We all remember our inspired teachers--the ones who made learning come alive and helped us break through to better and deeper understanding. In The Inspired Teacher: How to Know One, Grow One, or Be One, National Board-certified teacher Carol Frederick Steele offers insightful advice for teachers of all levels to help build the skills essential to effective and motivating instruction. The Inspired Teacher focuses on 13 research-based skills of expertise,...

A guide to applying coaching strategies in the classroom, this book includes a wealth of cross-curricular project ideas suitable for grades 3-12 that have proven successful among ethnically and socio-economically diverse urban schools.

Finally, the first research-based book of sound strategies and best practices to help instructors motivate students to complete their online courses. Although studies support the effectiveness of learning online, students often fail to complete online courses. Some studies have found that as many as 50—70% drop out of their online courses or programs. Retention is not only a growing expectation and imperative, but it is also as opportunity for...

Examine the basic principles of differentiation in light of what current research on educational neuroscience has revealed.

"Michael wrote this book to help educators nurture the spark or light in each child, no matter their circumstances. After all, "No child can learn from you if they feel you are not interested in them." He highlights the crucial and pivotal role educators play in children's lives and how their actions often have lifelong effects on the children in their care. Organized around twelve traits or ideas, Michael shares personal stories from his time as...

Finding meaning, vitality, and community is the purpose of engagement-and school itself. Authentic engagement is a choice students make every day to bring themselves to their learning, work, and relationships-rather than simply go through the motions of school. It means sharing experiences; asking questions; trying new things; making mistakes; and allowing themselves to be seen, heard, and cared for. It's an active choice that can lead to tremendous...

"So much of what middle grade students need to do each day depends on their executive function, or the ability to self-monitor and carry out the steps of a plan effectively," writes Susanne Croasdaile in her first book, Building Executive Function and Motivation in the Middle Grades: A Universal Design for Learning Approach. Using real-life examples, Croasdaile shows educators how to integrate Universal Design for Learning (UDL) to transform the learning...

Do you sense that some students have mentally "checked out" of your classroom? Look closely and you'll probably find that these students are bored by lessons that they view as unchallenging and uninteresting. In this follow-up to The Highly Effective Teacher: 7 Classroom-Tested Practices That Foster Student Success, Jeff Marshall provides teachers with a blueprint for introducing more rigor to the classroom by: - Reorienting themselves and their...

When students have more choices about their learning, they can find ways of learning that match their personal needs and be more engaged in their work, building skills and work habits that will serve them well in school and beyond. This teacher-friendly guide offers everything you need to help students who are bored, frustrated, or underperforming come alive to learning through the fundamental power of choice.--Publisher

The natural condition of any classroom is harmonious, satisfying, and productive, so why do so many teachers struggle with problems of apathy, hostility, anxiety, inefficiency, and resistance? In this groundbreaking book, education expert John Shindler presents a powerful model, “Transformative Classroom Management” (TCM), that can be implemented by any teacher to restore the natural positive feelings in his or her classroom-the love of learning,...