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This book consists of case studies with practice test questions that are directly aligned with the State of Texas domains and competencies upon which the state certification exam, TExES, is constructed.

Offers an evaluation model for school leaders based on research from authorities such as John Hattie and Viviane Robinson, alongside various tools including performance rubrics, sample self-assessments and final evaluation forms.

In this resource, James Dillon examines the framework necessary for change within school communities to prevent bullying in the school systems.

This book uses intuitive examples to introduce readers to the idea of self-control and its importance for understanding criminal behaviour, and to explore the close connection between self-control and the behavioural choices people make.

This book is a guide to help schools understand how to deal with the ever-changing issues involving social networking and healthy female development, and provides a starting point of reference for school districts and policy makers.

This book highlights the most difficult and complex decisions that expert high school principals make, the factors that expert principals consider and the processes that they utilize in their decision making.

A professional resource for teachers that addresses the implementation of formative assessment as a comprehensive instructional model.

Stress and Health is the only book on the biology of psychological stress for students and researchers in the behavioural sciences. It is an excellent textbook for advanced undergraduate and graduate students studying the relationship between stress and health in psychology, physiology, behavioural medicine, nursing, the neurosciences, and related fields.

Helping students' development of attitudes and values and their professional identity as they embark on their journey toward becoming a counselor, this book presents them with a clear roadmap of how to start, progress, and finish their practice and internship; and will help students integrate the knowledge they have learned across the curriculum.

Taking a humanistic perspective and following an evidence-based approach, the book presents basic case conceptualization skills and is followed by a specific chapter on the most common disorders diagnosed by counselors.

Are you ready for a professional learning program that makes a lasting difference in the quality of teaching within your organization? This book enables education leaders to work collaboratively with faculty to develop and implement a five-part plan for professional learning designed to meet your school's unique needs.

A practical, skill-based introduction to data analysis and data literacy. Accompanied by a student study website.

A growing body of evidence suggests that many traditional grading practices are ineffective and potentially damaging. This book provides teachers with practical alternatives to traditional methods, and guiding questions to help them decide on the best practices for their schools.

Guides educators toward an understanding of the socio-cultural characteristics of classrooms and why such an understanding is critical to fostering academic engagement of African American students.

A collection of TExES practice tests, each field-tested for accuracy, is designed to show you where you need to improve - and how to do it to pass the TExES exam. It features seven practice tests with answers, and includes rationales explaining why correct answers are correct, and, tables and figures geared for visual and kinesthetic learners.

Promotes a deeper understanding of the conditions, processes, and content of effective professional learning to support continuous improvement in leadership, teaching, and student learning.

Rich in stories from the author's own research, and examples of graduate students' research dilemmas, this book is a both theoretical and practical guide to all aspects of narrative inquiry.

This guide emphasizes the important skills that effective leaders must develop and refine, including communication, developing teams, coaching and motivating, and managing time and priorities, and is brief, simply written and a highly practical overview for students who are new to the field.

Comprising theories from the various schools of thought classified as person centered, this book covers the historical development, theory, process, evaluation and application of the various methods falling under this approach. ?

This text presents students, researchers and policy makers in the social sciences with the tools for undertaking mixed-methods research for policy research and programme evaluation, from design, through data collection and dissemination.

This is a quick, one-stop resource that gives the reader the 'who, what, where, how, and why' of contemporary counselling and psychotherapy theory.

This Encyclopedia focuses on the core topics and issues of advances in education technology - particularly in relation to evolving technologies, services and techniques.

This new edition will guide students through the influence and reach of interest groups in U.S. politics.

This straightforward, easy-to-follow guide from experts Schaaf and Mohan helps you leverage technology students love best - digital video games.

Guide to U.S. Environmental Policy provides the analytical connections showing readers how issues and actions are translated into public policies and persistent institutions for resolving or managing environmental conflict in the United States.

Incorporating data from over one million students, this book is designed to share the truth of what students think about school with educators who want to make a difference.

Featuring thirty-one new articles by experts in the field, this dynamic forensic psychology reader emphasizes the ways that forensic psychologists apply psychological knowledge, concepts, and principles on a day-to-day basis.

In this essential resource, science educator Page Keeley provides teachers with guidance, suggestions and techniques for using formative assessment to improve teaching and learning in the science classroom.

Providing unique content on assessment, differentiated instruction, technology, and reflective practice, Developing Content Area Literacy, Second Edition is designed to help busy teachers meet the challenge of addressing the literacy learning needs of all students.

Through practical and straightforward language, this book helps administrators master crucial tasks of relationship building, motivating and inspiring, sharing a common set of values and goals, focusing on employee strengths and creating a collaborative, supportive environment.