Chicken soup for the parents soul : stories of loving, learning, and parenting. Deerfield Beach, FL: Health Communications, c2000. A collection of inspirational stories about raising families.

PL 371.1 ROT

Implementing and improving teaming : Rottier, Jerry a handbook for middle level leaders. Columbus, Ohio : National Middle

School Association, c1996.

PL 372.47 SAD

Sadler, Charlotte Rose, 1963-.

Comprehension strategies for middle grade learners : a handbook for content area teachers. Newark, DE : International Reading Association, 2001.

PL 373.1102 WOR

Wormeli, Rick.

Meet me in the middle : becoming an accomplished middle-level teacher. Portland, Me. : Westerville, Ohio : Stenhouse Publishers ; National Middle School Association,

c2001.

PL 373.19 HAR

Learning to change : teaching beyond subjects and standards. 1sted. San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, c2001.

PL 373.236 WHA

What current research says to the middle level practitioner. Columbus, OH : National Middle School Association, c1997.

PL 523.8 EXP

Exploring space /. Boston, Mass. : WGBH Boston, 1996.

PRO 028.7 COH

Cohen, Sharron.

The mysteries of research /. 2nd. Wisconsin :

Alleyside Press, 1996. Students gain experience using a

variety of popular reference books such as an almanac,

atlas, biographical dictionary, standard dictionary, general

encyclopedia, and the Guinness Book of World Records.

PRO 028.7 LIB

Library research skills : grades 7-12 /. Second. Worthington, Ohio : Linworth Publishing Co., 1995. Provides several

suggestions on teaching library research skills to students.

PRO 028.7 MEI

Meister, Teddy.

Pardon me, but your references are showing! /.

2nd. Wisconsin : Alleyside Press, 1996. Includes 32

ready-to-use units based on different reference and library

skills for grades 4-8.

PRO 153.2 BEY

Beyond textbooks : hands-on learning /. First. Connecticut : National Education Association, 1995. Includes ideas for hands-on learning in the classroom.

PRO 155.2 POD

Podesta, Connie.

Self-esteem and the six-second secret /.

California : Corwin Press, 1990. Designed to help parents,

students and teachers promote positive self-esteem.

PRO 155.4 HEA

Healy, Jane M.

Endangered minds : why our children don't think

and what we can do about it. Touchstone, 1990.

PRO 155.4 SEL

Seligman, Martin E. P.

The optimistic child : a proven program

to safeguard children against depression and build lifelong

resilience /. Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 1995. Describes

the causes of pessimism, explaining how to identify danger

signs in children as well as how to foster true self-esteem.

PRO 155.5 PIP

Pipher, Mary.

Reviving Ophelia : saving the selves of adolescent

girls /. New York : Ballentine, 1994. Offers parents

compassion, strength, and stsrategies with which to revive

adolescent girls' lost sense of self.

PRO 291.1 ROS

Rosenberg, Donna.

Mythology and you : classical mythology and

its relevance to today's world /. Chicago : National

Textbook Company, 1992. Includes activities and information

on teaching mythology.

PRO 303.3 WOR

A World of difference : a prejudice reduction program of the

Anti-Defamation League of B'hai B'rith: teacher/student

resource guide /. New York : The League, 1986.

PRO 305.23 CRU

Crudele, John.

Making sense of adolescence : how to parent from

the heart. 1st ed. Liguori, Mo. : Triumph Books, c1995.

Helps parents cope with adolescent sex, drug use,

depression, and poor grades by instilling trust,

independence, self-esteem and understanding.

PRO 305.23 YOU

Youngs, Bettie B.

Safeguarding your teenager from the dragons of

life : a parent's guide to the adolescent years /. Florida

: Health Communications Inc., 1993. Provides practical

suggestions on how parents can safeguard their teenagers

such as helping teens make sense of the world and feel

purposeful.

PRO 305.3 STR

Strauss, Susan.

Sexual harassment and teens : a program for

positive change /. Minneapolis : Free Spirit Publishing

Inc., 1992. Gives teens a safe, supervised way to learn the

facts, discover their feelings, and examine their attitudes

and behaviors.

PRO 305.868 PER

Perez, Theresa.

Portraits of Mexican Americans /. Carthage,

Ill. : Good Apple, 1991. Includes activities and curriculum

to be used in the classroom.

PRO 305.891 STE

Steidl, Kim Sakamoto.

Portraits of Asian-Pacific Americans

Carthage, Ill. : Good Apple, 1991. Includes information and

activities to use when studying Asian-Pacific Americans in

the classroom.

PRO 305.896 MET

Metcalf, Doris Hunter.

Portraits in black /. Carthage, Ill. :

Good Apple, 1990. Includes information and classroom

activities on Afro Americans.

PRO 306.093 SAW

Sawyer, Ralph.

The ancient world : a reading and writing

approach /. Chicago : National Textbook Company, 1993.

Provides information and activities introducing the peoples

and history of ancient Egypt, Israel, Greece, Rome and China

as well as medieval Europe.

PRO 306.8 BER

Berman, Claire.

Making it as a stepparent : new roles/new rules.

Updated ed., 1st Perennial Library ed. New York : Perennial

Library, 1986. Acknowledges the fears, doubts, and

difficulties that affect the stepparenting situation as it

offers practical help and insight into the many accompanying

challenges and rewards.

PRO 306.85 CUR

Curran, Delores.

Traits of a healthy family /. New York :

Ballantine, 1993. The author surveyed d500 family

professionals and came up with a list of the fifteen

qualities most often found in healthy families.

PRO 306.874 CLI

Cline, Foster W., M.D.

Parenting Teens with Love and Logic /.

Colorado Springs, Colo. : Pinon Press, 1992. Love means

giving your teens opportunities to be responsible and

empowering them to make their own decisions. Logic means

allowing them to live with the natural consequences of their

mistakes--and showing empathy for their pain, disappointment

and frustration.

PRO 306.874 EIN

Einstein, Elizabeth.

Strengthening your stepfamily /. Minnesota

: American Guidance Service, 1986. The authors separate

myth from reality as they address tough stepfamily issues

including how to make decisions, who disciplines the

hcildren, helping stepsiblings feel like a real family,

living with the ghosts of a former marriage and more.

PRO 306.874 TRA

Tracy, Louise Felton.

Grounded for life? /. First. Washington

: Parenting Press, 1994. Provides advice for parents on

understanding and communicating with their teenagers.

PRO 306.874 WOL

Wolf, Anthony.

Get out of my life, but first could you drive me

and Cheryl to the mal l? : a parent's guide to the new

teenager /. New York : HarperCollins, 1991. A helpful

guide to dealing with teenagers in a changing society.

PRO 344.764 KEM

Kemerer, Frank K.

The Educator's Guide to Texas School Law /.

Austin : University of Texas Press, 1994. A guide to Texas

law as it affects educators.

PRO 362.28 WIL

Williams, Kate.

A parent's guide for suicidal and depressed

teens : help for recognizin g if a child is in crisis and

what to do about it /. Minnesota : Hazelden, 1995. Offers

insight into the treatment of depressed adolescents and

practical help for families in crisis.

PRO 363.1 STU

Stuber, Robert.

Missing! Stranger abduction : smart strategies

to keep your child safe /. Kansas City, KA : Andrews and

McMeel, 1996. Provides smart strategies for helping parents

keep their children safe.

PRO 370 AND

Anderson, Gary L.

Studying your own school : an educator's guide

to qualitative practitio ner research /. California :

Corwin Press, Inc., 1994.

PRO 370 CRE

Creating family/school partnerships /. Ohio : National Middle

School Association, 1995. Includes information on how to

involved the community and parents with schools.

PRO 370 WOO

Wood, Karen D.

Practical strategies for improving instruction /.

Ohio : National Middle School Association, 1994. Includes

practical ideas for instruction and activities in teaching

the middle school grades. Ideas for exercises also included.

PRO 370.19 HIR

Hirsch, E. D. (Eric Donald), 1928-.

Cultural literacy : what

every American needs to know. Boston : Houghton Mifflin,

1987.

PRO 370.973 POS

Postman, Neil.

The end of education : redefining the value of

school. 1st ed. New York : Knopf, 1995.

PRO 371 ELI

Ellis, Susan S.

Cooperative learning : getting started /. New

York : Scholastic, 1990. Provides strategies for

implementing cooperative learning techniques in the

classroom.

PRO 371 NEA

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Portraits of Asian-Pacific Americans

Get out of my life, but first could you drive me

A parent's guide for suicidal and depressed