Teach Like a Champion: 49 Techniques That Put Students on the Path to College

Make every moment count in your classroom! This book offers teaching techniques that you can use immediately in your classroom to help close the achievement gap. Includes a DVD of teachers demonstrating the techniques in the classroom.

Grades K–12, $27.95. Jossey-Bass, josseybass.com.

Sammy and His Behavior Problems: Stories and Strategies From a Teacher's Year

This book tells the true story of a teacher guiding a third grader toward self-control. She shares her struggles and triumphs through anecdotes and journal entries, illustrating practical strategies you can use in your classroom.

Grades K–6, $24 for the book or $29.95 for the audiobook. Responsive Classroom, (800) 360-6332, www.responsiveclassroom.org.

Differentiation Made Simple: Timesaving Tools for Teachers

Move every child ahead! Overcome time constraints and other obstacles to differentiation with the tools in this book. They include task cards for literature, creative writing, and research; tic-tac-toe menus; graphic organizers; and guides to creating differentiated units.

Grades 4–8, $19.95. Prufrock Press Inc., (800) 998-2208, www.prufrock.com.

Tools for Educators

There's no end to what you can make at this free Web site. It takes just seconds to create custom board games, dice, mazes, dominoes, bingo boards, crossword puzzles, word searches, and worksheets. You can make almost everything with images, text, or both. Get started at www.toolsforeducators.com.

Rewired: Understanding the iGeneration and the Way They Learn

From their use of iPods to smartphones to Facebook, today's youth are more plugged in than ever—and it's increasingly clear that they don't respond to traditional teaching methods the way previous generations did. This book explains how "iGeners" absorb information and how to teach them.

All grades, $17. Palgrave Macmillan, (888) 330-8477, www.palgrave-usa.com.

Zing! Seven Creativity Practices for Educators and Students

Cultivate your own creativity and the creativity of all your students! This book suggests seven practices for personal creativity and professional inventiveness. Activities for you and your students are included at the end of each chapter.

All grades, $23.95. Corwin, (800) 233-9936, CorwinPress.com.