ABOUT GBC
Welcome to Great Basin College!
Great Basin College wants to be your choice for higher education. GBC offers associate and baccalaureate level instruction in career and technical education and academic areas. About 4,000 students are enrolled annually online from across the country and on campuses and centers across 86,500 square miles, two time zones, and ten of Nevada's largest counties. We border Arizona, Oregon, Idaho, Utah, and California. We are GBC!
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Great Basin College is "The Gold Standard in the Silver State" when it comes to long-distance education and online education delivery. GBC offers a diverse array of certificate and degree programs that are completely online!
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Great Basin College wants to be your choice for higher education. GBC offers associate and baccalaureate level instruction in career and technical education and academic areas. About 4,000 students are enrolled annually online from across the country and on campuses and centers across 86,500 square miles, two time zones, and ten of Nevada's largest counties. We border Arizona, Oregon, Idaho, Utah, and California. We are GBC!
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- Activating the Desire to Learn, 2007
- Advancing Formative Assessment in Every Classroom: A Gude for Instructional Leaders
- Align the Design: A Blueprint for School Improvement, 2008
- The Art and Science of Teaching: A Comprehensive Framework for Effective Instruction, 2007
- Becoming a Great High School: 6 Strategies and 1 Attitude That Make a Difference
- The Best Schools: How Human Development Research Should Inform Educational Practice, 2006
- Better Learning Through Structured Teaching: A Framework for the Gradual Release of Responsibility, 2008
- Beyond Discipline: From Compliance to Community, 10th Anniversary Ed., 2006
- Brain Matters: Translating Research into Classroom Practice 2nd ed.
- Brain-Based Teaching in the Digital Age
- Brain-Friendly Strategies for the Inclusion Classroom: Insights from A Neurologist and Classroom Teache , 2007
- Breaking Free from Myths about Teaching and Learning: Innovation as an Engine for Student Success
- Building Background Knowledge for Academic Achievement: Research on What Works in Schools, 2004
- Building Literacy in Social Studies: Strategies for Improving Comprehension and Critical Thinking, 2007
- Building Teachers' Capacity for Success: A Collaborative Approach for Coaches and School Leaders, 2008
- Catching Up or Leading the Way: American Education in the Age of Globalization
- Challenging the Whole Child: Reflections on Best Practices in Learning - Teaching - and Leadership
- Changing the Way You Teach - Improving the Way Students Learn
- Checking for Understanding: Formative Assessment Techniques for Your Classroom, 2007
- Classroom Assessment Grading That Work, 2006
- Classroom Instruction That Works with English Language Learners, 2006
- Classroom Instruction That Works: Research-Based Strategies for Increasing Student Achievement, 2001
- Concept-Rich Mathematics Instruction: Building A Strong Foundation for Reasoning and Problem Solving, 2006
- Connecting Teachers - Students - and Standards: Strategies for Success in Diverse and Inclusinve Classrooms
- Content-Area Conversations: How to Plan Discussion-Based Lessons for Diverse Language Learners, 2008
- Curriculum 21: Essential Education for a Changing World
- Detracking for Excellence and Equity, 2008
- The Differentiated Classroom: Responding to the Needs of All Learners, 1999
- The Differentiated School: Making Revolutionary Changes in Teaching and Learning, 2008
- Discipline with Dignity , 3rd Ed., 2008
- EdSpeak: A Glossary of Education Terms, Phrases, Buzzwords, and Jargon, 2007
- Educating Everybody's Children: Diverse Teaching Strategies for Diverse Learners, Rev. and Expanded, 2nd Ed., 2008
- Education Unbound: The Promise and Practice of Greenfield Schooling
- Engaging the Whole Child: Reflections on Best Practices in Learning - Teaching - and Leadership
- Enhancing Professional Practice: A Framework for Teaching , 2nd Ed., 2007
- Enhancing RTI: How to Ensure Success with Effective Classroom Instruction & Intervention
- The Essentials of Mathematics K-6: Effective Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment, 2006
- The Essentials of Science, Grades K-6: Effective Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment, 2006
- Exemplary Practices for Secondary Math Teachers, 2007
- The Fundamentals of Literacy Coaching, 2008
- Future-Focused Leadership: Preparing Schools, Students, and Communities for Tomorrow's Realities, 2006
- Getting to Got It! : Helping Struggling Students Learn How to Learn, 2007
- Guided Instruction: How to Develop Confident and Successful Learners
- Habits of Mind Across the Curriculum: Practical and Creative Strageties for Teachers
- The Handbook for Enhancing Professional Practice: Using the Framework for Teaching in Your School, 2008
- Handbook for the Arts and Science of Teaching
- How to Assess Higher-Order Thinking Skills in Your Classroom
- How to Differentiate Instruction in Mixed-Ability Classrooms , 2nd Ed., 2001
- How to Give Effective Feedback to Your Students , 2008
- How to Help Your School Thrive Without Breaking the Bank
- How to Support Struggling Students
- Improving Student Learning One Principal at a Time
- Improving Student Learning One Teacher at A Time, 2007
- Inspired Teacher: How to Know One - Grow One-or Be One
- Inspiring Active Learning: A Complete Handbook for Today S Teachers, Expanded 2nd Ed., 2006
- Inspiring the Best in Students
- Instruction That Measures Up: Successful Teaching in the Age of Accountability
- Integrating Differentiated Instruction Understanding by Design: Connecting Content and Kids, 2006
- Inviting Students to Learn: 100 Tips for Talking Effectively with Your Students
- Keeping the Whole Child Healthy and Safe: Reflections on Best Practices in Learning - Teaching - and Leadership
- Language-Rich Classroom: A Research-Based Framework for Teaching English Language Learners
- Leading and Managing a Differentiated Classroom
- Leading Change in Your School: How to Conquer Myths - Build Commitment - and Get Results
- Learning and Leading with Habits of Mind: 16 Essential Characteristics for Success, 2008
- Learning for Keeps: Teaching Strategies Essential for Creating Independent Learners
- Learning from Lincoln: Leadership Practices for School Success
- The Learning Leader: How to Focus School Improvement for Better Results, 2006
- Learning on Display: Student-Created Museums That Build Understanding, 2006
- Learning to Love Math: Teaching Strategies that Change Student Attitudes and Get Results
- Learning-Driven Schools: A Practical Guide for Teachers and Principals, 2006
- Making Standards Useful in the Classroom, 2008
- Managing Diverse Classrooms: How to Build on Students' Cultural Strengths, 2008
- Managing Your Classroom With Heart: A Guide for Nurturing Adolescent Learners, 2006
- Meeting Students Where They Live: Motivation in Urban Schools
- Mobilizing the Community to Help Students Succeed, 2008
- Motivated Student: Unlocking the Enthusiasm for Learning
- Motivating Black Males to Achieve in School & in Life
- Multiple Intelligences in the Classroom, 3rd ed.
- Never Work Harder Than Your Students & Other Principles of Great Teaching
- New Teacher's Companion: Practical Wisdom for Succeeding in the Classroom
- Other Duties as Assigned: Tips - Tools - and Techniques for Expert Teacher Leadership
- Personalizing the High School Experience for Each Student, 2008
- Principals Who Learn: Asking the Right Questions, Seeking the Best Solutions, 2007
- Productive Group Work: How to Engage Students - Build Teamwork - and Promote Understanding
- Protocols for Professional Learning
- Qualities of Effective Principals, 2008
- Qualities of Effective Teachers, 2nd Ed., 2007
- Raising Black Students' Achievement Through Culturally Responsive Teaching
- Reframing Teacher Leadership to Improve Your School, 2008
- Research-Based Strategies to Ignite Student Learning: Insights from A Neurologist and Classroom Teacher, 2006
- Results Now: How We Can Achieve Unprecedented Improvements in Teaching and Learning, 2006
- Rethinking Homework: Best Practices That Support Diverse Needs
- School Leadership That Works: From Research to Results, 2005
- Schooling by Design: Mission, Action, and Achievement, 2007
- The Strategic Teacher: Selecting the Right Research-Based Strategy for Every Lesson, 2007
- Strengthening and Enriching Your Professional Learning Community: The Art of Learning Together
- Summarization in Any Subject: 50 Techniques to Improve Student Learning, 2005
- Supervision for Learning: A Performance-Based Approach to Teacher Development and School Improvement, 2006
- Supporting the Whole Child: Reflections on Best Practices in Learning - Teaching - and Leadership
- Taking Action on Adolescent Literacy: An Implementation Guide for School Leaders, 2007
- Taking Charge of Professional Development: A Practical Model for Your School
- Teacher Leadership That Strengthens Professional Practice, 2006
- The Teacher Quality Index: A Protocol for Teacher Selection, 2006
- A Teacher's Guide to Multisensory Learning: Improving Literacy by Engaging the Senses,2008
- Teachers as Classroom Coaches: How to Motivate Students Across the Content Areas, 2006
- Teaching English Language Learners Across the Content Areas
- Teaching the Brain to Read: Strategies for Improving Fluency, Vocabulary, and Comprehension , 2008
- Teaching with Poverty in Mind: What Being Poor Does to Kids' Brains and What Schools Can Do About It
- Teaching with the Brain in Mind, 2nd Ed., Rev. and Updated, 2005
- Transformative Assessment, 2008
- Transforming Professional Development into Student Results
- Understanding by Design, Expanded 2nd Ed., 2005
- Using Technology with Classroom Instruction That Works, 2007
- Well-Balanced Teacher: How to Work Smarter and Stay Sane Inside the Classroom and Out
- What Every School Leader Needs to Know About RTI
- What Teachers Really Need to Know About Formative Assessment
- What Works in Schools: Translating Research Into Action, 2003
For More Information Contact
Great Basin College Library
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Elko, NV 89801
775-327-2122
Why Great Basin College
Great Basin College, "The Gold Standard in the Silver State", offers associate and baccalaureate level education in academic, career and technical fields. Welcoming over 4,000 students annually from all corners of the country, both online and at our various campuses and centers, GBC's presence extends across two time zones and spans more than 86,000 square miles throughout Nevada. A leader in rural higher education, GBC takes pride in developing students who are well-prepared to meet the demands of industry and who contribute to the success and prosperity of the local economy.
