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No Excuses
by Samuel Casey Carter  Publisher Comments No Excuses examines the common practices of 21 principals of low-income schools whose record of achievement shows that all children can learn, regardless of their parent's income....
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The Essential Conversation
by Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot Publisher Comments With the insights she has gleaned from her close and subtle observation of parent-teacher conferences, renowned Harvard University professor Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot has written a wise, useful book about the ways in which parents and teachers can make the...
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Genius Denied: How to Stop Wasting Our Brightest Young Minds
by Jan Davidson Publisher Comments With all the talk of failing schools these days, we often forget that schools can fail their brightest students too. Gifted children forced into a one size fits all approach to schooling find themselves bored or frustrated, which can lead to...
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Freedom Writers Diary Mti (ebk
by Freedom Writers The Publisher Comments Shocked by the teenage violence she witnessed during the Rodney King riots in Los Angeles, Erin Gruwell became a teacher at a high school rampant with hostility and racial intolerance. For many of these students — whose ranks included substance...
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Relentless Pursuit
by Donna Foote Review Advance Praise for Donna Foote’s Relentless Pursuit “Here is skilled, attentive documentary work become an instrument for the reader’s moral and social reflection — educational idealism, its achievements and its tribulations as...
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Effective LEAs and School Improvement
by David Woods Synopsis An overview of the work of the inspection and advisory services as they relate to the LEAs and other involved parties such as the DfEE, OFSTED, schools and governing bodies. The authors provide: *models of good practice *guidance for raising standards in...
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Reflecting on Literacy in Education
by Peter Hannon Publisher Comments Literacy has become central to debates on policy and practice in education in the UK and other English-speaking countries. This book introduces teachers to current thought on the place of literacy in education....
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Distance Learning Grows And Prospers
by Francis Hamit Publisher Comments This article gives an overview of the use of technology to provide educational services in remote locations via the telephone system. Originally appeared in the October 1995 issue of "Advanced Imaging" magazine....
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Argument Online!
by James, Ray Musgrave Publisher Comments ARGUMENT ONLINE! can be implemented as a collateral resource for convential classroom instructors who are teaching critical thinking and argument/research skills, and it can certainly be used as the primary text in online courses. Instructor's manual and...
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Managing Improving Primary Schools
by Publisher Comments A practical handbook which senior staff in primary schools can use to support their activities in evidence-based management. This book will provide guidance on the need to conduct and act upon quality reviews and evidence-based analysis....
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Teach with Your Heart
by Erin Gruwell Publisher Comments In this memoir and call to arms, Erin Gruwell, the dynamic young teacher who nurtured a remarkable group of high school students from Long Beach, California, who called themselves the Freedom Writers, picks up where The Freedom Writers Diary (and the...
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On the Subject of Drama
by David Hornbrook Publisher Comments In this collection of essays, David Hornbrook and a team of contributors focus on practical strategies for developing the drama curriculum in primary and secondary schools. The book also clearly explain the theory behind these...
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The Myth of Laziness
by Melvin D. Levine Publisher Comments "How many times have you heard a teacher say that your child has tremendous potential ""if only he'd just apply himself"" or ""if only she'd work just a little harder""? How often have you said the same thing to your son or daughter? Or perhaps you have...
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Creating the Future School
by Hedley Beare Publisher Comments This book is based on the changes a five year-old, Angelica will see in her lifetime. It predicts that the career of teaching will change and the work of the professional educator will differ significantly....
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The Skills of Primary School Management
by Les Bell Publisher Comments This book is an essential purchase for all primary school managers, containing practical guidelines for effective management, whilst also recognising that good management is not an end to itself....
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Schooling and Social Change 1964-1990
by Roy Lowe Publisher Comments This book looks at the ways in which the social and economic changes of the modern period have impacted on the education system and the ways schools and universities were moulded by external influences, and thus its effect on modern society....
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INSET For NQTs
by Neil Kitson Synopsis An independent-study workbook designed for newly qualified teachers (NQTs). This one-per-school text will lead the teacher through a range of activities which have been designed to help them to get to know and understand all the important school systems,...
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A Little White Lie
by Aliyah Burke Publisher Comments What happens when you tell a little white lie? Will it blossom into something bigger or will the result ruin any chance they have at true love? Tahnee Madison was not living a perfect life. While she has a good life, it is far from perfect. She was not...
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Survival Guide for New Teachers
by Amy DePaul Publisher Comments Contains the reflections of award-winning first-year teachers who talk candidly about their successes and setbacks, with a particular emphasis on the relationships they formed with their colleagues, university professors, and their students' parents....
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The Teaching Gap: Best Ideas from the World's Teachers for Improving Education in the Classroom
by James W. Stigler Publisher Comments Comparing math teaching practices in Japan and Germany with those in the United States, two leading researchers offer a surprising new view of teaching and a bold action plan for improving education inside the American classroom. For years our schools...
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