How Do I?
Teaching As A Profession
Teaching Opportunities
Preparing Teachers for a Changing World: What Teachers Should Learn and Be Able To Do. 2005.
The Teaching Career. 2004.
Teachers and Teaching
: Current Issues. 2002
So You Want to be a Teacher? 2002
Career Opportunities in Education. 2001
Opportunities in Government Careers. 2001
Opportunities in
Education Careers. 2000
Opportunities in Teaching
Careers. 2000
The Collaboration Guide for Early Career Educators. 2000
The Essential Career
Guide to Becoming a Middle and High School Teacher. 1999
Effective Teaching Strategies
Creating Brain-Friendly Classrooms : Practical Instructional Strategies for Educators. 2003
Classroom Teaching Skills. 2006.
The Field Guide to Teaching : A Handbook for New Teachers. 2007.
Inspiring Active Learning : A Complete Handbook for Today's Teachers. 2006.
Teaching to the Standards of Effective Practice : A Guide to Becoming a Successful Teacher. 2003
Passion for Learning : How Project-Based Learning Meets the Needs of 21st-Century Students. 2003
The Power of Projects
: Meeting Contemporary Challenges in Early Childhood Classrooms-- Strategies
and Solutions. 2003
Help for the Struggling
Student : Ready-To-Use Strategies and Lessons to Build Attention, Memory,
Organizational Skills. 2003
Project-Based Learning
with Young Children. 2002
What Successful Teachers
Do : 91 Research-Based Classroom Strategies for New and Veteran Teachers. 2003
One Kid at a Time : Big Lessons from a Small School. 2002
The Primary Teacher's Survival Guide : For First Year Teachers. 2002
Sweating the Small Stuff
: Answers to Teachers' Big Problems. 1999
What Makes a Good Teacher
Excellence in Teaching. [videorecording] : Tips, Techniques, Strategies. 1990
What Makes a Good Teacher Stories of the Courage to Teach : Honoring the Teacher's Heart. 2002
Teaching with Influence. 2002
Becoming a Successful Urban Teacher. 2002
The Contented Classroom : Strategies for Teacher Happiness. 2001
The Energy to Teach . 2001
Becoming a Better Teacher : Eight Innovations That Work. 2000
What Makes a Good Primary School Teacher? : Expert Classroom Strategies. 2000
Life Cycle of the Career Teacher. 2000
Super Sub. 2000
Research Skills and Time Management
MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. 2003
The Research Paper : A Guide to Library and Internet Research. 2003
The Essential Guide : Research Writing Across the Disciplines. 2002
The Writer's Harbrace Handbook. 2001
Your College Experience : Strategies for Success. 2001
College 101 : More Than 300 Tips We Wish Someone Would Have Told Us Before Starting College. 2000
Techniques for Student Research : A Comprehensive Guide to Using the Library. 2000
College Survival :
A Crash Course for Students By Students. 1999
(LB2343.32.G68 1999 BOOK Penn State Beaver - General Collection)
College 101 : A First-Year Reader. 1999
Strategies for College
Success. 1997
Current Topics in Education
Active Learning
Building Partnerships for Service-Learning. 2003
50 Active Learning Strategies for Improving Reading Comprehension. 2006
Primary Games : Experiential Learning Activities for Teaching Children K-8. 2002
Conversational Learning : An Experiential Approach to Knowledge Creation. 2002
The Power of Experiential Learning : A handbook for Trainers and Educators. 2002
Communities of Youth : Cultural Practice and Informal Learning. 2002
Learning the 3 Rs Through Active Play. 2002
Creative Experiences for Young Children. 2002
Action, Talk, and Text : Learning and Teaching Through Inquiry. 2001
Classroom Strategies for Interactive Learning. 2001
Active Learning in the
Digital Age Classroom. 2001
Learning Together
: Children and Adults in a School Community. 2001
Serious Players in the
Primary Classroom : Empowering Children Through Active Learning Experiences. 2000
Differentiated Learning: Multilevel Education
Differentiated Instruction. 2003
Differentiated Instructional Strategies : One Size Doesn't Fit All. 2007
Where Have All the Bluebirds Gone? : How to Soar with Flexible Grouping. 2002
Teaching Large Multilevel Classes. 2001
How to Differentiate Instruction in Mixed-Ability Classrooms. 2001
The Differentiated Classroom : Responding to the Needs of All Learners. 1999
Teaching Children with Diverse Abilities. 1998
How to Differentiate Instruction in Mixed-Ability Classrooms. 2001
Dealing with Crisis: Bullying, Teen Suicide and School Violence
Bullying
Teen and Young Adult Suicide : A National Health Crisis.
Best Practices in School Crisis Prevention and Intervention. 2002
Your Child : Bully or Victim? : Understanding and Ending Schoolyard Tyranny. 2002
Bullying : Effective Strategies for Long-Term Improvement. 2002
Before Conflict : Preventing Aggressive Behavior. 2002
Bullies [videorecording]
Peer Harassment in School : The Plight of the Vulnerable and Victimized. 2001
Nobody Knew What to Do : A Story about Bullying. 2001
Hostile Hallways : Bullying, Teasing, and Sexual Harassment in School. 2001
Bullying Behavior : Current Issues, Research, and Interventions. 2001
The Anti-Bullying Handbook. 2000
The Nature of School Bullying : A Cross-National Perspective.1999
The Bully Free Classroom : Over 100 Tips and Strategies for Teachers K-8. 1999
Bullying in Schools and What To Do About It. 1998
Ready-To-Use Conflict-Resolution Activities for Elementary Students. 1998
Coping with Bullying. [videorecording] Part of the Be Cool: Coping with Difficult People Series. (Other topics teasing-, anger in yourself, anger with others, criticism, modules 1-5) 1997
Bullyproof : A Teacher's Guide on Teasing and Bullying for Use with Fourth and Fifth Grade Students. 1996
A Volcano in My Tummy : Helping Children to Handle Anger : A Resource Book
Teen Suicide
Suicide: Opposing Viewpoints. 2003
Alcohol Abuse and Suicide Attempts Among Youth - Correlation and Causation.
Best Practices in School Crisis Prevention and Intervention. 2002
Suicidal Children and Adolescents. 2001
One in Thirteen : The Silent Epidemic of Teen Suicide. 2001
Explaining the Rise in Youth Suicide.
Teen Suicide. 2000
Coping with Teen Suicide. 1999
Youth Suicide : The School's Role in Prevention and Response. 1999
Teenage Suicide [video] : The Silent Threat. 1999
The Peer Partners Handbook 1995
School Violence
Ensuring Safe School Environments : Exploring Issues, Seeking Solutions. 2003
Kids Working It Out : Strategies and Stories for Making Peace in our Schools. 2003
The PEACE Approach to Violence Prevention : A Guide for Administrators and Teachers. 2003
Public School Safety : A Handbook. 2003
Threats in Schools : A Practical Guide for Managing Violence. 2002
The School as a Safe Haven. 2002
Conflict Resolution Communication : Patterns Promoting Peaceful Schools. 2002
Anger Management in Schools : Alternatives to Student Violence. 2002
A Companion Guide to Leadership for Safe Schools. 2002
Settle Conflicts Right Now! : A Step-By-Step Guide for K-6 Classrooms. 2001
Making Schools Safer and Violence Free : Critical Issues, Solutions, and Recommended Practices. 2001
Learning about School
Violence: Lessons for Educators, Parents, Students, and Communities. 2001
Collaborative/Cooperative Learning
The School Buddy System : The Practice of Collaboration. 2003
Leadership Lessons from Comprehensive School Reforms. 2003
The Teacher's Sourcebook for Cooperative Learning : Practical Techniques, Basic Principles, and Frequently Asked Questions. 2002
Classroom Instruction That Works : Research-Based Strategies for Increasing Student Achievement. 2001
Implementing Computer Supported Cooperative Learning. 2000
Learning Together and Alone : Cooperative, Competitive, and Individualistic Learning. 1999
Cooperative Learning in Context : An Educational Innovation in Everyday Classrooms. 1999
Handbook of Cooperative Learning Methods. 1999
Teacher/Mentor : A Dialogue for Collaborative Learning. 1999
Collaborative Learning
: Cognitive and Computational Approaches. 1999
Professional Development
for Cooperative Learning : Issues and Approaches.
1998
The Cooperative Classroom : Empowering Learning. 1998
Cooperative Learning and Strategies for Inclusion : Celebrating Diversity in the Classroom. 1998
Cooperative Learning
: Critical Thinking and Collaboration Across the Curriculum. 1996
Teacher Certification: Standards and Test Preparation
NYSTCE : Complete Preparation
for the LAST and ATS-W. 2002
Requirements for Certification
of Teachers, Counselors, Librarians, Administrators for Elementary and
Secondary Schools. 2003
The Teacher's Guide to National Board Certification: Unpacking the Standard. 2003
The National Board Certification Workbook 2003
The National Board Certification Handbook 2002
Teacher Training : A Reference Handbook. 2001
Teacher Certification Exam : Guidance Counseling.2000
Guidelines for the Preparation of Teachers of English Language Arts. 1996
More about Pennsylvania
Certification at the Educational Testing Service website:
http://www.ets.org/praxis/prxpa.html
Test Preparation: Praxis/NTE
Praxis I/PPST Exam, 2003 : Preparation for the Praxis Series. 2003
The Best Teachers' Test
Preparation for PRAXIS PLT Test, Grades 7-12 : Principles of Learning
and Teaching Test. 2002
How to Prepare for Praxis
: PPST, PLT, Elementary School Subject Assessments, Listening Skills
Test, Overview of Praxis II Subject Assessments ; Specialty Area Tests. 2001
Principles of Learning
and Teaching ; Study Guide. 2001
Social Studies : Content Knowledge : Study Guide : Practice ; Review. 2001
English Language, Literature, and Composition : Content Knowledge : Study Guide. 2001
Elementary Education
: Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment. Study Guide. 2000
Elementary Education
: Content Area Exercises. Study Guide. 2000
Praxis II Subject Assessments : Study Guide : General Information ; Study Tips. 1999
Cracking the PRAXIS
II: NTE. 1998
Praxis II : NTE 1999
Praxis I PPST. 1998
Everything You Need to
Score High on Praxis II : Core Battery, MSAT Specialty Area Tests. 1998
The Praxis Series Study
Guide : Subject Assessments : Mathematics. 1998
A Guide to the NTE Speech-Language
Pathology Specialty Area Test. 1995
The PPST Guide : A Practice Book for College-Level Standardized Achievement Tests in Reading, Mathematics, and Writing. 1994
NTE Biology ; General Science : Practice ; Review. 1991
No Child Left Behind Act
For commentary, amendments, and text of the law, search the Education; Behavioral Sciences Library's guide to Education;the Law:
Finding the NCLB Act of 2001 in Lexis-Nexis Academic:
No Child Left Behind official website
Committee on Education and the Workforce
No Child Left Behind in Pennsylvania
National Association of Secondary School Principals
Facing Accountability in Education: Democracy and Equity at Risk. 2007
Holding Schools Accountable: A Handbook for Educators and Parents. 2007
No Child Left Behind : Estimating the Impact on Choices and Students.
Inclusion Technology
Including Students with
Special Needs : A Practical Guide for Classroom Teachers. 2002
Widening the Circle :
Including Children with Disabilities in Preschool Programs. 2002
Successful Inclusion
for Educational Leaders. 2002
Teaching Students with
Special Needs in the 21st Century Classroom. 2002
Education and Children with Special Needs: From Segregation to Inclusion. 2002
Portraits of Teachers in Multicultural Settings : A Critical Literacy Approach. 2001
Early Childhood Inclusion : Focus on Change. 2001
Successful Inclusive Teaching : Proven Ways to Detect and Correct Special Needs. 2000
The Mainstreaming Handbook. 2000
Meeting Special Needs in Mainstream Schools : A Practical Guide for Teachers. 2000
Actively Seeking Inclusion : Pupils with Special Needs in Mainstream Schools. 1999
Effective Mainstreaming : Creating Inclusive Classrooms. 1998
Teaching Strategies for
Inclusive Classrooms : Schools, Students, Strategies, and Success. 1998
E-Learning
E-Learning in the 21st Century : A Framework for Research and Practice. 2003
Communication and Collaboration in the Online Classroom : Examples and Applications. 2002
Assessment strategies for The On-line Class : From Theory to Practice. 2002
E-Learning : Strategies for Delivering Knowledge in the Digital Age. 2001
E-Learning : Teaching
and Professional Development with the Internet. 2001
Stress ; Teacher Burnout
The Emotions of Teacher Stress. 2002
The Teacher's Survival Guide. 2000
Stress Free Teaching : A Practical Guide to Tackling Stress in Teaching, Lecturing and Tutoring. 2000
Understanding and Preventing Teacher Burnout : A Sourcebook of International Research and Practice. 1999
Breakdown : The Facts About Stress in Teaching. 2000
On Being a Teacher. 2000
Teaching From the Heart. 1996
Educator's Job Search: Finding a Teaching Position
Getting a Job in Teaching. 2000
How to Get a Teaching Job. 2000
Resumes for Education Careers. 1999
Developing an Employment Portfolio for Professional Educators. 1998
The Inside Secrets of Finding a Teaching Job. 1997
Educator's Job Search : The Ultimate Guide to Finding Positions in Education. 1993