Children make connections between science, nature, and art by working on the hands-on, minds-on projects of a KidLab—a combination of classroom, museum, laboratory, and art studio settings. A forum for inspiring creative, productive, and controlled chaos that results in deep learning, this book provides the how-tos of setting up KidLab projects and the qualities needed in a KidLab teacher to make it all work.

Create Your Own Kidlab: Tips and Ideas to Make Science Engaging, Imaginative, and Fun (By Teachers for Teachers Series)

Education & Teaching

Emerson, Kevin

Basquiat, Melissa

Blake, Leah

Fields, Laura

Schools & Teaching

Neighborhood House Charter School

This book explores the key elements of the character building program at Academy of the Pacific Rim, one of the most successful urban public middle and high schools in Massachusetts. The lessons from this school can help develop systems that recognize good behavior and respond to bad behavior, encourage students to develop character in their day-to-day routines, and provide ways for teachers, students, and parents to communicate effectively regarding issues of character.

Building Character: Tips and Ideas to Build School Climate That Fosters Student Achievement (By Teachers for Teachers Series)

Glendinning, Kate

Gupta, Avni

Hollingsworth, Piel

McCue, Scott

Reflective learning, or the ability of a student to organize new knowledge with greater meaning and success—to think about their thinking—is explained and documented in this book meant to help students more fully learn. Created by one of the most highly subscribed schools in Cambridge, MA, this publication documents how to create a culture of reflection for both students and teachers through portfolios, goal setting, and asking the right questions.

Cultivating Student Reflection (By Teachers for Teachers Series)

Fiarman, Sarah

Soderberg, Sylvia

Charner-Laird, Katie

Park, Frederick Won

Nunes, Gail

Chang, Linda

This book outlines a rigorous, engaging, and carefully planned math program that meets state and federal standards. This balanced approach, as it is presented in this teacher-created book, has resulted in consistent, clear, and remarkable progress in student achievment, providing a thorough guide to addressing 10 important goals that support, focus, and drive all of the instructional practices.

Calculated Success: A Step-by-step Guide to Balanced Math Instruction That Works (By Teachers for Teachers Series)

Harris, Lauren

Austin, William

Dais, Robert

Forgues, Jennifer

This publication explores specific practices for how to engage and empower parents in their child's education. Led by guiding principles which suport the case for parental involvement, various topics are addressed, such as making families feel welcome, recruiting and engaging parents in projects and activities, preparing parents as partners in eductaing their children, and empowering parents as leaders and decision makers who take the initiative to support and improve their child's school.

Including Every Parent: A Step-by-step Guide to Engage and Empower Parents at Your School (By Teachers for Teachers Series)

Boyd, Kathleen

Adams, Danette

Cunningham, Dawn

Gailunas-Johnson, Amy

Sprague, Kim

<p>This book documents the careful practice, relationship-building, and teaching behaviors that serve to support at-risk high school students. Through case studies, examples, and templates, this book covers critical steps for creating basic structures, developing a life-skills curriculum, providing student discipline and individual support, and offering guidance in life after graduation. With this book, Lowell Middlesex Academy Charter School shares their vision of not only turning drop-outs into graduates, but to give graduates the skills and confidence to lead happy, successful lives.</p>

Supporting At-Risk Students (By Teachers for Teachers Series)

Bacos, Lorraine

Brock, Sarah

Chadwick, Michael

This how-to guidebook by teachers at Boston Collegiate Charter School (formerly known as South Boston Harbor Academy Charter School) outlines five underlying goals achieved through after-school learning and how this program addresses those goals. Topics include the conditions that help make a supportive after-school environment, the enforcement program to encourage students to take repsonsibility for their work, and various safety nets that offer concentrated, individual teaching time. This book highlights an extracurricular program that combines highly effective tutoring time and academic support with a more relaxed atmosphere that allows students to interact with teachers as role models in a less structured setting.

Learning After School: A Step-by-step Guide to Providing an Academic Safety Net and Promoting Student Initiative (By Teachers for Teachers Series)

Connors, Sheila

Costello, Stephen

Jackson, Tobey

Murray, Kate

<p><div>The Robert L. Ford school shows what it means to become the heart and center of the community and what positive things happen when a community school is effective. Thorough information is shared from the principal's perspective about creating bridges to families, universities, and community partners, along with helpful documents and materials for adopting and adapting community school practices.</div></p>

Becoming a Community School: A Step-by-step Guide to Bridging the School-family Gap (By Teachers for Teachers Series)

Bix, Penny

Herbert, Patricia E.

Kelly, Barbara

Crane, Claire

<br>This book outlines why collaborative professional development matters and details some very successful ways in which it is carried out at the Richard J. Murphy School. Important characteristics are covered, including the role of the principal, the structure needed for success, and the framing of various conversations that are needed. Sample materials and an action-plan template are included for use in developing collaborative professional development practices.<br>

Creating Professional Learning Communities (By Teachers for Teachers Series)

Brochu, Anne Marie

Concannon, Holly

Grace, Lauren R.

Keefe, Edna

<p>Based on three case studies and incorporating guiding concepts, teaching strategies, and teaching tools, this book brings to life real techniques developed by teachers that build vital skills for reading comprehension. Through theoretical frameworks that inform thinking, step-by-step classroom activities, and flexible tools the reader is given a wealth of information with which to develop students' literacy skills regardless of level or ability.</p>

Making Inferences from Text: A Teacher Sourcebook for Enhancing Reading Comprehension in the Middle Grades (Wisdom of Educators Series)

Cox, Jessica

Borne, Liz

Hartgering, Millicent

Pratt, Emily

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