From the Inside Flap: Any conversation about effective teaching must begin with a consideration of how students learn. However, instructors may find a gap between resources that focus on the technical research on learning and those that provide practical classroom strategies. Ho…
Esta obra recoge las aportaciones al XI Congreso Interuniversitario de Organización de Instituciones Educativas (CIOIE), celebrado los días 15, 16 y 17 de diciembre de 2010 en la Facultad de Ciencias de la Educación y Humanidades (campus de Cuenca) de la Universidad de Castilla-…
"How Leaders Learn portrays the developmental experiences of educators seeking to become accomplished leaders in their schools. The author presents a model of leadership knowledge: the Interpersonal-Cognitive-Intrapersonal (I-C-I) model. Through the stories of teacher leaders an…
"In the 2007-2008 school year, the New York City Department of Education and the United Federation of Teachers jointly implemented the Schoolwide Performance Bonus Program in a random sample of the city's high-needs public schools. The program lasted for three school years, and …
"The De-Cluttered School shows you why, when and most importantly how to organize and clear out the whole school. It includes: A step-by-step guide to clutter clearing any school - with a clear and friendly countdown to the big day; an online clutter-clearing quiz to inspire eve…
"The De-Cluttered School shows you why, when and most importantly how to organize and clear out the whole school. It includes: A step-by-step guide to clutter clearing any school - with a clear and friendly countdown to the big day; an online clutter-clearing quiz to inspire eve…
We already know what works in schools; we just need to focus on getting it right. This is the premise of 'Simply better: doing what matters most to change the odds for student success', which offers a practical, research-based framework for improving student achievement. Accordi…
This book offers a practical framework for improving student achievement centered on the five essential practices that decades of research have shown work best in schools.
"Schools That Succeed, Students Who Achieve compares the academic achievements of students in the United States to those of students in other countries. Examining fundamental questions and educational issues, James Deneen identifies what all students should learn and discusses w…
If you're at all skeptical that "formative assessment" is just another buzzword, then here's a book that will change the way you think about the role that formative assessment can play in transforming education into a more powerful and positive process. Renowned expert W. James …
