teachers

A biography of the teacher who authored the first dictionary written in the United States.

Demonstrates five types of journals for use by professional learning communities, each of which provides a framework to promote continuous learning and improved student achievement.

Recounts the true story of a devoted man and his steadfast burro team, Alfa and Beto, who traveled into the remote villages of rural Colombia to bring treasured library books to eager young readers.

Tony Young decides to investigate when super-critical professor Walter Dudley mysteriously disappears shortly after a heated exchange with a group of unhappy students.

Fifth-grade best friends Katie-Rose, Milla, Yasaman, and Violet plot to bring two of their teachers together in a matchmaking scheme at their school's "Kids Night In" event.

The students from Mr. Terupt's fifth and sixth grade classes wrestle with a variety of personal challenges when they begin their first year of junior high. When a fight breaks out among them, they turn to Mr. Terupt for assistance, and discover that it is Mr. Terupt who needs their help.

Presents more than sixty tools designed to help teachers at any grade level develop an effective formative assessment process that will help them focus on learning goals, evaluate current work in relation to those goals, and reach those goals.