Bücher veröffentlicht von SAGE Publications Inc

This revealing and balanced portrait of homeschooling today provides a full history of the movement, demographic insights, and extensive research on how homeschooled children fare.

In this companion book to Getting Serious About the System, teachers will learn about the critical role they play in a five-phase process for implementing system-wide change.

This book's three-step process outlines how to envision what great teaching looks like, measure current instruction against that standard, and work relentlessly to improve instruction accordingly.

A brief, yet in-depth examination of twelve major sociological theories.

Oltman helps you apply caution and logic in protecting your students' freedom of speech while also protecting the safety of everyone in the building.

An accessible resource that provides all teachers with the tools to integrate the performing arts throughout their curriculum.

Cheryl Dunkle provides step-by-step guidance for overcoming the barriers to adopting the Common Core State Standards and achieving equity and excellence for all students.

The authors engage school and district leaders with a nautical metaphor that guides them through the journey of developing and sustaining an effective coaching program.

The authors present an excellent case for using a previously under-used strategy for improving reading instruction in the middle grades.

In this updated edition of the best-selling book, Marcia Tate uncovers how to deliver memorable, high-impact learning experiences to adults in ways they learn best.

Using research-based and field-tested methodology, this book helps elementary math teachers create programs for students with special needs, eliminating labels that stigmatize children and restrain instructors.

This field book shows educators how to improve schools by developing group culture, enhancing facilitators' skills, and equipping groups to resolve complex issues around student learning.

This book outlines what it means to intentionally interrupt the status quo of professional learning in order to enable real new learning that takes the form of permanent changes in thinking and practice, that looks at what it takes to move professional learning from activity-based to deep conceptual change.

This book's collection of instructional strategies and assessment methods show how to implement and differentiate project-based learning that fosters 21st century skills in Grades K-12.

For educational leaders serious about ending student outcome disparities, Culturally Courageous Leadership can empower all school stakeholders to ensure that equity initiatives are successful.

Provides instruction and guidance on preparing quantitative data sets prior to answering a study's research questions

The author provides in-depth math explorations, strategies, grade-banded lessons, and step-by-step guidance for building a strong foundation in algebra for very young children.

An ideal companion text for students preparing for a career in counseling or mental health.

Framed around an original, eight-stage model of diversity development, this book provides readers with essential tools for building a sturdy foundation of mutual respect.

This volume uses introductory essays followed by pointunterpoint articles to explore prominent and perennially important debates, providing readers with views on multiple sides of the complex issue of US healthcare reform.

This volume uses introductory essays followed by point/counterpoint articles to explore prominent and perennially important debates, providing readers with views on multiple sides of the complex issue of US immigration.

This complete resource shows how to create an inclusive schedule that promotes achievement, supports diverse programs, and makes the most of limited time and resources.

This book's seven-phase model, which is similar to positive behavior support, helps teachers pinpoint specific behaviors, develop interventions at each phase, and create an individualized behavior support plan.

This book provides a pragmatic, easy-to-follow blueprint for Positive Behavior Support Systems (PBSS) implementation that integrates academics, instruction, and achievement with discipline, behavior management, and student self-management.

This text prepares students to work collaboratively with families and community professionals in support of children's early education and development.

This anthology critically analyses how cultures around the world make social categories of race, class, gender and sexuality meaningful in particular ways. The collection uses a wide range of readings to examine how contemporary issues of race, class, gender, and sexuality are constructed, mobilized, and transformed.

Examines mental health treatment around the globe. This book represents countries from around the world and features interviews with mental health practitioners from around the world. It attempts to unify treatment practices from around the world.

Goes beyond introducing students to marketing strategy concepts and theoriesby asserting that through developing their critical thinking and questioning skills they can develop more effective marketing strategies.

Drawing on current research and evidence-based practice, this authoritative guide helps practitioners develop and implement educational programs for young children on the autism spectrum.

Moving away from the usual medical-modeled framework of mental health focused on problems, this title takes a postmodern, social construction approach, looking for and amplifying strengths and encouraging stakeholders to use them.