Staying up-to-date on the most current research of best teaching practices is incredibly important as a teacher, but it can also be very expensive. I usually spend my own money on books that I'm interested in because my public library does not usually offer books on teaching and instruction. I am looking for your support in buying these professional development books that I am interested in reading!
Each book on this list has great reviews from other teachers and will ultimately benefit my own teaching practices in the classroom.
These books have been on my "to read" list for a while, and I am excited to read them as soon as I can! These books will benefit my students by giving me new strategies and resources to use and pull from for ELA lessons, Project Based Learning, and teaching practices. For example, I will use mentor texts from Micro Mentor Texts and projects from Project Based Learning Made Simple. Each book will make a difference in my students' learning because it will provide me with necessary information to stay up-to-date on best teaching practices.
The books I'm requesting will improve my knowledge and skills in the following areas:
Strategies That Work: Teaching Comprehension for Engagement, Understanding, and Building Knowledge, Grades K-8
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$46.64
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$46.64
Close Reading of Informational Sources: Assessment-Driven Instruction in Grades 3-8
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$40.99
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$40.99
Make It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning
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$30.99
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$30.99
Finding the Heart of Nonfiction: Teaching 7 Essential Craft Tools with Mentor Texts
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$30.90
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$30.90
Project Based Teaching: How to Create Rigorous and Engaging Learning Experiences
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$29.71
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$29.71
Read Alouds for All Learners: A Comprehensive Plan for Every Subject, Every Day, Grades PreK–8 (Learn the step-by-step instructional plan for Read Alouds for All Learners)
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$28.47
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$28.47
The Empowered ELA Teacher: Be the Teacher You Want to Be, Do Great Work, and Thrive
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$27.79
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$27.79
A Close Look at Close Reading: Teaching Students to Analyze Complex Texts, Grades 6–12
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$27.08
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$27.08
Book Love: Developing Depth, Stamina, and Passion in Adolescent Readers
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$24.88
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$24.88
Micro Mentor Texts: Using Short Passages From Great Books to Teach Writer’s Craft
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$22.60
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$22.60
The Writing Revolution: A Guide to Advancing Thinking Through Writing in All Subjects and Grades
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$20.06
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$20.06
Uncommon Sense Teaching: Practical Insights in Brain Science to Help Students Learn
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$17.12
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$17.12
Close Reading and Writing From Sources
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$11.97
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$11.97
Project Based Learning Made Simple: 100 Classroom-Ready Activities that Inspire Curiosity, Problem Solving and Self-Guided Discovery for Third, Fourth and Fifth Grade Students (Books for Teachers)
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$10.83
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$10.83
Lost at School: Why Our Kids with Behavioral Challenges are Falling Through the Cracks and How We Can Help Them
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$10.49
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$10.49
Materials cost
$380.52
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$27.21
3rd party payment processing fee
$5.71
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$443.44
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