Fall Book Review Festival 2
In October 2012 we posted our Fall Book Review Festival, featuring 15 looks at professional books. Our reviewers won’t stop reading – so here are a dozen more!
In October 2012 we posted our Fall Book Review Festival, featuring 15 looks at professional books. Our reviewers won’t stop reading – so here are a dozen more!
Common Planning Time / Two Teachers in the Room
by Elizabeth Stein · Published 12/02/2012 · Last modified 12/04/2019
If the search for a perfect co-planning relationship frustrates you, Elizabeth Stein shares 4 “simple mindshifts” that have made her a fearless co-teacher anyway.
Co-Teaching / Two Teachers in the Room
by MiddleWeb · Published 11/19/2012 · Last modified 11/02/2021
Elizabeth Stein and Laurie Wasserman, who shared blogging responsibilities at MiddleWeb’s Two Teachers in the Room blog during 2012, share some of the timeless things that co-teachers are thankful for.
Book Reviews / Student Engagement / Student Motivation
by MiddleWeb · Published 11/13/2012 · Last modified 11/14/2019
Everyone’s Invited! Interactive Strategies That Engage Young Adolescents by Jill Spencer is full of adaptable ideas for student engagement that will inspire creativity and problem solving in your classroom, says reviewer Sandy Wisneski.
Debbie Silver’s gift in Fall Down 7 Times Get Up 8: Teaching Kids to Succeed, says reviewer Julie Dermody, is not just informing readers about motivational research, but bringing all the research together for classroom use.
Book Reviews / English Language Learners
by MiddleWeb · Published 11/12/2012 · Last modified 11/19/2019
The understanding she gained from Reaching English Language Learners in Every Classroom: Energizers for Teaching and Learning by Debbie Arechiga will help reviewer Mary Churchill better prepare her pre-service teachers to work with ELL students.
Interviews / New Teachers / Teaching Practice
by John Norton · Published 11/01/2012 · Last modified 11/30/2019
Middle grades teacher Cossondra George has a knack for giving good teaching advice, found in high-readership articles across the Web. She gives us some.
Debbie Silver’s book, Fall Down 7 Times, Get Up 8: Teaching Kids to Succeed, is “an ideal blend” of theory, common sense, research & humor about effective ways to help students succeed, says reviewer Susie Highley.
Connected coaches are social artists “immersed in collaboration in online spaces” says expert and retired middle grades teacher Lani Ritter Hall in our interview.
STEM By Design / STEM for All Students
by Anne Jolly · Published 10/20/2012 · Last modified 11/16/2019
The school success that students from low-income families gain from hands-on STEM experiences can build confidence, self-esteem & more academic success.