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Cook, Barb; Purkis, Yenn – Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2022
Being autistic, you might come across more challenges than others around you, such as dealing with ableism, discrimination in employment or difficulties in your relationships. Learning to successfully self-advocate will help you to build confidence, strengthen your relationships and ensure your needs are met. Written by two autistic activists,…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Diversity, Self Advocacy, Skill Development
Hoerr, Thomas R. – ASCD, 2019
What is the secret to making schoolwide SEL [social-emotional learning] "work"? Growing numbers of people recognize that social-emotional learning (SEL) is central to a well-rounded education and to success in life outside and beyond the school building. What is missing is the know-how and framework for weaving SEL into the fabric of the…
Descriptors: Social Development, Emotional Development, Skill Development, Empathy
Frey, Nancy; Fisher, Douglas; Smith, Dominique – ASCD, 2019
While social and emotional learning (SEL) is most familiar as compartmentalized programs separate from academics, the truth is, all learning is social and emotional. What teachers say, the values we express, the materials and activities we choose, and the skills we prioritize all influence how students think, see themselves, and interact with…
Descriptors: Skill Development, Social Development, Emotional Development, Identification (Psychology)
Schmidt, Christine A. – Redleaf Press, 2019
Social competency is a set of skills that provide children with the tools and abilities to successfully navigate the world around them. "Developing Social Competency in Young Children" looks at each of the seven Cs of social competence--communication, community building, coping, confidence, conflict resolution, control, and curiosity.…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Competence, Social Development, Young Children, Skill Development
Wiseman, Rosalind; Fisher, Douglas; Frey, Nancy; Hattie, John – Corwin, 2020
Parent involvement has always been a vital part of any child's education, but the pandemic and resulting remote instruction require that parents and educators partner at a deeper level. Following the tremendous success of "The Distance Learning Playbook, K-12," education authorities Doug Fisher, Nancy Frey, and John Hattie have teamed up…
Descriptors: Guides, Parent Participation, Distance Education, Kindergarten
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Ifenthaler, Dirk, Ed.; Sampson, Demetrios G., Ed.; Isaías, Pedro, Ed. – Cognition and Exploratory Learning in the Digital Age, 2022
This book is about inclusivity and open education in the digital age. It reports the latest data on this topic from the 2021 Cognition and Exploratory Learning in the Digital Age (CELDA) conference. This annual conference focuses on challenges pertaining to the evolution of the learning process, the role of pedagogical approaches and the progress…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Educational Innovation, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education
Fisher, Douglas; Frey, Nancy; Almarode, John – ASCD, 2020
Student learning communities (SLCs) are more than just a different way of doing group work. Like the professional learning communities they resemble, SLCs provide students with a structured way to solve problems, share insight, and help one another continually develop new skills and expertise. With the right planning and support, dynamic…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Cooperative Learning, Problem Solving, Skill Development
Hoerr, Thomas R. – ASCD, 2016
For success in school and in life, students need more than academic proficiency and good test scores. Author Tom Hoerr shows how to foster the "Formative Five" attributes that today's students need: (1) Empathy: learning to see the world through others' perspectives. (2) Self control: cultivating the abilities to focus and delay self…
Descriptors: Student Needs, Student Development, Empathy, Perspective Taking
Burrow-Sanchez, Jason – Ancora Publishing, 2013
ADAPT (Advancing Decision Making and Problem Solving for Teens) is a small-group intervention for middle and high school students who are at risk for substance use, aggression, truancy, poor school performance, and depressive moods. The ADAPT program's 12 sessions teach fundamental skills such as: (1) Effective problem solving; (2) Decision…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Problem Solving, Adolescents, Middle School Students
Glick, Barry; Gibbs, John C. – Research Press Publishers, 2010
Originally developed by Dr. Arnold P. Goldstein and Dr. Barry Glick, "Aggression Replacement Training" (ART) is now revised and updated to reflect over 30 years of use in schools, community agencies, juvenile institutions, and other settings. The third edition of "Aggression Replacement Training" offers step-by-step session…
Descriptors: Aggression, Behavior Modification, Training, Skill Development
Barkley, Russell A., Ed. – Guilford Press, 2014
Widely regarded as the standard clinical reference, this volume provides the best current knowledge about attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children, adolescents, and adults. The field's leading authorities address all aspects of assessment, diagnosis, and treatment, including psychological therapies and pharmacotherapy. Core…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Children, Adolescents, Adults
Lovitt, Thomas C. – PRO-ED, Inc., 2007
Like its two predecessors, "Preventing School Dropouts" [C1991] and "Preventing School Failure" [C2000], this third edition is a book about teaching. Although primarily written for teachers, tutors and parents may also find this book helpful. It is a collection of carefully selected teaching techniques aimed at helping young adults learn important…
Descriptors: Study Skills, Success, Teaching Methods, Classroom Techniques
Gibbs, John C.; And Others – 1995
EQUIP is a new and effective program that motivates and equips them with social skills young people with antisocial behavior problems need to help themselves and one another. This book provides all the material needed for understanding and implementing the EQUIP program. The first chapter develops the rationale for EQUIP, introduces its basic…
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Behavior Problems, Conflict Resolution, Helping Relationship
Marzano, Robert J.; And Others – 1988
Organizing and clarifying research and theory from diverse sources, including philosophy and cognitive psychology, this book provides a framework intended to help educational practitioners (principals, supervisors, curriculum directors, and teachers) plan programs for incorporating the teaching of thinking throughout the regular curriculum.…
Descriptors: Comprehension, Content Area Reading, Creative Thinking, Critical Thinking
Educational Research Service, 2005
Good classroom management supports good instruction. Just as important, instruction that actively engages students' attention and efforts decreases the incidence of student misbehavior. This "What We Know About" discusses the link between instruction and management, describes daily routines that contribute to a smoothly run classroom, and talks…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Behavior Problems, Classroom Environment, Teaching Methods