Building Class

Sparked by observing teachers struggle to implement rich mathematics tasks to engage students in deep thinking, Peter Liljedahl has translated his 15 years of research into this practical guide on how to move toward a thinking classroom. Building Thinking Classrooms in Mathematics, Grades K-12 helps teachers implement 14 optimal practices for thinking that create an ideal setting for deep mathematics learning to occur.

Half a book on basketball, half a book on management techniques, The Gold Standard captures Coach K's personal style and approach to getting different (and sometimes difficult) people to work hard and succeed in reaching a common goal. "In all forms of leadership, whether you are a coach, a CEO...

In this audio edition of her new book, Tish Jennings, an internationally recognized leader in the field of social and emotional learning, shares research and experiential knowledge about the practices that support students' healing, build their resilience, and foster compassion in the classroom.

In Who's in My Classroom?, accomplished educator and author delivers an inspirational and practical combination of true stories from teens in Youth Communication's award-winning writing program and the most current educational research. The book links theories of adolescent development and identity formation to best practices in real-world classrooms where teachers strive to form supportive relationships with students.

Can America's public schools, long resistant to change, meet the challenges of globalization and new educational alternatives? Not by doing what they're doing today. So argues Building Engaged Schools, a book that challenges the faulty assumptions that guide American public education.

Escribir Liderazgo, principios de oro le llevó a Maxwell toda una vida, y ofrece sus lecciones más valiosas basadas en cuarenta años de liderazgo. Un líder entre los líderes, John Maxwell se prometió a sí mismo al comienzo de su carrera que no escribiría este libro hasta tener sesenta...

Otro gran librito lleno de sabiduría e instrucción para añadir a la exitosa serie 101 de John C. Maxwell, ahora con ventas de más de 1 millón de ejemplares. Basándose en muchos de los éxitos de librería de John Maxwell, este libro explora los principios eternos que se han convertido en...

Otro gran librito repleto de sabiduría e instrucciónpara añadir a la exitosa serie Maxwell 101. Haciendo uso de la sabiduría de sus libros Elmapa para alcanzar el éxito, El talento nunca es suficiente, Desarrolle loslíderes que están alrededor de usted, El lado positivo del fracaso...

Otro gran librito repleto de sabiduría e instrucciónpara añadir a la exitosa serie Maxwell 101. John C. Maxwell cree que «trabajar en equipo seencuentra en el corazón de los grandes logros». La pregunta no es si los equipos tienen valor. La pregunta es si nosotros reconocemos ese hecho y...

Hooray! Music class is underway! As soon as the teacher starts to play his guitar and sing, the kids are whirling and twirling and having a blast. But for one hesitant little music maker, it is all a bit overwhelming at first. This song is a reassuring story about the courage it sometimes takes...