Handbook of Social and Emotional Learning: Research and Practice by Joseph A Durlak

The burgeoning multidisciplinary field of social and emotional learning (SEL) now has a comprehensive and definitive handbook covering all aspects of research, practice, and policy. The prominent editors and contributors describe state-of-the-art...

The Art of the Changing Brain: Enriching the Practice of Teaching by Exploring the Biology of Learning by James E Zull

James Zull invites teachers in higher education or any other setting to accompany him in his exploration of what scientists can tell us about the brain and to discover how this knowledge can influence the practice of teaching. He describes the brain in...

Can You Hear Me Now?: Applying Brain Research and Technology to Engage Today's Students by Jerry Michel

The ever present new media, social sites, information, and global society have changed the way tech savvy people access information. But cognitive science tells us that today's students think in very much the same way students did in the past. The focus...

Tell Me So I Can Hear You: A Developmental Approach to Feedback for Educators by Eleanor Drago-Severson

 In Tell Me So I Can Hear You, Eleanor Drago-Severson and Jessica Blum-DeStefano show how education leaders can learn to deliver feedback in a way that strengthens relationships as well as performance and builds the capacity for growth.

Words and Minds: How We Use Language to Think Together by Neil Mercer

Words and Minds takes a lively and accessible look at how we use language to combine our mental resources and get things done. Examining everyday language and drawing on a wide range of research, but always with a light style, Neil Mercer provides a...

Thinking Visually: Step-By-Step Exercises That Promote Visual, Auditory and Kinesthetic Learning by Oliver Caviglioli

Maps have been used for centuries to help orient us in the physical world, yet they can also be useful tools for making sense of the more abstract world of thought. This remarkable book explores visual techniques for helping students understand how they...

Teaching Reading to Black Adolescent Males: Closing the Achievement Gap by Alfred W Tatum

Approaching the problem from the inside, Alfred Tatum brings together his various experiences as a black male student, middle school teacher working with struggling black male readers, reading specialist in an urban elementary school, and staff...

Teaching in Troubled Times by Kathy Paterson

This timely book projects empathy, care, and a realistic appraisal of how positive classroom teachers can help compensate for the negative effects of these troubled times.

Teaching Fairly in an Unfair World by Kathleen Gould Lundy

This powerful book helps teachers redefine an inclusive curriculum by questioning what is taught, how it is taught, to whom, and under what conditions. It offers teachers a wealth of challenging, open-ended pursuits that give students "voice" and help...

Students at Risk by Cheryll DuQuette

This expanded and updated revision shows teachers how to deal with the different academic strengths and needs, learning styles, intelligences, interests, and cultural backgrounds of all the students in their classrooms. Students at Risk also presents...

Stop the Stress in Schools: Mental Health Strategies Teachers Can Use to Build a Kinder Gentler Classroom by Joey Mandel

Stop the Stress in Schools argues that conflict does not involve large isolated incidents but small daily frustrations and emphasizes the power teachers have in building a positive classroom environment. This timely book introduces mental health...

Relationships Make the Difference: Connect with Your Students and Help Them Build Social, Emotional, and Academic Skills by Pat Trottier

Discovering what students are capable of and how they feel about things is the first step toward nurturing learners in your classroom. Helping students develop their social-emotional skills sets the scene for academic growth and achievement. This book...