The New York Times–bestselling author and world-renown teacher offers no-nonsense wisdom for teachers of all ages There’s no one teachers trust more to give them classroom advice than Rafe Esquith. After more than thirty years on the job, Esquith still puts in the countless classroom hours familiar to every dedicated educator. But where his New York Times bestseller Teach Like Your Hair’s on Fire was food for a teacher’s mind, Real Talk for Real Teachers is food for a teacher’s soul. Esquith candidly tackles the three stages of life for the career teacher and offers encouragement to see them through the difficult early years, advice on mid-career classroom building, and novel ideas for longtime educators. With his trademark mix of humor, practicality, and boundless compassion, Esquith proves the perfect companion for teachers who need a quick pick-me-up, a long heart-to-heart, or just a momentary reminder that they’re not alone.

Real Talk 1 , by Lida Baker and Judith Tanka, helps intermediate to high-intermediate students break away from the classroom and enter the world of authentic English. Each of the book’s eight thematic chapters has four parts: In Person, On the Phone, On the Air, and In Class. The listening segments expose students to spontaneous face-to-face conversations, phone conversations and pre-recorded messages, radio broadcasts, and academic lectures. Listen to sample audio from Real Talk 1 (samples are in .mp3 format): In Person: Chapter 3: Marrying Someone Different (2:13) On the Phone: Chapter 6: Calling a Pharmacy (2:31) On the Air: Chapter 8: Radio Interview – Lying (2:47) In Class: Chapter 4: Lecture – Rap Music (abridged for sample) (2:10) (Radio interview reproduced with permission of CBC.) Features Experience authentic language features such as hesitation, interruption, and interjection. Vocabulary exercises prepare students to discuss specific topics. Listening strategies give students tools for personal and academic success. Note-taking and outlining practice prepare students for university and college-level listening. Speaking activities such as role plays, presentations, and debates reinforce the use of authentic English. All these features address the new emphasis on listening and speaking skills in current standardized tests. For high-intermediate to advanced students, see Real Talk 2.

This book provides a practical methodology that helps education professionals build rapport with students at-promise while creating learning experiences that are relevant - and life-changing. Teaching with transparency, authenticity, creativity, and grit will lead to higher achievement, student engagement, and graduation rates and fewer discipline problems.

Teachers, probation officers, school administrators, counselors, therapists, psychologists, parents, and anyone who truly cares about our youth will be both inspired and motivated to do their part to positively impact the lives of our youth. Real Talk is full of raw honesty and humor! Readers will learn that human kindness is alive and well as they read the many examples of people cheering the author on in spite of her humble beginnings. It is more than appropriate to say that Sheree has truly turned tragedy into triumph with the growing number of youth Real Talk has impacted thus far. In addition to seeing her brothers choose lives of crime, Sheree's previous careers give her special insight into the lives of at-risk youth. Her professional life drew her to dedicate herself to serving children and teens. Later she supervised (with stern understanding) juvenile and adult offenders as a youth parole officer and federal probation officer. "The Program inspired me to make better choices and to do the right thing and that it's not worth living the life that I wanted to live" "The most effective part of the Program was hearing about the speakers past and how much they regret it now" " What I enjoyed about the Program is that people don't get paid for what they are doing at Real Talk" " I learned that everyone is fortunate and you only get one shot at life"

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REAL educators are relatable, they expose vulnerability by sharing their experiences, they are approachable, they learn through life. They are the heart of our schools. In Be REAL, you'll learn the power of being true to yourself and find the courage to teach from the heart.