I'm not yet done posting my thematic "Q & A Collections" that bring together posts from the past two years, but I know that many of us will be starting the new school year soon. So, I wanted to take a one-week break from posting those compilations and, instead, consider this question again: "What's your best advice on getting the new school year off to a good start?" I've previously posted a three-part series on that same topic, but we teachers can never get enough good advice on how to best approach this important time of the year. Please share your ...

I'll begin posting new questions and answers in late August, and during the summer will be sharing thematic posts bringing together responses on similar topics from the past two years. You can see those collections from the first year here. Today's theme is on "beginnings and endings." It's particularly appropriate for this time in August as many teachers are preparing to start a new school year. Previous themes have been: Student Motivation Implementing The Common Core Teaching Reading & Writing Teaching Math and Science Brain-Based Learning Instructional Strategies Education Policy Issues I'll be spending the summer organizing questions and answers for ...

I'll begin posting new questions and answers in late August, and during the summer will be sharing thematic posts bringing together responses on similar topics from the past two years. You can see those collections from the first year here. Today's theme is on education policy issues. Previous themes have been: Student Motivation Implementing The Common Core Teaching Reading & Writing Teaching Math and Science Brain-Based Learning Instructional Strategies I'll be spending the summer organizing questions and answers for the next school year, and there is always room for more! You can send questions to me at [email protected] ...

I'll begin posting new questions and answers in late August, and during the summer will be sharing thematic posts bringing together responses on similar topics from the past two years. You can see those collections from the first year here. Today's theme is on instructional strategies. Previous themes have been: Student Motivation Implementing The Common Core Teaching Reading & Writing Teaching Math and Science Brain-Based Learning I'll be spending the summer organizing questions and answers for the next school year, and there is always room for more! You can send questions to me at [email protected] you send it ...

I've been publishing thematic compilations this summer of past posts. However, this week I'm "changing it up" a bit. Adam Grant, author of the best-selling book Give and Take and professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, agreed to answer a few questions about how we educators can connect what he's written to our work in the classroom. LF: In your book, you suggest that all of us tend to fall -- more or less -- into three categories: givers, takers and matchers. You also write that people who are givers and who, at the same time, ...

I'll begin posting new questions and answers in late August, and during the summer will be sharing thematic posts bringing together responses on similar topics from the past two years. You can see those collections from the first year here. Next week, though, I'll be taking a break from posting these collections and will be sharing a special interview I'm doing with Adam Grant, author of Give and Take: A Revolutionary Approach to Success, and how his work can be applied in schools. Today's theme is on brain-based learning. Previous themes have been: Student Motivation Implementing The Common Core Teaching ...

I'll begin posting new questions and answers in late August, and during the summer will be sharing thematic posts bringing together responses on similar topics from the past two years. You can see those collections from the first year here. Today's theme is on teaching reading and writing. Previous themes have been: Student Motivation Implementing The Common Core Teaching Reading & Writing I'll be spending the summer organizing questions and answers for the next school year, and there is always room for more! You can send questions to me at [email protected] you send it in, let me know ...

I'll begin posting new questions and answers in late August, and during the summer will be sharing thematic posts bringing together responses on similar topics from the past two years. You can see those collections from the first year here. Today's theme is on teaching reading and writing. Previous themes have been: Student Motivation Implementing The Common Core I'll be spending the summer organizing questions and answers for the next school year, and there is always room for more! You can send questions to me at [email protected] you send it in, let me know if I can ...

I'll begin posting new questions and answers in late August, and during the summer will be sharing thematic posts bringing together responses on similar topics from the past two years. You can see those collections from the first year here. Today's theme is on implementing the Common Core. The first post in this series was on student motivation. I'll be spending the summer organizing questions and answers for the next school year, and there is always room for more! You can send questions to me at [email protected] you send it in, let me know if I can ...

I'll begin posting new questions and answers in late August, and during the summer will be sharing thematic posts bringing together responses on similar topics from the past two years. You can see those collections from the first year here. Today's theme is on student motivation. I'll be spending the summer organizing questions and answers for the next school year, and there is always room for more! You can send questions to me at [email protected] you send it in, let me know if I can use your real name if it's selected or if you'd prefer remaining ...