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Raise standards and improve learning for all students through equitable grading Grading-one of the most important responsibilities of teachers with major implications for students' academic and life trajectories-is ironically also among the most enigmatic and frequently avoided topics in education. Although most teachers sense that common grading practices are often ineffective, there is limited understanding of how those practices can undermi...

This book explores what the CLPE¿s Reflecting Realities teaches us and empowers teachers to take positive to ensure classroom libraries are truly representative.

This book explores what the CLPE¿s Reflecting Realities teaches us and empowers teachers to take positive to ensure classroom libraries are truly representative.

Teachers are expected to use data to inform their decisions in the classroom. This guide offers practical advice for teachers to help them gather useful student data, interpret the data schools generate and act on their findings.

This book will provide teachers and school administrators with: an understanding of the reasons behind their confusion and discomfort by detailing the way that the changing role of schooling and our increasing knowledge about the nature of learning have made classroom assessment much more complex, with a range of different purposes that require differentiated assessment practices.

Build cohesive PLC+ teams to improve learning outcomes Effective teacher collaboration can amplify student learning and well-being outcomes, increase teacher satisfaction rates, and improve the onboarding of new teachers. Yet developing a cohesive PLC+ team isn¿t always so simple. Designed as a companion to PLC+: Better Decisions and Greater Impact by Design and The PLC+ Playbook,  this easy-to-use playbook for school leaders provides strategi...

Beyond problem-solving and performance tasks ¿ level up to project-based learning! Do you want your students to be more engaged in their mathematics lessons while also amplifying cultural relevancy and equity? If so, proceed to the next level of instruction with project-based learning (PBL)! This book provides the whole PBL game plan designed by an experienced, award-winning teacher and researcher. Whether you want to start with small steps or...

Concepts, conversation, collaboration¿vocabulary instruction is so much more than lists of words. More is more when it comes to students¿ vocabulary knowledge, and in The Vocabulary Playbook, educators in K-12 get ideas for transforming all children into curious, capable word learners. The key? Put away the word-list mindset, and embrace active modeling, peer work, and independent practice. Five modules offer direct instruction and effective r...

Finally! A book that helps solve the problem of teaching problem solving! Learning to be a problem solver is hard. Teaching students how to be problem solvers themselves can be even harder. Some students may learn to mimic procedures to come up with correct answers, but are they really learning to solve problems? To become independent problem solvers, students need to practice exploring, tinkering, and, most important, thinking!! The bite-size...

Be the leader you want to see in the world. Educators committed to social justice enter into the work in markedly different ways. Drawing from research with 50 educational leaders from across the United States, Growing for Justice explores how leaders committed to social justice support the growth of others while also developing their own capacities to engage, connect, and lead for change. This groundbreaking book, informed by adult developmen...

Create a pathway to equity by detracking mathematics  The tracked mathematics system has been operating in US schools for decades. However, research demonstrates negative effects on subgroups of students by keeping them in a single math track, thereby denying them access to rigorous coursework needed for college and career readiness. The journey to change this involves confronting some long-standing beliefs and structures in education. When su...

This book is written for educators of all levels and disciplines who want to understand the available Internet tools and learn how to use them effectively in the classroom. It gives real life examples from K-12 teachers around the world who are at the forefront of bringing these tools into their schools and to their students. It's filled with practical advice on how teachers and students can start using the Web to learn more, create more, and ...

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The pathway to uncovering and dismantling inequities Educational leaders that work in the district, site, or classroom level know that opportunity gaps have long been a focus of education policy in the United States. Leadership can be a critical lever for advancing policies that oppose racism and confront systemic inequities. In meeting this challenge, educators have found that acknowledging beliefs and behaviors is critical. Still, deficit-ba...

The system won¿t do it for us. But we have each other. In The Imperfect and Unfinished Math Teacher: A Journey to Reclaim Our Professional Growth, master storyteller Chase Orton offers a vulnerable and courageous grassroots guide that leads K-12 math teachers through a journey to cultivate a more equitable, inclusive, and cohesive culture of professionalism for themselves¿what he calls professional flourishment. The book builds from two bold p...

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Lead an identity safe learning community where students of all backgrounds thrive Students of all backgrounds reach their full potential when they feel a sense of belonging and inclusion. When their social identities are valued as assets rather than barriers to learning, they flourish. This guide provides evidence-based strategies that support you as a leader in creating an environment that promotes identity safe students, who experience a cha...

Designed to be used by any teacher and with any curriculum, from elementary through post-secondary, Real Talk will change your teaching and develop persistent, optimistic students who feel a sense of belonging.

In this book, David and Roger Johnson provide teachers with the practical tools they need to assess the non-academic outcomes of schooling. While the emphasis in schools right now is very much focused on all things academic, teachers and administrators will always be concerned with non-academic outcomes, especially as it pertains to such issues as study skills, coping skills, teamwork, character education, work habits, and reasoning.