Classroom Instruction that Works: Research-Based Strategies for Increasing Student Achievement (ASCD)21 reviews
Robert J. Marzano, Debra J. Pickering, ...

Prentice Hall, 2004

Best teacher guide EVER

+ Inspiring
+ Excellent Read
+ Marzano is a must read.
  
  











  



  
Fred Jones Tools for Teaching: Discipline, Instruction, Motivation15 reviews
Fredric H. Jones, Patrick Jones, ...

Fredric H. Jones & Associates, 2007

A Mom's Choice Awards Honoree!

+ Cartoons are great
+ Some Good, Some Bad

The Mom's Choice Awards® honors excellence in family-friendly media, products and services. An esteemed panel of judges includes education, media and other experts as well as parents, children, librarians, performing artists, producers, medical and business professionals, authors, scientists and ...
  
  











  



  
Multiple Intelligences in the Classroom, 2nd edition9 reviews
Thomas Armstrong

Association for Supervision & Curriculum Deve, 2000

A new view on how we learn

+ The Way Education Should Be
+ Excellent book for educators!
+ art curriculum
  
  











  



  
Building Background Knowledge For Academic Achievement: Research On What Works In Schools3 reviews
Robert J. Marzano

Association for Supervision & Curriculum Deve, 2004

Organized into 11 subject areas and 4 grade-level categories

+ Building Background Knowledge by Bob Marzano
+ Dual Language

Building Background Knowledge For Academic Achievement: Research On What Works In Schools by Robert J. Marzano (Senior Scholar, Mid-Continent Research for Education and Learning, Aurora, Colorado and Associate Professor, Cardinal Stritch University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin) discusses how two combined ...
  
  











  



  
Reaching All by Creating Tribes Learning Communities8 reviews
Jeanne Gibbs

CenterSource Systems, LLC, 2006

Tribes-a great resource book

+ Tribes Methods Really Work!
+ Reaching All by Creating Tribes Learning Communities by Jeanne Gibbs
+ Fantastic
+ Tribes Review
  
  











  



  
Horace's Compromise: The Dilemma of the American High School13 reviews
Theodore R. Sizer

Mariner Books, 2004

The classic on High School reform

+ A good read for secondary school personnel
+ How Far Can You Up The Ante?

This first of Sizer's Horace trilogy is a must read for those interented in high school reform. Based on years fo field research Sizer, through his composite teacher, describes how even the best intentiioned teachers are handcuffed in trying to meet all their studetns needs in our current ...
  
  











  



  
Differentiation in Practice: A Resource Guide for Differentiating Curriculum, Grades 5-92 reviews
Caroline Cunningham Eidson

Association for Supervision & Curriculum Deve, 2003

Providing sample differentiated worksheets

+ Detailed templates for differentiated lessons

Differentiation In Practice: A Resource Guide For Differentiating Curriculum Grades 5-9 is a very practical, tool filled resources complete with annotated lesson plans applicable to social studies, language arts, science, mathematics, foreign languages, and more. Providing sample differentiated ...
  
  











  



  
Stand and Deliver70 reviews
Edward James Olmos, Mark Eliot

Warner Home Video, 1998

EXCELLENT INSPIRATIONAL STORY!

+ stand and deliver
+ A Top Five Favorite of Mine
+ An old favorite.
+ Better than I thought!
  
  











  



  
How To Talk So Kids Can Learn27 reviews
Adele Faber, Elaine Mazlish

Scribner, 1996

The Power of True Listening

+ Communication is the key
+ Worth the read
+ applicable
+ A must read for parents & teachers
  
  











  



  
Death at an Early Age7 reviews
Jonathan Kozol

Plume, 1985

Don't Read This Book!

+ Excellent Account of Inequalities
+ more honest than the rest
+ A Book to Expose Injustice and Incite Social Action
  
  











  



  
Research-Based Strategies to Ignite Student Learning: Insights from a Neurologist and Classroom Teacher7 reviews
Judy Willis

Association for Supervision & Curriculum Deve, 2006

Invaluable supplement to enhancing one's grade school curriculum for maximum effectiveness.

+ BUY THIS BOOK!
+ You knew that it was true, but this book explains why
+ Excellent Resource
+ Hope is on every page
  
  











  



  
I Read It, but I Don't Get It: Comprehension Strategies for Adolescent Readers41 reviews
Cris Tovani

Stenhouse Publishers, 2000

Any Teacher Can Benefit From This

+ A key resource for secondary or high school teachers
+ Actually not a bad book
+ Must have!
  
  











  



  
Teacher and Child: A Book for Parents and Teachers2 reviews
Haim G. Ginott

Scribner Paper Fiction, 1993

Tough Love With No Blame, No Shame: Best Advice for Teaching

+ it was good

This book has the potential to revolutionize teaching by conserving the best advice for teachers and parents who feel the need for guidance that does not recommend despair or surrender to whim or impulsive action but provides daily strategies and methods that embody high principles with the utmost ...
  
  











  



  
Teaching Outside the Box: How to Grab Your Students By Their Brains20 reviews
LouAnne Johnson

Jossey-Bass, 2005

Get this book!

+ Great for a beginner teacher
+ My gift for mentorees

Are you a new teacher or a teacher-to-be? Get this book!!!! Are you an experienced teacher who is having difficulty with organization or class management? Get this book!!! The author was a high school English teacher in a challenging district filled with gang issues, drug issues, and attitude ...
  
  











  



  
Mapping Inner Space: Learning and Teaching Visual Mapping13 reviews
Nancy Margulies, Nusa Maal

Zephyr Press, 2001

Opened my eyes

+ Really useful techniques for students of all ages
+ An Excellent Resource for Teachers
+ Very best to learn and use the MindMap
  
  











  



  
Building Background Knowledge For Academic Achievement: Research On What Works In Schools3 reviews
Robert J. Marzano

Association for Supervision & Curriculum Deve, 2004

Organized into 11 subject areas and 4 grade-level categories

+ Building Background Knowledge by Bob Marzano
+ Dual Language

Building Background Knowledge For Academic Achievement: Research On What Works In Schools by Robert J. Marzano (Senior Scholar, Mid-Continent Research for Education and Learning, Aurora, Colorado and Associate Professor, Cardinal Stritch University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin) discusses how two combined ...
  
  











  



  
Research-Based Strategies to Ignite Student Learning: Insights from a Neurologist and Classroom Teacher7 reviews
Judy Willis

Association for Supervision & Curriculum Deve, 2006

Invaluable supplement to enhancing one's grade school curriculum for maximum effectiveness.

+ BUY THIS BOOK!
+ You knew that it was true, but this book explains why
+ Excellent Resource
+ Hope is on every page
  
  











  



  
How To Talk So Kids Can Learn27 reviews
Adele Faber, Elaine Mazlish

Scribner, 1996

The Power of True Listening

+ Communication is the key
+ Worth the read
+ applicable
+ A must read for parents & teachers
  
  











  



  
Multiple Intelligences in the Classroom, 2nd edition9 reviews
Thomas Armstrong

Association for Supervision & Curriculum Deve, 2000

A new view on how we learn

+ The Way Education Should Be
+ Excellent book for educators!
+ art curriculum
  
  











  



  
Differentiation in Practice: A Resource Guide for Differentiating Curriculum, Grades 5-92 reviews
Caroline Cunningham Eidson

Association for Supervision & Curriculum Deve, 2003

Providing sample differentiated worksheets

+ Detailed templates for differentiated lessons

Differentiation In Practice: A Resource Guide For Differentiating Curriculum Grades 5-9 is a very practical, tool filled resources complete with annotated lesson plans applicable to social studies, language arts, science, mathematics, foreign languages, and more. Providing sample differentiated ...