Julia A. Simms

Coaches and teachers will learn how to improve their craft using research-based strategies proven to heighten their classroom performance and boost student achievement.

Ensure students develop the argumentation and critical-thinking skills they need for academic and lifetime success.

Impact science education using a six-step process that will help ensure you successfully incorporate vocabulary from the new science standards into student learning.

Based on the latest assessment research, this book provides a practical and ethical approach to deepening students’ knowledge and ethically preparing them to demonstrate that knowledge on large-scale standardized tests.

This two-book set is designed to allow classroom teachers and building- and district-level administrators to work together to gain a united, big-picture view of how to implement strategies for school improvement.

Julia A. Simms explores self-regulated learning through brain-based learning, instructional sequences, and action research. Grounded in educational psychology and the research-based approach of Marzano Resources, this book examines cognitive skills, working memory, and self-efficacy. By implementing these strategies, educators can empower students to take charge of their learning.

Discover how to weave an in-depth understanding of the Common Core into successful classroom practice with this two-part resource.

Learn how to ask targeted questions to enhance students’ reasoning skills and increase rigor in classrooms.

Explore key reasoning skills, and uncover 12 research-based activities and games to help teach them to students.

With so many professional learning topics available, teachers sometimes gain expertise in multiple areas without understanding how it all connects to better serve students. This book helps you put it all together—from student engagement to metacognitive skills to standards-based curriculum and more.