"The untold story of the root cause of America's education crisis--and the seemingly endless cycle of multigenerational poverty. It was only after years within the education reform movement that Natalie Wexler stumbled across a hidden explanation for our country's frustrating lack of progress when it comes to providing every child with a quality education. The problem wasn't one of the usual scapegoats: lazy teachers, shoddy facilities, lack of accountability....

"Relevant images match informative text in this introduction to coding in schools. Intended for students in kindergarten through third grade"--

Paula Lillard, director of a Montessori school ranging in age from eighteen months to fifteen years, provides a clear and cogent introduction to the Montessori program for the elementary and later years. In detailed accounts, Lillard shows how children acquire the skills to answer their own questions, learn to manage freedom with responsibility, and maintain a high level of intellectual stimulation by using the Montessori method. This is an essential...

Back To School invites young minds to sit in the front row and share the exciting experience of learning with kids just like themselves all over the world. Whether they take a school bus, a boat, or a rickshaw to get there, kids around the globe are going to school and growing smarter and more curious every day. Beautiful, joy-filled, color photographs of children studying, learning, exploring, and having fun from nation to nation, will inspire readers...

"Welcome students to your classroom with an engaging written message about learning and the day ahead. morning messages can help set a positive tone for the day and reinforce a range of academic and social skills. Written by experienced elementary school educators, this book features 180 morning messages selected from a year in the K-1 class in a small rural school, a 3rd grade bilingual class in an urban setting, and a 5th grade class in the suburbs...

"In this dazzling debut, Carla Shalaby, a former elementary school teacher, explores the everyday lives of four young "troublemakers," challenging the ways we identify and understand so-called problem children. Time and again, we make seemingly endless efforts to moderate, punish, and even medicate our children, when we should instead be concerned with transforming the very nature of our institutions, systems, and structures, large and small. Through...

“Common Core State Standards for Grades 4-5: Language Arts Instructional Strategies and Activities” is designed to help teachers teach CORE standards using research-based, effective instructional strategies in combination with ready-to-use activities. These strategies include identifying similarities and differences, writing summaries and taking notes, creating non-linguistic representations, and suggestions for homework and practice. There are...

This book is a comprehensive yet accessible resource explaining the best practices for teaching young children with autism, especially in its milder forms. It offers practical, easy-to-use strategies for building social and emotional skills-strategies that enrich the learning environment for neurotypical children as well--

"Book for educators about teaching students with ADHD and other attention challenges. Includes teaching strategies for students with ADHD, low self-confidence, distraction, and other attention challenges. Dozens of true classroom stories that show the strategies in action. Helps teachers make simple fixes without changing their approach or revamping their curriculum"--

“Common Core State Standards for Grades K-1: Language Arts Instructional Strategies and Activities” is designed to help teachers teach CORE standards using research-based, effective instructional strategies in combination with ready-to-use activities. These strategies include identifying similarities and differences, writing summaries and taking notes, creating non-linguistic representations, and suggestions for homework and practice. There are...