education / professional development

Guide for teachers and librarians to using graphic inquiry across the curriculum, presenting standards-based activities and projects that incorporate traditional materials with emerging technologies.

Offers guidance to teachers on integrating social studies instruction with language arts instruction through the use of picture books, highlighting how picture books can help meet each of the National Council for Social Studies' Ten Thematic Strands.

"'Happy Teachers Change the World' is the first official, authoritative manual of the Thich Nhat Hanh/Plum Village approach to mindfulness in education. Spanning the whole range of schools and grade levels, from preschool through higher education, these techniques are grounded in the everyday world of schools, colleges, and universities. Beginning firmly with teachers and all those working with students, including administrators, counselors, and other personnel, the Plum Village approach stresses that educators must first establish their own mindfulness practice since everything they do in the classroom will be based on that foundation."--Provided by publisher.

"Defining both the Common Core Standards and the school librarian's role in their implementation, this book offers ready-to-use lesson plans and other tools for grades K-5 and identifies opportunities for collaborative teaching"--Provided by publisher.

"Provides a brief history and overview of the Project Approach and a thorough explanation of how to better use this method proficiently in a wide range of educational contexts"--Publisher.

A resource for cultural heritage professionals who teach with original materials that provides adaptable and easy-to-implement primary source literacy exercises to improve their teaching and engage their students.

Offers guidance to teachers on integrating social studies instruction with language arts instruction through the use of picture books, highlighting how picture books can help meet each of the National Council for Social Studies' Ten Thematic Strands.

A selection guide to help librarians, teachers, and patrons identify the best of the many books published each year for readers in middle school and junior high.

A genre guide to graphic novel reading interests that is designed to help librarians and teachers choose titles appropriate for children and tweens.