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Focused Observations: How to Observe Young Children for Assessment and Curriculum Planning [With 2 CD-ROMs] by Gaye Gronlund Publisher Comments Intentional teaching begins with focused observations and systematic documentation of children's learning and development. This book is filled with tools and techniques designed to help early childhood educators purposefully observe children, create... (read more) Your price: $69.95 New - Trade Paper
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The Great University Gamble: Money, Markets and the Future of Higher Education by Andrew Mcgettigan Publisher Comments In 2010 the UK government proposed huge cuts and market-driven reforms for Universities. The proposals provoked widespread opposition in the form of street protests, occupations, and online campaigns.As the dust settles, Andrew McGettigan surveys the... (read more) Your price: $28.95 New - Trade Paper
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Giving Kids a Fair Chance (Boston Review Books) by James J. Heckman Publisher Comments In Giving Kids a Fair Chance, Nobel Prize-winning economist James Heckman argues that the accident of birth is the greatest source of inequality in America today. Children born into disadvantage are, by the time they start kindergarten, already at risk... (read more) Your price: $14.95 New - Hardcover
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Developing and Validating Test Items by Thomas M. Haladyna Publisher Comments Since test items are the building blocks of any test, learning how to develop and validate test items has always been critical to the teaching-learning process. As they grow in importance and use, testing programs increasingly supplement the use of... (read more) Your price: $79.95 New - Trade Paper
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The Transparent Teacher: Taking Charge of Your Instruction with Peer-Collected Classroom Data by Trent E. Kaufman Publisher Comments The Transparent Teacher Why do so many education fads come and go without making a lasting impact on student learning? In The Transparent Teacher, Trent E. Kaufman and Emily Dolci Grimm describe how the culture of isolation that teachers face in schools... (read more) Your price: $29.95 New - Trade Paper
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Hacking Your Education: Ditch the Lectures, Save Tens of Thousands, and Learn More Than Your Peers Ever Will by Dale J Stephens Publisher Comments Its no secret that college doesnt prepare students for the real world. Student loan debt recently eclipsed credit card debt for the first time in history and now tops one trillion dollars. And the throngs of unemployed graduates chasing the same jobs... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $10.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Fourth Grade Math Flashcards (Flashcards Math) by Sylvan Learning Publisher Comments These brand new flashcards provide plenty of practice with problem solving and key math concepts and are designed to help children catch up, keep up, and get ahead--and best of all, to have fun doing it! The box contains 230 flashcards with instructional... (read more) Your price: $11.99 Gifts - Miscellaneous
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The Secret Life of Teenagers: Confessions of a High School Counselor by Calvin White Publisher Comments Most of us live double lives. There is the part we show in public, and there is the person on the inside, that private individual with the proclivities, stresses, dreams and behaviors that we hide from prying eyes. The teen years are the perfect storm... (read more) Your price: $22.99 New - Trade Paper
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Third Grade Math Flashcards (Flashcards Math) by Sylvan Learning (cor) Publisher Comments These brand new flashcards provide plenty of practice with problem solving and key math concepts and are designed to help children catch up, keep up, and get ahead--and best of all, to have fun doing it! The box contains 230 flashcards with instructional... (read more) Your price: $11.99 New - Trade Paper
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J-B He Single Issue Higher Education #123: Reframing Retention Strategy for Institutional Improvement: He, Number 161 by David H. (edt) Kalsbeek Publisher Comments Take an in-depth look at the difficulty in gaining traction at the institutional level in improving student retention and degree completion rates—especially at larger four year institutions where size, complexity, and multiplicity of structures and... (read more) Your price: $30.95 New - Trade Paper
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Pre-K Letters Flashcards (Flashcards Language Arts) by Sylvan Learning Publishing Publisher Comments Getting comfortable with the alphabet is a big step towards learning to read. These brand new flashcards are designed to help children get ahead, prepare for kindergarten, and develop a love of learning--and best of all, to have fun doing it! The box... (read more) List Price $11.99 Your price: $9.95 Used - Boxed Non-book
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Theory and Practice of Family Therapy and Counseling by James Robert Bitter Publisher Comments A model for successful integration of multiple points of view, James R. Bitter's THEORY AND PRACTICE OF FAMILY THERAPY AND COUNSELING, 2nd Edition supports the development of personal, professional, and ethical family practice. The book's concrete... (read more) Your price: $155.95 New - Hardcover
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Do Good Well: Your Guide to Leadership, Action, and Social Innovation by Nina Vasan Publisher Comments "This book is the primer for social innovation." Muhammad Yunus, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and founder of Grameen Bank Practical, wise, and witty, Do Good Well is a groundbreaking book that offers a comprehensive and readily adaptable... (read more) Your price: $30.95 New - Trade Paper
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Theories of Counseling and Psychotherapy Plus New Mycounselinglab with Video-Enhanced Pearson Etext -- Access Card by Linda W. Seligman Publisher Comments Theories of Counseling and Psychotherapy: Systems, Strategies, and Skills offers an innovative look at emerging and well-established counseling theories. Organizing theories into four broad themes (Background, Emotions, Thoughts, and Actions), authors... (read more) Your price: $147.93 New - Hardcover
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Bringing Words to Life, Second Edition: Robust Vocabulary Instruction by Isabel L. Beck Synopsis Hundreds of thousands of teachers have used this highly practical guide to help K-12 students enlarge their vocabulary and get involved in noticing, understanding, and using new words. Grounded in research, the book explains how to select words for... (read more) Your price: $50.25 New - Hardcover
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Leap Write In!: Adventures in Creative Writing to Stretch & Surprise Your One-Of-A-Kind Mind by Karen Benke Publisher Comments Invite your jittery mind into quiet slips of timed or untimed writing experiments that are designed to encourage your timid heart to forge forgotten feelings and entice your shy-self to make friends with emerging emotions. With a bounty of prompts to... (read more) Your price: $14.95 New - Trade Paper
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Everything a New Elementary School Teacher Really Needs to Know (But Didn't Learn in College): (But Didn't Learn in College) by Otis Kriegel Publisher Comments Not your typical how-to manual for new teachers, this no-nonsense, jargon-free guide offers a wide variety of tools and tactics for getting through every school day with grace and sanity. Covered in glue, glitter, orange juice—or worse? Make a... (read more) Your price: $15.99 New - Trade Paper
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Best Practices in Writing Instruction, Second Edition by Steve (edt) Graham Synopsis An indispensable teacher resource and course text, this book presents evidence-based practices for helping all K-12 students develop their skills as writers. Every chapter draws clear connections to the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). Leading... (read more) Your price: $65.00 New - Hardcover
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J-B CAD Single Issue Child & Adolescent Development #122: Digital Games: A Context for Cognitive Development: New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, Number 139 by Fran C. (edt) Blumberg Publisher Comments In the United States and in many other countries around the world, digital games have become an integral part of children’s lives. Discussions of research on youth and digital games often focus solely on negative effects (e.g., of violent video... (read more) Your price: $30.95 New - Trade Paper
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What Really Matters Vocabulary (2ND 14 Edition) by Cunningham Publisher Comments Pat Cunningham’s What Really Matters in Vocabulary, 2/e will help teachers increase the number of words students know meanings for–as well as the depth of meanings for those words–as a day-in, day-out, across-the-school-day priority... (read more) List Price $41.50 Your price: $38.20 New - Trade Paper
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