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1. VEVOR Mini Pottery Wheel

A miniature pottery wheel with lower torque than a full-sized wheel. Excellent for making miniature thrown items like bowls and vases.  

2. Using Graphic Novels in the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Classroom

Graphic novels are excellent tools to engage students and enrich learning. They can also explain difficult concepts more easily. This book demonstrates how teachers in the areas of science and math can use these texts effectively with students.

3. Make: Mechanical Engineering for Makers — A Hands-On Guide to Designing and Making Physical Things 

This gentle introduction to mechanical engineering principles will assist teachers in getting students to design and build better and stronger solutions in their making projects.

4. Designing Authentic Performance Tasks and Projects: Tools for Meaningful Learning and Assessment

This well-written book offers teachers great advice about designing projects and assessments to use in their classes. It is particularly useful that the authors provide examples from real classrooms at all grade levels.  

5. Une année pour grandir…

Les autrices offrent un itinéraire structuré sur les dix mois de l’année scolaire, chacun consacré à une thématique particulière, pour favoriser le bienêtre, les relations interpersonnelles et l’épanouissement des élèves du primaire.

6. Quand 7 x 6 = 37

Ce livre présente une séquence d’enseignement composée de six situations à caractère ludique qui permettent de partir des connaissances des élèves pour les amener à acquérir les savoirs mathématiques visés.

7. Big Words for Young Readers: Teaching Kids in Grades K to 5 to Decode — and Understand — Words with Multiple Syllables and Morphemes 

Stating that phonics shouldn’t end with decoding short works, author Heidi Mesmer argues that phonics instructions should continue into Grade 5 and shows teachers what phonics work in upper elementary can look like in their classrooms.   

8. Hacking School Leadership: What Makes Teachers Happy and Why It Matters to Students

One of most important factors in a teacher's job satisfaction is having a supportive administrator. Author Erika Garcia-Niles offers school principals step-by-step processes to build trust and empower their teachers. 

9. Teachers Speak Up!: Stories of Courage, Resilience, and Hope in Difficult Times

Each chapter is written by a classroom teacher and addresses specific issues for teachers. These diverse voices inspire, commiserate and consider the future of what education might be. 

Information provided by ATA librarian Sandra Anderson

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