Screaming at Kids, Comparing Students, and Creating a Self-Sustaining Classroom | Q&A Show

Screaming at Kids, Comparing Students, and Creating a Self-Sustaining Classroom | Q&A Show

How do you handle the noise level in your classroom and get your students attention without screaming? What do you do about students who just refuse to study for tests? How do you create a self-sustaining classroom? We answer these and more in this first Q&A show! EPISODE NOTES In this Q&A show, we discuss (timestamps included): 0:51 - What are the top three books that guide you in building a self-sustaining classroom culture?8:37 - As a first year robotics teacher, do you compare one class with another as a way to motivate students? In Brazil, if one class is falling behind another, it's common to…
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Student Motivation | Best Business Books To Influence Your Teaching

Student Motivation | Best Business Books To Influence Your Teaching

This is the first of a 3-part series called the 'Best Business Books To Influence Your Teaching.' The first book of the series is Drive by Dan Pink and we explore how to use the principles of motivation in the classroom. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buIBiCoV_GY&feature=youtu.be DIVE DEEPER Dan Pink TED talk on motivation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6XAPnuFjJc Project Week at our school https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5yOe-zio1M See how I created and manage my classroom economy
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An Educator’s Perspective on ‘To Sell Is Human’

An Educator’s Perspective on ‘To Sell Is Human’

I took the Myers-Briggs personality test in college (or at least a free online version so who knows how reliable the results really were) and I got ENFJ.  I read that this personality type is pretty good at getting others to do what they want (for better or for worse). Naturally, moving people has always been something I’ve been very interested in; how to get people to understand an adopt your perspective.  As an educator, I’m always trying to sell the students on the idea of working hard, being respectful, helping each other, and taking charge of their own learning.  I…
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