Penn State University Libraries - Teaching as a Profession

• 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

• 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
• Videos For Teachers [electronic resource] : Successful Teaching Strategies in Middle and High School School Classrooms. 2001
• Sweating the Small Stuff : Answers to Teachers' Big Problems. 1999

• 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

• 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
• College 101 : A First-Year Reader. 1999
• Strategies for College Success. 1997

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
• Differentiating Instruction in the Regular Classroom : How to Reach and Teach All Learners, grades 3-12. 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

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
• Healthy Teens : Facing the Challenges of Young Lives : A Practical Guide for Parents, Caregivers, Educators, and Health Professionals. 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
• Threat Assessment in Schools : A Guide to Managing Threatening Situations and to Creating Safe School Climates.
• 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

• 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

• 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/pa

• Praxis I/PPST Exam, 2003 : Preparation for the Praxis Series. 2003. 2002
• 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, 
• Elementary Education : Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment. Study Guide. 2000 
• Elementary Education : Content Area Exercises. Study Guide. 2000
• Everything You Need to Score High on Praxis II : Core Battery, MSAT Specialty Area Tests. 1998
• A Guide to the NTE Speech-Language Pathology Specialty Area Test. 1995
• NTE Biology ; General Science : Practice ; Review. 1991

Praxis materials found in the Education and Behavioral Sciences Library, 5th Floor Paterno Library, University Park.

Praxis information from Educational Testing Service (ETS)

• Department of Education
• No Child Left Behind official website
• Committee on Education and Labor
  
• Center on Educational Policy
• Center for Education Reform
• National Association of Secondary School Principals
• The Challenges of No Child Left Behind: Understanding the Issues of Excellence, Accountability, and Choice. 2007
• 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.

• 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 in the 21st Century : A Framework for Research and Practice. 2003
• E-Learning Tools and Technologies : A Consumer's Guide for Trainers, Teachers, Educators, and Instructional Designers. 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

• 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

• How to Get the Teaching Job You Want : The Complete Guide for College Graduates, Returning Teachers, and Career Changers. 2000
• 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