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Excerpt from Reaching Boys, Teaching Boys by Michael Reichert

October 7, 2010 by amy.reed

Reaching Boys, Teaching Boys: Strategies that Work–and Why By Michael Reichert Reaching Boys, Teaching Boys challenges the widely-held cultural impression that boys are stubbornly resistant to schooling while providing concrete examples of pedagogy and instructional style that have been proven … Read more.

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Excerpt from Leading School Turnaround by Kenneth Leithwood

September 23, 2010 by amy.reed

Leading School Turnaround: How Successful Leaders Transform Low-Performing Schools by Kenneth Leithwood This book examines turnaround leadership and offers leaders tools to guide their schools to higher levels of achievement. The authors present new evidence from a series of studies … Read more.

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Excerpt from The Essential Guide to RTI by Silvia L. DeRuvo

September 8, 2010 by amy.reed

The Essential Guide to RTI: An Integrated, Evidence-Based Approach by Silvia L. DeRuvo CLICK HERE to read an excerpt from Chapter One

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Sample Activity from The Algebra Teacher’s Activity-a-Day

June 8, 2010 by amy.reed

The Algebra Teacher’s Activity-a-Day: Over 180 Quick Challenges for Developing Math and Problem-Solving Skills, Grades 6-12 by Frances McBroom Thompson CLICK HERE to read an excerpt from Section Eight More from our 5-Minute FUNdamentals series

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Excerpt from Fires in the Mind by Kathleen Cushman

June 3, 2010 by amy.reed

Fires in the Mind: What Kids Can Tell Us About Motivation and Mastery by Kathleen Cushman What Does it Take to Get Good? CLICK HERE to read an excerpt from Chapter One

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