cooperative learning

Outlines the characteristics of effective professional learning for educators.

Defines some of the issues surrounding cultural differences and social learning in the United States; presenting a model for teaching social skills, discussing the specific cultural groups of Asian-Americans, African-Americans, Native Americans, and Hispanics; and considering the teaching implications of gender.

Offers strategies for school librarians on implementing collaboration and providing support to teachers through the use of a flexible library schedule model.

The authors--three teachers and a developmental psychologist--examine the social context of the elementary classroom and show how to teach science effectively by building a scientific community similar to a writers' workshop, using such discourse strategies as questioning, modeling, and dialogue journals.

A teacher's guide to literature circles, discussing what they are, offering advice on how to start literature circles in primary through college classrooms, and providing information on management problems, variations, and relating the reading groups to other areas of study.

Drawing on his experience as a teacher and a principal as well as research in education, the author explains the advantages of collaborative leadership and how schools can start practicing this type of leadership.

" ...[Provides] an ... effective approach to professional learning: Collaborative Analysis of Student Learning (CASL). This evidence-based book is fully updated to address the Common Core State Standards. Learn how to: Design a sustainable CASL program based on two decades of nationwide implementation experience; Inquire into student work and assessments to promote learning excellence; Use the CASL Teacher as Collaborative Inquirer framework to promote culturally competent, rigorous teaching; Develop and implement new instructional strategies that mesh with Common Core standards"--Amazon.com.

Presents sixteen options for differentiating small-group instruction, demonstrating how teachers can embed the Common Core State Standards into small-group instruction. Includes a CD-ROM containing rubrics, checklists, planning templates, prompts, and target sheets.

Provides strategies for teaching math, science, and technology, and surveys trends and dilemmas while explaining how collaboration and critical thinking can be translated into fresh classroom practices.

Explains how to assess and grade individual achievement of learning goals after group projects.