Teacher training

Do you sometimes feel overwhelmed by everything you want to accomplish as a teacher?

Whether they're the result of a mandate from on high, a crisis that needs addressing, or simply a desire for improvement, change initiatives are a constant in most every school.

Until now, the conversation around mobile devices in schools has been divided into two camps: those favoring 1:1 plans, in which each student is assigned a school-provided laptop or tablet, and supporters of Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) initiatives that shift the responsibility for providing and maintaining classroom mobile technology to students and their parents.

This practical, hands-on guide shows K-12 school leaders how to support STEM programs that excite students and teachers-even if the leader is not an expert in science, technology, engineering, or math.

All teachers know that a robust vocabulary gives students the communication skills they need to do well on tests and shine in the classroom--and the best way to ensure successful vocabulary instruction is to embrace new and engaging strategies that don't take too much time away from other work.

How can we approach professional development in a thoughtful way, keep teachers motivated, and make the process worthwhile?

K-12 schools in the United States are suffering from an epidemic of teacher attrition: nearly half of all new teachers leave the field within their first five years, and thousands of teaching positions across the country are going unfilled.

For too long, educators have focused only on getting students ready for the next test, for the next grade, for graduation, or maybe for college.

Designing and implementing daily lesson plans can be among the most frustrating and time-consuming aspects of teaching-a tedious exercise that places artificial restrictions on student creativity and engagement with learning.

What's keeping your school behind the technology curve?

There's never enough time.

The Common Core State Standards require all students to think in complex and creative ways and apply classroom learning in new contexts.

As every educator knows all too well, teaching can be an incredibly challenging profession.

Designing and implementing daily lesson plans can be among the most frustrating and time-consuming aspects of teaching-a tedious exercise that places artificial restrictions on student creativity and engagement with learning.

Every day, new research and technology influence what are considered to be best practices in the classroom.

Of the 21st century skills vital for success in education and the workplace, the 4Cs-critical thinking, communication, collaboration, and creativity-have been highlighted as crucial competencies.

How can we approach professional development in a thoughtful way, keep teachers motivated, and make the process worthwhile?

There's never enough time.

All teachers know that a robust vocabulary gives students the communication skills they need to do well on tests and shine in the classroom--and the best way to ensure successful vocabulary instruction is to embrace new and engaging strategies that don't take too much time away from other work.

Do you want to incorporate purposeful and effective online learning into your classes but aren't sure where to begin?

K-12 schools in the United States are suffering from an epidemic of teacher attrition: nearly half of all new teachers leave the field within their first five years, and thousands of teaching positions across the country are going unfilled.

Packed with strategies, tips, and activities you can quickly put into practice, this book shows how to build productive teams and intentionally create an environment of professional engagement in your school.

Packed with ideas for both new and veteran teachers of K-8 students, this book touches on a variety of topics that are especially relevant to the first week of school.

Packed with ideas for both new and veteran teachers of K-8 students, this book touches on a variety of topics that are especially relevant to the first week of school.

The Common Core State Standards require all students to think in complex and creative ways and apply classroom learning in new contexts.

Teachers deserve to get the feedback and support that are necessary to make learning as powerful as possible--for both their students and themselves.

As principals, we push ourselves to learn, grow, and innovate because our role remains in a state of flux.

Whether they're the result of a mandate from on high, a crisis that needs addressing, or simply a desire for improvement, change initiatives are a constant in most every school.

Packed with strategies, tips, and activities you can quickly put into practice, this book shows how to build productive teams and intentionally create an environment of professional engagement in your school.

We all know the factors that can threaten a positive classroom environment: stress from testing, lack of motivation, and problems that students bring from home, for a start.

Group work is a growing trend in schools, as educators seek more complex, more authentic assessment tasks and assign projects and presentations for students to work on together.

Do you sometimes feel overwhelmed by everything you want to accomplish as a teacher?

We all know the factors that can threaten a positive classroom environment: stress from testing, lack of motivation, and problems that students bring from home, for a start.

Classroom management may be the hardest part of being a teacher: fraught with power struggles, it often leaves teachers feeling stressed and drained and students feeling mutinous or powerless.

What if your next faculty meeting began with this question: What are the strengths of our underachieving students?

What if your next faculty meeting began with this question: What are the strengths of our underachieving students?

Group work is a growing trend in schools, as educators seek more complex, more authentic assessment tasks and assign projects and presentations for students to work on together.

What's keeping your school behind the technology curve?

La didáctica, una de esas expresiones, conceptos o realidades que son objeto de permanente preocupación en el mundo educativo y que, desde diversas miradas, es abordada a veces como la alternativa para soslayar los inmensos problemas de la enseñanza universitaria de hoy, o para encontrar la receta, el sentido o la alternativa para una mejor acción pedagógica.

This book is the follow-up to its immediate predecessor, The Quality School.

Results from national and international assessments indicate that school children in the United States are not learning mathematics well enough.

Thousands of students graduate from university each year.

Are you seeking to use your subject knowledge and teaching skills beyond the classroom?

Are you seeking to use your subject knowledge and teaching skills beyond the classroom?

Thousands of students graduate from university each year.

We're bombarded with messages every day, but no one tells you how to improve these vital email skills.

With the current emphasis on standards in the schools, one may think that this is a new phenomenon.

It's a long way from the research carrel to the classroom.