Cotsen Family Foundation Library Resources
Mentoring
BTSA. CFASST Resources for Professional Practice – Year 1, California Commission on Teacher Credentialing and the California Department of Education, 2001.
Casey. Literacy Coaching: The Essentials, Heinemann, 2006.
Correia and Mc Henry. The Mentor’s Handbook: Practical Suggestions for Collaborative Reflection and Analysis, Christopher Gordon Publishers, Inc., 2001. (2 copies)
Daresh. Teachers Mentoring Teachers: A Practical Approach to Helping New and Experienced Staff, Corwin Press, Inc., 2003.
Fraser. Teacher to Teacher: A Guidebook for Effective Mentoring, Heinemann, 1998.
Hunter, et. al. The Reflective Mentor: Case Studies in Creating Learning Partnerships, Christopher Gordon Publishers, Inc., 2005.
Lipton, et. al. Mentoring Matters: A Practical Guide to Learning-Focused Relationships, Mira Via, LLC, 2002.
New TeacherCenter at UCSC. Foundations in Mentoring: Professional Development for Those Who Work with Beginning Teachers, 2001. (Training packet, including CD, Video, handouts and more for mentors, supervisors of interns, master teachers, and more)
New TeacherCenter at UCSC. An Introductionto Instructional Mentoring, 2006.(Training module)
Portner. Mentoring New Teachers, Corwin Press, Inc., 1998. (2 copies)
Rutherford. The 21st Century Mentor’s Handbook: Creating A Culture of Learning, Just Ask Publications, 2005.
Shulman & Colbert. The Mentor Teacher Casebook,Far West Laboratory, 1987.
Zachary. The Mentor’s Guide: Facilitating Effective Learning Relationships, Jossey-Bass, Inc., 2000.
Literacy
Akhavian. How to Align Literacy Instruction, Assessment, and Standards: And Achieve Results You Never Dreamed Possible, Heinemann, 2004.
Allington, ed. No Quick Fix: Rethinking Literacy Programs in America’s Elementary Schools, The RTI Edition, Teachers College Press, 2007.
Allington. What Really Matters for Struggling Readers: Designing Research-Based Programs, 2nd edition, Pearson Education, 2006.
Anderson. Assessing Writers, Heinemann, 2005.
Anderson. How’s It Going? A Practical Guide to Conferring with Student Writers, Heinemann, 2000. (2 copies)
Angelillo. Making Revision Matter: Strategies for Guiding Students to Focus, Organize, and Strengthen Their Writing Independently (Theory and Practice), Scholastic, 2005.
Angelillo. Writing to the Prompt: When Students Don’t Have a Choice, Heinemann,2005.
Armstrong. The Multiple Intelligences of Reading and Writing: Making Words Come Alive, ASCD, 2003.
Baum. Multiple Intelligences in the Elementary Classroom: A Teacher’s Toolkit, Teachers College Press, 2005.
Beck. Bringing Words to Life: Robust Vocabulary Instruction, The Guilford Press, 2002.
Billmeyer. Teaching Reading in the Content Areas (Teachers Manual), Mid-Continent Regional Educational Laboratory, 2002.
Boushey. The Café Book: Engaging All Students in Daily Literacy Assessment & Instruction, Stenhouse Publishers, 2009. (includes CD ROM)
Boushey. The Daily 5: Fostering Literacy Independence in the Elementary Grades, Stenhouse Publishers, 2006.
CA Dept. of Education. Reading/Language Arts Framework K-12, CDE, 2007.
Calkins. The Art of Teaching Reading, Addison Wesley Longman, 2001. (2 copies)
Calkins. The Art of Teaching Writing, Addison Wesley Longman, 1986.
Calkins. Big Lessons from Small Writers, Heinemann, 2005. (DVD) (2 copies)
Calkins. Conferring with Primary Writers, Heinemann, 2005. (includes CD-ROM) (2 copies)
Calkins. One to One: The Art of Conferring with Young Writers, Heinemann, 2005. (2 copies)
Calkins. Seeing Possibilities: An Inside View of Units of Study for Teaching Writing, Grades 3-5 (DVD), Heinemann, 2007.
Calkins. Units of Study for Primary Writing: A Yearlong Curriculum, Heinemann, 2003. (includes CD-ROM)
Calkins. Units of Study for Teaching Writing: Grades 3-5, Heinemann, 2006. (includes CD-ROM)
Cary. Working with English Language Learners: Answers to Teachers’ Top Ten Questions, 2nd Ed., Heinemann, 2007.
Casey. Literacy Coaching: The Essentials, Heinemann, 2006.
Chapman, ed. Making Sense: Teaching Critical Reading Across the Curriculum, College Entrance Exam Board, 1993.
Clay. Becoming Literate: The Construction of Inner Control, Heinemann, 1991.
Collum. Moving Windows: Evaluating the Poetry Children Write, Teachers and Writers Collaborative, 1985.
Cruz. A Quick Guide to Reaching Struggling Writers, (Workshop Help Desk Series edited by Lucy Calkins), Heinemann, 2008.
Cunningham. Classrooms That Work: They Can All Read and Write, Pearson Education, 2007.
Diller. Practice With Purpose: Literacy Work Stations for Grades 3-6, Stenhouse Publishers, 2005.
Dorfman. Mentor Texts: Teaching Writing Through Children’s Literature, K-6, Stenhouse, 2007.
Dorn. Teaching Deep Comprehension: A Reading Workshop Approach, Stenhouse Publishers, 2005.
Fletcher. A Writer’s Notebook: Unlocking the Writer Within You, Harper Trophy, 1996. (Written for kids)
Fletcher. Boy Writers: Reclaiming Their Voices, Stenhouse, 2006.
Fletcher. Craft Lessons: Teaching Writing K-8, Stenhouse Publishers, 2007.
Fletcher. How to Write Your Life Story, Harper Collins Children, 2007. (Written for kids)
Fletcher. In the Beginning (VHS), Eastman Education.
Fletcher. Live Writing: Breathing Life Into Your Words,Avon Books, 1999. (Written for kids)
Fletcher. Poetry Matters, Harper Trophy, 2002. (Written for kids)
Fletcher. Teaching the Qualities of Writing (DVD & Packet), Heinemann, 2004.
Fletcher. What a Writer Needs, Heinemann, 1993.
Fletcher & Portalupi. Writing Workshop: The Essential Guide, Heinemann, 2001.
Great Books Foundation. Program of Professional Development (training notebook). 2006
Harvey & Goudvis. The Comprehension Toolkit Grades 3-6: Language and Lessons for Active Literacy (with CD-ROM and booklets), Heinemann, 2005.
Harvey & Goudvis. Strategies That Work: Teaching Comprehension to Enhance Understanding, 2nd edition, Stenhouse, 2007.
Johns. Improving Reading: A Handbook of Strategies, Kendall/Hunt Publishing, 1994.
Kamil. Adolescents and Literacy: Reading for the 21st Century, Alliance for Excellent Education, 2004.
Kamil, et. al. Handbook of Reading Research: Volume III, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc., 2000.
Keene. Assessing Comprehension Thinking Strategies, Shell Educational Printing, 2006. (includes CD-ROM).
Keene. Mosaic of Thought: Teaching Comprehension in a Reader’s Workshop, Heinemann, 1997. (3 copies)
Keene. Mosaic of Thought: Teaching Comprehension in a Reader’s Workshop, Heinemann, 2nd Edition, 2007.
Keene. To Understand: New Horizons in Reading, Heinemann, 2008.
Lattimer. Thinking Through Genre: Units of Study in Reading and Writing Workshop 4-14, Stenhouse, 2003.
Leograndis. Fluent Writing: How to Teach the Art of Pacing, Heinemann, 2006.
Lent. Literacy Learning Communities: A Guide for Creating Sustainable Change in Secondary Schools, Heinemann, 2007.
Linfors, ed. Teaching Language Arts Through Dialogue, NCTE, 1999.
Mere. More than Guided Reading: Finding the Right Instructional Mix, K-3, Stenhouse Publishers, 2005.
Miller, Debbie. Reading with Meaning, Stenhouse Publishers, 2002.
Miller, Debbie. Teaching with Intention: Defining Beliefs, Aligning Practice, Taking Action, Stenhouse Publishers, 2008.
Moran. Differentiated Literacy Coaching: Scaffolding for Student and Teacher Success, ASCD, 2007.
NCTE. Writing Workshop Kit (includes The Writing Workshop, Wondrous Words, A Notebook for Writers, and additional resources, NTCE, 2004.
Neuman and Nevo. Tell Me in English: Teachers Edition, University Publishing Projects, LTC., 2002.
Newkirk. Holding On To Good Ideas in a Time of Bad Ones: Six Literacy Principals Worth Fighting For, Heinemann, 2009.
Painter. Living and Teaching the Writing Workshop, Heinemann, 2006.
Pinnell & Fountas. The Continuum of Literacy Learning: Behaviors and Understandings to Notice, Teach, and Support, Grades K-8, Heinemann, 2006.
Porcelli. A Quick Guide to Boosting English Acquisition in Choice Time, Heinemann, 2008.
Routman. Invitations: Changing as Teachers and Learners K-12, Heinemann, 1991.
Routman. Reading Essentials: The Specifics You Need to Teach Well, Heinemann, 2003.
Samway. When English Language Learners Write: Connecting Research to Practice, Heinemann, 2006.
Schoenbach, et. al. Reading for Understanding: A Guide to Improving Reading in Middle and High School Classrooms, Jossey-Bass, Inc., 1999. (2 copies)
Schwartz. A Quick Guide to Making Your Teaching Stick (workshop teaching), Heinemann, 2008.
Serafini. Lessons in Comprehension: Explicit Instruction in the Reading Workshop, Heinemann, 2004.
Serafini. More (Advanced) Lessons in Comprehension: Expanding Students' Understanding of All Types of Texts, Heinemann, 2008.
Serafini. TheReading Workshop: Creating Space for Readers, Heinemann, 2001.
Taylor, ed. Effective Instruction for Struggling Readers, Teachers College Press, 2007.
Taylor. A Quick Guide to Teaching Persuasive Writing, Heinemann, 2008.
Tovani. IRead It, But I Don’t Get It: Comprehension Strategies for Adolescent Readers, Stenhouse, 2000.
Wested. Linking Nevada’s Early Literacy Training with Teaching and Leaning: Eight Tracer Cases of Teacher Effects, Wested, 2004.
Wood Ray. About the Authors: Writing Workshop with the Youngest Writers, Heinemann, 2004.
Wood Ray. Already Ready: Nurturing Writers in Preschool and Kindergarten, Heinemann, 2008.
Wood Ray. Study Driven: A Framework for Planning Units of Study in the Writing Workshop, Heinemann, 2006.
Wood Ray. What You Know by Heart: How to Develop Curriculum for Your Writing Workshop, Heinemann, 2002.
Wood Ray. Wondrous Words: Writers and Writing inthe Elementary Classroom, NCTE, 1999.
Wood Ray. The Writing Workshop: Working through the Hard Parts (And They’re All Hard Parts), NCTE, 2001.
Mathematics
Bloomer. Activity Math: Using Manipulatives in the Classroom, Addison-Wesley, 1993.
Carpenter, et al. Children’s Mathematics: Cognitively Guided Instruction, Heinemann/NCTM, 1999. Includes 2 CDs. (2 copies)
Carpenter, et al. Thinking Mathematically: Integrating Arithmetic & Algebra in Elementary School, Heinemann, 2003. Includes CD.
Chapin. Classroom Discussions: Using Math Talk to Help Students Learn, Grades 1-6, Math Solutions Publications, 2003.
Fosnot. Contexts for Learning Mathematics (3-level bundle), Heinemann, 2007.
Fosnot & Dolk. Young Mathematics at Work, Heinemann, 2001.
Hiebert, et. al. Making Sense: Teaching and Learning Mathematics with Understanding, Heinemann, 1997. (2 copies)
Japan’s Elementary Math Text Books, Grades 1-6, in English. Study with Your Friends Mathematics for Elementary Schools.
Japan Society of Mathematical Education. Mathematics Program in Japan: Elementary, Lower, Secondary & Upper Secondary Schools. August 2000. (Japanese standards).
Kaput. Algebra in the Early Grades, Taylor & Francis Group, NCTM, 2008.
Leinward. Accessible Mathematics: 10 Instructional Shifts That Raise Student Achievement, Heinemann, 2009.
Lockhart. A Mathematician’s Lament: How Schools Cheat Us Out of Our Most Fascinating and Imaginative Art Form, Bellevue Literary Press, 2009.
Milken Family Foundation. The Monstrously Fun Fraction Book: Grades 3-6, Milken Family Foundation, 2003.
Murray. The Differentiated Math Classroom: A Guide for Teachers, K-8, Heinemann, 2007.
Noah. Mike’s Math Club Presents: The Monstrously Fun Fraction Book, Grades 3-6, Milken Family Foundation, 2003.
O’Connell. Now I Get It: Strategies for Building Confident and Competent Mathematicians, K-6, Heinemann, 2005 (includes CD-ROM)
Richardson. Developing Number Concepts Using Unifix Cubes, Addison-Wesley, 1984.
Sullivan. Good Questions for Math Teaching: Why Ask Them and What to Ask: K-6, Math Solutions Publications, 2002
Van De Walle. Elementary and Middle School Mathematics, Sixth Ed., Pearson, 2007.
Van De Walle. Teaching Student-Centered Mathematics Volume One: Grades K-3, Pearson, 2006.
Van De Walle. Teaching Student-Centered Mathematics Volume Two: Grades 3-5, Pearson, 2006.
Science
Abell. Seamless Assessment in Science: A Guide for Elementary and Middle School Teachers, Heinemann, 2006.
American Assoc. for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Atlas of Scientific Literacy, Volume 1, AAAS, 2007
American Assoc. for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Atlas of Scientific Literacy, Volume 2, AAAS, 2007
Dobb. Essential Elements of Effective Science Instruction for English Learners, CA Science Project Publication, 2004.
Harlen. Developing Science in the Primary Classroom, Longman, 1998.
Keeley. Science Curriculum Topic Study: Bridging the Gap between Standards and Practice, Corwin Press, 2005.
Michaels. Ready, Set, Science: Putting Research to Work in K-8 Science Classrooms, National Research Council, 2008.
Saul, et. al. Beyond the Science Fair: Creating a Kids’ Inquiry Conference, Heinemann, 2005.
Saul. Crossing Borders in Literacy and Science Instruction, NSTA Press, 2004.
Vasquez. Tools & Traits for Highly Effective Science Teaching, K-8, Heinemann, 2008.
Teaching & School Improvement
Ainsworth. Power Standards: Identifying the Standards that Matter the Most, Lead + Learn Press. 2003.
Anderson, et. al. A Taxonomy for Learning, Teaching, and Assessing: A Revision of Bloom’s Taxonomy of Educational Objectives, Longman, 2001. (2 copies)
Armstrong. The Best Schools: How Human Development Research Should Inform Educational Practice. ASCD. 2006.
Armstrong. Multiple Intelligences in the Classroom, 3rd Ed., ASCD, 2009.
Banner. The Elements of Teaching,YaleUniversity Press, 1997.
Boynton. The Educator’s Guide to Solving Discipline Problems, ASCD, 2005.
Brookhart. How to Give Effectice Feedback to Your Students, ASCD, 2008.
Burris. Detracking for Excellence and Equity, ASCD, 2008.
Byrnes. There is Another Way! Launch a Baldridge-Based Quality Classroom, ASQ Quality Press, 2005.
Carr, et al. Creating Dynamic Schools through Mentoring, Coaching, and Collaboration, ASCD, 2005.
Clark. The Excellent 11: Qualities Teachers and Parents Use to Motivate, Inspire and Educate Children, Hyperion. 2004.
Cross. Motivation: Er…Will That Be on the Test?, League for Innovation in the Community College, 2001.
Curwin. Discipline withDignity: New Challenges, New Solutions, ASCD, 2008.
Danielson. Enhancing Professional Practice: A Framework for Teaching, ASCD 1996.
Danielson. Enhancing Student Achievement: A Framework for School Improvement, ASCD, 2002.
Darling-Hammond. Powerful Learning: What We Know About Teaching for Understanding, Jossey-Bass, 2008.
Datow, et. al. Extending Educational Reform from OneSchool to Many, Routledge Falmer, 2002.
Dewey. Experience in Education, Collier, 1938.
Dewey. Freedom and Culture, Capricorn Books, 1939.
Diller. Making the Most of Small Groups: Differentiation for All, Stenhouse Publishers, 2007.
Eisner. The Educational Imagination: On the Design and Evaluation of School Programs, Merrill Prentice Hall, 2002.
Eisner. The Kinds of Schools We Need, Heinemann, 1998.
Fenstermacher & Soltis. Approaches to Teaching, Teachers College Press, 1998.
Finn. Teaching with an Attitude: Preparing Teachers to Educate Working-Class Students in Their Collective Self-Interest, StateUniversity of New York, 2007.
Fullan. Successful School Improvement, Open University Press, 1992.
Fullan. The New Meaning of Educational Change, Teachers College Press, 1991.
Gabriel. How to Thrive as a Teacher Leader, ASCD, 2005.
Gardner. Frames of Mind: The Theory of Multiple Intelligences, Basic Books., 1983.
Garmston. The Adaptive School: A Sourcebook for Developing Collaborative Groups, Christopher –Gordon Publishers, 1999.
Garner. Getting to Got It! Helping Students Learn How to Learn, ASCD, 2007.
Godar. Teachers Talk, Glenbridge Publishing Ltd, 1990.
Graves. A Sea of Faces: The Importance of Knowing Your Students, Heinemann, 2006.
Hammerness. Seeing Through Teachers’ Eyes, Teachers College Press, 2006.
Hatch. Into the Classroom: Developing the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, Jossey-Bass, 2006. (2 copies)
Haynes, et. al. The First Amendment in Schools, ASCD, 2003.
Hill. Classroom Instruction that Works with English Language Learners, ASCD, 2006.
Hirsch. The Schools We Need and Why We Don’t Have Them, Doubleday, 1996.
Holland. Champion for Student Success: The 10-Year History of the Partnership for Kentucky Schools, The Partnership for Kentucky Schools, 2002.
Hubbard & Power. The Art of Classroom Inquiry: A Handbook for Teacher-Researchers, Heinemann, 2003. ( 2copies)
Hubbard & Power. Living the Questions: A Guide for Teacher-Researchers, Stenhouse, 1999.
Jackson. Never Work Harder Than Your Students & Other Principles of Great Teaching, ASCD. 2009.
Jackson & Davis. Turning Points 2000: Educating Adolescents in the 21st Century, Teachers College Press, 2000. (2 copies)
Jacobs. Getting Results with Curriculum Mapping. ASCD. 2004.
Johnson. Teachers at Work: Achieving Success in Our Schools, HarperCollins, 1990.
Johnston. Choice Words: How Our Language Affects Children’s Learning, Stenhouse, 2004.
Kozol. Letters to a Young Teacher, Crown Publishers, 2007.
Lubliner. A Practical Guide to Reciprocal Teaching, Wright Group, McGraw-Hill, 2001.
Martin-Kniep. Becoming a Better Teacher: Eight Innovations That Work, ASCD, 2000.
Marzano. The Art and Science of Teaching: A Comprehensive Framework for Effective Instruction, ASCD, 2007.
Marzano. Classroom Instruction that Works: Research-Based Strategies for Every Teacher, ASCD, 2001.
Marzano. Classroom Management that Works: Research-Based Strategies for Every Teacher, ASCD, 2003.
Marzano. What Works in Schools: Translating Research into Action, ASCD, 2003.
McDonnell, et. al. Rediscovering the Democratic Purposes of Education, University Press of Kansas, 2000.
McEntee. At the Heart of Teaching: A Guide to Reflective Practice, Teachers College, 2003.
Merrow. Choosing Excellence: Good Enough Schools Are Not Enough, Scarecrow Press, 2001. (with companion DVD: School Sleuth: The Case of an Excellent School).
Morgan. Asking Better Questions, 2nd edition, Pembroke Publishers, 2006.
Nater.You Haven’t Taught Until They Have Learned: John Wooden’s Teaching Principles and Practices, International Center for Performance Excellence, West Virginia University, 2006.
Nagel. The Tao of Teaching: The Ageless Wisdom of Taoism and the Art of Teaching, Penguin Putnam Publishers, 1994.
National Research Council. How People Learn, NationalAcademy Press, 2005. (2 copies)
Oakes & Lipton. Teaching to Change the World, McGraw-Hill, 1999.
Perkins. Making Learning Whole: How Seven Principles of Teaching can Transform Education, Jossey-Bass, 2009.
Richard-Amato. Academic Success for English Language Learners: Strategies for K-12 Mainstream Teachers, Longman, 2005.
Richardson, ed., Handbook of Research on Teaching, 4thedition, American Educational Research Association, 2001.
Ridnouer. Managing Your Classroom with Heart: A Guide for Nuturing Adolescent Learners. ASCD. 2006.
Robinson. Out of Our Minds: Learning to be Creative, Capstone, 2001.
Rothstein-Fisch. Managing Diverse Classrooms: How to Build on Students’ Cultural Strentghs. ASCD. 2008.
Rutherford. Why Didn’t I Learn This in College: Teaching and Learning in the 21st Century, Just Ask Publications, 2002.
Sarason. Teaching as a Performing Art, Teachers College Press, ColumbiaUniversity, 1999.
Sargent. Targets for Teachers: A Self-Study for Teachers in the Age of Standards, Portage & Main Press, 2000.
Schmidt. Classroom Confidential: The 12 Secrets of Great Teachers, Heinemann, 2004.
Schmoker. Results Now: How Can We Achieve Unprecedented Improvements in Teaching and Learning, ASCD, 2006.
Silver, Strong, & Perini. So Each May Learn: Integrating Learning Styles & Multiple Intelligences, ASCD, 2000.
Simkins, et. al. Increasing Student Learning through Multimedia Projects, ASCD, 2003.
Simpson. John Dewey and the Art of Teaching, Sage Publications, 2005.
Sizer. Horace’s School: Redesigning the AmericanHigh School, Houghton Mifflin, 1992.
Steele. The Inspired Teacher: How to Know One, Grow One, or Be One, ASCD, 2009.
Stigler. The Teaching Gap: Best Ideas from the World’s Teachers for Improving Education in the Classroom, The Free Press, 1999.
Stronge. Qualities of Effective Teachers, ASCD2002. (2 copies)
Sullo. Activating the Desire to Learn, ASCD, 2007.