JosseyBass: All New Education K-12 Titles

Visible Learners: Promoting Reggio-Inspired Approaches in All Schools

Ben Mardell, Mara Krechevsky, Melissa Rivard, Daniel Wilson — Mon, 20 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT

A progressive, research-based approach for making learning visible

Based on the Reggio Emilia approach to learning, Visible Learners highlights learning through interpreting objects and artifacts, group learning, and documentation to make students' learning evident to teachers. Visible classrooms are committed to five key principles: that learning is purposeful, social, emotional, empowering, and representational. The book includes visual essays, key

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Youth Volunteers: How to Recruit, Train, Motivate and Reward Young Volunteers

Scott C. Stevenson — Mon, 13 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT

Originally published by Stevenson, Inc., this practical resource provides strategies for nonprofit organizations to recruit, train, motivate, and reward young volunteers. It addresses:

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The Jossey-Bass Reader on Educational Leadership, 3rd Edition

Margaret Grogan (Editor), Michael Fullan (Introduction) — Mon, 13 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT

The newest edition of the bestselling book on educational leadership

This expanded and thoroughly updated edition of the popular anthology contains the articles, book excerpts, and seminal reports that define and drive the field of educational leadership today. Filled with critical insights from bestselling authors, education research, and expert practitioners, this comprehensive volume features six primary areas of concern: The Principles of Leadership

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Teacher-Student Relationships: Toward Personalized Education, New Directions for Youth Development, Number 137

Beth Bernstein-Yamashiro (Editor), Gil G. Noam (Editor) — Mon, 06 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT

Explore the complexity of teacher-student relationships in secondary school settings and learn how these largely unscripted relationships function for students and teachers in their learning and socioemotional development.

For teachers, the relationships provide a foundation for pedagogical and curricular endeavors and lead to their increased investment in students’ growth, development, and academic success. Students who have such relationships feel

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Rethinking Teacher Supervision and Evaluation: How to Work Smart, Build Collaboration, and Close the Achievement Gap, 2nd Edition

Kim Marshall — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 04:00:00 GMT

Teacher supervision and evaluation that emphasizes fairness, excellence, and achievement

In this thoroughly revised and updated edition of his bestselling book, education expert Kim Marshall shows how to break away from the typical and often ineffective evaluation approaches in which principals use infrequent classroom visits or rely on standardized test scores to assess a teacher's performance. Marshall proposes a broader framework for supervision

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Turnaround Tools for the Teenage Brain: Helping Underperforming Students Become Lifelong Learners

Eric Jensen, Carole Snider — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 04:00:00 GMT

Powerful research-based strategies to turn around struggling adolescent students

The achievement gap is widening and more teens than ever are struggling in school. The latest research shows not only that brains can change, but that teachers and other providers have the power to boost students' effort, focus, attitude, and even IQs. In this book bestselling author Eric Jensen and co-author Carole Snider offer teacher-friendly strategies to ensure that

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A Survival Guide for New Special Educators

Bonnie S. Billingsley, Mary T. Brownell, Maya Israel, Margaret L. Kamman — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 04:00:00 GMT

What every special education teacher needs to know to survive and thrive

A Survival Guide for New Special Educators provides relevant, practical information for new special education teachers across a broad range of topic areas. Drawing on the latest research on special educator effectiveness and retention, this comprehensive, go-to resource addresses the most pressing needs of novice instructors, resource teachers, and inclusion specialists.

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Digital Games: A Context for Cognitive Development: New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, Number 139

Fran C. Blumberg (Editor), Shalom M. Fisch (Editor) — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 04:00:00 GMT

In the United States and in many other countries around the world, digital games have become an integral part of children’s lives. Discussions of research on youth and digital games often focus solely on negative effects (e.g., of violent video games), but this is far from the whole story. As natural problem-solving activities, digital games provide a rich context for applied cognition.

This volume explores topics such as:

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Wiring the Brain for Reading : Brain-Based Strategies for Teaching Literacy

Marilee B. Sprenger — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 04:00:00 GMT

Using the latest neuroscience research to enhance literacy instruction

Wiring the Brain for Reading introduces teachers to aspects of the brain's functions that are essential to language and reading development. Marilee Sprenger, a specialist in learning and the brain, provides practical, brain friendly, strategies for teaching essential skills like phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension. The author's innovative approach

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The Transparent Teacher: Taking Charge of Your Instruction with Peer-Collected Classroom Data

Trent Kaufman, Emily Grimm — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 04:00:00 GMT

A new paradigm for teachers to open their classrooms and cultivate deep professional learning

Teaching is an isolating profession. Most educators receive minimal feedback on their craft, typically limited to one or two short visits from the administrator each year. While some schools do encourage their teachers to observe peers, the usual protocol is for new teachers to watch the veteran, exemplary educators, but those less experienced educators could

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The Elementary Teacher's Big Book of Graphic Organizers, K-5

Katherine S. McKnight — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 04:00:00 GMT

100 ready-to-use graphic organizers that help elementary students learn

Graphic organizers are a powerful metacognitive teaching and learning tool and this book features 100 graphic organizers for teachers in grades K-5—double the number of any other book on the market. These graphic organizers can be used as before learning, during learning, or after learning activities, and support students' learning in the major content areas: English language arts

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The Ten-Minute Inservice: 40 Quick Training Sessions that Build Teacher Effectiveness

Todd Whitaker, Annette Breaux — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 04:00:00 GMT

Quick, easy, specific steps that make a difference in teaching and learning

Busy school leaders need an easy-to-apply resource to increase teacher effectiveness quickly and efficiently. This book shows principals and staff developers how to improve teaching school-wide through high-impact inservices lasting only ten minutes—incorporated easily into weekly staff meetings. Written by popular education consultants Todd Whitaker and Annette Breaux, this

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The Art of Coaching: Effective Strategies for School Transformation

Elena Aguilar — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 05:00:00 GMT

Hands-on resources for new and seasoned school coaches

This practical resource offers the foundational skills and tools needed by new coaching educators, as well as presenting an overview of the knowledge and theory base behind the practice. Established coaches will find numerous ways to deepen and refine their coaching practice. Principals and others who incorporate coaching strategies into their work will also find a wealth of resources.

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Stop the School Bus: Getting Education Reform Back on Track

Gerald N. Tirozzi — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 05:00:00 GMT

How to put school reform initiatives back on track

From one of the largest organizations of public school principals, this book exposes many misguided school reform initiatives that are negatively impacting students and educators across the country, and recommends ways to make them more effective. Veteran educator Gerald Tirozzi addresses all the hottest school reform trends including: charter schools, teacher merit pay, Race to the Top, Common Core

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