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Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life/Anne Lamott

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Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life/Anne Lamott

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For a quarter century, more than a million readers—scribes and scribblers of all ages and abilities—have been inspired by Anne Lamott’s hilarious, big-hearted, homespun advice. Advice that begins with the simple words of wisdom passed down from Anne’s father—also a writer—in the iconic passage that gives the book its title:

“Thirty years ago my older brother, who was ten years old at the time, was trying to get a report on birds written that he’d had three months to write. It was due the next day. We were out at our family cabin in Bolinas, and he was at the kitchen table close to tears, surrounded by binder paper and pencils and unopened books on birds, immobilized by the hugeness of the task ahead. Then my father sat down beside him, put his arm around my brother’s shoulder, and said, ‘Bird by bird, buddy. Just take it bird by bird.’”

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * An essential volume for generations of writers young and old. The twenty-fifth anniversary edition of this modern classic will continue to spark creative minds for years to come. Anne Lamott is "a warm, generous, and hilarious guide through the writer's world and its treacherous swamps" ( Los Angeles Times "Superb writing advice.... Hilarious, helpful, and provocative." - The New York Times Book Review

For a quarter century, more than a million readers-scribes and scribblers of all ages and abilities-have been inspired by Anne Lamott's hilarious, big-hearted, homespun advice. Advice that begins with the simple words of wisdom passed down from Anne's father-also a writer-in the iconic passage that gives the book its title:

"Thirty years ago my older brother, who was ten years old at the time, was trying to get a report on birds written that he'd had three months to write. It was due the next day. We were out at our family cabin in Bolinas, and he was at the kitchen table close to tears, surrounded by binder paper and pencils and unopened books on birds, immobilized by the hugeness of the task ahead. Then my father sat down beside him, put his arm around my brother's shoulder, and said, 'Bird by bird, buddy. Just take it bird by bird.'"

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Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life

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Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life - Kindle edition by Lamott, Anne. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life.

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Ready or not . . . AI is here. Now. And it has concerned and curious educators asking questions:

What are the strengths and weaknesses of artificial intelligence (AI) models, like ChatGPT?

How do ChatGPT and other large language models change things like the writing process?

What do we need to understand about large language models (LLMs) and AI’s ability to transform how—and how quickly—we can communicate with our students and peers?

How can we teach students to use AI appropriately and in ways that enhance their learning experiences?

Open-source, content-creating AI models are a relatively new addition to the education landscape—and they are the next step for digital tools. With more than twenty-five years of experience as an educator and as one of the first teachers in the United States to have a 1:1 classroom, bestselling author of the Infused Classroom series, Holly Clark, takes a future-oriented approach to technology integration in education. Through her training and speaking engagements, she equips educators worldwide to effectively use technology, including AI, in their classrooms. And now, with The AI Infused Classroom, she offers a thoughtful, practical guide for navigating the latest iteration of edtech.

The key to successfully integrating any digital tool, Clark says, is to focus on the deep learning and masterful pedagogy teachers can achieve with educational shifts, like the one the world is currently experiencing. Yes, things will change, but AI does not replace the need for well-trained and highly qualified teachers in the classroom. In fact, students need educators’ guidance, now more than ever, to ensure they are prepared for the world of AI.

With the right mindset, the right questions, and the right strategies, you can use AI to create and broaden meaningful learning experiences for every student.

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Amazon.com: The AI Infused Classroom: 9798985137453: Clark, Holly: Books

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Urban Myths About Learning and Education by Pedro De Bruyckere & More

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Urban Myths About Learning and Education by Pedro De Bruyckere & More

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Many things people commonly believe to be true about education are not supported by scientific evidence.  Urban Myths about Learning and Education examines commonly held incorrect beliefs and then provides the truth of what research has shown.  Each chapter examines a different myth, with sections on learning, the brain, technology, and educational policy.  A final section discusses why these myths are so persistent.  Written in an engaging style, the book separates fact from fiction regarding learning and education.

Recognize any of these myths?

People have different styles of learning

Boys are naturally better at mathematics than girls

We only use 10% of our brains

The left half of the brain is analytical, the right half is creative

Men have a different kind of brain from women

We can learn while we are asleep

Babies become smarter if they listen to classical music

These myths and more are systematically debunked, with useful correct information about the topic in question.

Debunks common myths about learning and education

Provides empirical research on the facts relating to the myths

Utilizes light-hearted, approachable language for easy reading

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A Writer's Notebook: New and Expanded Edition: Unlocking the Writer within You By Ralph Fletcher

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A Writer's Notebook: New and Expanded Edition: Unlocking the Writer within You By Ralph Fletcher

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Writers are just like everyone else—except for one big difference. Most people go through life experiencing daily thoughts and feelings, noticing and observing the world around them. But writers record these thoughts and observations. They react. And they need a special place to record those reactions.

Perfect for classrooms, A Writer’s Notebook gives budding writers a place to keep track of all the little things they notice every day. Young writers will love these useful tips for how to use a writer’s notebook to plant the seeds of ideas that will one day become stories.

This updated and expanded edition includes nine new chapters, featuring tips and tricks for using technology to enhance your writing, an exploration of the pros and cons of writing digitally vs. by hand, photos by the author and suggestions for how to use photography to enhance your own writing, and resources like websites, story contests, and recommended mentor texts. Each chapter incorporates advice for ways young writers can make their writer’s notebooks their own and can use technology to help develop their writing.

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Teaching With Your Mouth Shut by Donald L. Finkel

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Teaching With Your Mouth Shut by Donald L. Finkel

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Our traditional "Great Teacher" teaches by telling, inspiring students through eloquent, passionate oration. For Donald Finkel this view is destructively narrow: it takes for granted that teachers teach, fundamentally and centrally, by telling students what they are supposed to know. In Teaching with Your Mouth Shut, Finkel proposes an alternative vision of teachingone that is deeply democratic in its implications.

Each chapter in this book presents a case study, a story, or a sustained image of a teaching situationa set of "circumstances" that produces significant learning in students. Each makes sense of the title of the book in a particular way. Each enriches its meaning by one increment. The idea of "teaching with your mouth shut" is explored, exemplified, and varied to such an extent that it ultimately specifies a comprehensible approach to teachingalong with a host of concrete teaching possibilities. In the end, not only will your notion of good teaching be transformed, but so too your sense of what may be signified by the word "teaching" itself.

Teaching with Your Mouth Shut is not intended as a manual for teachers; it aims to provoke reflection on the many ways teaching can be organized. The book engages its readers in a conversation about education. Thus, its purpose is not so much to reform education as it is to provoke fruitful dialogue about teaching and learning among people who have a stake in education.

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"What School Could Be: Insights and Inspiration from Teachers across America."

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"What School Could Be: Insights and Inspiration from Teachers across America."

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What School Could Be offers an inspiring vision of what our teachers and students can accomplish if trusted with the challenge of developing the skills and ways of thinking needed to thrive in a world of dizzying technological change.

Innovation expert Ted Dintersmith took an unprecedented trip across America, visiting all fifty states in a single school year. He originally set out to raise awareness about the urgent need to reimagine education to prepare students for a world marked by innovation--but America's teachers one-upped him. All across the country, he met teachers in ordinary settings doing extraordinary things, creating innovative classrooms where children learn deeply and joyously as they gain purpose, agency, essential skillsets and mindsets, and real knowledge. Together, these new ways of teaching and learning offer a vision of what school could be―and a model for transforming schools throughout the United States and beyond. Better yet, teachers and parents don't have to wait for the revolution to come from above. They can readily implement small changes that can make a big difference.

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what school could be: insights and inspiration from teachers across america

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What School Could Be: Insights and Inspiration from Teachers across America

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An inspiring account of ordinary teachers who are doing extraordinary things that could transform educationWhat School Could Be offers an inspiring vision of what our teachers and students can accomplish if trusted with the challenge of developing the skills and ways of thinking needed to thrive ...

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Cultivating Genius: The Why and How of Creating a 20% Time Learning Environment by Don Eckert

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Cultivating Genius: The Why and How of Creating a 20% Time Learning Environment by Don Eckert

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"20% Time" is a passion-driven, personalized learning program that is sweeping education in America. Teachers are incorporating passion-based learning in the classroom and kids are creating, making, researching, innovating, and learning more than ever before. "20% Time" is a game-changer in education. This book will inspire you and provide you with everything you need to awaken the creativity and passion in your students.

5.0 out of 5 stars Transform your classroom into a democratic learning environment, today!

Reviewed in the United States on March 23, 2016

The story told and details shared in this book are invaluable for those in education who are looking to transform classrooms in to true democratic learning environments.

It has the the tools available to begin the mind shift in education that needs to happen to best prepare our youth for their futures.

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Reconnect: Building School Culture for Meaning, Purpose, and Belonging, by Doug Lemov, Hilary Lewis, Darryl Williams, and Denarius Frazier

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Reconnect: Building School Culture for Meaning, Purpose, and Belonging, by Doug Lemov, Hilary Lewis, Darryl Williams, and Denarius Frazier

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In Reconnect: Building School Culture for Meaning, Purpose, and Belonging, a team of distinguished educators from Teach Like a Champion and Uncommon Schools deliver practical guidance and concrete advice for teachers, administrators, and community members who seek to dramatically improve the lives of children and young people by fostering a sense of belonging in schools. In the book, you’ll find hands-on solutions to build or rebuild students’ sense of shared work and community in an era of increasing isolation and disconnections.

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Over time, teachers internalize myths about their success that cause them to fall out of love with teaching.

“I’ll never be one of the 'perfect' teachers’”
“My self-worth is defined by my students’ test scores”
“The only way to get it all done is to work on weekends”

How to Love Teaching Again kicks these myths to the curb and replaces them with practical tips to defeat burnout, overcome perfectionism, and restore the joy of teaching.

As the CEO of Not So Wimpy Teacher, one of the most popular teaching resource brands on the internet, Jamie Sears has spent years designing tools and inventing strategies that restore the joys of teaching. This book offers simple step-by-step strategies that have helped thousands of teachers around the country transform their relationship with work, including:

Reinventing small groups and centers so that they’re easier to manage—and so you don’t feel like you’re spread thin

A foolproof productivity system just for teachers, including a life-saving method for batching lesson plans

Scripts for establishing boundaries that will drastically reduce the time you spend lesson planning, responding to emails, and planning extracurriculars

Our education environment is often stacked against teachers—from insufficient funding and mandatory meetings to red tape and standardized testing. Drawing on real-life struggles from the teachers who have used Sears' strategies to overcome burnout and make the most of their time, How To Love Teaching Again will give you specific steps to stop drowning in to-dos and do the work that inspires you.

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A heartfelt, hands-on guide to setting boundaries, increasing productivity, and finding fulfillment for teachers who know that their classrooms won't thrive unless they do. kicks these myths to the curb and replaces them with practical tips to defeat burnout, overcome perfectionism, and restore the joy of teaching.

Over time, teachers internalize myths about their success that cause them to fall out of love with teaching.

As the CEO of Not So Wimpy Teacher, one of the most popular teaching resource brands on the internet, Jamie Sears has spent years designing tools and inventing strategies that restore the joys of teaching. This book offers simple step-by-step strategies that have helped thousands of teachers around the country transform their relationship with work, including:

"I'll never be one of the 'perfect' teachers'"
"My self-worth is defined by my students' test scores"
"The only way to get it all done is to work on weekends"

How to Love Teaching Again

Reinventing small groups and centers so that they're easier to manage-and so you don't feel like you're spread thin

A foolproof productivity system just for teachers, including a life-saving method for batching lesson plans

Scripts for establishing boundaries that will drastically reduce the time you spend lesson planning, responding to emails, and planning extracurriculars

Our education environment is often stacked against teachers-from insufficient funding and mandatory meetings to red tape and standardized testing. Drawing on real-life struggles from the teachers who have used Sears' strategies to overcome burnout and make the most of their time, How To Love Teaching Again will give you specific steps to stop drowning in to-dos and do the work that inspires you.

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How to Love Teaching Again: Work Smarter, Beat Burnout, and Watch Your Students Thrive

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Teaching to Strengths: Supporting Students Living with Trauma, Violence, and Chronic Stress

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Teaching to Strengths: Supporting Students Living with Trauma, Violence, and Chronic Stress

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Half the students in U.S. schools are experiencing or have experienced trauma, violence, or chronic stress. Much has been written about these students from a therapeutic perspective, especially regarding how to provide them with adequate counseling supports and services. Conversely, little has been written about teaching this population and doing so from a strengths-based perspective.

Using real-world examples as well as research-based principles, this book shows how to

Identify inherent assets that students bring to the classroom.

Connect to students’ experiences through instructional planning and delivery.

Foster students’ strengths through the use of predictable routines and structured paired and small-group learning experiences.

Develop family and community partnerships.

Experts Debbie Zacarian, Lourdes Alvarez-Ortiz, and Judie Haynes outline a comprehensive, collaborative approach to teaching that focuses on students’ strengths and resiliency. Teaching to Strengths encourages educators to embrace teaching and schoolwide practices that support and enhance the academic and socio-emotional development of students living with trauma, violence, and chronic stress.

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After publishing the New York Times bestseller The Essential 55 (over 1 million copies sold), award-winning teacher Ron Clark took his rules on the road and traveled to schools and districts in 50 states. He met amazing teachers, administrators, students, parents, and all kinds of people involved in bringing up great kids. These are the eleven qualities he describes in The Excellent 11: Enthusiasm, Adventure, Creativity, Reflection,  Balance, Compassion, Confidence, Humor, Common Sense, Appreciation, and Resilience.

Ron has filled this book with hundreds of suggestions, stories, and wonderfully funny anecdotes. You’ll be smiling as you read—and finding the inspiration to change lives, one student at a time.

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From the Disney "Teacher of the Year" and New York Times bestselling author comes a road map to enrich students' learning experiences, revised and updated for today's teachers and parents. New York Times bestseller The Essential 55 (over 1 million copies sold), award-winning teacher Ron Clark took his rules on the road and traveled to schools and districts in 50 states. He met amazing teachers, administrators, students, parents, and all kinds of people involved in bringing up great kids. These are the eleven qualities he describes in The Excellent 11 : Enthusiasm, Adventure, Creativity, Reflection, Balance, Compassion, Confidence, Humor, Common Sense, Appreciation, and Resilience.

Ron has filled this book with hundreds of suggestions, stories, and wonderfully funny anecdotes. You'll be smiling as you read-and finding the inspiration to change lives, one student at a time.

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Excellent 11: Qualities Teachers, and Parents Use to Motivate, Inspire, and Educate Children

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"Wisdom that's been inspiring, motivating, and guiding teachers for two decadesThe Courage to Teach speaks to the joys and pains that teachers of every sort know well. Over the last 20 years, the book has helped countless educators reignite their passion, redirect their practice, and deal with the many pressures that accompany their vital work.
Enriched by a new Foreword from Diana Chapman Walsh, the book builds on a simple premise: good teaching can never be reduced to technique. Good teaching comes from the identity and integrity of the teacher, that core of self where intellect, emotion, and spirit converge--enabling 'live encounters' between teachers, students, and subjects that are the key to deep and lasting learning.
Good teachers love learners, learning, and the teaching life in a way that builds trust with students and colleagues, animates their daily practice, and keeps them coming back tomorrow.

Reclaim your own vision and purpose against the threat of burn-out

Understand why good teaching cannot be reduced to technique alone

Explore and practice the relational traits that good teachers have in common

Learn how to forge learning connections with your students and "teach across the gap"

Whether used for personal study, book club exploration, or professional development, TheCourage to Teach is rich with time-honored wisdom, and contemporary clarity about the ancient arts of teaching and learning."

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Wisdom that's been inspiring, motivating, and guiding teachers for two decades The Courage to Teach speaks to the joys and pains that teachers of every sort know well. Over the last 20 years, the book has helped countless educators reignite their passion, redirect their practice, and deal with the many pressures that accompany their vital work. Diana Chapman Walsh , the book builds on a simple premise: good teaching can never be reduced to technique. Good teaching comes from the identity and integrity of the teacher, that core of self where intellect, emotion, and spirit converge--enabling 'live encounters' between teachers, students, and subjects that are the key to deep and lasting learning.

Enriched by a new Foreword from

Reclaim your own vision and purpose against the threat of burn-out

Understand why good teaching cannot be reduced to technique alone

Explore and practice the relational traits that good teachers have in common

Learn how to forge learning connections with your students and "teach across the gap"

Good teachers love learners, learning, and the teaching life in a way that builds trust with students and colleagues, animates their daily practice, and keeps them coming back tomorrow.
Whether used for personal study, book club exploration, or professional development, The Courage to Teach is rich with time-honored wisdom, and contemporary clarity about the ancient arts of teaching and learning.

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The Courage to Teach: Exploring the Inner Landscape of a Teacher's Life, 20th Anniversary Edition

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Indeed, I wish I had this book when I was training to be a teacher. Not a single professor or master teacher ever mentioned the emotional toll that teaching takes—instead, like many teachers including the author, I learned it the hard way.

Eva provides 52 weeks of topics, from being with difficult emotions to learning to forgive to feeling empathic joy, that include practical exercises and the scientific “why” for each one. This book could and should be woven into teacher education classes—it’s the missing piece that may be the most important part of a preservice teacher’s preparation.

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Why Are We Still Doing That?: Positive Alternatives to Problematic Teaching Practices

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Why Are We Still Doing That?: Positive Alternatives to Problematic Teaching Practices

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" . . . a teacher-positive, empathetic inquiry into 16 common educational practices that can undermine student learning:
Round robin reading / Teaching to learning styles / Homework as the default / Using interim assessments as "formative assessments" / Asking, "Does everybody understand?" / Traditional Q&A / Data-driven everything / Publicly displayed data walls / Content breadth over depth / Adhering to rigid pacing guides / Using behavior charts / Withholding recess . . .

. . . This book is for K–12 teachers at all stages of their career . . . Read it and reflect with colleagues. Use it to focus your own inquiry into what is and is not working for your students and to replace ineffective and potentially harmful habits with more positive and effective ones."

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Old habits die hard, particularly when they are part of the unexamined norms of schooling. In Why Are We Still Doing That? , the best-selling authors of Total Participation Techniques lead a teacher-positive, empathetic inquiry into 16 common educational practices that can undermine student learning:

* Round robin reading
* Teaching to learning styles
* Homework as the default
* Using interim assessments as "formative assessments"
* Asking, "Does everybody understand?"
* Traditional Q&A
* Data-driven everything
* Publicly displayed data walls
* Content breadth over depth
* Adhering to rigid pacing guides
* Teaching to test samplers
* An analysis-only approach to reading
* Elevating English language arts and mathematics over all other subjects
* Ignoring curriculum experts
* Using behavior charts
* Withholding recess

Pérsida Himmele and William Himmele provide straightforward, research-informed accounts of what makes each of these practices problematic. And they share easy-to-implement instructional, assessment, and classroom management strategies you can use to meet the goals those problematic practices are intended to achieve . . . without the downsides or the damage.

This book is for K-12 teachers at all stages of their career, including preservice teachers who will be educating the next generation of students. Read it and reflect on it with colleagues. Use it to focus your own inquiry into what is and is not working for your students and to replace ineffective and potentially harmful habits with more positive and effective ones.

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Why Are We Still Doing That?: Positive Alternatives to Problematic Teaching Practices

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