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Cultural Proficiency: A Manual for School Leaders Second Edition
Randall B. Lindsey, Kikanza Nuri Robins, ...
Corwin Press, 2003
Excellent resource for how you deal with racism
This is an excellent book to really define and review how you deal with the different cultures in your classroom or your school. This book allows the reader to look how you deal with events that you may not be aware that may be prejudice.
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How the Brain Learns
David A. Sousa
Corwin Press, 2005
How the Brain Learns
Excellent resource for lay person. Written in a very understandable, practical style with good illustrations and examples. Great aide for educators who want to better understand how their students learn. Also teaches you something about yourself!
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Failure Is Not an Option(TM): Six Principles That Guide Student Achievement in High-Performing Schools
Alan M. Blankstein
Corwin Press, 2004
Develops six guiding principles for creating and sustaining high-performing schools
Failure Is Not An Option: Six Principles That Guide Student Achievement In High-performing Schools is an impressive introduction to enhancing student performance which directly addresses transforming theory into practice and illustrating diverse applications with case ...
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Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts, and Other Powerful Web Tools for Classrooms
Will Richardson
Corwin Press, 2006
An excellent resource!
Finally a book all about how to incorporate the newest in technology in the classroom. Combines info that's been floating around on the internet into a concise book and an easy read. Many great ideas.
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Differentiated Instructional Strategies: One Size Doesn't Fit All
Gayle H. Gregory, Carolyn Chapman
Corwin Press, 2006
Great recommendation for any teacher
Differentiated Instructional Strategies: One Size Doesn't Fit All by Gayle Gregory, and Carolyn Chapman is great tool to compliment any teacher's personal resource library. As a novice to teaching and classroom instruction, I found this book to be very enlightening. ...
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The Three-Minute Classroom Walk-Through: Changing School Supervisory Practice One Teacher at a Time
Carolyn J. Downey, Betty E. Steffy, ...
Corwin Press, 2004
Three Minute Classroom Walk-Through
An effective guide for pinpointing effective classroom instruction. This book also outlines specific strategies for engaging teachers in reflective dialogue that could enhance classroom instruction. A must read for administrators.
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Brief Counseling That Works: A Solution-Focused Approach for School Counselors and Administrators, 2nd Edition
Gerald B. Sklare
Corwin Press, 2004
School geek
I am a Master's in School Counseling student. This is the recommended theory for school counselors. I will use this as a reference in school and once I begin working in the field.
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Writing the Winning Thesis or Dissertation: A Step-by-Step Guide
Allan A. Glatthorn, Randy L. Joyner
Corwin Press, 2005
A Graduate Student's Best Friend
This is an excellent,well-written guide for graduate students. It fills in all the information the average committee fails to tell the student.If a student follows the text, he or she should have a successful experience; consequently,I have recommended this book to ...
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Courageous Conversations About Race: A Field Guide for Achieving Equity in Schools
Glenn Eric Singleton, Curtis Linton
Corwin Press, 2005
Truly a courageous book!
This is truly a courageous book! Richard Hernstein first broke Political Correctness's stranglehold on the discussion of race and educational achievement with his book The Bell Curve, and though that groundbreaking book was meticulously researched, the author suffered ...
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Response to Intervention: A Practical Guide for Every Teacher
William Neil Bender, Cara Shores
Corwin Press, 2007
Responding to Respone to Intervention
As a special education teacher on special assignment this year to implement RTI, I will be brief and to the point. I attended a lecture by this professor and now have read his book. If you want clear cut information about how to implement RTI and what choices would ...
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Top Tunes for Teaching: 977 Song Titles & Practical Tools for Choosing the Right Music Every Time
Eric P. Jensen
Corwin Press, 2005
Top Tunes is a Top Pick
I wanted some reading that would inspire me to go into the coming school year. This book is very usable and gives many ideas for using music effectively. It provides sources to make getting started easier. I plan to purchase other books by Eric Jensen hoping that they ...
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Brain-Based Learning: The New Science of Teaching and Training, Revised Edition
Eric P. Jensen
Corwin Press, 2000
This explains a lot!
Reading this book was fascinating! The brain is an amazing organ and this book presents the facts in a way that will capture and hold your interest.
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Common Formative Assessments: How to Connect Standards-Based Instruction and Assessment
Larry B. Ainsworth, Donald J. Viegut
Corwin Press, 2006
"A powerful resource. The authors clarify the terminology of assessment with painstaking precision and offer specific, practical steps to help educators develop their assessment literacy." —Richard DuFour, Educational Author and Consultant "Highly recommended—a clear and helpful guide to navigating the terrain of instruction, ...
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The Principal as Curriculum Leader: Shaping What Is Taught and Tested
Allan A. Glatthorn, Jerry M. Jailall
Corwin Press, 2008
The Principal as Curriculum Leader ?
Good resource - explains that principals don't often know that they should be a curriculum leader. One of their jobs is to keep abreast on curriculum - changes, effective teaching strategies, etc. It has been my experience as a teacher that many principals have no ...
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Conscious Classroom Management: Unlocking the Secrets of Great Teaching
Rick Smith
Corwin Press, 2008
Practical solutions to your teaching problems.
Unlike some books on discipline, Smith gives practical solutions to your teaching problems. He tells you what to do to make classroom discipline effortless. When I was observing teachers, I didn't know what to look for because the classes ran smoothly. Smith tells you ...
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