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Learn how to develop creativity assessment practices that foster creative skills of students rather than just measuring creativity. This book by Katie White will help you design rich learning experiences and thoughtful assessments.

Use the academic tasks students already do for social-emotional learning. Integrate student values into academic instruction and make learning meaningful for students. This book will guide teachers in helping students connect their work to their values, empowering them to redefine success.

Discover how to select appropriate complex texts and design instruction to meet the needs of every K12 student.

Create safe classrooms where students are empowered to build resilience, cope with traumatic experiences, and achieve at high levels. Learn how to cultivate a trauma-informed classroom environment and utilize classroom management strategies to encourage positive learning experiences for trauma-impacted students.

Explore the emotional, cultural, and academic needs of diverse students to help them develop the skills to become lifelong learners.

Replace an antiquated education system with a flexible, proactive one that ensures learning for all by focusing on three important domains of the alignment process.

Instructional leaders (e.g., coaches, principals, and teacher leaders) work with teachers to improve educational outcomes for their students. This role can be overwhelming, especially when students and teachers have lost a full year of academic instruction.

In this user-friendly guide, the authors draw from best practice and their extensive experience to identify strategies and tools that help new teachers succeed.

Effectively supporting beginning teachers is crucial for both retention and developing their expertise. In the second edition of her book Supporting Beginning Teachers, Dr. Tina H. Boogren shares research that is critical to understanding how mentors and coaches can support those just now entering the field. During this interactive webinar, Dr. Boogren will detail specific strategies for designing an effective mentoring program that provides essential physical, emotional, instructional, and institutional support.

Empower your first- to third-grade learners to think with inquiry-based learning. Using guided rubrics and tools, educators can realistically assess, evaluate, and integrate inquiry into their curriculum. Discover the specific needs and learning stages of elementary students as they explore, synthesize, consolidate, and reflect on their learning.