Best Professional Development For Teachers - April 2024

Professional Development That Sticks: How do I create meaningful learning experiences for educators? (ASCD Arias)

How can we approach professional development in a thoughtful way, keep teachers motivated, and make the process worthwhile? It's a truth that school leaders can t deny: teachers tend to think of PD as a distraction from the real work of the classroom as something to get through instead of an opportunity to engage, learn, and grow as professionals. Too often, they're absolutely right. When PD is packaged as a one-size-fits-all, one-and-done experience, even content that teachers might greet with enthusiasm won't stay with them for long. It just doesn't stick. In Professional Development That S... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1416621938
• ASIN: 1416621938
• ISBN: 1416621938
• Manufacturer: Association for Supervision & Curriculum Development

Teacher Training and Professional Development of Chinese English Language Teachers (ESL & Applied Linguistics Professional Series)

This up-close look at Chinese ESL teachers documents undertakings at formal and informal levels to support and sustain their expertise in ways that balance collaborative and competitive efforts, situated and standards-based programs, ethnically responsive and government-based efforts, and traditional and 21st-century teaching visions. English is a mandated subject for approximately 400 million Chinese public school students. Making transparent the training and professional development received respectively by pre-service and in-service teachers, this book provides a rare window into how Chines... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1138124516
• ASIN: 1138124516
• ISBN: 1138124516
• Manufacturer: Routledge

THE First Days of School: How to Be an Effective Teacher (Book & DVD)

This is the most requested book for what works in the classroom for teacher and student success. It s an education staple for preparing effective teachers at all grade levels, pre-K through college, in all content areas. With the release of the 5th edition, it s now bigger, better, and bolder. The book walks a teacher, either novice or veteran, through structuring and organizing a classroom for success that can be applied at any time of the year.Now in a portrait format, the 5th edition includes a new, 54-minute DVD, You Have Changed My Life, with accomplished actor and singer William Martinez... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0976423383
• ASIN: 0976423383
• ISBN: 0976423383
• Manufacturer: Harry K. Wong Publications

Handbook of Professional Development in Education: Successful Models and Practices, PreK-12

This comprehensive handbook synthesizes the best current knowledge on teacher professional development (PD) and addresses practical issues in implementation. Leading authorities describe innovative practices that are being used in schools, emphasizing the value of PD that is instructive, reflective, active, collaborative, and substantive. Strategies for creating, measuring, and sustaining successful programs are presented. The book explores the relationship of PD to adult learning theory, school leadership, district and state policy, the growth of professional learning communities, and the Com... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1462524974
• UPC: 001462524974
• ASIN: 1462524974
• ISBN: 1462524974
• Brand: Guilford Pubn
• Manufacturer: The Guilford Press

The Reading Strategies Book: Your Everything Guide to Developing Skilled Readers

With hit books that support strategic reading through conferring, small groups, and assessment, Jen Serravallo gets emails almost daily asking, "Isn't there a book of the strategies themselves?" Now there is. "Strategies make the often invisible work of reading actionable and visible," Jen writes. In The Reading Strategies Book, she collects 300 strategies to share with readers in support of thirteen goals-everything from fluency to literary analysis. Each strategy is cross-linked to skills, genres, and Fountas & Pinnell reading levels to give you just-right teaching, just in time. With Jen's ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 032507433X
• ASIN: 032507433X
• ISBN: 9780325074337
• Brand: Heinemann
• Manufacturer: Heinemann

The Next Step Forward in Guided Reading: An Assess-Decide-Guide Framework for Supporting Every Reader

In this resource-rich book, you’ll find:- All the planning and instructional tools you need to teach guided reading well, from pre-A to fluent, organized around Richardson’s proven Assess-Decide-Guide framework. - Prompts, discussion starters, teaching points, word lists, intervention suggestions, and more to support all students, including dual language learners and struggling readers. - 29 comprehension modules that cover essential strategies―monitoring, retelling, inferring, summarizing, and many others. - Plus an online resource bank with dozens of downloadable assessment and record-... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1338161113
• UPC: 078073161119
• ASIN: 1338161113
• ISBN: 1338161113
• Brand: SCHOLASTIC TEACHING RESOURCES
• Manufacturer: Scholastic Professional

The First Six Weeks of School

Build the foundation for a productive year of learning. Written by teachers, for teachers, this comprehensive K-6 guidebook shows how to:Plan a great first day—set a positive tone right from the start.Ensure that every part of the day flows smoothly—arrival, recess, lunch, and dismissal times, as well as lessons.Teach positive discipline—invest children in the rules and build prosocial behavior skills that keep their learning going.Present engaging academics—spark motivation and lay the groundwork for high academic achievement.Foster community—start with a daily Morning Meeting and e... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1892989816
• ASIN: 1892989816
• ISBN: 1892989816
• Brand: Center for Responsive Schools Inc
• Manufacturer: Center for Responsive Schools, Inc.

Dare to Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts.

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Brené Brown has taught us what it means to dare greatly, rise strong, and brave the wilderness. Now, based on new research conducted with leaders, change makers, and culture shifters, she’s showing us how to put those ideas into practice so we can step up and lead.Don’t miss the hourlong Netflix special Brené Brown: The Call to Courage! NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY BLOOMBERG Leadership is not about titles, status, and wielding power. A leader is anyone who takes responsibility for recognizing the potential in people and ideas, and has the ... [Read More]

• ASIN: B07CWGFPS7
• ASIN: B07CWGFPS7
• Manufacturer: Random House

Mindset: The New Psychology of Success

The updated edition of the book that has changed millions of lives with its insights into the growth mindset. After decades of research, world-renowned Stanford University psychologist Carol S. Dweck, Ph.D., discovered a simple but groundbreaking idea: the power of mindset. In this brilliant book, she shows how success in school, work, sports, the arts, and almost every area of human endeavor can be dramatically influenced by how we think about our talents and abilities. People with a fixed mindset—those who believe that abilities are fixed—are less likely to flourish than those with a g... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0345472322
• ASIN: 0345472322
• ISBN: 9780345472328
• Brand: Dweck, Carol S.
• Manufacturer: Ballantine Books

Patterns of Power: Inviting Young Writers into the Conventions of Language, Grades 1-5

Jeff Anderson and literacy coach Whitney La Rocca take you into primary and intermediate classrooms where students are curious about language, engage with the world around them, and notice and experiment with the conventions all writers use. Instead of chanting grammar rules or completing countless convention worksheets, we invite young writers to explore conventions as special effects devices that activate meaning. Our students study authentic texts and come to recognize these “patterns of power”—the essential grammar conventions that readers and writers require to make meaning. The fir... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1625311850
• ASIN: 1625311850
• ISBN: 1625311850
• Manufacturer: Stenhouse Publishers

Understanding Texts & Readers: Responsive Comprehension Instruction with Leveled Texts

"Goals help guide my thinking about reader's skills within each level of text complexity, and a leveling system helps my understanding of readers' development from level to level." -Jennifer Serravallo Understanding Texts & Readers makes comprehension make sense. In it, Jennifer Serravallo narrows the distance between assessment and instruction. She maps the four fiction and four nonfiction comprehension goals she presented in The Reading Strategies Book to fourteen text levels and shares sample responses that show what to expect from readers at each. Jen simplifies text complexity and clari... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0325108927
• ASIN: 0325108927
• ISBN: 0325108927
• Manufacturer: Heinemann

Better Than Carrots or Sticks: Restorative Practices for Positive Classroom Management

Classroom management is traditionally a matter of encouraging good behavior and discouraging bad by doling out rewards and punishments. But studies show that when educators empower students to address and correct misbehavior among themselves, positive results are longer lasting and more wide reaching. In Better Than Carrots or Sticks, longtime educators and best-selling authors Dominique Smith, Douglas Fisher, and Nancy Frey provide a practical blueprint for creating a cooperative and respectful classroom climate in which students and teachers work through behavioral issues together. After a c... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1416620621
• ASIN: 1416620621
• ISBN: 1416620621
• Manufacturer: ASCD

The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The authors of No-Drama Discipline and The Yes Brain explain the new science of how a child’s brain is wired and how it matures in this pioneering, practical book. “Simple, smart, and effective solutions to your child’s struggles.”—Harvey Karp, M.D. In this pioneering, practical book, Daniel J. Siegel, neuropsychiatrist and author of the bestselling Mindsight, and parenting expert Tina Payne Bryson offer a revolutionary approach to child rearing with twelve key strategies that foster healthy brain development, leading to calmer, happier children. The a... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0553386697
• ASIN: 0553386697
• ISBN: 9780553386691
• Brand: Bantam
• Manufacturer: Bantam

Teach Like a PIRATE: Increase Student Engagement, Boost Your Creativity, and Transform Your Life as an Educator

Based on Dave Burgess's popular "Teach Like a PIRATE" seminars, this book offers inspiration, practical techniques, and innovative ideas that will help you to increase student engagement, boost your creativity, and transform your life as an educator. You'll learn how to: Tap into and dramatically increase your passion as a teacher Develop outrageously engaging lessons that draw students in like a magnet  Establish rapport and a sense of camaraderie in your classroom Transform your class into a life-changing experience for your students This groundbreaking inspirational manifesto contain... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0988217600
• UPC: 884831623016
• ASIN: 0988217600
• ISBN: 0988217600
• Brand: Dave Burgess Consulting Inc
• Manufacturer: Dave Burgess Consulting, Incorporated

CBT Toolbox for Children and Adolescents: Over 200 Worksheets & Exercises for Trauma, ADHD, Autism, Anxiety, Depression & Conduct Disorders

The CBT Toolbox for Children and Adolescents gives you the resources to help the children in your life handle their daily obstacles with ease. Inside this workbook you'll find hundreds of worksheets, exercises, and activities to help treat: - Trauma - ADHD - Autism - Anxiety - Depression - Conduct Disorders Written by clinicians and teachers with decades of experience working with kids, these practical and easy-to-use therapy tools are vital to teaching children how to cope with and overcome their deepest struggles. Step-by-step, you'll see how the best strategies from cognitive behavioral th... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1683730755
• ASIN: 1683730755
• ISBN: 1683730755
• Manufacturer: PESI Publishing & Media

Elementary and Middle School Mathematics : Teaching Developmentally: The Professional Development Edition for Mathematics Coaches and Other Teacher Leaders

Elementary and Middle School Mathematics Teaching Developmentally, Professional Development Edition provides unparalleled depth of ideas and discussion to help mathematics coaches and other teacher leaders foster teachers' understanding of the mathematics they will teach and

• UPC: 19589463

Designing Professional Development for Teachers of Science and Mathematics

The classic guide for designing robust science and mathematics professional development programs! This expanded edition of one of the most widely cited resources in the field of professional development for mathematics and science educators demonstrates

• UPC: 11991188
• Model: 9781412974141

Teacher Lore and Professional Development for School Reform

The power of the stories of teachers and students in the classroom--teacher lore--is inspiring and is the starting place for real reform in

• UPC: 1197035
• Rating: 5.0

Best Practices in Professional Learning and Teacher Preparation in Gifted Education (Vol. 1)

"Teacher preparation programs may not adequately train teachers in how to meet the needs of gifted and talented students in the regular classroom. Several states offer additional teacher preparation programs by providing either an endorsement

• UPC: 164300279
• Rating: 4.667

50 Ways to Be a Better Teacher: Professional Development Techniques - eBook

Whether you’re just starting out, a mid-career teacher, or a seasoned veteran of the classroom, you can find ways to make your teaching more effective and require less effort. 50 Ways to Be a Better

• UPC: 458880296

50 Ways to Be a Better Teacher : Professional Development Techniques

50 Ways to Be a Better Teacher: Professional Development

• UPC: 116896151

Teacher Educator International Professional Development as Ren - eBook

Teacher-educator international professional development involves personal and professional, research- and practice-oriented, and pragmatic and aesthetic growth. This text encourages teacher educators to explore this work as Ren, or benevolent human beings, in cultivating global professional

• UPC: 862356919

Higher Order Thinking in Science Classrooms: Students’ Learning and Teachers’ Professional Development - eBook

How can educators bridge the gap between "big" ideas about teaching students to think and educational practice? This book addresses this question by a unique combination of theory, field experience and elaborate educational research. Its

• UPC: 413451645

Continuing Professional Development for Teachers - eBook

This volume is designed for teachers, whether just setting out or climbing the ladder. It examines the complex set of options and requirements facing teachers, from qualifying as a teacher to developing skills through middle

• UPC: 385506564

Teacher Leadership in Professional Development Schools - eBook

This edited collection occupies a unique position as the first book to explore teacher leadership within the context of professional development schools (PDSs) and other school-university partnerships in the United States. In today's educational climate of data,

• UPC: 686098306

101 Best Web Sites for Teacher Tools and Professional Development-ExLibrary

• UPC: 273688495890
• Category: Nonfiction
• Price: 3 USD

101 Best Web Sites for Teacher Tools and Professional Development

• UPC: 142085113902
• Category: School Textbooks & Study Guides
• Price: 4 USD

Best 1st Grade Teacher Ever Blank Lined Paperback Journal for S... 9781730838101

• UPC: 333193301541
• Category: Non Fiction
• Price: 7 GBP

101 Best Web Sites for Teacher Tools and Professional Development

• UPC: 302857726314
• Category: Fiction & Literature
• Price: 3 USD