The Professional Collection
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CALL NUMBER	AUTHOR	TITLE	SUMMARY
PRO		Guiding readers and writers Grades 3-6
PRO	Fountas, Irene	Leveled books for readers
PRO	John A. Van De Walle	Elementary and Middle School Mathematics
PRO	NSSE	Breakthrough school improvement
PRO	Huggins, Pat	Teaching cooperation skills
PRO	Braun, Ludwig	Vision TEST: Recommendatins for American educational
PRO	Sherman, Gale W.	Rip-Roaring Reads for Reluctant Teen Readers
PRO	Van Vliet, Lucille W.	Approaches to Literature Through Genre
PRO	Hennings, Dorothy Grant	Beyond the Read Aloud:Learning to Read through Listening to and Reflecting on Literature
PRO	Clyde, Laurel	Managing InfoTech in School Library Media Centers
PRO	Berger, Pam	Internet for Active Learners: Curriculum-Based Strategies for K-12
PRO 001	Light, Ann	Enhancing Your Website
PRO 001 KAL	Kalbag, Asha	Build your own web site
PRO 001 WAT	Watson, John	Designing Documents
PRO 011.62 YOU		reading; a booklist for junior high and middle school students
PRO 025.06 Joh	Johnson, Carolyn,	Using Internet primary sources to teach critical thinking skills in the sciences /	Summary A guide to primary documents and resources that are found on the Internet for studying the field of science.
PRO 025.5 Hal	Halsted, Judith Wynn,	Some of my best friends are books	Summary Describes how books can be used to meet both the emotional and intellectual needs of high ability youngsters.
PRO 027		Cooperative Learning Activities in the Library Media Center
PRO 027	Van Vliet, Lucille W	Media Skills for Middle Schools: Strategies for Library Media Specialists and Teachers
PRO 027 BER	Berman, Matt	What Else Should I Read?: Guiding Kids to Good Books Vol 2
PRO 027.8 Far	Farmer, Lesley S. J.	Student success and library media programs :	Summary Presents research findings on library programming and discusses how media specialists can impact student achievement.
PRO 027.8 FAR	Farmer, Lesley S. J.	Creative partnerships : librarians and teachers working together /
PRO 028.1 BOO		Book bait; detailed notes on adult books popular with young people
PRO 028.5 Hig	High/low handbook :	Summary Lists books, magazines, and web sites for teenagers who are reluctant readers.
PRO 153.4 Pau	Paul, Richard	Critical thinking handbook - 6-9th grades
PRO 155.3 Ker	Kerr, Barbara	Smart boys
PRO 155.4 Act		Activating & engaging habits of mind	Summary Introduces sixteen types of intelligent behavior called "habits of mind." Translates the ideas into action with practical, classroom- tested advice.
PRO 155.4 Dis		Discovering & exploring habits of mind /	Summary Explores sixteen types of intelligent behavior that can aid youth
PRO 155.6 Ker	Kerr, Barbara	Smart girls
PRO 305.234 Per	Perlstein, Linda,	Not much just chillin' :	Summary Discusses the emotional and psychological changes that happen in and adults in solving problems. Examples of intelligent behaviors are persisting, thinking flexibly, listening with empathy, questioning, and taking responsible risks.
PRO 305.235	Pip Pipher, Mary Bray.	Reviving Ophelia :	Summary Discusses American adolescent girls focusing on divorce, depression, eating disorders, drugs, and alcohol, and suggests that the only way to save them is to open them up to their true selves.
PRO 305.9 Cro	Cross, Tracy L.	The social and emotional lives of gifted kids :	Summary Addresses the psychological needs of gifted children. Presents advice on how to understand a gifted child, support their talents, guide their development, and encourage their happiness and success.
PRO 305.9 Gal	Galbraith, Judy	Gifted kids' survival guide: a teen handbook
PRO 324.6 Roa	College of William and Mary	The Road to the White House
PRO 339	Wishnietsky, Dan H	Hypermedia: The integrated learning environment
PRO 370	Wong, Harry	The First days of school
PRO 370 BRO	Brooks, Jacqueline	In search of understanding: the case for constructivist classrooms
PRO 370.15 Ass		Assessing & reporting on habits of mind	Summary Discusses how to report the progress of students using the habits of mind program which are specialized forms of assessment following sixteen types of intelligent behavior.
PRO 370.15 How		How students learn	Summary A collection of essays on how students learn in the classroom focusing on history, mathematics, and science. Contains information on three learning principles with examples on how these work.
PRO 371.1 CHI	Canfield, Jack	Chicken soup for the teacher's soul
PRO 371.102 Rut	Rutherford, Paula.	Instruction for all students /	Summary Provides tools for shaping and implementing challenging lesson plans and evaluations of kindergarten through grade twelve students.
PRO 371.102 Tom	Tomlinson, Carol Ann.	The differentiated classroom :	Summary Discusses the needs of diverse students in the classroom in order to offer specific ways for each of them to learn in their own way and not necessarily in the same manner as other students. Begins with strong curriculums and "engaging" instruction.
PRO 371.2 Tom	Tomlinson, Carol A.	How to differentiate instruction in mixed-ability classrooms	Summary Discusses how to integrate different abilities in the classroom and how to create lesson plans, what processes are used in learning, and what can be used in the classroom.
PRO 371.39 Del	Delisle, Robert	How to use problem-based learning in the classroom	Summary Details Problem-Based Learning, the teacher's role in the process, important background information about the history of PBL, and sample lessons.
PRO 371.39 Tom	Tomlinson, Carol	Leadership for differentiating schools & classrooms /	Summary Discusses ways in which teachers can create a responsive, personalized, and differentiated classroom that attends to the learning needs of all students.
PRO 371.95 Cou		Counseling the gifted and talented /	Summary Explores how to modify counseling techniques to meet gifted children's cognitive and emotional needs. Features a developmental model focused on prevention rather than remediation. Addresses individual and group counseling, students at risk, family counseling, multicultural counseling, and gender issues. Focuses on a variety of topics, such as peer relationships, perfectionism, ethical leadership, and career guidance.
PRO 371.95 Del	Delisle, James R.,	Barefoot irreverence :	Summary Critically analyzes common debates over educating gifted and talented students including information on the Multiple Intelligences theory, standardized testing, and character education.
PRO 371.95 Man		The many faces of giftedness :	Summary Addresses how to identify giftedness in children who are neglected because of ethnicity or a disability. Focuses on giftedness in children with learning disabilities, autism, deafness, vision impairment, cerebral palsy, and emotional issues. Explains how to provide a suitable education that meets the intellectual potential of these types of students.
PRO 371.95 Rea		Reaching new horizons	Summary Presents educators with advice on meeting the needs of gifted bilingual students including tips on offering inclusive lesson plans as well as lists of suggested readings and activities for students.
PRO 371.95 Rog	Rogers, Karen B.	Re-forming gifted education :	Summary Presents educators with advice on tailoring academic programs to fit the needs of various types of gifted students.
PRO 371.95 Rys	Ryser, Gail.	Practical ideas that really work for students who are gifted /	Summary Guides teachers in creating differentiated instruction for kindergarten through grade twelve students who are identified as gifted. Includes an evaluation form to rate students' talents as well as a manual with practical ideas for curriculum geared to gifted students' needs.
PRO 371.95 Smu	Smutny, Joan F.	Gifted education :	Summary Provides a historical look at gifted education and its challenges in meeting the needs of gifted learners. Examines elementary and secondary gifted education programs, as well as those for female, low-income, minority, and under-achieving gifted learners. Discusses program planning and evaluation for effected gifted education programs.
PRO 371.95 Smu	Smutny, Joan F.	Teaching young gifted children in the regular classroom :	Summary Encourages adn enables you to recognize and nurture giftedness in children as young as age four.
PRO 372.3 Zac	Zaccaro, Edward.	The 10 things all future mathematicians and scientists must know (but are rarely taught) /	Summary Identifies ten key things that mathematicians and scientists should know to prevent tragedies and disasters from happening. Addresses how facts and calculation are related to the real world. Profiles how math could have avoided several disasters, including the Space Shuttle Challenger explosion, the death of numerous women who gave birth in hospitals, and the collapse of a hotel walkway.
PRO 372.4 MAN		Manning, Gary Reading and writing in the middle grades: A whole-language view
PRO 372.43 All	Allington, Richard L	What really matters for struggling readers	Summary Discusses the three things struggling readers need to help them increase their reading ability: they need to read a lot, they need to read appropriate books, and they need to develop fluency.
PRO 372.62 Fle	Fletcher, Ralph J.	Craft lessons :	Summary The three main sections in this book are geared for teachers of primary students, teachers of grades 3-4, and teachers of middle school writers. This allows the teacher to skip to the writing level appropriate for her students.
PRO 372.7 Add		Adding it up	Summary Examines the adequacy of American mathematics programs in pre- kindergarten through eighth grade. Addresses the concerns of a variety of people, from citizens to politicians, about whether students are acquiring appropriate math skills and knowledge.
PRO 372.7 Ass	Assouline, Susan G.	Developing math talent	Summary Addresses how to meet the mathematical education needs of gifted students in elementary and middle schools. Includes suggestions for identifying students talented in math and the tools and programming requirements to meet their learning needs.
PRO 372.7 Blo	Bloomer, Anne M.	Activity math.	Summary A sourcebook of replacement lessons for using manipulative activities to teach math skills to grades 4-6. Lessons are organized into eleven math strands, number skills, place value, addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions, decimals, ratio and percent, geometry, and measurement.
PRO 372.7 Exp		Exploring mathematics through literature	Summary Provides teachers with lessons and examples of how to use children's literature to teach mathematics. The articles focus on five content areas being number and operations, algebra, geometry, measurement, and data analysis and probability.
PRO 372.7 Fif		57 great math stories and the problems they present	Summary Features fifty-seven math stories and problems to develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills. Students use mathematical ideas and concepts to solve problems in the areas of numbers and number sense, measurement, geometry, patterns and functions, probability and statistics, and algebra.
PRO 372.7 Gre	Greenberg, Daniel A.	200 super-fun, super-fast math story problems	Summary Includes 200 humorous math story problems for each day of the school year. Teaches a variety of math skills, including addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, estimation, time, money, and geometry.
PRO 372.7 Jon	Jones, Graham A.	Data, chance & probability :	Summary Provides an introduction to data and chance concepts for early primary students.
PRO 372.7 Lee	Lee, Martin.	5-minute math problem of the day /	Summary Contains 250 reproducible math problems for students in grades four through eight that utilize mathematical concepts such as algebra, geometry, measurement.
PRO 372.7 Ma	Ma, Liping.	Knowing and teaching elementary mathematics	Summary Examines how American elementary teachers can become more proficient in their understanding of fundamental mathematics consistent with what is portrayed by Chinese teachers. Addresses the discrepancy among Chinese and American teachers and students in math competency. Compares how Chinese and American teachers learn math and present instruction to students.
PRO 372.7 She	Sherard, Wade H.,	Logic number problems for grades 4-8	Summary A collection of fifty number puzzles designed to provide experiences in problem solving and thinking skills for middle and high school mathematics students.
PRO 372.7 Ste	Stenmark, Jean Kerr.	Family math	Summary Includes information on how to set up a Family Math class, how parents can be more involved at school, and how to help your children at home.
PRO 372.7 Tho	Thompson, Virginia,	Family math	Summary A study guide for parents and teachers who assist children from ages ten to fourteen with their math.
PRO 373	Forte, Imogene	Interdisciplinary units & projects for thematic instruction for middle grade success
PRO 373 RUB, Robert		Hints for Teaching Success in Middle School
PRO 392 HAY	Hayden, Carla D.	Venture into cultures
PRO 428.4 All, Janet,		Yellow brick roads	Summary Presents methods, strategies, and resources for classroom reading programs in grades four through twelve.
PRO 428.4 Bee	Beers, G. Kylene,