latest go-round being the State Common Core Curriculum Standards. But time and again those reforms have failed, and each set of standards, no matter how new and... (read more) Your price: $47.95 New - Hardcover
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The First Days of School: How to Be an Effective Teacher with CDROM by Harry K Wong Synopsis Over 3 million copies have been sold of the preeminent book on classroom management and teaching for lesson achievement. The book walks a teacher, either novice or veteran, through the most effective ways to begin a school year and continue to become an... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price: $9.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Strategies That Work: Teaching Comprehension for Understanding and Engagement by Stephanie Harvey Publisher Comments Since its publication in 2000, Strategies That Work has become an indispensable resource for teachers who want to explicitly teach thinking strategies so that students become engaged, thoughtful, independent readers. In this revised and expanded edition,... (read more) List Price $40.95 Your price: $22.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Classroom Dynamics by Ellen B Mandinach Synopsis This book reports an attempt to introduce change in schools using a computer-based curriculum innovation for teaching higher-order thinking skills to middle and high school students. One of the volume's themes is the extraordinary complexity and... (read more) List Price $115.95 Your price: $1.50 Used - Hardcover
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Deeper Reading by Kelly Gallagher Publisher Comments Do your students often struggle with difficult novels and other challenging texts? Do they think one reading of a work is more than enough? Do they primarily comprehend at a surface-level, and are they frequently unwilling or unable to discover the... (read more) List Price $29.25 Your price: $14.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Don't Forget to Write for the Secondary Grades: 50 Enthralling and Effective Writing Lessons (Ages 11 and Up) by Jennifer Traig Publisher Comments Getting your students excited about writing begins with offering projects that are interesting, relevant, and challenging. Don't Forget to Write for the Secondary Grades offers 50 creative writing lesson plans for mature young writers developed by the... (read more) Your price: $22.95 New - Trade Paper
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Improving Adolescent Literacy: Content Area Strategies at Work by Douglas Fisher Publisher Comments In the pages of this practical, straightforward, affordable guide, teachers and teacher candidates get the tools they need to support their middle and secondary school students’ comprehension and success in literacy and in the content areas. Packed... (read more) List Price $55.20 Your price: $30.00 Used - Trade Paper
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