The Must-Have Resource for Teachers to Rethink How They Teach Reading The world we are preparing our students to succeed in is one bound together by words and phrases. Our students learn their literature, history, math, science, or art via a firm foundation of strong reading skills. When we teach students to read with precision, rigor, and insight, we are truly handing ove
Based on Dave Burgesss popular Outrageous Teaching and TeachLike a PIRATE seminars, this book offers inspiration, practicaltechniques, and innovative ideas that will help you to increasestudent engagement, boost your creativity, and transform your lifeas an educator. Youll learn how to: ? Tap into and dramaticallyincrease your passion as a teacher ? Develop outrageou
The basic strategy we use for raising children, teaching students, and managing workers can be summarized in six words: Do this and youll get that. We dangle goodies (from candy bars to sales commissions) in front of people in much the same way we train the family pet. Drawing on a wealth of psychological research, Alfie Kohn points the way to a more successful strategy b
Written in Calkins graceful and passionate style, The Art of Teaching Reading serves as an eloquent and desperately needed reminder of what matters most in teaching.Incredibly valuable resource for current and future teachers and educators.Offers a wealth of practical classroom examples to demonstrate principles and methods in practice.In The Art of Teaching Reading, nati
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The Element is the point at which natural talent meets personal passion. When people arrive at the Element, they feel most themselves and most inspired and achieve at their highest levels. With a wry sense of humor, Ken Robinson looks at the conditions that enable us to find ourselves in the Element and those that stifle that possibility. Drawing on the stories of a wide
Banish math anxiety and give students of all ages a clear roadmap to success Mathematical Mindsets provides practical strategies and activities to help teachers and parents show all children, even those who are convinced that they are bad at math, that they can enjoy and succeed in math. Jo Boaler--Stanford researcher, professor of math education, and expert on math learni
Everyone agrees that a great teacher can have an enormous impact. Yet we still dont know what, precisely, makes a teacher great. Is it a matter of natural-born charisma? Or does exceptional teaching require something more?Building a Better Teacher introduces a new generation of educators exploring the intricate science underlying their art. A former principal studies the
What is the value of a college degree if it leaves you with few job prospects in a tough economy and buried in debt? College (Un)bound asks the burning question on every prospective student, parent, and new grad�s mind. Student-loan debt in the United States crossed the $1 trillion mark in 2011. To say that the cost of a four-year college education is inflated on many camp
From two leading experts in education and entrepreneurship, an urgent call for the radical re-imagining of American education so that we better equip students for the realities of the twenty-first century economy.Today more than ever, we prize academic achievement, pressuring our children to get into the �right� colleges, have the highest GPAs, and pursue advanced degrees.