motivation (psychology)

Dilbert creator, Scott Adams, offers a memoir of his many failures and what they eventually taught him about success.

Sixth grade teacher Donalyn Miller describes the instructional approach she uses to turn children into readers, based on a combination of individual choice, a program of independent reading, a collection of high-interest books, and appropriate and authentic reading behavior modeling.

Describes the characteristics of "legendary" teachers--the memorable teachers who make real differences in students' lives--discussing expectations, communication, classroom organization, and motivation.

"This book will help teachers examine their language habits and intentionally improve their classroom practice so their language matches and supports their goals"--OCLC.

Provides information on the implementation of guided instruction, covering questioning, prompting, cueing, explaining, and modeling and providing examples for each element.

"Follows Stevie, a young boy falling asleep on the first day of school. His teacher gives the class an assignment: to find the one word that will help them have their best year ever. To discover their one word, they must look inside themselves, look up, and look out. At home, Stevie is upset because he can't find his word. After his dad offers some helpful advice, Stevie excitedly begins the quest for his word. His search helps him discover a lot about himself, what he loves, and what is important to him"--Provided by publisher.

Eight-year-old Ben takes a fortune cookie literally, and believing he has only one day left to live, tries to do everything he has always wanted to before nightfall.

Presents the text of a song about making mistakes, trying again, learning new things, and challenging ourselves.

Presents the text of a song about goals and motivation.