The Mis-Education of the Negro by Book Tree $17.95
This book is considered must reading for anyone involved in the education of blacks living in white dominated countries. The author does well to point out the shortcomings of a "Euro-centric" teaching structure that leaves out consideration for black culture and heritage. This has resulted in blacks being truly mis-educated and has caused many to live in complete contradiction to their own best...
Pedagogy of the Oppressed, 30th Anniversary Edition by Myra Bergman Ramos $24.95
First published in Portuguese in 1968, Pedagogy of the Oppressed was translated and published in English in 1970. The methodology of the late Paulo Freire has helped to empower countless impoverished and illiterate people throughout the world. Freire's work has taken on especial urgency in the United States and Western Europe, where the creation of a permanent underclass among the underprivileged...
Teaching with Love & Logic: Taking Control of the Classroom by Love and Logic Press $21.95
Teachers often find themselves facing a variety of classroom situations never covered in initial training. This valuable resource helps teachers increase skills, enhance professional development and maximize classroom learning time. .Discover why Love and Logic works in the school environment and understand the psychological reasons for its effectiveness. Jim Fay and David Funk's truly positive...
Basic Guide to Supervision and Instructional Leadership, The (2nd Edition) by Allyn & Bacon $94.00
This shortened version maintains the original text’s emphases on school culture, teachers as adult learners, developmental leadership, democratic education, and collegial supervision while editing chapters to create a more accessible format. This new edition continues the book’s trend-setting tradition by placing instructional leadership and school improvement within a community and societal...
On Future Of Educational Institutions (William of Moerbeke Translation Series) by St. Augustines Press $24.00
On the Future of Our Educational Institutions, the work that was to have been Nietzsche's second book until he canceled the contract and used portions in his Untimely Meditations, is a substantial call for radical educational reform presented in the form of a prolonged narrative dialogue. It is presented here in the first English translation ever from the standard critical edition (a little-known...
Odd Girl Out: The Hidden Culture of Aggression in Girls by Mariner Books $14.95
Dirty looks and taunting notes are just a few examples of girl bullying that girls and women have long suffered through silently and painfully. With this book Rachel Simmons elevated the nation's consciousness and has shown millions of girls, parents, counselors, and teachers how to deal with this devastating problem. Poised to reach a wider audience in paperback, including the teenagers who are...
Results Now: How We Can Achieve Unprecedented Improvements in Teaching and Learning by Association for Supervision & Curriculum Development $26.95
According to author Mike Schmoker, there is a yawning gap between the most well-known essential practices and the reality of most classrooms. This gap persists despite the hard, often heroic work done by many teachers and administrators. Schmoker believes that teachers and administrators may know what the best practices are, but they aren’t using them or reinforcing them consistently. He...
Courageous Conversations About Race: A Field Guide for Achieving Equity in Schools by Glenn E. Singleton $39.95
Examining the achievement gap through the prism of race, the authors explain how to use "courageous conversations" to create a learning community that promotes academic parity.
SuperVision and Instructional Leadership: A Developmental Approach (8th Edition) by Prentice Hall $149.20
This groundbreaking text in instructional leadership and supervision continues to challenge and reshape the conventional purposes, practices, structure, and language of supervision. The text's emphases on school culture, teachers as adult learners, developmental leadership, democratic education, and collegial supervision have helped redefine the meaning of supervision and instructional...
Brief Counseling That Works: A Solution-Focused Approach for School Counselors and Administrators by Corwin Press $62.95
By combining step-by-step instructions with vivid case examples, the author provides the necessary tools to easily and quickly implement this powerful counseling method.