Corwin imprint: 1626 books
Embracing Disabilities in the Classroom
Strategies to Maximize Students’ Assets
Language: English
Release Date: March 27, 2008
Foster positive experiences by differentiating not only instruction but attitudes too!
This practical resource illustrates how educators can effectively promote sensitive, inclusive practices that maximize success for students with disabilities. Karten demonstrates the impact of literature,...
Assessment as Learning
Using Classroom Assessment to Maximize Student Learning
Language: English
Release Date: December 4, 2012
Your key to understanding how formative assessment improves learning!
Using clear explanations and poignant cases, this timely resource shows how formative assessment can be used to understand student beliefs, inform classroom instruction, and encourage student reflection. Fully revised, this...
Culturally Proficient Coaching
Supporting Educators to Create Equitable Schools
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2006
***Get the solution to the equity equation: cultural insight plus coaching! ***
To arm educators with the tools necessary to close the achievement gap, this straightforward guide blends the Five Essential Elements of Cultural Proficiency with the Five States of Mind of Cognitive CoachingSM....
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Language: English
Release Date: September 22, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: September 22, 2017
Empower black boys to dream, believe, achieve
Schools that routinely fail Black boys are not extraordinary. In fact, they are all-too ordinary. If we are to succeed in positively shifting outcomes for Black boys and young men, we must first change the way school is “done.” That’s where...
Navigating Cultural Competence in Grades 6–12
A Compass for Teachers
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2010
Chart your course with the Gallavan cultural competence compass
All children have one important thing in common—the need to be treated with dignity, respect, and care. This handbook shows teachers and administrators how to ensure that the cultures of all peoples are considered and valued....
Identity Safe Classrooms
Places to Belong and Learn
Language: English
Release Date: August 16, 2013
Every child valued and empowered to learn—this book shows you how!
This book focuses on strategies that positively affect student learning and attachment to schooling, in spite of social inequalities. Research shows that students in identity safe classrooms learn better and like school more than...
Building Culturally Responsive Classrooms
A Guide for K-6 Teachers
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2006
The author shows how teachers honoring real culture can transform the context and content within their classrooms while creating learning settings that challenge students academically.
by Dr. Mary Ann Lachat
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2004
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2004
In increasingly diverse classrooms, an understanding of standards-based instruction and assessment for ELLs is essential for achieving both excellence and equity in our education system.
by Ellen B. Mandinach, Sharnell S. Jackson
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2012
Connect data and instruction to improve practice
Gathering data and using it to inform instruction is a requirement for many schools, yet educators are not necessarily formally trained in how to do it. This book helps bridge the gap between classroom practice and the principles of educational...
by Toby J. Karten
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2008
Use this facilitator's guide to help educators maximize the strengths of students in inclusive classrooms and meet curriculum standards for all learners while maintaining sound educational principles.
Starting Strong
Surviving and Thriving as a New Teacher
Language: English
Release Date: August 14, 2007
Offers classroom layout suggestions for optimal learning, procedures that promote positive behavior, guidelines for designing curriculum and instruction, methods for effective assessment, and much more.
The TurnAround ToolKit
Managing Rapid, Sustainable School Improvement
Language: English
Release Date: December 7, 2010
The TurnAround Toolkit outlines a formative evaluation program for enhancing school and student achievement. Included are pocket summaries for each chapter and an online "toolkit."
Yes, You Can!
Advice for Teachers Who Want a Great Start and a Great Finish With Their Students of Color
Language: English
Release Date: May 8, 2014
***An all-in-one toolkit that empowers new teachers to meet the needs of diverse learners ***
In this book, renowned experts give novice teachers the self-confidence and empathy they need to address what may be their greatest challenge: guiding disadvantaged students to success in the classroom....
The Educator's Field Guide
From Organization to Assessment (And Everything in Between)
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2011
Everything a teacher needs to survive?and thrive!
The Educator's Field Guide helps teachers get off to a running start. The only book that covers all four key areas of effective teaching—organization, classroom management, instruction, and assessment—this handy reference offers a bridge...