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Cover graphic: Resiliency: What We Have Learned
Author: Bonnie Benard

Only a few years ago, resiliency theory was relatively new to the fields of prevention and education. Today, it is at the heart of hundreds of successful school and community programs. This book synthesizes ten years of research, detailing how best to incorporate resiliency research to help young people thrive in school and in their communities.

Format: SoftcoverPages: 148 Cost: $21.95 Copyright: 2004

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Cover graphic: Education Policy and Practice: Bridging the Divide

There has long been a troubling divide between education policy and practice — and meaningful school reform efforts have suffered as a consequence. WestEd contributors to this volume, Cynthia Greenleaf and Ruth Schoenbach, join some of the most influential voices in education, including Lisa Delpit, Sonia Nieto, Ray Rist, and Richard Elmore in consideration of how race, culture, power, and language affect actual classroom practice.

Format: SoftcoverPages: 318 Cost: $29.95 Copyright: 2003

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Cover graphic: Nine Lessons of Successful School Leadership Teams

"The lessons described in this book are powerful, clear, detailed, and supported by great case studies." — Kent Peterson, Professor of Education, University of Wisconsin

Format: SoftcoverPages: 117 Cost: $21.95 Copyright: 2003

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Cover graphic: Number Sense and Operations in the Primary Grades: Hard to Teach and Hard to Learn?

In this casebook, teachers will learn to evaluate different ways to provide collegial and stimulating mathematics instruction — all geared toward higher student achievement.

Format: SoftcoverPages: 186 Cost: $20.00 Copyright: 2003

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Cover graphic: Comprehensive Teacher Induction: Systems for Early Career Learning

This book examines how teacher induction systems located within five countries shape the early career learning of beginning teachers.

Format: SoftcoverPages: 420 Cost: $48.00 Copyright: 2003

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Cover graphic: Teachers as Learners: A Multimedia Kit for Professional Development in Science and Mathematics

Based on the best-selling book, this multimedia package of 18 complementary video programs on four tapes, facilitator's guide, and revised second edition of Designing Professional Development for Teachers of Science and Mathematics features professional development strageies for science and mathematics teachers.

Format: Multimedia Cost: $399.95 Copyright: 2003

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Cover graphic: Designing Professional Development for Teachers of Science and Mathematics (2nd Edition)

The revised second edition to the acclaimed book.

"The classic just got better. It makes the connection between student learning data and goals for professional development and it introduces new resources and strategies. It's a 'must-read' for anybody who is serious about enhancing teaching and learning." — Gerry Wheeler, Executive Director, National Science Teachers Association

Format: SoftcoverPages: 408 Cost: $40.95 Copyright: 2003

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Cover graphic: Collaborating for High Standards: Analyzing Student Work
Author: Trudy Schoneman

Student work is an invaluable — yet often under-utilized — resource in standards-based education. This video and guidebook set offers ways for teachers to mine student work for the information and insight it promises, in both teaching and learning.

Format: Multimedia Cost: $59.95 Copyright: 2003

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Cover graphic: Building Academic Literacy: Lessons from Reading Apprenticeship Classrooms, Grades 6-12

"Whenever we read books about teaching, we ask ourselves, 'But what does that look like in the classroom?' Building Academic Literacy: Lessons from Reading Apprenticeship Classrooms answers the question of what 'Academic Literacy' is, why it matters, and how teachers can develop these key intellectual habits in their students. This book, and its companion anthology, provide me the guidance and resources that I need."
— Jim Burke, author, The Reader's Handbook and The English Teacher's Companion

Format: SoftcoverPages: 192 Cost: $22.00 Copyright: 2003

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Cover graphic: Building Academic Literacy: An Anthology for Reading Apprenticeship

Building Academic Literacy: An Anthology for Reading Apprenticeship is a volume for middle and high school students addressing the topic of literacy and the important role it plays in our lives. It features lively and provocative essays, journalistic writings, and poetry as well as inspiring personal stories.

Format: SoftcoverPages: 304 Cost: $18.00 Copyright: 2003

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Cover graphic: Moving Leadership Standards Into Everyday Work: Descriptions of Practice
Author: Karen Kearney

Quality leadership matters. We know that strong site and district administrators are essential in guiding and supporting schools through the changes required by standards-based education and high-stakes accountability. But what is quality leadership? And what do strong leaders do? Moving Leadership Standards Into Everyday Work: Descriptions of Practice helps answer these essential questions.


Format: SoftcoverPages: 57 Cost: $15.95 Copyright: 2003

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Cover graphic: Weaving Science Inquiry and Continuous Assessment

“Teachers who use the methods in the book will know what and how students are learning every day and will gain insights into how best to facilitate learning in their classrooms.” — Susan Mundry, Project Director, WestEd's National Academy of Science and Mathematics Education Leadership

Format: SoftcoverPages: 179 Cost: $26.95 Copyright: 2003

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Cover graphic: Bridging Cultures: Teacher Education Module

Helping to bridge the gap between teachers and students from immigrant cultures is the goal of this three-hour module for teacher educators and professional developers.

Format: SoftcoverPages: 168 Cost: $39.95 Copyright: 2003

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Cover graphic: Readings for Bridging Cultures: Teacher Education Module

Providing supporting research, theories, and background information to the Bridging Cultures: Teacher Education Module, this collection of readings is highly recommended for presenters, education students, and other audiences as an adjunct to Module materials.

Format: SoftcoverPages: 104 Cost: $10.50 Copyright: 2003

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Cover graphic: Science Teacher Retention: Mentoring and Renewal

The ideas found here are extremely important ones — for school leaders, parents, and teachers themselves. — Robert E. Yager, Professor of Science Education, University of Iowa

Format: Softcover Cost: $19.95 Copyright: 2002

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Cover graphic: Isolation Is the Enemy of Improvement: Instructional Leadership to Support Standards-Based Practice
Author: Kate Jamentz

This book is intended to help instructional leaders replace old norms of isolationism that have kept instructional decision-making the private domain of individual teachers. It will help instructional leaders to recognize the characteristics of effective standards-based instruction and to help their colleagues incorporate these characteristics into their own practice and the collective practice of their schools.

Format: SoftcoverPages: 103 Cost: $20.00 Copyright: 2002

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Cover graphic: Changing the Faces of Mathematics: Perspectives on Indigenous People of North America
Editor: Walter Secada

Indigenous cultures have longstanding mathematical knowledge that may or may not be codified in the ways teachers are used to. What cultural knowledge do teachers of mathematics for indigenous students need to have? What concrete lessons and activities can serve as examples of culture-based mathematics instruction?

Format: SoftcoverPages: 283 Cost: $25.95 Copyright: 2002

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Cover graphic: Improving Districts: Systems That Support Learning

How can a school district positively impact achievement in all its schools — even those most challenged? This summary report was commissioned by the U.S. Department of Education from a research study of nine award-winning districts.

Format: SoftcoverPages: 64 Cost: $12.95 Copyright: 2002

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Cover graphic: Using Assessments to Teach for Understanding: A Casebook for Educators

"This is very important work. The Casebook offers just the kinds of real-world applications of classroom assessment that teachers can use, and the accompanying Facilitator's Guide helps users form collaborative teams and move forward together." —Richard Stiggins, Assessment Training Institute

Format: SoftcoverPages: 160 Cost: $22.95 Copyright: 2002

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Cover graphic: Using Assessments to Teach for Understanding: Facilitator's Guide

"A much-needed addition to the literature on cases and their use in teacher education and professional development."
-- Suzanne M. Wilson, Michigan State University

Format: SoftcoverPages: 72 Cost: $16.95 Copyright: 2002

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Cover graphic: The Bottom-Up Simple Approach to School Accountability and Improvement

Developed out of extensive field work and piloted widely, the B-U-S approach is a step-by-step guide to accountability-driven school improvement.

Format: HardcoverPages: 300 Cost: $39.95 Copyright: 2002

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Cover graphic: Closing the Gap Video Series

Through this six-part video series, visit six different California schools that are making strides toward closing the achievement gap. Listen in to panel discussions as researchers and school staff members explore what each school is discovering. (Available in six VHS videos or as a set.)

Format: VHS Video   Copyright: 2002

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