effective teaching

Discusses the influence of schools and teachers on students, considering the messages teenagers receive from educators who are not prepared or buildings that are in poor condition; and explores the power of good schools to reinvigorate public life.

Examines the most effective teaching practices for kindergarten through twelfth grade, exploring methods such as project-based learning, cooperative learning, performance-based assessment, and other strategies that are useful in all content areas.

Explains how teachers can use solutioning strategies to solve difficult classroom management problems, with practical suggestions for expanding teaching abilities using positive language to get positive results.

Teach for America founder Wendy Kopp shares stories of educational leaders who have transformed the lives of their students despite their socioeconomic backgrounds and offers strategies for ending educational inequalities in the United States.

A guide to planning rigorous instruction that helps students pass tests, become engaged in the learning process, and improve their problem solving and critical thinking skills, providing step-by-step directions and covering units and assessment, selecting content, and choosing strategies.

Offers teachers practical strategies for dealing with unruly students, difficult parents, and classroom distractions.