Invite! Excite! Ignite!

Invite! Excite! Ignite!

Author: Robin J. Fogarty

Publisher: Teachers College Press

Published: 2016

Total Pages: 161

ISBN-13: 0807774685

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Teacher-to-teacher collaboration is more than a survival tactic; it is the social interaction that propels professional learning. In her new book, master teacher and educational consultant Robin Fogarty offers 13 guiding principles for new teachers and school leaders. These seminal ideas, along with the stories that accompany them, will invite, excite, and ignite teachers from kindergarten to college. Each chapter includes a description of the guiding principle, a companion vignette, classroom examples, teaching and learning tips, and discussion questions. While designed for new and pre-service teachers, coaches, mentors, and seasoned veterans will also find new perspectives and ideas for their own practice and for mentoring newcomers to the profession. Key Features: A conversational tone, including stories that entertain yet make a key point.Tips for incorporating new information from neuro research on how we learn.Proven techniques for differentiating instruction to meet the talents and needs of students.Examples of strategies in each chapter with do-it-yourself activities to try. Helpful insights appropriate for school leaders as well as teachers. “A true celebration of teaching and learning. . . . It will be a valued supplement to any introduction to teaching course, as well as an appreciated gift from coach or mentor to a new or developing teacher.” —From the Foreword by Charlotte Danielson, Danielson Group “Filled with practical strategies and resources, this book can lead the way.” —Arthur L. Costa, professor emeritus, California State University, Sacramento “Robin Fogarty gets it right from the very beginning: A teacher's role is not to serve up information but to facilitate learning.” —David Perkins, Harvard Graduate School of Education


Students at the Center

Students at the Center

Author: Bena Kallick

Publisher: ASCD

Published: 2017-01-30

Total Pages: 176

ISBN-13: 1416623272

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Educators’ most important work is to help students develop the intellectual and social strength of character necessary to live well in the world. The way to do this, argue authors Bena Kallick and Allison Zmuda, is to increase the say students have in their own learning and prepare them to navigate complexities they face both inside and beyond school. This means rethinking traditional teacher and student roles and re-examining goal setting, lesson planning, assessment, and feedback practices. It means establishing classrooms that prioritize Voice—Involving students in “the what” and “the how” of learning and equipping them to be stewards of their own education. Co-creation—Guiding students to identify the challenges and concepts they want to explore and outline the actions they will take. Social construction—Having students work with others to theorize, pursue common goals, build products, and generate performances. Self-discovery—Teaching students to reflect on their own developing skills and knowledge so that they will acquire new understandings of themselves and how they learn. Based on their exciting work in the field, Kallick and Zmuda map out a transformative model of personalization that puts students at the center and asks them to employ the set of dispositions for engagement and learning known as the Habits of Mind. They share the perspectives of educators engaged in this work; highlight the habits that empower students to pursue aspirations, investigate problems, design solutions, chase curiosities, and create performances; and provide tools and recommendations for adjusting classroom practices to facilitate learning that is self-directed, dynamic, sometimes messy, and always meaningful.


From Staff Room to Classroom

From Staff Room to Classroom

Author: Robin J. Fogarty

Publisher: Corwin Press

Published: 2017-03-24

Total Pages: 201

ISBN-13: 1506358292

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The tips and tricks you need to know to make transfer happen! This resource offers sure-fire tools and strategies for delivering professional learning that answers the question, “How can I use this in my classroom?” Gain indispensable guidance on: Effectively reaching and teaching adult learners by understanding their motivations, dispositions, and preferences The six levels of transfer and seven bridging strategies for supporting teachers as they apply content learned in PD to their classrooms and student interactions Updating professional learning to include technology and blended solutions Differentiating PD cross-generationally to promote reflective processing


Working the Room

Working the Room

Author: Ron Nash

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2023-11-13

Total Pages: 188

ISBN-13: 1475873301

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Teachers often will come to the conclusion that teacher talk and worksheets won’t cut it if getting students deeply engaged in their own learning is the goal. Indeed, students need to move beyond pretending to listen; they can—and should—develop essential competencies that include academic discourse with classmates, fielding and asking open-ended questions, seeking and providing peer feedback, identifying failure as a necessary accelerant to improvement, and finding joy in learning. Having coached and observed in hundreds of K-12 classrooms over three decades, Nash has met some incredible teachers whose students truly don’t want to miss anything. You’ll meet teachers like that in this book as you discover ways to work the room in a collaborative, engaging, and joyful environment.


The Spelling Teacher's Book of Lists

The Spelling Teacher's Book of Lists

Author: Jo Phenix

Publisher: Pembroke Publishers Limited

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 130

ISBN-13: 1551381672

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This revised collection of patterns and facts explains the tricks and tenets of the English language, as well as other aspects of etymology. It is based on a study of common errors that kids make, therefore making it easier for them to adopt correct language usage.


50 Ways to Lead and Love It

50 Ways to Lead and Love It

Author: Cheryl Cran

Publisher: Trafford Publishing

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 178

ISBN-13: 1412009286

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50 Ways to Lead & Love It! is a handbook for leadership excellence: short, sweet and easy to put into practice! "Why You'll Love It" and "Why They'll Love It" sections at the end of each item put each topic into perspective for you, your business team and the organization as a whole. A great way to re-energize and re-vitalize your leadership, and to help you remember why you chose to lead in the first place!


Cultivating Critical Discourse in the Classroom

Cultivating Critical Discourse in the Classroom

Author: Finley, Stacie Lynn

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2023-06-01

Total Pages: 366

ISBN-13: 1668482983

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The use of academic discourse in today’s educational environment has the potential to improve education for students from all backgrounds. To achieve this, further study on the best practices, challenges, and future opportunities is required. Cultivating Critical Discourse in the Classroom shares the benefits of empowering and engaging students at all levels of education through the use of academic discourse. The book also provides insights for educators to become more knowledgeable, and therefore better equipped, to create spaces through discourse where cultural competence is cultivated. Covering key topics such as identity, linguistics, student autonomy, and language, this premier reference source is ideal for administrators, policymakers, industry professionals, researchers, academicians, scholars, practitioners, instructors, and students.


Essential Songwriter's Rhyming Dictionary

Essential Songwriter's Rhyming Dictionary

Author: Kevin Mitchell

Publisher: Alfred Music

Published:

Total Pages: 164

ISBN-13: 9781457409455

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This is the easiest, most practical rhyming dictionary available. Now you can find the word you're looking for while discovering words you hadn't thought of. This invaluable resource lists words in dictionary format, contains only the words you need (not the ones you don't), includes places, proper names, cliches, expressions, slang words and more! It also includes song lyric tips to help you work through writer's block.