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Students need guidance to succeed academically, but they also need our help to survive and thrive in today's turbulent world. They need someone to model the attributes that will help them win not just in school but in life as well. That someone is you. With forty-eight short, inspiring chapters, this book is suited for improving your personal practice daily. Or focus on a chapter each week to encourage your staff at meetings.
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In Stop. Right. Now. authors and education leaders Jimmy Casas and Jeffrey Zoul identify 39 practices, programs, processes, philosophies, and people problems that schools must eliminate in order to improve education for students-and the entire school community. The status quo and average results are no longer acceptable! There are some "best practices" that we simply need to stop right now.
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Are you ready to break out of the lesson-and-worksheet rut? Use The EduProtocol Field Guide to create engaging and effective instruction, build culture, and deliver content to K–12 students in a supportive, creative environment. Smart Start activities set your students up for success with useful skills and a strong culture. The customizable EduProtocols frames can be used with nearly all subjects and grade levels and are UDL (Universal Design for...
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In Make Learning Magical, educator Tisha Richmond pulls back the curtain to reveal strategies you can use to transform your classroom. Laughter, fun, and gamified experiences can make school a place where students are inspired, empowered, and immersed in learning-and it doesn't require illusions or smoke and mirrors. The actionable techniques Tisha shares will equip you to put your student's center stage in their learning experiences.
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Complete with tons of activities that you can use right now, concrete examples, and a pedagogical toolkit, this book will help you transform classic toys and games-and even everyday objects-into opportunities for play-centered learning. With an eye toward the practical realities and needs of educators everywhere, Adam Peterson offers effective and affordable solutions that engage students in learning through play.
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Are you ready to transform your classroom into an experiential world that flourishes on collaboration and creativity? Then set sail with classroom game designer and educator Michael Matera as he reveals the possibilities and power of game-based learning. In eXPlore Like a Pirate, Matera serves as your experienced guide to help you apply the most motivational techniques of gameplay to your classroom. You'll learn gamification strategies that will work...
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No matter how great a teacher you are, there will be days when you are short on time, resources, energy, or ideas. Educator Katie Powell packs a wealth of lesson twists, games, and activities into this book to help re-energize your classroom. The Worksheet Busters, Lecture Busters, and Homework Busters she shares work for all grade levels to create engaging, memorable, meaningful learning experiences for your students.
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School should be fun! In EDrenaline Rush, John Meehan pulls back the curtain on what it takes to create thrilling learning experiences in your classroom. Packed with lesson planning tips, instructional design ideas, and plug-and-play teaching resources, EDrenaline Rush will challenge you to think differently and equip you to push your pedagogy to incredible limits.
9) Tech Like a PIRATE: Using Classroom Technology to Create an Experience and Make Learning Memorable
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Tech Like a PIRATE helps provide the tools, ideas, and inspiration for educators to use technology as a treasure map to amazing learning. With a customizable set of principles for ensuring that technology is an asset and not a barrier, Matt Miller's guidance will help all teachers-from the tech-savvy to the tech-terrified-create impactful, transformative learning using low- or no-cost equipment.
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Whether you are a new teacher struggling to figure out what works, an established teacher who needs a refresh, or a teaching veteran who needs a reminder of why you chose teaching as your profession, you need The SECRET SAUCE. In this book, Rich Czyz reveals the essential ingredients to being an exceptional teacher, and the good news is that they are all within your reach.
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In CREATE, tech-savvy high school teacher Bethany Petty coaches teachers to design tech experiences that will encourage students' creativity even as they enhance instruction and evaluation. In these pages, packed with as much fun, dynamic illustrations and stories as innovation, Petty presents a thorough overview of the many digital classroom tools that are available, from social media templates and audio-visual projects to inventive games and multimedia...
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The practical ideas in the latest of the DITCH series will help you find the sweet spot where tech meets students' needs. In this teacher-tailored guide, you'll find tips on how to use technology to differentiate learning. Whether you're a tech newbie or the school's device guru, you'll walk away with new understandings and strategies for transforming your approach to teaching.
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In Illuminate, technology trainer Bethany Petty explains how to use technology to improve your students' learning experiences. This book is packed with powerful ideas you can use in your classroom now. Broken into 10 - take a journey through technology integration and be inspired to use technology in really meaningful ways in your classroom.
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CJ REYNOLDS, well-known to the 45,000 subscribers to his YouTube channel, Real Rap with Reynolds, breaks down his methods for learning to teach outside your comfort zone, bringing real-world experiences into your students' lives, using DJ skills to manage the classroom, and finding a way to make magic in your class despite diminishing resources. The refreshing honesty of Reynolds's perspective coupled with his infectious optimism makes this a great...
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Be Relentless!
Hamish Brewer (aka the Tattooed Skateboarding Principal) grew up in a home disrupted by poverty, addiction, and family dysfunction. He understands the feelings of fear, lostness, and desperation that overwhelm too many children today-because that was his life. That experience is what drives him to work relentlessly to empower people living in the toughest areas to envision and create a better future for themselves.
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Something happens in students when they define themselves as makers and inventors and creators. They discover powerful skills-problem-solving, critical thinking, and imagination-that will help them shape the world's future … our future. In LAUNCH, John Spencer and A.J. Juliani provide a process that can be incorporated into every class at every grade level ... even if you don't consider yourself a "creative teacher." And if you dare to innovate...
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The fight to be first, the pressure to be right, and the stress surrounding test scores were just a few of the many reasons Stacey Roshan chose to flip her class. In Tech with Heart, she offers practical insights and instruction for using edtech tools to create greater connection with students, humanize modern learning, and help all learners to thrive.
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By laying out their revolutionary approach to teaching social studies, Naomi O'Brien and LaNesha Tabb explain how to provide students with a deep but achievable understanding of global social systems as they're transformed by history, sociology, economics, geography, and civics. And, because the Unpack Your Impact curriculum can be folded into existing lessons for almost any topic, students garner an inclusive and interdisciplinary appreciation for...
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In Sail the 7 Cs with Microsoft Education, veteran educators Becky Keene and Kathi Kersznowski bring the world into your classroom through Microsoft Education. Learn how this suite of accessible, innovative digital tools is revolutionizing education around the globe and offering students the chance to become true change makers. Bringing together the voices of educators from around the world, Sail the 7 Cs is grounded in solid pedagogy, offering a...
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With Control Alt Achieve, educational-technology wizard Eric Curts offers you the keys to revolutionizing classroom learning with the Google tools you already use. Dazzle your students by transforming Google Docs into blackout poetry, fire up creative possibilities by using Google Slides for comic strips, and make math more accessible-and fun-by turning to Google Drawings as an unlikely ally. With Eric as your guide to the technological horizons of...
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