books about: teacher     books:     Teacher      The Freedom Writers Diary : How a Teacher and 150 Teens Used Writing to Change Themselves and the World ... Freedom Writers, Zlata Filipovic Main Street Books, 1999 A novel that can inspire anyone who reads it The novel The Freedom Writers Diary: How a Teacher and 150 Teens Used Writing to Change Themselves and the World Around Them is an exceptional book detailing the extraordinary things that a teacher and her class managed to accomplish in four years of high school. The ...             First Day Jitters Julie Danneberg Charlesbridge Publishing, 2000 I Love! I love this book! My kids were so surprised to see that the character that was nervous about school wasn't a child. Great ending! This book allows students to see that grown-ups are afraid and/or become nervous before school too.             An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness Kay Redfield Jamison Vintage, 1996 Unquiet mind Brilliant mind and character candidly exposes memoirs; richly sensitive, the unquiet mind brings clarity and treats a difficult subject with competence and affection.             Disrupting Class: How Disruptive Innovation Will Change the Way the World Learns Clayton M. Christensen, Curtis W. Johnson, ... McGraw-Hill, 2008 The future of education Administrators, teachers, parents, and policy makers would do well to read Disrupting Class. The authors approach education with the perspective of an outsider - business person, technologist, entrepreneur - but the knowledge and thoughtfulness of an insider. Instead ...             My Sister's Keeper: A Novel Jodi Picoult Washington Square Press, 2005 Great Book! A must read I could not put the book down. I had to find out what was going to happen next. It really makes you stop and think about your own feelings on life and death. When do you consider the moment of life? Conception? After it is an embryo? If you had to choose between ...             Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson Mitch Albom Broadway, 2002 Great story line! Excellent story line. Loved the characters. Best story to show young children. Life teaches us so much. Great inspirational story.             The Merriam-Webster Dictionary Merriam-Webster Merriam-Webster, 2004 Great little dictionary I wanted a dictionary that would be a great size to have by my side while I read books, in case I need to look up a word. This dictionary fits the bill perfectly. About the size of a mass market paperback, this dictionary is easy to hold and look through, compared to a ...             The First Days Of School: How To Be An Effective Teacher Harry K. Wong, Rosemary T. Wong Harry K. Wong Publications, 2004 Excellent Resource for the Beginning Teacher This is a very interesting and helpful book for beginning teachers, or teachers who wish they ran a more effective classroom. This book is full of practical tips that you can implement right now, and is written in a very user-friendly format with lots of graphics and ...             90 Minutes in Heaven: A True Story of Death & Life Don Piper, Cecil Murphey Revell, 2004 God always has a plan Loved the book. Arrived in the afternoon. I knew as soon as I opened it, I would read it all right then. God always has a plan, maybe not yours or mine but his. I flew through the words and the message. It's not an easy read as far as what this precious man had to ...             The First Six Weeks of School (Strategies for Teachers Series, 2) Paula Denton, Roxann Kriete Northeast Foundation for Children, 2000 Great for First Year Educators! I began using Morning Meeting [ASIN:1892989093 The Morning Meeting Book (Strategies for Teachers, 1)] as a part of my teacher education program last year and found it to be a great benefit for encouraging positive social interactions between my elementary students. ...             Farewell to Manzanar: A True Story of Japanese American Experience During and After the World War II ... James D. Houston Bantam Books, 1974 This part of American history has been swept under the rug. Farewell to Manzanar is the autobiography of Jeanne Wakatsuki, who was seven years old in 1942, when the U.S. government forced Japanese-American families from their homes, and relocated them to internment camps. She tells the story of life at the Manzanar camp, as ...             Classroom Instruction That Works: Research-Based Strategies for Increasing Student Achievement Robert J. Marzano, Debra Pickering, ... Association for Supervision & Curriculum Deve, 2001 Best teacher guide EVER This booklet provides vastly more instruction on the nitty-gritty of what teachers need in the classroom. Thank you!             Frindle Andrew Clements Aladdin, 1998 A story to warm the heart of very child with a curious and rebellious streak This book should be a classic, it demonstrates how a child can rebel against his teachers and yet do it in a positive way. Nick Allen is a bit of a troublemaker in school; he has many "good" ideas and is always trying them out. He reaches fifth grade, and the only ...             The Morning Meeting Book (Strategies for Teachers, 1) Roxann Kriete, Lynn Bechtel Northeast Foundation for Children, 2002 Excellent This resource is an excellent buy. After cutting morning meeting out of my classroom routines, I realized that it's not what I should have done. I wish that I had this book in the beginning of the year to help me with the morning meeting. There are so many wonderful ...             Anatomy of the Spirit: The Seven Stages of Power and Healing Caroline Myss Three Rivers Press, 1996 EVERY WORD COULD BE HIGHLIGHTED Like many of you, I'm one of those readers who likes to highlight words or sentences or passages with a yellow marker. So, it makes me chuckle every time I consult my copy of ANATOMY OF THE SPIRIT: The Seven Stages of Power and Healing by Caroline Myss because it often ...          products you might be interested in search for books achievement, instruction, internment, merriam-webster, research-based, strategies      toavi.com    web randomly chosen DVD: Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman - The Movies (The Movie aka Revelations / The ...