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HOW TO FACILITATE MEANINGFUL CLASSROOM CONVERSATIONS ACROSS DISCIPLINES, GRADE LEVELS, AND DIGITAL PLATFORMSBy Michael B. Sherry

This book provides a coherent framework, concrete examples, and a collection of practical ideas for encouraging and sustaining meaningful classroom conversations.

October 2020 • 180 pages978-1-4758-5504-3 • $28.00 / £21.95 • Paper978-1-4758-5503-6 • $60.00 / £46.00 • Cloth978-1-4758-5505-0 • $26.50 / £19.95 • eBook

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INVESTED STAYERSHow Teachers Thrive in Challenging TimesEdited by Terri L. Rodriguez, Heidi L. Hallman, and Kristen Pastore-Capuana

Featuring chapters coauthored by PK–12 teachers and postsecondary teacher educators from across the U.S., this book reflects on how they persist, remain, and thrive in the teaching profession.

September 2020 • 188 pages978-1-4758-5208-0 • $30.00 / £22.95 • Paper978-1-4758-5207-3 • $60.00 / £46.00 • Cloth978-1-4758-5209-7 • $28.50 / £21.95 • eBook

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WHAT’S IN YOUR CORE?An Educator’s Guide to Plugging into Purpose and PerspectiveBy Gary Goelz and Greg Goelz

“The engaging examples are written from a wealth of firsthand experience and successfully illuminate how educators can immediately apply what they learned from reading the book. The anecdotes presented will make you laugh out loud! Ideal for a group study, this book has the potential to transform your school or district as you learn to capitalize on your strengths as an educator, and on the gifts and passions of your colleagues. ” —JoAnne Krum, first grade teacher, Bay Lane Elementary School, WI



SMALL GROUP INSTRUCTIONA Forum for Teaching Students with Learning ChallengesBy Timothy E. Morse

This book addresses the intricate details that must be confronted when small group instruction is presented to students with significant learning challenges.

November 2020 • 226 pages978-1-4758-4411-5 • $32.00 / £25.00 • Paper978-1-4758-4410-8 • $65.00 / £50.00 • Cloth978-1-4758-4412-2 • $30.00 / £22.95 • eBook

How to Facilitate Meaningful Classroom Conversations across Disciplines, Grade Levels, and Digital Platforms

By Michael B. Sherry

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CONNECT AND INVOLVEHow to Connect with Students and Involve Them in LearningBy Robert J. Martin

“What a prize text! I found solutions to the problems plaguing our classrooms and data teams in Martin’s procedures and strategies—simple ideas that implemented immediately will impact whole class learning and address individual struggling students’ needs. This is research and best practice translated into the ‘boots on the ground’ movement.” —Suzann Copeland, School Examiner and teacher



AVOIDING BURNOUTHow Exemplary Teachers Find Fuel and Cultivate SuccessBy Betsy B. Nordell

“Nordell’s book is refreshingly honest and sincere. She honors and validates the complex, burnout-inducing issues teachers face, meeting them head-on with sound authoritative research and candid input from educators who present a valuable teacher voice. . . . This book is a powerful tool for teachers, administrators and educational policy makers at all stages of their careers.” —Stephanie Croan, teacher, Force Elementary School, Denver Public Schools

December 2020 • 220 pages978-1-4758-5525-8 • $32.00 / £25.00 • Paper978-1-4758-5524-1 • $70.00 / £54.00 • Cloth978-1-4758-5526-5 • $30.00 / £22.95 • eBook


THE EMPATHY ADVANTAGECoaching Children to Be Kind, Respectful, and SuccessfulBy Lynne Azarchi

At a time of increased bullying, racism, and intolerance, The Empathy Advantage fills a critical need. This easy-to-use guide helps busy parents and educators teach children of all ages the ability to “walk in someone else’s shoes.” These people skills last a lifetime and help kids grow into caring, kind, respectful adults, ensuring future success.

November 2020 • 324 pages978-1-5381-4370-4 • $30.00 / £22.95 • Cloth978-1-5381-4371-1 • $28.50 / £21.95 • eBook

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THE ART AND SCIENCE OF LESSON DESIGNPractical Approaches to Boosting Cognitive Rigor in the ClassroomBy John R. Walkup With Stephan Squire

“In collaboration with Squire, a high school educator, Walkup details how the Cognitive Rigor Matrix works in the culminating activity, scope, delivery, and formative assessment of lessons by providing the rationale, definition, steps, and sample lesson plans. . . . This book makes an excellent reference for education professionals.”—CHOICE

2020 • 158 pages978-1-4758-5443-5 • $25.00 / £18.95 • Paper978-1-4758-5442-8 • $50.00 / £38.00 • Cloth978-1-4758-5444-2 • $23.50 / £17.95 • eBook

AVOIDING

BURNOUTHow Exemplary Teachers Find Fuel and Cultivate Success

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ALL THE CLASSROOM’S A STAGEApplying Theater Principles to Teaching TechniquesBy Michael Flanagan and Rose Burnett Bonczek

All the Classroom’s a Stage reveals how teachers can integrate exciting theater techniques to the craft of teaching and enhance their ability to engage and motivate students.

December 2020 • 176 pages978-1-4758-5368-1 • $30.00 / £22.95 • Paper978-1-4758-5367-4 • $28.50 / £21.95 • Cloth978-1-4758-5369-8 • $28.50 / £21.95 • eBook

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EXPERTISE IN EVERY CLASSROOMGuidelines to Bridging Research and PracticeBy Amanda Shuford Mayeaux and Dianne F. Olivier

“A riveting in-depth examination of exceptional teachers, their attributes in implementation and dedication to impacting teaching and learning. These intense explorations into reflective practice and systematic thinking show an alignment into the five Core propositions developed by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. Each chapter is more powerful than the next.” —Dolores Cormier-Zenon, NBCT, President, Louisiana, National Board Certified Teacher Network


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PUTTING STUDENTS FIRSTA Game Plan for Personalizing LearningBy Marsha Jones, Laureen Avery, and Joseph DiMartino

“Transforming schools and systems requires vision, tenacity, and courage. As you read Putting Students First, you will find a narrative rich with specific practices that harness student voiced choice in meaningful ways. By personalizing education, the Springdale, AR School District is demonstrating that transformation is worth the journey.” —Deb Delisle, The Alliance for Excellent Education; Former Assistant Secretary of Education, USDOE


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SCHOOL FOR THE AGE OF UPHEAVALClassrooms That Get Personal, Get Political, and Get to WorkBy T. Elijah Hawkes

“Elijah Hawkes subverts deficit-model thinking by laying out how youth are developing new strategies for digesting what they’re presented with—whether the messages of religion, of the street, or social media. Young people are not passive victims, and we can find hope in the evidence and thoughtful analysis in this book. . . . Hawkes tells these stories so that our hearts and minds are fed while we consider the real and figurative sea change we’re living through.” —Sally Lee, Founder and Executive Director, Teachers Unite


ALL THE CLASSROOM’S A STAGEApplying Theater Principles to Teaching Techniques

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PREPARING EFFECTIVE LESSONSA Unit Planning Guide and Grade BookBy Andrea L. Ray

The activities in this book serve as a foundation for lesson planning elements that let you self-assess how your plans impact student learning.

Series: Professional Learning Environment2020 • 294 pages978-1-4758-5540-1 • $30.00 / £22.95 • Paper978-1-4758-5539-5 • $60.00 / £46.00 • Cloth978-1-4758-5541-8 • $28.50 / £21.95 • eBook

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SHARING MINDSETSWhere Classrooms and Businesses MeetBy Joy Rosser and Anthony P. Barber

In this unique collection of classroom-business mindsets for personal growth, relational growth, and service growth, you will be powerfully encouraged to maximize who you are so you can be and give your best to others. Teachers improving classrooms and influencing students; business leaders stimulating companies and motivating employees . . . with the same strategies and the same perspectives.


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RESPONSE TO INTERVENTIONRefining Instruction to Meet Student NeedsBy Timothy E. Morse

“A comprehensive desk reference for educators of all levels. This book reviews tiered frameworks for classroom instruction and guides the educator through the process of appropriate interventions with numerous examples. A ‘must-have’ reference that should be reviewed periodically to ensure the student remains the focus of instruction.” —Marie Wicks, Special Education Classroom Teacher, 21 years experience


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BRAIN CHANGERSMajor Advances in Children’s Learning and IntelligenceBy David P. Sortino

“Dr. Sortino’s book is well supported by up-to-date research, field studies and publications . . . Moreover, as a neurofeedback professional and neuroscientist, Dr. Sortino’s book describes brain changing successes with clients of all ages. I highly recommend this book for teachers, therapists and/or anyone interested in ground breaking theories about how children learn more effectively.” —Dagmar Hoheneck-Smith, Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist

Series: Brain Smart2020 • 164 pages978-1-4758-3180-1 • $30.00 / £22.95 • Paper978-1-4758-3179-5 • $60.00 / £46.00 • Cloth978-1-4758-3181-8 • $28.50 / £21.95 • eBook












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TEACHING A FUTURE PRESIDENTEmpowering Students to Take on Almost Impossible ProblemsBy Zachary Herrmann

This book explores the role educators must play in helping define and pursue an ambitious set of goals for our students.


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THE SUBTLE SIDE OF TEACHING Small Things That Make a Big Difference in Your ClassroomBy Nathan O. Buonviri

“Dr. Buonviri has given teachers a powerful tool for reflecting on and improving their practice. The chapters are brief but potent, and will leave teachers of any experience level feeling challenged yet encouraged. Dr. Buonviri has gone to great lengths to make this book accessible to instructors of any discipline or grade level, and he has infused it with charming personal stories. One gets the sense that it would be a delight to take one of his classes.” —Joy Kolb, 7th and 8th grade Math, Caldwell Academy, Greensboro, NC


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STUDENTS FIRED-UP OVER FUN FACTSMaking Learning FunBy Jane C. Flinn

The multiple-choice, true/false, fill-in-the-blank, and open-ended questions in this book provide information, encourage critical thinking, and provide an opportunity for students to not only test their knowledge of everything from geography to fine arts to science and classic literature, but to learn something new along the way.

2020 • 88 pages978-1-4758-5382-7 • $20.00 / £14.95 • Paper978-1-4758-5383-4 • $19.00 / £14.95 • eBook

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A MIRROR FOR AMERICANSWhat the East Asian Experience Tells Us about Teaching Students Who ExcelBy Cornelius N. Grove

Grove asks not that we copy East Asian teaching approaches, but that we use them as a mirror to gain insights into typically American approaches and their underlying values, which are handicapping our children’s learning.











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DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION & SOCIAL JUSTICE ISSUES


HONORING IDENTITIESCreating Culturally Responsive Learning CommunitiesBy Donna L. Miller

“Donna Miller has spent much of her career studying the fluid roles of identity and culture in literacy learning. In her book Honoring Identities, she describes classroom theory, dispositions, and activities that help students learn about themselves and others, which ultimately helps students make better sense of the world. Experienced classroom teachers and preservice teachers alike will find this book helpful when shaping culturally responsive practices.” —Casey Casey Olsen,

ELA Teacher, Columbus High School, MT


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MORE THAN AN ALLYA Caring Solidarity Framework for White Teachers of African American StudentsBy Michael L. Boucher Jr.

White teachers in multiracial schools are looking for ways to understand how to make a difference with their students of color in their classrooms. This book helps teachers make that difference.


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GENDER EQUITY IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSA Road Map for Learning and Positive ChangeBy Dorothy Chiffriller Venditto

“The author gives readers a practical road map to examine and understand gender-healthy practices in schools and communities that will be meaningful for generations to come. . . . An invaluable resource for teachers and school leaders; it can help educators drive positive, actionable change in schools.” —Peggy Brookins, President and CEO, National Board for Professional Teaching Standards


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“WHAT DOES INJUSTICE HAVE TO DO WITH ME?”Engaging Privileged White Students with Social JusticeBy David Nurenberg

“At the present moment, both politically timely and morally important.” —Jonathan Kozol, National Book Award winner and author of Savage Inequalities and Death at an Early Age


HONORING IDENTITIESCreating Culturally Responsive Learning Communities

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THE SAVVY ALLYA Guide for Becoming a Skilled LGBTQ+ AdvocateBy Jeannie Gainsburg

“This is it. You found it—the very best guide on how not to make mistakes with LGBTQ+ employees, customers, students, congregants, patients, and family members. If you want to be an effective ally for LGBTQ+ people, buy and read The Savvy Ally. I very enthusiastically endorse this book.” — Brian McNaught, named by The New York Times “The Godfather of Gay Diversity Training”


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RACE TALK IN THE AGE OF THE TRIGGER WARNINGRecognizing and Challenging Classroom Cultures of SilenceBy Mara Lee Grayson

This book tracks the rise of the trigger warning within historical and contemporary educational contexts.


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TEACHING THROUGH CHALLENGES FOR EQUITY, DIVERSITY, AND INCLUSION (EDI)By Stephanie L. Burrell Storms, Sarah K. Donovan, and Theodora P. Williams

This book is a resource for experienced and newly interested faculty alike to honestly explore the common challenges of diversity, equity ,and inclusion.


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BREAKING DOWN SILOS FOR EQUITY, DIVERSITY, AND INCLUSION (EDI)Teaching and Collaboration across DisciplinesBy Stephanie L. Burrell Storms, Sarah K. Donovan, and Theodora P. Williams

This book is a resource for experienced and newly interested faculty alike to incorporate EDI strategies and activities into their classrooms.















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HEAR MY VOICETales of Trauma and Equity from Today’s YouthEdited by Heather Dean and Amber E. Wagnon

“Virtually every student will have to deal with difficulties and emotional stress during their school years. . . . This book serves as an excellent guide for educators to many of the circumstances students face daily and is highly recommended for teams working to build their capacity for this critical work.” —Scott Siegel, superintendent, Ceres Unified School District



TOMORROW’S SUPER TEACHERChanging Teacher Preparation to Nurture Culturally Sustaining EducatorsBy Chateé Omísadé Richardson

This book discusses the history of the education system leading up to current challenges in order to present a picture of how we have arrived at the current state of K-12 education in the United States.


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TEACH MEANINGFULTools to Design the Curriculum at Your CoreSecond EditionBy Lauren Porosoff

“Lauren Porosoff challenges readers to rethink their instructional practice and to incorporate their individual values into planning, instruction, and assessment. . . . Teachers from all grade-levels and content areas will find inspiration and guidance to redesign an individual lesson or an entire curriculum.” —Bonnie Nieves, high school life science teacher, Massachusetts


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DEVELOPING THE WHOLE STUDENTNew Horizons for Holistic EducationBy Clifford Mayes

“This book requires a certain level of knowledge and sophisticated understanding of the field of education, but it is well worth the time and effort required to appreciate and benefit from the complex and novel methods presented to approach education. Summing Up: Recommended. Graduate students, faculty, and professionals.”—CHOICE



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TOMORROW’S SUPER TEACHERChanging Teacher Preparation to Nurture Culturally Sustaining Educators

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CREATING ART FOR ALL AGESIndustry and Imagination in Ancient and Modern CivilizationsBy Frances Flicker, Jacqueline G. Van Schooneveld, and Jeanne Richins

“I found Creating Arts for All Ages to be an invaluable tool for planning cross-curricular, multi-cultural lessons. It has inspired me to integrate more meaningful art and history connections into my multi-cultural literature units. . . . The methods in this book enhance student engagement and learning and truly are accessible to students of all ages.” —Patricia Marshall, language arts teacher, Riverton High School, Riverton, UT

Series: Creating Art for All AgesSeptember 2020 • 232 pages978-1-4758-4215-9 • $50.00 / £38.00 • Paper978-1-4758-4214-2 • $100.00 / £77.00 • Cloth978-1-4758-4216-6 • $47.50 / £37.00 • eBook

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CREATING ART FOR ALL AGESDiscovery and Knowledge in Ancient and Modern CivilizationsBy Frances Flicker, Jeanne Richins, and Jacqueline G. Van Schooneveld

This book is an interdisciplinary guide for middle grades (4th through 8th grade, though it can be adapted to lower and higher levels of learning), in social studies, language arts, mathematics and art production.

Series: Creating Art for All Ages2020 • 256 pages978-1-4758-4207-4 • $50.00 / £38.00 • Paper978-1-4758-4206-7 • $100.00 / £77.00 • Cloth978-1-4758-4208-1 • $47.50 / £37.00 • eBook


MAKING MUSIC IN MONTESSORIEverything Teachers Need to Harness Their Inner Musician and Bring Music to Life in Their ClassroomsBy Michael Johnson

This book gives Montessori teachers the knowledge, skills, and confidence to get their children independently reading, writing, playing, researching, and composing music.


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BECOMING A REAL MUSICIANInspiration and Guidance for Teachers and Parents of Musical KidsBy Robert H. Woody

“An entirely new approach to music education, this book offers a guide to helping music become an authentic and meaningful force throughout our lives.” —Daniel J. Levitin, author, This Is Your Brain on Music

2020 • 144 pages978-1-4758-4996-7 • $25.00 / £18.95 • Cloth978-1-4758-4997-4 • $23.50 / £17.95 • eBook

MAKING MUSIC IN MONTESSORIEverything Teachers Need to Harness Their Inner Musician and Bring Music to Life in Their Classrooms

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CHOICE & VOICEHow to Champion Lifelong Literacy through Collaborative Reader WorkshopBy Stephanie Fleck and Jolene Heinemann

“Frustrated with your students’ reluctance to read for pleasure? The collaborative reader workshop provides a framework for fostering a love of books by capitalizing upon teenagers’ love of talk. Conversations about literary characters and crises help students develop empathy for others and engage with the larger world. Reading isn’t a bore when it is no longer a chore.” —Carol Jago, past president, National Council of Teachers of English


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DEVELOPING ADOLESCENT LITERACY IN THE ONLINE CLASSROOMStrategies for All Content AreasBy Brooke Eisenbach and Paula Greathouse

“The first book that I have come across that is geared directly towards the online and blended learning platforms. This resource is exactly what I have been hoping to find for my teachers to empower our students to be successful. This book will be a staple for our professional developments and PLC conversations.” —Stephanie Nelson, EdS, educational technology, high school assistant principal, Tennessee Virtual Academy


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RAISING AN ACTIVE READERThe Case for Reading Aloud to Engage Elementary School YoungstersBy Samantha Cleaver

“This book will prove a valuable resource for parents, teachers, and librarians on the vital topic of reading aloud. With many titles geared toward reading aloud to babies, toddlers, and preschoolers, this helpful work will be ideal for school libraries.”—LIbrary JOurnaL, StarrEd rEvIEw


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READING BASICS FOR ALL TEACHERSSupporting All LearnersSecond EditionBy Lin Carver and Lauren Pantoja

This books helps teachers understand how to motivate and engage students so that they think critically about text.














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BREAKING THE TABOO WITH YOUNG ADULT LITERATUREBy Victor Malo-Juvera and Paula Greathouse

This text provides 6th - 12th grade educators guided instructional approaches for including diverse young adult literature in the classroom.


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MULTICULTURAL LITERATURE IN THE CONTENT AREASTransforming K–12 Classrooms Into Engaging, Inviting, and Socially Conscious SpacesBy Lakia M. Scott and Barbara Purdum-Cassidy

This book seeks to remedy the single-story paradigm that is often utilized in the literary canon by providing multicultural literature and supplementary resources that can be used across disciplines and grade levels. A more in-depth understanding of using inquiry-based approaches alongside multicultural literature in the classroom is provided.


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INQUIRY UNITS FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTSInspiring Literacy Learning, Grades 6–12Edited by Dawn Forde, Andrew Bouque, Elizabeth A. Kahn, Thomas M. McCann, and Carolyn C. Walter

Inquiry Units for English Language Arts includes examples of units of instruction for English language arts. They explore concepts that adolescents typically find consequential—identity, justice, response to authority, freedom, and equity. Readers can adapt the units immediately or use them as models for constructing their own inquiry-based units.


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LOVE HURTS, LIT HELPSHow English Class Can Teach Teens to Improve Their Relationships, Friendships, and CommunitiesBy Andrew Simmons

“Struggling to squeeze a social-emotional learning unit into an already packed curriculum? Andrew Simmons offers a perfect solution: rethink our literature lessons. Querying the attitudes and actions of fictional characters, students begin to examine their own. Contemplating the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune in the lives of others offers insight into their own. Lit really can help!” —Carol Jago, past president, National Council of Teachers of English














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ON THE SHOULDERS OF GIANTSCelebrating African American Authors of Young Adult LiteratureEdited by Steven T. Bickmore and Shanetia P. Clark

This book is a valuable tool teachers can use to help their students be inspired by literary giants who created and shaped the AAYA field.

Series: African American Authors of Young Adult Literature: A Three Volume Series2020 • 144 pages978-1-4758-4353-8 • $25.00 / £18.95 • Paper978-1-4758-4352-1 • $50.00 / £38.00 • Cloth978-1-4758-4354-5 • $23.50 / £17.95 • eBook

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EMPOWERING READERSIntegrated Strategies to Comprehend Expository TextsBy Mary L. Hoch and Jana L. McNally

“As a fourth-grade teacher, I am always looking to integrate strategies that support my students as they build comprehension connections with nonfiction. . . . The Structure Sort organizers provide students a simple tool to read with a purpose and effectively analyze text structure.” —Adam Nicholson, MEd, Teacher, Brook Forest School, Oak Brook, IL


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LITERACY STRATEGIES FOR GIFTED AND ACCELERATED READERSA Guide for Elementary and Secondary School EducatorsBy Vicki Caruana

This book provides teachers who have one or more gifted/accelerated or those who are “keenly interested” students in their class ways in which they can differentiate reading instruction that is equitable.


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BOOKS AS PARTNERSDiverse Literature in the Early Childhood ClassroomBy Lesley Colabucci and Mary Napoli

Books as Partners is designed to assist teachers in integrating high quality diverse literature to support instruction across the curriculum.













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GROWING UP WITH PHILOSOPHY CAMPHow Learning to Think Develops Friendship, Community, and a Sense of SelfEdited by Claire Elise Katz

Growing Up With Philosophy Camp brings together essays by the directors of philosophy summer camps, perhaps the newest venture for teaching philosophy to pre-college students.

Series: Big Ideas for Young Thinkers2020 • 174 pages978-1-4758-4722-2 • $30.00 / £22.95 • Paper978-1-4758-4721-5 • $60.00 / £46.00 • Cloth978-1-4758-4723-9 • $28.50 / £21.95 • eBook

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PHILOSOPHICAL ADVENTURES WITH FAIRY TALESNew Ways to Explore Familiar Tales with Kids of All AgesBy Wendy C. Turgeon

The scope of the book is to offer guidelines to doing philosophy with children and young people using some familiar fairy tales.


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SOCIAL CONSCIENCE AND RESPONSIBILITYTeaching the Common Good in Secondary EducationEdited by Jane E. Bleasdale and Julie A. Sullivan

This volume focuses on how educators in high schools (grades 9-12) can incorporate the teaching of ethics effectively across all disciplines (Sciences, Humanities, Arts, Math and Technology).

Series: Teaching Ethics across the American Educational Experience2020 • 150 pages978-1-4758-4692-8 • $25.00 / £18.95 • Paper978-1-4758-4691-1 • $50.00 / £38.00 • Cloth978-1-4758-4693-5 • $23.50 / £17.95 • eBook

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PHILOSOPHICAL INQUIRYCombining the Tools of Philosophy with Inquiry-based Teaching and LearningBy Philip Cam

“An important contribution to the theory and practice of philosophy in schools and to education more generally. This is one of the best books in the field and will surely become a go-to resource for teachers.” —Peter Worley, The Philosophy Foundation














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MAPPING IS ELEMENTARY, MY DEAR100 Activities for Teaching Map Skills to K-6 StudentsBy S. Kay Gandy

“I love this book! I feel that it is very user/teacher friendly. Mapping is Elementary, My Dear will allow the reader to feel comfortable picking up and teaching geography concepts. . . . As an elementary school teacher it is very helpful to have a book that contains so many great ideas for easy activities that I can use to cover the standards. I know that my students will be engaged in Social Studies discovery when I use this book!” —Harmony Hendrick, 5th grade teacher, Jody Richards Elementary, Bowling Green, KY



TEACHING ABOUT GENOCIDEAdvice and Suggestions from Professors, High School Teachers, and Staff DevelopersEdited by Samuel Totten

Secondary level teachers and professors from various disciplines variously present their best advice and insights into teaching about various facets of genocide.


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BORN WITH A SPIRIT OF PROTESTGiving Children a Voice of ImportanceBy Craig Carpenter

Dr. Carpenter provides parents, teachers and students with useful information for the prevention of school shootings.


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HEARING THEIR VOICESTeaching History to Students of ColorBy Kay Traille

This book is about what teachers need to know before they teach history to students of color.












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BIOLOGY STORIES50 Stories for Teaching and Learning BiologyBy Michael Tveten

Biology Stories: 50 Stories for Teaching and Learning Biology is a great resource for all biology teachers, putting stories in teachers’ hands that can be used in class immediately. Tying these memorable stories to the content being taught keeps students engaged and ensures they never forget the concepts.


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READING ACTIVELY IN MIDDLE GRADE SCIENCETeachers and Students in ActionBy Don K. Philpot

This book focuses on assigned reading in middle grade science courses and the 14 actions proficient readers take before, during, and after reading to comprehend assigned course texts including textbook chapters, book chapters, passages, and articles.


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SHAPING THE FUTURE WITH STEM INSTRUCTIONIntegrating Science, Technology, Engineering, MathematicsBy Dennis Adams and Mary Hamm

“Authors Dennis Adams and Mary Hamm take on the challenge of making STEM instruction interesting, while developing an instruction style that will suit the needs of a wide range of students. STEM curriculum is becoming increasingly important to prepare students for the future, and [this book] will help teachers develop their curriculum to enable all of their students to reach their full potential in the STEM fields.” —Charles Frisk, Wisconsin Science Teacher


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MATHEMATICAL METAPHORS, MEMORIES, AND MINDSETSAn Examination of Personal, Social, and Cultural Influences on the Perception of MathematicsBy Carmen M. Latterell and Janelle L. Wilson

“An excellent resource for any math educator who wants to better understand students’ and parents’ common perceptions of mathematics and mathematicians. This cumulation of research has challenged me to think about the social components of mathematics in my own classroom and how to present mathematics in a way that better confronts the negative stigma that surrounds math.” —Scott Klasen, MS, Math & Chemistry Teacher, Lakeview Christian Academy














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MATH FOR ELLSAs Easy as Uno, Dos, TresBy Jim Ewing

“This book is invaluable to both pre-service and in-service teachers, as well as those studying bilingual education and English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL). Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty; professionals.”—CHOICE


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THE LANGUAGE OF MATHEMATICS How the Teacher’s Knowledge of Mathematics Affects InstructionBy Patrick M. Jenlink

“This book is well suited for math educators at two- and four-year universities and for those who mentor pre-service or in-service teachers. Summing Up: Recommended. Lower-division undergraduates through faculty.”—CHOICE


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WORK SMARTER, NOT HARDERA Framework for Math Teaching and LearningBy Teruni Lamberg

“Gives the reader a framework to guide a powerful mathematics discussion. The designed framework is there to guide and empower conversations that can happen in the classroom when the educator has planned and considered the big mathematical idea within the unit, topic or lesson. Meaningful discussions help engage, build confidence and motivation in our students love for math. It is a must read!” —Channon Toles, Elementary Mathematics Instructional Coach, Washoe County School District


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STRENGTHENING MATHEMATICAL REASONING AMONG MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH HIDDEN OR UNMET POTENTIALA Practitioner TextEdited by Peter Sheppard and Melissa A. Gallagher

This book shares nine lessons designed to foster mathematical reasoning in middle school students and research on how to support teachers in creating such lessons.
















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THE NEXT STEPToday’s Methods for Today’s MathEdited by James Freemyer

“Freemyer here builds on the assumption that change from the traditional approach is strongly needed, and that K-12 mathematics education must adopt a student-centered focus based on conceptual teaching, collaborative learning, and meaningfully challenging investigations. . . . Aguideline for what school leadership must do to initialize and support such change. . . . Summing Up: Recommended. Faculty and professionals.”—CHOICE


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MICROSTRATEGY MAGICConfronting Classroom Challenges While Saving Time and EnergyBy Michael S. Gaskell

“It takes a special kind of person to work with middle schoolers, let alone lead a school of them. Dr. Gaskell is that kind of person, and his passion for this age group rings clear in his original, insightful, and deeply helpful advice and anecdotes. This book is a must-read for anyone in K-12 who wants to be more effective and memorable.” —Ellen Ullman, co-owner, UP Creative, former editorial director, eSchool Media


THE STORIES WE TELLMath, Race, Bias, and OpportunityBy Valerie N. Faulkner, Patricia L. Marshall, and Lee V. Stiff

“This thoughtful and carefully organized book draws on a rich network of evidence to demonstrate the harm done when students are placed in academic courses based on demographic data. . . . The discussion questions at the end of the book, organized by chapter, make this an excellent text for undergraduate methods-of-teaching courses, professional learning communities, and professional development for in-service teachers. . . . Recommended.”—CHOICE


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ENCOURAGING POSITIVE BEHAVIORS IN TODAY’S KIDSA New Guide for Behavior Problems and Other Concerns for Counselors, Teachers, and Other School PersonnelBy Mary Lou McCormick

A new guide for a new age is here to assist educators in dealing effectively with common problematic behaviors (such as Aggression, Defiance) and other concerns (such as Developing Empathy) of today’s kids. It presents various interventions, strategies and activities compatible with the democratic principles of the larger society.


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MINDFULNESS IN A BUSY WORLDLowering Barriers for Adults and Youth to Cultivate Focus, Emotional Peace, and GratefulnessBy Marie-Nathalie Beaudoin and Kelsey Maki

“Utilizing her training in Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction, her clinical practice and her familiarity with neurobiological advances, Dr. Beaudoin, and co-author K. Maki, offer a detailed curriculum to facilitators and educators who are struggling to cope with this attention deficit. It is replete with creative mindfulness, breathing, and body exercises that offer opportunities for class participants to discover in themselves, and experience firsthand the unknown capacities

of their minds.” — Sharon Salzberg, author of Lovingkindness and Real Happiness


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BELONGINGA Relationship-Based Approach for Trauma-Informed EducationBy Sian Phillips, Deni Melim, and Daniel A. Hughes

This book focuses on three important and comprehensive areas of theory and research that provide a theoretical, clinical, and integrated intervention model for developing the relationships and a sense of safety for children with developmental trauma need.


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ONLINE PREDATORS, AN INTERNET INSURGENCYA Field Manual for Teaching and Parenting in the Digital ArenaBy Jeffrey A. Lee

The key to preventing online child predation is Stakeholder Involvement. Parents and guardians need to place themselves in the forefront of their kids’ minds when it comes to their devices. Educational professionals need to use their unique positions to educate their students and detect online predation and problems in their schools.


REFLECTIVE DISCIPLINEReducing Racial Disparity in Referrals and SuspensionsBy Martha R. Bireda

This book introduces the concept of “reflective discipline” as an approach to address the problem of racial disparity.













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BOUND-FOR-CAREER GUIDEBOOKA Student Guide to Career Exploration, Decision Making, and the Job SearchSecond EditionBy Frank Burtnett

This book, with its information and exercises, will point you in the direction of opportunities and options that are realistic, desirable, and achievable.

November 2020 • 175 pages978-1-4758-4838-0 • $30.00 / £22.95 • Cloth 978-1-4758-4840-3 • $28.50 / £21.95 • eBook

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PROBLEMATIC SEXUAL BEHAVIOR IN SCHOOLSHow to Spot It and What to Do about ItSecond EditionBy J. Wilson Kenney

Problematic Sexual Behavior and Schools provides schools and communities all the information they need to establish a systematic approach for identifying and addressing problematic sexual behavior in children.


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PREVENTING SCHOOL VIOLENCEGuidelines for Teaching Civility and School HarmonyBy Marjorie S. Schiering

Preventing School Violence reminds the reader of the importance of establishing and maintaining meaningful relationships among the school community: teachers, administrators, students, families, and the community at large. This book provides the reader with profound scenarios, approaches and strategies to promote civility and encourage school harmony, and to explore what dignity for all really means.


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A CULTURE OF CARINGA Suicide Prevention Guide for Schools (K–12)By Theodora Schiro

“Having worked under Theo as her School Counselor during the tragic time of the loss of her son to suicide, this handbook is an honest and heartfelt collection of thoughts, ideas, and research gathered over time. Through the personal tragic loss, to past and current prevention efforts, research and experts in the field, Theo provides this practical handbook full of evidence-based practices to serve as a useful tool to guide all educators in developing a successful suicide prevention program.” —Dena Morgan, MAEd.,

MAFP, School Prevention Coordinator, Queen Creek, AZ












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IMMERSIVE LEARNINGA Practical Guide to Virtual Reality’s Superpowers in EducationBy Craig Frehlich

Virtual Reality should be used as a medium to help students bridge the gap between knowledge and concepts.


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FROM DYSFUNCTION TO INNOVATION IN TECHNOLOGYOvercoming Critical Infrastructure and Organizational Dynamics in EducationBy Darryl Vidal

“A true roadmap inclusive of both the critical infrastructure and also the organizational dynamics of transitioning school districts to the digital age. . . . Curriculum development and the end users involved get a front seat in this thoughtful work. This book is a must have for district leaders in any phase of technology integration.” —David Miyashiro, EdD, Superintendent, Cajon Valley Union School District


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ELEMENTARY SCHOOLERS, MEET MEDIA LITERACYHow Teachers Can Bring Economics, Media, and Marketing to LifeBy Jim Wasserman and David W. Loveland

This teaching manual supplies lessons designed for elementary students that establish a foundation for skill-building in recognizing, deconstructing, evaluating, and choosing for themselves whether to accept a tangible product or intangible message. Students will learn to become active, rather than passive, receivers of messaging.

Series: Media, Marketing, & Me2020 • 166 pages978-1-4758-4224-1 • $28.00 / £21.95 • Paper978-1-4758-4223-4 • $55.00 / £42.00 • Cloth978-1-4758-4225-8 • $26.50 / £19.95 • eBook

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THE ETHICS OF DIGITAL LITERACYDeveloping Knowledge and Skills Across Grade LevelsEdited by Kristen Hawley Turner

“The brief reflections by the editor that conclude each section could serve equally well as introductory segments, as they outline the themes and issues covered by the chapters in their section. The essays themselves are brief (six to ten pages), and most include some theoretical grounding as well as practical classroom applications. . . . Summing Up: Recommended. . . . Faculty and professionals.”—CHOICE

Series: Teaching Ethics across the American Educational Experience2020 • 200 pages978-1-4758-4676-8 • $30.00 / £22.95 • Paper978-1-4758-4675-1 • $60.00 / £46.00 • Cloth978-1-4758-4677-5 • $28.50 / £21.95 • eBook













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ASSESSMENT EDUCATIONBridging Research, Theory, and Practice to Promote Equity and Student LearningEdited by Beth Tarasawa, Amelia Gotwals, and Cara Jackson

“Cara Jackson, Beth Tarasawa, and Amelia Gotwals have created an accessible resource that educators will find very useful when thinking/planning/implementing student assessments—which is something we teachers are obviously doing a lot of the time!” —Larry Ferlazzo, high school teacher, Education Week teacher advice columnist


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ASSESSING INTELLIGENCE IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTSA Practical Guide for Evidence-based AssessmentSecond EditionBy John H. Kranzler and Randy G. Floyd

This book is a practical, comprehensive guide for assessing the intelligence of children and youth for graduate students in school psychology training programs, as well as school personnel working at both the primary level (i.e., elementary schools) and at the secondary level (i.e., middle and high schools).


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STUDENT-ENGAGED ASSESSMENTStrategies to Empower All LearnersBy Laura Greenstein and Mary Ann Burke

“The book makes it easy for teachers to recognize the fundamental ideas of engagement and at the same time, it supports the reader in going as deeply as they need or want into the concepts and practices. The SOAR model provides an indispensable format for engaging all students in a sequential process towards agency. ” —Kim Theadore, Reading Specialist


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EVALUATION WITHOUT TEARS101 Ways to Evaluate the Work of StudentsBy Selma Wassermann

This tackles the fallacies of marking and grading students’ work and provides teachers with specific examples of how they might provide evaluative feedback to students that enables and promotes their subsequent growth on learning tasks.












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THEORY AS THE MOST PRACTICAL OF ALL THINGSTheory Applications in Contemporary PracticeBy M. Scott Norton

The four chapters of the book include the major educational controversies/debates that are being encountered presently in local school education.


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RESPONSIVE MENTORINGSupporting the Teachers All Students DeserveBy Wendy Gardiner and Nina F. Weisling

Responsive Mentoring advocates for an approach to mentoring that is teacher-centered, scaffolded, and contextualized to teachers’ work.


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TRUST-BASED OBSERVATIONSMaximizing Teaching and Learning GrowthBy Craig Randall

Trust-Based Observations teaches observers to build trusting relationships with teachers as they engage in frequent observations and reflective conversations with them. Using the manageable observation form and data driven goal setting, the result is teachers embrace risk-taking and take growth steps necessary for significant teaching improvement.


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THE ART OF PEER COACHINGA Practical Manual for TeachersBy Lanette Bridgman

The purpose of this book is to share with teachers a successful coaching model.













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FINDING THE TEACHER SELFDeveloping Your Teacher Identity through Critical Reflection By Eric Shyman

This offers a foundation to begin and sustain a discussion with preservice and in-service teachers about the role of teacher identities in the classrooms, what their teacher identity is, and how they can continue to develop it.


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TEAM BEINGThe Art and Science of Working Well With OthersBy Gary Gemmill and Michael Schoonmaker

This book is designed to help leaders better understand and effectively harness these forces in maximizing creative outcomes and overall success.


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PROACTIVE PROFESSIONAL LEARNINGCreating Conditions for Individual and Organizational Improvement By Oran Tkatchov and Mary Tkatchov

“Oran and Mary Tkatchov have written this comprehensive book laying out the critical processes and steps necessary for professionals to follow for life-long satisfaction in their chosen careers. Professionals committed to making a difference in their lives should make this book a ‘must read’.” —Margaret Garcia Dugan, former Arizona Attorney General Chief of Staff, former Arizona Department of Education Deputy Superintendent


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ESSENTIAL LEARNING THEORIESApplications to Authentic Teaching SituationsBy Andrew P. Johnson

This book describes the basic elements of some of the essential learning theories and their applications for teaching and learning.












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