When Stephanie Farley coaxes her students into a good frame of mind โ happy, relaxed, confident โ they learn more, just as positivity research predicts. Join her as she shares 10 joy-inducing methods โ including dogs โ and suggests ways to reach across content.
Literacy consultant Anne Anderson recommends fellow literacy teachers and coaches keep Dan Feigelsonโs Radical Listening near at hand. Implementing the bookโs detailed guidelines for active listening during reading and writing conferences will benefit all of your learners.
The first step to taking control of your time is making the effort, and educator Frank Buckโs โGet Organized Digitally!โ provides the rungs of the ladder to get you there. Department chair Stephanie Choate says Buck inserts educator success stories in just the right places. Highly recommended.
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.
Geraldine Woods offers strategies for teachers to design and implement a self-contained independent study program or to incorporate principles of independent study into an existing unit or class. Sarah Cooper finds the bookโs efficacy lies in its wide, practical application.
Laurie Lichtensteinโs travels to Holocaust sites this summer โhad an indescribable emotional impact.โ And now, โwithin 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.โ
Language specialist Tan Huynh offers a framework called the 3 Cโs of Equity โ Community, Curriculum and Culture โ to guide schools on the journey to provide an equitable learning experience for their multilingual learners. To start, avoid deficit-based models that segregate.
Whether you are a classroom veteran or a new teacher in your first room, Katie Durkin urges you to think about how you can repurpose, redesign, and rejuvenate your learning space so you feel fresh and ready to tackle the many opportunities for growth this coming school year.
The Multigenre Research Project approach lets students truly show their learning and mastery on any topic they choose to explore. Melinda Putz provides teachers across subject areas everything they need to help students go deeper than PBL, says MGRP user Erin Corrigan-Smith.
A new school year can be filled with excitement โ and stress. 5th grade teacher Kathie Palmieri suggests you SOAR into fall as you plan your structure and organization, assess your classroom, review and reset so you and your students can take flight in a welcoming environment.
