http://www.netvouz.com/jgordon/tag/book?feed=rss&pg=1 jgordon's bookmarks tagged "book" on Netvouz http://shop.ascd.org/productdisplay.cfm?productid=103027 Here’s a book that draws from more than 100 studies of classroom management to explain the four most important general components of effective classroom management and their impact on student engagement and achievement. Learn the steps teachers need to take to establish rules and procedures, use disciplinary interventions, build positive student-teacher relationships, and develop a sound mental set to deal with difficult situations. Books & Videos/DVDs: Professional Development > Classroom Management jgordon Mon, 10 Oct 2005 21:44:05 GMT http://www.allynbaconmerrill.com/bookstore/product.asp?isbn=0205418066&rl=1 This brief and highly practical text by Paul Boyd-Batstone offers pre-service and in-service teachers strategies and activities for differentiating early literacy instruction for English language learners. Books & Videos/DVDs: Professional Development > English Language Learners jgordon Fri, 16 Nov 2007 15:06:23 GMT http://books.google.com/books?id=lzeaVieYR18C This book by Garcia & Beltran (2004)rovides teachers and school administrators a resource for meeting the complex literacy needs of the burgeoning English language learner (ELL) population. The collection examines three important ELL issues: English reading instruction in an immersion setting, English language development, and cultural issues as they pertain to English learners in and out of the classroom. Books & Videos/DVDs: Professional Development > English Language Learners jgordon Thu, 11 Dec 2008 19:10:39 GMT http://www.ascd.org/portal/site/ascd/menuitem.b71d101a2f7c208cdeb3ffdb62108a0c/template.book?bookMgmtId=c833099a63bc6010VgnVCM1000003d01a8c0RCRD by Joan M. Kenney, Euthecia Hancewicz, Loretta Heuer, Diana Metsisto and Cynthia L. Tuttle This book examines the importance of language to competency in math and offers strategies for developing literacy skills related to math. Rec. by ASCD Books & Videos/DVDs: Professional Development > Math jgordon Sun, 11 Dec 2005 02:59:54 GMT http://www.stenhouse.com/productcart/pc/viewPrd.asp?idproduct=0381&r=sb051007 The Right Book for the Right Reader at the Right Time, Grades 4-12vTeri Lesesne, the author, says the key is finding the books that get them hooked in the first place. The book concludes with an invaluable set of appendices providing an FAQ on YA literature, bibliographies of professional materials, books by the vignette authors, and over twenty booklists with hundreds of books organized by genre or topic, all with suggested grade levels. Books & Videos/DVDs: Professional Development > Literacy jgordon Mon, 10 Oct 2005 19:37:16 GMT http://www.stenhouse.com/productcart/pc/viewPrd.asp?idproduct=8956&r=sb050830 A BOOK review entire book online. In Notebook Know-How, Aimee Buckner provides the tools teachers need to make writers' notebooks an integral part of their writing programs. She also addresses many of the questions teachers ask when they start using notebooks with their students. Literacy > Writing Strategies jgordon Thu, 01 Sep 2005 19:46:35 GMT http://www.stenhouse.com/productcart/pc/viewPrd.asp?idproduct=8985&r=sb060608 Review entire book online.Max and Gayle Brand have worked together with students and colleagues over many years to discover the most effective whole-class, small-group, and individual strategies and activities for building both reading and writing fluency. They link all this work to the most current research on fluency, taking readers into the daily routines of their classrooms. ASCD rec. Books & Videos/DVDs: Professional Development > Literacy jgordon Sun, 11 Jun 2006 01:06:19 GMT http://books.heinemann.com/Products/E00595.aspx Book: by Harvey Daniels and Steven Zemelman "Finally! A book about content-area reading that’s just as useful to math, science, and history teachers as it is to English teachers. Subjects Matter includes 23 practical classroom reading strategies for many subject areas. The authors also provide a tough analysis of today’s textbooks, along with specific ways to use them more effectively, and a new “balanced diet” of reading, including 150 books of interest to teenage readers." Rec. by Barbara Range Books & Videos/DVDs: Professional Development > Literacy jgordon Mon, 23 Feb 2009 22:15:01 GMT http://www.ascd.org/portal/site/ascd/template.book/menuitem.6b8e5ca7dd1e8e8cdeb3ffdb62108a0c/?bookMgmtId=cdc0a42fe324e010VgnVCM1000003d01a8c0RCRD How to Motivate Students Across the Content Areas by Andi Stix and Frank Hrbek Review Chapters online Books & Videos/DVDs: Professional Development > Engaging Students and Multiculturalism jgordon Sat, 28 Oct 2006 03:50:32 GMT http://www.stenhouse.com/productcart/pc/viewPrd.asp?idproduct=8973&r=sb051122 Review entire book online. A teacher educator, researcher and consultant, Susan Church has a long-standing interest in the complexities and challenges of educational leadership. In The Principal Difference she explores the issues that confront school administrators, and demonstrates how best to provide the leadership today's schools need. It draws on the latest research and personal case studies. ASCD recommended book online for review. Books & Videos/DVDs: Professional Development > Leading School Improvement jgordon Fri, 25 Nov 2005 21:34:14 GMT