Corwin imprint: 1626 books
Defensible Teacher Evaluation
Student Growth Through Classroom Assessment
Language: English
Release Date: March 11, 2014
Meaningful teacher evaluation starts with visible student growth
Annual standardized test scores cannot provide evidence of student growth needed to evaluate teacher performance. But consider student growth in the form of evidence derived from classroom assessment and you’re on to something....
Making Evaluation Meaningful
Transforming the Conversation to Transform Schools
Language: English
Release Date: June 24, 2017
Re-evaluate your perspective on teacher evaluation to truly transform school performance!
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The tools, strategies, and reflections in this book provide realistic solutions to the problem faced by many schools: meaningless evaluation. A considerable amount of time, energy, and...
The Focus Model
Systematic School Improvement for all Schools
Language: English
Release Date: July 28, 2014
With school improvement initiatives, quality trumps quantity every time.
This book solves the growing problem of schools implementing too many improvement strategies at once instead of deep focus on the most critical few. B.R. Jones’s method details:
Selecting critical standards—Defining...
by Ontario Principals' Council
Language: English
Release Date: August 24, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: August 24, 2012
Equitable schools equal high achievement for all students!
This invaluable book provides an expanding awareness of equity issues to not only principals and district leaders, but also school equity committees. From the novice to the experienced school leader, readers will discover how to create...
Mindful Leadership
A Brain-Based Framework
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2008
Unleash the power of the leadership-brain connection!
Offering an approach compatible with the ways individuals naturally process information and learn, this updated edition of*Connecting Leadership to the Brain *links knowledge about the physiological, social, emotional, constructive, reflective,...
The Curriculum Bridge
From Standards to Actual Classroom Practice
Language: English
Release Date: January 8, 2009
This comprehensive resource provides teachers with solid guidelines for choosing standards and designing a curriculum that balances the needs of students with federal mandates.
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Language: English
Release Date: January 6, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: January 6, 2009
Discover how children’s brains change as they develop early reading skills!
Moving through skills acquisition from birth to age eight, this updated edition of the best-selling book gives educators a clear picture of how children acquire and develop language skills in preparation for reading....
Teaching Literacy
Engaging the Imagination of New Readers and Writers
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2006
This unique approach to teaching core literacy skills offers step-by-step planning frameworks and an appendix of activity ideas to show teachers how to engage students in the process.
100 Commonly Asked Questions in Math Class
Answers That Promote Mathematical Understanding, Grades 6-12
Language: English
Release Date: September 12, 2013
100 ways to get students hooked on math!
That one question got you stumped? Or maybe you have the answer, but it’s not all that compelling. Al Posamentier and his coauthors to the rescue with this handy reference containing fun answers to students’100 most frequently asked math questions. Even...
Digital Storytelling in the Classroom
New Media Pathways to Literacy, Learning, and Creativity
Language: English
Release Date: March 26, 2013
A must-read for incorporating digital literacy into your classroom!
Equip your students with essential 21st-century media literacy skills, as they read, write, speak, and create art within the context of digital storytelling, and reach deeper understandings in all areas of the curriculum! In...
Nurturing the Gifted Female
A Guide for Educators and Parents
Language: English
Release Date: June 12, 2008
Strengthen gifted girls' potential by exploring characteristics of girls' giftedness; factors affecting development; issues of resilience, self-efficacy, and personal ethics; and the importance of supportive adults.
Narrative Counseling in Schools
Powerful & Brief
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2006
Help students shed negative labels and develop healthy behaviors! This updated edition will assist students in narrating stories that "redescribe" who they are and who they can be.
Putting FACES on the Data
What Great Leaders Do!
Language: English
Release Date: February 3, 2012
The authors show how to develop a common language for sharing all students’ progress with teachers and leaders, and how to use ongoing assessment to inform instruction.
Creating Standards-Based Integrated Curriculum
The Common Core State Standards Edition
Language: English
Release Date: May 8, 2012
Translate the new standards into meaningful curriculum!
This updated edition of Susan Drake’s classic text serves as a road map through the Common Core State Standards, giving you the flexibility to design an integrated curriculum that’s right for your students. Focusing on multidisciplinary,...