Corwin imprint: 1626 books
The Culturally Proficient School
An Implementation Guide for School Leaders
Language: English
Release Date: June 12, 2013
The groundbreaking guide to cultural proficiency in schools, updated to meet today’s challenges
This fully updated second edition of The Culturally Proficient School—likely the most influential book yet on improving the learning experience by valuing diversity and cultural dignity—...
by Dr. Allan R. Odden
Language: English
Release Date: February 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: February 6, 2012
A how-to manual for achieving excellence despite budget cuts
This book offers a comprehensive framework to enhance student achievement in good times and in bad. The author provides a school improvement action plan and then shows how to target resources to implement that plan. More than just...
Deliberate Excellence
Three Fundamental Strategies That Drive Educational Leadership
Language: English
Release Date: December 21, 2017
Leadership isn’t just a title
Be inspired by a passion for progress and the drive to maximize latent potential in all people. Learn along from Dallas Dance as he shares the successful change efforts he employed to transform Baltimore Public Schools. This true success story delivers great...
Bringing Your Learning Community to Life
A Road Map for Sustainable School Improvement
Language: English
Release Date: February 9, 2010
This do-it-yourself guide offers specific tasks, exercises, and brief case studies to guide educators step by step through the process of establishing a PLC in nine to twelve months.
STEAM Makers
Fostering Creativity and Innovation in the Elementary Classroom
Language: English
Release Date: February 17, 2016
Build the essential 4—creativity, collaboration, communication, and critical thinking!
Go beyond theory and learn how to systematically integrate STEAM and Maker spaces that prepare students for real-world experiences. This engaging resource outlines step-by-step processes to help anyone...
Grin & Share It!
More Laugh Lines for Educators
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2007
Covering children, teaching, "school daze," college, and special occasions, this humorous collection adds fun to the job, spices up communication, and enlivens the school environment.
The Other Side of the Report Card
Assessing Students' Social, Emotional, and Character Development
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2015
To better serve the whole child, look at the whole report card.
Although parents and teachers spend more time in conferences talking about behavior than they do about rubrics and test scores, too many teachers are still guessing when it comes to using outdated behavior ratings and comments...
by Miranda Talley Reagan
Language: English
Release Date: February 19, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: February 19, 2016
***Make learning relevant with STEM essential questions ***
This engaging, teacher-friendly guide helps teachers quickly and confidently infuse STEM concepts into all content areas. Real-world vignettes, sample lesson templates, discussion questions and immediately applicable action steps...
School Leadership From A to Z
Practical Lessons from Successful Schools and Businesses
Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 2003
Using a fresh approach to leadership, this resource blends proven traditional success secrets for school leaders with newfound strategies and unique methods from businesses and organizations outside the education community.
Sparking Student Synapses, Grades 9–12
Think Critically and Accelerate Learning
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2011
Engaging methods for teaching 21st-century skills
Today’s students must be able to collaborate, innovate, and think critically to solve real-world problems. As content demands increase, how can teachers make time to teach these advanced skills? Find practical solutions in the story...
From Good Schools to Great Schools
What Their Principals Do Well
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2008
Make the leap from ordinary to stellar school leadership!
"What can I do to make a difference and lift my school to excellence?" Principals will find answers to this question and other critical leadership issues in this comprehensive resource, which examines how to apply lessons from...
Ten Traits of Highly Effective Principals
From Good to Great Performance
Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 2003
Increase your own effectiveness with the help of the built-in facilitator's guide, ideas, reflections, behaviors, habits, and inspiring stories.
Igniting Creativity in Gifted Learners, K-6
Strategies for Every Teacher
Language: English
Release Date: October 29, 2008
Provide exciting, enriching learning experiences for gifted students through proven strategies from master teachers!
With contributions from experienced educators, this book helps elementary school teachers use creative methods to enhance gifted students’ learning and stimulate higher-level...
by Sally Y. Walker, Elizabeth A. Meckstroth, Joan F. Smutny
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2006
This valuable book dispels common myths about acceleration, reviews social/emotional considerations, and provides tools for effectively determining the most appropriate learning options for gifted students.