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What Works Best: Classroom Management All teachers must deal with how to make the classroom function
effectively and deal effectively with student disruption of learning. The
resource gives teachers complete directions for dealing with 19 different ways
that students cause difficulties for the teacher in the classroom. |
How To Teach The Writers' Workshop The Writers's Workshp is a
highly effective way of teaching writing. This handbook gives step-by-step
directions for teachers moving from the traditional teaching of writing to
using the Writers' Workshop in the classroom. Four detailed units give great
teaching ideas. |
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Meeting The Needs of Hard-To-Serve Students When students cannot or
will not function in the regular classroom schools need to take action. Filled
with insight and ideas on how to meet the needs of these very difficult
students, this handbook and download software lets schools and teachers put in
place programs that work. |
Getting Students To
Hand In Work, Finished and On-Time Every teacher deals with
students who continually miss deadlines for submitting work. Sometimes the work
never appears. This handbook brings together the very best methods for changing
student attitudes about getting their work in, finished and
on-time. |
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Drama: Getting Assessment Right: Grades 9-12 Assessing student
achievement in Drama activities and classes can be difficult. This handbook
gives drama teachers a wide range of tools to assess student achievement, even
in the most subjective areas of the subject. Students and parents can see the
basis for the teacher's marks. |
Action Research for Teaching Excellence Teachers who analyze what is happening in their classrooms know what
produces better student achievement. This handbook shows teachers and
principals how classroom based analysis works and how to implement it in
classrooms. |
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Getting It Right In History Class: Grades 9-12 Many students come to history class unaware of key skills
essential for success. This handbook shows students the essential skills that
history teachers are looking for and describes the key information for student
success. |
International Languages: Getting Assessment Right: Grades 9-12 Teachers of International Languages have a wide range of tools in
this handbook to make assessment of student achievement clear to students and
parents. Student Coaching Rubrics show students exactly what they need to do
for success in International Language classes. |
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Boost Literacy: Grades 9-12 When
students reach the later grades and still have weak reading and writing skills
they need help. Isolated lessons seldom work but more reading and writing in
all subject areas can improve skills. This handbook gives teachers in all
subject areas several tools and organizational charts to improve their students
reading and writing skills. This happens during the teaching of the regular
program. |
Workplace Skills In The Classroom: Grades 9-12 What is happening in class and the skills students need in the
workplace are not always evident to students. This handbook gives teachers the
tools to build workplace skills and show students how their classroom work
results in skills for employment. |
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Science: Grades 9-10: Plan, Assess, Report Detailed four level
achievement scales, and Student Coaching Rubrics, give teachers the tools for
accurate, consistent and justifiable assessment of student achievement.
Students see exactly why they receive a mark and what they need to do to
improve it. |
Visual Arts: Getting Assessment Right Assessment of student achievement in visual arts can be subjective
and difficult to explain to students. This handbook uses four level achievement
charts for the key topics in visual arts. Students and parents see how students
are assessed and what is necessary for higher
achievement. |
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Introducing Visual Basic .NET In The Classroom: Grades 9-12 This Computer Studies resource handbook is filled with interesting
projects for students learning Visual Basic .NET. The code is also available
electronically so teachers and students can download it for adaptation and
experimentation. |
Mathematics: Grades 9-10: Getting Assessment Right This handbook takes assessment of student achievement beyond
totalling up marks from tests. Teachers use the four level achievement charts
to make quick, accurate and clear judgements of student achievement. The
Student Coaching Rubrics show students and parents exactly what is
necessary to improve marks and move to a higher level of
achievement. |
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Business: Grades 9-10: Plan, Assess, Report Detailed achievement
scales give teachers clear criteria to arrive at marks and comments for
students. All the key components of the Business curriculum are described in
detail with clear expectations for student achievement. |
Health and Physical Education: Grades 9-10: Plan, Asses, Report Detailed assessment scales
showing four levels of achievement make assessing student achievement in Health
and Physical Education classes quick and accurate. The assessment tools help
teachers come to accurate, fair and justifiable marks for
students. |
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French As A Second Language: Grades 9-10: Plan, Assess, Report Four levels of achievement for all the components in an FSL
program are clearly described. Teachers use the achievement scales (rubrics) to
assess student work and give marks and comments. Teacher marking is faster,
more consistent and justifiable to students and parents. |
Guidance: Grades 9-10: Plan, Assess, Report Student acquisition of guidance
skills is difficult to assess. This handbook gives clear assessment criteria
for teachers to arrive at marks for student achievement in guidance. If marks
are not necessary the achievement charts give students indicators of the key
life skills they need in school and after graduation. |
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