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Summary: You need to know this before you buy
Review: As a beginning teacher I found many, many tips to help me make the classroom experience challenging and fun for my students. Therefore, the content is worth the price of the book. However, what I object to is saying that the book is 183 pages. Each 5-1/2" by 8" page has a quick tip (many times including a fairly large cartoon illustration) and the back of each page is blank with the word "Notes" on it to justify not printing information on it. This cuts the book down to about 30 pages of usable information (this is not an exaggeration!) Also, on my copy the spiral binding was so tight and excessively glued, that I actually tore pages off the spiral binding trying to turn to the next page. It is a shame that the publisher let this author down.
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Summary: You need to know this before you buy
Review: As a beginning teacher I found many, many tips to help me make the classroom experience challenging and fun for my students. Therefore, the content is worth the price of the book. However, what I object to is saying that the book is 183 pages. Each 5-1/2" by 8" page has a quick tip (many times including a fairly large cartoon illustration) and the back of each page is blank with the word "Notes" on it to justify not printing information on it. This cuts the book down to about 30 pages of usable information (this is not an exaggeration!) Also, on my copy the spiral binding was so tight and excessively glued, that I actually tore pages off the spiral binding trying to turn to the next page. It is a shame that the publisher let this author down.
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Summary: Powerful Strategies to Increase Student Achievement
Review: As a teacher constantly looking for ways to increase student achievement, I have found this book to be a wonderful resource. The easy-to-read, practical format of this book is designed to meet the needs of educators struggling to balance the excessive demands on their time and serves as a wonderful "desk-top" reference guide when planning lessons. I have implemented many of the recommended strategies for using effective assessment practices, creating a motivating classroom environment and providing research-based approaches to reinforce learning. The impact of using these strategies on my students' attitudes, motivation and learning has been profound.
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Summary: Powerful Strategies to Increase Student Achievement
Review: As a teacher constantly looking for ways to increase student achievement, I have found this book to be a wonderful resource. The easy-to-read, practical format of this book is designed to meet the needs of educators struggling to balance the excessive demands on their time and serves as a wonderful "desk-top" reference guide when planning lessons. I have implemented many of the recommended strategies for using effective assessment practices, creating a motivating classroom environment and providing research-based approaches to reinforce learning. The impact of using these strategies on my students' attitudes, motivation and learning has been profound.
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Summary: Make like a tree and BRANCH OUT!
Review: Is your classroom a community of learners or just a room full of students? If you are striving to make your classroom a safe place where learning comes naturally after emotional needs are met, then this book will guide you in the right direction. Through this collection of easy to read tips, you can learn about how to set up your classroom so that students are motivated to learn and feel as though they belong. This book would also be a wonderful tool for first year teachers because it gives very practical suggestions that can be implemented immediately into any classroom, from preschool to high school. As a teacher with 5 years of experience, this book has helped me to branch out and try new ways to better build relationships with my students.
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Summary: An incredible hands-on resource
Review: Out of all of the books I've come across in teaching, this is the book that stays on my desk, both at home and at school. The tips are so practical and arranged in sections that range from creating a classroom environment to increasing student motivation. NOt only are the tips presented in an engaging fashion, there is also room to personalize the tips, which I find helpful. As an English teacher who loves to give books as gifts, this is THE book that I give to student teachers and interns. What a super resource!
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Summary: An incredible hands-on resource
Review: Out of all of the books I've come across in teaching, this is the book that stays on my desk, both at home and at school. The tips are so practical and arranged in sections that range from creating a classroom environment to increasing student motivation. NOt only are the tips presented in an engaging fashion, there is also room to personalize the tips, which I find helpful. As an English teacher who loves to give books as gifts, this is THE book that I give to student teachers and interns. What a super resource!
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Summary: administrative perspective for this book
Review: This book is an excellent resource for any person on staff at any campus. As a principal, I would give this book to all my staff. Book study groups, etc. could be formed to discuss particular areas each month. The format is user friendly and easy to understand. As always, Spence Rogers hits the target with things that are so essential to student learning and building climate! In addition, this book can be used as a resouce for new teacher staff development, a tool for professional growth plans, and a great addition to any professional library.
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Summary: These tips help to motivate students and teachers!
Review: WORTH EVERY PENNY! The teaching tips compiled by Spence Rogers and the Peak Learning System's Team are powerful! I keep a copy open on my desk and read a few pages each day. The 105 teaching tips make a difference in building intrinsic motivation for students so that they want to learn, and implementing the tips helps teachers build relationships with students. Shelly Grothaus Sixth Grade Educator, Wisconsin
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