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Unlocking English Learners′ Potential
by Diane Staehr Fenner • 2017
Your English learners can handle complex content. The missing piece is scaffolds, not simpler texts.
4.06
192
Unlocking English Learners′ Potential Summary
Unlocking English Learners′ Potential 86%
Your English learners can handle complex content. The missing piece is scaffolds, not simpler texts.
by Diane Staehr Fenner 2017
4.06
192 ratings
The Ultimate Guide to Differentiation
by Sue Cowley • 2018
Stop teaching to the middle. How to differentiate so every learner makes real progress.
4.06
33
The Ultimate Guide to Differentiation Summary
The Ultimate Guide to Differentiation 85%
Stop teaching to the middle. How to differentiate so every learner makes real progress.
by Sue Cowley 2018
4.06
33 ratings
Reading in the Wild
by Donalyn Miller • 2013
What separates lifelong readers from the rest? Five habits, and the classroom moves that build them.
4.45
6k+
Reading in the Wild Summary
Reading in the Wild 85%
What separates lifelong readers from the rest? Five habits, and the classroom moves that build them.
by Donalyn Miller 2013
4.45
6k+ ratings
Teach Like a Champion 2.0
by Doug Lemov • 2014
Great teaching isn't instinct: it's sixty-two trainable moves, and here they are.
4.15
2k+
Teach Like a Champion 2.0 Summary
Teach Like a Champion 2.0 85%
Great teaching isn't instinct: it's sixty-two trainable moves, and here they are.
by Doug Lemov 2014
4.15
2k+ ratings
Making Thinking Visible
by Ron Ritchhart • 2011
Stop grading their recall. Start seeing how they reason. The classroom steps that bridge the gap.
4.23
2k+
Making Thinking Visible Summary
Making Thinking Visible 85%
Stop grading their recall. Start seeing how they reason. The classroom steps that bridge the gap.
by Ron Ritchhart 2011
4.23
2k+ ratings
The Teaching for Understanding Guide
by Tina Blythe • 1997
Understanding is performance. A practical framework for designing curriculum that proves it.
3.79
76
The Teaching for Understanding Guide Summary
The Teaching for Understanding Guide 85%
Understanding is performance. A practical framework for designing curriculum that proves it.
by Tina Blythe 1997
3.79
76 ratings
Teaching as a Subversive Activity
by Neil Postman • 1969
School's hidden curriculum is obedience. The real subject: learning what to disbelieve.
4.21
1k+
Teaching as a Subversive Activity Summary
Teaching as a Subversive Activity 85%
School's hidden curriculum is obedience. The real subject: learning what to disbelieve.
by Neil Postman 1969
4.21
1k+ ratings
Short Stories in English for Beginners
by Olly Richards • 2018
A book of stories where finishing feels like winning, and every page quietly upgrades your English.
4.09
162
Short Stories in English for Beginners Summary
Short Stories in English for Beginners 85%
A book of stories where finishing feels like winning, and every page quietly upgrades your English.
by Olly Richards 2018
4.09
162 ratings
Grading Smarter, Not Harder
by Myron Dueck • 2014
Zeros punish the struggling. The grading strategies that measure learning instead.
3.81
415
Grading Smarter, Not Harder Summary
Grading Smarter, Not Harder 85%
Zeros punish the struggling. The grading strategies that measure learning instead.
by Myron Dueck 2014
3.81
415 ratings
The 6 Principles for Exemplary Teaching of English Learners
by TESOL International Association Writing Team • 2018
Stop teaching English as a separate subject. The framework that weaves it into every lesson.
4.00
72
The 6 Principles for Exemplary Teaching of English Learners Summary
The 6 Principles for Exemplary Teaching of English Learners 85%
Stop teaching English as a separate subject. The framework that weaves it into every lesson.
by TESOL International Association Writing Team 2018
4.00
72 ratings
The Book Whisperer
by Donalyn Miller • 2009
Forty books a year per student: the method that works when worksheets and whole-class novels fail.
4.49
19k+
The Book Whisperer Summary
The Book Whisperer 84%
Forty books a year per student: the method that works when worksheets and whole-class novels fail.
by Donalyn Miller 2009
4.49
19k+ ratings
Teaching Johnny to Think
by Leonard Peikoff • 2014
Ayn Rand's philosophy applied to education: a method that trains the conceptual mind step by step.
4.13
159
Teaching Johnny to Think Summary
Teaching Johnny to Think 84%
Ayn Rand's philosophy applied to education: a method that trains the conceptual mind step by step.
by Leonard Peikoff 2014
4.13
159 ratings
The Miniature Guide to the Art of Asking Essential Questions
by Richard Paul • 2002
Most people answer. Thinkers question. A compact system for digging past the surface of any subject.
4.09
128
The Miniature  Guide to the Art of Asking Essential Questions Summary
The Miniature Guide to the Art of Asking Essential Questions 84%
Most people answer. Thinkers question. A compact system for digging past the surface of any subject.
by Richard Paul 2002
4.09
128 ratings
The Essential 55
by Ron Clark • 2003
How 55 non-negotiable rules build character, empathy, and a classroom culture of excellence.
3.92
6k+
The Essential 55 Summary
The Essential 55 84%
How 55 non-negotiable rules build character, empathy, and a classroom culture of excellence.
by Ron Clark 2003
3.92
6k+ ratings
How to Read a Book
by Mortimer J. Adler • 1940
Beyond words: the four-level method for reaching real understanding in serious books.
3.98
28k+
How to Read a Book Summary
How to Read a Book 84%
Beyond words: the four-level method for reaching real understanding in serious books.
by Mortimer J. Adler 1940
3.98
28k+ ratings
Linguistic Fingerprints
by Roger J. Kreuz • 2023
The hidden patterns in your words identify you better than fingerprints: stylometry reads them.
3.50
20
Linguistic Fingerprints Summary
Linguistic Fingerprints 84%
The hidden patterns in your words identify you better than fingerprints: stylometry reads them.
by Roger J. Kreuz 2023
3.50
20 ratings
High-Impact Instruction
by Jim Knight • 2012
Turn chaotic standards into clear daily targets, and fragile coaching into lasting classroom change.
4.16
334
High-Impact Instruction Summary
High-Impact Instruction 84%
Turn chaotic standards into clear daily targets, and fragile coaching into lasting classroom change.
by Jim Knight 2012
4.16
334 ratings
Focus Groups
by Richard A. Krueger • 1988
How to plan, moderate, and analyze focus groups that yield real insights, not polite conversation.
3.84
128
Focus Groups Summary
Focus Groups 84%
How to plan, moderate, and analyze focus groups that yield real insights, not polite conversation.
by Richard A. Krueger 1988
3.84
128 ratings
Big Questions from Little People
by Gemma Elwin Harris • 2012
Kids ask the universe's biggest questions. Experts reply with clarity that stuns grown-ups.
3.86
2k+
Big Questions from Little People Summary
Big Questions from Little People 84%
Kids ask the universe's biggest questions. Experts reply with clarity that stuns grown-ups.
by Gemma Elwin Harris 2012
3.86
2k+ ratings
The Intellectual Devotional
by David S. Kidder • 2006
What cultured people know: a page-a-day crash course in seven subjects your schooling skipped.
3.94
4k+
The Intellectual Devotional Summary
The Intellectual Devotional 84%
What cultured people know: a page-a-day crash course in seven subjects your schooling skipped.
by David S. Kidder 2006
3.94
4k+ ratings
Learning at Home Pre K-3
by Ann Barbour • 2014
Ditch the dittos: how to design homework that gets families talking, playing, and learning together.
Learning at Home Pre K-3 Summary
Learning at Home Pre K-3 84%
Ditch the dittos: how to design homework that gets families talking, playing, and learning together.
by Ann Barbour 2014
Reader, Come Home
by Maryanne Wolf • 2018
Your reading brain is only a few thousand years old. Screens are now undoing it.
3.89
5k+
Reader, Come Home Summary
Reader, Come Home 84%
Your reading brain is only a few thousand years old. Screens are now undoing it.
by Maryanne Wolf 2018
3.89
5k+ ratings
The Writing Revolution
by Judith C. Hochman • 2017
Clear writing is teachable. The method starts with a single sentence and works in every classroom.
4.37
2k+
The Writing Revolution Summary
The Writing Revolution 84%
Clear writing is teachable. The method starts with a single sentence and works in every classroom.
by Judith C. Hochman 2017
4.37
2k+ ratings
Conversation Starters
by Kim Chamberlain • 2014
A thousand 'what if' conversation prompts that start strange and end somewhere unforgettable.
2.68
34
Conversation Starters Summary
Conversation Starters 84%
A thousand 'what if' conversation prompts that start strange and end somewhere unforgettable.
by Kim Chamberlain 2014
2.68
34 ratings
The Ultimate Guide To Ielts Writing
by Parthesh Thakkar • 2013
IELTS writing is scored against four rigid rubrics. Here is how to build to each one.
4.10
553
The Ultimate Guide To Ielts Writing Summary
The Ultimate Guide To Ielts Writing 84%
IELTS writing is scored against four rigid rubrics. Here is how to build to each one.
by Parthesh Thakkar 2013
4.10
553 ratings
More Than Words
by John Warner • 2025
AI can mimic writing; only humans can actually write. The difference is the struggle to think.
4.05
525
More Than Words Summary
More Than Words 84%
AI can mimic writing; only humans can actually write. The difference is the struggle to think.
by John Warner 2025
4.05
525 ratings
Demonstrating Student Mastery with Digital Badges and Portfolios
by David Niguidula • 2019
Show what students know: a blueprint for digital badges and portfolios that replace letter grades.
4.29
7
Demonstrating Student Mastery with Digital Badges and Portfolios Summary
Demonstrating Student Mastery with Digital Badges and Portfolios 84%
Show what students know: a blueprint for digital badges and portfolios that replace letter grades.
by David Niguidula 2019
4.29
7 ratings
The Well-Educated Mind
by Susan Wise Bauer • 2003
A classical education for play readers: what the best seats in the house still hide.
4.00
4k+
The Well-Educated Mind Summary
The Well-Educated Mind 84%
A classical education for play readers: what the best seats in the house still hide.
by Susan Wise Bauer 2003
4.00
4k+ ratings
Ask More
by Frank Sesno • 2017
Eleven ways to frame a question, calibrated for strategy, empathy, accountability, or creativity.
3.65
801
Ask More Summary
Ask More 84%
Eleven ways to frame a question, calibrated for strategy, empathy, accountability, or creativity.
by Frank Sesno 2017
3.65
801 ratings
The Reading Mind
by Daniel T. Willingham • 2017
Reading is a cognitive assembly line from symbols to meaning, and digital habits are disrupting it.
4.14
605
The Reading Mind Summary
The Reading Mind 84%
Reading is a cognitive assembly line from symbols to meaning, and digital habits are disrupting it.
by Daniel T. Willingham 2017
4.14
605 ratings
The Everything Guide to Study Skills
by Cynthia Clumeck Muchnick • 2011
Assignments on time, notes you review, and teacher relationships that lead to recommendations.
3.88
113
The Everything Guide to Study Skills Summary
The Everything Guide to Study Skills 84%
Assignments on time, notes you review, and teacher relationships that lead to recommendations.
by Cynthia Clumeck Muchnick 2011
3.88
113 ratings
Teaching English as a Foreign Language For Dummies
by Michelle Maxom • 2009
Teach English abroad from scratch: lesson planning, classroom control, and grammar that clicks.
3.62
126
Teaching English as a Foreign Language For Dummies Summary
Teaching English as a Foreign Language For Dummies 84%
Teach English abroad from scratch: lesson planning, classroom control, and grammar that clicks.
by Michelle Maxom 2009
3.62
126 ratings
Change Your Questions, Change Your Life
by Marilee G. Adams • 2004
Coach yourself out of blame and into breakthrough with 10 question-based tools.
3.85
4k+
Change Your Questions, Change Your Life Summary
Change Your Questions, Change Your Life 84%
Coach yourself out of blame and into breakthrough with 10 question-based tools.
by Marilee G. Adams 2004
3.85
4k+ ratings
The Metacognition Handbook
by Jennifer Webb • 2021
Seven extra months of progress per student, per year: the classroom guide to metacognition.
4.39
89
The Metacognition Handbook Summary
The Metacognition Handbook 84%
Seven extra months of progress per student, per year: the classroom guide to metacognition.
by Jennifer Webb 2021
4.39
89 ratings
The Translator's Invisibility
by Lawrence Venuti • 1994
The smoother a translation reads, the more it erases the foreign culture and the translator's labor.
3.79
272
The Translator's Invisibility Summary
The Translator's Invisibility 84%
The smoother a translation reads, the more it erases the foreign culture and the translator's labor.
by Lawrence Venuti 1994
3.79
272 ratings
Rosenshine's Principles in Action
by Tom Sherrington • 2019
The 80% rule and nine other practices that turn cognitive science into tomorrow's lesson plan.
4.27
1k+
Rosenshine's Principles in Action Summary
Rosenshine's Principles in Action 84%
The 80% rule and nine other practices that turn cognitive science into tomorrow's lesson plan.
by Tom Sherrington 2019
4.27
1k+ ratings
A World Without "Whom"
by Emmy J. Favilla • 2017
The internet changed English. Here is the style guide that keeps up.
3.72
491
A World Without "Whom" Summary
A World Without "Whom" 84%
The internet changed English. Here is the style guide that keeps up.
by Emmy J. Favilla 2017
3.72
491 ratings
Closing the Reading Gap
by Alex Quigley • 2020
Phonics gets them started; disciplinary literacy sustains it. A whole-school plan to close the gap.
4.22
426
Closing the Reading Gap Summary
Closing the Reading Gap 84%
Phonics gets them started; disciplinary literacy sustains it. A whole-school plan to close the gap.
by Alex Quigley 2020
4.22
426 ratings
Everything You Need to Ace Science in One Big Fat Notebook
by Michael Geisen • 2016
Middle school science, rewritten like the notes of the kid who aced the class.
4.45
928
Everything You Need to Ace Science in One Big Fat Notebook Summary
Everything You Need to Ace Science in One Big Fat Notebook 84%
Middle school science, rewritten like the notes of the kid who aced the class.
by Michael Geisen 2016
4.45
928 ratings
Failure to Disrupt
by Justin Reich • 2020
Every new classroom technology gets absorbed into old routines. The real barrier was never the tech.
4.23
252
Failure to Disrupt Summary
Failure to Disrupt 84%
Every new classroom technology gets absorbed into old routines. The real barrier was never the tech.
by Justin Reich 2020
4.23
252 ratings
They Say / I Say
by Gerald Graff • 2006
Write academic arguments that respond to others, not just declare. Templates that show you how.
3.77
6k+
They Say / I Say Summary
They Say / I Say 84%
Write academic arguments that respond to others, not just declare. Templates that show you how.
by Gerald Graff 2006
3.77
6k+ ratings
Clean Language
by Wendy Sullivan • 2008
Using only a person's own words and metaphors to unlock change, without giving any advice.
4.11
226
Clean Language Summary
Clean Language 84%
Using only a person's own words and metaphors to unlock change, without giving any advice.
by Wendy Sullivan 2008
4.11
226 ratings
Dialogism
by Michael Holquist • 1990
All speech answers prior speech, all selves depend on others: the dialogic philosophy of Bakhtin.
4.09
88
Dialogism Summary
Dialogism 84%
All speech answers prior speech, all selves depend on others: the dialogic philosophy of Bakhtin.
by Michael Holquist 1990
4.09
88 ratings
Hertzian Tales
by Anthony Dunne • 1999
Electronic objects are behavioral scripts and portals to a hidden electromagnetic world.
4.26
125
Hertzian Tales Summary
Hertzian Tales 84%
Electronic objects are behavioral scripts and portals to a hidden electromagnetic world.
by Anthony Dunne 1999
4.26
125 ratings
The Knowledge Gap
by Natalie Wexler • 2019
Kids drill reading skills for years without history or science. That is the reading crisis.
4.13
6k+
The Knowledge Gap Summary
The Knowledge Gap 84%
Kids drill reading skills for years without history or science. That is the reading crisis.
by Natalie Wexler 2019
4.13
6k+ ratings
Rewiring Education
by John D. Couch • 2018
Schools run on factory logic. An Apple insider's playbook for redesigning them with technology.
3.79
266
Rewiring Education Summary
Rewiring Education 84%
Schools run on factory logic. An Apple insider's playbook for redesigning them with technology.
by John D. Couch 2018
3.79
266 ratings
Hitchcock/Truffaut
by François Truffaut • 1985
A bomb under the table, a document nobody cares about: Hitchcock decodes suspense for Truffaut.
4.47
10k+
Hitchcock/Truffaut Summary
Hitchcock/Truffaut 84%
A bomb under the table, a document nobody cares about: Hitchcock decodes suspense for Truffaut.
by François Truffaut 1985
4.47
10k+ ratings
How to Know Everything
by Elke Wiss • 2020
Most of us listen only to reply. The questioning techniques that make every conversation deeper.
3.57
6k+
How to Know Everything Summary
How to Know Everything 84%
Most of us listen only to reply. The questioning techniques that make every conversation deeper.
by Elke Wiss 2020
3.57
6k+ ratings
The Book of Questions
by Gregory Stock • 1985
The questions you dodge are the ones you need to ask. Here they are.
3.96
2k+
The Book of Questions Summary
The Book of Questions 84%
The questions you dodge are the ones you need to ask. Here they are.
by Gregory Stock 1985
3.96
2k+ ratings
Ocean
by K. Faulkner • 1994
Neurology, not laziness, explains your child's struggles. A structure to unlock their learning.
Ocean Summary
Ocean 84%
Neurology, not laziness, explains your child's struggles. A structure to unlock their learning.
by K. Faulkner 1994
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