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- The ADHD Intervention Checklist. Thousand Oaks, California: Corwin
Press, 1997. ISBN 0-8039-6668-7. 14 pages. Set of 5 ($19.95)
The checklist of over 130 items is designed to help educators make
specific kinds of classroom adaptations to increase learning for ADHD
students. Seven categories of adaptations are provided: academic,
environmental, instructional, organizational, homework, behavioral, and
social skills. The checklists are sold in shrinkwrapped sets of 5 for use
by educators. Parents of children with ADHD may find the checklist helpful
in evaluating what is happening in your child's classroom.
- Counseling Tips for Elementary School Principals. with Jeffrey Kohler. Thousand Oaks, California:
Corwin Press, 1998. ISBN 0-8039-6723-3 Paperback. $16.95 ISBN 0-8039-6722-5. Library
Edition. $39.95
Learn how to be more attuned to potential problems with students, parents,
and staff.
Recognize the behaviors or situations that signal a need for help, and then
determine the level of intervention needed. Become more informed about and
effective at solving common and not-so-common problems.
This book will help you to master basic counseling skills. You'll learn to: •
Make sense of what others are thinking, feeling, and doing
• Improve communication in your conferences with parents and/or
students
• Keep your emotions in check when you're under attack
• Counsel ineffective teachers
• Deal effectively with parents who are angry, troubled, fearful, or
hostile
• and, Make appropriate referrals to school counselors or other
professionals
Read a review of this title at Amazon.com.
- How to Deal with Parents Who Are Angry, Troubled, Afraid, or Just Plain
Crazy, Second Edition. Thousand Oaks, California: Corwin Press, 2004. 192 pages. Paperback
$27.95. Hardback Library Edition $61.95.
Handle disgruntled parents diplomatically with help from this practical,
quick-read resource. Learn why so many parents are unhappy with today's
schools. Acquire the skills to disarm the emotionally charged behavior of
parents and learn how to create a climate of communication with parents.
Read a review of this title at Amazon.com.
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- Leading Your Team to Excellence: How to Make Quality Decisions.
Thousand Oaks, California: Corwin Press, 1996. ISBN 0-8039-7608-6521-4,
Paperback. 180 pages. $24.95 ISBN 0-8039-7608-6520-6, Hardback Library Edition. $55.95
This book provides the tools and decision-making skills to help propel your
school to excellence. Build shared values, mutual trust, and teamwork
abilities to work together more productively using the dozens of group
processes and helpful instruments.
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- Making Sense of Research : What's Good, What's Not, and How To Tell the Difference
Elaine K. McEwan Patrick J. McEwan
Thousand Oaks, California: Corwin Press, 2002.
Hardcover (0761977074) List $55.95.
Paperback (0761977082) List $32.95. 268 pages.
Making Sense of Research brings together the best of two worlds--the "real" world where education is practiced daily and the "ivory tower" world where research is ongoing. The authors have written this book for practitioners at all levels, from teachers making site-specific decisions such as allocating time, to administrators making schoolwide and policy decisions such as reducing class size. They outline and explain how quality research can inform, enlighten, and provide direction to educators that will save time and money, as well as make schools more effective and increase opportunities for students.
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- Managing Unmanageable Students: Practical Solutions for Administrators. Thousand Oaks,
California: Corwin Press, 2000. Elaine K. McEwan and Mary Damer. ISBN 0-8039-6786-1 (library edition) $69.95
ISBN 0-8039-6787-X (paperback edition) $32.95
This is a practical, easy-to-read resource to help general and special
education administrators gain the tools they need to make their schools safe
and humane learning environments for all students. Readers will develop
their own behavior management skills as well as guide school teams in a
proven problem-solving process.
Special features of the book include:
• Top 10 student behavior problems and how to respond
• 50 things you can do tomorrow to improve student behavior
• Easy-to-use functional behavior assessment plans that work
• Ready-to-use forms to observe and document student behavior
• A library of valuable resources for principals, teachers, and parnets
• Proven sample behavior plans
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- The Principal's Guide to Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Thousand Oaks,
California: Corwin Press, 1997. ISBN 0-8039-6531-1, Paperback. 230 pages. $27.95
ISBN 0-8039-6518-4, Hardback Library Edition. $61.95
This title is written for the school principal and other educators who want
to help students with ADHD succeed in school. Especially helpful for both
parents and educators are the chapters on rules and regulations–what the
law says about ADHD and designing a school program to maximize each
student's potential.
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- The Principal's Guide to Raising Math Achievement. Thousand Oaks, California: Corwin Press, 2000. ISBN 0-8039-6784-5 Library Edition $61.95. ISBN 0-8039-6785-3 Paperback Edition $27.95.
Math literacy is key if America is to continue to lead the world's economy.
The power to transform lagging mathematics achievement lies within
principals and teachers. This is a practical, quick-read resource to help
K-12 princpals gain the tools they need to accomplish dramatic results.
Special features include:
- Essential learnings—what K-12 students need to know
- Thirty-plus things you can do tomorrow to raise math achievement
- Evaluating mathematics textbooks
- The consumer's guide to research in mathematics education.
Read the Preface
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- The Principal's Guide to Raising Reading Achievement. Thousand Oaks,
California: Corwin Press, 1998. ISBN 0-8039-6628-8, 110 pages, Paperback $21.95.
ISBN 0-8039-6627-X, Hardback, Library Edition $49.95.
Here's the help you've been waiting for when it comes to raising reading
achievement in your school. Become familiar with the latest research, pick
up tips you can use tomorrow and discover the eight big ideas essential to
improving your students' reading. Read a review of this title at Amazon.com.
- Raising Reading Achievement in Middle and High Schools: Five Simple-to-Follow Strategies, Second Edition
Thousand Oaks, California: Corwin Press, 2006.
224 pages, 7" x 10"
Paperback: $32.95, D6820-1-4129-2435-9
Hardcover: $71.95, D6820-4129-2434-0
This revised second edition focuses on broadening and enhancing the "five big ideas" for winning the battle against illiteracy, with reflection and discussion questions for reinforcement. With new research and programs designed for adolescent learners, this update includes new material on the seven cognitive strategies of highly effective readers and more than 20 "teaching for learning" tips to infuse into daily content instruction. This indispensable guide helps educators:- Understand the current state of reading achievement
- Alter the instructional planning and delivery system
- Motivate all students to read and teach them how to read to learn
- Create reading cultures in schools
- 7 Steps to Effective Instructional Leadership - 2nd Edition Thousand Oaks,
California: Corwin Press, 1997. ISBN D2415-07619-4630-6. Paperback. $32.95
ISBN D2415-0-7619-4629-2. Hardback Library Edition. $64.95
If you are a school principal, this title will assist you in making a
positive impact on the lives of your students and staff. Evaluate your
instructional leadership behavior with the comprehensive checklist included
in the book and then ask your staff to do the same. Use this information to
set goals that will increase student achievement and help you achieve your
mission.
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805-499-0871 (fax). Read a review of this title at Amazon.com.
- How to Survive and Thrive in the First Three Weeks of School
Thousand Oaks, California: Corwin Press, 2006.
Library Edition (1412904536) List $75.95.
Paperback (1412904544) List $35.95. 256 pages.
Master the 3 + 3 = 33 equation for successful first days at school-at any grade level!
Research shows that time invested during the first three weeks of school to teach Routines, Rubrics, and Rules-the three R’s-leads to higher student achievement throughout the remaining 33 weeks of school, or 3 + 3 = 33.
This wonderfully practical and effective new book from bestselling author Elaine McEwan will help any teacher through those critical weeks and show how truly "with-it" teachers (WITs) can manage more easily the three critical facets of every teacher’s day: classroom management and organization, student engagement, and time management.
WITs from K-12 classrooms share their specific personal routines, rubrics and rules to help you survive and thrive in those first three weeks of school, including
- Designing and organizing your classroom to support learning
- Teaching routines, rubrics, and rules to maximize learning time
- Creating organizational, academic, and social routines
- Choosing rules and rewards to build character and motivation
- Using the "With-It" teacher list, including attention-getters, noise-breakers, timesavers, routines, and homework helpers
With the power of 3 + 3 = 33, and the secrets of WITs, you can chart a sure-footed course for those all-important first weeks of school, and help guide your students successfully through the school year!
- 7 Strategies of Highly Effective Readers
Thousand Oaks, California: Corwin Press, 2004. Library Edition (0761946209) $74.95.
Paperback (0761946217) $34.95. 224 pages.
How do some students extract complex information from advanced reading materials while others struggle to find the meaning of even simple passages? What characteristics do strategic readers exhibit that others don’t possess? Unlocking the cognitive strategies of exceptional readers means finding ways to teach every student to read strategically, and help them be successfull in the classroom and beyond. This essential reading instruction teaching tool offers hard evidence to show how effective readers use specific strategies to extract and comprehend information.
Seven Strategies of Highly Effective Readers melds scientific research with hands-on experience to offer a comprehensive look at reading instruction. Instructors will discover that they can use the seven strategies no matter what their teaching style, and students will discover how to read to learn. McEwan has developed easily reproducible tools geared toward helping teachers get the most out of their readers:
- Teacher Think-Alouds to facilitate modeling the seven strategies for your students
- Templates to speed planning time
- Activities to encourage use of the seven strategies
- Forms, posters, props, and prompts to assist both students and teachers
While theories come and go, research has shown that using these seven strategies will prove successful in the classroom-and beyond.
- Teach Them ALL to Read: Catching the Kids Who Fall Through the Cracks.
Thousand Oaks, California: Corwin Press, 2002.
D2415-07619-4503-2 (Paper) $32.95
D2415-07619-4502-4 (Library Edition) $69.95
Preface
California ASCD Educational Book Seminar Selection for 2002-2003
This insightful and practical book offers teachers at all levels the
understanding and motivation they need to teach children to read--especially
those students who need help the most. It provides educators with the most
current reading research about how students learn, regardless of age or
grade, and helps educators understand that learning to read is only the
first step. Students must also develop fluency, acquire cognitive
strategies, and continue to "read-a-lot" to enrich knowledge and
comprehension. Important features include:
- Step-by-step information on developing an action plan
- Graphic organizers throughout
- Brief sidebars that prompt reader reflection
- Glossary of technical terms
- Comprehensive list of phonics readers
- Checklist of Fifty Strategies to Build a Reading Culture
- Easy-to-read samples, forms, and templates.
No student has to fall through the cracks. Teach Them ALL to Read will show
you how you can keep it from happening in your school.
- Ten Traits of Highly Effective Principals: From Good to Great Performance
Thousand Oaks, California: Corwin Press, 2003.
Library Edition (ISBN 0-7619-4618-7). List $74.95.
Paperback (ISBN 0-7619-4619-5) List $34.95. 312 pages. This book is written for:
- Principals at every level who want to notch up their personal effectiveness as well as
feel affirmed for what they are already doing well
- Administrative teams who are engaged in study and reflection regarding the role of
the principal in improving school performance
- Central office administrators who hire, supervise, mentor, and coach principals
- Teams of teachers who participate in the screening and hiring of principals for their
schools
- Educators who aspire to the principalship and are looking for outstanding role models
- College and university educators who train principals
See a review of this book in Principal March/April 2004.
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805-499-0871 (fax).
- Ten Traits of Highly Effective Teachers: How to Hire, Coach, and Mentor Successful Teachers Thousand Oaks,
California: Corwin Press, 2002. ISBN 0-7619-7784-8 paperback $29.95 ISBN 0-7619-7783 library edition $65.95. This book is designed for educators on both sides of the desk--administrators and teachers. Ten Traits of Highly Effective Teachers has been written for results-oriented administrators who daily face the pressures of accountability. Engaged and high-achieving students, whether five-year olds or freshmen, don't just happen. They blossom under the tutelage of skillful teachers. The ability to recognize and nurture effective teachers is an essential skill of the instructional leader. Principals, human resource administrators, and superintendents will find ideas and information in this book to: 1) help them improve instruction in their schools; 2) inspire them to become more able mentors and coaches to their teachers; and 3) assist them in making decisions about teaching personnel. Trainers of teachers can use this book as they work with students in preservice preparation; the selection of traits and potential interview questions will engender many lively discussions.
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805-499-0871 (fax).
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