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Students' primary caregivers hold an important role in their education, so it is essential for educators to establish a sense of community and foundation of trust among parents and guardians. In On the Same Team: Bringing Educators and Underrepresented Families Together, Ari Gerzon-Kessler explains how the Families and Educators Together (FET) approach creates strong family-school partnerships, fosters a culture of recognition and support for ...

Substitute teaching is an opportunity to interact with and positively impact children's education without the responsibility of full-time teaching. Far from classroom supervisors, substitute teachers can have solid command over a class while still forming connections with students and advancing classroom content. Kim Bailey and Kristen Nelson's practical guide The Successful Substitute: How to Prepare, Grow, and Flourish as a Guest Teacher pre...

Teachers are critical to student success, but the profession of teaching is in crisis. In Ensuring Teachers Matter: Where to Focus First So Students Matter Most, Shelly Wilfong and Ryan Donlan remind us that supporting students does not mean we cannot support teachers, and they argue that a sense of mattering, or feeling meaningfully significant, is the key to this support. Drawing from original research, the authors introduce eight essential ...

In an increasingly charged political and social climate, educators may feel ill equipped to address students' varying needs and perspectives in a meaningful way. By intentionally incorporating practices that facilitate honest dialogue and cultivate inclusion, educators can instill a sense of emotional safety in students and positively affirm them in the ways they need it most. In Compassion as Our Compass: 20+ Professional Learning Activities ...

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It's no secret that technology has been increasingly replacing books in many K-12 students' lives. But how can educators and school leaders successfully encourage their students to read when devices vie for so much of their attention? In Leading a Culture of Reading: How to Ignite and Sustain a Love of Literacy in Your School, Lorraine M. Radice demonstrates how educators can promote a love of reading by using technology and social platforms t...

The Big Five of Literacy -- The Neuroscience of Reading -- Reading and Response to Intervention -- Everybody is a Reading Teacher: Reading Instruction Across Content Areas -- When Students are Off Track -- Strategic Teaching and Learning -- Conclusion.

Maintaining student engagement in the classroom is a challenge all teachers face-but the effects of boredom and disengagement in school aren't confined to the classroom. Students learn skills like perseverance and accountability in school, which later shape their personal relationships, professions, and society at large. In Power Engage: Seven Power Moves for Building a Culture of Engagement and Equity, classroom coach Carlos Johnson shares hi...

In The Antiracist School Leader: What to Know, Say, and Do, education leaders will learn how to plan, test, and execute a comprehensive antiracist vision to transform the culture, curriculum, and conscience of their school administration"--

Exceptionally busy educators may struggle to keep up with the latest ideas and research while trying to manage their increasing responsibilities and decreasing time for professional development. Choose Your Own Master Class: Urgent Ideas to Invigorate Your Professional Learning by Beth Pandolpho and Katie Cubano is designed to fit into educators' busy lives. The book features stand-alone chapters, each focused on a concept, perspective, or fie...

In this expanded second edition of Design in Five: Essential Phases to Create Engaging Assessment Practice, Nicole Dimich empowers teachers to create and use effective assessments to fully engage learners. Introducing a five-phase assessment-design protocol, she explores the importance and types of assessment, the traits of quality assessment, and the ways both individuals and collaborative teams can use the stages of the Design in Five proces...

How does a sense of place shape community involvement? How might teachers empower students to confront oppressive societal structures and advocate for equity in their communities? Authors Micki Evans, Charity Moran Parsons, and Erin Sanchez know firsthand the impact a sense of place has on education and society at large. In Place-Based Learning: Connecting Student Inquiry to Community and Culture, they elucidate the seven place-based learning ...

After twenty-five years, the professional learning community (PLC) process continues to produce results across the United States and around the world. In this fourth edition of the best-selling Learning by Doing: A Handbook for Professional Learning Communities at Workª, the authors use updated research and time-tested knowledge to address current challenges in education, from the learning gaps exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic to the need ...

This second edition book from the Every Student Can Learn Mathematics series guides you and your collaborative teams in building student and collective teacher efficacy through the formative use of common assessments. Discover how you can work interdependently to design high-quality assessments, calibrate scoring of student work, and analyze data to enhance instructional practices and sustain effective Tier 2 learning experiences for students....

Inclusive school environments don't just happen-they require continual fine-tuning to ensure every educator and student feels heard and valued. As school leaders, principals hold a crucial position within a school's structure that determines its success or failure to create an equitable school climate. Without sound leadership, teachers can flounder amidst the myriad inequalities facing their students-from racial and gender identity, socioecon...

Successful teaching requires not only pedagogical training but the ability to decipher empirical research and determine an effective course of action. With bountiful research to support different methodologies, how can teachers decide what is best? In Teach Brilliantly: Small Shifts That Lead to Big Gains in Student Learning, James A. Nottingham removes the guesswork by going in depth on five important topics in education: (1) engagement, (2) ...

Education is constantly improving and evolving. With new programs, initiatives, and research emerging each year, teachers feel overwhelmed by high pressure and increasing responsibility. What if the solution isn't to add more but to simplify the process? And what if this could be done collaboratively, so all students receive comparable instruction? In Simplifying the Journey: Six Steps to Schoolwide Collaboration, Consistency, and Clarity in a...

When employed effectively, social-emotional learning (SEL) shapes students to perform academically and enables them to mature into competent, conscientious, and socially attuned adults. With the SEL approach, K-12 leaders can foster a school climate that sets the foundation for nourishing relationships and productive learning. In The Recipe for Student Well-Being: Five Key Ingredients for Social, Behavioral, and Academic Success, Brian H. Smit...

It's estimated that more than 50% of teachers feel inadequately prepared to academically support multilingual student growth. Instructional coaches can equip teachers within months to successfully implement high-impact strategies that engage not just English learners but everyone in the classroom. Gain tools and practices to design professional learning plans that incorporate targeted strategies with the support of an instructional coaching pr...

When cities across the world entered lockdown and schools abruptly closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, teachers were thrust into uncharted territory. Educator and best-selling author Anthony Muhammad knew then that education would never be the same. In this time post-pandemic, teachers have a window of opportunity to shape education that will impact the profession for generations. How can educators learn from past movements in education to co...