<div> <p><strong>F<strong>ormerly a Sky Light publication.</strong><span> </span><br /></strong></p> <p>Project learning is an exciting, challenging, and memorable way of engaging students in active, authentic learning experiences. It immerses students in the process of creating, testing, polishing, and producing a project such as a biography or invention. This book offers step-by-step guidelines for nine different projects ranging from basic to advanced.</p> </div> <b>Features</b> <ul> <li>Authored - Sally Berman.</li> <li>Author Affiliation - Educational Consultant, Texas.</li> <li>Binding - Paperback.</li> <li>Pages - 176.</li> <li>Publication Date - 01/06/97.</li> <li>Primary Subject Code - Teaching Methods & Learning Styles - CF0.</li> <li>Item Weight - 18 oz.</li> <li>Copyright year - 1997.</li> </ul> <b>About The Author</b> <p><span><span><strong>Sally Berman</strong></span></span><span></span><span>specializes in teaching educators how to use practical strategies that expand student teamwork, cognition, meta cognition, and self-evaluation skills. She developed and tested many of her ideas during her 30 years of teaching science in a large Chicago-area high school. Berman regularly presents at workshops and conferences and has taught graduate courses for Sky Light Professional Development in conjunction with St. Xavier University and Cumberland University.</span></p>- SKU: CRWN3198
<p>Children and adolescents who enjoy healthy growth and development along six primary pathways are the students who learn well and achieve success in school and in life. But children from poorly functioning families and impoverished social networks too often find themselves without adequate preparation and support for the academic challenges that await them in kindergarten and the grades that follow. Believing that schools are uniquely situated to foster healthy development, renowned child psychiatrist Dr. James P. Comer and his colleagues at the Yale School Development Program (SDP) have dedicated 35 years to guiding students, schools, and educators toward academic success along the six developmental pathways of learning. Combining research; evidence-based best practices; essential tools for planning, data analysis, and assessment; and a generous collection of charts, tables, and graphics, Six Pathways to Healthy Child Development and Academic Success offers educators a comprehensive and effective framework for whole school reform. In 17 lively and informative chapters, Dr. Comer and his coauthors offer a complete guide to:</p> <ul> <li>Fostering healthy student growth and development along physical, cognitive, psychological, language, social, and ethical pathways.</li> <li>Comprehensive school planning to optimize opportunities for child development and learning.</li> <li>Creating a positive school climate in which all adults-teachers, parents, administrators, school staff, and community members-can help children grow and succeed.</li> <li>Ensuring continuous professional development and program improvement for the entire school community.</li> </ul> <b>Features</b> <ul> <li>Sub-Title - The Field Guide to Comer Schools in Action</li> <li>Edited - James P. Comer</li> <li>Author Affiliation - Yale Child Study Center, New Haven, CT</li> <li>Other Author- SKU: CRWN1059</li> </ul>
<p>Getting Excited About Data, Second Edition builds upon the best-selling first edition to provide additional guidance and support for educators who are "ready, willing, and able" to explore more sophisticated uses of data. New tools and activities facilitate active engagement with data and a collaborative culture of collective responsibility for the learning of all students.<br /><br />Precise and on target, this excellent new resource enables educators to effectively use their schools' data to respond to the challenges of the No Child Left Behind Act, and provides</p> <ul> <li>Descriptions and implementation ideas for each component of a balanced reading and writing program</li> <li>Checklists for reviewing your own literacy program</li> <li>Effective strategies for teaching word study, fluency, and comprehension</li> <li>Vocabulary instructional strategies that expand students' comprehension and word knowledge</li> <li>A knowledge base emphasizing the role of data in school effectiveness and successful change</li> <li>A focus on tapping the professional passion of dedicated educators who want to work for the benefit of students from an intrinsic motivation perspective</li> <li>Group activities that energize people in collaborative efforts</li> <li>Key questions to identify sources of the proof of success necessary to stimulate confidence and further action</li> <li>A clear understanding of the need for "up close, in real time" assessment to balance high-stakes, external tests</li> <li>Information on how to utilize data to establish priorities and integrate accountability requirements with goals that are data-based and grounded in school values</li> </ul> <b>Features</b> <ul> <li>Title - Getting Excited About Data</li> <li>Sub Title - Combining People, Passion, and Proof to Maximize Student Achievement</li> <li>Authored - Edie L. Holcomb</li> <li>Binding - Hardcover</li> <li>Pages - 2- SKU: CRWN179</li> </ul>
<p>Research confirms the link between family involvement and academic success. Yet, as student populations become increasingly diverse, educators face a daunting challenge in establishing close connections with families. Bridging School and Home Through Family Nights: Ready-to-Use Plans for Grades K-8 offers all the information, materials, and resources for planning and implementing events that build effective relationships. Drawing on their own experiences and extensive research, the authors include information on adapting events for special populations, issues around providing food and incentives, cost-saving ideas, and additional resources. Each of the book's thirteen family night chapters is a self-contained unit that provides event procedures, needed materials, connections with national standards, and numerous reproducibles, including:</p> <ul> <li>Invitations.</li> <li>Agendas.</li> <li>Sign-in sheets.</li> <li>Evaluation forms.</li> <li>Activity worksheets.</li> <li>Handouts.</li> <li>Overheads.</li> </ul> <p>Productive family night experiences offer an enjoyable and meaningful way for schools to reach out to families and get them involved. This book is appropriate for K-8 teachers and principals or anyone in the school or district responsible for family events.</p> <b>Features</b> <ul> <li>Sub-Title - Ready-to-Use Plans for Grades K-8</li> <li>Authored - Diane W. Kyle</li> <li>Author Affiliation - University of Louisville, KY</li> <li>Other Author's - Ellen McIntyre</li> <li>Binding - Hardcoverk</li> <li>Pages - 192</li> <li>Publication Date - 04-Aug-05</li> <li>Language - English</li> <li>Primary Subject Code - Parent & Family Involvement - C33</li> <li>Copyright Year - 2006</li> <li>Item Weight - 26 oz.</li> </ul> <b>About the Author</b> <p>Diane W. Kyle is a professor in the Department of Teaching and Learning at the University of Louisville.</p>- SKU: CRWN1181
<p>Research has shown that parents play an enormous role in their children's school success. However, principals and teachers struggle to find ways to get parents more involved. Educator and consultant Michael Sikes shows principals and teachers how to create an arts - rich school that enthusiastically welcomes families and community members, promotes diversity and multicultural appreciation, develops cognitive skills, and engages parents through a myriad of creative activities.<br /><br /> This exciting resource explores all types of creative art programs, including dance, theater, folk art, literature, visual arts, and music. An extensive toolkit, this book not only explores why but how to design and implement an arts program that brings families back to the classroom.<br /><br />Ready - to - use features and strategies are packed into this practical guide</p> <ul> <li>Sample lesson plans and worksheets, including materials lists, step - by - step instructions, and roles for parents and families.</li> <li>Dozens of project and activity ideas tied to national standards.</li> <li>Project assessments and evaluations.</li> <li>"How - to's" for finding community resources and funding.</li> <li>Templates, forms, checklists, surveys, and much more.</li> </ul>School administrators and teachers can use this essential guide for welcoming families into their schools and creating a friendly place where student work is celebrated and parent contributions are embraced and valued. <p></p> <b>Features</b> <ul> <li>Title - Building Parent Involvement Through the Arts.</li> <li>Sub Title - Activities and Projects That Enrich Classrooms and Schools.</li> <li> Authored - Michael Sikes.</li> <li>Primary Author Affiliation - Center for Creative Leadership.</li> <li>Binding - Hardcover.</li> <li>Pages - 168.</li> <li>Publication Date - 24 - Jan - 07.</li> <li>Primary Subject Code - Parent & Fam- SKU: CRWN1525</li> </ul>
<p>While many working in the teaching profession cite intangible rewards as reasons for staying in the profession, concrete rewards such as salary, benefits, and working conditions are inextricably linked to attracting, developing, and retaining highly-qualified teachers. This timely text examines the fundamental link between teacher pay and teacher quality as well as the extent to which compensation can be aligned with student achievement. A range of existing compensation models are reviewed in order to provide a balanced, practical, research-based approach for developing a comprehensive, best-practice teacher compensation system. School administrators can use these synthesized, innovative findings to.</p> <ul> <li>Determine the most practical compensation model for achieving their school's objectives.</li> <li>Examine different pay options used across the country.</li> <li>Connect their school's compensation program to organizational goals.</li> <li>Discover how to attract and retain high-quality teachers.</li> </ul> <p>Advance student achievement and improve teacher retention by developing a deeper understanding of the connection between teacher pay and teacher quality.</p> <b>Features</b> <ul> <li>Sub-Title - Attracting, Developing, and Retaining the Best Teachers</li> <li>Authored - James H. Stronge</li> <li>Author Affiliation - College of William and Mary</li> <li>Other Author's - Christopher R. Gareis</li> <li>Binding - Hardcoverk</li> <li>Pages - 200</li> <li>Publication Date - 05-Apr-06</li> <li>Language - English</li> <li>Primary Subject Code - Superintendents & District Administration - CAB</li> <li>Copyright Year - 2006</li> <li>Item Weight - 21 oz.</li> </ul> <b>About the Author</b> <p>James H. Stronge is the Heritage Professor in the Educational Policy, Planning, and Leadership Area at the College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia. His research interests i- SKU: CRWN1129</p>