academic achievement

Reports on the Colorado State Library study "How Librarians Help Kids Achieve Standards," designed primarily to examine the role of the library media specialist throughout the school building, and the connection between library media services and student performance on standards-based tests.

"Created for teachers by teachers, this is [a] ... guide for unleashing students' potential through creative lessons, empowering messages and innovative teaching"--Back cover.

"Provides educators with tools they need to help students change their thinking about their abilities and potentials..."--Back cover.

Discusses the use of technology with gifted students, covering how literacy is related to technology, the learning characteristics that attract gifted student to technology, how teachers can identify technology giftedness, how the Internet can be used to develop talent, and other related topics.

Explores the reasons why gifted students sometimes fail to achieve their potential, examining the relationship between achievement and the four factors of task value, self-efficacy, environmental perceptions, and self-regulation, and describing strategies parents and educators may use to keep gifted students motivated.

Nine essays discuss ways of engaging students and "closing the equity gap, " discussing diverse learners, high expectations, compassionate intervention, and other related topics.

Provides a guide for teachers to shift the dynamic of the classroom from teaching to learning, based on observations from 17,000 classroom visits.

Provides a roadmap for parents, students, and educators on how to revolutionize learning, prioritize children's health and happiness, and re-envision success.

"With latest data and research, scholars study what lessons can be drawn from earlier efforts to help NCLB achieve its goals. Authors show that standards-based reform has had some positive effects and some of the critics' greatest fears have not been realized. Recommendations offered for implementation of impending reauthorized NCLB"--Provided by publisher.