Toolkit for Schools in Crisis
[ad_1] Responding to Student Trauma: A Toolkit for Schools in Times of Crisis By Stephanie Filio (Free Spirit Publishing, 2020 – Learn more) Reviewed by Ginny Hornberger According to NPR, Education Week has been tracking school shootings since 2018 and reports that “119 such incidents…
Bring Out the Best in Every Teacher
[ad_1] Leadership for Learning: How to Bring Out the Best in Every Teacher, 2nd EditionBy Carl Glickman and Rebecca West Burns(ASCD, 2022 – Learn more) Reviewed by Cathy Gassenheimer This is a tough time for educators. The pandemic still lingers; addressing the requisite learning loss…
Teachers Make the Difference Every Day – All Year Long
[ad_1] By Barbara R. Blackburn It’s the start of a new school year, and you are 100% excited about making a difference for kids! Now, take a sheet of paper and cut out a heart (yes, red paper would be nice). And now, I want…
Teacher’s Travel Deepens Her Awareness of Holocaust History
[ad_1] By Laurie Lichtenstein In the Jewish quarter in Krakow called Kazimierz. Summer is all about kicking back and feeling the cool breeze off the ocean to recharge before another school year. At least it has been for me – until this summer when I…
What to Change, What to Keep?
[ad_1] By Lynne R. Dorfman & Aileen Hower Aileen Hower For many of us, the end of August marks the return to our classrooms. That means educators have started imagining goals for the new school year and prioritizing and ordering them. Many teachers use parts…
Independent Study That Works: Designing a Successful Program
[ad_1] Independent Study That Works: Designing a Successful ProgramBy Geraldine Woods(W.W. Norton & Company, 2022 – Learn more) Reviewed by Sarah Cooper Independent Study That Works by Geraldine Woods made me wonder immediately how I could apply its principles to my classes. I teach eighth-grade…
50 Strategies Community and Classroom Management
[ad_1] We Belong: 50 Strategies to Create Community and Revolutionize Classroom ManagementBy Dr. Laurie Barron and Patti Kinney(ASCD, 2021 – Learn more) Reviewed by Michael McLaughlin If there was one thing that the COVID pandemic illustrated for schools, it was reminding us of the importance of community. Though…