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Built on seven well-researched teaching principles, this practical resource outlines how to purposefully and intentionally cultivate an environment conducive to the learning of every student. Use these evidence-based practices and instructional strategies for successful classrooms.

Combining educational neuroscience, formative assessment, and differentiated instruction strategies to improve student achievement, Nickelsen and Dickson create a four-step instructional cycle that educators can easily implement.

Using AI tools like ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Gemini for authentic writing tasks, Hicks and Turner show how artificial intelligence can enhance writing lessons. They encourage teachers to embrace innovation and adaptation in an age when AI is undeniably becoming a permanent fixture in education.

Educators learn to analyze test question structures in English language arts and mathematics. This book provides strategies to incorporate these structures into classroom content, instruction, and student preparation. K–12 teachers and school leaders can explore methods for integrating testing structures into daily work and examine the role of school leadership in facilitating these new methods.

Discover the crucial role of text selection, close reading, task construction, classroom discussion, and collaboration in aligning instruction with the CCSS.

Build instructional confidence with this essential reflective guide for navigating challenges and supporting new teachers. It pairs classroom management and expanded instructional strategies with teacher wellness practices—including tips for neurodivergent educators and wisdom from veterans—to ensure first-year success.

With its research-supported strategies, real-world examples, personal insights, and reflective exercises, educators can use this book to model self-awareness, self-care, vulnerability, and accountability for their community and cocreate a shared vision and action plan with their colleagues.

This book provides the practical tools for data analysis and a crucial data mindset shift. Educational leaders can discover how to find causal data within student data, ensuring the humanity of every student drives instructional strategies. Learn how to use every data-driven decision to drive better instruction and lasting student learning.

The Digital Projects Playbook is an invaluable resource for the modern educator. With its rubrics, practical advice, personal anecdotes, and assignment templates, classroom teachers can use the six digital projects, including blog posts, presentations, and podcasts, to elevate students’ work and empower their voices.

Support students in developing a deep understanding of multiplication by emphasizing procedural fluency to develop automaticity in mathematics. This book will lead you through a 20-week program that utilizes six tactics to promote reasoning over rote memorization.