Most Circulated Titles

Math Makes Sense 5



Date Published:2008

Run quickly



Date Published:1999

Summarization in any subject : 50 techniques to improve student learning /

Wormeli, Rick.


Shows how to teach children to summarize information and provides fifty techniques for using summarization as a teaching tool in any school subject.
Date Published:2005

Math Makes Sense 7

Pearson Education Canada



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When I grow up /

Covey, Sean.


After her grandmother reads her a story about growing up, Allie imagines what she will be like when she is grown.
Date Published:2009

A place for everything /

Covey, Sean.


Maps on endpapers. After failing to find his favorite sneakers in time for the big basketball game, Jumper the rabbit learns how to put his room in order by organizing his possessions.
Date Published:2010

Join in : Grade 4 teacher's guide /

McPhail, Sharon.


GRADE 4 RESOURCE. Kit contains: Grade 4 Teacher's Guide, 1 audio tape of The Lunchbox mystery, 10 copies of Smoky and the Gorilla, 5 copies of The Green Angels, 5 copies of The lunchbox Mystery, 15 copies of Join In Let's Work Together.
Date Published:2000

Math Makes Sense 6: Practice and Homework Book /

Morrow, Peggy.



Date Published:2010

I read it, but I don't get it : comprehension strategies for adolescent readers /

Tovani, Cris.


The author, a reading specialist, shares some of the problems she has faced in her own classroom; explains how she addressed the dilemma, focusing on what good readers do to make sense of text; and offers suggestions teachers can use to make content more accessible.
Date Published:2000

How to mentor in the midst of change /

Sullivan, Cheryl Granade.


Presents practical advice to being an effective and productive mentor and provides guidelines that will develop trust, respect, and communication between mentor and protege.
Date Published:2004

Making a difference : : meeting diverse learning needs with differentiated instruction


Draws on best practices and current research, including the 2005 provincial study of differentiated instruction and Alberta Initiative for School Improvement (AISI) projects.
Date Published:2010

Peaceful heroes /

Winter, Jonah.


Jesus of Nazareth -- Mahatma Gandhi -- Martin Luther King, Jr. -- Sojourner Truth -- Clara Barton -- Corrie ten Boom -- Ginetta Sagan -- Abdul Ghaffar Khan -- Oscar Romero -- Paul Rusesabagina -- Aung San Suu Kyi -- Meena Keshwar Kamal -- Marla Ruzicka -- William Feehan. Illustrations and text describe peaceful heroes, which are those who are willing to die for a cause, but not kill; and includes Jesus of Nazareth, Paul Rusesabagina, and others.
Date Published:2009

Jesus of Nazareth -- Mahatma Gandhi -- Martin Luther King, Jr. -- Sojourner Truth -- Clara Barton -- Corrie ten Boom -- Ginetta Sagan -- Abdul Ghaffar Khan -- Oscar Romero -- Paul Rusesabagina -- Aung San Suu Kyi -- Meena Keshwar Kamal -- Marla Ruzicka -- William Feehan. Illustrations and text describe peaceful heroes, which are those who are willing to die for a cause, but not kill; and includes Jesus of Nazareth, Paul Rusesabagina, and others.

Date Published:2009

Building better rubrics /

Bennett, Sherry


Describes strategies teachers and administrators may use to construct and adapt rubrics, and explains how to use them to assess instruction and performance.
Date Published:2009

Great teacher projects /

Mayne, Laura, 1957-


"K-8"--Cover. Contains material lists, instructions, and book tie-ins for seventy-five classroom-tested projects for kindergarten through eighth grade.
Date Published:2009

Strategies that work : teaching comprehension for understanding and engagement /

Harvey, Stephanie.


Reading is thinking -- Reading is strategic -- Effective comprehension instruction: teaching, tone and assessment -- Tools for active literacy: the nuts and bolts of comprehension instruction -- Text matters: choice makes a difference -- Monitoring comprehension: the inner conversation -- Activating and connecting to background knowledge: a bridge from the new to the known -- Questioning: the strategy that propels readers forward -- Visualizing and inferring: making what's implicit explicit -- Determining importance in text: the nonfiction connection -- Summarizing and synthesizing information: the evolution of thought -- Content literacy: reading for understanding in social studies and science -- Topic studies: a framework for research and exploration -- Reading to understand textbooks -- The genre of test reading. Describes strategies teachers can use to promote reading comprehension in students from kindergarten through eighth grade; and includes examples of student work, illustrations, and other reference tools.
Date Published:2007

Reading is thinking -- Reading is strategic -- Effective comprehension instruction: teaching, tone and assessment -- Tools for active literacy: the nuts and bolts of comprehension instruction -- Text matters: choice makes a difference -- Monitoring comprehension: the inner conversation -- Activating and connecting to background knowledge: a bridge from the new to the known -- Questioning: the strategy that propels readers forward -- Visualizing and inferring: making what's implicit explicit -- Determining importance in text: the nonfiction connection -- Summarizing and synthesizing information: the evolution of thought -- Content literacy: reading for understanding in social studies and science -- Topic studies: a framework for research and exploration -- Reading to understand textbooks -- The genre of test reading. Describes strategies teachers can use to promote reading comprehension in students from kindergarten through eighth grade; and includes examples of student work, illustrations, and other reference tools.

Date Published:2007

Math Makes Sense 3: Practice and Homework Book



Date Published:2010

Math Makes Sense 3 : : ProGuide - Teacher's Edition



Date Published:2009

Critical challenges for primary students /

McDiarmid, Tami.


*AB authorized teaching resource for K-3 social studies.
Date Published:2007

Active Citizenship : Student Action Projects /

Roland Case



Date Published:2004

Numeracy Nets : Bridging the gap between assessment and instruction; grade 3 /

Bauman, Keith.


-Provide simple diagnostic questions that give instant feedback and produce powerful school and system data. -Probe for understanding. -Help build clear and measurable individual education plans with integrated tracking. -Include a CD-ROM of line masters for recording and analyzing data. This assessment and planning tool is designed to help teachers uncover students' misconceptions, enhance instructional response, and improve student learning. Numeracy Nets can be used for individual or whole class assessments. Teachers using Numeracy Nets and the quick assessment tasks will gain a better understanding of the big ideas and common misconceptions many students struggle with when learning Mathematics.
Date Published:2009

-Provide simple diagnostic questions that give instant feedback and produce powerful school and system data. -Probe for understanding. -Help build clear and measurable individual education plans with integrated tracking. -Include a CD-ROM of line masters for recording and analyzing data. This assessment and planning tool is designed to help teachers uncover students' misconceptions, enhance instructional response, and improve student learning. Numeracy Nets can be used for individual or whole class assessments. Teachers using Numeracy Nets and the quick assessment tasks will gain a better understanding of the big ideas and common misconceptions many students struggle with when learning Mathematics.

Date Published:2009