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The IC Toolkit

by Jim Knight, Jessica Wise, Michelle Harris, Amy Musante ...

Refine the art and craft of instructional coaching.For more than 25 years, Jim Knight and his team at the Instructional Coaching Group have been studying what excellence in instructional coaching looks and sounds like. Their findings—organized around 7 Success Factors for instructional coaches and shared via books, articles, and workshops—have helped many instructional coaches around the world to ... Read more

$44.63 CAD

Refine the art and craft of instructional coaching.For more than 25 years, Jim Knight and his team at the Instructional Coaching Group have been studying what excellence in instructional coaching looks and sounds like. Their findings—organized around 7 Success Factors for instructional coaches and shared via books, articles, and workshops—have helped many instructional coaches around the world to
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Thrive

The Purpose of Schools in a Changing World

by Valerie Hannon, Amelia Peterson ...

Every generation faces challenges, but never before have young people been so aware of theirs. Whether due to school strikes for climate change, civil war, or pandemic lockdowns, almost every child in the world has experienced the interruption of their schooling by outside forces. When the world we have taken for granted proves so unstable, it gives rise to the question: what is schooling for? ... Read more

$38.87 CAD

Every generation faces challenges, but never before have young people been so aware of theirs. Whether due to school strikes for climate change, civil war, or pandemic lockdowns, almost every child in the world has experienced the interruption of their schooling by outside forces. When the world we have taken for granted proves so unstable, it gives rise to the question: what is schooling for?
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Open to Work

by Ryan Roslansky, Aneesh Raman ...

Translated by Annalisa Garavaglia ...

Il futuro non è di chi resiste al cambiamento.Il futuro è di chi lo cavalca.In un momento in cui il mondo del lavoro cambia a un ritmo sempre più rapido, Open to Work è la guida essenziale per trovare il percorso giusto per noi, indipendentemente dal nostro ruolo, settore o livello di esperienza.Il CEO e il CEOO di LinkedIn ci guidano attraverso la rivoluzione che stiamo vivendo basandosi sui dati ... Read more

$23.99 CAD

Il futuro non è di chi resiste al cambiamento.Il futuro è di chi lo cavalca.In un momento in cui il mondo del lavoro cambia a un ritmo sempre più rapido, Open to Work è la guida essenziale per trovare il percorso giusto per noi, indipendentemente dal nostro ruolo, settore o livello di esperienza.Il CEO e il CEOO di LinkedIn ci guidano attraverso la rivoluzione che stiamo vivendo basandosi sui dati
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South African Schooling: The Enigma of Inequality

A Study of the Present Situation and Future Possibilities

Edited by Nic Spaull, Jonathan D. Jansen ...

Series series Education (R0)
This volume brings together many of South Africa’s leading scholars of education and covers the full range of South African schooling: from financing and policy reform to in-depth discussions of literacy, numeracy, teacher development and curriculum change. The book moves beyond a historical analysis and provides an inside view of the questions South African scholars are now grappling with: Are ... Read more

$104.48 CAD

This volume brings together many of South Africa’s leading scholars of education and covers the full range of South African schooling: from financing and policy reform to in-depth discussions of literacy, numeracy, teacher development and curriculum change. The book moves beyond a historical analysis and provides an inside view of the questions South African scholars are now grappling with: Are
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Early Childhood Curriculum

Planning, Assessment and Implementation

by Claire McLachlan, Marilyn Fleer, Susan Edwards ...

The third edition of Early Childhood Curriculum provides a comprehensive and accessible introduction to curriculum theories and approaches in early childhood and early primary settings. Drawing on a cultural-historical framework for education, the text explores a variety of approaches to learning and teaching and equips readers with the tools to effectively plan, design and implement curriculum ... Read more

$70.55 CAD

The third edition of Early Childhood Curriculum provides a comprehensive and accessible introduction to curriculum theories and approaches in early childhood and early primary settings. Drawing on a cultural-historical framework for education, the text explores a variety of approaches to learning and teaching and equips readers with the tools to effectively plan, design and implement curriculum
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Civil Rights, Culture Wars

The Fight over a Mississippi Textbook

by Charles W. Eagles ...

Just as Mississippi whites in the 1950s and 1960s had fought to maintain school segregation, they battled in the 1970s to control the school curriculum. Educators faced a crucial choice between continuing to teach a white supremacist view of history or offering students a more enlightened multiracial view of their state’s past. In 1974, when Random House’s Pantheon Books published Mississippi: ... Read more

$18.71 CAD

Just as Mississippi whites in the 1950s and 1960s had fought to maintain school segregation, they battled in the 1970s to control the school curriculum. Educators faced a crucial choice between continuing to teach a white supremacist view of history or offering students a more enlightened multiracial view of their state’s past. In 1974, when Random House’s Pantheon Books published Mississippi:
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Curriculum as Conversation

Transforming Traditions of Teaching and Learning

by Arthur N. Applebee ...

“Applebee's central point, the need to teach 'knowledge in context,' is absolutely crucial for the hopes of any reformed curriculum. His experience and knowledge give his voice an authority that makes many of the current proposals on both the left and right seem shallow by comparison.”—Gerald Graff, University of Chicago ... Read more

$20.69 CAD

“Applebee's central point, the need to teach 'knowledge in context,' is absolutely crucial for the hopes of any reformed curriculum. His experience and knowledge give his voice an authority that makes many of the current proposals on both the left and right seem shallow by comparison.”—Gerald Graff, University of Chicago
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The Go-To Guide for Engineering Curricula, Grades 6-8

Choosing and Using the Best Instructional Materials for Your Students

How to engineer change in your middle school science classroomWith the implementation of the Next Generation Science Standards, your students won’t just be scientists—they’ll be engineers. But that doesn’t mean you need to reinvent the wheel. Respected science educator Cary Sneider has done the groundwork for you, collecting a full range of time-tested curriculum materials to seamlessly weave ... Read more

$35.27 CAD

How to engineer change in your middle school science classroomWith the implementation of the Next Generation Science Standards, your students won’t just be scientists—they’ll be engineers. But that doesn’t mean you need to reinvent the wheel. Respected science educator Cary Sneider has done the groundwork for you, collecting a full range of time-tested curriculum materials to seamlessly weave
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Teacher Clarity

Four Necessary Components for High-Impact Student Learning

by John T. Almarode, Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey, Kierstan Barbee ...

How to Activate and Accelerate Student LearningHave you ever given instructions to your students, only to receive blank stares or confusion? Clarity is an essential part of teaching and learning, and every interaction we have with students is the foundation for moving learning forward—we must make every interaction count.Backed by the latest education research on what really works, Teacher Clarity ... Read more

$37.43 CAD

How to Activate and Accelerate Student LearningHave you ever given instructions to your students, only to receive blank stares or confusion? Clarity is an essential part of teaching and learning, and every interaction we have with students is the foundation for moving learning forward—we must make every interaction count.Backed by the latest education research on what really works, Teacher Clarity
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The Parallel Curriculum in the Classroom, Book 1

Essays for Application Across the Content Areas, K-12

Edited by Sandra Kaplan, Carol Ann Tomlinson, Jeanne H. Purcell, Jann H. Leppien, Deborah E. Burns, Cindy A. Strickland ...

Enrich your understanding and application of the Parallel Curriculum Model!The Parallel Curriculum: A Design to Develop High Potential and Challenge High-Ability Learners remains a groundbreaking publication offering an innovative model for rich curriculum development across varying ability levels. Its four parallel approaches to curriculum development were designed to challenge all students to ... Read more

$39.59 CAD

Enrich your understanding and application of the Parallel Curriculum Model!The Parallel Curriculum: A Design to Develop High Potential and Challenge High-Ability Learners remains a groundbreaking publication offering an innovative model for rich curriculum development across varying ability levels. Its four parallel approaches to curriculum development were designed to challenge all students to
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Formative Assessment Strategies for Enhanced Learning in Science, K-8

by Elizabeth Hammerman ...

"Hammerman focuses on the meaning and centrality of formative assessment, providing insights, examples, and ties to numerous individual initiatives to improve science experiences for students and to inspire better teaching for teachers."—Robert E. Yager, Professor of Science EducationUniversity of Iowa"This book addresses the various assessments used in our schools and how they can be approached ... Read more

$35.27 CAD

"Hammerman focuses on the meaning and centrality of formative assessment, providing insights, examples, and ties to numerous individual initiatives to improve science experiences for students and to inspire better teaching for teachers."—Robert E. Yager, Professor of Science EducationUniversity of Iowa"This book addresses the various assessments used in our schools and how they can be approached
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How to Integrate the Curricula

by Robin J. Fogarty, Brian Mitchell Pete ...

"This book should make educators stop and consider exactly what they mean when they discuss curriculum integration."—Julie Prescott, Assessment CoordinatorVallivue High School, Caldwell, ID"The biggest strength of Fogarty′s work is its clear, concise organization centered on the guiding questions of each chapter."—John C. Baker, Eighth-Grade Social Studies TeacherSalem Middle School, Apex, ... Read more

$35.27 CAD

"This book should make educators stop and consider exactly what they mean when they discuss curriculum integration."—Julie Prescott, Assessment CoordinatorVallivue High School, Caldwell, ID"The biggest strength of Fogarty′s work is its clear, concise organization centered on the guiding questions of each chapter."—John C. Baker, Eighth-Grade Social Studies TeacherSalem Middle School, Apex,
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Using Curriculum Mapping and Assessment Data to Improve Learning

by Bena Kallick, Jeff Colosimo ...

"Kallick and Colosimo have created a terrific book to help readers consider the next steps in using curriculum mapping, assessment, and technology to generate vibrant and productive learning communities."—From the Foreword by Heidi Hayes Jacobs"This book will help schools everywhere consider the essential questions that great teachers ask, not just in one classroom but across disciplines and grade ... Read more

$35.27 CAD

"Kallick and Colosimo have created a terrific book to help readers consider the next steps in using curriculum mapping, assessment, and technology to generate vibrant and productive learning communities."—From the Foreword by Heidi Hayes Jacobs"This book will help schools everywhere consider the essential questions that great teachers ask, not just in one classroom but across disciplines and grade
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Sustaining Extraordinary Student Achievement

by Linda E. Reksten ...

"The patterns described in these successful schools both validated and challenged my thinking. I can see opportunities for renewed emphasis in our district and much hope for continuing our progress with students."—Nancy Skerritt, Assistant SuperintendentTahoma School District, Maple Valley, WATransform your school with best leadership practices that sustain high student achievement year after year ... Read more

$25.91 CAD

"The patterns described in these successful schools both validated and challenged my thinking. I can see opportunities for renewed emphasis in our district and much hope for continuing our progress with students."—Nancy Skerritt, Assistant SuperintendentTahoma School District, Maple Valley, WATransform your school with best leadership practices that sustain high student achievement year after year
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The Principal as Early Literacy Leader

by Ontario Principals′ Council ...

Series series Leading Student Achievement Series
"Getting down from the ivory tower and stepping out of the principal′s office, these authors offer some of the most important and useful books about leadership that principals can buy."—Andy Hargreaves, Thomas More Brennan Chair in EducationBoston College"Addresses some of the most important challenges facing school leaders today. The authors bring a remarkable combination of deep, practical ... Read more

$35.27 CAD

"Getting down from the ivory tower and stepping out of the principal′s office, these authors offer some of the most important and useful books about leadership that principals can buy."—Andy Hargreaves, Thomas More Brennan Chair in EducationBoston College"Addresses some of the most important challenges facing school leaders today. The authors bring a remarkable combination of deep, practical
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Teaching English Language Learners

Content and Language in Middle and Secondary Mainstream Classrooms

by Michaela Colombo, Dana Furbush ...

Teaching English Language Learners: Content and Language in Middle and Secondary Mainstream Classrooms provides a reader-friendly guide to implementing and assessing high-level, content-area instruction for English Language Learners. Beginning with an overview of second language acquisition and the cultural variables that impact teaching and learning, authors Michaela Colombo and Dana Furbush go ... Read more

$113.03 CAD

Teaching English Language Learners: Content and Language in Middle and Secondary Mainstream Classrooms provides a reader-friendly guide to implementing and assessing high-level, content-area instruction for English Language Learners. Beginning with an overview of second language acquisition and the cultural variables that impact teaching and learning, authors Michaela Colombo and Dana Furbush go
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Putting the EYFS Curriculum into Practice

Edited by Caroline Vollans, Julian Grenier ...

This best-selling guide is essential reading for early years coordinators, school leaders, setting managers, childminders, and students. It offers practical advice on curriculum design and implementation across the seven areas of learning and development, aligned with the 2024 EYFS statutory framework.Bringing evidence-informed practice to life, it makes research accessible and ready to put into ... Read more

$100.07 CAD

This best-selling guide is essential reading for early years coordinators, school leaders, setting managers, childminders, and students. It offers practical advice on curriculum design and implementation across the seven areas of learning and development, aligned with the 2024 EYFS statutory framework.Bringing evidence-informed practice to life, it makes research accessible and ready to put into
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Developing a Metacognitive Curriculum

Edited by Nathan Burns ...

Discover how to enhance your school’s curriculum and boost student outcomes by applying metacognition across secondary subject teaching.This book offers secondary school teachers and curriculum leaders a comprehensive guide on how to build metacognitive strategies into curriculum design, maximising student learning outcomes. It sets out the groundwork for applying metacognitive approaches to ... Read more

$25.91 CAD

Discover how to enhance your school’s curriculum and boost student outcomes by applying metacognition across secondary subject teaching.This book offers secondary school teachers and curriculum leaders a comprehensive guide on how to build metacognitive strategies into curriculum design, maximising student learning outcomes. It sets out the groundwork for applying metacognitive approaches to
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Teaching Strategies That Create Assessment-Literate Learners

by Anita Stewart McCafferty, Jeffrey S. Beaudry ...

Your go-to guide for using classroom assessment as a teaching and learning tool!How can we bring students into the assessment process as full partners in ways that help them become owners of learning?Becoming an assessment-literate learner means understanding where you are going as a learner, where you’re at now, and what you need to do to reach a learning goal. This book unpacks seven strategies ... Read more

$34.55 CAD

Your go-to guide for using classroom assessment as a teaching and learning tool!How can we bring students into the assessment process as full partners in ways that help them become owners of learning?Becoming an assessment-literate learner means understanding where you are going as a learner, where you’re at now, and what you need to do to reach a learning goal. This book unpacks seven strategies
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Fall Down 7 Times, Get Up 8

Raising and Teaching Self-Motivated Learners, K-12

by Debbie Thompson Silver ...

Failure is just one step on the path to success.Failure is not only a possibility for learners during these challenging times, but a productive, concrete way of gaining ground. How can parents and educators teach kids to turn failure into progress toward success?This revised edition of the beloved bestseller, Fall Down Seven Times, Get Up Eight, has sensible answers, including both what to say and ... Read more

$35.27 CAD

Failure is just one step on the path to success.Failure is not only a possibility for learners during these challenging times, but a productive, concrete way of gaining ground. How can parents and educators teach kids to turn failure into progress toward success?This revised edition of the beloved bestseller, Fall Down Seven Times, Get Up Eight, has sensible answers, including both what to say and
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Going Gradeless, Grades 6-12

Shifting the Focus to Student Learning

by Elise B. Naramore, David K. Frangiosa ...

Reform assessment, reduce stress, and strengthen learningGreat things happen when students are able to focus on their learning instead of their scores. However, assessment reform, including standards-based grading, remains a hotly debated issue in education. Going Gradeless shows that it is possible to teach and assess without the stress of traditional grading practices.Sharing their successful ... Read more

$35.27 CAD

Reform assessment, reduce stress, and strengthen learningGreat things happen when students are able to focus on their learning instead of their scores. However, assessment reform, including standards-based grading, remains a hotly debated issue in education. Going Gradeless shows that it is possible to teach and assess without the stress of traditional grading practices.Sharing their successful
... Read more
Dispositions

Reframing Teaching and Learning

by Bena Kallick, Arthur L. Costa ...

From the authors of the best-selling Habits of Mind…**A costly gap exists between what we claim to value as educational essentials and how we evaluate results. In Dispositions, Arthur L. Costa and Bena Kallick present a game-changing look at why and how to "mind the gap".The authors’ Habits of Mind writings have influenced educational policy worldwide. Dispositions incorporates new cognitive ... Read more

$35.27 CAD

From the authors of the best-selling Habits of Mind…**A costly gap exists between what we claim to value as educational essentials and how we evaluate results. In Dispositions, Arthur L. Costa and Bena Kallick present a game-changing look at why and how to "mind the gap".The authors’ Habits of Mind writings have influenced educational policy worldwide. Dispositions incorporates new cognitive
... Read more
Transitioning to Concept-Based Curriculum and Instruction

How to Bring Content and Process Together

by H. Lynn Erickson, Lois A. Lanning ...

Series series Concept-Based Curriculum and Instruction Series
A cutting-edge model for 21st century curriculum and instructionHow can you spot a thinking child? Look at the eyes: they’ll light up, signaling that transformative moment when your student has finally grasped that big idea behind critical academic content. If experiences like this are all too rare in your school, then you need a curriculum and instruction model that’s more inquiry-driven and idea ... Read more

$34.55 CAD

A cutting-edge model for 21st century curriculum and instructionHow can you spot a thinking child? Look at the eyes: they’ll light up, signaling that transformative moment when your student has finally grasped that big idea behind critical academic content. If experiences like this are all too rare in your school, then you need a curriculum and instruction model that’s more inquiry-driven and idea
... Read more
Structured English Immersion

A Step-by-Step Guide for K-6 Teachers and Administrators

by Johanna J. Haver ...

"Haver′s Structured English Immersion excels in its directives to implement an effective SEI program from start to finish. While citing research and giving the pedagogical basis for SEI, Haver does not get mired in the theory—instead, heading directly towards the practice. This book is an excellent resource for those schools and districts struggling to implement the best SEI program for their LEP ... Read more

$35.27 CAD

"Haver′s Structured English Immersion excels in its directives to implement an effective SEI program from start to finish. While citing research and giving the pedagogical basis for SEI, Haver does not get mired in the theory—instead, heading directly towards the practice. This book is an excellent resource for those schools and districts struggling to implement the best SEI program for their LEP
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