June 2012 Archives

I'm taking the summer off from answering new questions while I work on my next book. Instead, over the next two months, I'll be posting "collections" bringing links together from previous posts on common topics (classroom management, instructional strategies, etc.). I've published almost fifty separate "answers" over the past year, and thought that readers might find these summer compilations more accessible. Today, I'll be bringing together all my posts on helping our students become better readers. Over the summer, of course, I'll also be preparing future responses, so keep those questions coming! You can send them to me at [email protected]

I'm taking the summer off from answering new questions while I work on a sequel to my book, Helping Students Motivate Themselves. Instead, over the next two months, I'll be posting "collections" bringing links together from previous posts on common topics (classroom management, instructional strategies, etc.). I've published almost fifty separate "answers" over the past year, and thought that readers might find these summer compilations more accessible. Today, I'll be bringing together all my posts on the topic of student motivation. Over the summer, of course, I'll also be preparing future responses, so keep those questions coming! You can send ...

Last week, I asked: How can we help students develop their creativity? In addition to ideas from readers, two well-known writers and researchers have contributed responses today: Jonah Lehrer, author of "Imagine: How Creativity Works," which has been at the top or near the top of The New York Times bestseller list the past few weeks (A portion of his response is adapted from the book). Ashley Merryman is co-author (with Po Bronson) of the New York Times bestseller, NurtureShock: New Thinking About Children Additional resources on this topic can be found at The Best Sources Of Advice On Helping ...

This week's question is one that I've been wondering about: How can we help students develop their creativity? Please share your thoughts in the comments, or, if you prefer, feel free to email them to me. Anyone whose question is selected for this weekly column can choose one free book from a selection of twelve published by Eye On Education. You can send questions to me at [email protected] you send in your question, let me know if I can use your real name if it's selected or if you'd prefer remaining anonymous and have a pseudonym in ...

(This is the second post in a two-part series on "habits." Part One can be found here) A lot has been published lately on "habits" -- how to create good ones and how to break bad ones. So, last week I asked: How can we help students develop good habits? In Part One of this series, Charles Duhigg, author of the new best-selling book, The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business, shared his responses to my questions on how to apply his research to our work in schools. Today, Professor Art Markman, author ...

(This is the first post in a two-part series on "habits." Part Two will be published on Wednesday) A lot has been published lately on "habits" -- how to create good ones and how to break bad ones. So, last week I asked: How can we help students develop good habits? Today, I'm lucky enough to have Charles Duhigg, author of the new best-selling book, The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business, sharing his responses to my questions on how to apply his research to our work in schools. I'm impressed by his ...