Education and Study aids

Transformative Learning in Practice: Insights from Community, Workplace, and Higher Education

by Jack Mezirow & Edward W. Taylor

The leading authorities in the field produced this comprehensive resource, which provides strategies and methods for fostering Transformative Learning (TL) practice in a wide variety of higher and adult education...

The IEP from A to Z: How to Create Meaningful and Measurable Goals and Objectives

by Diane Twachtman-Cullen & Jennifer Twachtman-Bassett

A truly comprehensive, teacher- and parent-friendly guide to creating clear and effective IEPs

With the skyrocketing diagnoses of ADHD, autism spectrum disorders, and related conditions in U.S. schools, there...

Making Thinking Visible: How to Promote Engagement, Understanding, and Independence for All Learners

by Ron Ritchhart, Mark Church & Karin Morrison

A proven program for enhancing students' thinking and comprehension abilities

Visible Thinking is a research-based approach to teaching thinking, begun at Harvard's Project Zero, that develops students' thinking...

Wiley IFRS: Practical Implementation Guide and Workbook

by Abbas A. Mirza, Magnus Orrell & Graham Holt

Wiley IFRS: Practical Implementation Guide and Workbook, Second Edition is a quick reference guide on IFRS/IAS that includes easy-to-understand IFRS/IAS standards outlines, practical insights, case studies with...

The Academic Portfolio: A Practical Guide to Documenting Teaching, Research, and Service

by Peter Seldin & J. Elizabeth Miller

This comprehensive book focuses squarely on academic portfolios, which may prove to be the most innovative and promising faculty evaluation and development technique in years. The authors identify key issues,...

The Shaping School Culture Fieldbook

by Kent D. Peterson & Terrence E. Deal

When the bestselling books Shaping School Culture and The Shaping School Culture Fieldbook were first published, Kent D. Peterson and Terrence E. Deal described the critical elements of school culture—the purposes,...

Planning and Assessment in Higher Education: Demonstrating Institutional Effectiveness

by Michael F. Middaugh

Planning and Assessment in Higher Education provides guidance for assessing and promoting institutional effectiveness. The book contains a wide range of issues, from measures of effectiveness to communicating...

Stray Dogs, Saints, and Saviors: Fighting for the Soul of America's Toughest High School

by Alexander Russo

The inside story of the most-watched attempt to transform a troubled high school

Stray Dogs, Saints, and Saviors tells the real-life story of Locke High School. Locke High– originally known for its excellence–became...

Managing Technology in Higher Education: Strategies for Transforming Teaching and Learning

by A. W. (Tony) Bates & Albert Sangra

Universities continue to struggle in their efforts to fully integrate information and communications technology within their activities. Based on examination of current practices in technology integration...

The Handbook for Student Leadership Development

by Susan R. Komives, John P. Dugan & Julie E. Owen

This is a comprehensive handbook provides essential research, theoretical framing, and practical guidance to help higher education practitioners develop, advance, and sustain a student leadership program. This...

Purposeful Program Theory: Effective Use of Theories of Change and Logic Models

by Sue C. Funnell & Patricia J. Rogers

Between good intentions and great results lies a program theory—not just a list of tasks but a vision of what needs to happen, and how. Now widely used in government and not-for-profit organizations, program...

Effective Instruction for Stem Disciplines: From Learning Theory to College Teaching

by Edward J. Mastascusa, William J. Snyder & Brian S. Hoyt

This groundbreaking book offers information on the most effective ways that students process material, store it in their long-term memories, and how that effects learning for long-term retention. It reveals...

Shaping School Culture: Pitfalls, Paradoxes, and Promises

by Terrence E. Deal & Kent D. Peterson

A Guide for Shaping Your School's Culture

In this thoroughly revised and updated edition of their classic book, Shaping School Culture, Terrence Deal and Kent Peterson address the latest thinking on organizational...

Writing Strategies for All Primary Students: Scaffolding Independent Writing with Differentiated Mini-Lessons, Grades K-3

by Janet C. Richards & Cynthia A. Lassonde

A guide for teaching all your students the skills they need to be successful writers

The 25 mini-lessons provided in this book are designed to develop students’ self-regulated writing behaviors and enhance...

Leading for Instructional Improvement: How Successful Leaders Develop Teaching and Learning Expertise

by Stephen Fink, Anneke Markholt & Michael A. Copland

There is little agreement among school leaders on what constitutes quality teaching and how best to support teachers in improving lessons, assessments, and classroom instruction. This book will show how principals...

The Handbook of Scholarly Writing and Publishing

by Tim Hatcher, Tonette S. Rocco & John W. Creswell

Focusing on writing for publication, The Handbook of Scholarly Writing and Publishing discusses the components of a manuscript, types of manuscripts, and the submission process. It shows how to craft scholarly...

Math Games: 180 Reproducible Activities to Motivate, Excite, and Challenge Students, Grades 6-12

by Judith A. Muschla & Gary Robert Muschla

Math Games offers a dynamic collection of 180 reproducible activity sheets to stimulate and challenge your students in all areas of math - from whole numbers to data analysis - while emphasizing problem solving,...

Engaging Students: The Next Level of Working on the Work

by Phillip C. Schlechty

In Phillip Schlechty's best-selling book Working on the Work, he outlined a motivational framework for improving student performance by improving the quality of schools designed for students. Engaging Students...

Becoming an Engaged Campus: A Practical Guide for Institutionalizing Public Engagement

by Carole A. Beere, James C. Votruba & Gail W. Wells

There is a trend to have universities make a stronger commitment to community engagement. This book offers a how-to resource for campus leaders who want to take a strategic approach to creating change within...

The Technology Toolbelt for Teaching

by Susan Manning & Kevin Johnson

Instructors are pressured to integrate technology into their traditional or online instruction. This book offers a hands-on resource that shows how to integrate technology into lessons and offers information...