While logic and skill are two important elements in advancing math knowledge, students also need to be immersed in the language of math to succeed. Kathleen Palmieri brainstormed with her fifth graders to develop fun strategies that help them understand and apply math terms.
This entry in Corwin’s Five to Thrive series offers a valuable ELA resource with accessible, crucial advice and information for real teachers β written by real teachers. Veteran middle school teacher Kelli Stuhr finds the book succinct, meaty and refreshingly optimistic.
Barry Gilmoreβs Plagiarism: A How-Not-To Guide for Students helps learners understand the motivation behind plagiarism and discusses ways to avoid it in both academic and employment settings. Eighth grade teacher Erin Corrigan-Smith also recommends the teacherβs edition.
When Stephanie Farley coaxes her students into a good frame of mind β happy, relaxed, confident β they learn more, just as positivity research predicts. Join her as she shares 10 joy-inducing methods β including dogs β and suggests ways to reach across content.
Consultants Ron Williamson and Barbara Blackburn counsel that dealing with change promptly, engaging actively in social media, and achieving work-life balance are central tasks that will help school leaders not only survive but also thrive as they run this year’s marathon.
Fresh teaching ideas engulf math teachers each fall. Which strategies take priority as we seek to help students have the best year ever? Teacher and coach Mona Iehl recommends three: build classroom community, review and augment resources, and select engaging lesson formats.
Laurie Lichtensteinβs travels to Holocaust sites this summer βhad an indescribable emotional impact.β And now, βwithin this new consciousness resides a deeper understanding of history and an enthusiasm that I hope is infectious as I re-enter my classroom this school year.β
Stephanie Filioβs Responding to Student Trauma: A Toolkit for Schools in Times of Crisis provides a well-developed framework for school personnel to handle four sources of trauma. AP Virginia Hornberger notes it is a good starting point to develop a crisis plan of action.
Math teacher Michelle Russell is busy implementing her summer plans for the first days of school, matching activities to 5 goals she wants to accomplish β build community, puts kids at ease, introduce procedures, do a little math, and have fun. Discover whatβs worked so far!
Engaging with Whatβs Your Leadership Story? by Gretchen Oltman and Vicki Bautista will help leaders β especially newer ones β articulate their purpose and bring their whole selves to school each day. School leader Sarah Cooper appreciates the bookβs practical honesty.
