Books by Kathleen B. Burke

Featuring a comprehensive six-step process for moving from standards to rubrics, this updated bestseller helps teachers build tasks, checklists, and rubrics; differentiate for special needs; and more.

Formerly a SkyLight publication.Let's face it, effective classroom management is the key to a respectful, cooperative learning environment. Tips for Managing Your Classroom, excerpted from What to Do With the Kid Who..., establishes the fundamental ground rules for managing a classroom. From creating procedures and rules with students to using proactive teacher behaviors, this book suggests strategies that teachers can use to create the environment they want.

This updated edition helps primary and secondary teachers build observation checklists, develop unit plans, and design performance tasks and rubrics that address mandated academic standards.

Formerly a SkyLight publicationKay Burke discusses the two major types of portfolios-professional growth and performance-and walks teachers through every aspect of developing and maintaining a useful piece.