Titles of Books, DVDs and Videos from A-D

 

Agenda: Spyglass Series in VHS or DVD format

Susan Kovalik & Associates
$21.95



Part of the Spyglass Series of four, this one in the series demonstrates how to plan and use the daily agenda to best advantage.

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Being There: Spyglass Series in VHS or DVD format

Susan Kovalik & Associates
$21.95



Part of the Spyglass Series of four, this one explains how to select, develop, and use "being there" experiences to dramatically increase learning.

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The Big Book of Team Building Games: Trust Building Activities, Team Spirit Exercises, and Other Fun Things to Do

John Newstrom and Ed Scannell
$23.95


This is the resource for workshop trainers, coaches, managers, and MS/HS teachers who want to improve team building and trust. Provides 70 varied, imaginative games and activities that are quick to use, single focused, inexpensive, participative, adaptable, and fun. (238 pages)

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Bookmarks, Lifeskills

Susan Kovalik & Associates
Set of 24: $10.00



Your students (and teachers) will enjoy these colorful bookmarks depicting the 18 LIFESKILLS and 5 Lifelong Guidelines. The playful animals will follow you through your adventures in reading. Set of 24.

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Brain Gym: Teacher's Edition

Paul E. Dennison, Ph.D. and Gail Dennison
$ 19.95



Research clearly supports the ways in which movement enhances learning. Use the movement patterns detailed in this book to promote student achievement by helping them to use all of their learning power. Each movement is illustrated and explained in terms of its benefits. (45 pages)

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California Mentor Teacher Role

Discounted   Karen D. Olsen
$12.95



This is a terrific coaching resource specifically addressing how to overcome the critical challenges to implementing the Mentor Teacher Program. Based on the author's work with 7,000 California Mentor Teachers. Regular price: $17.50 (222 pages)

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Character Begins at Home: Family Tools for Teaching Character and Values

Karen D. Olsen and Sue Pearson
$14.95


This book lists hundreds of ideas for nurturing children's character through the Lifelong Guidelines and LIFESKILLS using simple, enjoyable activities at home. Children and youth benefit by hearing and using a common language at home and at school as they develop the personal and social skills and values to suceed in life and be a responsible citizen. Great tool for building family and community support. (332 pages)

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Character Building Day by Day

Anne D. Mather & Louise B. Weldon
$15.95


In elementary schools across the country, teachers set aside a few minutes for character education each day. Whether to complement a school's existing program or simply to add a character jump-start to the day, this book makes it easy. Teach character education in a meaningful, manageable way, using 180 short fictional stories which spotlight the character traits used most often. (232 pages)

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CHIMES

3-NOTE CHIMES: $18.95

8-NOTE DESK CHIME: $25.00

8-NOTE HANGING CHIME: $42.00

These chimes are beautifully tuned and provide a calm, musical, non-verbal way to signal Active Listening or transition in your classroom. The oak stand accentuates the chimes and includes a striking mallet. Available as a 3-note (chime-3) or an 8-note (chime-ENERGY) desk chime, as well as a 8-note (chime-8) hanging style.

CAR CHIMES

Hang these delightfully tuned chimes on the rear view mirror or decorate your home or work space. Comes with a 9-inch ball chain for easy hanging. Approximately 3-inches tall. Specify style when ordering (angel, star, eclipse or heart).

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Classroom Activators: 64 Novel Ways to Energize Learning

Jerry Evanski
$15.95


Gain and maintain your students' attention throughout every class with this valuable pocket reference. Each of the three sections — Activate Instruction, Activate the Environment, and Activate Your Students — gives you quick access to specific state-changing activities and the brain research behind them. With this handy little guide, you'll have proven methods for stirring curiosity and getting students actively involved whenever you wish. (139 pages)

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Classroom of the 21st Century

Robert Ellingsen
$21.95




Observe an ITI fourth-grade classroom where all curriculum content and skills are orchestrated around a yearlong theme. Hear students speak for the power of the model. (50 mins, VHS or DVD)

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Coaching for the ITI Model: Delivering on the Promise

REVISED Karen D. Olsen
$21.95


Even champions rely on their coaches. This book helps prepare you to be a top-notch ITI coach. It introduces Turning Point Interaction (TPI), a coaching model designed specifically for ITI coaches that is based on the Stages of ITI Implementation. Mentor coaches see how TPI works, benefit from what previous coaches have learned, and get invaluable tips for working effectively with adults. (198 pages)

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The Coming Great Change in Education: A Practical Guide to How Scientific and Social Movements Are Remaking Our World and Our Schools

Dr. Sally J. Goerner
$37.50



From the outside, the "system" seems immovable, despite the best efforts by parents, talented teachers, corporate executives, and politicians. What educators need is a framework that makes it possible for us to organize and make sense of what we already know. This book offers hope and new solutions to the current problems that are deeply rooted in all aspects of society as well as in our schools. (221 pages)

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Divide and Conquer: Division in a Day

Martha M. Kaufeltdt
$29.95



When the learning environment is brain compatible, something as "hard" as long division—concept and computation—can be mastered in a single day. Follow a fourth-grade teacher as she takes 50 fourth, fifth, and sixth-graders through an unforgettable day of conquering long division. (55 mins., DVD, with manual)

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