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53,500 | Title: SENSE-ible No-Pull Dog Harness - Red Small, Content: The SENSE-ible Harness Gently Stops Dogs From Pulling. The SENSE-ible Harness is a front-leash attachment harness - very different from the "sled dog" style of most harnesses on the market. The leash attaches to a ring on the chest, so you can provide more accurate cues to your dog as to the direction that you want to go. It reduces pulling and often enables a smoother, more enjoyable walk for both dog and human. Quality hardware and construction. Nylon curved side-release buckle and belt loops. Nickel-plated metal slide adjusters and welded o-rings. For best results, please measure your dog to ensure a proper fit. The Softouch Training method applies horse training concepts to teach dogs not to jump, lunge, forge or pull. It also assists with teaching commands such as: sit, down, wait, come, stand and heel. Dogs learn quickly with their SENSE of touch and natural instincts without stress or injuries. Available in black or red. Measure your dog's girth using a tape measure. Measure around the body (the rib cage) behind the front legs. 17 - 21" Girth = X-Small (12 - 20 lbs), 21.5 - 24" Girth = Small (21 - 33 lbs), 24.5 - 28 " Girth = Medium (34 - 60 lbs), 27 - 33" Girth = Medium/Large in 3/4" Narrow or 1" Wide (40 - 75 lbs), 32.5 - 40" Girth = Large (70 - 130 lbs), 39 - 50" Girth = X-Large (131 - 200 lbs). |
53,501 | Title: SENSE-ible No-Pull Dog Harness - Black Large, Content: The SENSE-ible Harness Gently Stops Dogs From Pulling. The SENSE-ible Harness is a front-leash attachment harness - very different from the "sled dog" style of most harnesses on the market. The leash attaches to a ring on the chest, so you can provide more accurate cues to your dog as to the direction that you want to go. It reduces pulling and often enables a smoother, more enjoyable walk for both dog and human. Quality hardware and construction. Nylon curved side-release buckle and belt loops. Nickel-plated metal slide adjusters and welded o-rings. For best results, please measure your dog to ensure a proper fit. The Softouch Training method applies horse training concepts to teach dogs not to jump, lunge, forge or pull. It also assists with teaching commands such as: sit, down, wait, come, stand and heel. Dogs learn quickly with their SENSE of touch and natural instincts without stress or injuries. Available in black or red. Measure your dog's girth using a tape measure. Measure around the body (the rib cage) behind the front legs. 17 - 21" Girth = X-Small (12 - 20 lbs), 21.5 - 24" Girth = Small (21 - 33 lbs), 24.5 - 28 " Girth = Medium (34 - 60 lbs), 27 - 33" Girth = Medium/Large in 3/4" Narrow or 1" Wide (40 - 75 lbs), 32.5 - 40" Girth = Large (70 - 130 lbs), - 50" Girth = X-Large (131 - 200 lbs). |
53,502 | Title: Wiggles Wags & Whiskers Freedom No-Pull Harness Training Package, Content: The Wiggles Wags & Whiskers patented Freedom No Pull Training Package has everything you need to train your dog to walk easily on a leash. Constructed of industrial strength nylon webbing with reinforced X-stitching, it provides you with the security of knowing this harness will stand up to daily use by even the strongest dogs.The training package includes:1. The Freedom No-Pull Harness -- the ultimate training tool, featuring a martingale loop on the back of the harness, to tighten slightly around your dog's chest and discourage pulling - and a connection in the front that allows you to redirect attention back to you.2. A Coordinating Training Leash which can connect to the front and back of the harness simultaneously, or to the back of the harness and a collar at the same time, for additional control.3. Training instruction brochure.4. Fitting instructions and Warranty Information.The harness has a contrasting loop (which can be seen in the photos) to make it easier to put on and take off.Sizing information: Use a soft tape measure (tailor's tape measure) or a piece of string or ribbon, mark the measurement around the chest and then measure the string from the end. Chest and neck measurements and weight recommendation:X-Small: Chest - 14"-20"; Neck - 10"-14"; Weight - 12-17 lbs.Small: Chest - 18"-24"; Neck - 10"-14"; Weight - 18-25 lbs.Medium (5/8" width): Chest - 22"-28"; Neck - 14"-18"; Weight - 25-40 lbs.Medium (1" width): Chest - 22"-28"; Neck - 14"-18"; Weight - 40-65 lbs.Large: Chest - 26"-32"; Neck - 16"-20"; Weight - 60-85 lbs.X-Large: Chest - 30"-38"; Neck - 20"-26"; Weight - 85-140 lbs.2X-Large: Chest - 36"-44"; Neck - 26"-34"; Weight - 140-250 lbs. |
53,503 | Title: Lupine 1 Inch Sunny Days 24-38 Inch No Pull Harness for Medium to Large Dogs, Content: The Lupine No Pull harness is a simple and effective tool, that with training helps teach your dog polite leash-walking behavior. The No Pull harness does not keep the dog from pulling. It helps you convey that pulling is much less rewarding than not pulling. You should see some improvement pretty quickly. The time it takes to change a behavior greatly depends on how consistent you are. Well-exercised dogs learn faster than dogs with too much pent-up energy, but all dogs can learn to walk politely. Harness works with any non-choker style collar. The No Pull Harness is available in ¾ inch and 1 inch widths and a variety of Lupine colors and patterns. Matching Lupine collars and lead available. How to use: Using a pull-and-RELEASE action, your pull turns the dog from the direction he's going towards you. As he is redirected, release the pull so the lead is slack, then use vocal praise or a treat when the dog looks at you with slack in the lead. Be consistent in the redirect and use lots of praise. We have found that this tool works best with a 2 or 4 lead. |
53,504 | Title: Canine Equipment Carry-all Treat Bags, Black, Content: The Canine Equipment Carry All Treat Bag is a versatile treat bag that has a drawstring closure to secure treats while not in use. Large main compartment for lots of treats or a tennis ball, with an additional pocket inside of the pouch for further storage. Mesh pocket can hold and dispense a roll of poop bags or carry a wet ball. Carabiner allows quick attachment to your belt or pack. Made of 420D PU nylon and 70D nylon taffeta. |
53,505 | Title: Easy Walk Dog Harness, Content: Keep Dogs Safe and SecureEasy Walk Harnessis designed to gently discourage your dog from pulling while walking on a leash.Why it works:Traditional harnesses can actually encourage dogs to pull harder because of the opposition reflex. This the reflex that akes sled dogs do what they do. TheEasy Walk Harnessunique front-chest leash attachment stops pulling by tightening slightly across your dog"s chest and shoulder blades. The gentle pressure steers your dog to the side and redirecting his attention back towards you. TheEasy Walk Harnessnever causes coughing, gagging, or choking because the chest strap rests low across the breastbone, not on the delicate tracheal area.Quality features:A quick snap buckle on both the shoulder and belly straps make it easier to get the harness on and off.Soft, but strong nylon and four adjustment points provide maximum comfort and a reliable fit.The belly strap is an attractive complementary color - making it easy to identify which strap goes over the shoulders and which goes under the belly.Size(Strap)BreedGirth (Inch)Small (1/2")Jack Russels, Shelties15-20Small/Medium (3/4")Tweener Size19-25Medium (3/4")Border Collies, Spaniels20-28Medium/Large (1")Tweener Size25-35Large (1")Labs, Goldens, German Shepherds, Rtiies26-36Girth should be measured around dog's rib cage, just behind the front legs |
53,506 | Title: Hamilton 827 RD 5/16-Inch by 16-Inch Round Braided Choke Nylon Dog Collar, Red, Content: Hamilton 5/16-inch by 16-inch Round Braided Nylon Choke Dog Collar, Purple, 827 PU |
53,507 | Title: Professional Dog Nail Clippers | Easy & Safe To use | Quality Sharp Stainless Steel Blades with Safety Guard | Dog Nail Cutters Designed By Vets | Medium To Large Dogs | Ergonomically designed handle for maximum grip and comfort | Dog Nail Trimmers 100% Guarantee, Content: Cut Your Dogs Nails Quickly & Safely Every Time.These professional plier type dog nail cutters are designed by two veterinary surgeons for safe and easy trimming of your dogs nails.Remember The 4 Essentials for Safe Easy To Use Nail Cutters:- Nail cutters with a sharp blade and safety stop. Stainless steel is best- The clippers must feel comfortable and secure in your hand- Premium materials in the tool resulting in a hIgh quality leveraged cutting action every time- Sold & Supported By A Company You Can TrustWHY Simply Pets Online Dog Nail Cutters?- They are made of the finest quality stainless steel, so are durable and remain ultra sharp for a long time.- The ergonomic handle with a bonded bright colored rubber grip is designed to allow safe slip free clipping with maximum comfort.- These newly designed dog nail trimmers allow safe and accurate dog grooming with a greatly reduced risk of injury, as they are very sharp and have an inbuilt optional nail guard.- Clipping your dogs nails will be quicker, safer and a much more comfortable experience with these vet designed dog nail cutters.- We use these nail cutters professionally in our clinic.Made of the highest quality materials in bright modern colors we guarantee these tools 100%, if you are unhappy in any way.Why Wait? 100% Lifetime Guarantee You Have Nothing To Lose! |
53,508 | Title: "Mendota Slip Lead 1/2" X 6' Diamond - Jade - Green/Lime", Content: MENDOTA - Matching Leash and Lead for exercise and training whether walking in the park or field. Leash and collar in one design allows for correction and easy use. Adjustable leather slide eliminates slipping off, yet releases properly in relaxed position. Handy for exercise or breezing out at rest stops. |
53,509 | Title: The New Kindergarten: Teaching Reading, Writing & More: A Mentor Teacher Shares Insights, Strategies, and Lessons That Give Kids a Strong Start in ... Success (Scholastic Teaching Strategies), Content: Constance L. Leuenberger has been teaching for twelve years in kindergarten through sixth grade. She is also an educational consultant who regularly presents workshops to teachers across the country. Connie lives on Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts with her husband and twin sons, Gavin and Cole. |
53,510 | Title: For the Love of Language: Poetry for Every Learner, Content: Nancy Lee Cecil, PhD, is a professor of education at California State University at Sacramento. She has a rich background, having taught in public schools in upstate New York, the inner city of Savannah, Georgia, and in the U.S. Virgin Islands. As a local, national, and international speaker, she offers workshops that focus on the literacy needs of the increasing number of diverse learners in North American schools. Dr. Cecil has written many professional articles about current concerns in literacy education. She is also the author of over a dozen books. |
53,511 | Title: Whole Class Mathematics Discussions: Improving In-Depth Mathematical Thinking and Learning, Content: “A great resource on how to develop rich math-talk with students.”- Mona Toncheff, Math Content Specialist, Phoenix Union High School District, Phoenix, AZ “This book is appealing because it conveys the idea that classroom discussions don’t just happen. It requires careful planning, thoughtful reflection of what the mathematical big ideas are that you want to have students discover throughout the discussion.”-Kristi Anderson, K-5 Math Instructional Facilitator, Lake Hamilton School District, Pearcy, AR |
53,512 | Title: Action Research in Education (2nd Edition), Content: Informed by the author's years of field research, teaching, and consulting, this readable, accessible book will assist novice researchers to understand qualitative, action research. Up-to-date coverage based on the work of earlier researchers clearly delineates the place of action research in the current research methodology scene; and speaks directly to the needs of those involved on a daily basis with classrooms and schools. Defines action research and clarifies its nature, providing a clear description of the relationship between qualitative and quantitative research. Offers step-by-step procedures for planning, implementing, and evaluating the kind of research projects that help people use their own understanding and expertise to work systematically through a data gathering process, and, ultimately, find a solution to the problem they are investigating. Includes an entire chapter addressing design, ethics, and validity—examines sampling, informed consent, permissions, credibility, the index of engagement (excitement, interest, apathy, resistance), and other factors. Featuers an entire chapter on Data Gathering—details the techniques of information gathering from a variety of sources—interviews, surveys, records, artifacts, and others. Includes a discussion of the relationship between action research and common educational practices. For novice researchers and educators.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. |
53,513 | Title: "Classroom Routines That Really Work for Pre-K and Kindergarten: Dozens of Other Routines That Set the Stage for Children's Literacy & Help Them Feel At Home in the Classroom", Content: Kathleen Hayes and René Creange are educators affiliated with the Bank Street College of Education in New York City |
53,514 | Title: About the Authors: Writing Workshop with Our Youngest Writers, Content: Between her passion for elementary writing instruction and a love of children's literature, Katie Wood Ray found herself asking, "What if children were introduced to key qualities of good writing in the context of illustrations?" This question led to the research behind In Pictures and In Words. The answer was simple yet powerful: "The thinking students do while reading picture books can help them see the connection between what words and illustrations do to make meaning." As an author of bestselling Heinemann books such as Already Ready, Study Driven, About the Authors, and What You Know By Heart and as a member of Heinemann Professional Development Services, Katie has always given teachers resources and PD that transform writing instruction and help children discover a lifelong love of writing. A former Associate Professor at Western Carolina University Katie is now a full time writer and researcher of the teaching of writing. With a particular focus on the study of writing craft, she leads teacher workshops and summer institutes across the nation related to the teaching of writing. Her professional background includes both elementary and middle school teaching experience and two years as a staff developer at The Reading and Writing Project, Teachers College, Columbia University. She was also the coeditor of the journal Primary Voices K-6, a publication of the National Council of Teachers of English. Katie is also the author or coauthor of Spelling in Use: Looking Closely at Spelling in the Whole Language Classrooms (1996, NCTE), Wondrous Words: Writers and Writing in the Elementary Classroom (1999, NCTE), and The Writing Workshop: Working Through the Hard Parts (And Theyre All Hard Parts) (2001, NCTE). A frequent speaker at conferences and summer institutes around the country, Katie also has extensive experience teaching teachers in workshop and demonstration settings. Katie Wood Ray is a Heinemann Professional Development presenter. EC0410The 2002 recipient of the prestigious NCTE/Donald H. Graves Award for Excellence in the Teaching of Writing, Lisa B. Cleaveland is a first-grade teacher at Jonathan Valley Elementary School in Waynesville, North Carolina, where she conducts a writing workshop every morning at 9:00 am sharp. |
53,515 | Title: "ABC Phonics: Sing, Sign, and Read!" A to Z - ASL Wall Posters (26 posters per set), Content: Winner of Creative Child Magazine's, "2013 Media of the Year Award!"--Creative Child Magazine |
53,516 | Title: "ABC Phonics: Sing, Sign, and Read!" (Book and Music CD), Content: Winner of the "2013 Media of the Year Award" from Creative Child Magazine!--Creative Child Magazine |
53,517 | Title: Awakening the Heart: Exploring Poetry in Elementary and Middle School, Content: “Awakening the Heart is a stirring personal reminder that encouraging children to discover the words and images of their own lives, as we discover our own, is a crucial devotion. We all need such books as lanterns and guides.”–Naomi Shihab Nye |
53,518 | Title: Nothing Ever Happens On 90th Street, Content: Grade 2-4?Schotter offers blocked young writers some savvy advice as she gives the premise of Ellen Raskin's Nothing Ever Happens on My Block (Aladdin, 1989) a contemporary flavor?in more ways than one. Sitting on her stoop with a Danish and a notebook as blank as her mind, Eva searches for inspiration as passing residents share words of wisdom: watch carefully, don't neglect details, use words in new ways ("Try to find the poetry in your pudding"), stretch the truth if necessary, make something happen. Taking the last to heart, Eva crumbles up her pastry to attract a flock of pigeons, setting off a chain of small accidents, chance meetings, and conversations, all of which she happily records. By the end, good things have come to everyone: an actor "on hiatus" lands a job offer, romance blooms between a pizza man and a lonely dancer, and the addition of some spilled coffee changes a vendor's bland chocolate mousse into mocha so magnificent that he is inspired to open a cafe with two new friends. Brooker incorporates pieces of newspaper, scraps of patterned cloth, and small objects into her paintings of a thoroughly lived-in urban neighborhood. Against backgrounds that have the intimacy and flattened perspective of a small stage, she poses her characters in appropriately theatrical stances; their wide gestures and exaggerated expressions suit this lively, fluently told tale perfectly.?John Peters, New York Public LibraryCopyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. |
53,519 | Title: Teaching Interpretation: Using Text-Based Evidence to Construct Meaning, Content: Interpretation is one of those words that strikes fear into every educator s heart. We can tell when students are struggling, but moving them beyond mediocre ideas feels akin to teaching them to breathe underwater. In a thoughtful and resource-packed debut, Sonja Cherry-Paul and Dana Johansen help to demystify the teaching of interpretation skills. Not as a one-right-answer formula, but as a progression of experimentation and rethinking that feels right at home in student-centered classrooms. Teaching Interpretation has given me tools for teaching complex thinking in approachable ways.--Christopher Lehmann, author of Falling in Love with Close ReadingAs a Literacy Coordinator, Teaching Interpretation is the professional resource I will keep close at hand in my work with teachers and students as we navigate through the demands of the Common Core. Sonja and Dana know how the work of interpretation can be a daunting and overwhelming process. But luckily for us, they have set forth an Interpretation Framework that provide for students multiple entry points in developing their understanding of what it means to construct powerful and plausible interpretations of a text. In this book, Sonja and Dana also provide specific ways for teachers to introduce or review the various concepts that are essential in teaching interpretation to help our students become better critical thinkers. The design of the book allows for teachers to easily incorporate any of the ideas, lessons, assessments, graphic organizers, and list of text resources into an already existing curriculum. This book is a must-have resource for any teacher.--Michelle Kaczmarek, K-8 Literacy Coordinator, Dobbs Ferry, New YorkSonja and Dana break down the invisible, mysterious, and difficult process of interpreting a text in a realistic, practical way that every teacher and every student can instantly implement. Their approach allowed my students not only to identify important features in the book, such as theme, mood, and symbolism, but also to push their thinking further, making connections supported by the text. With Teaching Interpretation, Sonja and Dana have given teachers a framework for breaking down the process of interpretation so that students have the tools not only to find what is important in the book but also to understand why it s important on their own. This book has everything that I want in a professional development text: student writing samples, suggestions of mentor texts, lesson plans, and the honest, clear voices of two reflective teachers who are doing this work each day in their classrooms. I ve become both a better teacher and reader with this book!--Maureen Mooney, English Teacher, Greenwich AcademyIn my experience as an English as a Second Language (ESL) educator and as a Literacy Specialist for more than twenty years, it is often challenging to increase my students English language proficiency, while simultaneously teaching higher-order thinking skills. Teaching Interpretation has been critical in supporting me as an ESL educator. Cherry-Paul and Johansen expertly deconstruct teaching interpretation by stripping the concepts to its core. They provide clear explanations, instructional support and include graphic organizers to scaffold, track and organize students thinking. In addition, for my students, the use of digital texts is pivotal as it removes language as an obstacle that might impede their academic success. --Jenice Mateo-Toledo, K-12 ESL Coordinator, Hastings-on-Hudson, New YorkNot since Strategies That Work has a book designed for educators been so profoundly helpful to me as a fifth grade teacher. The authors present a truthful portrayal of the student-centered classroom and the intricate workings of the mind of a child through real examples. But finally, here is a book that also directly addresses Strategies for Advanced Readers, which is so often neglected in professional development. This is not a HOW to teach or WHAT to teach book. Teaching Interpretation is a practical, no-nonsense guide for educators at every level. --Carolyn Denton, Fifth Grade teacher |
53,520 | Title: Surviving Last Period on Fridays and Other Desperate Situations, Content: Every middle school language arts teacher should have access to this game book. --R-W-T Magazine |
53,521 | Title: 50 Social Studies Strategies for K-8 Classrooms, Content: “I appreciate students’ needs for hands-on activities and this [book] certainly provides them with many authentic and engaging strategies.”- Alison Black, State University of New York at Oneonta “[R]elevant and easy to use for novice teachers or experienced teachers.”-Carol Klages, University of Houston-Victoria “[A] welcome supplement and a much needed resource in the professional literature.”-Denise M. Littleton, Norfolk State University--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. |
53,522 | Title: Discipline Without Tears: How to Reduce Conflict and Establish Cooperation in the Classroom, Content: nan |
53,523 | Title: How the ELL Brain Learns, Content: "This book puts all of the research about the brain together to show what is happening during the process of learning multiple languages. It is very informative in showing how to implement effective teaching strategies with quality instruction."(Sharon Latimer, ESL Teacher 2010-06-29)"This book is one of the best I’ve read on how the brain functions in second language learners, and is invaluable for learning about ELLs with learning disabilities."(Irma Guadarrama, Professor 2010-06-29)"David Sousa's books serve as manuals for the application of empirically-validated strategies, meeting the needs of hopeful teachers and parents alike in almost any instructional context: home-school, classroom, or higher education. I would be excited to use this text with my students who are unfamiliar with the issues involved in reaching ELL students in the classroom."(Gita Upreti, Assistant Professor of Special EducationEducation Review, 14, June 20112011-12-05) |
53,524 | Title: Conscious Classroom Management: Unlocking the Secrets of Great Teaching, Content: Rick Smith is an award-winning teacher, education consultant, and international presenter. He taught students in San Rafael, California for over fifteen years (with a primary focus on students at risk), and was a mentor/support provider and mentor coordinator for seven years. He has taught in the Secondary Credential Program at Dominican College in San Rafael and has trained American Peace Corps Volunteer Teachers in Ghana, West Africa.  He has given numerous keynotes, pre-conference workshops, and presentations at state and national conferences throughout the United States.  Currently, he teaches in the Elementary Credential Program at St. Mary's College in Moraga, California and mentors beginning teachers in the San Francisco Bay Area. |
53,525 | Title: Teaching 2030: What We Must Do for Our Students and Our Public Schools--Now and in the Future, Content: Barnett Berryis founder and president of the Center for Teaching Quality, based in North Carolina--a nonprofit that seeks to dramatically improve student achievement nationwide by conducting timely research, crafting smart policy, and cultivating teacher leadership. The TeacherSolutions 2030 Team includes Jennifer Barnett (Alabama); Kilian Betlach (California); Shannon C'de Baca (Iowa); Susie Highley (Indiana); John M. Holland (Virginia); Carrie J. Kamm (Illinois); Renee Moore (Mississippi); Cindi Rigsbee (North Carolina); Ariel Sacks (New York); Emily Vickery (Florida); Jose Vilson (New York); Laurie Wasserman (Massachusetts). |
53,526 | Title: All About Words: Increasing Vocabulary in the Common Core Classroom, Pre K-2 (Common Core State Standards in Literacy) (Common Core State Standards for Literacy), Content: Susan B. Neumanis a professor at the University of Michigan and New York University, and has served as the U.S. Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education. Her books includeChanging the Odds for Children at RiskandGiving Our Children a Fighting Chance.Tanya S. Wrightis an Assistant Professor in the Department of Teacher Education at Michigan State University. |
53,527 | Title: The Sketchnote Handbook Video Edition: the illustrated guide to visual note taking (includes The Sketchnote Handbook book and access to The Sketchnote Handbook Video), Content: “Entertaining and memorable (just like sketchnotes), this fast-reading, fact-packed book by the godfather of sketchnoting provides everything you and your team need to know about the creative, mnemonic, and business benefits of this brilliant new method of note taking.” —Jeffrey Zeldman, author of Designing with Web Standards“The perfect introduction to visual note taking and the most useful how-to guide I’ve ever read, no contest.” —Josh Kaufman, author of The Personal MBA: Master the Art of Business“Mike Rohde has taken his original, fun, and smart approach to note taking and broken it down into simple, clear steps. Now anyone can use sketchnotes to capture ideas—even you and me.” —Chris Guillebeau, author of The $100 Startup“I hear a lot of people talk about sketchnoting, visual thinking, and how best to harness your ideas. Mike Rohde is the real deal. When Mike Rohde puts pencil and ink to paper, you should damn well be paying attention.” —Shawn O'Keefe, SXSW Interactive Festival Producer“Anyone who utilizes the practical methodology Mike demonstrates in this book will not only improve their retention regarding the collating of notes, they'll fundamentally increase their overall creative potential as well. As Saul Bass so eloquently stated, ‘Design is thinking made visual,’ and sketchnotes are an ideal way to archive intellectual assets and flesh them out via simple drawing methods. This is a profoundly simple book, yet the results will be simply profound because it equips anyone to be able to do this.” -Von Glitschka, Glitschka Studios“Sketchnotes are a great way to capture the highlights of an idea in a way that'll naturally work for your brain. Nobody will teach you how to do it better than Mike. —David Heinemeier Hansson, 37signals and co-author of REWORK“I use sketchnoting as a way to calm my brain—and help me focus on the task at hand—while it is trying to run off without me. With The Sketchnote Handbook, Mike gives you the backstory and the method to creating truly beautiful notes. It’s a marvel to behold.” —Myke Hurley, founder of the 70Decibels network“Mike Rohde practices what he preaches. This beautiful, simple book has everything you need to sketchnote like a pro! The Sketchnote Handbook is destined to be the definitive guide to a new, practical, and innovative discipline.” —Dave Gray, X-PLANE, author of The Connected Company and co-author of Gamestorming “Something magical happens when you take notes with pictures and words together. In this friendly, encouraging book, sketchnote wizard Mike Rohde shares his secrets so that anybody can steal his tricks for capturing ideas with pen and paper.” —Austin Kleon, author of Steal Like an Artist“The Sketchnote Handbook is an informative, hands-on book designed to quickly share the principles of sketchnoting, so you can get right to creating sketchnotes for yourself. Mike’s fun, illustrative style energizes you to pick up a pen and sketchnote!” —Nancy Duarte, CEO Duarte Inc, best-selling author of Resonate and Slide:ology“This book is not really a book. It’s a tool kit for learning a new and better way of capturing and understanding information, and it’s perfectly aligned with the way our brains actually work. If you’re a student, or a teacher, or a businessperson, this book has the potential to change the way you learn, and the way you think.” —Daniel Coyle, The New York Times best-selling author of The Talent Code and The Little Book of Talent“Never fear note taking again. Rohde demystifies the practice and makes it accessible to everyone. Your brain will thank him later.” —Sunni Brown, co-author of Gamestorming“The Sketchnote Handbook is a call to fully engage and enhance the big concepts and key ideas we are exposed to at conferences, in meetings, and daily life. Doodles are no longer a dirty word! Mike Rohde’s easy examples and straightforward explanations make it accessible for anyone. This is a revolution that takes simple note taking to another plateau, turning it into actionable art.” —Patrick Rhone, author of Keeping It Straight and enough“For The Sketchnoting Handbook, Mike uses his famous talent of distilling and illustrating other people’s ideas, and he shares some ideas of his own—how to create your own awesome sketchnotes. Not only is Mike a clever illustrator, he’s also an approachable and clear communicator. His book is equal parts fun and instruction.” —Shawn Blanc, shawnblanc.net“There are great storytellers, and there are great artists. And then there is Mike Rohde: a magnificent blend of the two. What Mike has made into a professional art form we once did as children—rely on a blend of visuals and words to communicate. We’ve since been pulled too far in the direction of words, and Mike’s book is here to help us reawaken the full range of our abilities.” —Leslie Bradshaw, co-founder, president, and COO of JESS3“The Sketchnote Handbook is neither about sketching nor is it about note taking. It’s about receiving and processing the world in a more complete and insightful way. It’s a software upgrade for your brain.For those who’ve been shamed into thinking that drawing is either beyond them or beneath them, this book offers a whole new way of mastering the daily onslaught of information and turning it into raw material for discovery. (For those of us who’ve done this all our lives, the book provides a beautifully conceived and lovingly illustrated treat, and a great gift for our left-brained friends.)” —Stefan G. Bucher, creator of dailymonster.com, author of 344 Questions: The Creative Person’s Do-It-Yourself Guide to Insight, Survival, and Artistic Fulfillment |
53,528 | Title: School-Based Instructional Rounds: Improving Teaching and Learning Across Classrooms, Content: This book is a valuable resource for anyone engaged in the practice of instructional rounds. Lee Teitel has artfully woven case studies together with the principles of instructional improvement to illustrate the power and perils of school-based rounds. It will help us reflect and improve on the rounds practice in our district. --David Title, superintendent, Fairfield, CT Public SchoolsSchool-Based Instructional Rounds is a must-read for any educator who aspires to professionalize educator practice, create a culture of collaborative adult learning, connect strategic choices made at the district level to teaching and learning in classrooms, and improve learning at scale. Lee Teitel will stretch your thinking about rounds improvement, guide you to new insights, and help you see possibilities you had not envisioned. --Bonnie Boothroy, director, Iowa Superintendents Instructional Rounds Networks, School Administrators of Iowa |
53,529 | Title: The Troublemaker, Content: PreS-Gr 1—A mischievous and very bored boy decides to pilfer his sister's stuffed bunny for his pirate game. Chastised by his mom, he decides to play nicely with his toy raccoon. Too bad he doesn't look around, because some mysterious troublemaker begins to skulk off with the children's toys. Sharp-eyed readers will notice the work of a hoarding real raccoon. The final straw is when the thief steals the boy's blanket overnight. When he awakens, he spots the raccoon surrounded by his belongings asleep in a tree—"What a troublemaker!" The full-color pen-and-ink art, compiled digitally, features strong black lines, silhouettes, and a playful variety of perspectives to follow the action. The use of shadows and illustrations glimpsed through circles (as if readers are peeking in) create a sense of suspense. Hands, paws, toys, and characters pop in and out of the page edges, lending a playful immediacy to the plot. The antics of the raccoon and having the tables turn on the boy helps him understand his sister's feelings of loss and weave a subtle lesson into the bright clever plot.—Marge Loch-Wouters, La Crosse Public Library, WI |
53,530 | Title: Owly, Vol. 2: Just A Little Blue (v. 2), Content: Gr. 3--5. In this nearly wordless graphic-novel companion toOwly: The Way Home & The Bittersweet Summer(2004), best friends Owly and Wormy meet a stubborn bluebird that lives with its family in an old tree stump. After learning that the birds' habitat is in danger, the friends decide to build their surly neighbor a new home. However, Blue turns his nose up at offers of a new house, even threatening Wormy, so the compassionate owl and worm give up and pack the little home they made into the closet. Later, when the seasonal rains endanger Blue and his family, Owly and a worried Wormy come to the rescue. The humanity and sweetness of the first book are replicated here, as is the deceptively simple line work, which conveys the story with a flair and subtlety that makes words unnecessary. A genuinely charming book, which, like its predecessor, shows innocence, friendship, and kindness as part of a universal language. A book to share across the age levelsTina ColemanCopyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved |
53,531 | Title: Courage, Content: In this poignant yet entertaining volume, versatile author and artist Waber (The Mouse That Snored) takes a look at the various ways in which kids, the occasional grown-up and one endearing canine display bravery. "There are many kinds of courage," the narrative begins. "Awesome kinds" appears on a spread of trapeze artists; "everyday kinds" depicts a boy who summons the confidence to jump off a high dive. Minimal yet artfully crafted text and sprightly art reveal some gutsy acts that all youngsters will identify with: taking that first bike ride without training wheels, explaining the rip in a brand-new pair of pants. The author's observations range from lighthearted ("Courage is deliberately stepping on sidewalk cracks") to those worthy of reflection ("Courage is being the first to make up after an argument"). Waber's wit infuses many of the pages, including one from a dog's viewpoint: a "Beware of Dog" sign adorns the front lawn of a house while, inside, a pooch quakes listening to eerie sounds "Courage is it's your job to check out the night noises in the house." On the affecting, timely penultimate spread, scenes of firefighters and a police officer on the job ("Courage is being a firefighter, or a police officer") appear opposite the image of a mother and two children watching a plane take off ("Courage is sometimes having to say goodbye"). Uncovering an array of triumphs and fears, this is a natural read-aloud likely to spark valuable adult-child dialogue and to help youngsters conquer their own fears. Ages 4-8.Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc. |
53,532 | Title: Outfoxed, Content: K-Gr 2–If it looks like a duck, and quacks like a duck…but wait, this white-feathered yellow-billed bird is barking like a dog, slobbering like a dog, chewing up socks like a dog. What gives? That's what Fox wants to know after he inadvertently grabs a duck out of the henhouse intent on enjoying a chicken dinner. But maybe a duck will do? Clever duck manages to avoid the cookpot by declaring, “You are mistaken, sir. I am NOT a DUCK!” and adopting a variety of classic doggy behaviors such as wagging her tail and peeing on the carpet. Finally, Fox relents and takes the “dog” back to the farm where she belongs, only to find a surprise in the house that blows the lid off the whole ruse. The hilarious illustrations sketched with marker and colored pencil are designed like large comic book panels and have a real slapstick appeal that is perfectly suited to the comedic text. Kids will love being in on the joke, and the large word bubbles make reading easy even for beginners. Don't be outfoxed. Get quacking and buy this book.–Teri Markson, Los Angeles Public Libraryα(c) Copyright 2013. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. |
53,533 | Title: Tough!: A Story about How to Stop Bullying in Schools (The Weird! Series), Content: nan |
53,534 | Title: Energize Research Reading and Writing: Fresh Strategies to Spark Interest, Develop Independence, and Meet Key Common Core Standards, Grades 4-8, Content: "If you are looking for a way to teach research wisely and well, it's here.  If you are looking for a way to teach curiosity and critical thinking, it's here. If you are looking for down to earth inspiration, sprinkled with wit, it's here. Chris will have you dog-earring favorite page, laughing out loud at unerringly true quips, and copying section to share with colleagues."- Lucy Calkins, coauthor of Pathways to the Common Core"In this irreverently practical guide, Lehman offers writing teachers far more powerful roles than being a taskmaster and error seeker: model, coach, guide, partner, and appreciator." - Harvey "Smokey" Daniels, coauthor of Best Practice, 4th edition"I love that Chris teachers such thorough methods, and can make you laugh out loud with his wry sense of humor. Chris's experience, warmth, and wit make this book a 'must-have' for anyone teaching students to research to express their research in writing, in any discipline."-Mary Ehrenworth, coauthor of Pathways to the Common Core"Gorgeously written and structured, every page offers practical, delightful lessons and suggestions promising to ignite every student's passion for reading cool facts and then teaching them to others through writing."-Katherine Bomer,author of Hidden Gems |
53,535 | Title: Reading Reminders: Tools, Tips, and Techniques (Great Source Professional Development), Content: Jim Burke is the author of numerous bestselling Heinemann titles, including the English Teacher's Companion, Fourth Edition and What's the Big Idea? The question he's always tried to answer is "How can we teach our students better?" He seeks these answers daily through his work in his own classroom at Burlingame High School in California where he still teaches after twenty years. Facing the same constraints and challenges as every other teacher, Jim shares his creative solutions in bestselling professional titles with Heinemann such as Reading Reminders and Writing Reminders as well as through Heinemann Professional Development Services. As part of his commitment to helping teachers and learning how to use the latest technologies, he founded the English Companion Ning, described by Education Week as "the world's largest English department" and winner of several Edublog Awards for Best Social Network for Education. In addition to the EC Ning, Jim offers a steady stream of recommended resources through his website (www.englishcompanion.com) and Twitter (@englishcomp) where he is ranked in the top 100 educators to follow at the top within the online English teacher community. Jim serves on several national commissions related to adolescent literacy and standards, including the Advanced Placement English Literature and Language Course and Exam Review Commission with the College Board and the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) where he serves on the Content Technical Working Group, which advises PARCC on the national assessments being developed for the Common Core State Standards. In addition, he is a senior author on the Holt McDougal Harcourt Literature series. Jim has received numerous awards, including the NCTE Intellectual Freedom Award, the NCTE Conference on English Leadership Award, and the California Reading Association Hall of Fame Award. He served on the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards Committee on Adolescence and Young Adulthood English Language Arts Standards. Through his work in the class and on such commissions, Jim Burke seeks not only to clarify but reimagine what English should be, honoring the past even as he works with others to create the future of the discipline he loves so much. Visit his website (www.englishcompanion.com) for more information. |
53,536 | Title: Text Complexity: Raising Rigor in Reading, Content: ''Close'' reading of this text will reward educators with the most insightful, information-rich, and practical foundation and perspective on text complexity available to date. In the context of the Common Core State Standards for English/Language Arts, the authors provide (1) a masterful synthesis of traditional and more contemporary research exploring those factors in the text, the context, and the reader that contribute to the complexity of any text; and (2) substantive, practical instructional applications that will lead to the types of deep and consequential student engagements with texts for which educators have always strived. --Shane Templeton, Foundation Professor Emeritus of Literacy Studies, University of Nevada, Reno |
53,537 | Title: Writing Circles: Kids Revolutionize Workshop, Content: Writing Circles is Jim Vopat's latest book with Heinemann and the latest innovation in his career-long pursuit of powerful writing instruction and powerful collaboration for students and their teachers. At the core of Jim's work are his beliefs that every student is a writer, and that every teacher is a teacher of writing. To this end, he founded and codirects the Milwaukee Writing Project, serves as a faculty member of the Walloon Institute, and is Professor Emeritus of English at Carroll University. His previous books include the Heinemann title Micro Lessons in Writing as well as More than Bake Sales, The Parent Project, and What Makes Writing Good. Jim was a Fulbright Senior Serial Scholar to Sri Lanka from 1993-1996. |
53,538 | Title: Adolescents on the Edge: Stories and Lessons to Transform Learning, Content: As an abandoned child and a runaway Jimmy Santiago Baca's childhood was spent on the margins of society. In early adulthood he reverted again and again to a life of crime, eventually being sentenced to five years in a maximum-security prison. After years of hellish suffering on administrative segregation and in isolation, he emerges from prison a voracious reader and a skilled, self-taught writer. He miraculously discovers a deep attachment to poetry that becomes his saving grace. Now an accomplished and celebrated author, Baca is the recipient of many honors including the Pushcart Prize, the American Book Award, the Hispanic Heritage Award, and for his memoir, A Place to Stand, he received the prestigious International Prize. In 2006 he won the Cornelius P. Turner Award, a national award that annually recognizes one GED graduate who has made outstanding contributions to society in education, justice, health, public service, and social welfare. Devoting his post-prison life to writing and teaching others who are overcoming hardship, Baca has conducted hundreds of writing workshops in prisons, community centers, libraries, and universities. In 2005 he created Cedar Tree, Inc., a nonprofit foundation dedicated to helping others improve their lives through education. Other books by Jimmy Santiago Baca PoetrySelected Poems/Poemas SelectosRita and JuliaSpring Poems Along the Rio GrandeWinter Poems Along the Rio GrandeC-Train and Thirteen MexicansHealing EarthquakesQue Linda La Brisa/How Beautiful the Breeze IsImmigrants in Our Own LandBlack Mesa PoemsMartin and Meditations on the South Valley Short Stories and EssaysAdolescents on the Edge / Stories from the EdgeWorking in the DarkThe Importance of a Piece of PaperBreaking Bread with Darkness NovelA Glass of Water MemoirA Place to Stand FilmBlood In/Blood OutLate BlossomsLost VoicesMoving the River Back HomeReLeah Cossett Lent was a middle and high school teacher before becoming a founding member of a statewide literacy project at the University of Central Florida. She is now an international consultant, writing and speaking about adolescent literacy, Common Core, and school leadership. Her latest book is Overcoming Textbook Fatigue: 21st Century Tools to Invigorate Learning (ASCD). ReLeah's work with Jimmy Santiago Baca, award-winning poet and writer, led to a book and CD for reaching at-risk adolescents, Adolescents on the Edge, Stories and Lessons to Transform Learning (Heinemann). She has also written Keep Them Reading: An Anti-Censorship Guide for Educators and Literacy for Real: Reading, Thinking and Learning in the Content Areas (Teachers College Press), Engaging Adolescent Learners and Literacy Learning Communities (Heinemann). ReLeah's first two books, co-authored with Gloria Pipkin and published by Heinemann won the American Library Association's Intellectual Freedom Award and the NCTE/Slate Intellectual Freedom Award. ReLeah was also the recipient of the PEN/Newman's Own First Amendment Award in 1999. You can find her at www.releahlent.com. |
53,539 | Title: The Next Step in Guided Reading: Focused Assessments and Targeted Lessons for Helping Every Student Become a Better Reader, Content: Jan Richardson, Ph.D., is an educational consultant who travels throughout the United States training teachers and doing classroom demonstrations on guided reading. A former classroom teacher (she has taught in every grade, K-12), reading specialist, Reading RecoveryÆ teacher leader, and staff developer, Richardson is well-known for her hands-on, engaging presentations. Her passion is motivating, engaging, and accelerating all readers from emergent to fluent. Jan and her husband, Cecil, have seven sons-three wonderful and four “grand”! |
53,540 | Title: Talk About Understanding: Rethinking Classroom Talk to Enhance Comprehension, Content: Ellin is author of Talk About Understanding: Rethinking Classroom Talk to Enhance Understanding, To Understand: New Horizons in Reading Comprehension, co-author of Comprehension Going Forward and of Mosaic of Thought: The Power of Comprehension Strategy Instruction, 2nd edition as well as numerous chapters for professional books and journals on the teaching of reading as well as education policy journals. Ellin Oliver Keene has been a classroom teacher, staff developer, non-profit director and adjunct professor of reading and writing. For sixteen years she directed staff development initiatives at the Denver-based Public Education & Business Coalition. She served as Deputy Director and Director of Literacy and Staff Development for the Cornerstone Project at the University of Pennsylvania for 4 years. Ellin currently serves as Director of Research and Development for the PEBC, as senior advisor to Heinemann Professional Development and works with schools and districts throughout the country and abroad. Ellin Oliver Keene is a Heinemann Professional Development provider. She presents Heinemann One-Day Workshops, Live Webinars, and all forms of On-Site PD. She is most sought after for her long-term professional development residencies in partnership with Heinemann Professional Development. For an overview of the Keene Residency » |
53,541 | Title: Rigor Made Easy: Getting Started, Content: Rigor Made Easy is full of specific ideas that teachers can implement in their classrooms to increase rigor. The  multitude of practical ideas within will capture the interest of teachers. --Eric Williams, Superintendent, York County School DivisionRigor Made Easy clarifies what rigor is and is not, and provides extensive strategies and examples to help teachers use rigor in the classroom. These examples and scenarios not only respond to teacher needs and concerns,  but can also provide administrators with strategies to help teachers develop their instructional skills and  prepare for the Common Core State Standards. --Ann Linson, Superintendent of Schools, East Noble School Corporation"Rigor Made Easy" is full of specific ideas that teachers can easily implement in their classrooms to increase rigor."—Eric Williams, Superintendent, York County School Division, Yorktown, VA |
53,542 | Title: Rimshots: Basketball Pix, Rolls, and Rhythms (Picture Puffins), Content: Grade 5 Up?Through unusual fonts and splashes of color, the design of this book mirrors the exuberant nature of this American pastime. Like the game, the poems are quick, energetic, and highly rhythmic, and the prose pieces, personal and passionate. The author/photographer reveals his unabashed love of the game and insight into the personal dynamics of the sport in each double-page spread. The pieces are both varied and accessible. In the humorous narrative "No Sole," different voices lecture a player complaining about how much his new shoes hurt. Each narrator remembers how it was "when I was your age," from no high-tech shoes, to no new shoes, to no shoes at all. In '"Please Put Me In, Coach!!"' a boy's pleading voice promises "not to hog," and "I'll listen to you now" if only he can go back in the game. "School's in Session" and "The Sweetest Roll" are gracefully shaped poems that will inspire students to create their own selections. The concluding piece, "Everything I Need to Know in Life, I Learned from Basketball," will surely find its way onto locker-room and gymnasium walls. All of the superb dual-toned photographs depict young men. Once students and teachers become aware of this title, it will bounce right off the shelves.?Lee Bock, Glenbrook Elementary School, Pulaski, WICopyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. |
53,543 | Title: Revisit, Reflect, Retell: Time-Tested Strategies for Teaching Reading Comprehension, Content: Linda Hoyt is a nationally recognized consultant who creates environments where engaged children are active participants in their own learning. She is the author, co-author, or editor of Solutions for Reading Comprehension, Revisit, Reflect, Retell, Updated Edition; Spotlight on Comprehension; Exploring Informational Texts; Make It Real; and Snapshots as well as Snapshots the DVD and the Navigating Informational Texts staff development DVD - all published by Heinemann. In addition, she is the author of Interactive Read-Alouds for grades K - 1, 2 - 3, 4 - 5, and 6 - 7, classroom materials offered by firsthand. Comprehension Strategies: That Help Your Struggling Students Be More Successful Readers, Grades 2 - 5, Linda's BER video series, illustrates many of the strategies found in Revisit, Reflect, Retell, Updated Edition, and is used around the country as a staff development resource for enhancing teachers' understanding of comprehension. Linda Hoyt is a Heinemann Professional Development Provider. » Listen to an interview with Linda Hoyt on Education Talk Radio - 11/09/2011 (35:58) |
53,544 | Title: There Was an Old Fly Who Swallowed a Lady, Content: Jason Pierce is an author, illustrator, game designer, and software architect. He owns and operates 2Toad, a software development company, but his true passion and greatest joy is his family. |
53,545 | Title: Reaching and Teaching Children Who Hurt: Strategies for Your Classroom, Content: "A gentle manual on assisting the child who is calling out to us . . . thoughtfully documents the inhibiting effects that result from exposure to violence and identifies the vital role of a teacher in building support and reconnection."(Allen C. Crocker, M.D.) |
53,546 | Title: Quick Flip Reference for Common Core State Standards Grade 2, Content: Handy flip books put the new language arts and math standards at teachers' fingertips! Help teachers apply standards to their current lesson plans and build additional lessons around Common Core requirements. Each book features the complete Common Core State Standards for the individual grade level. 6-1/2 x 10-1/2" coil-bound flip books. |
53,547 | Title: Owls (Nocturnal Animals), Content: Having been involved in education at many different levels, Mary Dunn knows the importance of reading and has written more than twenty nonfiction children’s books about dream jobs, planets, and a wide assortment of creatures with fins, fur, or feathers.  When she is not busy at her computer, Mary enjoys volunteering, reading and traveling to new places to learn about fascinating animals and their habitats.  Big Sur, California and Sanibel Island, Florida are two of her favorite spots to observe wildlife.  Mary lives in northern Illinois with her husband, Michael.Gail Saunders-Smith is an assistant education professor at Youngstown State University in Ohio. She is also an independent staff developer, writer, and editor. She presents nationally at conferences on literacy development and instruction and has written numerous articles, children's non-fiction books, and professional resources. Gail holds a B.S. and M.A. in Early Childhood Education from Kent State University and a M.S. in Administration and Supervision from Youngstown State University. She completed post-graduate work at The Ohio State University and earned a Ph.D. in curriculum and instruction from The University of Akron. Gail is a former classroom teacher, Reading Recovery Teacher Leader, and Reading/Language Arts K-12 Supervisor and Coordinator of State and Federal Programs for the Summit County ESC. |
53,548 | Title: The RTI Daily Planning Book, K-6: Tools and Strategies for Collecting and Assessing Reading Data & Targeted Follow-Up Instruction, Content: Gretchen Owocki powerfully demonstrates the importance of bringing meaningful instruction to not only traditional reading-instruction topics like comprehension, but also to contemporary issues such as Common Core and RTI. In the bestselling titles The Common Core Reading Book, 6-8; The Common Core Lesson Book, K-5; The Common Core Writing Book, K-5; and The RTI Daily Planning Book, she masterfully breaks down instructional issues and strategies into manageable chunks that help teachers differentiate instruction, meet curricular goals, and improve as practitioners. For more than 15 years, she has helped teachers find researched-based practices that improve learning by letting students experience curriculum as part of their own development. In other Heinemann titles such as Comprehension; Make Way for Literacy; and Time for Literacy Centers, she shares teaching that engages students through authentic, meaningful tasks and challenges them to grow as readers and writers. A professor at Saginaw Valley State University, Gretchen is a Heinemann Professional Development Services provider. » Read Gretchen's article "Setting a Course to Maximize the Potential of CCSS" in the Heinemann PD Journal. |
53,549 | Title: Deeper Writing: Quick Writes and Mentor Texts to Illuminate New Possibilities, Content: "This text allows teachers and students to experience the pleasures and joys of finding meaning in... writing. Such "digging deeper" can be rare in a writing-on-demand culture. The prompts are versatile enough to allow for use in a wide variety of classrooms, from primary-grades to graduate school."(Peggy Semingson, Assistant Professor of Literacy Studies 2012-08-29)"Here are the resources you would collect if you had months to search for them. Robin shows how each can be used to help students find satisfying topics and then develop those by studying the craft of other writers. This book will inspire you to write—and lead your students to write—with heart, with passion, and with increasing skill."(Penny Kittle, Author of Write Beside Them and Book Love 2012-08-29) |
53,550 | Title: Get It Done!: Writing and Analyzing Informational Texts to Make Things Happen (Exceeding the Common Core State Standards), Content: Jeffrey Wilhelm is coauthor with Michael Smith and James Fredricksen of Get It Done!; Oh, Yeah?!; and So, What's the Story?. Jeff has cowritten or coedited four other Heinemann books, Going with the Flow, "Reading Don't Fix No Chevys", Strategic Reading, and Imagining to Learn. For Chevys he and coauthor Jeff Wilhelm received the NCTE David H. Russell Award for Distinguished Research in the Teaching of English. Jeff is an internationally-known teacher, author, and presenter. He is driven by a desire to help teachers to help their students to more powerful literacy and compassionate, democratic living. What he most wants for teachers to get out of his work is motivation, a vital passion and impulse to continue experimenting and learning about teaching, as well as ways to frame instruction so it is meaningful and compelling to students. A classroom teacher for fifteen years, Jeff is currently Professor of English Education at Boise State University. He works in local schools as part of a Virtual Professional Development Site Network sponsored by the Boise State Writing Project, and regularly teaches middle and high school students. He is the founding director of the Maine Writing Project and the Boise State Writing Project. He has authored or coauthored numerous books and articles about literacy teaching and learning. In addition to the Russell award, his "You Gotta BE the Book" won the NCTE Promising Research Award. Jeff has worked on numerous materials and software programs for students including Scholastic's e21 and ReadAbout, and has edited a series of 100 books for reluctant readers entitled The Ten. Jeff enjoys speaking, presenting, working with students and schools. He is currently researching how students read and engage with non-traditional texts like video game narratives, manga, horror, fantasy, etc. as well as the effects of inquiry teaching on teachers, students, and learning. Jeff grew up on a small strawberry farm in Northeastern Ohio. He loved the Hardy Boys as a boy, and has continued to love reading ever since, progressing through Hermann Hesse, John Steinbeck, and James Baldwin as literary mentors. In high school he was named a Harrier All-American for cross-country and track. He was then a two-time Small College All-American in Cross-country. He has competed Internationally in cross country, track, and nordic skiing. He now enjoys marathon nordic skiing and whitewater kayaking.Michael Smith is coauthor with Jeffrey Wilhelm and Michael Smith of Get It Done!; Oh, Yeah?!; and So, What's the Story?. Michael, a professor in Temple University's College of Education, joined the ranks of college teachers after 11 years of teaching high school English. He has won awards for his teaching at both the high school and college levels. His research focuses on understanding how experienced readers read and talk about texts as well as what motivates adolescents' reading and writing out of school. He uses that understanding to think about how to devise more effective and engaging reading and writing instruction for adolescents in school. Michael has cowritten or coedited three other Heinemann books, Going with the Flow; Reflective Teaching, Reflective Learning; and "Reading Don't Fix No Chevys". For Chevys he and coauthor Jeff Wilhelm received the NCTE David H. Russell Award for Distinguished Research in the Teaching of English. When he's not working, Michael's likely to be watching or talking about sports, reading, or playing with his granddaughter.Jim Fredricksen is coauthor with Jeffrey Wilhelm and Michael Smith of Get It Done!; Oh, Yeah?!; and So, What's the Story?. He has spent his career listening to and learning from his students about the choices they make - as young people, as athletes, as members of their communities, and especially as readers and as writers. This began in Fairfield, Ohio, and then in his hometown of St. Charles, Illinois where he taught middle school students and coached both middle and high school student athletes. More recently, he has worked with pre-service and in-service teachers in making their pedagogical decisions visible to themselves and to others - first at Michigan State University and currently at Boise State University, the Boise State Writing Project, and the National Writing Project. Jim's interest in helping people pursue their own interests - and in listening to the choices people make in pursuing those interests - reflect Jim's belief in the power of curiosity and creativity, in the pleasure that can be found in uncertainty, and the hope that comes from learning with others. |
53,551 | Title: The Complete Common Core State Standards Kit for Language Arts, Grade 6, Content: nan |
53,552 | Title: Getting Classroom Management RIGHT: Guided Discipline and Personalized Support in Secondary Schools (In the Partners in Learning Series), Content: Getting Classroom Management RIGHTis clearly a practitioner's book, providing a sensible approach to guiding student behavior equally well school-wide, in teams, or in individual classrooms. Grounded in sound philosophy, it is filled with practical ideas that can be immediately implemented in the classroom. --Susan Westlund, Pilot School Coach, Center for Collaborate EducationCreating an orderly environment is essential for optimal teaching and learning. Getting Classroom Management RIGHT does this by moving beyond punitive approaches and placing greater emphasis on relationship building and intellectual engagement. --Pedro A. Noguera, Ph.D., Executive Director, Metropolitan Center for Urban Education, New York University |
53,553 | Title: "Uh-Oh, Max (Jon Scieszka's Trucktown)", Content: Jon Scieszkais the creator of Trucktown, including theNew York TimesbestsellingSmash, Crash!, and the author ofThe True Story of the 3 Little Pigs!, the Time Warp Trio series, Caldecott Honor BookThe Stinky Cheese Man, and many other books that inspire kids to want to read. He has worked as an elementary school teacher and is the founder of GuysRead.com, a literacy initiative for boys.David Shannon has written and illustrated numerous award winning picture books includingDuck on a Bike, the Caldecott Honor BookNo David!, How I Learned to be a Pirate, andGood Boy Fergus. He is also one of the collaborative illustrators in Jon Scieszka’s Trucktown series. David lives with his wife and his daughter in Los Angeles.Loren Long illustrated President Barack Obama’sOf Thee I Sing; the newest version ofThe Little Engine that Could; Madonna’s second picture book,Mr. Peabody’s Apples;Nightsongby Ari Berk; andthe Barnstormers series. He also illustrated Frank McCourt’sAngela and the Baby Jesusand is part of the Design Garage for Jon Scieszka’s Trucktown series. Loren’s work has appeared inTime,Sports Illustrated,Forbes,The Wall Street Journal,andThe Atlantic. He lives with his wife and two sons in Westchester, Ohio. Visit him at LorenLong.com.David Gordon is the author and illustrator of the critically acclaimedThe Ugly TrucklingandThe Three Little Riggs. His first book for Simon & Schuster was the adorableSmitten. He has done concept work for Pixar’sToy Story;Toy Story 2;A Bug’s Life;Monsters, Inc.; andCars; as well as Nickelodeon’sSpongeBob SquarePants. He also did character design work on Blue Sky’sRobots. He lives in New York City. Visit him at IllustratorRanch.com. |
53,554 | Title: "Bandit's Moon", Content: Seasoned author Fleischman (The 13th Floor) returns with a spirited novel set against the California Gold Rush. Plucking a character out of history?Joaquin Murieta, an infamous 1850s Mexican outlaw?he expertly crafts a fictionalized tale that takes a clear-eyed look at bigotry and racism, while steering away from the twin pitfalls of pedantry and sermonizing. Told from the point of view of Annyrose Smith, an orphan in search of her brother Lank, the story starts with a bang (she's swept off with the banditos) and never lets up its fierce pace. All the trademarks of one of Fleischman's rollicking yarns are here, from treachery aplenty and multiple cases of mistaken identity, to colorful rascals?all delivered with a double helping of humor (as when Annyrose attempts to teach the outlaw to read and he remarks, "They tell me my name starts with a J. Yes, I have seen that shape on wanted posters"). Fueled by brisk dialogue and lively descriptions ("my heart sounded like woodpeckers in my ears"), the story moves as swiftly as a whitewater stream, carrying readers along for an exhilarating ride. It's not all thundering hooves and gunfire, however. Fleischman also tucks in weightier issues, as Annyrose ruminates on such concepts as revenge, villainy and friendship while riding with the outlaw?who, as it turns out, is hardly the bloodthirsty figure he's been painted to be. Food for thought packaged inside a most enticing adventure. Illustrations not seen by PW. Ages 8-up.Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. |
53,555 | Title: Guys Read: Thriller, Content: Jon Scieszka is the National Ambassador for Children’s Literature emeritus and the bestselling author of more than twenty-five books for kids, includingThe Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales,Math Curse,Robot Zot!, and the Time Warp Trio series. Jon founded Guys Read to encourage a passion for reading among young boys, with the philosophy that boys love to read most when they are reading things they love. A former elementary school teacher, Jon lives in Brooklyn with his family.Brett Helquist's celebrated art has graced books from the charmingRoger, The Jolly Pirate, to the alarmingNew York TimesbestsellingA Series of Unfortunate Events, to the cozy E. B. White Read-Aloud Award finalistbedtime for bear. He lives with his family in Brooklyn, New York. |
53,556 | Title: The Secret Life of Ms. Finkleman, Content: Gr 4-7–Given a class assignment to find a mystery and solve it, seventh-grader Bethesda Fielding sets out to discover the true identity and personality of Ms. Finkleman, her seemingly ordinary music teacher. The woman is so ordinary that she is practically invisible to students and staff alike. This changes when Bethesda unearths some 1990s rock music paraphernalia and puts the pieces together (so she thinks), to find that Ms. Finkleman used to be Little Miss Mystery, in the band The Red Herrings. Bethesda is in a quandary after the project becomes the school's obsession. There is a rock star among them and so the choral corral that Ms. Finkleman was planning for a multischool competition will now showcase rock and a performance by her, instead of the 16th-century English folk ballads she had hoped the students would deliver. It is safe to say that Ms. Finkleman shuns the sudden fame and the attention it garners her. This story is part mystery, part friendship novel, part school story. There are twists and turns, but what is most enjoyable is the effect that learning and playing rock music has on the teacher's students. Everyone seems to discover their true inner selves through music, and that includes the not-so-mysterious-after-all Ms. Finkleman.–Tracy Karbel, Chicago Public Libraryα(c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. |
53,557 | Title: "Don't Touch That Toad and Other Strange Things Adults Tell You", Content: Gleefully providing ammunition for snarky readers eager to second-guess misguided beliefs and commands of grown-ups. --Kirkus ReviewsRondina advocates for children, and does not hesitate to say that parents are sometimes completely mistaken. --Quill and Quire |
53,558 | Title: The Shivers in the Fridge, Content: PreSchool-Grade 1–Sonny, Mama, Papa, Grandma, and Grandpa Shivers find themselves living in a strangely cold and dark place. Grandpa feels an earthquake coming; the world begins to shake, a great blazing light shows forth, and a monster appears, reaching out and out until…PHOOMPH!!!The earthquake is over, the monster is gone, and the Shivers are plunged back into darkness. First, Cheesy Square disappears, and then Jelly is taken. Papa ponders their living conditions and sets off to find the family a warmer place to live. He climbs to the top of Buttery Cliff and the world begins to shake, a great blazing light shows forth, a monster appears, and Buttery Cliff and Papa are gone. Grandpa, Mama, and Grandma leave in a similar manner, and Sonny is left alone. He decides to face the monsters and climbs onto Purple Boulders. He is snatched up by a creature who smiles and announces, Mom! Look what I found! The last magnet! Sonny is flying and thenPLUNK!lands on the side of the fridge next to his family, who are all proudly stuck to the door, holding up important papers. Zelinsky's refrigerator world comes alive with the cold, the darkness, and the terror of the earthquakes, blazing lights, and creatures who snatch items and family members away from each other. Manushkin's humor softens the scary aspects of the story. A quirky and satisfying selection for those with a palate for adventure.–Rebecca Sheridan, Easttown Library & Information Center, Berwyn, PACopyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
53,559 | Title: Little Red Bird, Content: PreSchool-Grade 1—Life in a birdcage is good for Little Red Bird. Food, water, and reading material are always in ample supply. One day, she notices an interesting sight through the window and decides to venture out through the open cage door. She arrives in the park that had been beckoning to her and sees many wonderful new things—flowers, a fountain, a bench, and sticky trash. But when she spies her old home from afar, she begins to miss the comforts of her cage and must decide whether to return. Her story ends unresolved. "Should she stay?/Should she go?/She just didn't know…/I wonder what YOU would do?" Bruel relates this "grass-is-always-greener" tale in rhythmic verse that could use a little extra sparkle. The colorful watercolors show an eye for comic-book-style story progression, but the bird herself lacks the stroke of visual personality necessary to keep young audiences coming back. Despite the rough spots, Bruel's narrative invites discussion and could be considered as an additional purchase.—Jayne Damron, Farmington Community Library, MICopyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
53,560 | Title: Enemy Pie (Reading Rainbow book), Content: Kindergarten-Grade 3-What should have been a perfect summer for one young boy is ruined when Jeremy Ross moves in and becomes number one on the narrator's enemy list. Fortunately, his father has a secret recipe for a pie that is guaranteed to help get rid of enemies. While Dad works on mixing the ingredients and baking the pie, he explains his son's role in the plan: "-you need to spend a day with your enemy. Even worse, you have to be nice to him." It sounds tough, but the boy decides to give it a try. Predictably, between throwing water balloons at the girls, playing basketball, and hiding out in the tree house, he decides that Jeremy is not so bad after all. There's still the problem of the pie, however. When his father serves up the dessert, the young protagonist decides to warn Jeremy that it is "poisonous or something." However, it seems that both his father and his new friend are just fine, and what's more, the pie is delicious. This is a clever tale with an effective message about how to handle relationships and conflict. King's stylized and humorous illustrations, done in colored pencil and pastel, will work well with a group.Roxanne Burg, Thousand Oaks Library, CACopyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc. |
53,561 | Title: A Bad Kitty Christmas, Content: ’Twas the night before Christmas and Bad Kitty has already opened all the presents: “Though there were presents and bundles and boxes galore, Kitty was angry. She wanted MORE.” Disgruntled Kitty runs away, and a kind elderly woman takes her in. She doesn’t have much, and soon Kitty comes to understand the true meaning of Christmas. Echoing the rhythm and rhyme scheme of “The Night Before Christmas,” the story includes three romps through the alphabet, as well as alternating first-person narratives and colorful comic-style illustrations. Humor and heart combine here in an entertaining holiday read that Bad Kitty fans will especially love. Grades K-3. --Shelle Rosenfeld |
53,562 | Title: "100 Quickwrites: Fast and Effective Freewriting Exercises that Build Students' Confidence, Develop Their Fluency, and Bring Out the Writer in Every Student (Scholastic Teaching Strategies)", Content: Linda Rief teaches seventh and eighth grade Oyster River Middle School in Durham, NH. She is the author of Seeking Diversity, All That Matters, and Vision and Voice (Heinemann) and a former editor of Voices from the Middle. |
53,563 | Title: Enriching Comprehension With Visualization Strategies: Text Elements and Ideas to Build Comprehension, Encourage Reflective Reading, and Represent Understanding, Content: Jeffrey D. Wilhelm, professor of English education at Boise State University and a middle and high school teacher for 15 years, has authored and co-authored two dozen professional books and resources, including Engaging Readers and Writers With Inquiry and Improving Comprehension With Think-Aloud Strategies. For You Gotta BE the Book, he earned the Promising Research Award from the National Council of Teachers of English. |
53,564 | Title: Love That Dog, Content: Newbery Medal winner Sharon Creech'sLove That Dog, a funny, sweet, original short novel written in free verse, introduces us to an endearingly unassuming, straight-talking boy who discovers the powers and pleasures of poetry. Against his will. After all, "boys don't write poetry. Girls do." What does he say of the famous poem "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening"? "I think Mr. Robert Frost / has a little / too / much / time / on his / hands." As his teacher, Ms. Stretchberry, introduces the canon to the class, however, he starts to see the light. Poetry is not so bad, it's not just for girls, and it's not even that hard to write. Take William Carlos Williams, for example: "If that is a poem / about the red wheelbarrow / and the white chickens / then any words / can be a poem. / You've just got to / make / short / lines." He becomes more and more discerning as the days go by, and readers' spirits will rise with Jack's as he begins to find his own voice through his own poetry and through that of others. His favorite poem of all is a short, rhythmic one by Walter Dean Myers called "Love That Boy" (included at the end of the book with all the rest of Ms. Stretchberry's assignments). The words completely captivate him, reminding him of the loving way his dad calls him in the morning and of the way he used to call his yellow dog, Sky. Jack's reverence for the poem ultimately leads to meeting the poet himself, an experience he will never forget.This winning, accessible book is truly remarkable in that Creech lets us witness firsthand how words can open doors to the soul. And this from a boy who asks, "Why doesn't the person just / keep going if he's got / so many miles to go / before he sleeps?" (Ages 8 to 12)--Karin Snelson--This text refers to theHardcoveredition. |
53,565 | Title: Whole Brain Teaching for Challenging Kids: (and the rest of your class, too!), Content: Chris Biffle, a college educator with 40 years teaching experience, is the author of seven books on critical thinking, reading and writing. Over the last four decades, Chris has received grants from the U.S. Department of Education, the National Endowment for the Humanities, served on the Perseus Project when it was based at Harvard, and been featured on over 25 radio and television shows. In 2004, Chris led the "Save our Schools" 300 mile march on Sacramento protesting education budget cuts. He has been lead presenter at over 100 Whole Brain Teaching conferences attended by 40,000 educators. Tens of thousands of instructors across the United States and around the world base their teaching methods on his ebooks available at WholeBrainTeaching.com. |
53,566 | Title: The Tree Lady: The True Story of How One Tree-Loving Woman Changed a City Forever, Content: K-Gr 2-Katherine Olivia Sessions was a real go-getter, becoming the first woman to graduate from the University of California with a science degree (1881) and transforming San Diego's City Park from a dry, ugly hillside into a lush garden flourishing beneath a beautiful canopy of trees. Motivated by the love she'd felt for trees since her childhood, Sessions researched species that would grow in arid weather and hilly terrain, and she asked gardeners around the world to send her seeds. She had left teaching to establish a nursery, and by the turn of the century, trees from that nursery were growing not only in City Park but all over San Diego. The park would be the site of the Panama-California Exposition in 1909, and Sessions wanted thousands of additional trees in place to make it even more spectacular. Multitudes volunteered, and the result was so lovely that the fair stayed open for two years instead of one. Hopkins writes in a light narrative style that makes this picture-book biography a great selection for a storytime with a nature-based theme, but it also contains good information for early report writers. The author utilizes variations of a positive, upbeat refrain-"but she did"-that kids will enjoy repeating. McElmurry's artwork undergirds Hopkins's writing with stylized beauty and a sense of joy. This is a wonderful tribute to a true champion of nature.-Alyson Low, Fayetteville Public Library, ARα(c) Copyright 2013. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. |
53,567 | Title: EVERY LIVING THING (Great Source Summer Success Reading), Content: With a deft hand, Rylant offers readers glimpses of the lives of 12 people, whose lives are altered by their contact with animals. Ages 10-up.Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc. |
53,568 | Title: "Who Says Women Can't Be Doctors?: The Story of Elizabeth Blackwell (Christy Ottaviano Books)", Content: *Starred Review* Women not able to be doctors? There’s a crazy thought! Yet one woman had to be first. Stone and Priceman combine their considerable talents to tell the story of Elizabeth Blackwell, who fought the scorn, the sneers, and the barriers on her way to becoming a physician. Priceman’s always active art works particularly well here, beginning with her depiction of young Elizabeth, who liked to explore and was willing to take on both fights and challenges. As an adult, prompted by a friend who wished for a woman doctor, Blackwell decided to apply to medical school—and so the rejection began. Once accepted, she was treated abysmally by her fellow students, until she proved herself smarter than any of them. The gouache- and india-ink artwork, featuring rich colors accented by heavy lines, delights. Whether it’s a landscape tilted on its side, smaller vignettes that take Elizabeth from waking to sewing circle to tea and back to bed, or a flurry of No, no, no, no . . . swirling around a spread, the pictures feel like poetry in motion. They highlight Stone’s almost staccato text, short and snappy, easy to read yet full of information about both Blackwell and her times. The extended author’s note will further intrigue readers. Grades K-3. --Ilene Cooper |
53,569 | Title: "Anna's Table", Content: PreSchool-Grade 3-A free-verse account of a child who keeps all of her treasures from nature on a table in her room. "I have a drift of butterflies,/their colors orange bright./We found them in the grass/one night/after a cold strong wind/and sudden freeze/swept them from the trees." She also has a blue jay's feather, the backbone of a garter snake, a seagull's skull, and many other distinctive items. Anna's quiet pleasure in these things and her close family ties are admirable, and the colorful paintings are skillfully executed, with lots of joy and warmth. However, while the story has flashes of Bunting's characteristic charm and a worthwhile message, it lacks dramatic tension. Add it if you have a large collection and/or a ready audience for thoughtful nature books. Otherwise, buy extra copies of Bunting's Butterfly House (Scholastic, 1998) and/or Secret Place (Clarion, 1996), also beautifully illustrated stories revolving around environmental themes.Lauralyn Persson, Wilmette Public Library,Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc. |
53,570 | Title: The Very Busy Spider, Content: Every young child should be introduced to this story, as great a classic as its predecessor,The Very Hungry Caterpillar. This colorful picture book describes a spider's day. Blown onto a farmyard fence, she starts to spin a web. The other animals ask if she wants to play, but in every case "the spider didn't answer. She was very busy spinning her web." But the best thing by far is Carle's familiar, yet breathtaking skill as an illustrator. |
53,571 | Title: The Relatives Came, Content: Kindergarten-Grade 3 The title of Rylant's exuberant tale is an understatement, for when "those relatives" came, they came en masse and they came for an extended stay. Their anticipation at seeing kin during their long, long drive and finally hugging them "against their wrinkled Virginia clothes" set the tone for this welcome family reunion, a visit that never wears thin. The relatives are depicted as a support system to help a fatherless family with all the things that need to be done in and around their house. In down-to-earth language that harbors strong emotion, Rylant recounts the festive celebration of the relatives' stayand the ensuing sadness when they depart. The relatives in question are a large rural brood, depicted, in Gammell's joyous color pencil drawings, as running the gamut from porcine to scrawny, old to young and rowdy to silent. In pictures of this group hugging, eating and sleeping, the unspoken closeness of the unnamed relatives can be felt. These softly colored pictures, which capture the spirit of the brief text, are large enough for sharing in groupsa use of this warm book that seems particularly appropriate. David Gale, "School Library Journal"Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. |
53,572 | Title: Brave Potatoes, Content: Rarely does potato poetry reach such laudable heights as in this piece of inspired lunacy from the tomfool team Toby Speed and Barry Root ofTwo Cool Cows. Surely these noble tubers have long deserved some sort of epic treatment (one wonders, for instance, why there's never been a "Charge of the Spud Brigade" or "The Tater Not Taken"), butBrave Potatoesat last gives the forsaken roots their well-deserved due, in a wonderfully weird and lyrical tribute.Squeezed in between the prize perennials and the summer squash at a county fair 4-H hall, the potatoes begin their night of adventure, rubbing their eyes as they stir to life. "Everyone's asleep in the Bud and Bean Arena. / So all the prize potatoes with their eyes wide open topple to the hard-knocky floor." This lumpy little crew has just one thing in mind: heading down the midway to take a ride on the Zip. "Over at the Fair, / potatoes in the air! / See them flip, flip, flip on the wild and woolly Zip!" But across town at the Chowder Lounge, Chef Hackemup has other plans for these high-flying potatoes--hoping to make curly fries, chips, and gumbo à la Zip, "Off goes / Hackemup / with a bag / to pack 'em up." Can these spuds possibly survive his shredder and his grater and his So-Long-See-You-Later? Only if they're brave enough, of course, and you can bet that all the other vegetables held captive in Hackemup's mad-scientist-style kitchen are counting on them.Speed's well-crafted verse ("If real words won't do, I make some up," he admits) is matched only by Root's luminescent and hilariously detailed illustrations. (Ages 7 to 10)--Paul Hughes |
53,573 | Title: Engaging Young Writers, Preschool-Grade 1, Content: Matt Glover is a full time educational consultant and coauthor with Mary Alice Berry of the Heinemann title Projecting Possibilities for Writers. He is the author of the Heinemann title Engaging Young Writers and coauthor with Katie Wood Ray of Already Ready and Watch Katie and Matt…Sit Down and Teach Up, a video enhanced ebook that combines video and text to examine conferring with young writers. A nationally known literacy consultant, Matt is a frequent presenter at conferences and in school districts on topics related to nurturing writers and supporting children's intellectual growth and development. Matt has been an educator for over 20 years, including 12 years as the principal and instructional leader of Creekside Early Childhood School. Matt lives in Cincinnati, Ohio, with his wife and four children. |
53,574 | Title: Guiding K-3 Writers to Independence: The New Essentials, Content: Gay Su Pinnell, Editor/Author, is Professor Emeritus at The Ohio State University. She has extensive experience in classroom teaching and field-based research, and has developed and implemented comprehensive approaches to literacy education. Her outstanding achievements include the International Reading Association's Albert J. Harris Award for research in reading, the Ohio Governor's Award for Education, and the Charles A. Dana Foundation Award. Pinnell is widely published in many education journals, and is the coauthor of many important literacy resources, including Guided Reading: Good First Teaching for All Children and Teaching for Comprehension in Reading, Grades K-2.Patricia L Scharer is a Professor of Education at Ohio State University and a trainer with OSU's Literacy Collaborative. Her research interests include early literacy development, phonics and word study, and the role of children's literature to foster both literary development and literacy achievement. Her research has been published in Reading Research Quarterly, Research in the Teaching of English, Language Arts, The Reading Teacher, Reading Research and Instruction and the yearbooks of the National Reading Conference and the College Reading Association. She has served as co-editor of the Journal of Children's Literature and the Children's Books column of the Reading Teacher and is currently co-editor of Bookbird: A Journal of International Children's Literature. Professor Scharer is also co-editor of Extending Our Reach: Teaching for Comprehension in Reading, Grades K-2 and co-author of Rethinking Phonics: Making the Best Teaching Decisions. |
53,575 | Title: The Continuum of Literacy Learning, Grades PreK-8, Second Edition: A Guide to Teaching, Content: Irene C. Fountas, a professor in the School of Education at Lesley University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, has been a classroom teacher, language arts specialist, and consultant in school districts across the nation and abroad. She works extensively in the literacy education field and directs the Literacy Collaborative in the School of Education at Lesley University. Together with Gay Su Pinnell she has authored numerous books, videos, and websites with Heinemann that are now considered standards in the field of literacy instruction and staff development. Their latest innovations are The Fountas & Pinnell Leveled Literacy Intervention and The Fountas & Pinnell Benchmark Assessment System, a comprehensive assessment system for grades K-8. Fountas and Pinnell have influenced the classroom practices of teachers nationwide through bestselling books such as: The Fountas & Pinnell Prompting Guide 1 (2008) When Readers Struggle (2008) The Fountas & Pinnell Leveled Book List, K-8+ (2009-2011 Edition, Print Version) The Continuum of Literacy Learning, Grades K-8 (2007) The Continuum of Literacy Learning, Grades K-2 (2007) The Continuum of Literacy Learning, Grades 3-8 (2007) Teaching for Comprehending and Fluency: Thinking, Talking, and Writing About Reading, K-8 (2006) www.FountasandPinnellLeveledBooks.com Leveled Books, K-8: Matching Texts to Readers for Effective Teaching (2005) Guided Reading: Good First Teaching for All Children (1996) Guiding Readers and Writers: Teaching Comprehension, Genre, and Content Literacy (2001) Interactive Writing: How Language & Literacy Come Together, K-2 (2000) The Primary Literacy Video Collection Series of DVDs: Guided Reading; Classroom Management; and Word Study (2006) Word Matters: Teaching Phonics and Spelling in the Reading/Writing Classroom (1998) The Reader's Notebook Help America Read and Coordinator's Guide (1997) In addition, through Heinemann's firsthand line of classroom materials, Fountas and Pinnell have authored Phonics Lessons (Grades K, 1, and 2), Word Study Lessons (Grade 3), Sing a Song of Poetry, and their corresponding word and picture cards. These materials are used in thousands of classrooms throughout the country. Fountas and Pinnell together present workshops nationwide on a variety of literacy-instruction topics through Heinemann Professional Development.Gay Su Pinnell is a professor in the School of Teaching and Learning at The Ohio State University. She has extensive experience in classroom teaching and field-based research, and in developing comprehensive approaches to literacy education. She has received the International Reading Association's Albert J. Harris Award for research and the Charles A. Dana Foundation Award for her contributions to the field of education. She is also a member of the Reading Hall of Fame. Together with Irene Fountas she has authored numerous books, videos, and websites with Heinemann that are considered standards in the field of literacy instruction and staff development. Their latest innovations are The Fountas & Pinnell Leveled Literacy Intervention and The Fountas & Pinnell Benchmark Assessment System, a comprehensive assessment system for grades K-8. Fountas and Pinnell have influenced the classroom practices of teachers nationwide through bestselling titles such as: The Fountas & Pinnell Prompting Guide 1 (2008) When Readers Struggle (2008) The Fountas & Pinnell Leveled Book List, K-8+ (2009-2011 Edition, Print Version) The Continuum of Literacy Learning, Grades K-8 (2007) The Continuum of Literacy Learning, Grades K-2 (2007) The Continuum of Literacy Learning, Grades 3-8 (2007) Teaching for Comprehending and Fluency: Thinking, Talking, and Writing About Reading, K-8 (2006) www.FountasandPinnellLeveledBooks.com Leveled Books, K-8: Matching Texts to Readers for Effective Teaching (2005) Guided Reading: Good First Teaching for All Children (1996) Guiding Readers and Writers: Teaching Comprehension, Genre, and Content Literacy (2001) Interactive Writing: How Language & Literacy Come Together, K-2 (2000) The Primary Literacy Video Collection Series of DVDs: Guided Reading; Classroom Management; and Word Study (2006) Word Matters: Teaching Phonics and Spelling in the Reading/Writing Classroom (1998) The Reader's Notebook Help America Read and Coordinator's Guide (1997) In addition, through Heinemann's firsthand line of classroom materials, Fountas and Pinnell have authored Phonics Lessons (Grades K, 1, and 2), Word Study Lessons (Grade 3), Sing a Song of Poetry, and their corresponding word and picture cards. These materials are used in thousands of classrooms throughout the country. Fountas and Pinnell together present workshops nationwide on a variety of literacy-instruction topics through Heinemann Professional Development. |
53,576 | Title: Elegant and Accomplished Teaching: A Guide to National Board Certification for the Early Childhood Teacher, Content: Susan Finn Carter is a National Board Certified Teacher currently teaching and writing in the St. Louis area. Carter is an accomplished teacher and the winner of multiple awards including the 2011 PBS Teacher Innovation Award, 2008 Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching for Missouri and the Milken Education Award in 2006. She has been teaching since 2001 and has published articles in journals such as "The Reading Teacher" and "Teaching Children Mathematics". |
53,577 | Title: Mindful of Words: Spelling and Vocabulary Explorations 4-8 (Solving Problems in the Teaching of Literacy), Content: nan |
53,578 | Title: "Teacher's Essential Guide Series: Classroom Management (Scholastic First Discovery)", Content: In this brief but indispensable guide, middle and high school teachers--and any teacher who wants to improve daily classroom life--will find comprehensive, practical advice from veteran teacher Jim Burke. Burke starts you off with a self-assessment checklist to help you identify the management issues that are most pressing in your classroom. He then goes on to present quick and effective strategies to address these challenges--providing solutions that work.With its streamlined, pocket-sized format,Classroom Managementis designed to be carried or stored in a desk drawer for ready access. Burke draws on his many years of classroom experience, to help with issues such as how to:* keep students fully engaged by capitalizing on their interests* begin and end classroom periods smoothly and efficiently* handle discipline problems and conflict issues appropriately* manage groups effectively* use diversity to enrich the classroom experience for allIn this clear and essential resource, Jim Burke shares his insights on these topics and many more, giving you just the tools you need to build a smooth-running classroom community where learning flourishes. |
53,579 | Title: STEAM Point: A Guide to Integrating Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts, and Mathematics through the Common Core, Content: Susan Riley is an arts integration specialist, based out of Maryland. She focuses on teacher professional development in arts integration, Common Core State Standards, 21st century learning skills, and technology. Susan consults and writes extensively and has been featured by Americans for the Arts, Edutopia, and the Baltimore Sun. Susan has authored two other books: Shake the Sketch: An Arts Integration Workbook and A Vocal Advocate. She is also the founder and curator of EducationCloset.com, a web resource for teachers and administrators looking to explore innovative strategies for educating students in the 21st century. |
53,580 | Title: Creating a Love and Logic School Culture, Content: Jim Fay has more than 31 years experience as an educator and principal. He is recognized as one of America's top educational consultants and has won many awards in the educational field. |
53,581 | Title: Reading to Learn: Lessons from Exemplary Fourth-Grade Classrooms, Content: nan |
53,582 | Title: Teaching Kids with Learning Difficulties in the Regular Classroom: Ways to Challenge & Motivate Struggling Students to Achieve Proficiency with Required Standards, Content: nan |
53,583 | Title: Phonics Lessons: Letters, Words, and How They Work (Grade 1), Content: GAY SU PINNELL is a professor in the School of Teaching and Learning at The Ohio State University. She has extensive experience in classroom teaching and field-based research, and in developing comprehensive approaches to literacy education. She has received the International Reading Associations Albert J. Harris Award for research and the Charles A. Dana Foundation Award for her contributions to the field of education. She is also a member of the Reading Hall of Fame.IRENE C. FOUNTAS , a professor in the School of Education at Lesley University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, has been a classroom teacher, language arts specialist, and consultant in school districts across the nation and abroad. She works extensively in the literacy education field and directs the Literacy Collaborative in the School of Education at Lesley University. |
53,584 | Title: Toolkit Texts: Grades 2-3: Short Nonfiction for Guided and Independent Practice (Comprehension Toolkit), Content: Stephanie Harvey has spent her career teaching and learning about reading and writing. An elementary and special ed teacher for fifteen years, she now works as a staff developer and educational consultant. Insatiably curious about student thinking, she is a teacher first and foremost and continues to work in schools on a regular basis savoring any time spent with kids. The coauthor of the Heinemann titles Comprehension Going Forward and Comprehension & Collaboration as well as the author of Nonfiction Matters and Strategies That Work, the latter coauthored by Anne Goudvis, Stephanie works with educators, schools and districts to implement progressive literacy practices. She has created a number of video series that showcase thoughtful literacy practice. Her most classroom materials with firstHand include The Comprehension Toolkit, the Primary Comprehension Toolkit, and Comprehension Interventions. Created along with Anne Goudvis, they form an intensive resource for comprehension instruction and active literacy across the day and throughout the year. » Listen to an interview with Stephanie Harvey on Education Talk Radio - 2/29/2012 (30:35)Anne Goudvis is the coauthor the Heinemann title Comprehension Going Forward and of Strategies that Work (with Stephanie Harvey). She and Steph also created best-selling classroom materials through firstHand: The Comprehension Toolkit; The Primary Comprehension Toolkit; and Comprehension Interventions. Anne has been a classroom teacher, staff developer, and university instructor. For the past fifteen years she has worked as a staff developer with the Denver-based Public Education and Business Coalition and currently does staff development in schools around the country. Recent interests include working in schools with culturally and linguistically diverse students and integrating reading comprehension instruction with content area topics in social studies and science. |
53,585 | Title: The Inside Guide to the Reading-Writing Classroom, Grades 3-6: Strategies for Extraordinary Teaching, Content: A Colorado teacher for more than 25 years, Leslie Blauman's classroom is a model site for staff development in reading, writing, and thinking through the Denver-based Public Education and Business Coalition (PEBC). She is a state and national literacy consultant; has presented at IRA, NCTE, and CCIRA. Leslie is coauthor of the Heinemann title Comprehension Going Forward and the author of Kid-Tested Writing Lessons for Grades 3-6 and The Inside Guide to the Reading-Writing Classroom, Grades 3-6. |
53,586 | Title: Common Core Connections Language Arts, Grade 2, Content: nan |
53,587 | Title: * QUICK FLIP GUIDE FOR CLOSE READING, Content: * The Common Core Standards emphasize that in order for students to be college and career ready, they must be able to deeply comprehend and analyze texts. Close reading and text-dependent questions provide a way for teachers to help meet these requirements. This handy guide includes an introduction to close reading, a guide to choosing appropriate texts, steps in the learning process, tips for scaffolding and a close reading planning template with a sample text. Also includes tips for creating and responding to text-dependent questions, as well as text-dependent question stems tied to specific CCSS standards. |
53,588 | Title: Texts and Lessons for Content-Area Reading: With More Than 75 Articles from The New York Times, Rolling Stone, The Washington Post, Car and Driver, Chicago Tribune, and Many Others, Content: Harvey "Smokey" Daniels has been a city and suburban classroom teacher and a college professor, and now works as a national consultant and author on literacy education. In language arts, Smokey is known for his pioneering work on student book clubs, as recounted in Literature Circles: Voice and Choice in Book Clubs and Reading Groups, and Minilessons for Literature Circles. His latest bestselling books on content-area literacy are Subjects Matter, Second Edition; Texts and Lessons for Teaching Literature; Texts and Lessons for Content-Area Reading; Comprehension & Collaboration; and Content-Area Writing. He is also coauthor of Best Practice, Fourth Edition and The Best Practice Video Companion as well as editor of Comprehension Going Forward. Smokey works with elementary and secondary teachers throughout the United States, Canada, and Europe, offering demonstration lessons, workshops, and consulting, with a special focus on creating, sustaining, and renewing student-centered inquiries and discussions of all kinds. Smokey shows colleagues how to simultaneously build students' reading strategies, balance their reading diets, and strengthen the social skills they need to become genuine lifelong readers. Connect with Smokey @smokeylit.As an English teacher at Victor J. Andrew High School in Tinley Park, Illinois, Nancy Steineke has witnessed firsthand the potential of collaborative, performance-based learning in extending and refining student knowledge. In addition to informing Assessment Alive! this experience has likewise influenced her other Heinemann books Mini-Lessons for Literature Circles with Harvey "Smokey" Daniels (2004), Content Area Writing: Every Teacher's Guide with Harvey "Smokey" Daniels and Steve Zemelman (2007), and Reading and Writing Together: Collaborative Literacy In Action (2002). A 25-year veteran of the teaching profession, Nancy Steineke has taught 9-12 English at Victor J. Andrew High School in Tinley Park, Illinois, since 1984. During the summer, she works with Dr. Harvey Daniels at the Walloon Institute, offering seminars for teachers, administrators, parent leaders, and their families. |
53,589 | Title: Close Reading in Elementary School: Bringing Readers and Texts Together (Eye on Education), Content: "After reading just one chapter, I already felt more confident as a teacher implementing close reading. I especially found the examples of how to scaffold the implementation helpful. The content aligns well with the current dialogue in best practices in instruction and implementation of the Common Core. The visuals are very strong. I could see the "Close Reading Framework" graphic being used by teachers right next to their lesson plans. The "Levels of Comprehension" graphic also really puts in perspective what the focus for each cycle of reading should be. Connection to writing is also appealing!"--Karina Nevers, ELL Literacy Specialist, Clark County School District, NV"I would recommend this book to other administrators. It could be used for a book study with teachers of upper elementary to high school learners, especially with teachers who have identified that their students are struggling readers who need more help with complex texts. In fact, I think the book’s strategies would be helpful for all teachers to have!"--Elizabeth Pratt, Director of Curriculum and Instruction for Leominster Public Schools, MA |
53,590 | Title: Common Core Connections Language Arts, Grade 3, Content: nan |
53,591 | Title: Appreciative Coaching: A Positive Process for Change, Content: The authors have done a marvelous job of bringing appreciative inquiry to coaching. This is must reading for any coach who wants to help clients tap their full potential and make a difference in the world."—Robert E. Quinn, M. E. Tracy Collegiate Professor, Ross School of Business, University of Michigan"Appreciative Coaching is chock-full of useful methods, ideas, and stories that will inspire and inform effective coaching practice. Built on a solid research foundation, the book reframes coaching as a transformative, appreciative practice and provides valuable guidance for all potential and current coaches who want to have impact."—Jane E. Dutton, William Russell Kelly Professor of Business Administration, Ross School of Business, University of Michigan"Whether you are a coach, manager, or consultant, this is a book you don't want to miss. It presents an in-depth look at a new model of Appreciative Coaching that integrates theory and practice into an evidence-based coaching approach. Imagine the energy and learning for your client or organization as you explore and build upon success! It's not only a concrete method for coaches to use but also a great resource to add to your business or personal library."—Diane Brennan, vice president,International Coach Federation 2005 and 2006 |
53,592 | Title: On Becoming a Leadership Coach: A Holistic Approach to Coaching Excellence, Content: "On Becoming a Leadership Coachis a truly remarkable and accessible resource. It vividly captures a wide array of insights, skills, perspectives and techniques for those interested in leadership coaching.A deeply talented team of contributorshasproduced a uniquecompendium with enduring value." - Bill Lindberg, President, The Ash Grove Group |
53,593 | Title: Stuck!, Content: Terry Walling serves as President of Leader BreakThru, a resourcing ministry focused on training, coaching and developing resources that bring breakthrough in the lives of risk taking, Kingdom leaders. |
53,594 | Title: The Center for Creative Leadership Handbook of Leadership Development, Content: The Center for Creative Leadership (CCL) is the world's largest institution devoted exclusively to leadership research and education. Since 1970, CCL has studied and trained hundreds of thousands of executives and worked with them to create practical models, tools, and publications for the development of effective leaders and leadership. This third edition of The Center for Creative Leadership Handbook of Leadership Development brings together the wealth of practical knowledge that CCL has gained from this experience. It explores the essence of leadership development, reveals how individuals can effectively enhance their leadership skills, and demonstrates what organizations can do to help build leaders and leadership capacity. The book also includes an ancillary Web site with additional tools and resources:www.josseybass.com/go/CCLHandbook3eThe third edition of the handbook has been thoroughly revised and expanded to include the most recent research from CCL and its best thinking in the field of leadership development. This important resource includes new chapters on leadership in teams, global leadership, and leading through transitions.The Center for Creative Leadership Handbook of Leadership Developmentis an indispensable resource from the most prestigious organization in the field, written for anyone interested in creating developmental experiences and designing leadership development processes and systems. |
53,595 | Title: Guerrilla Marketing for Coaches: Six Steps to Building Your Million-Dollar Coaching Practice, Content: "Jay Conrad Levinson and Andrew Neitlich bring to the professional industry creative, powerful, and brilliant insights that if followed will result in a million dollar practice.”  --Jim Reilly, Keys to the Business“Guerilla Marketing for Coaches" is more than a marketing blueprint, it’s a six step Business Building Bible for Coaches -- buy it, read it, do it and you will maximize results for your clients, colleagues and your career!”  --Bill Lang, Creator of the “Scores on the Board--Skill Building System” and Principal, The Human Performance Company |
53,596 | Title: Responding to Problem Behavior in Schools, Second Edition: The Behavior Education Program (Guilford Practical Intervention in the Schools), Content: nan |
53,597 | Title: Pyramid of Behavior Interventions: 7 Keys to a Positive Learning Environment, Content: Hierck, Coleman, and Weber provide a remarkably simple roadmap for ensuring success for all students and teachers in ever-changing school systems that have become increasingly complex and diverse. This timely book provides the necessary detail, research, hands-on procedures, and compelling examples to enable school administrators, building teams, and teachers to adopt the approaches with confidence. I strongly recommend it to all educators. --Geoff Colvin, PhD, Educational Consultant, Behavior Associates, Eugene, OregonStudent behavior and academic success are undeniably interconnected. Unless a child masters the personal traits of respect and responsibility, teaching and learning are virtually impossible. As educators, we do not expect students to enter school possessing the skills of phonemic awareness or number sense, yet many schools expect their students to innately know essential behavior skills such as how to treat others, stay focused, act appropriately in various school settings, and successfully resolve conflicts. Pyramid of Behavior Interventions provides the practical strategies schools need to intentionally teach appropriate behavior and systematically respond when students need additional support. Best of all, the authors recommendations are not merely theory, but proven processes and practices from successful schools across North America. I highly recommend this book to any school that wants to improve student behavior and learning and create a safe and positive school environment --Mike Mattos, Coauthor, Pyramid Response to InterventionCreating an environment that fosters growth intellectual, behavioral, social, and emotional can be a challenge for new educators as well as those with years of experience. Hierck, Coleman, and Weber have provided teachers with a guide for reflective, responsive practice that will encourage even the most seasoned teachers as they strive to create a positive learning environment. --Karen Harris, 6th Grade Social Studies Teacher, Arcadia Middle school, Rochester, New York |
53,598 | Title: More Tools for Teaching Social Skills in School: Grades 3-12 (Book & CD Rom), Content: Dr Midge Mougey is principal of Jefferson Elementary School in North Platte, Nebraska, a school which has successfully implemented and practiced the Boys Town Education Model for many years. Jo C. Dillon was a teacher for 28 years and is currently an education trainer and consultant for Boys Town. Denise Pratt, a former teacher, guidance counselor and coach, is also a Boys Town trainer and consultant for teachers and school administrators. |
53,599 | Title: My Momma Likes to Say, Content: PreSchool-Grade 3-Brennan-Nelson introduces children to cliched expressions by setting them in a poetic format: "`When life hands you lemons, make lemonade,'/my momma likes to say./I'm not sure what she means/but I like it anyway." Each poem continues with a response to the saying: "If life gives me lemons/I'll squeeze them good and hard./Then add some sugar, stir it up/and sell it from our yard." Many of the rhymes do not scan well. In small type, the idioms are further explained with questions, followed by trivia, historical information, and, in the case of the lemon quote, a recipe for lemonade. Some of these entries are choppy and filled with non sequiturs, while others are quite interesting. Donovan's color illustrations are uneven-"Sleep tight. Don't let the bed bugs bite" shows three adorable creatures happily snoozing alongside the boy narrator, but the spreads for "Cat got your tongue?" and "I have eyes in the back of my head" are disturbing to look at. One page invites children to "write the things your momma says to you." For books on idioms, libraries would do better to get another copy of Marvin Terban's In a Pickle and Other Funny Idioms (Clarion, 1983) or Loreen Leedy and Pat Street's There's a Frog in My Throat (Holiday, 2003).Bina Williams, Bridgeport Public Library, CTCopyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc. |
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