Recently, a teacher commented that they would love to use one of our Complete Novel Units, but they didn't have a classroom set of books to use with the students. This got me, Lisa, thinking about how I would love to be like Oprah or Ellen and give away classroom sets of books. "A ... READ the POST
Episode 2: Moving Students from What to Think … to How to Think
Today, we're talking about one of our core beliefs about thinking: that a teacher's role today has moved from teaching students to learn "what" to think ... to teaching them "how" to think. Hop on over and share your thoughts in the conversation. ... READ the POST
Episode 1: Priming, Classroom Testing, and The Voice
*cue fancy announcement trumpets* Our first vlog post ... in which we discuss the psychology of priming, how that affects student testing results, and why that might be giving some of The Voice coaches a winning advantage. Can't wait to hear your experiences in your classroom on this topic! In ... READ the POST
Thank You … Thank You … Thank You!!! 3-Year Celebration Sale
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How 9/11 Changed My 2nd Day of Teaching . . . Ever.
"Never forget" is a mantra easier said than done. Because the world just marches on, doesn't it? Our lives just keep happening. Unless we purposefully carve out moments to remember important things, we won't. It's just the way we are. The events of September 11th were markedly terrible for the ... READ the POST
3 Ideas to Make Your First Day of School Memorable
And you're there, Starbucks guzzled and waiting to impact their lives for all eternity (aka survive until wine time this evening). I've had 14 first days of school as a teacher, so here are just a few ideas to help make this first day memorable. Watch the YouTube video of all 13 Secrets here ... READ the POST
13 Rules for Effective Communication in the Classroom #12 – Interrupting Our Students
In any conversation, it is rude to interrupt. For some reason, though, when we adults begin speaking with students, we forget that they are people too and that normal rules of speaking apply when talking with them. If our goal is to “not provoke our students to anger,” then we must speak to ... READ the POST
Huge Sale on Teacher Resources – Up to 28% off!!!
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