Resources By Department: New Books: Education

Neurodevelopment in the Post-Pandemic World by Molly Colvin; Jennifer Linton Reesman; Tannahill Glen
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, schools shut in the United States, with some areas experiencing educational disruption for more than a full academic year. Duration of closures varied tremendously across states. Methods of instruction were similarly variable, ranging from full time, in-person classes to hybrid programs to fully virtual instruction. This book details challenges identified in pre-pandemic research on educational disruption and virtual learning, and describes how the same issues complicated students' adjustment to pandemic-related school closures.
Understanding and Reducing Anxiety in the Primary School by Shirley Clarke; Angela Evans; Kate Moss
This book combines the expert knowledge of a specialist in formative assessment and a child and adult psychotherapist to address how we may tackle the current mental health crisis for pupils. Written in a practical and accessible manner, the authors unpack the psychology behind issues related to students' mental health and provide illustrative relatable anecdotes and helpful strategies to support anxiety-free learning.
Why Don't Students Like School? by Daniel T. Willingham
How can you teach students the skills they need when standardized testing just requires facts? Why do students remember everything on TV, but forget everything you say? How can you adjust your teaching for different learning styles? Cognitive psychologist Daniel Willingham turns his research on the biological and cognitive basis of learning into workable teaching techniques. This book will help you improve your teaching practice by explaining how you and your students think and learn. It reveals the importance of story, emotion, memory, context, and routine.
Unraveling Dyslexia by Kristin L. Sayeski
Unraveling Dyslexia provides teachers, administrators, and parents with the information needed to unravel the complexities of skilled reading. In this book, Kristin Sayeski presents a concise overview of the factors that influence reading acquisition and the types of instructional practices required to put struggling readers on the path to reading. Myths and misconceptions about reading and dyslexia can hinder teachers' ability to provide effective reading instruction. This book will give readers the insights needed to move from frustration to action.
Equality Unfulfilled by James N. Druckman; Elizabeth A. Sharrow
Many Americans celebrate Title IX for having ushered in an era of expanded opportunity for women's athletics; yet fifty years after its passage, sex-based inequalities in college athletics remain the reality. Drawing on surveys with student-athletes, athletic administrators, college coaches, members of the public, and fans of college sports, it highlights how institutions shape attitudes toward gender equity policy. It offers novel lessons not only for those interested in college sports but for everyone seeking to understand the barriers that marginalized groups face.

The Privateers by Josh Cowen
The Privateers traces the origins of voucher-based education reform to mid-twentieth-century fears over school desegregation. It shows how, in the intervening decades, a cabal of billionaire conservatives supporting a host of special political interests have converged around the issue of education freedom in an ongoing culture war. Through deliberate policymaking, legislation, and litigation, an insular advocacy network has enacted a flawed system for education finance driven largely by dogma. Far from realizing the purported goal of educational equity, privatization is failing students and exacerbating income inequality.
Reading, Writing, and Racism by Bree Picower
When racist curriculum "goes viral" on social media, it is typically dismissed as an isolated incident from a "bad" teacher. Bree Picower, however, holds that racist curriculum isn't an anomaly. It's a systemic problem that reflects how Whiteness is embedded and reproduced in education. Picower argues that White teachers must reframe their understanding about race in order to advance racial justice and that this must begin in teacher education programs. Drawing on her experience teaching and developing a program that prepares teachers to focus on social justice and antiracism, Picower demonstrates how teachers' ideology of race, consciously or unconsciously, shapes how they teach race in the classroom.
Teaching with AI by José Antonio Bowen; C. Edward Watson
In this groundbreaking and practical guide, teachers will discover how to harness and manage AI as a powerful teaching tool. Bowen and Watson present emerging and powerful research on the seismic changes AI is already creating in schools and the workplace, providing invaluable insights into what AI can accomplish in the classroom and beyond. From interactive learning techniques to advanced assignment and assessment strategies, this comprehensive guide offers practical suggestions for integrating AI effectively into teaching and learning environments.
The Black Yearbook by Adraint Khadafhi Bereal
When photographer Adraint Bereal graduated from the University of Texas at Austin, he self-published a volume of portraits, personal statements, and interviews that explored UT's campus culture and offered an intimate look at the lives of Black students matriculating within a majority white space. In this book, Bereal expands his vision and visits colleges nationwide, from historically Black colleges and universities (HBCU) to predominantly white institutions (PWI) to trade schools and more.
The Mindful College Student by Eric B. Loucks
College is a time of transition. It's a time for learning and preparing to make your own way in the world. But if you're like many teens and young adults, the thought of leaving home and being on your own in a new place can also be intimidating--even overwhelming. That's why you need a solid foundation to help you manage stress, stay focused, and maintain healthy habits--in body, mind, and spirit. Grounded in evidence-based mindfulness, The Mindful College Student will help you cultivate the cognitive and emotional skills you need to increase well-being and reach your highest aspirations, such as positive coping and self-regulation skills.

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