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In too many districts, evaluation of teachers ensures competence but does little or nothing to encourage and support expertise. In this thought-pro...

Designing and implementing daily lesson plans can be among the most frustrating and time-consuming aspects of teaching—a tedious exercise that plac...

What are the secrets to unlocking student success? And what can teachers do to get better at helping students develop deep understanding of content...

Curiosity comes from within—we just have to know how to unleash it. We learn by engaging and exploring, asking questions and testing out answers. ...

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 as...

How can we approach professional development in a thoughtful way, keep teachers motivated, and make the process worthwhile? It's a truth that scho...

Principals navigate the dynamic complexities and subtleties of their schools every day. They promote, facilitate, and lead efforts to achieve both ...

Moody. Reckless. Impractical. Insecure. Distracted. These are all words commonly used to describe adolescents. But what if we recast these traits i...

Despite the prevalence of students with disabilities in the general education classroom, few teachers receive training on how to meet these student...

Offering students choices about their learning, says author Mike Anderson, is one of the most powerful ways teachers can boost student learning, mo...

Of the 21st century skills vital for success in education and the workplace, "the 4Cs"-critical thinking, communication, collaboration, and creativ...

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 f...

In this powerful new book, James Rickabaugh, former superintendent and current director of the Institute for Personalized Learning (IPL), presents ...

In this essential guide, Starr Sackstein—a National Board Certified Teacher—explains how teachers can use reflection to help students decipher thei...

In his 2011 ASCD best-seller Focus: Elevating the Essentials to Radically Improve Student Learning, author Mike Schmoker described a fresh pproach ...

For years, the teaching and learning of fractions has been associated with rote memorization. But this mechanical approach to instruction—which str...

What if your next faculty meeting began with this question: What are the strengths of our underachieving students? When teachers recognize and focu...

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 ...

What's keeping your school behind the technology curve? Is it a fear of the unfamiliar? Expenses? Or some other myth? Have you considered how stude...

Do you want to incorporate purposeful and effective online learning into your classes but aren't sure where to begin? Here's the perfect introducto...

What is FIT Teaching? What is a FIT Teacher? The Framework for Intentional and Targeted Teaching®—or FIT Teaching®—is a research-based, field-test...

In How to Make Decisions with Different Kinds of Student Assessment Data, best-selling author Susan M. Brookhart helps teachers and administrators ...

In this galvanizing book for all educators, Kristin Souers and Pete Hall explore an urgent and growing issue--childhood trauma--and its profound ef...

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 a...