teaching

Contains practical tips for becoming an effective teacher and positive influence and includes the author's thoughts on being a student, a teacher, and an administrator.

Presents a practice guide for teachers for helping students to raise their expectations and standards and provides strategies for communicating with parents, recognizing and correcting negative behavioral problems, and increasing social and academic skills.

Contains twenty poems designed to prompt educators to reflect on their classroom practices, grouped in the categories of school environment, curriculum, diversity, the impact of teachers and parents, and the rewards of teaching. Includes reflection questions, suggested activities, and resources for further study.

New York's Calvin Coolidge High begins the new school year. With no chalk. No books. Too many students. Over clanging bells, the P.A. booms "Please disregard all bells." It might as well say "Please disregard all learning."--back cover.

To support the professional growth of teachers, this book provides supervisors with templates and tools for guiding their interactions with teaching staff. Focuses on four key areas of learning-focused supervision: developmental, standards-driven, data-based and customized.

From one perspective, the focus of this book is on how knowledge of instruction as one component or thread in the teaching and learning process can assist in responding to that never-ending process to create meaningful and powerful learning environments. From another perspective this book is a personal reflection , it reflects our own evolution and current understanding about creating meaningful learning environments.

Gives educators advice on using Makerspaces in instruction.

Applies the latest research and theory of personality type, multiple intelligences, experimental learning models, and Mind Styles model to create a differentiated approach for staff development.