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Jon Wiles' DEVELOPING SUCCESSFUL K-8 SCHOOLS: A PRINCIPAL'S GUIDE (9781412966177, $26.95) provides a powerful guide to success, offering a model for K-8 school design with strategies for designing curriculums paired with state standards. From developing instructional methods and curriculums to activity charts and assessment techniques for the entire school model, DEVELOPING SUCCESSFUL K-8 SCHOOLS: A PRINCIPAL'S GUIDE belongs in any serious education collection. Bonnie M. Davis' THE BIRACIAL AND MULTIRACIAL STUDENT EXPERIENCE: A JOURNEY TO RACIAL LITERACY (9781412975063, $22.95) provides a critical assessment of race and its meaning to schools. From helping mixed-identity students develop racial identities to adjusting school culture to handle cultural diversity and understanding the bi- and multiracial experience in U.S. history, this guide considers modern classroom makeup and special challenges. Any educator will find it applicable and essential. Also key for any school manager is Julaine E. Field, et. al.'s UNDERSTANDING GIRL BULLYING AND WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT (9781412964876, $58.95), a powerful survey of social aggression between girls and its measurement, assessment, and control. Chapters offer case histories of parents and educators handling such conflicts at home and at school. Stephen J. Valentine's EVERYTHING BUT TEACHING: PLANNING, PAPERWORK AND PROCESSING (9781412967075, $25.95) is for any teacher who wants specific guidelines to managing paperwork, time management, meetings, and record-keeping--all the things accompanying teaching duties. From prioritizing common tasks to using paperwork to create better opportunities, this is not to be missed. Marilyn Katzenmeyer and Gayle Moller's AWAKENING THE SLEEPING GIANT: HELPING TEACHERS DEVELOP AS LEADERS (9781412960403, $33.95) is a powerful tool appearing in its third updated edition to provide a best-selling guide to teacher leaders. From how a teacher can accept a leadership role to working with peers and building upon relationships within the school and outside of it, this is a fine resource discussing keys to leadership qualities in teaching environments. Erin Marie Furtak's FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT FOR SECONDARY SCIENCE TEACHERS (9781412972215, $30.95) provides a strong tool based in solid research and covering all areas of science assessments. Case studies, transcript excerpts, and templates for analyzing lessons for places where formative assessments might apply make this a top pick for any education collection. The second edition of Jeffrey Glanz's TEACHING 101: CLASSROOM STRATEGIES FOR THE BEGINNING TEACHER (9781412967150, $38.95) has been revised and updated to provide a fine set of tips on lesson planning, classroom management, assessments, literacy and more. The latest school concerns pack a basic teacher's guide highly recommended for any beginning teacher or library catering to them. Carolyn Chapman and Rita King's DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES FOR READING IN THE CONTENT AREAS, SECOND EDITION (9781412972307, $33.95) has been completely revised and reorganized, offering creative methods for increasing students' content by helping them become better readers. New strategies, expanded coverage of key topics, and more offer tips on blending guided reading with vocabulary. Richard D. Parsons' THINKING AND ACTING LIKE AN ECLECTIC SCHOOL COUNSELOR (9781412966474, $26.95) presents a transtheoretical model school counselors can use to evaluate student information and intervention techniques. From presenting a model for effective counseling to introducing the basics of transtheoretical practices and pairing these with case studies and guided exercises, this is a 'must' for any professional school counselor. Edward H. Moore's SCHOOL PUBLIC RELATIONS FOR STUDENT SUCCESS (9781412965682, $33.95) packs information into a guide for leaders interested in defining and organizing their school's PR plan. Step-by-step assessments of techniques that work cover how to set expectations, provide PR questions geared to needs, and provides tips on interviews from industry professionals. Daniel M. Perna and Sarah F. Mahurt's READING TO LEARN IN SECONDARY CLASSROOMS: INCREASING COMPREHENSION AND UNDERSTANDING (9781412956123, $25.95) provides numerous classroom examples to show teachers how to use research-based, effective strategies before, during and after reading to reinforce student learning at different levels. From remaining focused and engaged to preparing for assignments and developing pre-lesson plans, this is a winning strategy for success. Ken O'Connor's HOW TO GRADE FOR LEARNING K-12, THIRD EDITION (9781412953825, $38.95) is a powerful implementation of standards-based grading practices in a new edition linking grades to standards and policies reinforcing them. Updated research and additional information on homework compliment the new sections on academic dishonesty and more, providing a new and thoroughly revised edition key to any education collection. Highly recommended for any education library.

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