NORTHSIDE PROFESSIONAL LIBRARY
RECENT ADDITIONS
SPRING 2016
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Instructional Strategies, Student Engagement, Classroom Management
Classwide Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports: A Guide to Proactive Classroom Management–
Brandi Simonsen, Diane Myers (Guilford Press, 2015)
Collaborative Common Assessments: Teamwork. Instruction. Results – Cassandra Erkens (Solution Tree, 2016)
Content Matters: A Disciplinary Literacy Approach to Improving Student Learning – Stephanie M. McConachie,
Anthony R. Petrosky, eds. (Jossey-Bass, 2010)
The First Six Weeks of School, 2nd ed. – Responsive Classroom (Center for Responsive Schools, 2015) [elem]
How to Assess Authentic Learning, 5th ed. – Kay Burke (Corwin, 2009)
Intentional and Targeted Teaching: A Framework for Teacher Growth and Leadership – Douglas Fisher,
Nancy Frey, Stefani Arzonetti Hite (ASCD, 2016)
Learn Like a Pirate: Empower Your Students to Collaborate, Lead, and Succeed – Paul Solarz (Dave Burgess
Consulting, 2015)
Learning to Choose, Choosing to Learn: The Key to Student Motivation & Achievement – Mike Anderson
(ASCD, 2016)
The New Teacher Revolution: Changing Education for a New Generation of Learners – Josh Stumpenhorst
(Corwin, 2015)
Saving Our Students, Saving Our Schools: 50 Proven Strategies for Helping Underachieving Students and
Improving Schools, 2nd ed. – Robert D. Barr, William H. Parrett (Corwin, 2008)
Teacher as Activator of Learning – Gayle H. Gregory (Corwin, 2016)
Unstoppable Learning: Seven Essential Elements to Unleash Student Potential – Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey
(Solution Tree, 2015)
Worksheets Don’t Grow Dendrites: 20 Instructional Strategies That Engage the Brain, 3rd ed. – Marcia L. Tate
(Corwin, 2016)
You Haven’t Taught Until They Have Learned: John Wooden’sTeaching Principles and Practices – SwenNater,
Ronald Gallimore (Fitness Information Technology, 2006)
The Zen Teacher: Creating Focus, Simplicity, and Tranquility in the Classroom – Dan Tricarico (Dave Burgess
Consulting, 2015)
DVD: Inquiry Circles in Middle and High School Classrooms: New Strategies for Comprehension and Collaboration –
Stephanie Harvey, Harvey Daniels (Heinemann, 2010) [63 min.]
Technology in the Classroom
50 Things You Can Do with Google Classroom – Alice Keeler, Libbi Miller (Dave Burgess Consulting, 2015)
Amplify: Digital Teaching and Learning in the K-6 Classroom – Katie Muhtaris, Kristin Ziemke (Heinemann, 2015)
Research Writing Rewired: Lessons That Ground Students’ Digital Learning – Dawn Reed, Troy Hicks
(Corwin, 2016) (secondary)
Special Education, Guidance & Counseling
DBT Skills Training Handouts and Worksheets, 2nd ed. – Marsha M. Linehan (Guilford Press, 2015)
DBT Skills Training Manual, 2nd ed. – Marsha M. Linehan (Guilford Press, 2015)
Fostering Resilient Learners: Strategies for Creating a Trauma-Sensitive Classroom – Kristin Souers, Pete Hall
(ASCD, 2016)
English Language Arts & Reading
Celebrating Writers: From Possibilities through Publication – Ruth Ayres, Christi Overman (Stenhouse, 2013)
[elem/sec]
Explaining Reading: A Resource for the Explicit Teaching of the Common Core Standards, 3rded. – Gerald G. Duffy
(Guilford Press, 2014)
Growing Independent Learners: From Literacy Standards to Stations, K-3 – Debbie Diller (Stenhouse, 2016)
Making Nonfiction from Scratch – Ralph Fletcher (Stenhouse, 2015) [elem/sec]
Mastering the Mechanics: Ready-to-Use Lessons for Modeled, Guided, and Independent Editing, Gr. K-1 –
Linda Hoyt, Teresa Therriault (Scholastic, 2008)
Mastering the Mechanics: Ready-to-Use Lessons for Modeled, Guided, and Independent Editing, Gr. 6-8 –
Linda Hoyt, Lynnette Brent(Scholastic, 2011)
Reading Picture Books with Children: How to Shake Up Storytime and Get Kids Talking About What They See –
Megan Dowd Lambert (Charlesbridge, 2015)
Research Writing Rewired: Lessons That Ground Students’ Digital Learning – Dawn Reed, Troy Hicks
(Corwin, 2016) [secondary]
“They Say/I Say” : The Moves That Matter in Academic Writing: With Readings, 3rd ed. – Gerald Graff, Cathy
Birkenstein, Russel Durst (Norton, 2015) [secondary]
Text Structures from the Masters: 50 Lessons and Nonfiction Mentor Texts to Help Students Write Their Way In &
Read Their Way Out of Every Single Imaginable Genre – Gretchen Bernabei, Jennifer Koppe (Corwin, 2016)
[secondary]
Visible Learning for Literacy: Implementing the Practices That Work Best to Accelerate Student Learning –
Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey, John Hattie (Corwin, 2016)[elem/sec]
Science
Inquire Within: Implementing Inquiry- and Argument-Based Science Standards in Grades 3-8, 3rded. –
Douglas Llewellyn (Corwin, 2014)
Negotiating Science: The Critical Role of Argument in Student Inquiry, Gr. 5-10 – Brian Hand, Lori Norton-Meier,
Jay Staker, Jody Bintz (Heinemann, 2009)
Voices from the Classroom: Elementary Teachers’ Experience with Argument-Based Inquiry – Brian Hand,
Lori Norton-Meier, eds. (Sense Publishers, 2011)
Music
Percussion Instruments: Purchasing, Maintenance, Troubleshooting, and More – Stephen Primatic (Meredith
Music Publications, 2015)
Rehearsing the Band – John E. Williamson, et al. (Meredith Music Publications, 2008)
Rehearsing the Band, Vol. 2 – Donald Miller, et al. (Meredith Music Publications, 2015)
Teaching Music with Passion: Conducting, Rehearsing and Inspiring – Peter LoelBoonshaft (Meredith Music
Publications, 2002)
Teaching Music with Promise: Conducting, Rehearsing and Inspiring – Peter LoelBoonshaft (Meredith Music
Publications, 2009)
Teaching Music with Purpose: Conducting, Rehearsing and Inspiring – Peter LoelBoonshaft (Meredith Music
Publications, 2006)
Administration & Leadership
All Systems Go: The Change Imperative for Whole System Reform – Michael Fullan (Corwin/Ontario Principals’
Council, 2010)
Beyond School Improvement: The Journey to Innovative Leadership – Robert Davidovich, Pauli Nikolay, Bonnie
Laugerman, Carol Commodore (Corwin, 2010)
Changing for Good: Sustaining School Improvement – Melissa Evans-Andris (Corwin, 2010)
Continuous School Improvement – Mark A. Smylie (Corwin/AASA, 2010)
Data Enhanced Leadership – Alan M. Blankstein, Paul D. Houston, Robert W. Cole, eds. (Corwin/Hope Foundation/
American Assn of School Administrators, 2010)
Differentiating School Leadership: Facing the Challenges of Practice – Daniel L. Duke (Corwin, 2010)
The Equity Framework – Curtis Linton (Equity 101, Book 1) (Corwin, 2011)
Everything School Leaders Need to Know About Assessment – W. James Popham (Corwin, 2010)
Handbook of School Improvement: How High-Performing Principals Create High-Performing Schools – JoBlase, Joseph Blase, Dana Yon Phillips (Corwin, 2010)
How to Make Decisions with Different Kinds of Student Assessment Data – Susan M. Brookhart (ASCD, 2016)
Leadership 101: What Every Leader Needs to Know – John C. Maxwell (Thomas Nelson, 2002)
Leadership & Sustainability: System Thinkers in Action– Michael Fullan(Corwin/Ontario Principals’ Council, 2005)
Leading a Learning Organization: The Science of Working with Others – Casey Reason (Solution Tree, 2010)
Leading Every Day: 124 Actions for Effective Leadership, 2nd ed. – Joyce Kaser, Susan Mundry, Katherine E.Stiles,
Susan Loucks-Horsley (Corwin, 2006)
The Principal’s Guide to Time Management: Instructional Leadership in the Digital Age – Richard D. Sorenson,
Lloyd M. Goldsmith, David E. DeMatthews (Corwin, 2016)
Reframing the Path to School Leadership: A Guide for Teachers and Principals, 2nd ed. – Lee G. Bolman,
Terrence E. Deal (Corwin, 2010)
Taking Charge of Professional Development: A Practical Model for Your School – Joseph H. Semadeni(ASCD, 2009)
Talk About Teaching! : Leading Professional Conversations, 2nd ed. – Charlotte Danielson (Corwin, 2016)
Tapping the Power of Personalized Learning: A Roadmap for School Leaders – James Rickabaugh (ASCD, 2016)
The Truth about Employee Engagement: A Fable about Addressing the Three Root Causes of Job Misery –
Patrick Lencioni (Wiley, 2007)
What Every School Leader Needs to Know About RTI – Margaret Searle (ASCD, 2010)
Miscellaneous
Creative Schools: The Grassroots Revolution That’s Transforming Education – Ken Robinson, Lou Aronica
(Viking, 2015)
The Five Dysfunctions of a Team (Manga Edition): An Illustrated Leadership Fable – Patrick Lencioni; illus. by
Kensuke Okabayashi (Jossey-Bass, 2002)
Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance – Angela Duckworth (Scribner, 2016)
Grit to Great: How Perseverance, Passion, and Pluck Take You from Ordinary to Extraordinary – Linda Kaplan
Thaler, Robin Koval (Crown, 2015)
Hard Conversations Unpacked: The Whos, the Whens, and the What-Ifs – Jennifer Abrams (Corwin/Learning
Forward, 2016)
The Innovator’s Mindset: Empower Learning, Unleash Talent, and Lead a Culture of Creativity – George Couros
(Dave Burgess Consulting, 2015)
Master the Media: How Teaching Media Literacy Can Save Our Plugged-In World – Julie Smith (Dave Burgess
Consulting, 2015)
Reflective Practice to Improve Schools: An Action Guide for Educators, 2nd ed. – Jennifer York-Barr, William A.
Sommers, Gail S. Ghere, Jo Montie (Corwin, 2006)