teachers

Describes the duties, job training, work environment, and salary of teachers.

"The girls are dismayed when their teacher is out sick and they have a substitute. Mr. Z makes goofy jokes and can't keep the class under control. Worst of all, he doesn't say anything when mean Darlene makes fun of Kate and Lucie. Luckily, once the girls turn into dogs, Kate and Lucie learn they can save the day--and even make a new friend"--.

This book follows the career of the black woman who spent her life educating and working to earn basic human rights for her people.

"Teachers are powerful change agents in the on-going process of school improvement. This ... companion guide to Donohoo's ... Collaborative Inquiry for Educators helps school leaders develop a sustainable professional learning culture. Practical suggestions and in-depth research shed light on your path as you explore the benefits and challenges of adopting authentic teacher collaboration across schools and districts. Learn valuable lessons from leaders in the field and discover: A rationale and framework for engaging in inquiry; the vital conditions needed to ensure systemwide collaboration; Common pitfalls and the four stages of school improvement"--Amazon.com.

Presents guidance for mentors of new teachers, explaining why mentors are needed and how to think like a coach, allow freedom to experiment, help with classroom management challenges, foster reflection, and encourage professional development.

Lieutenant Eve Dallas is called to an Upper West Side private school to investigate the murder of a popular history professor, but her investigation is hindered by Eve's jealousy of her husband's ex-girlfriend, who has turned up in New York with questionable motives.

Jane Hudson returns to the placid, isolated shores of the lake side school she left twenty years earlier after a terrible tragedy in the hopes of making a fresh start with her young daughter, but when she begins to receive ominous messages from the past, Jane realizes she must first come to terms with the events she has kept buried for so many years.

On cover: The classic and inspiring story of schoolroom savages and the teacher who tamed them.

Thirteen-year-old Travis, living in cramped quarters with his alcoholic grandfather, longs for his old life in the country, and struggles in school to hide the fact that he cannot read, but a persistent teacher and a special girl open his eyes to a new world.