Books

Design assessment for learning and drive student engagement and academic achievement. Gain holistic assessment methods and tools for both summative and formative assessment in the classroom, and transition to a mode of assessment that truly reflects course curriculum and student progress.

Discover art- and music-specific instructional strategies built on the foundation of The New Art and Science of Teaching framework. Teach technical skills alongside artistic development to support students’ portfolios, repertoires, and creative expression.

Rely on Mindsets and Skill Sets for Learning to help you cultivate confident thinkers who have a strong sense of agency over their lives. Use this guide to enhance your classroom culture with targeted, student-centered learning.

Support and retain your best and brightest new teachers. With the guidance of the second edition of this acclaimed book, establish programs for better beginning teacher support and professional growth. Learn tips for overwhelmed teachers and how to address high teacher burnout.

Cultivate a positive mindset, and choose productive actions by examining your emotions and interpretations in the classroom and understanding factors that influence your decisions.

The joys and pains of starting a teaching career often go undiscussed. This guide explores the personal side of teaching, outlining classroom strategies and self-care practices.

Designed specifically for K–12 teachers, this guide provides a sequential approach to implementing standards-based education in the classroom. Transition to more effective instructional strategies and use standards-based grading and assessment methods to better measure student learning.

Discover a results-driven framework—based on a six-level hierarchy of student needs and goals—that you can use to provide engaging instruction to students.

Key research and practical strategies enable all teachers to create a classroom environment where engagement is the norm, not the exception.