Professional books

Updated March 9, 2025
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Grading for equity : what it is, why it matters, and how it can transform schools and classrooms
Feldman, Joe
Paper Book
"Joe Feldman shows us how we can use grading to help students become the leaders of their own learning and lift the veil on how to succeed. . . . This must-have book will help teachers learn to implement improved, equity-focused grading for impact." --Zaretta Hammond, Author of ...
Authentic learning in the digital age : engaging students through inquiry
Pahomov, Larissa
Paper Book
How can you create an authentic learning environment-one where students ask questions, do research, and explore subjects that fascinate them-in today's standards-driven atmosphere? Author Larissa Pahomov offers insightful answers based on her experience as a classroom teacher at the Science...
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...
Nice racism : how progressive white people perpetuate racial harm
DiAngelo, Robin J.
Ebook
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Building on the groundwork laid in the New York Times bestseller White Fragility, Robin DiAngelo explores how a culture of niceness inadvertently promotes racism. In White Fragility, Robin DiAngelo explained...
Students at the center : personalized learning with habits of mind
Kallick, Bena
Paper Book
Educators' most important work is to help students develop the intellectual and social strength of character necessary to live well in the world. The way to do this, argue authors Bena Kallick and Allison Zmuda, is to increase the say students have in their own learning and prepare them to navigate...
Creative schools : the grassroots revolution that's transforming education
Robinson, Ken
Paper Book
A revolutionary reappraisal of how to educate our children and young people by Ken Robinson, the New York Times bestselling author of The Element and Finding Your Element.  Ken Robinson is one of the world's most influential voices in education, and his...
Focus : elevating the essentials to radically improve student learning
Schmoker, Michael J.
Paper Book
In this 2nd edition of Focus: Elevating the Essentials to Radically Improve Student Learning, Mike Schmoker extends and updates the case that our schools could be on the cusp of swift, unparalleled improvements. But we are stymied by a systemwide failure to simplify and prioritize; we have yet to...
All learning is social and emotional : helping students develop essential skills for the classroom and beyond
Frey, Nancy
Paper Book
While social and emotional learning (SEL) is most familiar as compartmentalized programs separate from academics, the truth is, all learning is social and emotional. What teachers say, the values we express, the materials and activities we choose, and the skills we prioritize all influence how...

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