The Teacher's Classroom Companion
The Teacher's Classroom Companion, Mary Coons.
Written by a veteran primary school teacher, this volume is designed to help teachers manage the avalanche of challenges they face: organizing the physical layout of the classroom, planning the year's curriculum, negotiating the first day of school, maintaining discipline, building class unity, providing individual attention, and so on. Even experienced teachers are sure to find some new ideas.
Available from Teachers' Handbooks, Box 2778, San Rafael, CA 94912. (415) 461-0871. 1993. 320 pp. Paperbound. $24.95.
From Risk to Renewal
From Risk to Renewal: Charting a Course for Reform, Education Week.
From Risk to Renewal reprints a series of Education Week articles. Part one asserts that school improvement efforts have scarcely touched the classroom because of America's conflicting goals for schools. Part two summarizes key areas of education that need to change. Part three, which charts a course for change, examines strategies and exemplars of change and features a transcript of a roundtable discussion among 11 eminent education leaders.
Available from Editorial Projects in Education, 4301 Connecticut Ave., N.W., Suite 432, Washington, DC 20008. (202) 364-4114. 285 pp. Paperbound. $12.95 (bulk discounts available).
National Excellence
National Excellence: A Case for Developing America's Talent, Office of Educational Research and Improvement.
“Americans have shown ambivalence about high academic and artistic performance and interest. We prize creativity and academic success.... But some also pin negative names such as nerd or dweeb on students who excel academically, and high-achieving minority students are sometimes accused of `acting white.'” OERI's booklet goes on to recommend specific ways to avoid squandering the talents of top-flight students.
Available from the U.S. Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, Mail Stop: SSOP, Washington, DC 20402-9328. (202) 783-3238. 1993. 33 pp. Paperbound. $3.
Standards for Quality School-Age Child Care
Standards for Quality School-Age Child Care, National Association of Elementary School Principals.
As children's safety and developmental progress have become increasingly imperiled in the hours before and after school, school-age child care programs have proliferated (there are now about 50,000 of them). NAESP's booklet suggests 19 standards for such programs, along with a set of quality indicators for each.
Available from NAESP Educational Products, 1615 Duke St., Alexandria, VA 22314-3483. (703) 684-3345. 1993. 60 pp. Paperbound. $14.95 NAESP members. Others $19.95.
Directory of Organizations in Educational Management
Directory of Organizations in Educational Management, 9th ed., compiled by Stuart C. Smith and MEta S. Bruner.
This eclectic guide describes 163 public and private groups devoted to the management of elementary and secondary schools, including publications, services, and top staff. Among them are professional associations, policy research centers, university service bureaus, and school study councils.
Available from Publication Sales, ERIC Clearinghouse on Educational Management, University of Oregon, 1787 Agate St., 5207 University, Eugene, OR 97403-5207. (503) 346-5043. 1994. 70 pp. Paperbound. $8.50 (plus $3 handling charge).
Helping Your Child Learn
Helping Your Child Learn series, U.S. Department of Education Office of Educational Research and Improvement.
This set of eight easy-to-read, amply illustrated books for children under 10 was first issued by the Education Department last year. DC Heath has reissued it with colorful covers as part of its Whole Village Imprint series. The books use hands-on activities to help parents help their child: Learn Responsible Behavior, Use the Library, and Be Healthy and Fit.
Available from DC Heath and Company, School Division, 125 Spring St., Lexington, MA 02173. (800) 334-3284. 1994. 44–58 pp. Paperbound. $20. per set. For bulk discounts or customized printing, call (800) 235-3565, ext. 1992, or (617) 860-1992.
Guide to U.S. Foundations
Guide to U.S. Foundations, Their Trustees, Officers, &Donors (1994 ed.) ; and National Guide to Funding for Elementary and Secondary Education, 2nd ed., The Foundation Center.
No less than 35,700 private, corporate, and community foundations and their key staff are described in the two-volume Guide to U.S. Foundations. The philanthropies—large and small—are arranged by state and city and by total giving. The smaller guide to education funding is one of many specialized directories the center publishes.
Available from The Foundation Center, 79 Fifth Ave., New York, NY 10003-3076. (212) 620-4230. Guide to U.S. Foundations. 1994. 2 vols. 4,381 pp. (Order Code: USFDN2), $195. Elementary and Secondary Education guide. 1993. 589 pp. (Order Code: ELED2), $135.
Adolescents and Schools
Adolescents and Schools: Improving the Fit, Adria Steinberg.
This collection of articles, originally published in The Harvard Education Letter, explores why so many adolescents lose interest in school. Issues treated include social pressures, tracking, boredom, and why bright kids get bad grades. Some suggestions are offered to help bolster students' academic success.
Available from The Harvard Education Letter, Gutman Library, 301, 6 Appian Way, Cambridge, MA 02138. (617) 496-9984. 1993. 96 pp. Paperbound. $15.
Directory of State Education Agencies
Directory of State Education Agencies, Council of Chief State School Officers.
Thousands of educators and education policymakers are listed here. Available from the CCSSO, One Massachusetts Ave., N.W., Suite 700, Washington, DC 20001-1431. (202) 408-5505. 113 pp. Paperbound. $25.
The Principal's Legal Handbook
The Principal's Legal Handbook, edited by William E. Camp, Julie K. Underwood, Mary Jane Connelly, and Kenneth Lane.
Censorship, professional liability, child abuse, and transition for individuals with disabilities are a few of the topics presented in this legal reference book for school principals. Each of the 34 essays analyzes current law and recommends correct legal practices on topics relating to students, special education, teachers, and school activities.
Available from the National Organization on Legal Problems in Education, 3601 S.W. 29th St., Suite 223, Topeka, KS 66614-2047. 1993. 350 pp. Paperbound. $28.95 NOLPE members; $35.95 nonmembers.
Varieties of Excellence
Varieties of Excellence, Mindy Kornhaber and Howard Gardner; The Primary Language Record at P.S. 261, Beverly Falk and Linda Darling-Hammond.
Two in a series on authentic assessment and accountability, these publications explore the implications of assessment reforms. Varieties of Excellence, based on Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences, presents recommendations for schools to help students develop their strengths. The Primary Language Record at P.S. 261 looks at how implementing alternative assessment approach for language development affected a Brooklyn school.
Available from NCREST, Box 110, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027. 1993. 48 pp. and 72 pp. Paperbound. $8 each.
