Professional books

Updated February 21, 2025
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Sexual harassment in education and work settings current research and best practices for prevention
Paludi, Michele Antoinette.
Paper Book
Addresses current legal and psychological issues involved in campus and workplace violence, specifically sexual misconduct, and offers best practices for organizations seeking to prevent and respond to sexual misconduct. Based on an idea conceived at a conference for the...
On grades and grading supporting student learning through a more transparent and purposeful use of grades
Quinn, Timothy.
Paper Book
Too often teachers and schools operate with grading systems that are vestiges of an antiquated educational model with little fresh thinking as to how grades affect student learning. In On Grades and Grading, Timothy Quinn addresses this problem head on, offering an in-depth and nuanced analysis of...
Blindspot : hidden biases of good people
Banaji, Mahzarin R.
Paper Book
"Accessible and authoritative . . . While we may not have much power to eradicate our own prejudices, we can counteract them. The first step is to turn a hidden bias into a visible one. . . . What if we're not the magnanimous people we think we are?"--The Washington Post ...
Disrupting poverty : five powerful classroom practices
Budge, Kathleen M.
Paper Book
Drawing upon decades of research and myriad authentic classroom experiences, Kathleen M. Budge and William H. Parrett dispel harmful myths, explain the facts, and urge educators to act against the debilitating effects of poverty on their students. They share the powerful voices of teachers-many of...
Can I Teach That?: Negotiating Taboo Language and Controversial Topics in the Language Arts Classroom
Linder, Suzanne
Paper Book
Can I Teach That? Negotiating Taboo Language and Controversial Topics in the Language Arts Classroom is a collection of stories, strategies, advice, and documents collected for teachers who are using or plan to use materials or implement policies they know may be controversial. It is for any teacher...
The flat world and education : how America's commitment to equity will determine our future
Darling-Hammond, Linda
Paper Book
Linda Darling-Hammond is the 2023 National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE) Policy Leader of the Year In this bestseller and Grawemeyer Award winner, Linda Darling-Hammond offers an eye-opening wake-up call concerning America's future and vividly illustrates what the United...
Anti-bias education for young children and ourselves
Derman-Sparks, Louise.
Paper Book
Becoming a skilled anti-bias teacher is a journey. With this volume's practical guidance, you'll grow in your ability to identify, confront, and eliminate barriers of prejudice, misinformation, and bias about specific aspects of personal and social identity. Most important, you'll find tips...
Mind, brain, and education science : a comprehensive guide to the new brain-based teaching
Tokuhama-Espinosa, Tracey
Paper Book
Establishing the parameters and goals of the new field of mind, brain, and education science. A groundbreaking work, Mind, Brain, and Education Science explains the new transdisciplinary academic field that has grown out of the intersection of neuroscience, education, and...
Choice words : how our language affects children's learning
Johnston, Peter H.
Paper Book
In productive classrooms, teachers don't just teach children skills: they build emotionally and relationally healthy learning communities. Teachers create intellectual environments that produce not only technically competent students, but also caring, secure, actively literate human beings.
Overcoming textbook fatigue : 21st century tools to revitalize teaching and learning
Lent, ReLeah Cossett.
Paper Book
Overcoming textbook fatigue means reaching within and beyond the textbook to access all sorts of 21st century tools, the same ones that students will be using in college, careers, and daily life."" -ReLeah Cossett Lent Textbook fatigue is a malaise that negatively affects...
How learning works : seven research-based principles for smart teaching
Ambrose, Susan A.
Paper Book
Praise for How Learning Works "How Learning Works is the perfect title for this excellent book. Drawing upon new research in psychology, education, and cognitive science, the authors have demystified a complex topic into clear explanations of seven powerful learning...
Make it stick : the science of successful learning
Brown, Peter C.
Paper Book
To most of us, learning something "the hard way" implies wasted time and effort. Good teaching, we believe, should be creatively tailored to the different learning styles of students and should use strategies that make learning easier. Make It Stick turns fashionable ideas like these on...
The allure of order : high hopes, dashed expectations, and the troubled quest to remake American schooling
Mehta, Jal.
Paper Book
Ted Kennedy and George W. Bush agreed on little, but united behind the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB). Passed in late 2001, it was hailed as a dramatic new departure in school reform. It would make the states set high standards, measure student progress, and hold failing schools accountable. A...
Sexual harassment and bullying : a guide to keeping kids safe and holding schools accountable
Strauss, Susan
Paper Book
Bullying in schools is often discussed, but sexual harassment in schools, and how it differs from bullying is often overlooked. In fact, though, sexual harassment (committed both by fellow students and school personnel) is more common and yet more easily and quickly dismissed by those involved,...
The craft of research
Booth, Wayne C.
Paper Book
A newly updated Fifth Edition of The Craft of Research has just been published under the ISBN 9780226826677. You can find it through search on this site or at any retailer. With more than three-quarters of a million copies sold since its first...

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