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Advancing Differentiation
Advancing Differentiation will lead you through the process of creating a thriving, student-centered, 21st-century classroom. Since its initial publication, the book’s materials have undergone rigorous testing and refinement in classrooms...
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Becoming Political, Too: New Readings and Writings on the Politics of Literacy Education
Unless, like Rip Van Winkle, you have been asleep for the last decade, you are aware that literacy education is political." So wrote Patrick Shannon more than a decade ago in the introduction of Becoming Political. At that time, Shannon was worried...
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Innovative Educators
An Action Plan for Teachers In a culture that demands change and innovation, how can the individual teacher effect change that’s both meaningful and achievable? Innovative Educators shows teachers how to adapt existing practices and how...
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Leading for Literacy
Leading for Literacy: What Every School Leader Needs to Know is an inspiring and practical resource for all school leaders—teacher leaders, literacy coaches, school administrators, and district-level leaders. Filled with useful...
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Leading Well: Building Schoolwide Excellence in Reading and Writing
"I'm convinced that Howard Gardner was right when he suggested that all leaders need chances to retreat to the mountains. I hope this book gives you metaphorical mountains. I hope that Leading Well allows you to step back from the hurly...
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Learning from Teaching in Literacy Education : New Perspectives on Professional Development
Nearly every public school teacher in the United States takes part in some form of professional development, according to the U.S. Department of Education’s statistics. Yet very little is known about if and how these sessions bring about real...
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Lesson Study Step by Step: How Teacher Learning Communities Improve Instruction
“At a time when so many educational policies fail to recognize and nurture the capacity of teachers to improve instruction, we feel enormously grateful for the learning community lesson study has brought to us.” —Catherine Lewis and...
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Literacy Coaching: Transforming Teaching and Learning with Digital Tools and Technology
What does it mean to be an effective literacy coach? Former teacher and veteran literacy coach Stephanie Affinito shares a core set of beliefs about literacy coaching and how it can transform teacher and student learning. While chart...
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Making Teacher Evaluation Work: A Guide for Literacy Teachers and Leaders
Teacher evaluation is stressful. With mixed messages about the policies, purposes, and processes, more often than not teacher evaluations leave everyone feeling confused, anxious, and disillusioned. But what if there was a way to not only improve the...
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Mentoring Early Childhood Educators: A Handbook for Supervisors, Administrators, and Teachers
The first few months in the classroom are a combination of on-the-job training and rite of passage, a time when novice teachers need someone to show them the ropes and be there to answer the tough questions. But if you are a teacher’s mentor or...