In this book you'll learn how to: tap into your passion as a teacher - even when you're less than excited about the subject; develop creative presentations that capture your students' interest; establish rapport and a sense of camaraderie in your classroom; transform your class into a life-changing experience for your students. --from back cover.

When Teachers Strive for Greatness, Their Students Do, Too. How do good teachers become great? How do you create magical learning experiences your students will never forget? In Plan Like a PIRATE, you'll learn that sailing on to greatness starts with vision, intention, and design-planning-inside and outside of the classroom, far beyond any single lesson. This practical, comprehensive guide is packed with proven strategies for captivating students' imaginations and interest, leading readers through what it takes to engage and nurture learners with rigorous, equitable differentiated lessons. Designed to launch readers on a journey from "seeing it" to "being it"-and all points in between-Plan Like a PIRATE shows teachers how to harness their passion to create and implement innovative, relevant, student-centered learning opportunities and to build a detailed, intentional, future-focused plan to attain their dream career. This book will help educators deepen the impact of their teaching practice and power up their professionalism, allowing them to chart a course for themselves and their students to a better, more equitable world. Endorsements "Get ready to set sail for an incredible adventure with Dawn Harris!" -Tisha Richmond, student engagement specialist, PD specialist, and author of Make Learning Magical "A master teacher herself, Dawn Harris shares stories from the trenches and weaves in practical strategies and frameworks to help make learning accessible and meaningful for students. This is a must-read for all educators!" -Jill Siler, EdD, deputy executive director, Texas Association of School Administrators, and author of Thrive Through the Five: Practical Truths to Powerfully Lead Through Challenging Times

Teach kids peer collaboration, improvement-focused learning, responsibility, active learning, twenty-first century skills, and empowerment.

The author presents his own perspectives and techniques for making play part of his classroom's learning experience; includes QR code links to resources and templates.

This book explains how to design classroom experiences that encourage students to take risks and explore their passions in a stimulating, motivating, and supportive environment where improvement, rather than grades, is the focus.

Textbooks are symbols of centuries-old education. They're often outdated as soon as they hit students' desks. Acting "by the textbook" implies compliance and a lack of creativity. It's time to ditch those textbooks--and those textbook assumptions about learning In Ditch That Textbook, teacher and blogger Matt Miller encourages educators to throw out meaningless, pedestrian teaching and learning practices. He empowers them to evolve and improve on old, standard, teaching methods. Ditch That Textbook is a support system, toolbox, and manifesto to help educators free their teaching and revolutionize their classrooms.

Doubles are good for lots of things—double scoops of ice cream, double features at the movies. But double vision is NOT a good kind of double. In fact, it can make kindergarten kind of hard. Ginny sees double chairs at reading circle and double words in her books. She knows that only half of what she sees is real, but which half? The solution to her problem is wondrously simple: an eye patch! Ginny becomes the pirate of kindergarten.With the help of her pirate patch, Ginny can read, run, and even snip her scissors with double the speed! Vibrant illustrations from Lynne Avril capture the realities of what Ginny sees both before and after.