Expanded from the highly popular "Rules that Expire" series of NCTM articles, this essential guide leads educators through the collaborative process of establishing a consistent learner-centered and equitable approach to mathematics instruction through team building.

By providing ideas for practical and engaging activities to absorb pupils, this book shows how to make science come alive in the classroom.

A guide for educators on how to integrate the new national anchor guidelines on academic language into everyday curriculum and assessment, for grades 3-5.

This title -- one of a seven book series -- will offer guidance to educators in how to target academic language in planning for student learning as states undergo the implementation of the Common Core and corresponding English language proficiency standards in preparation for the upcoming consortia-led assessments.

Straightforward how-to's from practicing classroom teachers, print and web-based resources, and assessment tips help educators cultivate lasting student engagement and transform educational outcomes with this must-have resource!

Guides readers through an understanding of how to create and sustain school cultures that value dispositional learning; ideally suited for use with Common Core implementation initiatives at school and district level.

With instructive sample blog posts from sites like Blogger and Wordpress and generous examples and resource listings, this guide helps busy educators learn: the value of blogging for professional learning; best practices for safe digital citizenship; how to deal with the technical aspects of blogging; and, platform-building tips and writing ideas.

Backed by over 20 years of research, the Authentic Intellectual Work (AIW) framework helps school-based teams improve the quality of instruction, assessment, and curriculum for higher and more equitable student learning.

Examines the use of digital technology in the early stages of child development and the way in which learning techniques have evolved in classrooms across the world.

This updated edition includes a generous selection of user-friendly strategies that help teachers assess struggling learners, students with special needs, children who are performing at grade level, and advanced learners. Included are practical tools that improve student performance and help them take responsibility for their own learning.