Author: Thomas R. Guskey
Publisher: Corwin Pre
Keywords: development, professional, evaluating
Number of Pages: 328
Published: 1999-11-18
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 0761975608
ISBN-13: 9780761975601

Foreword by Dennis SparksHow do we determine the effects and effectiveness of activities designed to enhance the professional knowledge and skills of educators so that they might improve the learning of students? Thomas R. Guskey explores the processes and procedures involved in evaluating professional development, from the very simple to the very complex, at five increasing levels of sophistication:Participants’ reactions to professional development How much participants learn Evaluating organizational support and change How participants use their new knowledge and skills Improvement in

Author: Robert C. Di Giulio
Publisher: Corwin Pre
Keywords: administrators, student, behavior, teachers, parents, medicate, litigate, educate
Number of Pages: 144
Published: 2001-04-10
List price: $23.95
ISBN-10: 0761978240
ISBN-13: 9780761978244

DiGiulio outlines how communities—not the government, doctors, or lawyers—can offer schools vital and concrete support to play a preventive rather than reactive role in keeping students safe. The author examines negative psychosocial behaviors from their roots to their eventual eruptions within the context of current research, best practice, and sound administrative actions. Topics include:Ten persistent myths about schools and violenceTo medicate or incarcerateThe downside of legalismThe role of the homeBest school-level preventive responses to antisocial behaviorBest community-leve

Authors:Nancy Frey, Douglas Fisher,
Publisher: Corwin Pre
Keywords: cartoons, anime, develop, comprehension, skills, thinking, novels, graphic, literacy, visual, using, comic, books, teaching
Number of Pages: 208
Published: 2008-01-09
List price: $72.95
ISBN-10: 1412953111
ISBN-13: 9781412953115

These innovative articles show how to use high-interest visual materials to capture the attention of learners, strengthen multiple literacy competencies, and boost critical thinking skills.

Author: Cathie Summerford
Publisher: Corwin Pre
Keywords: educate, invigorate, learners, movement, using, packed, classrooms, action
Number of Pages: 176
Published: 2009-02-25
List price: $28.95
ISBN-10: 1412970911
ISBN-13: 9781412970914

Packed with activities, this book offers strategies for basic energizers, objectives for standards-aligned instruction, and assessment tools to energize students and boost learning.

Author: Laurie Ellen Materna
Publisher: Corwin Pre
Keywords: using, brain, compatible, strategies, adults, motivate, start, adult, learner, engage, jump
Number of Pages: 232
Published: 2007-05-24
List price: $35.95
ISBN-10: 1412952948
ISBN-13: 9781412952941

"Overall this text is a very interesting read with significant applicability to both advisors and faculty. The creative advisor will have no problem synthesizing Materna’s ideas and theories of brain-compatible learning strategies into daily interactions with students and faculty." -Jennifer Varney, Hesser CollegeUse these interactive strategies to help adults become more self-directed in their learning, improve their ability to comprehend and apply complex information, and unleash their creative potential.

Authors:Dr. Lawrence Anthony Machi, Brenda T. McEvoy,
Publisher: Corwin Pre
Keywords: success, steps, six, review, literature
Number of Pages: 184
Published: 2008-07-10
List price: $28.95
ISBN-10: 1412961351
ISBN-13: 9781412961356

A six-step model offers invaluable assistance for selecting a topic, searching the literature, developing arguments, surveying the literature, critiquing the literature, and writing the literature review.

Authors:Ted McCain, Ian Juke,
Publisher: Corwin Pre
Keywords: technology, education, future, windows
Number of Pages: 160
Published: 2000-09-27
List price: $25.95
ISBN-10: 0761977120
ISBN-13: 9780761977124

Foreword by David D. ThornburgWindows on the Future was designed to help the educator cope with changes created by technology and embrace a new mindset necessary to access the burgeoning technological advances. McCain and Jukes offer new paradigms and frameworks to keep schools and students relevant in the 21st Century. Critical issues explored include:Key trends for the new millennium The power of paradigm Education in the future New skills for students New roles for educators The need for vision