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Video/DVD/Audio  Books
D8SS-WEB

8 Steps to Captivating an Audience

James S. Payne and Walter Cegelka


DPFA-WEB

The Power of Formative Assessment to Advance Learning
3 DVD Set and User Guide

by An ASCD Production


DWTD-WEB

White Teachers/Diverse Classrooms
Teachers and Students of Color Talk Candidly About Connecting with Black Students and Transforming Educational Outcomes

by Julie Landsman and Chance W. Lewis, Editors

DDIN-WEB

Differentiating Instruction
A Multimedia Kit for Professional Development

by Jacqueline S. Thousand, Richard A. Villa, and Ann I. Nevin

DRSC-WEB

Restoring School Civility
Creating a Caring, Responsible, and Productive School

by Philip Fitch Vincent

DMBR-WEB

The Motivation Breakthrough
Six Secrets to Turning On the Tuned-Out Child

by Richard Lavoie

VLES-WEB

Leadership Sustainability
A Multimedia Kit for Professional Development

by Michael Fullan

DMTE-WEB

More Time to Teach
Responding to Student Behavior, Elementary Edition

by Jon Halpern and Jeff Fink

DGRC-WEB

Getting Results with Curriculum Mapping
DVD With Facilitator's Guide

ASCD Productions

DICS-WEB

Instructional Coaching
School-Based Staff Development for Improved Teacher and Student Learning

by Featuring Joellen Killion, Jim Knight, and Stephen Barkley

DPCU-WEB

The Parallel Curriculum Multimedia Kit

Carol Ann Tomlinson, Sandra Kaplan, Joseph Renzulli, et al

DGTK-WEB

Developing The Gifts and Talents of ALL Students
The Schoolwide Enrichment Model

by Joseph S. Renzulli

VBAK-WEB

Balanced Assessment
Improving Student Achievement and Standardized Test Results, VHS Kit

by ASCD Productions

Job Coaching Strategies
A Video Guide and Handbook for Supported Employment

by Steve Tenpas

The Effective Teacher
DVD and Book Set

by Harry K. Wong

DCIT-WEB

Lecturing for Effecting Learning
Disc 2 - Clarity in Teaching Classroom Environment

DMLI-WEB

Lecturing for Effecting Learning
Disc 1 - Making Lessons Interesting


Books  Videos
RRIA-WEB

Reading Research in Action
A Teacher's Guide for Student Success

by Peggy McCardle, Vinita Chhabra, and Barbara Kapinus

ASIM-WEB

Assessing Impact
Evaluating Staff Development, Second Edition

by Joellen Killion

PPFT-WEB

PowerPoint for Teachers
Dynamic Presentations and Interactive Classroom Projects

by Ellen Finkelstein and Pavel Samsonov

LLST-WEB

Leading Lesson Study
A Practical Guide for Teachers and Facilitators

by Jennifer Stepanek, Gary Appel, Melinda Leong, Michelle Turner Mangan, and Mark Mitchell

ICPA-WEB

Instructional Coaching
A Partnership Approach to Improving Instruction

by Jim Knight

LSFT-WEB

Leadership Strategies for Teachers
Second Edition

by Eunice M. Merideth

TRSM-WEB

Train Smart
Effective Trainings Every Time, Second Edition

by Rich Allen

DMTS-WEB

More Time to Teach
Responding to Student Behavior, Secondary Edition

by Jon Halpern and Jeff Fink

6HET-WEB

6 Habits of Highly Effective Teams

by Stephen E. Kohn and Vincent D. O'Connell

MMWO-WEB

Making Meetings Work
How to Get Started, Get Going, and Get It Done

by Ann M. Delehant with Valerie von Frank

LCCP-WEB

Learner-Centered Classroom Practices and Assessments
Maximizing Student Motivation, Learning, and Achievement

by Barbara L. McCombs, and Lunda Miller

LCFE-WEB

Leadership Coaching for Educators
Bringing Out the Best in School Administrators

by Karla Reiss

MSLB-WEB

Motivating Students Left Behind
Practical Strategies for Reaching and Teaching Your Most Difficult Students

by Richard L. Curwin

WTDC-WEB

White Teachers/Diverse Classrooms
A Guide to Building Inclusive Schools, Promoting High Expectations, and Eliminating Racism

by Julie Landsman and Chance W. Lewis, Editors

VTMW-WEB

The Three-Minute Classroom Walk-Through

by Carolyn J. Downey, Betty E. Steffy, Fenwick W. English, Larry E. Frase, and William K. Poston, Jr.

KSUP-WEB

Keys to Success for Urban School Principals
Second Edition

by Gwendolyn J. Cooke

CCAR-WEB

Courageous Conversations About Race
A Field Guide for Achieving Equity in Schools

by Glenn E. Singleton and Curtis Linton

EIDI-WEB

The Early Intervention Dictionary
A Multidisciplinary Guide to Terminology, Third Edition

by Jeanine G. Coleman, M.Ed.

FSTC-WEB

From Staff Room to Classroom
A Guide for Planning and Coaching Professional Development

by Robin Fogarty and Brian Pete

HHDP-WEB

How to Handle Difficult Parents
A Teacher's Survival Guide

by Suzanne Capek Tingley

TATW-WEB

Training the Active Training Way
8 Strategies to Spark Learning and Change

by Mel Silberman

DICO-WEB

Differentiated Coaching
A Framework for Helping Teachers Change

by Jane A.G. Kise

PTED-WEB

Powerful Teacher Education
Lessons from Exemplary Programs

by Linda Darling-Hammond

BPTW-WEB

Backstate Pass for Trainers, Facilitators, and Public Speakers
Your Guide to Successful Presentation

by Susan J. Jones

HSET-WEB

Handbook of Special Education Technology Research and Practice

by Dave Edyburn, Kyle Higgins, and Randall Boone

ESME-WEB

Energizing Staff Meetings

by Sheila Eller and John Eller

WTRW-WEB

Workshops That Really Work
The ABCs of Designing and Delivering Sensational Presentations

by Hal Portner

GTBP-WEB

Games That Boost Performance
30 Ready-to-Use Group Activities

by Steve Sugar and Carol Willett

101W-WEB

101 Ways to Make Training Active
2nd Edition

by Mel Silberman

LTLE-WEB

Leading the Learning
A Field Guide for Supervision & Evaluation

by Paula Rutherford

OCGR-WEB

On Common Ground
The Power of Professional Learning Communities

by Richard DuFour, Rebecca DuFour, Robert Eaker

IPDE-WEB

Individualizing Professional Development
A Framework for Meeting School and District Goals

by Vicki R. Husby

TTSC-WEB

Tools for Teaching Social Skills in School
Lesson Plans, Activities, and Blended Teaching Techniques to Help Your Students Succeed

by Michele Hensley, Jo C. Dillon, Denise Pratt, Jacqueline Ford, and Ray Burke, Ph.D.

SSNL-WEB

Sugar and Spice and No Longer Nice
How We Can Stop Girls' Violence

by Deborah Prothrow-Stith and Howard R. Spivak

LTES-WEB

Linking Teacher Evaluation and Student Learning

by Pamela D. Tucker and James H. Stronge

TALL-WEB

Tutoring Adolescent Literacy Learners
A Guide for Volunteers

by Kelly Chandler-Olcott and Kathleen A. Hinchman

AYLS-WEB

After You Lose Someone You Love
Advice and Insight from the Diaries of Three Kids Who've Been There

by Amy, Allie, and David Dennison

WAFD-WEB

When A Friend Dies
Revised & Updated Edition

by Marilyn E. Gootman, Ed.D.

NEIC-WEB

The New Encyclopedia of Icebreakers

by Miriam McLaughlin and Sandra Peyser

HSTM-WEB

The Howard Street Tutoring Manual
Teaching At-Risk Readers in the Primary Grades

by Darrell Morris

ENTB-WEB

The Everything New Teacher Book
Increase Your Confidence, Connect With Your Students, and Deal With the Unexpected

by Melissa Kelly

58WT-WEB

58 « Ways to Improvise in Training
Improvisation Games and Activities for Workshops, Courses and Team Meetings

by Paul Z Jackson

FFUP-WEB

A Framework for Understanding Poverty
Fourth Revised Edition

by Ruby K. Payne, Ph.D.

EGFE-WEB

Effective Group Facilitation in Education
How to Energize Meetings and Manage Difficult Groups

by John Eller

FAGR-WEB

Faculty Groups
From Frustration to Collaboration

by Susan A. Wheelan

DPEG-WEB

The Difficult Parent
An Educator's Guide to Handling Aggressive Behavior

by Charles M. Jaksec III

RASW-WEB

Reflective Analysis of Student Work
Improving Teaching Through Collaboration

by Norene J. Bella

LFMM-WEB

Looking Forward to Monday Morning
Ideas for Recognition and Appreciation Activities and Fun Things to Do at Work for Educators

by Diane Hodges

ARGB-WEB

The Action Research Guidebook
A Four-Step Process for Educators and School Teams

by Richard Sagor

EX11-WEB

The Excellent 11
Qualities Teachers and Parents Use to Motivate, Inspire, and Educate Children

by Ron Clark

SAPL-WEB

Schools as Professional Learning Communities
Collaborative Activities and Strategies for Professional Development

by Sylvia M. Roberts

DYOG-WEB

Design Your Own Games and Activities
Thiagi's Templates for Performance Improvement

by Sivasailam Thiagarajan

LALE-WEB

Laugh and Learn
95 Ways to Use Humor for More Effective Teaching and Training

by Doni Tamblyn

POFE-WEB

Power of Full Engagement
Managing Energy, Not Time, is the Key to High Pergormance and Personal Renewal

by Jim Loehr & Tony Schwartz

ES55-WEB

The Essential 55
An Award-Winning Educator's Rules for Discovering the Successful Student in Every Child

by Ron Clark

5EOE-WEB

The 5 Essentials Of Organizational Excellence
Maximizing Schoolwide Student Achievement and Performance

by Lawrence L. Marazza

PGMY-WEB

The Present
The Gift That Makes You Happy and Successful at Work and in Life

by Spencer Johnson

FIST-WEB

Fish! Sticks
A Remarkable Way to Adapt to Changing Times and Keep Your Work Fresh

by Stephen Lundin

CFTR-WEB

Cartoons for Trainers
Seventy-five Cartoons to Use or Adapt for Transitions, Activities, Discussion Points, Ice-breakers and Much More

by Lenn Millbower and Doris Yager

HTFS-WEB

HotTips for Speakers
25 Surefire Ways to Engage and Captivate Any Group or Audience

by Rob Abernathy and Mark Reardon

HPFF-WEB

HotTips for Facilitators
Strategies to Make Life Easier for Anyone Who Leads, Guides, Teaches, or Trains Groups

by Rob Abernathy and Mark Reardon

WMMCT-WEB

Who Moved My Cheese?
For Teens

by Spencer Johnson, M.D.

24CM-WEB

The 24-Carrot Manager
A Remarkable Story of How a Leader Can Unleash Human Potential

by Adrian Gostick and Chester Elton

FITL-WEB

Fish! Tales
Real-Life Stories to Help You Transform Your Workplace and Your Life

by Stephen Lundin

TTIM-WEB

Training to Imagine
Practical Improvisational Theatre Techniques to Enhance Creativity, Teamwork, Leadership and Learning

by Kat Koppett

HFIV-WEB

High Five!
The Magic of Working Together

by Ken Blanchard and Sheldon Bowles

EYAU-WEB

Energize Your Audience!
75 Quick Activities that get them Started and Keep them Going

by Lorraine Ukens

50CO-WEB

50 Creative Training Openers & Energizers
Innovative Ways to Start Your Training With a Bang!

by Bob Pike, CSP, CPAE and Lynn Solem

FESS-WEB

Facilitating With Ease!
Core Skills for Facilitators, Team Leaders and Members, Managers, Consultants, and Trainers

by Ingrid Bens

AAZA-WEB

Assessments A to Z
A Collection of 50 Questionnaires, Instruments, and Inventories

by Bonnie Burn and Maggi Payment

TOLN-WEB

Teaching Old Logs New Tricks
More Absurdities and Realities of Education

by Michael Giangreco

FISH-WEB

Fish!
Catch the Energy and Release the Potential

by Stephen Lundin, Ph.D., Harry Paul, and John Christensen

GTTT-WEB

Games That Teach Teams
21 Activities to Super-Charge Your Group

by Steve Sugar and George Takacs

201I-WEB

201 Icebreakers
Group Mixers, Warm-Ups, Energizers, and Playful Activities

by Edie West

BBTB-WEB

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

by John Newstrom and Edward Scannell

BBIB-WEB

The Big Book of Icebreakers
Quick, Fun Activities for Energizing Meetings and Workshops

by Edie West

TB01-WEB

Trainer's Bonanza
Over 1000 Fabulous Tips and Tools

by Eric Jensen

HTFT-WEB

HotTips for Teachers
30+ Steps to Student Engagement

by Rob Abernathy and Mark Reardon

UTWH-WEB

The Ultimate Training Workshop Handbook
A Comprehensive Guide to Leading Successful Workshops and Training Programs

by Bruce Klatt

ISGE-WEB

Icebreakers
A Sourcebook of Games, Exercised and Simulations

by Ken Jones

GUNG-WEB

Gung Ho!
Turn On the People in Any Organization

by Ken Blanchard and Sheldon Bowles

GTTE-WEB

Games That Teach Teams
Experiential Activities for Reinforcing Training

by Steve Sugar

EGA1-WEB

The Encyclopedia of Group Activities
150 Practical Designs for Successful Facilitating

by J. William Pfeiffer

ATNO-WEB

All Together Now!
A Seriously Fun Collection of Interactive Training Games and Activities

by Lorraine Ukens

ATAH-WEB

Active Training
A Handbook of Techniques, Designs, Case Examples, and Tips, 2nd Edition

by Mel Silberman

FBSP-WEB

Flying by the Seat of Your Pants
More Absurdities and Realities of Special Education

by Michael F. Giangreco

AIHP-WEB

Ants in His Pants
Absurdities and Realities of Special Education

by Michael F. Giangreco