Tips for Teachers: Helping Students Improve Academic and Social Skills is a collection of tips, strategies, and activities designed to boost student success in many learning-related skills. It covers such topics as student engagement, increased retention of concepts, emotional coping skills, differentiated instruction, authentic assessment, classroom management informed by brain-based learning principles, research and study skills, life skills for success, and teaching to gender differences. An excellent tool for strengthening any college- and career-readiness curriculum, this collection includes specific correlations to Common Core State Standards. This invaluable information is drawn from noted educational authors, including Sharon Faber, Cherrie Farnette, Jonathan Jones, Bill McBride, Marjorie Frank, Jill Norris, Sandra Schurr, Debbie Silver, and Rick Wormeli.