Corwin imprint: 1626 books
From Standards to Rubrics in Six Steps
Tools for Assessing Student Learning
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2010
Practical tools for translating standards to rubrics and ensuring high student achievement!
Burke’s six-step process helps educators create tasks that promote learning for all students and write rubrics linked straight to the requirements of state standards. Featuring templates and sample...
Literacy Matters
Strategies Every Teacher Can Use
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2006
The author defines 15 literacy approaches, with research and best practices associated with each strategy, to teach literacy and comprehension across all grade levels and content areas.
The Adult Learner
Some Things We Know
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2004
Discover strategies that work with the adult learner!
Based on the authors' 20 years of combined experience, this illuminating text examines the challenge of teaching adults and reveals what really works when leading professional development training for educators. Ideal for new and aspiring...
From Staff Room to Classroom II
The One-Minute Professional Development Planner
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2009
Based on their vast experience with professional development, the authors present innovative "morphological grids" containing 144 strategies for designing workshops, professional learning communities, and staff meetings.
What to Do With the Kid Who...
Developing Cooperation, Self-Discipline, and Responsibility in the Classroom
Language: English
Release Date: January 18, 2008
Discover proven disciplinary ideas and strategies for your diverse classroom!
The updated edition of this bestseller offers user-friendly strategies and templates to help new and experienced K-12 teachers proactively address common disciplinary issues before they become major problems. Readers...
From Staff Room to Classroom
A Guide for Planning and Coaching Professional Development
Language: English
Release Date: March 24, 2017
The tips and tricks you need to know to make transfer happen!
This resource offers sure-fire tools and strategies for delivering professional learning that answers the question, “How can I use this in my classroom?” Gain indispensable guidance on:
Effectively reaching and teaching...
by Robin J. Fogarty, Brian Mitchell Pete
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2003
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2003
An essential repertoire for beginning and developing teachers, these nine teacher-tested techniques can significantly increase student achievement through cognitive and cooperative efforts.
Close the Achievement Gap
Simple Strategies That Work
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2005
Discover basic strategies that promote student achievement in low-performing classrooms!
This invaluable research-based guidebook illustrates how quality teaching can overcome the impact of low socioeconomic conditions and improve student performance dramatically. The authors present instructional...
How to Differentiate Learning
Curriculum, Instruction, Assessment
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2007
Learn how to boost students' success with a differentiated instructional approach!
The authors introduce the elements of the differentiated learning model and provide ways for educators to teach to the brain by considering student readiness levels, interests, and learning styles as they design...
by Robin J. Fogarty, Brian Mitchell Pete
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2003
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2003
Make instructional decisions that optimize learning!
Presenting a unique collection of twelve brain principles, the authors illustrate how the brain learns best and demonstrate how teachers can enhance students' learning potential. Conversational and user friendly, this resource describes how...
A Look at Transfer
Seven Strategies That Work
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2004
Help adult learners transfer professional development content into their classrooms.
Using teacher-tested techniques, the authors present research-based strategies for professional developers that foster content transfer from the staff training setting directly into the classroom. Listing the...
Evaluating Teaching
A Guide to Current Thinking and Best Practice
Language: English
Release Date: November 2, 2005
This invaluable resource demonstrates how to foster the development of highly qualified teachers through designing and implementing a solid teacher evaluation system.
Practical Evaluation for Educators
Finding What Works and What Doesn't
Language: English
Release Date: July 20, 2005
This accessible resource presents program evaluation as a trouble-free process that any educator can effectively complete to turn measurable results into meaningful outcomes.
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Language: English
Release Date: March 19, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: March 19, 2014
***Give students the essential thinking skills they need to thrive. ***
Exclusively content-focused teaching may improve test scores, but it leaves students without the cognitive skills for success in an information-overloaded world where deep thinking, collaborative problem solving, and emotional...