Professional Resources 05/08
Bibliography
Sorted by Call Number / Author
170.92 COL Coles, Robert. Lives of moral leadership. 1st ed. New York : Random House, c2000.
302.5 SIM Simmons, Rachel, 1966-. Odd girl out : the hidden culture of aggression in girls. 1st ed. New York : Harcourt, c2002.
The hidden culture of aggression in girls -- Intimate enemies -- The truth hurts -- She's all that -- The bully in the mirror -- Popular -- Resistance -- Parents and teachers -- The road ahead.
346.7304 HOF Hoffmann, Gretchen McCord. Copyright in cyberspace : questions and answers for librarians. New York : Neal-Schuman Publishers, c2001.
346.7304 SIM Simpson, Carol, 1949-. Copyright for schools : a practical guide. 4th ed. Worthington, Ohio : Linworth Pub., Inc., c2005.
The law -- Public domain -- Fair use -- Print materials in schools -- Audiovisual materials in schools -- Music materials in schools (print and recorded) -- Multimedia in schools -- Distance learning in schools -- Internet in schools -- Computer software in schools -- School library exemptions -- Permissions -- Managing copyright in schools -- Copyright and administrators -- Copyright policies -- Appendices.
370.1 JOH Johnson, Eric W. Teaching school : a book for anyone who is teaching, wants to teach, or knows a teacher. Rev. ed. Boston, Mass. : National Association of Independent Schools, c1987.
370.11 O'S O'Sullivan, Edmund, 1938-. Transformative learning : educational vision for the 21st century. Toronto : University of Toronto Press ;, 1999.
370.15 SPR Sprenger, Marilee. Learning & Memory : The Brain in Action. Alexandria, Virginia : Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 1999.
370.152 CAM Campbell, Linda. Multiple Intelligences an Student Achievement : Success Stories From Six Schools. Alexandria, Virginia : Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 1999.
371.1 KOH Kohl, Herbert R. The discipline of hope : learning from a lifetime of teaching. New York : Simon & Schuster, c1998.
371.104 HOU House, Ernest R. Survival in the classroom : negotiating with kids, colleagues, and bosses. Boston : Allyn, 1978.
372.110 BUL Bullough, Robert V.Jr. "First Year Teacher" Eight Years Later : An Inquiry into Teacher Development. New York : Teacher's College Press, 1997.
Includes references and index.
808 MAL Mallon, Thomas, 1951-. Stolen words : forays into the origins and ravages of plagiarism. New York : Penguin Books, 1991.
PROF 020.72 FIS Theories of information behavior. Medford, N.J. : Published for the American Society for Information Science and Technology by Information Today, c2005.
"This is much more than a research guide. It is a compendium and an encyclopedia of theories, philosophies, and experiments in information behavior research conducted over the past four decades or so. The presentations are concise, and many are a delightful read, written by protagonists ot that research." Tefko Saracevic.
PROF 025.04 SAU Sauers, Michael P. Blogging and RSS : a librarian's guide. Medford, N.J : Information Today, c2006.
An introduction to blogs -- The library blogosphere. Part 1, The blogs -- The library blogosphere. Part 2, The bloggers -- Creating a blog -- An introduction to RSS -- Using an aggregator -- Noteworthy feeds -- Creating feeds.
PROF 025.1 CAS Casey, Michael E., 1967-. Library 2.0 : the librarian's guide to participatory library service. Medford, N.J. : Information Today, Inc., 2007.
Brand library 2.0 -- The essential ingredients -- Finding the road to library 2.0 -- A framework for change -- Participatory service and the long tail -- Incorporating technology -- Buy-in : getting everyone on board -- Maintaining the momentum -- Final considerations. "Michael Casey and Laura Savastinuk have taken the discussion of Library 2.0 from just a conversation among technophiles to the key audience: library administrators. They have debunked the myth that Library 2.0 is only about new technologies and framed it as a customer service issue. This book includes real life examples of how Library 2.0 can be applied in libraries." Michael Golrick, Library Director, L. E. Phillips Memorial Public Library, Eau Claire, Wisconsin and author, Thoughts from a Library Administrator.
PROF 025.5 FAR Farkas, Meredith G., 1977-. Social software in libraries : building collaboration, communication, and community online. Medford, N.J. : Information Today, Inc., 2007.
What is social software? -- Blogs -- Blogs in libraries : practical applications -- RSS -- Wikis -- Online communities -- Social networking -- Social bookmarking and collaborative filtering -- Tools for synchronous online reference -- The mobile revolution -- Podcasts -- Screencasting and vodcasting -- Gaming -- What will work @ your library -- Keeping up : a primer -- Future trends in social software. 'Meredith Farkas explains, highlights, and recommends top tools and helps librarians make informed choices about what's best for their libraries. Whether you want to explore, implement, or just use social software tools, Social Software in Libraries will help you get started and even have fun doing it" Jessamyn West Editor, librarian.net.
PROF 027.6 GRA Designs for active learning : a sourcebook of classroom strategies for information education. Chicago : The Association, 1998.
PROF 027.8 JOH Johnson, Mary J., 1949-. Primary sources in the library : a collaboration guide for library media specialists. Worthington, Ohio : Linworth Pub., c2003.
The librarian connection -- Introducing primary sources -- My family artifact -- Primary source analysis techniques -- A school-wide patriotic speech festival -- Collecting letters, connecting learning -- Primary sources meet multimedia -- From biography to artifacts -- The art of geography -- Bringing it home : the local primary source librarian. Discusses the role of the librarian in promoting the use of primary sources in the classroom, and features collaborative lessons based on primary source research that may be adapted for use with students in grades four through twelve, each with assessment tools and organization strategies.
PROF 028.7 NEE Neely, Teresa Y. Information literacy assessment : standards-based tools and assignments. Chicago : American Library Association, 2006.
The importance of standards and assessment / Teresa Y. Neely -- Integrating the ACRL standards / Teresa Y. Neely and Katy Sullivan -- Developing a topic and identifying information sources of information / Katy Sullivan -- Accessing information effectively and efficiently / Teresa Y. Neely -- Evaluating information / Teresa Y. Neely with Simmona Simmons-Hodo -- Using information effectively / Teresa Y. Neely and Katy Sullivan -- Information, social context, and ethical and legal issues / Olga Franðcois -- Beyond the standards : what now? / Teresa Y. Neely -- Developing information literacy assessment instruments / Teresa Y. Neely with Jessame Ferguson -- Automating assessment instruments / Jay J. Patel and Teresa Y. Neely with Jessame Ferguson.
PROF 153 SCH Schwartz, Jeffrey, 1951-. The mind and the brain : neuroplasticity and the power of mental force. 1st pbk. ed. New York : Regan Books/HarperCollins Publ, 2003, c2002.
In his work treating patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder, Dr. Jeffrey Schwartz made an extraordinary discovery: by focusing their attention away from negative behaviors and toward positive ones, his patients were able to make permanent changes to their own neural pathways. In the Mind and the Brain Schwartz explores this power-the power of the mind to shape the brain.
PROF 158 PIN Pink, Daniel H. A whole new mind : why right-brainers will rule the future. 1st Riverhead trade pbk. ed. New York : Riverhead Books, 2006.
Explores how the business world is changing in the twenty-first century, becoming more "right-brain" based and allowing people more creative and artistic than earlier generations succeed more than those with left-brain dominance.
PROF 302.2 TYN Tyner, Kathleen R. Literacy in a digital world : teaching and learning in the age of information. Mahwah, N.J. : L. Erlbaum Associates, 1998.
PROF 305.23 KIN Kindlon, Daniel J. (Daniel James), 1953-. Raising Cain : protecting the emotional life of boys. 1st ed. New York : Ballantine Books, 1999.
PROF 306 JOH Johnson, Steven, 1968-. Everything bad is good for you : how today's popular culture is actually making us smarter. 1st Riverhead trade pbk. ed. New York : Riverhead Books, 2006.
Presents an examination of popular culture in America, and suggests--with examples from research--that vehicles of mass media and entertainment such as television and video games are evidence of an increasingly sophisticated cognitive culture that makes the mind measurable sharper than in the past.
PROF 346 JOH Johns, Julia. Cite it right : the sourceaid guide to citation, research, and avoiding plagiarism. Osterville, Ma : SourceAid, LLC, 2006.
"Cite it Right couples step-by-step research methods and writing resources with easy to understand citation instructions, enabling you to write and cite flawlessly." (Johns).
PROF 346.04 POS Posner, Richard A. The little book of plagiarism. 1st ed. New York : Pantheon Books, c2007.
"Provocative, insightful, and extraordinary for its clarity and forthrightness, The Little Book of Plagiarism is an analytical tour de force in small, the work of "one of the top twenty legal thinkers in America" (Legal Affairs), a distinguished jurist renowned for his adventuresome intellect and daring iconoclasm." (Posner).
PROF 370 FRE Frender, Gloria. Learning to learn : strengthening study skills and brain power. Rev. ed. Nashville, Tenn. : Incentive Publications, c2004.
PROF 370 LIP Lipton, Laura. Mentoring matters : a practical guide to learning-focused relationships. Sherman, CT : MiraVia, LCC, 2001.
PROF 370 TEA Teaching with documents : using primary sources from the National Archives. Washington, DC : National Archives and Records Administration :, 1989-<1998 >.
PROF 370.11 LIC Lickona, Thomas. Educating for character : how our schools can teach respect and responsibility. New York : Bantam, c1991.
Discusses the educator as a role model, the classroom as a moral community, and confronting the issues of drugs, alcohol, and sex.
PROF 370.117 HOW Howard, Gary R. We can't teach what we don't know : white teachers, multiracial schools. 2nd ed. New York : Teachers College Press, c2006.
Explores the role of white teachers in multicultural education, discussing the need for white educators in the U.S. and other nations of the West to understand the dynamics of past and present racial dominance in order to effect personal and social transformation.
PROF 370.15 ARM Armstrong, Thomas. The best schools : how human development research should inform educational practice. Alexandria, Va. : Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, c2006.
Academic achievement discourse -- Human development discourse -- Early childhood education programs: play -- Elementary schools: learning how the world works -- Metacognitive growth -- High schools: preparing to live independently in the real world. Educators in "The Best Schools" recognize the differences in the physical, emotional, cognitive, and spiritual worlds of students of different ages. This book will help educators reflect on how to enable each student to reach his or her true potential, how to inspire each child and adolescent to discover an inner passion to learn, and how to honor the unique journey of each individual through life.
PROF 370.15 ARM Armstrong, Thomas. Multiple intelligences in the classroom. 2nd ed. Alexandria, Va. : Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, c2000.
The foundations of the theory of multiple intelligences -- MI and personal development -- Describing intelligences in students -- Teaching students about MI theory -- MI and curriculum development -- MI and teaching strategies -- MI and the classroom environment -- MI and classroom management -- The MI school -- MI and assessment -- MI and special education -- MI and cognitive skills -- Other applications of MI theory -- MI and existential intelligence.
PROF 370.15 COS Developing minds : a resource book for teaching thinking. 3rd ed. Alexandria, Va. : Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, c2001.
PROF 370.15 SIL Silver, Harvey F. So each may learn : integrating learning styles and multiple intelligences. Alexandria, Va. : Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, c2000.
PROF 370.15 SUL Sullo, Robert A., 1951-. Activating the desire to learn. Alexandria, Va. : Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 2007.
Theory and research -- Understanding internal motivation -- "Where's the evidence?" -- Elementary school -- Competition is as important as cooperation -- Helping students value learning -- From bossing to leading -- "Consequence" is not a four-letter word -- Middle school -- Positive relationships support competence and high standards -- Self-evaluation leads to lasting change -- Inspiring through collaboration -- Being what we choose -- High school -- Creating a need-satisfying environment -- From telling to asking -- From enforcing to teaching responsibility and fostering positive -- Relationships -- Reflections of a high school senior -- Final thoughts. In Activating the Desire to Learn, veteran educator Bob Sullo shows how to apply lessons from the research on motivation in the classroom.
PROF 370.15 WOL Wolfe, Pat. Brain matters : translating research into classroom practice. Alexandria, Va. : Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, c2001.
In Part I, several chapters act as a minitextbook on brain anatomy and physiology. Then , in Part II, Wolfe brings brain functioning into clearer focus, describing how the brain encodes, manipulates, and stores information. In Part III, Wolfe devotes several chapters to practical classroom applications and brain-compatible teaching strategies.
PROF 370.71 ZMU Zmuda, Allison. Transforming schools : creating a culture of continuous improvement. Alexandria, Va. : Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, c2004.
Making staff development a worthwhile endeavor -- Systems thinking as the door to continuous improvement -- Envisioning the desired results -- Defining reality through data -- Designing and implementing staff development that matters -- Developing an action plan -- Welcoming accountability on the road to success. Thoughtful analysis of the fictional dialogue throughout the book gives readers an understanding of the dynamic nature of change, systems thinking and continuous improvement. And questions at the end of each chapter help readers apply key concepts to their own schools. Whether your school improvement goals are clearly defined or still in development.
PROF 371 SAP Summarizers : activity structures to support integration and retention of new learning. Carlisle, Ma : Research for Better Teaching, 1993.
PROF 371 SAP Saphier, Jon. How to make supervision and evaluation really work : supervision and evaluation in the context of strengthening school culture. Carlisle, Ma : Research for Better Teaching, Inc., 1993.
PROF 371.1 GAB Gabriel, John G., 1973-. How to thrive as a teacher leader. Alexandria, Va. : Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, c2005.
Organizational leadership : nurturing leadership in your school -- Strategic leadership : assembling your team -- Interpersonal leadership : communicating your leadership -- Adaptive leadership : navigating challenges and effecting change -- Motivational leadership : building climate and community -- Instructional leadership : improving student and teacher achievement. From setting goals to mediating conflicts, from mentoring colleagues to motivating students, Gabriel provides clear strategies grounded in experience and illustrated by examples for becoming an effective teacher leader. A generous resource section, including sample letters, surveys and checklists enables readers to quickly put these techniques into practice.
PROF 371.1 HEL Heller, Daniel A., 1953-. Teachers wanted : attracting and retaining good teachers. Alexandria, Va. : Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, c2004.
The problem defined -- Preservice education -- Induction programs -- Vision and hiring: the keys to effective change -- Inservice programming: a dynamic professional atmosphere -- Empowerment through individual professional growth -- A challenging role for the principal -- Restructuring the profession. Drawing on national research as well as his own 30 years of experience as a teacher, a principal, and an administrator, Heller argues for a new concept of public education, beginning with the nature of teacher training. He advocates partnerships between public schools and higher education to provide a real-world view of the profession to young teacher interns. Within the schools, Heller espouoses active gatekeeping by teachers and administrators, effective mentoring between teachers, community induction programs, ongoing inservice training, and high performance standards.
PROF 371.1 ROB Robbins, Pamela. How to plan and implement a peer coaching program. Alexandria, Va. : Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, c1991.
PROF 371.102 HAR Harmin, Merrill. Inspiring active learning : a complete handbook for today's teachers. Expanded 2nd ed. Alexandria, Va. : Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, c2006.
PROF 371.102 MAR Marzano, Robert J. The art and science of teaching : a comprehensive framework for effective instruction. Alexandria, VA : Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, c2007.
What will I do to establish and communicate learning goals, track student progress, and celebrate success? -- What will I do to help students effectively interact with new knowledge? -- What will I do to help students practice and deepen their understanding of new knowledge? -- What will I do to help students generate and test hypotheses about new knowledge? -- What will I do to engage students? -- What will I do establish or maintain classroom rules and procedures? -- What will I do to recognize and acknowledge adherence and lack of adherence to classroom rules and procedures? -- What will I do to establish and maintain effective relationships with students? -- What will I do to communicate high expectations for all students? -- What will I do to develop effective lessons organized into a cohesive unit?.
PROF 371.102 POL Pollock, Jane E., 1958-. Improving student learning one teacher at a time. Alexandria, VA : Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, c2007.
PROF 371.102 ROT Rothstein-Fisch, Carrie. Managing diverse classrooms : how to build on students' cultural strengths. Alexandria, VA : Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, c2008.
Introduction : the need for a new approach -- A new way of thinking about classroom management -- The culture of the group -- Families : resources for organization and management -- Helping and sharing : doing what comes naturally -- Culturally responsive classroom orchestration -- The organization of learning in the content areas -- Classroom orchestration of the assessment process.
PROF 371.14 TUC Tucker, Pamela D. Linking teacher evaluation and student learning. Alexandria, Va. : Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, c2005.
The power of an effective teacher and why we should assess it -- How can we assess teacher quality? -- Assessing teacher quality with student work : the Oregon Teacher Work Sample Methodology -- Assessing teacher quality in a standards-based environment : the Thompson, Colorado School District -- Assessing teacher quality through goal-setting : the Alexandria, Virginia School District -- Assessing teacher quality based on student gains : Value-Added Assessment System in Tennessee -- Final thoughts on assessing teacher quality : guidelines for policy and practice. In Linking Teacher Evaluation and Student Learning, researchers Pamela D. Tucker and James H. Stronge show that including measures of student achievement in teacher evaluations can help schools focus their efforts to meet higher standards.
PROF 371.2 CAN Teaching in the block : strategies for engaging active learners. Princeton, NJ : Eye on Education, c1996.
Edited by the authors of the best-selling and influential Block Scheduling: a catalyst for change in high schools, this book addresses teachers' question: "What do I do with students for the extended blocks of time?".
PROF 371.2 MAR Marzano, Robert J. What works in schools : translating research into action. Alexandria, Va. : Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, c2003.
Introducing the best of times -- The school-level factors -- A guaranteed and viable curriculum -- Challenging goals and effective feedback -- Parent and community involvement -- Safe and orderly environment -- Collegiality and professionalism -- The teacher-level factors -- Instructional strategies -- Classroom management -- Classroom curriculum design -- The student-level factors -- Home environment -- Learned intelligence and background knowledge -- Student motivation -- Implementing the model -- Using the model -- The critical role of leadership. In each chapter, marzano recommends specific and attainable action steps to implement successful strategies culled from the wealth of research data. Schools can and do affect student achievement. In his latest work, Marzano leads the way in establishing positive approaches that can make the long-held dream of effective public education a reality.
PROF 371.2 SAP Saphier, Jon. The skillful teacher : building your teaching skills. 5th ed. Acton, Mass. : Research for Better Teaching, c1997.
PROF 371.2 SCH Schmoker, Michael J. Results now : how we can achieve unprecedented improvements in teaching and learning. Alexandria, Va. : Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, c2006.
PROF 371.2 TOM Tomlinson, Carol A. How to differentiate instruction in mixed-ability classrooms. Alexandria, Va. : Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, c1995.
What differentiated instruction is--and isn't -- The rationale for differentiated instruction in mixed-ability classrooms -- The role of the teacher in a differentiated classroom -- Look inside some differentiated classrooms -- Strategies for managing a differentiated classroom -- Preparing students and parents for a differentiated classroom -- The how-to's of planning differentiated lessons -- Differentiating content -- Differentiating process -- Differentiating products -- Assessment in a differentiated classroom -- Final thought -- Appendix : Instructional and management strategies for a differentiated classroom.
PROF 371.200973 REE Reeves, Douglas B., 1953-. The learning leader : how to focus school improvement for better results. Alexandria, Va. : Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, c2006.
From conducting strategic planning to evaluating projects to organizing leadership teams, The Learning Leader will help leaders reconceptualize their leadership role and motivate their colleagues. Reeves urges teachers and administrators to become more efficient and focused leaders, but most important, he charges them to be better educators for their students.
PROF 371.26 LAN Langer, Georgea M., 1948-. Collaborative analysis of student work : improving teaching and learning. Alexandria, Va. : Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, c2003.
Introduction -- The benefits of collaborative analysis of student learning -- Why CASL works : the framework for teachers' reflective inquiry -- Culture building : norms and skills for collaborative inquiry -- Phases I and II : the target learning area, initial assessment, and focus students -- Phases III, IV, and V : study group analysis of student work, finding more information, final assessment, and reflection -- Facilitating CASL -- Leadership for CASL -- Conclusion -- Appendix A : session guides for facilitators -- Appendix B : directions for CASL portfolios.
PROF 371.27 FIS Fisher, Douglas, 1965-. Checking for understanding : formative assessment techniques for your classroom. Alexandria, Va. : Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 2007.
Why check for understanding? -- Using oral language to check for understanding -- Using questions to check for understanding -- Using writing to check for understanding -- Using projects and performances to check for understanding -- Using tests to check for understanding -- Using common assessments and consensus scoring to check for understanding.
PROF 371.3 BUE Buehl, Doug. Classroom strategies for interactive learning. 2nd ed. Newark, Del. : International Reading Association, c2001.
PROF 371.3 MAR A handbook for classroom instruction that works. Alexandria, VA : Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, c2001.
"Student achievement? Where can I learn about those strategies? How can I use them in my classroom? Whether you address these issues alone or as part of a study group, you'll find the answers in this book. These strategies can be applied to all content, in all grades, with all students." (Marzano).
PROF 371.3 MCK McKenzie, Jamieson A. (Jamieson Angus), 1945-. Beyond technology : questioning, research, and the information literate school. Bellingham, Wash. : FNO Press, c2000.
PROF 371.3 MCK McKenzie, Jamieson A. (Jamieson Angus), 1945-. Planning good change with technology and literacy. Bellingham, Wash. : FNO Press, c2001.
Filled with stories of success and with models of good planning, this book shows how to clarify purpose, involve important stakeholders and pace the change process to maximize the daily use of new technologies.
PROF 371.3 THO Thornburg, David D. The new basics : education and the future of work in the Telematic Age. Alexandria, Va. : Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, c2002.
A visit to the cave -- The digital tornado -- The driving forces of change -- Work in the Telematic Age -- A cloud on the horizon -- New skills for a new era -- Dial locally, work globally -- The new work -- The new school -- A role for governments in the new economy -- The cave revisited. Provides an in-depth discussion of the skills necessary for professional success in the coming years, along with strategies on how best to teach them in the classroom. Filled to capacity with visionary observations, practical suggestions for innovative instruction, and engaging discussions of the historical precedents for remodeled curriculum.
PROF 371.33 BEL Bell, Ann, 1945-. Handheld computers in schools and media centers. Worthington, Ohio : Linworth Books, c2007.
Offers library media and technology specialists an overview of handheld computers and their uses in school, explaining how they can be used to increase student learning, communication, and collaboration and offering tips for incorporating them into current curriculum.
PROF 371.33 PIT Using technology with classroom instruction that works. Alexandria, Va. : Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, c2007.
PROF 371.35 NEI Neidorf, Robin. Teach beyond your reach : an instructor's guide to developing and running successful distance learning classes, workshops, training sessions, and more. Medford, N.J. : CyberAge Books, 2006.
New tools of the trade -- What to expect when you're expecting students -- Content, Part I : instructional design -- Content, Part II : development -- Time to go to class -- Individual learners -- Creating a community of learners -- Distance learning as a collaborative enterprise. "Lays out everything you need to get started teaching online, and gives you enough coaching to take it to the next level of sophistication when you're ready...supportive, encouraging, and confidence-instilling." Kim Dority, Dority & Associates.
PROF 371.39 TOM Tomlinson, Carol A. The differentiated classroom : responding to the needs of all learners. Alexandria, Va. : Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, c1999.
What is a differentiated classroom? -- Elements of differentiation -- Rethinking how we do school-and for whom -- Learning environments that support differentiated instruction -- Good instruction as a basis for differentiated teaching -- Teachers at work building differentiated classrooms -- Instructional strategies that support differentiation -- More instructional strategies to support differentiation -- How do teachers make it all work? -- When educational leaders seek differentiated classrooms.
PROF 371.5 LAT Lathrop, Ann. Student cheating and plagiarism in the Internet era : a wake-up call. Englewood, Colo. : Libraries Unlimited, c2000.
PROF 371.621 OBL Oblinger, Diana G. Learning Spaces. Washington, DC : Educause, 2006.
PROF 371.8 STE CONNECTING CHARACTER TO CONDUCT: HELPING STUDENTS DO THE RIGHT THINGS; RITA STEIN...ET AL. ALEXANDRIA : ASSN SUPERVN & CURR DEV, 2000.
PROF 372.47 MOR Moreillon, Judi. Collaborative strategies for teaching reading comprehension : maximizing your impact. Chicago : American Library Association, 2007.
Presents a collection of collaborative strategies for classroom teachers and librarians designed to help improve students' reading comprehension.
PROF 374 MCT McTighe, Jay. Understanding by design : professional development workbook. Alexandria, Va. : Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, c2004.
PROF 374 WIG Wiggins, Grant P., 1950-. Understanding by design. Expanded 2nd ed. Alexandria, VA : Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, c2005.
Backward design -- Understanding understanding -- Gaining clarity on our goals -- The six facets of understanding -- Essential questions : doorways to understanding -- Crafting understandings -- Thinking like an assessor -- Criteria and validity -- Planning for learning -- Teaching for understanding -- The design process -- The big picture : UBD as curriculum framework -- "Yes, but--".
PROF 378.1 KUH Student success in college : creating conditions that matter. 1st ed. San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, c2005.
Student Success in College descibes policies, programs, and practices that a diverse set of institutions have used to enhance student achievement. This book clearly shows the benefits to student learning and educational effectiveness that can be realized when these conditions are present. Based on the Documenting Effective Educational Practice(DEEP) project from the Center for Postsecondary Research at Indiana University, this book provides concrete examples from twenty institutions that other colleges and universities can learn from and adapt to help create a success-oriented campus culture and learning environment.
PROF 379.1 CAR Carr, Judy F. Succeeding with standards : linking curriculum, assessment, and action planning. Alexandria, Va. : Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, c2001.
Overview of standards linking curriculum, assessment, and action planning -- The curriculum and assessment plan -- Defining effective practices for attainment of standards -- The comprehensive assessment system -- Action planning -- Reporting in relation to standards -- Professional development, supervision, and evaluation -- Getting started. Succeeding with Standards: Linking Curriculum, Assessment, and Action Planning offers a practical, school-tested solution to the challenge of incorporating standards at all levels with the best of the local education system. In this book, Judy Carr and Douglas Harris describe a comprehensive process by which schools and districts can turn piecemeal initiatives into a coherent plan.
PROF 379.1 SIM Simmons, John S. School censorship in the 21st century : a guide for teachers and school library media specialists. Newark, Del. : International Reading Association, c2001.
PROF 428.2 HIL Hill, Jane, 1953-. Classroom instruction that works with English language learners. Alexandria, Va. : Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, c2006.
What is classroom instruction that works? -- The stages of second language acquisition -- Setting objectives and providing feedback -- Nonlinguistic representations -- Cues, questions, and advance organizers -- Cooperative learning -- Summarizing and note taking -- Homework and practice -- Reinforcing effort and providing recognition -- Generating and testing hypotheses -- Identifying similarities and differences -- Involving parents and the community.
PROF 428.4 WIE Wiener, Harvey S. Basic reading skills handbook. 6th ed. New York : Pearson/Longman, c2006.
PROF 612.8 DOI Doidge, Norman. The brain that changes itself : stories of personal triumph from the frontiers of brain science. New York : Viking, 2007.
A collection of case histories which demonstrate the human brain's amazing ability to change itself, detailing how people with brain injuries and illnesses have been rejuvenated at cured.
PROF 794.8 NEI Neiburger, Eli. Gamers ... in the library?! : the why, what, and how of videogame tournaments for all ages. Chicago : American Library Association, 2007.
This is a library, not an arcade, and other entirely artificial distinctions -- The gaming world, and how it can be appropriately appropriated into the library world -- Software, hardware, and other ware -- Planning your events, or, getting geeky with it -- How to promote your events, or, infecting the growth medium -- Setting it up, or, more about cables than you ever wanted to know -- Running a tournament, or, why the 33rd player always shows up right after you make the bracket -- Now what, or, how to leverage the interesting smell you've discovered -- Links, resources, and even a book or two.
PROF 808 MAR Marsh, Bill, 1964-. Plagiarism : alchemy and remedy in higher education. Albany : State University of New York Press, c2007.
PROF 808.5 PEL Pellowski, Anne. The world of storytelling. Expanded and rev. ed. Bronx, NY : H.W. Wilson, 1990.
A practical guide to the origins, development, and applications of storytelling.
PROF 820.908 MAC Macfarlane, Robert, 1976-. Original copy : plagiarism and originality in nineteenth-century literature. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2007.
Original Copy investigates and documents the drastic reappraisal of literary originality and plagiarism that occurred over the course of the nineteenth century: from the heroic visions of original authorship that characterized the 1820s and 1830s, through to the stickle-brick creativity of Oscar Wilde and Lionel Johnson at the century's end.
REF 025.5'678 AME American Association of School Librarians. Information Literacy Standards For Student Learning. Chicago : American Library Association, 1998.
Includes reference list.
REF 027.8 AME American Association of School Librarians. Information power : building partnerships for learning. Chicago : American Library Association, 1998.
Discusses how to improve literacy standards in schools, and explains how to use the changing technology of the late twentieth century to help students access and use information.
REF 375.001 JAC Interdisciplinary curriculum : design and implementation. Alexandria, VA : Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, c1989.
VIDEO 025 HOW How to use interactive notebooks. Alexandria, VA : ASCD, c2006.
Tape 1. A mind of their own -- Tape 2. The act of learning.
VIDEO 371.91 LAV Lavoie, Richard. F.A.T. City/Understanding Learning Disabilities.
