Jeffrey S. Kress's Books

Building Learning Communities with Character

How to Integrate Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning

By: Bernard Novick,Jeffrey S. Kress,Maurice J. Elias

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Building Learning Communities with Character

How to Integrate Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning

By: Bernard Novick,Jeffrey S. Kress,Maurice J. Elias

Today's students need to learn more than just reading, writing, and arithmetic. They need to learn life skills to successfully manage tasks, form relationships, solve everyday problems, and adapt to the demands of simply growing up. To satisfy those needs, many educators seek effective and lasting programs for their students' academic, emotional, and social growth. This book presents a nine-step, problem-solving approach to help educators not only create such a program, but also shape the school climate to sustain and nurture it. Combining three decades of work with individual schools and districts, authors Bernard Novick, Jeffrey S. Kress, and Maurice J. Elias provide experienced insight to overcoming obstacles to social-emotional learning and character education programs. Their organized approach deals with the implementation process stage by stage, including: * Assessing your school's readiness for change * Setting goals for your program * Anticipating details and roadblocks * Obtaining feedback to modify your implemented program * Creating high standards for accomplishment in academics and character Any educator who is confused by the avalanche of different terminologies and methodologies surrounding social-emotional learning will benefit from this book. This practical and concise guide will help educators create an effective and goal-oriented environment in every school, one where students, staff, and parents are continually sustained in a caring community of learners.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

151

Publisher

ASCD

Published Date

ISBN 10

087120665X

ISBN 13

9780871206657

Nurturing Students' Character

Everyday Teaching Activities for Social-Emotional Learning

By: Jeffrey S. Kress,Maurice J. Elias

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Nurturing Students' Character

Everyday Teaching Activities for Social-Emotional Learning

By: Jeffrey S. Kress,Maurice J. Elias

Nurturing Students’ Character is an easy-to-use guide to incorporating social-emotional and character development (SECD) into your teaching practice. The links are clear—elementary and middle school students have better odds of academic success if you nurture their social and emotional skills. Drawing on broad field experience and the latest research, this book offers intuitive techniques for infusing your everyday teaching and classroom management with SECD opportunities. With topics ranging from self-regulation and problem solving to peer communication and empathy, these concrete strategies, practical worksheets, and self-reflective activities will help you foster a positive classroom culture.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

174

Publisher

Routledge

Published Date

ISBN 10

0429576234

ISBN 13

9780429576232

Birds of Maine

By: Peter D. Vickery,Charles D. Duncan,Jeffrey V. Wells,William J. Sheehan

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Birds of Maine

By: Peter D. Vickery,Charles D. Duncan,Jeffrey V. Wells,William J. Sheehan

A comprehensive and beautifully illustrated overview to the birds of Maine The first comprehensive overview of Maine’s incredibly rich birdlife in more than seven decades, Birds of Maine is a detailed account of all 464 species recorded in the Pine Tree State. It is also a thoroughly researched, accessible portrait of a region undergoing rapid changes, with southern birds pushing north, northern birds expanding south, and once-absent natives like Atlantic Puffins brought back by innovative conservation techniques pioneered in Maine. Written by the late Peter Vickery in cooperation with a team of leading ornithologists, this guide offers a detailed look at the state’s dynamic avifauna—from the Wild Turkey to the Arctic Tern—with information on migration patterns and timing, current status and changes in bird abundance and distribution, and how Maine's geography and shifting climate mold its birdlife. It delves into the conservation status for Maine's birds, as well as the state's unusually textured ornithological history, involving such famous names as John James Audubon and Theodore Roosevelt, and home-grown experts like Cordelia Stanwood and Ralph Palmer. Sidebars explore diverse topics, including the Old Sow whirlpool that draws multitudes of seabirds and the famed Monhegan Island, a mecca for migrant birds. Gorgeously illustrated with watercolors by Lars Jonsson and scores of line drawings by Barry Van Dusen, Birds of Maine is a remarkable guide that birders will rely on for decades to come. Copublished with the Nuttall Ornithological Club

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

664

Publisher

Princeton University Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0691193193

ISBN 13

9780691193199

Birder's Conservation Handbook

100 North American Birds at Risk

By: Jeffrey V. Wells

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Birder's Conservation Handbook

100 North American Birds at Risk

By: Jeffrey V. Wells

Until now there has been no single, comprehensive resource on the status of North America's most threatened birds and what people can do to help protect them. Birder's Conservation Handbook is the only book of its kind, written specifically to help birders and researchers understand the threats while providing actions to protect birds and their habitats. Jeffrey Wells has distilled vast amounts of essential information into a single easy-to-use volume-required reading for anyone who loves birds and wants to ensure they are protected. At-a-glance species accounts cover in detail North America's one hundred most at-risk birds; each account is beautifully illustrated by today's top bird artists. The text includes status, distribution, ecology, threats, conservation actions and needs, and references. A distribution map accompanies each entry. Chapters discuss birds as indicators of environmental health, the state of North American bird populations, major conservation issues, and initiatives now underway to improve the health of North America's birds. Birder's Conservation Handbook is an indispensable resource for birdwatchers, researchers, naturalists, and conservationists. Reading it will inspire you to become an active steward of our birds and the habitats we share. A comprehensive guide to North America's one hundred most at-risk birds and how to protect them Compact and easy to use, with beautiful illustrations and data organized for convenient, at-a-glance reference Detailed species accounts, including distribution maps Practical advice on conservation Information on leading conservation agencies and resources

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

465

Publisher

Princeton University Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1400831512

ISBN 13

9781400831517

Development, Learning, and Community

Educating for Identity in Pluralistic Jewish High Schools

By: Jeffrey Kress

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Development, Learning, and Community

Educating for Identity in Pluralistic Jewish High Schools

By: Jeffrey Kress

Development, Learning, and Community uses data drawn from a study of pluralistic Jewish high schools to illustrate the complex and often challenging interplay between the cognitive and socio-affective elements of education. Throughout, Kress grapples with questions such as: How can the balance between community cohesion and group differences be achieved in diverse settings? What are the educational implications of an approach to identity development rooted in contemporary developmental theories that posit the interaction among cognition, affect, and behavior? How can the "formal" and "informal" offerings of a school coalesce to address these broadly conceived identity outcomes, and what are the challenges in doing so?

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

N/A

Published Date

ISBN 10

1618112945

ISBN 13

9781618112941

Nurturing Students' Character

Everyday Teaching Activities for Social-Emotional Learning

By: Jeffrey S. Kress,Maurice J. Elias

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Nurturing Students' Character

Everyday Teaching Activities for Social-Emotional Learning

By: Jeffrey S. Kress,Maurice J. Elias

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

174

Publisher

Routledge

Published Date

ISBN 10

0429576234

ISBN 13

9780429576232

Building Learning Communities with Character

How to Integrate Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning

By: Bernard Novick,Jeffrey S. Kress,Maurice J. Elias

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Building Learning Communities with Character

How to Integrate Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning

By: Bernard Novick,Jeffrey S. Kress,Maurice J. Elias

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

151

Publisher

ASCD

Published Date

ISBN 10

087120665X

ISBN 13

9780871206657

Book's by Jeffrey S. Kress

Building Learning Communities with Character

Building Learning Communities with Character

Nurturing Students' Character

Nurturing Students' Character

Birds of Maine

Birds of Maine

Birder's Conservation Handbook

Birder's Conservation Handbook

Development, Learning, and Community

Development, Learning, and Community

Nurturing Students' Character

Nurturing Students' Character

Building Learning Communities with Character

Building Learning Communities with Character

Username

Password

Username

Password

Password again

Birthday

Email