Jossey-Bass teacher

Contains more than three hundred puzzles and brainteasers to encourage basic math and problem solving skills in sixth through eighth graders.

Contains one hundred reproducible graphic organizers that are designed to help develop the reading, writing, and content areas skills of fifth- through twelfth-grade students and promote active learning.

Details strategies for teaching English language learners in kindergarten through grade six, including stories from eight teachers who have achieved successful results, activities, and discussion questions.

Offers advice to educators on how to help students in grades five to twelve learn to understand and use the academic language they need to succeed in school, looking at general types of academic language, as well as topic specific variations.

Provides research-based step-by-step guidance for using assessment effectively, covering the setting of learning targets, design of assessment tasks, creation of scoring guides, tracking and analysis of data, and use of feedback.

"Guaranteed success for the co-taught classroom for the increasing number of teachers working in co-taught classrooms, this book provides practical ideas for defining teacher roles, planning lessons, providing effective instruction, and maximizing the value of each team member. Former co-teacher and national presenter Anne Beninghof shares stories, and real-life co-taught lesson examples that emphasize creative yet time-efficient instructional strategies that lend themselves beautifully to the co-taught classroom. Teachers and instructional leaders at all levels and in a wide variety of content areas will find this book replete with valuable co-teaching guidance so that success is guaranteed. Offers tips for effective teaching strategies for every type of team teaching situation imaginable Includes guidelines for successful team-teaching with specialists in technology; literacy; occupational/physical therapy; special education; speech-language therapy; ELL; gifted The author is an internationally recognized consultant and trainer This user-friendly, comprehensive book is filled with concrete ideas teachers can implement immediately in the classroom to boost student learning and engagement"--Provided by publisher.

Presents strategies, professional tools, and materials designed to help first year teachers approach their jobs with confidence and professionalism, covering such topics as organization, behavior problems, evaluation, stress management, and others. Includes a list of resources.

Discusses co-teaching, including roles and responsibilities, classroom set-ups and environments, goal setting, conflict resolution, and scheduling.

A comprehensive guide that introduces the basic techniques of PowerPoint for teachers in all grade levels, offering suggestions for incorporating it into the classroom.

"Offers a step-by-step guide for implementing a student-centered literature program that promotes critical thinking and literary understanding through the study of novels and other texts"--Back cover.