Education and Study aids / Pedagogy

Emile, or On Education

by Jean-Jacques Rousseau & Barbara Foxley

"Emile, or On Education" or "Émile, or Treatise on Education" is a treatise on the nature of education and on the nature of man. Jean-Jacques Rousseau considered it to be the "best and most important" of all...

Como criar ninos bilingues (Raising Bilingual Children Spanish edition)

by Maritere Rodriguez Bellas

A how-to guidebook that teaches parents how to instill a second language in their children.

Hoy día para mayoría de padres inmigrantes en Estados Unidos criar niños bilingües no es una opción o decisión,...

Geographies of alternative education: Diverse learning spaces for children and young people

by Kraftl, Peter

This book offers a comparative analysis of alternative education in the UK, focusing on learning spaces that cater for children and young people. It constitutes one of the first book-length explorations of alternative...

Brave Girls

by Stacey Radin & Leslie Goldman

“A solid resource for parents and educators” (Kirkus Reviews), Brave Girls is an empowering guide to cultivating confident, passionate, and powerful young leaders during the most formative stage of life:...

Taking Measure of Charter Schools: Better Assessments, Better Policymaking, Better Schools

by Paul T. Hill, Julian R. Betts, Robert B. Olsen & Laura S. Hamilton et al.

This book breaks new ground on how policymakers and journalists can fairly assess charter school performance. The editors and authors show how good approaches to charter school assessment would also work for...

Leadership in American Academic Geography: The Twentieth Century

by Michael S. DeVivo

DeVivo employs a historical narrative in offering a critical review of the most influential leaders in American academic geography during the twentieth century. Geographers with interest in the history of the...

Transforming Ice Age Schools: A Practical Guide for School Leaders

by Leighangela Brady & Lisbeth Johnson

Today’s educational system is frozen in time, stuck in traditions of the past. Transforming Ice Age Schools: A Practical Guide for School Leaders will resonate with educational leaders, especially site principals,...

Balancing Change and Tradition in Global Education Reform

by IRIS C. ROTBERG, Barbara M. Kehm, Kai-ming Cheng & Terry J. Crooks et al.

Balancing Change and Tradition in Global Education Reform is an invaluable resource for policymakers, faculty, students, and anyone interested in how decisions made about the education system ultimately affect...

The Savvy Superintendent: Leading Instruction to the Top of the Class

by Linda K. Wagner

This book provides practical, hands-on advice for school district superintendents. It is designed to provide needed but rarely taught ideas, insights, and information that superintendents can use to incorporate...

Understanding and Creating Digital Texts: An Activity-Based Approach

by Richard Beach, Chris M. Anson, Lee-Ann Kastman Breuch & Thomas Reynolds

This book provides activities and examples that use technological tools to help students learn how to create digital texts. This book also provides a basis for creating novel classroom activities that encourage...

Leadership Development for Educators

by Herb Rubenstein, F. Mike Miles & Laurie J. Bassi

This book teaches teachers in becoming better leaders in their classrooms and in their lives. Learning about leadership theory and leadership best practices and undertaking the leadership development exercises...

The Seven Stages of an Enlightened Teacher

by Christine Jax

In The Seven Stages of an Enlightened Teacher, Dr. Christine Jax presents a path to great teaching that shows how and why teaching is 'a calling' in the true sense of the words.

Baby Sign Language

by Sarah Christensen Fu

What’s your baby thinking? You might be surprised. Babies have a lot to say, and they learn signs and gestures long before they are able to articulate themselves through speech. Inside Baby Sign Language discover...

Six Steps to Preparing Exemplary Principals and Superintendents: Leadership Education at Its Best

by John Hoyle & Mario S. Torres Jr.

This book includes a step-by-step guide to selecting the best students, creating a pre- and post-assessment of student learning, a well-designed procedure to pretest and assure that all masters degree students...

Total Leaders 2.0: Leading in the Age of Empowerment

by Charles J. Schwahn & William G. Spady

This new edition of the widely read Total Leaders book significantly deepens the theoretical grounding and applicability of the original Total Leader Model, and expands its connection to other significant dimensions...

The Teachers We Need vs. the Teachers We Have: The Realities and the Possibilities

by Lawrence Baines

This book reveals exactly how American teachers are taught, describes the wide disparities in the preparation of teachers across states, depicts how market-driven teacher preparation waters down the quality...

Equalize Student Achievement: Prioritizing Money and Power

by Ovid K. Wong & Daniel M. Casing

This book paints a comprehensive picture of school finance to illuminate issues with the current system and suggest ways to improve that system.

Action Research for Educators

by Daniel R. Tomal & Dennis J. Hastert

This user-friendly book covers the principles and history of action research, ethical and legal considerations, methods for conducting both formal and informal action research, data collection methods, analysis...

The Other Side of the Desk: A 20/20 Look at the Principalship

by Janet Tareilo & Patrick M. Jenlink

This book explores the world of the principal with stories that capture readers' attention and moves them through the daily life of a school leader. The author reveals the working world of the principal in a...

Smart Girls in the 21st Century: Understanding Talented Girls and Women

by Barbara Kerr & McKay Robyn

Drs. Barbara Kerr and Robyn McKay tackle what it means to live with, work with, and be a modern smart girl. Through their keen insights and academic research of real girls and women, they offer valuable information...