Books published by Rowman & Littlefield

Across America, especially in the aftermath of 9/11, parents rely on K12 schooling to prepare their children for the shocks, the perils, and especially the bright possibilities that are part of our warp-speed future. A new generation of school staffers is forging a fresh learning partnership with youngsters for whom creative computer-based schooling is as natural as breathing.

MENC: The National Association for Music Education

This book presents changes in the art world, art education, art theory, social theory, and aesthetics from the beginning of art education to the present in order to build a case for the combination of social theory and art education.

Using Movement to Teach Academics will help you teach your curriculum through the use of movement and dance, while giving your students a chance to use their creative problem-solving skills. This text describes a step-by-step process through which you and your students can learn to transform academic concepts into actions and dances.

This book serves to enliven three-way partnerships among parents, teachers, and students concerning mathematical learning in elementary and middle school settings. It can be used in conjunction with a methods text or as a supplementary text in courses on mathematics education at elementary and middle school levels.

Teaching Every Child to Read provides educators and caretakers with a variety of engaging and easy-to-use instructional strategies for students ranging from the primary through middle school grades.

This book goes inside the hearts and minds of two principals, thus peeling back the layers of organizational culture that are rarely seen. Readers are offered practical, authentic solutions from a servant leadership model on how to transform a school.

This book provides teachers with research-based and standards-driven techniques that are especially useful for reaching all students in the classroom.

This second edition expands the discussion on personalization, updates the sections on instructional strategies, assessment, and grade reporting, and cites new developments in the disciplines and in the schools.

Brain-Based Teaching for All Subjects describes cognitive instruction that builds on brain reactions in everyday life and explains how teachers lead students to see commonalities in examples of a particular concept. The common traits lead to a visual pattern or model of the concept, with language labels attached. Teachers can refer to the pattern in future classroom work as the topic is studied.

A guide for educators that offers practical principles and strategies for leading and motivating students. It describes strategies that are based upon years of study, research, and in-service training programs on leadership and motivation. It is useful for educators at various levels - elementary, secondary, and university.

Presents specific cases in K-12 school settings that require urgent solutions. This book explains control procedures and offers strategies for resuming normal school function.

Examines the critical nature of communication in contemporary practice for administrators. Divided into two parts, this book deals with relationships among communication, public relations, and school reform and addresses effective communicative behavior in relation to areas such as learning organization, democratic leadership, and others.

Covers strategies, techniques, and activities that have been proven successful in the classroom.

Extreme Economics identifies what children and teenagers need to know about personal finance. This book can show educators how to design instructional activities which enable students to learn about personal finance in real, fascinating, and meaningful ways.

In this book, Keen Babbage explores the realistic demands of teaching and the unlimited possibilities within the profession. This book will challenge and inspire new and experienced teachers to become results-driven in order to benefit students and to create a productive and rewarding career.

In Mis-Education in Schools: Beyond the Slogans and Double-Talk, Howard Good uses his experiences as a parent, teacher, and school board member to explore what's gone wrong with education and how to make it right. Readers will be challenged by Good's candid perspective and engaged by his energetic prose.

In this book, Judith T. Witmer and Steven A. Melnick provide an overview of adult learning and its impact on professional development. The chapters provide a theoretical foundation along with practical advice on implementing team-based professional development among educators within school districts.

Learning to Lead provides ten traits of effective principal leadership. This book will encourage those who work as school leaders to continue to inspire others.