The Amazing Power of Teachers’ Words
Author Debbie Silver examines effective feedback, motivational praise, and the power inherent in the words teachers say to students about their work.
Tagged: student motivation
Teaching Kids to Succeed
Debbie Silver’s book, Fall Down 7 Times, Get Up 8: Teaching Kids to Succeed, is “an ideal blend” of theory, common sense, research & humor about effective ways to help students succeed, says reviewer Susie Highley.
A Festival of Book Reviews
Our Fall Book Review Festival features 15 brand-new reviews of professional books – each one written by and for middle grades educators – on teaching strategies, visual & media literacy, test preparation, the Common Core, academic icebreakers, RTI & special education, social studies, mathematics, teacher research, ESL students, and student motivation.
Helping Students Get Motivated
Larry Ferlazzo effectively ties student motivation to relationship-building, classroom culture and metacognition, our book reviewer Becky Bair says.
