Now that twins Ryan and Ruby are five-years-old, it's almost time to start Kindergarten at Douglas Elementary. But are they ready? Spend the day with them as they practice their ABC's, numbers, colors, shapes with their family.

Ryan and Ruby Go to Kindergarten

Children's Books

Alexander McNeece

Wendy Betway

Growing Up & Facts of Life

Ferne Press

William doesn't know what to read. Dad decides to bring out his all time favorite football book. Learning and fun surround the two as they find that reading provides much more than just information. Filled with delightful illustrations and lots of football facts, this book will become your all time favorite.

Read to Me Daddy: My First Football Book

Sports & Outdoors

Now that twins Logan and Lilly are five years old, it's almost time to start kindergarten at Lathers Elementary. But are they ready? Spend the day with them as they practice their ABC's, numbers, colors, and shapes with their family.

Logan and Lilly Go To Kindergarten

Part of the Unstoppable Learning Series Adopted by educators worldwide, the Unstoppable Learning model includes seven elements of teaching and learning: (1) planning, (2) launching, (3) consolidating, (4) assessing, (5) adapting, (6) managing, and (7) leading. This book offers strategies for launching (introducing content and hooking students) and consolidating (facilitating students' comprehension) to help readers cultivate and increase meaningful, student-centered learning. Learn classroom management strategies to support student engagement and learner autonomy: <ul>
<li>Become familiar with the student engagement mindset continuum and gain classroom management strategies that help establish a growth mindset for students.</li> <li>Understand the theories of self-determination, participation, and motivation for students.</li> <li>Consider differentiated instruction and classroom scenarios that increase participation and intrinsic motivation for students during a lesson launch.</li> <li>Boost competency and learning consolidation by tapping into student engagement strategies designed specifically for different kinds of students.</li> <li>Learn how to monitor bias, which can negatively affect motivation for students who are struggling.</li> <li>Focus on student-centered learning to help students relate to content, and learn when and where to differentiate instruction to provide more learner autonomy.</li>
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Contents: Foreword Introduction Chapter 1: Student Engagement Chapter 2: The Agitator Mindset Chapter 3: The Retreater Mindset Chapter 4: The Probationer Mindset Chapter 5: The Aficionado Mindset Chapter 6: The Academician Mindset Chapter 7: Engagement Culture Schoolwide Epilogue References and Resources Index Books in the Unstoppable Learning series: 
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<li>Unstoppable Learning</li> <li>A Handbook for Unstoppable Learning</li> <li>Leading Unstoppable Learning</li> <li>Adapting Unstoppable Learning</li> <li>Assessing Unstoppable Learning</li> <li>Managing Unstoppable Learning</li> <li>Launching and Consolidating Unstoppable Learning</li>
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Launching and Consolidating Unstoppable Learning: Student Engagement Strategies to Support Growth Mindsets and Increase Learner Autonomy

Science & Math

Behavioral Sciences

Solution Tree Press

Deep learning is possible for all students, regardless of subject, grade, or previous experience. In Loving What They Learn, author Alexander McNeece explains how high engagement nurtures the needs--for competence, autonomy, and content relevance--that students have, provides tools to measure how well those needs are being met in the classroom, and reveals science-based strategies that fill the gap. See how to increase learner engagement: 
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<li>Study the engagement gap's impacts and how to create a lasting culture that bridges that gap, developing a growth mindset in learners.</li> <li>Encounter real-world anecdotes about different students, and see the research-based learning strategies in action.</li> <li>Become familiar with student needs and the effect their fulfillment has on student engagement and achievement. </li> <li>Discover dozens of research-backed teaching strategies that help fulfill students' various cognitive and affective needs, giving them increased autonomy and self-efficacy in the classroom.</li> <li>Self-assess how well engagement is cultivated in four domains, and compare those results with student engagement inventory data.</li>
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Contents: Introduction Chapter 1: The Self-Efficacy Cycle Chapter 2: Competence Chapter 3: Autonomy Chapter 4: Relatedness Chapter 5: Relevance Chapter 6: Culture Change Epilogue: Going Forward Appendix: Engagement Inventories References and Resources Index

Loving What They Learn: Research-Based Strategies to Increase Student Engagement (Research-based strategies for increasing student engagement and building self-efficacy)