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Kids everywhere are heading back to school and their teachers and parents are looking for the best value they can get on supplies for the classroom. There are two tools that every classroom should have and yet they are often overlooked. A good thermal laminator and a quality pencil sharpener are items that will come in handy again and again throughout the course of a school year.

Plastic pencil sharpeners are not a good choice because they are easily broken especially when they are used in classrooms for the lowest grades.

Most elementary school teachers agree that the Panasonic KP-380 is the best sharpener on the market right now. Suction cup feet will hold the sharpener firmly in place on a number of different types of surfaces.Internal sensors will shut the sharpener off when the pencil point is sharp, so it delivers a consistent result every time it is used.

Some educators prefer a sharpener made by Boston which is a self-feeding sharpener that can be vacuum mounted. The Long Point by Palomino is a sharpener that is operated manually. It provides a nice, sharp point, is easy to use and makes hardly any noise. Art teachers are fond of the X-Acto model because it can be used to sharpen colored pencils without becoming clogged.

A thermal laminator is another handy tool for teachers to keep around. Name cards and flash cards used in lower grades can be cleaned off and used again if they are laminated. The laminator made by Scotch is inexpensive and at 9" x 9" does not take up a lot of space.

The Scotch model is lightweight and portable. It features two temperature settings and utilizes a system with two rollers. It runs on batteries, so there is no excess heat. This makes is perfect for use in the classroom. Once it is turned on, it will quickly warm up to operating temperature.

The laminator made by 3M has a choice of two heat settings. This one will take between six and eight minutes to warm up and it is rated as being very dependable. At four pounds, it weighs almost 1.5 pounds lighter than the Scotch model. The 3M laminator is 120 volts and 260 watts. Both can accommodate items nine inches wide and less.

Looking for more detailed information on these products? Check out the Best Pencil Sharpener article as well as this one: Need a Thermal Laminator?

Master Teachers $26.99 The No Child Left Behind legislation, by legitimizing a stark, one-size-fits-all, industrial model of education, has denied the inherent complexity and richness of what teachers do. Discussing teaching in terms of Chaos Theory, Chapin explains that while excellent teaching may occur at the edge of chaos, it is not chaotic. There are patterns common to master teachers that connect the components of effective teaching to give meaning and stability to the classroom, allowing master teachers to get up morning after morning, and make a genuine, positive difference in students' lives. Master Teachers presents teaching as a complex, adaptive exercise undertaken at the edge of chaos where creativity and invention are maximized.

The Diagnostic Process: A Model for Clinical Teachers $68.51 This book examining diagnosis was first published in 1985. Diagnosis is at the centre of medical practice and depends on skilled information processing and decision making. Medical students, who will spend their working lives gathering information from patients, making decisions and solving problems need to be taught the necessary techniques. One aim of the book is, therefore, to give teachers an account of some of the basic ideas which have been applied to the diagnostic process and to medical problem solving in general. Another aim is to make teachers more aware of the principles underlying their clinical work, for it has been shown repeatedly that clinicians actions do not always coincide with their teaching and there is a distinct gap between what they do and what they teach. This introduction to the fundamental concepts of information processing and decision making is written at a level which makes it appropriate reading for those who have not previously read widely in these areas. It will be of interest to clinical teachers in medical and allied health professions. Author: Balla, John I. Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 164 Publication Date: 2008/12/11 Language: English Dimensions: 5.98 x 9.01 x 0.37 inches

Mentoring Teachers $24.95 A useful guide for teacher mentors as they face new and difficult challenges in their work New teachers often struggle to apply their knowledge in real-world settings, and the idea of mentoring these teachers during their first years in the classroom has captured the imagination of schools all over the world. Drawn from the experiences over the last twenty years of the New Teacher Center, the book illuminates the subtleties and struggles of becoming an excellent, effective mentor. The book discusses the five big tensions of mentoring: developing a new identity, developing trusting relationships, accelerating teacher growth, mentoring in challenging contexts, and learning leadership skills. Describes in-depth the most common challenges of the mentor role A wonderful guide for both new and veteran mentors Includes engaging firsthand narratives written by mentors working in a variety of settings This book is from the New Teacher Center, an organization whose highly respected mentor training model has served over 50,000 teachers nationwide. The New Teacher Center is dedicated to improving student learning by accelerating the effectiveness of teachers and school leaders through comprehensive mentoring and professional development programs.

New Model Me : Teachers Manual $13.6 No Synopsis Available

Teachers $1.49 Teachers Button Teachers Are My Heroes

Instructional Design for Teachers $34.95 Focuses on the instructional design process specifically for k-12 teachers. This title introduces a common-sense model of instructional design to take k-12 teachers through the instructional design process step-by-step, with a special emphasis on preparing, motivating, and encouraging use of instructional design principles.

The Connection of Experienced Teachers $180.02 With the introduction of ICT, experienced teachers encountered change becoming virtually displaced persons digital immigrants; new settlers endeavouring to obtain digital citizenship in order to survive in the information age. In the process, these teachers moved from learning how to push buttons, to applying software, and finally to changing their practice. They learned collectively and individually, in communities and networks, like immigrants and adult learners: by doing, experimenting and reflecting on ICT. Unfortunately, for these teachers, theyaspedagogues did not fully investigate or embrace pedagogical theory related to ICT learning and teaching. Finally, this book proposes that teachers learn ICT through what is termed a hyperuchit model, consisting of developments; action; interaction; and reflection. The recommendation is that future teacher university ICT professional learning incorporates this hyperuchit model. Author: SenjovMakohon, Natalie Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 328 Publication Date: 2009/09/01 Language: English Dimensions: 9.00 x 6.00 x 0.73 inches

Effective Teachers in Secondary Schools $200 A valuable, reflective resource for secondary teachers considering classroom observations and giving feedback, this book and DVD pack present recordings of five experienced secondary teachers in action, together with clear commentary and analysis. The commentary draws on the Hay McBer report 'A Model of Teacher Effectiveness' (DfES 2000). The pack provides direct links to performance management and cross reference to the teaching standards. It can be used to assist the interviewer and interviewee following classroom observations by giving a focus for meaningful discussions and shared professional language.The resource can be used during school INSET, at home by individual teachers wishing to review their own approach to teaching, by NQTs, and by training colleges and ITT and GTP students.

Effective Teachers in Primary Schools $200 A valuable, reflective resource for primary teachers considering classroom observations and giving feedback, this book and DVD pack present recordings of six experienced primary teachers in action, together with clear commentary and analysis. The commentary draws on the Hay McBer report 'A Model of Teacher Effectiveness' (DfES 2000). The pack provides direct links to performance management and cross reference to the teaching standards. It can be used to assist the interviewer and interviewee following classroom observations by giving a focus for meaningful discussions and shared professional language. The resource can be used during school INSET, at home by individual teachers wishing to review their own approach to teaching, by NQTs, and by training colleges and ITT and GTP students.

Immigrant Teachers, American Students $85 As a mini-ethnographic study, Immigrant Teachers, American Students draws on critical and multicultural theories to explore the cross-cultural complexities of teacher/student interactions in the classroom. Tailored to foreign-trained teachers and the American educators who educate and supervise them, the model applies to any teacher whose cultural expectations differ from those of the students they teach.

Mentoring Beginning Teachers $16.8 The first edition of Mentoring Beginning Teachers was named an Outstanding Academic Title by the American Library Association's Choice magazine in 2000. The expanded second editionpacked with insights, anecdotes, and updated researchprovides mentors with a road map for helping new teachers become confident, reflective educators. The collaborative model outlined in the book is enlightening and rewarding for the mentor and the novice alike. The authors have incorporated the latest findings on all aspects of mentoringfrom preparing to be a mentoring guide or coach to school culture and parent outreach. Teachers will find five new chapters on working with ELL students, working with parents, curriculum mapping, school culture, and the role of administrators within an effective mentoring system. Organized around a series of questions, the book allows mentors to quickly locate practical advice to match any mentoring situation. The range of resources includes: recommendations for pairing mentors and teachers, questions to jump-start conversations, ideas for teacher reflection, and answers to the most commonly asked mentor questions. Mentoring Beginning Teachers, Second Edition provides a comprehensive and tested plan for helping mentors guide new teachers in moving beyond the basics of plan/teach/evaluate to a higher level of joint assessment and inquiry.

Acting Lessons for Teachers $34.95 Acting Lessons for Teachers presents a solid theoretical foundation for the pedagogical benefits of enthusiastic teaching. The authors maintain that students learn better and misbehave less when taught by teachers who teach enthusiastically. They posit that the dynamic of the classroom is similar to that of the stage in terms of speaker-listener relationships and they demonstrate how the acting craft offers teachers a model for the skills and strategies that help convey more enthusiasm for the material, thus successfully engaging the students. This book presents concrete descriptions of the specific acting strategies that would benefit the teacher: physical and vocal animation, teacher role-playing, strategic entrances and exits, humor, props, suspense and surprise, and creative use of space. Special attention is given to the potential advantage of instructional technology as a modern-day prop. Strategies are explained in terms of their importance and ease of incorporation into the classroom. Each is proposed as a skill that can be learned by any teachers who have the desire to enliven their teaching. Student descriptions of their own experience with teachers' use of acting strategies add real examples for each lesson. Finally, testimony of award-winning classroom teachers from a variety of disciplines and age levels provides evidence of the wide and easy applicability of these strategies.

Apologies by ESL/Efl Teachers $165.69 Today nonnative Englishspeaking ESL/EFL teachers outnumber native ones. Questions thus arise regarding nonnative Englishspeaking teachers competences. One of those competences in question is pragmatic competence. This book compares apologies by native and nonnative Englishspeaking ESL/EFL teachers. The results of the statistical analyses reveal that the two groups differ in all categories of comparison, though to different degrees. When the results of the tests are interpreted, it is observed that there are essential differences in four areas: the patterns of common strategy use, distribution of tokens across strategies, the use of individual strategies and structural characteristics of apology speech act sets. The results have implications for improving language teaching, teacher training programs and materials. In particular, these implications can help language teachers be a better language model and provide their students with necessary exposure to language use. This book should be useful to professionals in the fields of pragmatics, foreign language education and teacher training. Author: Kanik, Mehmet Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 204 Publication Date: 2010/12/10 Language: English Dimensions: 6.00 x 9.02 x 0.47 inches

Teachers Umwelten in a Middle School $95.59 An ethnographic study of two teaching teams and how they organise learning experiences for their students in the face of competing school priorities. Maroon Secondary college is an Australian school, initially set up to be a Middle School supporting a Teamsmallgroup (TSG) model of teaching. As the school grows to encompass a senior school and a more main stream approach to teaching, two teams of teachers in the middle school reflect on the effect of these two competing styles of teaching on their ability to provide a range of learning experiences for their students. The analysis of these reflections incorporates umwelten and pronoun analysis to understand the positioning of team members and their actions. The study contributes to enquiries of life spaces and cultural agency of teachers. Author: Trapani, Fiona Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 108 Publication Date: 2010/06/29 Language: English Dimensions: 5.98 x 9.01 x 0.25 inches

Redefining Staff Development : A Collaborative Model for Teachers and Administrators $29.25 No Synopsis Available

An Examination of Science Teachers Learning $176.84 Professional development generally refers to the collection of activities that systematically increase teachers knowledge of academic subjects and advance teachers understanding of instructional strategies. Given the complexity of the reform initiatives for science education in the United States of America as set forth by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), and the National Science Education Standards (NRC, 1996), professional development might provide a bridge for aligning teacher practice with national standards (LoucksHorsley, 1995). However, the current model of professional growth, focused largely on expanding a repertoire of skills, is not adequate (Little, 1993). Understanding teacher learning theory and utilizing research on pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) could be the differentiating factor for science teacher professional development; if utilized in design and evaluation, they may promote both knowing science in context and knowing how to tailor science learning to the needs of students (Shulman, 1987). Author: Kiehl, Melissa Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 232 Publication Date: 2009/06/01 Language: English Dimensions: 9.00 x 6.00 x 0.53 inches

Informal Classroom Assessment Strategies for Teachers $79.66 Standardized tests do not always provide a complete picture of a students strengths and weaknesses, particularly individuals with disabilities. This book highlights the rationale, construction, use, and evaluation of informal assessment techniques. A model is included for school personnel to follow. Teachers, counselors, and others will find this model for informally assessing students to be helpful in understanding the various learning styles of children and to develop functional curricula. Chapters cover observational techniques, analyzing and evaluating informal assessment data, communicating results, and grading. Useful appendixes include Observation Checklist, A Sample Rubric Assessment Sheet, and Learning Outcomes and Informal Methods of Evaluation. These assessment tools will be particularly helpful of beginning teachers in developing questioning techniques to promote critical thinking. Author: Taylor, George R. Binding Type: Hardcover Number of Pages: 136 Publication Date: 2003/01/09 Language: English Dimensions: 9.30 x 6.44 x 0.70 inches

Microsoft Office 2010 for Teachers (Paperback) $81.16 Revised and updated to apply to Office 2010 and Windows 7, Microsoft Office for Teachers provides practical guidance for understanding and using Microsoft Word, Powerpoint, Excel, Access and Publisher for teaching and learning. Each chapter provides step-by-step demonstrations of the intricacies of Office 2010, activities to test comprehension, and helpful classroom examples that model how to seamlessly integrate these current technologies into classrooms and to maximize their effectiveness on student learning and classroom management.

Friends and Teachers $40 Friends and Teachers

Hybrid-Context Instructional Model : The Internet and the Classrooms: The Way Teachers Experience It $83.84 No Synopsis Available

How to Keep Good Teachers and Principals $13.99 This book serves as a helpful, hands-on toolbox to give educators more tools and strategies, including a new behavior modification model called Self-Correcting Behavior Modification.

Rural Teachers in China by Zhu, Wenbei [Paperback] $127.45 Rural Teachers in China examines the perceptions of former students on issues regarding the status of teachers and quality of teaching through recalling their school days in rural china. The author argues that the dilemma of teacher shortage and quality of teaching in rural China is, to great extent a reflection of how the general public value rural education. The view of the public has experienced fluctuations and a threephase model is suggested in the conclusion. It is also suggested that to change the negatve and somewhat stererotyped image of rural teaching profession which is not attractive to rural talents in general compared to other professions beyond the rural areas, is a longterm task on the part of the Chinese society. Author: Zhu, Wenbei Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 160 Publication Date: 2011/02/08 Language: English Dimensions: 5.98 x 9.02 x 0.37 inches

Escape to the Everglades Teachers Activity Guide $11.18 Includes crossword puzzles, recipes for Seminole foods, how to play stickball and build a model of a chickee. Sunshine State Standards. Author: Raffa, Edwina/ Rigsby, Annelle Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 31 Publication Date: 2006/03/01 Language: English Dimensions: 10.98 x 8.24 x 0.18 inches

PaperShow for Teachers $226.99 PAPERSHOW, TEACHERS EDITION, STARTER

Teachers Taught $24.99 Teachers Taught - Photographic Print

Shell Education 50332 Instructional Coaches and Classroom Teachers Sharing the Road to Success $39.78 Coaches and teachers alike will benefit from the researchbased classroomtested coaching model discussed in this book. This unique look at instructional coaching as a team approach will give both coaches and teachers the tools they need to create a successful partnership and improve classroom instruction. Author: Cheryl Jones Mary Vreeman Ellin Oliver Keene. Format: Paperback. Publish Date: May 30 2008. Pages: 208. Publisher: Shell Educational Publishing. Language: English. Grade: K 12.

Collaborating for Inquiry-Based Learning: School Librarians and Teachers Partner for Student Achievement $35 Student learning is enhanced when teachers and librarians work collaboratively. This cutting-edge guide offers a model for collaboration that incorporates information literacy and technology standards to engage students and move them to higher-order thinking skills and greater achievement.

Strategies and Models for Teachers: Teaching Content and Thinking Skills (6th Edition) $37.94 This K-12 teaching methods text continues to focus on instruction, using a models approach that links prescriptive teaching strategies to specific content and thinking objectives. Well known for it's practical case-study approach, the Sixth Edition of Strategies and Models for Teachers opens each chapter with acase study that illustrates an instructional model in practice and translates cognitive principles of learning into teaching strategies. This edition is composed of two main parts.In Part Ithe first three chapters describe principles of cognitive learning and motivation theory, teaching strategies that apply to all grade levels, and the teaching of thinking. In Part II, the remaining chapters offer detailed coverage of the individual models, with each model designed to help learners reach specific cognitive, social, and critical thinking goals.With a focuson active learning, utilizing research, cognitive psychology, experience, and emphasizes the teacher's central role in the learning process teachers will find this an invaluable resource throughout their career.