2013 ASCD Spring Resources Catalog

Professional development products and services for education leaders at all levels—classroom, school, and systemwide.

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Common Core Standards for elementary Grades K – 2 Math and english language arts: a Quick-Start Guide

Amber Evenson, Monette McIver, Susan Ryan, and Amitra Schwols; edited by John Kendall

get this all-in-one tool to implement Common Core standards for both math and english language arts in grades K– 2. Putting this guide in every teacher’s hands ensures they have an overall understanding of the standards and a grasp of their implications for planning, teaching, and learning. Plus, there’s a lesson-planning process, based on Classroom Instruction That Works, 2nd Edition, along with six sample lessons—three for each subject at each of the covered grade levels.

(ASCD book copublished with McREL, 2013) 7” x 9”, 200 pages.

ASCD Members $16.95 Nonmembers $22.95 Stock # 113014Y20

Common Core Standards for elementary Grades 3–5 Math and english language arts: a Quick-Start Guide

Amber Evenson, Monette McIver, Susan Ryan, and Amitra Schwols; edited by John Kendall

ramp-up your effort to implement the Common Core standards in both math and english language arts in grades 3–5. This Quick-Start Guide explains how the standards lay the foundation for successful schooling and provide a bridge from foundational concepts taught in elementary school to the more complex studies students will undertake in middle school. included is a lesson-planning process, based on Classroom Instruction That Works, 2nd Edition, with six sample lessons—three for each sub-ject at each of the covered grade levels.


ASCD Members $16.95 Nonmembers $22.95Stock # 113015Y20

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it’s a fast and cost-effective way to build and develop a comprehensive understanding of Common Core literacy strategies. whether you are just beginning with Common Core standards or you are already implementing job-embedded Common Core programs, the Common Core literacy Pack will provide you with a comprehensive set of digital resources for you to chart a course for successful long-term success.

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z Four PD online® Courses on Common Core State Standards and literacy. each self-paced course includes readings, videos, interactive activities, quizzes, and certificates of completion.

z PD online® Course: Core Six: Teaching with the Common Core in Mind. This course includes a copy of asCd’s best-selling e-book, The Core Six: Essential Strategies for Achieving Excellence with the Common Core.

z aSCD Common Core literacy resource library. includes 17 on-demand videos of instructional and demonstrated Common Core strategies.

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Neurodiversity in the Classroom: Strength-Based Strategies to Help Students with Special Needs Succeed in School and life

Thomas Armstrong

by looking at the positive strengths of your students with special needs, you can help those students flourish, ensure their success, and align their instruction to Common Core state standards. one of our most popular authors, Thomas armstrong, shows you the steps you need to take to establish a more favor-able, productive learning environment for five special needs categories:

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z add/adhd

z autistic spectrum disorders

z intellectual disabilities

z emotional and behavioral disorders

explore the strengths, talents, and abilities of students with these special needs, and learn how to construct a positive day-to-day learning experi-ence that fits the unique needs of each child. armstrong explains why applying these strength-based concepts makes it easier to align instruction of special needs students with the Common Core standards. and he provides you with examples of how to teach and assess specific english language arts and mathematics standards for students with different special needs. even if you rarely deal with special needs students, taking account of your students’ neuro-diversity is an essential new insight for your practice.

(ASCD Premium Member book, December 2012) 6” x 9”, 184 pages.

ASCD Members $18.95Nonmembers $24.95Stock # 113017Y20

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z discuss how you can bring a whole child approach into your schools.

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overcoming textbook Fatigue: 21st Century tools to revitalize teaching and learning

ReLeah Cossett Lent

go beyond a one-size-fits-all approach to teaching by shifting textbooks from “sole source” to just another resource. veteran teacher and literacy expert releah Cossett lent explains that how you use textbooks makes a huge difference in students’ learning —with or without access to online textbooks, laptops, or iPads. learn how to develop your own text sets composed of diverse resources on a specific subject matter, genre, or theme. and get tips on how to turn reading assignments and writing activities into strategies for extending and deepening students’ knowledge of standards-based curriculum.

(ASCD Premium, Select, and Institutional Plus Member book, November 2012) 6” x 9”, 200 pages.


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How to Create and Use rubrics for Formative assessment and Grading

Susan M. Brookhart

learn how to create and use rubrics the right way to improve your teaching, help students learn, and grade student work fairly and accurately. assessment expert and asCd author susan m. brookhart takes you through every step of designing rubrics and using them for formative assessment and grading in all subjects. with clear explanations, a range of examples, and instructional strategies to use with rubrics, this book builds your confidence and skills in using rubrics to be a more effective teacher.

(ASCD Premium, Select, and Institutional Plus Member book, January 2013) 8” x 10”, 160 pages.


role reversal: achieving Uncommonly excellent results in the Student-Centered Classroom

Mark Barnes

imagine never again having a discipline issue in your class, eliminating the stress of grading, and always seeing your students engaged in a learner-centered, collaborative classroom com-munity. This book explains how that is possible in a results-only learning en-vironment (role). Classroom teacher mark barnes guides you through the philosophy and practice of a teaching approach where students take charge of their own achievement and master learning outcomes in an enjoyable, project-based, workshop setting that challenges them with real-world learn-ing scenarios.

(ASCD Premium Member book, February 2013) 6” x 9”, 175 pages.


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leading with Vision: Six Steps to implementing the Common Core State Standards DVD

designed to help school leaders suc-cessfully implement the Common Core standards, this new asCd dvd shows examples of effective ways to empower teachers to make necessary shifts in curriculum planning and instructional practice. in scenes from all kinds of schools, explore ways to address the essential challenges of adopting the new standards, including

z how to roll out information without overwhelming staff.

z how to balance ongoing needs with the need to adopt new standards.

z how to anticipate and overcome roadblocks to your implementation.

seeing what real educators do in the field to turn the promise of the Com-mon Core state standards into reality will spark a solutions-driven discussion and inspire you and your colleagues to take on the challenges of systemic change.

(ASCD DVD, 2012) One 45-minute DVD.

ASCD Members $169 Nonmembers $219 Stock # 613041Y20

Upgrade Your Curriculum: Practical Ways to transform Units and engage Your Students

Janet A. Hale and Michael Fisher

discover how to upgrade to a curricu-lum that embraces modern-learning environments that engage students in higher-order thinking tasks, make local and global connections, and incorpo-rate appropriate technology. inspired by our best-selling book Curriculum 21: Essential Education for a Changing World, edited by renowned curriculum expert heidi hayes Jacobs, this book describes a transformational process in which teachers and administrators work collaboratively to modify current curricular elements to create meaning-ful and engaging learning experiences that ensure that students acquire the 21st century learning skills they need to succeed in school and in life.

(ASCD book, 2013) 8 1/2” x 11”, 172 pages.


100+ Ways to recognize and reward Your School Staff

Emily E. Houck

when you’re in a leadership position and can’t control paychecks, what can you do to increase morale and lower staff turnover? get this book and use the many practical ideas for motivating educators and creating a more posi-tive work climate in schools. if you’re a principal, district administrator, department head, manager, or someone heading up a school-based workgroup, don’t settle for generic advice when you can get this education-specific book.

(ASCD book, 2012) 5” x 9”, 160 pages.


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Principal evaluation: Standards, rubrics, and tools for effective Performance

James H. Stronge with Xianxuan Xu, Virginia Tonneson, and Lauri Leeper

based on extensive research and the author’s work in the field, this book pro-vides you with a sound framework for principal evaluation and the practical tools you need to implement a fair and effective evaluation process, including field-tested standards, performance indicators, appraisal rubrics and guide-lines for successful implementation. district leaders, school administrators, and directors of leadership academies and professional development programs need this book to navigate the difficult terrain of administrator evaluation.

(ASCD book, 2013) 6” x 9” 160 pages.


Using Data to Focus instructional improvement

Cheryl James-Ward, Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey, and Diane Lapp

make sure your analysis of data leads to actual improvements to instruction us-ing this book’s step-by-step processes and advice. starting with a review of all the data sources available to you—not just test scores—the authors explain how to make data gathering and analysis part of every teacher’s daily classroom practice. The guidance in this book helps you overcome uncertainty and concerns about

z identifying patterns of strength and need in hard and soft data.

z Conducting a root cause analysis to establish a sequence of events or timeline to understand the relation-ships among contributing factors to a defined problem.

z using insights highlighted through data analysis to develop goals and objectives that can drive school improvement forward.

z developing a sound intervention plan that transforms ideas into action.

(ASCD book, 2013) 8” x 10”, 132 pages.


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Common Core Standards for Middle School Mathematics: a Quick-Start Guide

Amitra Schwols and Kathleen Dempsey; edited by John Kendall

steer your middle school’s implementation of Common Core standards for mathematics with this Quick-Start Guide. it explains the six conceptual categories throughout the math standards and clarifies how teachers can build on understand-ings and procedural knowledge developed in early grades to prepare students for more advanced math-ematical study. a lesson design tem-plate based on Classroom Instruction That Works, 2nd Edition and three sample lessons are included to jump-start your standards implementation.


ASCD Members $16.95Nonmembers $22.95 Stock # 113013Y20

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Common Core Standards for Middle School english language arts: a Quick- Start Guide

Susan Ryan and Dana Frazee; edited by John Kendall

discover Common Core standards for middle school english language arts and learn how they help students build on and extend skills acquired in earlier grades. getting a copy for every staff member ensures they’ll understand how the standards connect and build on one another. a lesson design tem-plate based on Classroom Instruc-tion That Works, 2nd Edition with three sample lessons is included to jump-start your implementation.



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Common Core Standards for High School english language arts: a Quick-Start Guide

Susan Ryan and Dana Frazee; edited by John Kendall

high school teachers and leaders with responsibility for english lan-guage arts need this handy guide to successfully implement the Common Core standards. getting a copy for every staff member ensures they’ll understand the four strands throughout the stan-dards and how anchor standards prepare students for college and career. a lesson design template based on Classroom Instruction That Works, 2nd Edition with three sample lessons is included to jump-start your implementation.



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Common Core Standards for High School Mathematics: a Quick-Start Guide

Amitra Schwols and Kathleen Dempsey; edited by John Kendall

shifting your high school’s math program to new Common Core standards is much easier when teachers and leaders have this guide. it addresses the six con-ceptual categories throughout the math standards, the modeling standards, and the practice stan-dards. a lesson design template based on Classroom Instruction That Works, 2nd Edition with three sample lessons is included to jump-start your standards imple-mentation.



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During the transition to an era of the Common Core State

Standards, this is a book that all thoughtful teachers need to

read and reread! It brings literacy to life across the curriculum.—Terry roberTs, direcTor of The NaTioNal Paideia ceNTer, chaPel hill, Nc

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Understanding Common Core State Standards

John Kendall

what every educator needs—a straightforward explanation that lays out the benefits of the Com-mon Core standards in plain eng-lish, provides a succinct overview, and promotes thinking about how to transition to this promising new paradigm.

(ASCD booklet copublished with McREL, 2011) 6” x 9”, 72 pages.


the Core Six: essential Strategies for achieving excellence with the Common Core

Harvey F. Silver, R. Thomas Dewing, and Matthew J. Perini

discover research-based strate-gies to help you respond to the demands of the Common Core standards, particularly the english language arts standards. drawing from the research on which classroom strategies are your “best bets” for improv-ing student achievement, the authors recommend six winning instructional approaches that ensure your lessons reinforce the Common Core standards.

(ASCD book, 2012) 7” x 9”, 89 pages.


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Making Standards Useful in the Classroom

Robert J. Marzano and Mark W. Haystead

because standards often aren’t written in a way that enhances classroom instruction and forma-tive assessment, you need this guide to

z unpack standards for your school’s achievement targets.

z learn how to sequence content and set up grading scales.

z Convert standards into guide-lines that are much more useful to classroom teachers.

(ASCD book, 2008) 8 1/2” x 11”, 318 pages.


use the Compare & Contrast strategy to help build these Common Core skills:

• Conducting comparative analyses of academic content.

• Conducting comparative readings of two or more texts.

• integrating information from multiple sources.

from The Core Six: Essential Strategies for Achieving Excellence with the Common Core by harvey f. silver, r. Thomas dewing, and matthew J. Perini

assignments Matter: Making the Connections that Help Students Meet Standards

Eleanor Dougherty

how do you know when you’ve made an effective assignment that has strong links to Com-mon Core state standards? eleanor dougherty answers that question and guides you in craft-ing assignments that matter. explore the essentials of creating high-quality assignments that improve student achievement.

(ASCD Premium, Select, and Institution-al Plus Member book, September 2012) 7” x 9”, 185 pages.


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Unpacking the Common Core Standards Using the UbD Framework DVD

drawing from the popular understanding by design (ubdTm) framework, the dvd explains an approach to implementing the Common Core state standards that ensures a results-oriented curriculum with fidelity to the standards. ubd framework authors grant wiggins and Jay mcTighe and experts on curriculum design

z introduce key concepts from ubd framework that apply to implementing the Common Core standards.

z explain how to unpack standards for developing a powerful improvement plan focused on desired outcomes.

z show how to use ubd framework’s backward-design approach to create units and lessons that reflect the Common Core standards’ rigorous goals in both english language arts and literacy standards and content and practice standards for mathematics.


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the Understanding by Design Guide to advanced Concepts in Creating and reviewing Units

Grant Wiggins and Jay McTighe

This Guide features a set of modules containing worksheets, exercises, examples, and assessments that take you through steps that are essential to building better units. learn how to unpack standards, build high-quality rubrics, differentiate the learning plan, and obtain and use feedback.

(ASCD book, 2012) 8 1/2” x 11”, 134 pages.


the Understanding by Design Guide to Creating High-Quality Units


whether you are an experienced curric-ulum designer or new to understanding by design (ubd) framework, you will benefit from the latest design tools and the updated ubd unit Template 2.0. ubd framework authors grant wiggins and Jay mcTighe share their insights and the practical tips that have helped thousands of educators design curricu-lum based on the ubd framework.

(ASCD book, 2011) 8 1/2” x 11,” 119 pages with over 100 more downloadable pages available online.


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Understanding by Design Professional Development Workbook

Jay McTighe and Grant Wiggins

This collection of templates, design tools, examples, and exercises helps you give staff members at all levels a firm grasp of key undersdanding by design framework’s principles and clear action steps they need in every stage of the understanding by design process.

(ASCD book, 2004) 8 1/2” x 11”, 295 pages.


Schooling by Design: Mission, action, and achievement


an essential part of moving forward with understanding by design frame-work is to make sure its principles and strategies are reflected in all aspects of your school improvement effort, includ-ing curriculum planning, leadership, teacher professional development, and action research. here’s a book to help you with all the essential steps for

z Creating your mission and goals so they align with standards.

z identifying desired results and expectations for learning, achieve-ment, and student outcomes.

z focusing your school on the goals of understanding and accomplishment-based learning.

dozens of action ideas, curriculum frameworks, and assessment rubrics help you use backward-design and oth-er understanding by design processes to determine the evidence for your suc-cess and to plan improvement steps in instruction and leadership roles.

(ASCD book, 2007) 8” x 10”, 285 pages.


BEST-SELLER! Understanding by Design, expanded 2nd edition


since 1998, thousands of educators have used understanding by design framework to create more rigorous and engaging curriculums. Two renowned authorities describe how to design more rigorous and engaging curricu-lums that lead to increased student understanding and mastery of subject matter. lots of examples, across all grade levels and subjects, show how schools and districts have used this popular framework.

(ASCD book, 2005) 8 1/2” x 11”, 370 pages.


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the school improvement process must involve . . .

1. a clear and powerful vision of where we want to end up.

2. a constant and unflinching assessment of where we stand.

3. Timely adjustments based on regular analysis of the gap between vision and reality.

from Schooling by Design: Mission, Action, and Achievement by grant wiggins and Jay mcTighe

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the art and Science of teaching: a Comprehensive Framework for effective instruction

Robert J. Marzano

robert marzano provides you with a comprehensive framework for effective teaching that combines the science of research-based instruction with the art of great lesson planning and formative assessment. discover how to make sure every lesson and unit establishes learn-ing goals, engages students, keeps the classroom focused, and responds to your students’ progress.

(ASCD Premium and Select Member book, July 2007) 7” x 9”, 220 pages.


a Handbook for the art and Science of teaching

Robert J. Marzano and John L. Brown

implementing the action steps from The Art and Science of Teaching is much easier when you use this resource for workshops, professional learning com-munities, teacher training, and self-help. hundreds of samples, guidelines, checklists, and activities help teachers in all grades and subjects become instant experts on robert marzano’s break-through framework.

(ASCD book, 2009) 8 7/8” x 10 7/8”, 320 pages.


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the art and Science of teaching DVD Series

The framework of action steps from The Art and Science of Teaching comes to life in this series of dvds, so educators can see exactly how to implement this com-prehensive approach to promoting high levels of student achievement. robert J. marzano explains the scientific basis for effective teaching, the three main teacher-level factors that significantly influence student achievement, and the relationship between teaching as an art and as a science.

(ASCD DVD, 2008) Two 45-minute DVDs.

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How to make a distinction between learning goals and learning activities or assignments

a learning goal is a statement of what students will know or be able to do.

learning goal:

• students will be able to determine subject/verb agreement in a variety of sentences.

learning activity:

• students will create a metaphor representing the food pyramid.

learning goals should be stated in one of the following formats:

students will be able to___________________.

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students will understand_________________.

from The Art and Science of Teaching: A Comprehensive Framework for Effective Instruction by robert J. marzano

effective Supervision: Supporting the art and Science of teaching

Robert J. Marzano, Tony Frontier, and David Livingston

find out how to create a teacher supervision and evaluation system that’s reflective of The Art and Science of Teaching. going way beyond scripted observation routines and typical value-added measurements of teacher effectiveness, the authors open your eyes to broad principles of effective supervision that apply to all kinds of schools, including

z why teachers need opportunities to observe and interact with other teachers.

z which types of assessments provide evidence of student achievement gains.

z why recognition rather than money is more apt to motivate teachers.

z how to help teachers chart their development.

(ASCD Premium Member book, May 2011) 8” x 10”, 185 pages.


effective Supervision: Supporting the art and Science of teaching DVD

drawing from the observation frame-work in the book Effective Supervision: Supporting the Art and Science of Teaching, this video presents a detailed observation protocol and demonstrates how to use it—not only as a tool for analyzing classroom instruction —but also as a starting point to encourage professional dialogue among teachers. as you observe teachers in a variety of classrooms, researcher and author robert J. marzano and a panel of teach-ers identify critical aspects of instruc-tion that move teaching practice from good to great. This is an essential tool for supervisors, administrators, coaches, teacher leaders, and professional learn-ing communities.



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a framEWorK for tEaCHingthe Handbook for enhancing Professional Practice: Using the Framework for teaching in Your School

Charlotte Danielson

discover how this indispensable resource for everyone who uses Charlotte daniel-son’s framework for Teaching provides guidance and ready-made forms to

z identify evidence of teaching skills across the 22 components of suc-cessful teaching practice.

z use the teaching framework across the entire teacher career spectrum.

z direct and manage teacher evaluation programs.

z Promote self-directed professional development.

(ASCD book, 2008) 8 1/2” x 11”, 179 pages.


teacher evaluation to enhance Professional Practice

Charlotte Danielson and Thomas L. McGreal

respond to the call for higher standards and greater accountability with a teacher evaluation system that focuses on student outcomes and supports the mis-sion of your school. This book presents a clear roadmap based on Charlotte danielson’s framework for Teaching. discover three essential elements of an evaluation system for beginning teach-ers, tenured faculty, and teachers need-ing intensive assistance. and learn how to create an evaluation procedure that supports quality assurance, professional development, and student learning.

(ASCD Premium and Select Member book, 2000, copublished with Educational Testing Service) 8” x 10”, 157 pages.


enhancing Professional Practice: a Framework for teaching, 2nd edition

Charlotte Danielson

This acclaimed framework for success-ful teaching practice—a benchmark for thousands of school systems and educators around the world—is now fortified with new applications for state standards, formative assessments, and school specialists. use the book’s 22 components of successful teaching practice to support novice, experienced, and highly accomplished teachers. (based on PraXis iii Classroom Perfor-mance assessments criteria developed by educational Testing service.)



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Properly trained evaluators:

• recognize examples of the evaluative criteria in action.

• interpret the evidence for teaching against evaluative criteria.

• make a judgment about teacher performance, linking interpretations to the descriptions of performance.

• hold reflective conversations and provide constructive feedback.

from Teacher Leadership That Strengthens Professional Practice by Charlotte danielson

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implementing the Framework for teaching in enhancing Professional Practice: an aSCD action tool

Charlotte Danielson and others

it’s much faster and easier to implement Charlotte danielson’s renowned frame-work for teaching when you have this collection of tools. Teachers can use the tools, either on their own or with each other, to

z analyze and assess teaching practice.

z integrate elements of successful teaching into the classroom.

z determine the results of new practices and next steps to take.

(ASCD Action Tool, 2009) 512 pages.


enhancing Professional Practice DVD Series

bring to life the components of successful teaching practice and classroom obser-vation processes from the framework for Teaching with this three-part dvd set for professional development programs. vid-eo scenes from elementary, middle, and high school classrooms illustrate what successful teachers do in all four domains of effective practice. Plus, school leaders and teacher supervisors in all grade levels get to see exactly how to apply a growth model teacher-performance process.

(ASCD DVD, 2009) Three 30-minute DVDs.


teacher leadership that Strengthens Professional Practice

Charlotte Danielson

drawing from her framework for Teach-ing, Charlotte danielson lays out the foundation that every school needs for developing and supporting highly com-mitted teacher leaders. discover what your school needs to cultivate and em-power teacher leaders and ensure they reinforce the school’s mission.

(ASCD Premium Member book, 2006) 7” x 9”, 167 pages.


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QualitiES of EffECtiVE tEaCHErS

Qualities of effective teachers, 2nd edition

James H. Stronge

Thousands of educators in teacher professional development—from train-ing to hiring, mentoring to supervis-ing—rely on this book to focus on cultivating teacher qualities that are most apt to raise student achievement. James stronge establishes definitive benchmarks for top-flight teacher edu-cation and professional development programs.

(ASCD book, 2007) 7” x 9”, 200 pages.


Handbook for Qualities of effective teachers

James H. Stronge, Pamela D. Tucker, and Jennifer L. Hindman

This companion to Qualities of Effective Teachers makes it much easier to im-plement a staff development, teacher education, or self-help program to improve the six research-based teacher qualities that are most apt to raise student achievement. use the dozens of assessments, observation guides, planning tools, and other resources to strengthen teachers’ personal skills, guide their classroom management, and improve instructional practice.

(ASCD book, 2004) 8 1/2” x 11”, 225 pages.


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the teacher Quality index: a Protocol for teacher Selection

James H. Stronge and Jennifer L. Hindman

use the teacher quality indicators from Qualities of Effective Teachers to take the guesswork out of teacher selection. The authors provide structure and steps for hiring teachers who are most apt to increase student achievement.

(ASCD book with one CD-ROM, 2006) 8 1/2” x 11”, 140 pages.


linking teacher evaluation and Student learning

Pamela D. Tucker and James H. Stronge

find out how schools are developing fair and effective ways to assess teacher performance on the basis of how it affects student learning. This book takes you to four schools that get objec-tive feedback on teachers by measuring quality of student work, knowledge of content standards, progress toward academic goals, and growth in learning over time.

(ASCD Premium and Select Member book, 2005) 7” x 9”, 176 pages.



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Qualities of effective Principals

James H. Stronge, Holly B. Richard, and Nancy Catano

synthesizing decades of research into clear guidelines, this book establishes definitive benchmarks for top-flight education administration, leadership academy, and professional develop-ment programs, including

z seven categories of leadership that are critical to the principal’s job.

z a profile of what an effective princi-pal should know and be able to do.

z Quality indicators for assessing the principal’s performance.

(ASCD book, 2008) 7” x 9”, 260 pages.


the New Principal’s Fieldbook: Strategies for Success

Pam Robbins and Harvey Alvy

any principal starting at a new school or taking a leadership position for the first time needs this book to help focus on the issues that are most critical to success. drawing from research data and advice from experienced principals, the authors reveal secrets that can make or break a new school leader’s career.

(ASCD book, 2004) 6” x 9”, 305 pages.


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ClaSSroom inStruCtion that Works

a Handbook for Classroom instruction that Works, 2nd edition

Howard Pitler and B.J. Stone

Perfect for self-help and professional learning communities, this handbook makes it much easier to apply the teaching practices from Classroom Instruction That Works, 2nd Edition. The handbook engages you and your col-leagues with

z exercises to check your understand-ing of the strategies.

z Tips and recommendations for imple-menting the strategies.

z samples, worksheets, and other tools to help plan classroom activities.

z rubrics to assess the effectiveness of the strategy with your students.

(ASCD book copublished with McREL, 2012) 8 3/8” x 10 7/8”, 335 pages.


NEW! Classroom instruction that Works: research-Based Strategies for increasing Student achievement, 2nd edition

Ceri B. Dean, Elizabeth Ross Hubbell,

Howard Pitler, and Bj Stone

first published in 2001, Classroom Instruction That Works revolutionized teaching by linking classroom strategies to evidence of increased student learn-ing. Now this landmark guide has been reenergized and reorganized for today’s classroom with new evidence-based insights and a completely rethought instructional Planning guide that makes it easier for you to know when to emphasize each of the nine research-based teaching strategies. use the new Planning guide to

z Create an environment for learning that ensures an effective backdrop for every lesson.

z develop your students’ understanding by using their prior knowledge as scaffolding for new learning.

z help students extend and apply knowledge and move beyond right answer learning to an expanded understanding and use of concepts and skills.

(ASCD Premium, Select, and Institutional Plus Member book copublished with McREL, January 2012) 8” x 10”, 210 pages.


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these nine categories of instructional strategies are “best bets” for developing 21st century skills:

1. setting objectives and Providing feedback

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3. Cooperative learning

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5. Nonlinguistic representations

6. summarizing and Note Taking

7. assigning homework and Providing Practice

8. identifying similarities and differences

9. generating and Testing hypotheses

from Classroom Instruction That Works: Research-Based Strategies for Increasing Student Achievement, 2nd Edition by Ceri b. dean, elizabeth ross hubbell, howard Pitler, and bj stone

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Using technology with Classroom instruction that Works, 2nd edition

Elizabeth Ross Hubbell, Howard Pitler, and Matt Kuhn

one of the most effective ways to imple-ment the instructional strategies from Classroom Instruction That Works, 2nd Edition is to use them with educational technologies. here’s a book that explains

z when to emphasize each of the instructional strategies with computer applications, the internet, and other ed-tech.

z how these tools help you use coop-erative learning, compare-contrast, formative assessment, and other strategies.

z which educational technologies are best for a learning task and how they help students apply new learning strategies.

(ASCD book copublished with McREL, 2012) 7 7/8” x 9 7/8”, 242 pages.


NEW! Classroom instruction that Works DVD Series

The Classroom instruction That works framework for research-based instruc-tion has helped countless schools and districts on their roads to academic success. Now you can see firsthand exactly how one district is using the nine instructional strategies that have shown to raise student achievement. This dvd series brings to life the instructional Planning guide from the second edition.

z see a group of elementary, middle, or high school educators putting the framework’s strategies to work.

z sit in on a planning session with teachers and support personnel.

z watch how the lessons unfold with stu-dents through success and challenge.

z listen in as the team reflects on what they learned from using the strategies.

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everyone at your school needs this essential tool so that teachers and students have a constant reminder of the nine research-based teaching strategies from Classroom Instruction That Works, 2nd Edition.

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StruCturED tEaCHing aPProaCHBetter learning through Structured teaching: a Framework for the Gradual release of responsibility

Douglas Fisher and Nancy Frey

This best-seller introduces you to structured Teaching, a tried-and-true method for gradually enabling stu-dents to take on more of the “work” of classroom learning. Two experienced teachers describe how to create a pur-poseful classroom structure that relies on focused lessons, guided instruction, collaborative learning, content conver-sations, and feedback.



the Purposeful Classroom: How to Structure lessons with learning Goals in Mind


make sure the spirit of accountability is reflected in your teaching practice by focusing teaching on specific learning outcomes. and learn how every lesson plan can have high expectations, a clear purpose for learning, and meaningful engagement that leads to deeper stu-dent understanding of subject matter.

(ASCD book, 2011) 6” x 9”, 170 pages.


BEST-SELLER! Guided instruction: How to Develop Confident and Successful learners


discover how to use guided instruction to get students to do the cognitive work of learning. and explore ways to use questions, prompts, cues, direct explanations, and modeling to build students’ understanding.

(ASCD book, 2010) 7” x 9”, 140 pages.


Checking for Understanding: Formative assessment techniques for Your Classroom


if you ever have students who are reluc-tant to tell you when they don’t under-stand something—or worse, tell you they understand when they really don’t—then here’s a book that gives you lots of ways to check for understanding. explore for-mative assessment techniques that work in any subject area and grade level.

(ASCD Premium and Select Member book, September 2007) 8” x 10”, 164 pages.


Content-area Conversations: How to Plan Discussion-Based lessons for Diverse language learners

Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey, and Carol Rothenberg

This book introduces you to a frame-work for discussion-based lessons and presents strategies to ensure you give students the right things to talk about and manage classroom discussions effectively.

(ASCD book, 2008) 6” x 9”, 168 pages.


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Never Work Harder than Your Students and other Principles of Great teaching

Robyn R. Jackson

robyn r. Jackson explains how to develop a more fluid and automatic way to respond to students and deliver great teaching every time. using a short set of basic principles Jackson explains

z how to develop a master teacher mindset.

z apply the principles of great teaching to your own practice.

z advance to the next stage of your professional development.

(ASCD Premium, Select, and Institutional Plus Member book, January 2009) 6”x 9”, 250 pages.


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How to Support Struggling Students

Robyn R. Jackson and Claire Lambert

discover what to do before, during, and after instruction to prepare students for learning and apply remediation for students who need help the most. self-assessments, checklists, and other tools help you learn with colleagues or guide your own professional development.

(ASCD Mastering the Principles of Great Teaching series book, 2010) 8 1/2” x 11”, 124 pages.


How to Plan rigorous instruction

Robyn R. Jackson

learn how to plan more rigorous lessons that help students see the connection between what they are doing in class and their ultimate learning goals. helpful worksheets, templates, and strategy sheets help you plan more rigorous learning units.



How to Motivate reluctant learners

Robyn R. Jackson

while many motivational theories rely on elaborate reward systems, this guide explains how to engage resistant learn-ers by identifying and shaping the key investments you want them to make in your classroom.



Never Work Harder than Your Students: the Journey to Great teaching DVD

in her engaging and thought-provoking way, robyn Jackson takes you through each of the seven principles described in her book. video scenes show how teachers in all grade levels can apply the principles of great teaching.

(ASCD DVD, 2009) One 90-minute DVD with a professional development program.


be sure to order enough mastering the Principles of great Teaching guidebooks to enable every teacher to engage in all the hands-on learning activities.


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the Strategic teacher: Selecting the right research-Based Strategy for every lesson

Harvey F. Silver, Richard W. Strong, and Matthew J. Perini

This ultimate guide to teaching strate-gies gives you 20 of the most reliable, research-proven teaching strategies for every grade and subject, with dozens of variations and clear steps and examples for how to implement them. To help you choose the right strategy, the authors in-clude a strategic dashboard that makes it easy for you to match your strategy to your instructional objectives.

(ASCD book, 2007) 8 1/2” x 11”, 300 pages.


the Strategic teacher DVD

getting the breakthrough ideas from the The Strategic Teacher into the thinking of every teacher is much easier when you use this dvd. showing it in your next professional development activity or professional learning community (PlC) meeting convinces teachers of the need to acquire a repertoire of research-based strategies.

(ASCD DVD, 2011) One 60-minute DVD with a professional development program.


BEST-SELLER! Compare & Contrast: teaching Comparative thinking to Strengthen Student learning

Harvey F. Silver

make it easier and more effective for teams of teachers to learn about the Compare & Contrast strategy with this guide. a series of activities, sample lessons, and student work examples help teachers understand how Compare & Contrast boosts student memory and cements content.

(ASCD Strategic Teacher PLC Guide, 2010) 8 1/2” x 11”, 80 pages.


the interactive lecture: How to engage Students, Build Memory, and Deepen Comprehension

Harvey F. Silver and Matthew J. Perini

get this tool to help teachers master the interactive lecture. use the activities, sample lectures, and planning forms with a group of teachers to learn what an interactive lecture is and how it can help incorporate memory-enhancing techniques into instruction.



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be sure to order enough guides to enable every teacher to engage in all the hands-on learning activities.

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reading for Meaning: How to Build Students’ Comprehension, rea-soning, and Problem-Solving Skills

Harvey F. Silver, Susan C. Morris, and Victor Klein

when you and your colleagues want to use the reading for meaning strategy, this is your ideal tool. use the sample lessons, student examples, and plan-ning forms with your professional learning community (PlC) to explore ways to help students understand what they read, make inferences, and support their thinking with evidence.



task rotation: Strategies for Differentiating activities and assessments by learning Style

Harvey F. Silver, Joyce W. Jackson, and Daniel R. Moirao

one of the hardest jobs in teaching is to differentiate learning activities and assessments to your students’ learning styles. but you and your colleagues can learn how to do this together when each of you has this guide to the Task rotation strategy. use the guide in your professional learning community (PlC) to explore how Task rotation enables you to scaffold student learning and conduct assessments for four major learning styles.



inference: teaching Students to Develop Hypotheses, evaluate evidence, and Draw logical Conclusions

Harvey F. Silver, R. Thomas Dewing, and Matthew J. Perini

Teaching students how to examine infor-mation and draw conclusions becomes much easier after you use this guide in your next professional learning community (PlC) meeting. The guide takes a group of teachers through the steps of learning how to teach four major inference strategies. activities, sample lessons, and examples of student work show how to teach a skill that is critical to 21st century learning.



This is a touchstone text, one of the very first documents in a

new and exciting field where the science of teaching is perfectly

aligned with the art of teaching and the wisdom of the teachers. —roberT J. MarzaNo, ceo, MarzaNo research laboraTory aNd ascd auThor,

oN the strAtegiC teACher: seleCting the right reseArCh-BAsed strAtegy for every lesson

How to raise students’ curiosity . . .

focus on controversy or discrepant events and phenomena.

example: “why do some trees stay green all year while others change color?”

from The Interactive Lecture: How to Engage Students, Build Memory, and Deepen Comprehension by harvey f. silver and matthew J. Perini

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EffECtiVE ClaSSroom PraCtiCEWhere Great teaching Begins: Planning for Student thinking and learning

Anne R. Reeves

discover how to help students master targeted achievement goals and develop deeper understanding. explore can’t-miss strategies that help you

z Translate lifeless content standards into learning-focused objectives.

z Craft engaging learning activities that incorporate content and thinking skills.

z Pull objectives, assessments, and learn-ing activities together into powerful plans for learning.

accompanying the author’s advice are sample learning plans and assessment models.



total Participation techniques: Mak-ing every Student an active learner

Pérsida Himmele and William Himmele

Take this opportunity to explore dozens of ways to engage K–12 students in active learning and allow them to demonstrate the depth of their understanding. The authors explain Total Participation Tech-niques (TPTs) that help you

z Take the pulse of a class on the spot.

z improve on-task participation and behavior.

z encourage students to interact and process their learning.

(ASCD Premium, Select, and Institutional Plus Member book, July 2011) 8” x 10”, 135 pages.


BEST-SELLER! Flip Your Classroom: reach every Student in every Class every Day

Jonathan Bergmann and Aaron Sams

Two experienced practitioners of the flipped classroom explain a powerful approach to teaching where students watch recorded lectures for homework and complete their assignments, labs, and tests in class. discover how to use this approach to

z help struggling students.

z differentiate instruction.

z increase opportunities for classroom formative assessment.

(Copublished book from ISTE and ASCD, 2012) 5 1/2” x 8 1/2”, 112 pages.


How to Create a Culture of achievement in Your School and Classroom

Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey, and Ian Pumpian

sometimes what can make or break your learning community are the intan-gibles—the relationships, identity, and connections that make up its culture. That’s why you need this book that explains how to shape school culture to your advantage. learn how to build a school culture that ensures you

z welcome students and stakeholders.

z Teach moral and ethical principles.

z Push students to go beyond the mini-mum needed to get by.



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learning targets: Helping Students aim for Understanding in today’s lesson

Connie M. Moss and Susan M. Brookhart

discover how to write and use learning targets—lesson-sized chunks of infor-mation, skills, and reasoning processes that students need to know deeply. These two popular asCd authors describe all kinds of learning targets and equip you with what you need to start using learning targets to promote higher-order thinking and foster stu-dent goal setting and self-assessment.



Understanding How Young Children learn: Bringing the Science of Child Development to the Classroom

Wendy L. Ostroff

because little kids can’t tell you how their minds work and what makes them learn, you need this book about scien-tific discoveries that explain how young children learn and what teachers can do to enhance teaching. discover where the desire to learn comes from and what occurs during children’s develop-ment to wire their brains for attention, language, curiosity, and memory. get classroom strategies you can use immediately to enhance children’s motivation, attention, and memory.

(ASCD book, 2012) 7” x 9”, 200 pages.


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the Curriculum Mapping Planner: templates, tools, and resources for effective Professional Development

Heidi Hayes Jacobs and Ann Johnson

Creating and using curriculum maps is a lot faster and easier when you use this in-depth resource in workshops, curriculum teams, and professional learning communities. whether you’re introducing curriculum mapping for the first time or working with teachers and administrators who are well into the process, the manual’s collection of tem-plates, samples, and tools provides you with everything you need for differenti-ated professional development.

(ASCD book, 2009) 8 3/8” x 10 7/8”, 124 pages.


Classroom Management that Works: research-Based Strategies for every teacher

Robert J. Marzano with Jana S. Marzano and Debra J. Pickering

This book explains the four most important general components of effective classroom management and their impact on student engagement and achievement.

(ASCD Premium and Select Member book, September 2003) 8” x 10”, 143 pages.


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A must-read book for students in teacher training programs,

new teachers, and classroom veterans. Ostroff provides specific

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How to Give effective Feedback to Your Students

Susan M. Brookhart

learn how to build a foolproof feedback plan so that your feedback always

z helps students understand where they are in their learning and what to do next.

z gives students the feeling that they’ve got control over their own learning.

z Creates a classroom environment where students see constructive criticism as a good thing and understand that learning can’t occur without practice.

(ASCD Premium and Select Member book, September 2008) 7 7/8” x 9 7/8”, 121 pages.


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Giving effective Feedback to Your Students DVD Series

This dvd series is the ideal tool to use in workshops and professional learning community meetings to convey to teachers the fundamental principles of good feedback, including

z The power of effective feedback to improve student achievement.

z ways to adjust feedback for different kinds of learners, including english language learners.

z how to tell when your feedback is working.

Throughout the series, teachers demon-strate lots of written and oral feedback strategies that put students at the center of the learning and help teachers improve their own performance.

(ASCD DVD, 2009) Three 30-minute DVDs, each with a professional development program.

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give a usable amount of information that connects with something students already know and takes them from that point to the next level.

from How to Give Effective Feedback to Your Students by susan m. brookhart

Use this resource in your next inservice day or professional learning community meeting to help teachers visualize and begin using research-based teaching throughout your school or district.

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Classroom assessment and Grading that Work

Robert J. Marzano

discover how classroom assess-ments—from quizzes and projects to term papers and tests—provide you with the most powerful tool to boost achievement. drawing from years of in-depth research, robert J. marzano provides you with guidelines and steps, including

z how to track academic progress.

z ways to estimate a student’s true score at the end of a grading period.

z Types of assessments and assess-ment techniques that encourage students to learn.

(ASCD book, 2006) 7” x 9”, 189 pages.


What teachers really Need to Know about Formative assessment

Laura Greenstein

emphasizing applications at the secondary school level, this “teacher’s-eye” view of formative assessment lays out a foundation for why this process works and provides lots of assessment strategies to use before, during, and after instruction.

(ASCD book, 2010) 7 7/8” x 9 7/8”, 205 pages.


the Formative assessment action Plan: Practical Steps to More Successful teaching and learning

Nancy Frey and Douglas Fisher

understand how to create a failsafe assessment system that leads to purposeful lessons, student under-standing, and improved student performance. embedded throughout the book is an instructional plan that ensures this assessment system helps you make better decisions about what types of teaching approaches to use in your classroom.

(ASCD book, 2011) 7” x 9”, 150 pages.


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Summarization in any Subject: 50 techniques to improve Student learning

Rick Wormeli

find out why summarization is an effective strategy for assessing what students have learned. This guide to written, spoken, artistic, and kinesthetic summarization techniques makes it much easier and a lot more fun to use summarization on a regular basis throughout the curriculum.

(ASCD book, 2004) 8” x 10”, 226 pages.


Formative assessment Strategies for every Classroom: an aSCD action tool, 2nd edition

Susan M. Brookhart

This asCd action Tool gives you more than 60 tools for creating and using formative assessments in every grade level and subject to

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advancing Formative assessment in every Classroom: a Guide for instructional leaders

Connie M. Moss and Susan M. Brookhart

making formative assessment the norm in every classroom throughout your school is much easier when you have this book’s clear guidelines and simple steps. using examples from their extensive work with teachers, the authors give you the strategic talking points you need to

z explain how formative assessment improves student learning.

z Connect formative assessment to improving student motivation.

z share formative assessment strategies that teachers can easily incorporate into everyday lessons.

(ASCD Premium Member book, December 2009) 7 7/8” x 9 7/8”, 165 pages.


How to assess Higher-order thinking Skills in Your Classroom

Susan M. Brookhart

assessment expert susan m. brookhart brings you up-to-speed on how to develop and use test questions and other assess-ments that reveal how well your students can analyze, reason, solve problems, and think cre-atively. her practical framework takes you through the steps of identifying your goals, designing tasks or test items and evaluat-ing results.

(ASCD Premium, Select, and Institutional Plus Member book, September 2010) 7” x 9”, 176 pages.


transformative assessment

W. James Popham

for a definitive guide to forma-tive assessment—what it is, how it works, and why you want to use it in your school or class-room—look no further than this foundational book by a renowned expert. w. James Popham gives you step-by-step guidance in how to use formative assessments to improve teaching, learning, class-room climate, teacher profes-sional development, and school performance.

(ASCD Premium and Select Member book, April 2008) 6” x 9”, 150 pages.


Great Performances: Creating Classroom-Based assessment tasks, 2nd edition

Larry Lewin and Betty Jean Shoemaker

get an in-depth understanding of how to create fun, engaging, and challenging performance assess-ments that require students to elaborate on content and demon-strate mastery of skills. This up-date of an asCd classic includes new scoring methods, reading assessments, and insights on response to intervention.

(ASCD book, 2011) 8” x 10”, 220 pages.


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21st Century Skills: Promoting Creativity and innovation in the Classroom DVD

drawing from what innovative fortune 500 companies do to promote creativity and innovation in the workplace, this video fieldtrip takes you to dynamic classrooms to show real-world strate-gies for your classroom curriculum and instruction.

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assessment for 21st Century learning DVD Series

when you want to teach students 21st century skills, you have to consider how to assess those skills. here’s a dvd series that helps you explain to everyone in your school exactly how to do that. use the three dvds to

z Take your colleagues to 21st century initiatives in rural and urban school areas, in the united states and abroad.

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(ASCD DVD, 2010) Three 30-minute DVDs, each with a professional development program.



BEST-SELLER!Curriculum 21: essential education for a Changing World

Heidi Hayes Jacobs

Curriculum expert heidi hayes Jacobs leads an all-star cast of education thought leaders who explain break-through ideas for teaching students the 21st century skills they need for a globalized and digital world.

(ASCD Premium, Select, and Institutional Plus Member book, January 2010) 6”x 9”, 250 pages.


teaching 21st Century Skills: an aSCD action tool

Sue Z. Beers

use this asCd action Tool to support teachers in engaging their students in learning the essential 21st century skills of critical thinking, problem solving, creativity, and collaboration. a set of instructional planning tools makes it much easier and faster to design learn-ing opportunities that integrate these 21st century literacies into lessons in any subject. and 45 ready-to-use classroom tools help students learn and practice 21st century skills in daily instruction.



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ProjECt-BaSED lEarning learning for Keeps: teaching the Strategies essential for Creating independent learners

Rhoda Koenig

This book shows you instructional strategies that support higher-level skills students needs to meet the demands of the Common Core standards. learn how to enable all students to independently se-lect and apply the skills needed for solving problems, reading deeply, communicating well-developed ideas, and more.

(ASCD book, 2010) 7” x 9”, 185 pages.


learning on Display: Student-Created Museums that Build Understanding

Linda D’Acquisto

make class work more rigorous, memorable, and fun by starting a school museum project. discover how to use school museums to motivate students and strengthen their research, team-work, and communication skills.

(ASCD book, 2006) 7 7/8 x 9 7/8”, 192 pages.


Brain-Based teaching in the Digital age

Marilee Sprenger

explore the challenges and opportuni-ties of involving your students in digital projects, including

z how to match technologies to your students’ learning styles.

z how to include time and space for personal interactions.

z how to help students work toward goals and make wise decisions.

(ASCD book, 2010) 7” x 9”, 180 pages.


Problem-Based learning for the 21st Century Classroom DVD Seriesuse this dvd set to give teachers the professional development experience they need to understand the benefits of problem-based learning.

z Take teachers to classrooms to show how using problems motivates students to learn.

z show teachers planning problems, tying them to learning goals, and getting students engaged.

z explain the essentials of implement-ing a problem-based learning lesson or unit.

(ASCD DVD, 2010) Two 45-minute DVDs, each with a professional development program.


rethinking Homework: Best Practices that Support Diverse Needs

Cathy Vatterott

ensure homework assignments lead to more opportunities for learning and teaching without turning off parents and students. This guide is loaded with valuable tips and strategies you won’t find anywhere else, including

z seven steps to building better relationships with parents about homework.

z four components of high-quality homework tasks.

z six ways to differentiate homework assignments.



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thinking, ‘real-world’ connections, personalized

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leArning on displAy: student-CreAted museums thAt Build understAnding

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Habits of Mind across the Curriculum: Practical and Creative Strategies for teachers

Arthur L. Costa and Bena Kallick

Teaching students the intelligent behaviors they need to succeed in school and in life is much easier when you have this collec-tion of stories and observations from teachers who have used the principles of habits of mind. explore lessons and teaching strategies that weave the habits of mind into daily instruction.

(ASCD book, 2009) 6” x 9”, 236 pages.


Developing Habits of Mind in Secondary Schools: an aSCD action tool

Karen Boyes and Graham Watts

get this series of more than 50 more habits of mind tools to help secondary school teachers plan lessons and classroom activities for successful lifelong learning.

(ASCD Action Tool 2009) 390 pages with downloadable online forms (PDF).


Habits of Mind Poster


This colorful poster reminds students all year long of the importance of using 16 habits of mind throughout their academic work.

(ASCD poster, 2009) 24” x 36”.


learning and leading with Habits of Mind: 16 essential Characteristics for Success


explore 16 habits of mind and the significance of developing these habits as part of everyday success and lifelong learning. The authors guide you through every step of making intelligent behavior a practical outcome in any school.

(ASCD book, 2008) 6” x 9”, 420 pages.


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Developing Habits of Mind in elementary Schools: an aSCD action tool

Karen Boyes and Graham Watts

based on our ground-breaking habits of mind series, this collec-tion of 42 tools helps elementary school teachers plan lessons and classroom activities that teach stu-dents 16 thoughtful behaviors that promote successful learning in the classroom and beyond. each tool includes a brief explanation, step-by-step instructions, worksheets, samples, and resource pages. interactive versions of all the tools are available for download at the asCd website.

(ASCD Action Tool, 2009) 390 pages with downloadable online forms (PDF).


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the Core Six: teaching with the Common Core in Mind

drawing from the new asCd groundbreaker The Core Six (see page 9), this course will equip you with strategies to address key Common Core-related challenges.

including Students with Disabilities in the Common Core

make sure that all students, including those with learning disabilities, benefit from curriculum and instruction aligning with the Common Core state standards.

english language learners and the Common Core Standards

learn how to meet the challenges of implementing the Common Core standards for english language learners.

Formative assessment and the Common Core Standards: english language arts and literacy

This course explores the new shifts formative assessments must take to show evidence of learning the new standards for english language arts.

leadership: implementing the Common Core Standards

discover what role school leaders play in implementing the Common Core standards.

Formative assessment and the Common Core Standards: Math

learn how to know how well students are grasping the deeper math under-standings demanded by the Common Core mathematics standards.

text Complexity: Understanding the literacy Shifts in Common Core Standards

This course addresses the challeng-ers of the Common Core’s emphasis on close reading and deeper under-standing of texts in all subject areas.

Project-Based learning and the Common Core Standards

bring to life curriculum created to align to the Common Core standards so learning is more relevant and meaningful to students.

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turning High-Poverty Schools into High-Performing Schools

William H. Parrett and Kathleen M. Budge

although schools alone will never eliminate poverty, high-poverty, high-performing schools take control of what they can to disrupt the cycle of poverty and close achievement gaps. based on these lessons, the authors provide you with a framework for action.

(ASCD book, 2012) 8” x 10”, 220 pages.


teaching with Poverty in Mind: What Being Poor Does to Kids’ Brains and What Schools Can Do about it

Eric Jensen

veteran educator and brain expert eric Jensen explains what educators every-where can do to improve the achieve-ment of economically disadvantaged students:

z how to change school and classroom environments to alleviate the stress caused by chronic poverty.

z ways to empower students and increase their perception of control over their environments.

z how enriching learning environ-ments that include the arts and highly engaging instruction can change stu-dents’ brains and improve their lives.

(ASCD book, 2009) 6” x 9”, 184 pages.


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teaching with Poverty in Mind DVD Series

bring to your school eric Jensen’s advice from his book Teaching with Poverty in Mind. explore the strate-gies that have worked in schools with a history of high performance among students raised in poverty.




Minding the achievement Gap one Classroom at a time

Jane E. Pollock, Sharon M. Ford, and Margaret M. Black

do teachers have the power to close achievement gaps? here’s a book that boldly claims they do and lays out a blueprint for how to help students who are falling short of standards.

(ASCD book, 2012) 7” x 9”, 150 pages.


Creating the opportunity to learn: Moving from research to Practice to Close the achievement Gap

A. Wade Boykin and Pedro Noguera

Two giants in the fields of education, psychology, and equity—a. wade boykin and Pedro Noguera—reveal bold truths about the achievement gap and provide you with a promising framework focused on key factors drawn from successful schools.

(ASCD Premium, Select, and Institutional Plus Member book, September 2011) 6” x 9”, 235 pages.


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uniVErSal DESign for lEarning

teaching every Student in the Digital age: Universal Design for learning

David H. Rose and Anne Meyer

explore the concept of universal design for learning and how it can help you quickly and easily customize lesson plans and curriculum materials to each stu-dent’s needs, interests, and skills level. find out how you can still meet standards while you address the unique needs of each student.

(ASCD book, 2002) 8” x 10”, 216 pages.


teaching in tandem: effective Coteaching in the inclusive Classroom

Gloria Lodato Wilson and Joan Blednick

learn what’s critical to the effectiveness of curriculum, assessment, and instruc-tion in a coteaching program. and dis-cover what teachers, administrators, and parents do to create effective partner-ships, design powerful learning environ-ments, and solve day-to-day challenges inherent to coteaching.

(ASCD book, 2011) 7” x 9”, 200 pages.


Detracking for excellence and equity

Carol Corbett Burris and Delia T. Garrity

discover how a large metro district replaced its traditional “tracked” instruc-tional system with a program of challeng-ing curriculum for all and went on to foster higher achievement across the board and diminish racial and socioeconomic gaps.

(ASCD Premium Member book, August 2008) 6” x 9”, 180 pages.


Multiple intelligences in the Classroom, 3rd edition

Thomas Armstrong

for over 20 years, this timeless guide has helped many thousands of educa-tors use howard gardner’s theory of multiple intelligences to create class-rooms that are more engaging to more students. Now this expanded third edi-tion updates you on the proven applica-tions of multiple intelligences theory to K–12 classrooms of all kinds. learn how to create curriculum, instruction, and assessment that appeal to the many ways that students can be “smart.”



teaching Students with learning Disabilities in the regular Classroom DVD

use this dvd series to give classroom teachers the knowledge and techniques they need to ensure that students with learning disabilities achieve at high levels. scenes from elementary and secondary classrooms and teacher interviews capture the wisdom and practice of experienced educators who succeed at helping students overcome barriers to learning.

(ASCD DVD, 2002) One 90-minute DVD and a Facilitator’s Guide.


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the Differentiated Classroom: responding to the Needs of all learners

Carol Ann Tomlinson

matching your instructional approach to the needs and interests of every student is an overwhelming challenge unless you follow the comprehensive approach of-fered in this book. The leading authority on differentiation explains common-sense, classroom-proven approaches that work for teachers in any grade level.



Differentiation in Practice: a resource Guide for Differentiating Curriculum, Grades K–5

Carol Ann Tomlinson and Caroline Cunningham Eidson

make sure elementary students have better access to learning by using this guide to differentiation. The guide features entire instructional units for sci-ence, social studies, math, and language arts. each unit is complete with stan-dards and learning outcomes, lesson plans, worksheets, learning contracts, assessments, and other materials for classroom instruction. Comments from the teachers who created these lessons help you decide differentiation strate-gies based on students’ varied interests.

(ASCD book, 2003) 8” x 10”, 198 pages.


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How to Differentiate instruction in Mixed-ability Classrooms, 2nd edition

Carol Ann Tomlinson

one of our most popular books ever gives you extended examples and field-tested strategies on how to succeed in today’s increasingly diverse classrooms. learn proven ideas for how to match in-structional approaches to the readiness, interests, and talents of all students: learning centers, hands-on activities, contracts, and investigative projects.

(ASCD book, 2001) 8” x 10”, 117 pages.


leading and Managing a Differentiated Classroom

Carol Ann Tomlinson and Marcia B. Imbeau

while most books on classroom man-agement focus on keeping kids in their seats and giving good directions, this breakthrough guide explains how to lead a class that is differentiated to individual students’ needs. The top authority on differentiated instruction, Carol ann Tomlinson, teams up with educator and consultant marcia b. imbeau to outfit you with everything you need to deal with time, space, materials, groups, and strategies in ways that balance content requirements with multiple pathways for learning.



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Differentiation in Practice: a resource Guide for Differentiating Curriculum, Grades 5–9

Carol Ann Tomlinson and Caroline Cunningham Eidson

go further in your implementation of differentiation with the five differenti-ated units of study in this book. focused on core subjects in the middle grades—but applicable to any subject or grade level—each unit includes annotated lesson plans, worksheets, assignments, rubrics, and other tools.

(ASCD book, 2003) 8” x 10”, 247 pages.


Differentiation in Practice: a resource Guide for Differentiating Curriculum, Grades 9–12

Carol Ann Tomlinson and Cindy A. Strickland

when high school students have a wide range of interests, abilities, and learning styles, you can ensure all of them are learning with this collection of differ-entiated units for grades 9–12. all nine core-subject units include lesson plans, learning goals, and student materials that you can use as templates to create your own differentiated units.

(ASCD book, 2005) 8” x 10”, 369 pages.


Differentiated instruction in action DVD Series

Join Carol ann Tomlinson and classroom teachers as they bring differentiated instruction to life in this practical, easily implemented professional development program. multiple vignettes depict

z how to establish and maintain a supportive learning environment.

z how to use ongoing assessment to inform instruction.

z how to support a high-quality curricu-lum by identifying learning goals.

z how to provide respectful tasks to all students.

z how to implement flexible grouping to support all learners.

(ASCD DVD, 2008) Three 25- to 30-minute DVDs.

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• Continually raise the ceilings of expectations.

• make clear what would constitute excellence.

• as you raise ceilings of expectation, raise the support system available to the student to reach his goals.

• be sure to balance rigor and joy in learning.

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Fulfilling the Promise of the Differentiated Classroom: Strategies and tools for responsive teaching

Carol Ann Tomlinson

extend the benefits of differentiated teaching to virtually any kind of school situation and student population using the guidelines and strategies from this book. Carol ann Tomlinson provides you with new insights on student needs, teacher responses, and curriculum and instruction that genuinely help all stu-dents learn. Plus, a toolbox of surveys, checklists, and examples helps you implement differentiated approaches right away.

(ASCD book, 2003) 8 1/2” x 11”, 165 pages.


at Work in the Differentiated Classroom DVD

Carol Ann Tomlinson

use this dvd in your next professional development event to get teachers start-ed in thinking about the essential under-standings of their curriculum and their students’ existing skills and readiness levels. expert Carol ann Tomlinson spells out the principles that guide a differenti-ated classroom. Classroom scenes show how a differentiated classroom actually works. and teachers explain how they become adept at multiple roles.

(ASCD DVD, 2001) Three 28- to 48-minute programs on one DVD and a 195-page Facilitator’s Guide.


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leadership for Differentiating Schools and Classrooms

Carol Ann Tomlinson and Susan Demirsky Allan

learn how to encourage and support teachers who are striving to match their instructional approaches to the needs and interests of every student. leading authorities explain the fundamental principles that support differentiation and guide you through the process of moving schools and districts toward dif-ferentiated classrooms.



integrating Differentiated instruction and Understanding by Design: Connecting Content and Kids

Carol Ann Tomlinson and Jay McTighe

discover how two of education’s most powerful frameworks can team up to provide your school with a comprehen-sive and in-depth approach to ensure all students are learning at maximum levels. The leading experts on differenti-ated instruction and understanding by design® framework explain how to con-nect these two approaches and use their combined power to provide teachers with more specific teaching targets and more flexible ways to reach them.



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aim High, achieve More: How to transform Urban Schools through Fearless leadership

Yvette Jackson and Veronica McDermott

when you want to succeed in the tough landscape of urban schools, you need more than just passion, faith in your own ability, and a sense of urgency. you need real skills. This book comes to your rescue with

z Practical suggestions.

z examples of successful practices.

z ideas to support you and your team.



Meeting Students Where they live: Motivation in Urban Schools

Richard L. Curwin

The author of the asCd classic Discipline with Dignity explains quick strategies and activities that make lessons more stimulating, exciting, and engaging for urban students.

(ASCD book, 2010) 7” x 9”, 192 pages.


Create Success! Unlocking the Potential of Urban Students

Kadhir Rajagopal

inspired by his ability to teach algebra to low-income and mostly african american and latino urban students—and have them outscore the state averages on stan-dardized tests—Kadhir “raja” rajagopal provides you with a model for teaching that unleashes the potential of students who may have failed or struggled throughout their school careers. learn how to achieve success with even the most disruptive and disengaged students.

(ASCD book, 2011) 9” x 9”, 147 pages.


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Motivating Black Males to achieve in School and in life

Baruti K. Kafele

award-winning educator and author baruti K. Kafele explains why lack of proficiency in reading, writing, and math among black males is a symptom of deeper problems that can be addressed by changing expec-tations and daily instruction.



Motivating Black Males to achieve in School and in life DVD

baruti Kafele brings his personal magic to this dvd so you can explain to your school how to address the issues threatening so many young black male students. The video provides practical tools and empowering examples that schools can integrate into their programs and practices right away.



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Aim High, Achieve More provides a model of

strategic thinking about the transformation

of schools that is well grounded in academic

research, knowledge of organizational

change, and a belief in the resilience of the

human spirit.—JaNice JacksoN, ed.d.,

execuTiVe direcTor of sTaNford ceNTer for oPPorTuNiTy Policy iN educaTioN, sTaNford, ca


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Getting Started with english language learners: How educators Can Meet the Challenge

Judie Haynes

whether you’re new to teaching english language learners or a veteran, here’s a guide that provides you with a firm baseline and can’t-miss strategies for boosting the achievement of these students. a teacher with 26 years of experience explains key concepts of second language acquisition and what to do at each stage of language acquisition.

(ASCD book, 2007) 6” x 9”, 180 pages.


teaching english language learners across the Content areas

Judie Haynes and Debbie Zacarian

discover how mainstream, subject area teachers can modify instruction to involve english language learners (ell) while still engaging the whole class by using strategies that strengthen ell students’ capacity to learn content vocabulary, activate their background knowledge, engage them in multiple opportunities to practice activities, and monitor their learning with assess-ments that are appropriate for their stages of english language acquisition.

(ASCD book, 2010) 6” x 9”, 172 pages.


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Strategies for Success with english language learners: an aSCD action tool

Virginia Pauline Rojas

unless you’ve been trained to be an eng-lish as a second language specialist or happen to have one on hand, it’s tough to always know what to do to support the english learners in your classroom. That’s why you need this resource to provide teachers with ready-made tools they can use to engage english learners in lessons, build their literacy skills, and maintain an inclusive classroom. Keep multiple copies on hand to give teach-ers quick access to winning solutions, including scaffolds for helping english learners, coteaching strategies, and vocabulary tools.

(ASCD book, 2007) 8 1/2” x 11”, 554 pages.


the language-rich Classroom: a research-Based Framework for teaching english language learners

Pérsida Himmele and William Himmele

discover how to empower all teach-ers—even those with no formal training in english as a second language—with a way to raise the academic achieve-ment of english language learners. The authors provide a research-based framework that includes content reading strategies, teaching approaches, and informal assessments.

(ASCD book, 2009) 7 7/8” x 9 7/8”, 197 pages.


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Classroom instruction that Works with english language learners

Jane D. Hill and Kathleen M. Flynn

The research-based strategies from asCd’s best-selling book Classroom Instruction That Works are applied to teaching english language learners to help you boost the achievement levels of these students. find out how nine types of instructional strategies that maximize learning can be applied to english learn-ing students in every grade level.



Classroom instruction that Works with english language learners Facilitator’s Guide

Jane D. Hill and Cynthia L. Bjork

use this guide to conduct a workshop or professional development meet-ing on how to improve the academic performance of english language learn-ers. field-tested and research-based, this guide has everything you need, including agendas, questions, activities, and over 100 PowerPoint presentation slides, available online and printed in the guide.

(ASCD/McREL book, 2008) 8 1/2” x 11”, 220 pages.


Classroom instruction that Works with english language learners Participant’s Workbook

Jane D. Hill and Cynthia L. Bjork

everyone who participates in your workshop on Classroom instruction That works with english language learners needs this participant’s workbook to gain expertise in strategies that are effective with english language learners.

(ASCD/McREL book, 2008) 8 1/2” x 11”, 220 pages.


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rESEarCH BaSEDa World-Class education: learning from international Models of excellence and innovation

Vivien Stewart

find out what the best schools from around the world are doing to educate students for a rapidly changing innova-tion-based world. vivien stewart brings you up-to-date on high-performing edu-cation systems in other countries that advance best practices in 21st century teaching, leadership, technology, cur-riculum, and assessment.



Simply Better: Doing What Matters Most to Change the odds for Student Success

Bryan Goodwin

drawing from the research base that informed What Works In Schools, this book provides you with a what mat-ters most framework that focuses your school on how to create high-perfor-mance school cultures and develop high-reliability district systems.

(ASCD Premium Member book copublished with McREL, August 2011) 7 7/8” x 9 7/8”, 184 pages.


insights into action: Successful School leaders Share What Works

William Sterrett

giants in the field of educational leader-ship—baruti Kafele, rick dufour, Carol ann Tomlinson, and James Popham—explain how to strengthen your learning community, and meet today’s difficult challenges.



What Works in Schools: translating research into action

Robert J. Marzano

There’s a lot that schools and teachers can do to improve student achievement ... if they follow the direction provided in this book. synthesizing 35 years of research, author robert J. marzano illuminates the factors that influence student academic achievement. using the book’s research-based survey tools and action steps, you can identify your school’s strengths and weaknesses, prioritize your options, and implement a clear plan for improvement.



What Works in Schools DVD

This dvd is the fastest, most effec-tive way to get everyone in your school focused on the research-based factors from What Works in Schools: Translating Research into Action. use it to explain the factors that are most apt to affect student achievement and spark discus-sions about your school’s strengths and weaknesses.

(ASCD DVD, 2003) One 105-minute DVD with an online Facilitator’s Guide.


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Goodwin distills and condenses complex

and often contradictory research findings

into a manageable course of action. . . .

straight forward and compelling. —JiM freNck, reTired associaTe Professor of Teacher educaTioN,

roberTs WesleyaN college, rochesTer, Ny, oN simply Better: doing whAt mAtters most to ChAnge the odds for student suCCess

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the results Fieldbook: Practical Strategies from Dramatically improved Schools

Mike Schmoker

based on the proven core con-cepts from Results: The Key to Continuous School Improvement, 2nd Edition, mike schmoker takes you deeper into the educational practices that are most apt to make an immediate and profound difference in student learning. This up-close look at winning school systems reveals how to use goal-oriented, data-driven teacher collaboration to make im-mediate, unprecedented improve-ments in any school setting.

(ASCD Premium and Select Member book, 2001) 8 1/2” x 11”, 150 pages.


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results Now: How We Can achieve Unprecedented improvements in teaching and learning

Mike Schmoker

what would make a good school even better and great schools the norm? mike schmoker answers that question and describes what blocks educators from seeing how much better their schools could be.



results: the Key to Continuous School improvement, 2nd edition

Mike Schmoker

in this expanded second edition of an asCd best-seller, mike schmoker describes the condi-tions that lead to increased student learning and continuous school improvement. included with the author’s proven strate-gies are new research findings on effective practice, new insights on effective staff development initia-tives, and dozens of up-to-date examples from real schools and districts.

(ASCD book, 1999) 6” x 9”, 135 pages.


Focus: elevating the essentials to radically improve Student learning

Mike Schmoker

best-selling asCd author and renowned consultant mike schmoker explains why and how to take a “first-things-first” approach to school improvement and focus laser-like on only three essentials: coherent curriculum, sound lessons, and purposeful reading and writing. explore a complete plan for imple-menting Common Core standards, infusing authentic literacy into teaching, and radically improving schools. schmoker delves deep into the significance of the three essentials so you get a complete understanding of what they mean to your daily practice.

(ASCD Premium, Select, and Institutional Plus Member book, January 2011) 6” x 9”, 238 pages.


rESultS foCuSED

Once again, Mike Schmoker takes a wide array

of complex concepts and initiatives and weaves

them into a framework that is not only easily

understood but translates into immediate action.—roberT J. MarzaNo, ceo, MarzaNo research laboraTory aNd ascd auThor,

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rESPonSE to intErVEntionenhancing rti: How to ensure Success with effective Classroom instruction and intervention


get this book to add to the effective-ness of the response to intervention (rTi) plan that your school already has in place or gets you started in the right direction. The authors describe what undermines most approaches to rTi and how your rTi effort can lead to improved curriculum and instruction for all students.

(ASCD Premium Member book, May 2010) 7 7/8” x 9 7/8”, 160 pages.


Building Your School’s Capacity to implement rti: an aSCD action tool

Patricia Addison and Cynthia Warger

once your school has established the reason and the will to move forward with response to intervention (rTi), you need this guide that gives your team the tools it needs to plan rTi and determine how it will be implemented. over 70 tools take your team through the steps of

z establishing core instruction with universal screening.

z Providing a multitiered system of supports.

z using data-based problem solving and progress monitoring.



BEST-SELLER! implementing rti in Secondary Schools DVD Series

see exactly what schools do to help struggling students and close achieve-ment gaps. This dvd set follows an entering high school freshman through an rTi approach that emphasizes universal screening, diagnostic assess-ment, and a Three-Tiered instructional intervention.

z learn how teachers, administrators, and specialists use universal screen-ing and diagnostic tests.

z go in-depth into the problem-solving process that involves teachers, specialists, parents, and students.

z explore innovative strategies to use in the classroom and at home.




What every School leader Needs to Know about rti

Margaret Searle

Cut through the confusion about response to intervention (rTi) and ensure that your approach to rTi represents the very best of successful school and district implementations. written by a seasoned expert on standards and intervention, this book gives you an rTi framework that ensures no students fall through the cracks.

(ASCD book, 2010) 7” x 9”, 200 pages.



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transforming Schools: Creating a Culture of Continuous improvement

Allison Zmuda, Robert Kuklis, and Everett Kline

whether your school improve-ment effort is just starting out or well underway, this book sheds light on how to ensure your plans lead to continuous improve-ment that gets all staff members involved. using a fictional school setting with representative characters, the authors reveal essential principles of continuous improvement, systems thinking, collective accountability, and the change process.



align the Design: a Blueprint for School improvement

Nancy Mooney and Ann Mausbach

regardless of where you are in your school improvement pro-cess, discover how to make sure you have all the right elements working for you in the right way. The authors take you through the core processes that are essential for all school improve-ment efforts—from establishing your mission to differentiating your supervision based on mea-sures of success. To assist your improvement effort, the book equips you with a set of “power tools” that every school leader should have for curriculum plan-ning, data analysis, and power-ful professional development programming.

(ASCD book, 2008) 8” x 10”, 204 pages.


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School leadership that Works: From research to results

Robert J. Marzano, Timothy Waters, and Brian A. McNulty

what can school leaders really do to increase student achievement, and which leadership practices have the biggest impact on school effective-ness? School Leadership That Works answers those questions and gives you a list of leadership competencies that are research-based, including

z The difference between first-order and second-order change and the leadership responsibilities, in rank order, that are most important for each.

z how to choose the work to focus on that will improve student achieve-ment.

z The advantages and disadvantages of comprehensive school reform models tor improving student achievement.

z factors and actions that help you take a site-specific approach to improving student achievement.

z a five-step plan for effective school leadership that includes a strong team, distributed responsibilities, and team action steps.

(ASCD Premium and Select Member book, 2005, copublished with McREL) 7” x 9”, 194 pages.


accountability for learning: How teachers and School leaders Can take Charge

Douglas B. Reeves

douglas b. reeves explains how schools are turning account-ability mandates into positive opportunities to improve student learning. discover

z what key elements make accountability truly student-centered.

z why to balance effect vari-ables, such as test scores, with cause variables, such as teach-ing practices.

z how to motivate teachers to lead accountability efforts.



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BuilDing aCaDEmiC BaCKgrounD KnoWlEDgEBuilding Background Knowledge for academic achievement: research on What Works in Schools

Robert J. Marzano

learn why insufficient background knowledge is a key contributor to low achievement. and discover how a care-fully structured approach using vocabu-lary instruction and wide reading can teach academic background knowledge and help rescue low achievers, close achievement gaps, and boost the aca-demic performance of all students.



Building academic Background Knowledge DVD

introduce your school to research-based strategies for overcoming the deficien-cies that hamper the achievement of so many students. research expert robert J. marzano explains the importance of building background knowledge for all learners. and classroom scenes illus-trate how to build students’ background knowledge and help them overcome obstacles to learning. workshop outlines and learning activities in the accompa-nying Facilitator’s Guide get everyone in your school focused on implementing practices that research shows result in greater student achievement.

(ASCD DVD, 2005) One 90-minute DVD with an online Facilitator’s Guide (PDF).


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Building academic Vocabulary: teacher’s Manual

Robert J. Marzano and Debra J. Pickering

supply each teacher in your program with this manual to implement a comprehensive approach to teaching academic vocabulary at the classroom, school, and district levels. using the manual’s list of terms, school and district teams can choose the most important vocabulary terms they want to teach to all students. included in the manual are all the tips and guide-lines teachers need to implement this approach:

z how to choose which academic terms to teach at the district, school, or classroom level.

z a six-step process for teaching vocabulary terms so students develop deep understandings of the terms.

z fun and engaging activities and games that help students add to their knowledge of vocabulary terms as they review and play with the terms they have recorded in their Student Notebooks.

(ASCD book, 2005) 8 1/2” x 11”, 164 pages.

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teaching Basic and advanced Vocabulary: a Framework for Direct instruction

Robert J. Marzano

This definitive guide for staff devel-opers, principals, lead teachers, and everyone else who is leading an effort to implement asCd’s popular building academic vocabulary program com-prises 30 years of research and suc-cessful school implementations. using a framework for direct instruction and a list of over 8,000 basic and advanced terms, robert marzano explains how to maximize students’ understanding of new vocabulary.

(Copublished by Heinle, part of Cengage Learning, and ASCD, 2009) 272 pages.


Building academic Vocabulary Student Notebook, revised edition

students use these colorful vocabulary notebooks to record their vocabulary terms and develop deep understand-ing of each term. each page in the notebook takes students through a research-based instructional approach that helps them add to their knowl-edge of vocabulary terms. Throughout the school year, students add new information about their terms as their understanding of the terms deepens and matures.

(ASCD book, 2008) 8 1/2” x 11”, 160 pages, drilled with holes for three-ring binder insertion (optional).

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a Six-Step Process for teaching Vocabulary DVD

learn that effective vocabulary in-struction is way more than just giving students a list of words. use the dvd with teacher groups and workshops to explain why it’s easier for students to understand academic content when they’ve been taught the academic terms in your content standards. Then use classroom scenes to introduce teachers to the most effective way for teaching academic vocabulary. These classroom examples and lots of teacher tips ensure that teachers grasp the instructional process right away and find it easier to implement.

(ASCD DVD, 2005) Two 30-minute programs on one DVD.


the six-step method of direct vocabulary instruction:

1. The teacher provides a description, explanation, or example of the new term.

2. students restate the explanation of the new term in their own words.

3. students create a nonlinguistic representation of the term.

4. students periodically do activities that help them add to their knowledge of vocabulary terms.

5. Periodically, students are asked to discuss the terms with one another.

6. Periodically, students are involved in games that allow them to play with the terms.

from Building Academic Vocabulary; Teacher’s Manual by robert J. marzano and debra J. Pickering

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lEarnEr-CEntErED StratEgiESteaching with the Brain in Mind, 2nd edition

Eric Jensen

get to know how your students are wired for learning and how their learn-ing behaviors change as they mature. renowned author and educator eric Jensen translates scientific findings on the brain into practical ideas for increas-ing learning, such as

z seven factors that dramatically influ-ence a successful learning process.

z The exact amount of time to spend on direct instruction in each lesson, at each grade level.

z The number of times per week and length of time that students should practice a new skill.

(ASCD book, 2005) 8” x 10”, 187 pages.


Getting to “Got it!” Helping Struggling Students learn How to learn

Betty K. Garner

whenever students don’t get what you are trying to teach them, here’s a guide that explains why and what you can do about it. learn about the mental process-es students need to succeed in school, and discover how to infuse your lessons with routines and teaching approaches that truly influence students to become better, more independent learners.

(ASCD Premium and Select Member book, November 2007) 6” x 9”, 170 pages.


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research-Based Strategies to ignite Student learning: insights from a Neurologist and Classroom teacher

Judy Willis

find out how to captivate and hold stu-dents’ attention, encourage their partici-pation, and enhance their test-taking abili-ties. Neurologist and a classroom teacher Judy willis combs through brain research and pulls out the information that is most valid and relevant to classroom teaching.



Brain Matters: translating research into Classroom Practice, 2nd edition

Patricia Wolfe

base your teaching practices on the very best scientific information about learning and the brain. renowned educator and consultant Patricia wolfe introduces you to the anatomy and physiology of the brain and explains teaching strategies that match the ways the brain learns.

(ASCD book, 2010) 7” x 9”, 241 pages.


How to teach So Students remember

Marilee Sprenger

find out how you can increase your stu-dents’ capacity to retrieve information, act on it, store it for the long-term, and use it in unanticipated situations. and explore the seven steps teachers can take to promote better recall for daily classroom learning, high-stakes tests, and beyond.

(ASCD book, 2005) 7” x 9”, 205 pages.


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teaching Boys Who Struggle in School: Strategies that turn Under-achievers into Successful learners

Kathleen Palmer Cleveland

explore ways to identify and respond to specific reasons for underachievement among boys who fall behind and stay behind, boys who drop out too soon, and boys you just never seem to reach. This total solution helps you address

z The influence of nonacademic factors on boys’ academic success.

z boys’ competence and persistence.

z Classroom’s physical arrangements that affect boys’ success.

(ASCD Premium, Select, and Institutional Plus Member book, April 2011) 7” x 9”, 232 pages.


Breaking Free from Myths about teaching and learning: innovation as an engine for Student Success

Allison Zmuda

when you hear students say that what they learn in school doesn’t have much to do with life, or that getting the answer right is the most important thing, or that learning is only about getting good grades, what they’re doing is reflecting a general set of expectations that are reinforced by schools. This book boldly contends that there’s a way to change that by breaking free from these myths that negatively affect learning.



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transformational teaching in the information age: Making Why and How We teach relevant to Students

Thomas R. Rosebrough and Ralph G. Leverett

it’s true that today’s students have tons of distractions that take their atten-tion away from school. That’s why it’s more important than ever to establish a teaching relationship with students that makes academic learning relevant to their lives. This book explains how to do that.


How to teach Now: Five Keys to Personalized learning in the Global Classroom

William Powell and Ochan Kusuma-Powell

explore ideas and strategies for embrac-ing the paradox of personalized learning in the global classroom. and discover an approach to teaching that welcomes your students’ diversity and connects them to a globalized perspective.

(ASCD book, 2011) 7” x 9”, 176 pages.


Designing Personalized learning for every Student

Dianne L. Ferguson, Ginevra Ralph, Gwen Meyer, and others

find out how you can create a flexible, creative learning community that gives students more opportunities to suc-ceed. Teaching strategies, curriculum plans, and assessment approaches are included for teachers in every grade and subject.

(ASCD book, 2001) 8 1/2” x 11”, 128 pages.



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Collaborative analysis of Student Work: improving teaching and learning

Georgea M. Langer, Amy B. Colton, and Loretta S. Goff

This guide helped hundreds of educa-tors use daily classroom student work to improve assessment and focus instructional practice. The authors explain why collaborative teacher groups play a key role in this process and take you through every phase of setting up your teacher teams and de-ciding which student work to examine.



Strengthening and enriching Your Professional learning Community: the art of learning together

Geoffrey Caine and Renate N. Caine

whether you’re an old hand at profes-sional learning communities (PlC) or just starting out, this book provides you with a method to ensure your PlC advances the type of teacher learning that is essential to improving student achievement. make your PlC the very best it can be by

z establishing an environment that ensures your PlC will flourish.

z Creating and conducting collabora-tive learning.

z balancing individual differences and group dynamics.

z adhering to the principles of effective group process.

(ASCD book, 2010) 6” x 9”, 208 pages.


BEST-SELLER!Building teachers’ Capacity for Success: a Collaborative approach for Coaches and School leaders

Pete Hall and Alisa Simeral

frontline advice from a principal and an instructional coach helps you inspire, encourage, and activate the potential of every teacher. find out how a part-nership among three elements—the administrator, the coach, and a profes-sional learning community—virtu-ally assures that teacher professional development efforts will be personal and effective.



Protocols for Professional learning

Lois Brown Easton

once you understand the rationale for a professional learning community (PlC) and know the steps to setting one up, you still need some really good plans for how to use your PlC to explore topics and solve problems. That’s where this handy guide comes in with 16 different protocols for facilitating PlC conversa-tions and activities.

(ASCD PLC Series book, 2009) 8 1/2” x 11”, 70 pages.


CollaBoration

This is an incredibly practical argument

for just how school people need to work

to improve classroom instruction.—richard alliNgToN, Professor of educaTioN aT The uNiVersiTy of

TeNNessee, kNoxVille, oN Building teAChers’ CApACity for suCCess: A CollABorAtive ApproACh for CoAChes And sChool leAders


transforming Professional Development into Student results

Douglas B. Reeves

renowned author and researcher douglas b. reeves provides you with a blueprint for how to ensure professional development improves student learning. find out

z why to move beyond the “train the trainer” model.

z how to spend much less energy, time, and money on implementation.

z how to connect priorities to student learning goals.



improving teaching with Collaborative action research: an aSCD action tool

Diane Cunningham

This asCd action Tool explains how your professional learning community can use collaborative action research to formulate questions about topics of your own choosing, take action, and then collect and analyze data to answer those questions.



Strategies for Designing, implementing, and evaluating Professional Development: an aSCD action tool

whether you’re already an expert staff developer or you’re taking on this role for the first time, this reliable toolbox helps you plan, implement, and evaluate professional development, from stand-alone workshops to comprehensive sys-temwide programs. more than 90 tools are included in the binder to help you

z Create a vision and definition of professional development for your learning community.

z solve time, logistics, and sequencing issues.

z design and implement professional development activities that align to school and district goals.

z evaluate the impact of professional development and share your success.

(ASCD Action Tool, 2007) Three-ring binder, 210 pages and a CD-ROM.


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the most important thing i have learned about my teaching . . .

Just taking a few moments to figure out why a child ticks the way he does can make all the difference in the world.

from Collaborative Analysis of Student Work: Improving Teaching and Learning by georgea m. langer, amy b. Colton, and loretta s. goff

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When teaching Gets tough: Smart Ways to reclaim Your Game

Allen N. Mendler

This book offers practical strategies for how to make the job of teaching easier and more rewarding by overcoming day-to-day challenges of unmotivated students and resource-starved schools. veteran educator allen mendler offers easy-to-use strategies that immediately help you

z intervene with problem students.

z set students up for success.

z get and keep parents’ support.

z use students, colleagues, and parents as resources.

z stay personally positive and healthy.



the Well-Balanced teacher: How to Work Smarter and Stay Sane inside the Classroom and out

Mike Anderson

discover realistic steps and straight-talk advice you can use immediately to

z Take better care of your basic physical and emotional needs.

z Keep the energy and passion for your work alive, even when things don’t go well.

z Create healthy routines for your work and your life outside of school.

(ASCD book, 2010) 7” x 9,” 125 pages.


Connecting teachers, Students, and Standards: Strategies for Success in Diverse and inclusive Classrooms

Deborah L. Voltz, Michele Jean Sims, and Betty Nelson

discover a field-tested framework that supports teachers as they implement new standards in a school that upholds inclusion and differentiated instruction. This book ensures teachers have the steps they need to teach a standards-based curriculum in a classroom with english language learners, students from culturally diverse backgrounds, or students with disabilities.



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an excellent closure activity . . .

on a note card or small piece of paper, students respond to a question you have posed orally, summarize what they have learned in class, or ask their own question about the learning or lesson.

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the inspired teacher: How to Know one, Grow one, or Be one

Carol Frederick Steele

Teaching is a complex task and there’s no one true path to improvement. discover 13 research-based ways that teachers, regardless of their experience, can use to grow professionally and aim for truly inspired teaching. The authors describe what all teachers can do to improve their skills and stay on a continuum for ongo-ing growth—from knowing the subject, to solving instructional problems, to showing passion for teaching.

(ASCD book, 2009) 6” x 9”, 256 pages.


other Duties as assigned: tips, tools, and techniques for expert teacher leadership

Jan Burgess with Donna Bates

use this book to help teacher leaders master the entire spec-trum of duties they are expected to accomplish—from building positive team culture, to strength-ening professional practice, to gauging your success. included is a Teacher leader’s Toolkit with helpful templates, agendas, planning guides, and checklists to keep you on your game.

(ASCD book, 2009) 7 7/8” x 9 7/8”, 160 pages.


this is a must-read book not

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How to thrive as a teacher leader

John G. Gabriel

every teacher who chairs a department, leads a committee, manages a team, coordinates a program, or mentors other teachers needs this hands-on resource to accomplish basic leadership tasks with speed and precision. The guide covers formal and informal tasks that teacher leaders at every grade level are expected to know.



the New teacher’s Companion: Practical Wisdom for Succeeding in the Classroom

Gini Cunningham

like the title says, every new teacher will want to have this guide by their sides constantly as they prepare to teach, organize their classrooms, plan lessons, and focus on their daily instruction. what really separates this book from other references for beginner teachers are the advice on challenges of the teacher’s role in assessing students and helping students become independent learners.

(ASCD book, 2009) 6” x 9”, 211 pages.



Future-Focused leadership: Preparing Schools, Students, and Communities for tomorrow’s realities

Gary Marx

what every school leader needs: a guide that helps you anticipate what is just around the corner so you can steer your organization confidently into the future. author gary marx outfits you with tech-niques and communication strategies for future-focused schools.

(ASCD book, 2006) 6” x 9”, 200 pages.


learning from lincoln: leadership Practices for School Success

Harvey Alvy and Pam Robbins

in fascinating highlights of abraham lincoln’s life and work this book explores how lincoln’s ability to persevere and lead despite adversity provides a compel-ling and inspirational model for educa-tors struggling with today’s challenges.



Wasting Minds: Why our education System is Failing and What We Can Do about it

Ronald A. Wolk

renowned education journalist ronald a. wolk—the founding editor of Education Week—explains how to lead school to higher student achievement by using

z individualized instruction with multiple pathways for learning.

z real-world contexts and authentic assessments.

z expanded preschool, charter schools, and more parental choice.



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the learning leader: How to Focus School improvement for Better results

Douglas B. Reeves

acclaimed author and consultant doug-las b. reeves debunks common myths about school leadership while explaining

z why focusing on results only leads to misperceptions about your school’s performance.

z how to relate leadership actions to school success.

z ways to use leadership maps to advance your school.

(ASCD Premium and Select Member book, April 2006) 6” x 9”, 225 pages.


Connecting leadership with learning: a Framework for reflection, Planning, and action

Michael Copland and Michael Knapp

make sure leadership actions ensure that learning occurs. This book provides you with

z ways to focus your school on equitable learning.

z Tasks for building professional learn-ing communities.

z strategies to engage the external environments that influence learning.

(ASCD book, 2006) 6” x 9”, 300 pages.


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reach out to parents of students

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David Campos, Rocio Delgado, and Mary Esther Soto Huerta

learn how to develop successful home-to-school partnerships with the families of latino english language learners by

z finding out their expectations for their children.

z getting information about their family backgrounds.

z Conducting formal and informal parent-teacher meetings.

z Communicating effectively about homework assignments and study skills.

(ASCD book, 2011) 8 1/2” x 11”, 224 pages.


leading effective Meetings, teams, and Work Groups in Districts and Schools

Matthew Jennings

whether you’re setting up a complex district-level task force or a simple school faculty meeting, this a to Z guide gives you all the advice and ideas you need to accomplish your goals.

(ASCD book, 2007) 7” x 9”, 188 pages.


How to Help Your School thrive Without Breaking the Bank

John G. Gabriel and Paul C. Farmer

discover inexpensive and time-efficient ways to improve shared leadership, stu-dent assessments, professional develop-ment, and sustain positive change, even in difficult economic times.

(ASCD book, 2009) 6” x 9”, 320 pages.


Creating an inclusive School, 2nd edition

Edited by Richard A. Villa and Jacqueline S. Thousand

explore promising leadership practices that engage the full array of student diversity in your school.



Mobilizing the Community to Help Students Succeed

Hugh B. Price

author hugh b. Price shares the lessons learned during his tenure as president of the National urban league, including

z how to enlist businesses and other community partners for support.

z how to use the media to publicize student accomplishments.

z how to include parents in your efforts to rekindle students’ enthusiasm for learning.

(ASCD Premium and Select Member book, July 2008) 6” x 9”, 141 pages.


Supervision for learning: a Performance-Based approach to teacher Development and School improvement

James M. Aseltine, Judith O. Faryniarz, and Anthony J. Rigazio-DiGilio

learn how to engage teachers in a positive supervisory process that connects to student achievement and teacher professional development.



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educating the Whole Child: an aSCD action tool

John L. Brown

we’ve developed tools and guide-lines in this action Tool to help you lead and implement a school- or districtwide initiative for the whole Child so that you can

z Convince teachers, parents, and other audiences of the rationale for a whole Child initiative.

z focus your community on developing and maintaining a safe, healthy, engaging, and challenging school.

z guide your school toward a more personalized and support-ive learning environment.

survey tools and questionnaires are included to help assess your school’s current strengths and weaknesses.



the Best Schools: How Human Development research Should inform educational Practice

Thomas Armstrong

The best schools follow practices that are academically engaging and developmentally appropriate. discover how these schools help their students reach their true potential by using an approach to education that includes

z an emphasis on play for early childhood learning.

z Theme- and project-based learning for elementary school students.

z active learning for middle schools.

z mentoring, apprenticeships, and cooperative education for high school.



learning-Driven Schools: a Practical Guide for teachers and Principals

Barry Beers

a veteran teacher and principal describes how teachers can ensure all students reach their maximum potential by bas-ing teaching practices on how students actually learn. included in the book’s advice are specific remedies for better teaching, such as

z why teachers should create “learner plans” rather than lesson plans.

z which teaching strategies make the best use of the research on how people learn.

z how to use simple classroom assessments to identify students’ knowledge and alter your instruction to meet their needs.

(ASCD book, 2006) 6” x 9”, 184 pages.


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Creating a Healthy School Using the Healthy School report Card: an aSCD action tool, 2nd edition

David K. Lohrmann

how well does your school sup-port the health and well-being of students and staff members? explore the answer with this asCd action Tool and accompanying online scoring and analysis tool. This asCd action Tool guides you through the four steps of the healthy school report Card process that includes

z indicators for the 11 characteris-tics of a healthy school.

z lessons learned from sites that have implemented the healthy school process.

z ideas for how schools can create plans for improvement.

(ASCD Action Tool, 2010) 8 1/2” x 11”, 150 pages.


ASCD calls on educators, communities, and policymakers

to work together for educating the whole child. We’ve got a

plan to help implement a complete and well-rounded education.

education and Public Health: Natural Partners in learning for life

Jenny Smith

learn how schools and public health agencies work together to improve student achievement, behavior, and health.

(Bonus ASCD Member book for Premium and Select Members, 2003) 6” x 9”, 137 pages.


the educator’s Guide to assessing and improving School Discipline Programs

Mark Boynton and Christine Boynton

go beyond a one-class-at-a-time approach to discipline problems with this book’s schoolwide solution. assess your school’s discipline problems, create a shared vision for improvement, and take positive action.

(ASCD book, 2007) 6” x 9”, 130 pages.


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a Visit to one School’s Bullying Prevention Program DVD

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use this dvd with school staff and parents to spark a schoolwide discussion on bullying and how your school can do more to protect kids. scenes from a successful middle school bullying prevention program

z show how to stay on top of real and potential bullying situations.

z Provide training for staff and students.

z involve the community, so efforts don’t stop at the schoolhouse door.

(ASCD DVD, 2005) One 40-minute DVD with a Viewer’s Guide.

the educator’s Guide to Preventing and Solving Discipline Problems

Mark Boynton and Christine Boynton

get a comprehensive reference on preventing and solving discipline problems that covers everything from classroom components to building wide philosophies.



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lure students who say “no” . . .

Call their attention to the small decisions that they make every day—choices that can either add to or detract from their education.

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everyday engagement: Making Students and Parents Your Partners in learning

Katy Ridnouer

Top-selling asCd author and classroom teacher Katy ridnouer explains what you need to do to lay the groundwork for student-parent engagement and roll out a year-long strategy that keeps stu-dents in class, behavior in check, and learning on track.

(ASCD book, 2011) 6” x 9”, 219 pages.


So each May learn: integrating learning Styles and Multiple intelligences

Harvey F. Silver, Richard W. Strong, and Matthew J. Perini

yes, you can engage the wide diversity of all your students while promoting high achievement. This practical guide explains how to integrate learning styles and multiple-intelligences approaches into lessons and units. lots of classroom examples, activities, and templates help you design curriculum, instruction, and assessments that ensure all students are learning.



inviting Students to learn: 100 tips for talking effectively with Your Students

Jenny Edwards

a simple way to engage more stu-dents in the classroom is to get more power from what you say to your students every day. This book explains how to do that and gives you can’t-fail strategies and 100 tips for talking to students more effectively.

(ASCD book, 2010) 6” x 9”, 170 pages.


inspiring active learning: a Complete Handbook for today’s teachers, expanded 2nd edition

Merrill Harmin with Melanie Toth

This asCd classic distills years of research and experience into practical options for handling the teachers’ many tasks—from beginning a class to maintaining engagement, from motivating slackers to managing disrupters, from individualizing instruction to maintaining your own sanity. includes over 250 specific, work-able strategies.

(ASCD book, 2006) 8” x 10”, 470 pages.


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a teacher’s Guide to Multisensory learning: improving literacy by engaging the Senses

Lawrence Baines

learn how teachers can engage more students in learning and help them retain more knowl-edge longer by using sight, sound, smell, taste, touch, and movement in the classroom. in this first-ever guide to multisen-sory learning, author lawrence baines explains how teachers in every grade and subject can change curriculum from a series of assignments to a series of multisensory experiences that make learning more memorable and fun.

(ASCD book, 2008) 8” x 10”, 144 pages.


activating the Desire to learn

Bob Sullo

wouldn’t your job be easier if stu-dents were just more interested in learning? This book will open your eyes to where the desire to learn actually comes from and what teachers can really do to activate it. asCd author bob sullo explains

z why the desire to learn is based on five personal needs.

z why schools that base pro-grams and practices on meeting these personal needs have fewer disruptions.

z how to tap students’ intrinsic motivations and keep them engaged and improving academically.



the Motivated Student: Unlocking the enthusiasm for learning

Bob Sullo

understand how to engage students in every grade and get them focused on learning by eliminating “the external control model” from your teaching and using differentiation strategies that unlock the enthusiasm for learning. with lots of classroom scenarios and steps to get you started, The Motivated Student makes it much easier for you tap your students’ innate desire to to learn.

(ASCD book, 2009) 6” x 9”, 175 pages.


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in Search of Understanding: the Case for Constructivist Classrooms

Jacqueline Grennon Brooks and Martin G. Brooks

Create classrooms where stu-dents think, explore, and develop their own understandings through constructivist approaches. This guide explains how to pose thought-provoking problems, focus curriculum on themes, use primary resources, and encour-age discussion and elaboration. included in this asCd classic are

z alternatives to “yes-no” questioning techniques.

z assessment strategies that spark learning.

z sample problems that stimulate students and encourage them to relate learning to life outside school.

(ASCD book, 1999) 6” x 9”, 136 pages.


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raising Black Students’ achievement through Culturally responsive teaching

Johnnie McKinley

learn how to raise the achievement of chronically underserved black students. drawing from her work with teachers and school leaders who have narrowed achievement gaps in their schools, John-nie mcKinley explains the tenets of Cul-turally responsive Teaching and provides you with a leadership plan that includes instructional strategies and assessment practices. as mcKinley takes you through the steps of creating a teacher team and instructional walkthroughs, she imparts essential principles of culturally respon-sive teaching, such as

z five root causes of the achievement gap between black students and their white peers.

z five factors that are key to closing achievement gaps.

z Ten most effective strategies for raising the achievement of black students.

(ASCD book, 2010) 7 7/8” x 9 7/8”, 214 pages.


instruction that Measures Up: Successful teaching in the age of accountability

W. James Popham

make sure your students come out as winners in today’s test-pressured environment. renowned expert w. James Popham describes

z ways to respond to accountability man-dates with a sound plan for teaching.

z steps for implementing your plan, and assessments that help you monitor whether your plan is working.

z simple and sensible tips for teaching effectively in an accountability-based world.

(ASCD book, 2009) 6” x 9”, 175 pages.


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inspiring the Best in Students

Jonathan C. Erwin

discover how you can inspire students to learn by teaching them how to have more positive relationships with them-selves, their fellow students, and you. Popular asCd author Jonathan C. erwin explains how to use games, skill prac-tices, role-plays, and student-centered activities to encourage students to take on challenging schoolwork and collabo-rate with their peers.

(ASCD book, 2010) 6” x 9”, 210 pages.


teachers as Classroom Coaches: How to Motivate Students across the Content areas

Andi Stix and Frank Hrbek

learn the strategies and techniques that winning coaches use to help groups and individuals work more productively, overcome difficulties, and achieve mean-ingful and measurable goals.

(ASCD book, 2006) 7” x 9”, 180 pages.


teaching the Brain to read: Strategies for improving Fluency, Vocabulary, and Comprehension

Judy Willis

get to the heart of teaching your students the reading process with this guide to what happens in the human brain when students learn how to read. Neurologist and middle school teacher Judy willis connects classroom practice to the neurology of reading and provides whole-class and individualized activi-ties, lessons, and units that you can use in every grade and subject to help all students become better readers.

(ASCD book, 2008) 6” x 9”, 177 pages.


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How to succeed with black students . . .

when asked to what they would attribute the success of their black students, successful educators were unanimous: high expectations for themselves and kids.

from Raising Black Students’ Achievement Through Culturally Responsive Teaching by Johnnie mcKinley

learning to love Math: teaching Strategies that Change Student attitudes and Get results

Judy Willis

discover how negative attitudes toward math get established in the brain and what you can do to turn those attitudes around. math teacher and neurologist Judy willis gives you over 50 strategies you can use to give students a math atti-tude makeover, reduce mistake anxiety, and relate math to students’ interests and goals. find out how a better under-standing of your students’ brains can help you build their foundational skills and develop your students’ long-term memory.

(ASCD book, 2010) 6” x 9”, 180 pages.


Changing the Way You teach, improving the Way Students learn

Giselle Martin-Kniep and Joanne Picone-Zocchia

explore a framework for effective teach-ing that can be applied in any subject area and grade to help students reach challenging new achievement goals. Two experienced teacher-educators offer lots of practical tips you can use to convey the quality of your curriculum and facilitate learning.

(ASCD book, 2009) 8” x 10”, 175 pages.


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SuPPortEDConnecting with Students

Allen N. Mendler

learn how to use simple gestures, daily routines, and easy classroom activities to stay supportive of students without taking away from valuable class time. dozens of practical strategies help you create an atmosphere of trust, encour-age academic success, and turn social barriers into bridges.

(ASCD book, 2001) 5 3/8” x 8 3/8”, 95 pages.


Discipline with Dignity, 3rd edition: New Challenges, New Solutions

Richard L. Curwin, Allen N. Mendler, and Brian D. Mendler

This landmark publication has given thousands of teachers timeless advice on not only how to prevent and solve discipline problems but also how to teach discipline as an affirming, sup-portive approach that promotes respect for self and others. Now this expanded 20th anniversary edition extends the authors’ wisdom to new principles for coping with the reality of your world.

(ASCD Premium and Select Member book, November 2008) 6” x 9”, 256 pages.


Personalizing the High School experience for each Student

Joseph DiMartino and John H. Clarke

discover the six most pervasive problem areas in high school education today, and learn what schools are doing to sup-port their students, personalize learn-ing, differentiate instruction, and make high school curriculum more relevant.

(ASCD book, 2008) 6” x 9”, 200 pages.


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the Key elements of Classroom Management: Managing time and Space, Student Behavior, and instructional Strategies

Joyce McLeod, Jan Fisher, and Ginny Hoover

what all new and developing teachers need: the real basics of effective and learner-supportive classroom man-agement distilled in an easy-to-read guide they can quickly scan for time-saving tips or read in-depth to improve long-term performance. Three veteran teacher-authors explain the essentials of managing a classroom to ensure maxi-mum time and opportunity for learning.

(ASCD book, 2003) 8” x 10”, 195 pages.


Managing Your Classroom with Heart: a Guide for Nurturing adolescent learners

Katy Ridnouer

using stories and examples from her years of teaching at a large and diverse urban high school, Katy ridnouer explains how to support adolescent learners, recognize what they need, and connect with them through feelings and emotion. learn why showing students that you care doesn’t mean you give up control.



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