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Better with books : 500 diverse books to ignite empathy and encourage self-acceptance in tweens and teens
Hart, Melissa
Paper Book
Featuring 500 diverse book recommendations covering a wide range of subjects, this preteen and teen reading guide is a "go-to resource for parents, students of young adult literature, teachers, and librarians" (School Library Journal). Needed now more than ever- a guide...
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Brainstorm : the power and purpose of the teenage brain
Siegel, Daniel J.
Paper Book
In this New York Times-bestselling book, Dr. Daniel Siegel shows parents how to turn one of the most challenging developmental periods in their children's lives into one of the most rewarding. Between the ages of 12 and 24, the brain changes in important, and oftentimes...
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The culture code : the secrets of highly successful groups
Coyle, Daniel
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * The author of The Talent Code unlocks the secrets of highly successful groups and provides tomorrow's leaders with the tools to build a cohesive, motivated culture. "A truly brilliant, mesmerizing read that demystifies the magic...
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Move fast & fix things : the trusted leader's guide to solving hard problems
Frei, Frances
Paper Book
Bestselling authors and cohosts of the TED podcast Fixable, Frances Frei and Anne Morriss reinvent the playbook for how to lead change--with a radical approach that moves fast, builds trust, and accelerates excellence. Speed has gotten a bad name in business, much of it...
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Dignity : its essential role in resolving conflict
Hicks, Donna (Conflict management consultant)
Paper Book
The desire for dignity is universal and powerful. It is a motivating force behind all human interaction—in families, in communities, in the business world, and in relationships at the international level. When dignity is violated, the response is likely to involve aggression, even violence,...
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Raising global IQ : preparing our students for a shrinking planet
Hobert, Carl F.
Paper Book
A groundbreaking roadmap for improving global literacy and conflict-resolution skills in middle and high schools across the United States InRaising Global IQ, Carl Hobert calls on K-12 teachers, administrators, parents,and students alike to transform the educational system...
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Scaling People: Tactics For Management And Company Building
Johnson, Claire Hughes.
Paper Book
From a Stripe and Google executive, a practical guide to company building and scaling the most important resource it has: its people. Selected for "Best Books of 2023" by Bloomberg and The Economist! "Whether you are a new manager or a CEO, there...
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Being the change : lessons and strategies to teach social comprehension
Ahmed, Sara K.
Paper Book
Topics such as race, gender, politics, religion, andsexualityare part of our students' lives, yet when these subjects are brought up at school teachers often struggle with how to respond. How do we create learning conditions where kids can ask the questions they want to ask, muddle through how to...
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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 ...
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Reading, writing, and rising up : teaching about social justice and the power of the written word
Christensen, Linda.
Paper Book
"My students walk out the school door into a social emergency, " Linda Christensen writes. "They are in the center of it. I believe that writing is a basic skill that will help them both understand that emergency and work to change it." This practical, inspirational book offers essays, lesson plans,...
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Nice racism : how progressive white people perpetuate racial harm
DiAngelo, Robin J.
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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...
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How we learn : the surprising truth about when, where, and why it happens
Carey, Benedict
Paper Book
In the tradition of The Power of Habit and Thinking, Fast and Slow comes a practical, playful, and endlessly fascinating guide to what we really know about learning and memory today--and how we can apply it to our own lives. From an early age, it is drilled into our...
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Developing digital detectives : essential lessons for discerning fact from fiction in the 'fake news' era
LaGarde, Jennifer
Ebook
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The teachers : a year inside America's most vulnerable, important profession
Robbins, Alexandra
Paper Book
A National Bestseller *Winner of the 2024 DKG International Educators Book Award* A riveting, must-read, year-in-the-life account of three teachers, combined with reporting that reveals what's really going on behind school doors, by New York Times...
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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...
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Make it stick : the science of successful learning
Brown, Peter C.
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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...
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The allure of order : high hopes, dashed expectations, and the troubled quest to remake American schooling
Mehta, Jal.
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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...
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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...
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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,...
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Masterminds & wingmen : helping our boys cope with schoolyard power, locker-room tests, girlfriends, and the new rules of Boy World
Wiseman, Rosalind
Paper Book
A landmark book that reveals the way boys think and that shows parents, educators and coaches how to reach out and help boys overcome their most common and difficult challenges -- by the bestselling author who changed our conception of adolescent girls. Do you constantly...
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It's complicated : the social lives of networked teens
boyd, danah
Paper Book
"boyd's new book is layered and smart . . . It's Complicated will update your mind."--Alissa Quart, New York Times Book Review "A fascinating, well-researched and (mostly) reassuring look at how today's tech-savvy teenagers are using...
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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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