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LITERACY/READING

Allen, Janet. Tools for Teaching Content Literacy

Appleman, Deborah. Critical Encounters in High School English: Teaching Literary Theory to Adolescents
Baker, Tanya and Jeff Wilhelm. Strategic Reading: Guiding Students to Lifelong Literacy, 6-12
Bear, Donald R. Words Their Way: Word Study for Phonics, Vocabulary, and Spelling Instruction
Bomer, Randy. Time for Meaning: Crafting Literate Lives in Middle & High School

Burke, Jim. Illuminating Texts: How to Teach Students to Read the World
Beers, Kylene. When Kids Can't Read: What Teachers Can Do: A Guide for Teachers 6-12

Burke, Jim. Reading Reminders: Tools, Tips, and Techniques
Caughlin, Janet. Word Workshop for Teachers Third Edition
Daniels, Harvey. Literature Circles: Voice and Choice in Book Clubs & Reading Groups
Daniels and Zemelman. Subjects Matter: Every Teacher's Guide to Content-Area Reading

Fountas, Irene. Teaching for Comprehending and Fluency: Thinking, Talking, and Writing About Reading, K-8
Jetton, Tamara. Adolescent Literacy Research and Practice (Solving Problems In Teaching Of Literacy)
Meyer, Michael. Thinking and Writing about Literature

Pilgreen, Jan L. he SSR Handbook: How to Organize and Manage a Sustained Silent Reading Program
Smith, Michael and Jeff Wilhelm. "Reading Don't Fix No Chevys": Literacy in the Lives of Young Men
Jago, Carol. With Rigor for All: Teaching the Classics to Contemporary Students
Tovani, Cris. I Read It, but I Don't Get It: Comprehension Strategies for Adolescent Readers
WRITINGAngelillo, Janet. Writing to the Prompt: When Students Don't Have a Choice
Atwell, Nancie. In the Middle: New Understanding About Writing, Reading, and Learning
Burke, Jim. Writing Reminders: Tools, Tips, and Techniques
Fletcher, Ralph. A Writer's Notebook: Unlocking the Writer within You
Fletcher, Ralph. Craft Lessons: Teaching Writing K-8
Hillocks, George. Teaching Writing As Reflective Practice: Integrating Theories

Jago, Carol. Papers, Papers, Papers: An English Teacher's Survival Guide
Kilgallon, Don. Grammar for Middle School: A Sentence-Composing Approach--A Student Worktext
Kilgallon, Don. Sentence Composing for Middle School: A Worktext on Sentence Variety and Maturity
Kleppner, Amy. Teacher's Discovery Research Paper Procedure
LaMott, Anne. Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life
Larson, Randy. Hot Fudge Monday: Tasty Ways to Teach Parts of Speech to Students Who Have a Hard Time Swallowing Anything to Do with Grammar
Livingston, Myra. Poem-Making: Ways to Begin Writing Poetry
OÕConnor, Patricia. Woe Is I: The Grammarphobe's Guide to Better English in Plain English
Poetry for Dummies.
Ruggles Gere, Anne. Writing on Demand: Best Practices and Strategies for Success

Ruggles Gere, Anne. A Student Guide to Writing on Demand: Strategies for High-Scoring Essays
Schuster, Edgar H. Breaking the Rules: Liberating Writers Through Innovative Grammar Instruction
Strong, William. Coaching Writing: The Power of Guided Practice
Strickland, James. From Disk to Hard Copy: Teaching Writing with Computers
Willis, Meredith Sue. Deep Revision: A Guide for Teachers, Students, and Other Writers
Willis, Meredith Sue. Personal Fiction Writing: A Guide to Writing from Real Life for Teachers, Students, and Writers
Wilson, Maja. Rethinking Rubrics in Writing Assessment
Woodward, Patricia. Journal Jumpstarts: Quick Topics and Tips for Journal Writing

CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT
Charles, Carol. Building Classroom Discipline
Jones, Frederic. Tools for Teaching

IMPROVING INSTRUCTION / INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES
Brazee, Edward. Dissolving Boundaries Toward an Integrative Curriculum (Paperback)
Charles, Carol. Building Classroom Discipline

Cochran-Smith, Marilyn. Inside/Outside: Teacher Research and Knowledge

Daniels, Harvey. Teaching The Best Practice Way: Methods That Matter, K-12

Glickman, Carl. Revolutionizing America's Schools (
Graves, Donald. The Energy to Teach
Gregory, Gale H. Differentiated Instructional Strategies: One Size Doesn't Fit All
Jones, Frederic. Tools for Teaching
How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and School: Expanded Edition
Kagan, Spencer. Cooperative Learning
Marzano, Robert. Classroom Instruction that Works: Research-Based Strategies for Increasing Student Achievementhttp://www.amazon.com/Classroom-Instruction-that-Works-Research-Based/dp/0131195034/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/105-3376755-7718031?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1180984877&sr=1-1
Marzano, Robert. What Works in Schools: Translating Research into Action
Marzano, Robert. SCHOOL LEADERSHIP THAT WORKS: From Research to Results
Pate, Elizabeth. Making Integrated Curriculum Work: Teachers, Students, and the Quest for Coherent Curriculum
Thompson, Randy. Wow, What a Team!: Essential Components for Successful Teaming
Tomlinson, Carol. Integrating Differentiated Instruction & Understanding by Design
Zemelman, Stephen and Harvey Daniels. Best Practice, Third Edition: Today's Standards for Teaching and Learning in America's Schools
RESOURCES/GAMES/LESSON IDEAS
DiPrince, Dawn. A Month of FunDays: A Whole Year of Games and Learning Activities for Just About Every Holiday You've Ever Heard Of-And Many that You Haven't!
Mohr, Merilyn S. The New Games Treasury: More Than 500 Indoor and Outdoor Favorites With Strategies, Rules, and Traditions
Rice, Ruth. English Teacher's Book of Instant Word Games


COACHING
Allen, Jennifer. Becoming a Literacy Leader: Supporting Learning And Change
Barkley, Stephen. Quality Teaching in a Culture of Coaching
Collins, Jim. Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap... and Others Don't
Flaherty, James. Coaching : Evoking Excellence in Others
Toll, Cathy A. The Literacy Coach's Survival Guide: Essential Questions And Practical Answers

SOCIAL STUDIES RESOURCES
Gerwin, David and Jack Zevin. Teaching US History as Mystery


Kashatus, William. Past, Present & Personal: Teaching Writing in U.S. History
Kobrin, David. Beyond the Textbook: Teaching History Using Documents and Primary Sources
Hedberg, Betsy. The Web-savvy student: Ten media literacy activities to help students use the Internet wisely
Lindquist, Tarry. Ways That Work: Putting Social Studies Standards into Practice
Tunnell, Michael. The Story of Ourselves: Teaching History Through Children's Literature
Young, Katherine. Constructing Buildings, Bridges, and Minds: Building an Integrated Curriculum Through Social Studies
Zarnowski, Myra. History Makers: A Questioning Approach to Reading & Writing Biographies



MATH RESOURCES
Countryman, Joan. Writing to Learn Mathematics: Strategies That Work, K-12


MEDIA / TECHNOLOGYBerge, Zane L. Wired Together: The Online Classroom in K-12 : Perspectives and Instructional Design
Brooks, Susan L. TV & ME : A beginning book of activities to help middle school students take a look at the influence of television on their lives
Harris, Judy. Design Tools for the Internet Supported Classroom


Binders on Various Topics
ADD-HD Ideas
Graphic Organizers
Creating Writers  6+1 Traits
Step Up to Writing
Teaching with a Block Schedule

 Last Modified: 3 September,2007