My Teacher's My Friend

My Teacher's My Friend
Author: P.K. Hallinan
Publisher: WorthyKids
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2002-09-01
Genre: Schools
ISBN: 9780824953089

This title is intended for ages 3 to 6 years. This book puts a child`s mind at ease with this delightful story of a teacher and a friend. Here are all those ways that a teacher helps her young charges throughout the day - from fun at exercise time to reading a storybook to drying tears.

What We Say and How We Say It Matter

What We Say and How We Say It Matter
Author: Mike Anderson
Publisher: ASCD
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2019-02-26
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1416627502

We all want our students to feel safe, collaborate well with others, feel ownership for their learning, and be joyfully engaged in their work. Nevertheless, many teachers end up using language patterns that undermine these goals. Do any of these scenarios sound familiar? We want students to take responsibility for their learning, yet we use language that implies teacher ownership. We want to build positive relationships with students, yet we use sarcasm when we get frustrated. We want students to think learning is fun, yet we sometimes make comments that suggest the opposite. We want students to exhibit good behavior because it's the right thing to do, yet we rely on threats and bribes, which implies students don’t naturally want to be good. What teachers say to students—when they praise or discipline, give directions or ask questions, and introduce concepts or share stories—affects student learning and behavior. A slight change in intonation can also dramatically change how language feels for students. In What We Say and How We Say It Matter, Mike Anderson digs into the nuances of language in the classroom. This book's many examples will help teachers examine their language habits and intentionally improve their classroom practice so their language matches and supports their goals.

Friends Are Friends, Forever

Friends Are Friends, Forever
Author: Dane Liu
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company (BYR)
Total Pages: 40
Release: 2022-01-04
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 125086576X

Friends Are Friends, Forever is a picture book based on the author's own immigration story, the infinite impact of friendship, and passing on love and kindness around the world. On a snowy Lunar New Year’s Eve in Northeastern China, it’s Dandan’s last night with Yueyue. Tomorrow, she moves to America. The two best friends have a favorite wintertime tradition: crafting paper-cut snowflakes, freezing them outside, and hanging them as ornaments. As they say goodbye, Yueyue presses red paper and a spool of thread into Dandan’s hands so that she can carry on their tradition. But in her new home, Dandan has no one to enjoy the gift with—until a friend comes along.

Teachers DO Make a Difference

Teachers DO Make a Difference
Author: Judith A. Deiro
Publisher: Corwin Press
Total Pages: 149
Release: 2004-10-05
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1483363465

Deiro provides powerful strategies teachers can employ to build a healthy student-teacher connection, decrease behavioral problems, and increase social and academic skills.

Prayers And Promises For Teachers

Prayers And Promises For Teachers
Author: Pamela Kaye Tracy
Publisher: Barbour Publishing
Total Pages: 193
Release: 2013-07-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1628364246

The classroom-it's one of the most challenging and yet rewarding places to serve. Prayers & Promises for Teachers helps classroom newcomers and veterans alike face the trials and appreciate the rewards. This devotional guide includes nearly two hundred uplifting promises from Scripture, along with contemporary prayers, all conveniently arranged by topic. From abilities, afternoons, and bells to parents, tasks, and understanding, here is biblical guidance on the everyday joys and frustrations of a vital calling. The beautiful printed leatherette binding makes this a lovely gift for teachers!

The Teachers

The Teachers
Author: Alexandra Robbins
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 385
Release: 2023-03-14
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1101986751

***A National Bestseller*** A riveting, must-read, year-in-the-life account of three teachers, combined with reporting that reveals what’s really going on behind school doors, by New York Times bestselling author and education expert Alexandra Robbins. Alexandra Robbins goes behind the scenes to tell the true, sometimes shocking, always inspirational stories of three teachers as they navigate a year in the classroom. She follows Penny, a southern middle school math teacher who grappled with a toxic staff clique at the big school in a small town; Miguel, a special ed teacher in the western United States who fought for his students both as an educator and as an activist; and Rebecca, an East Coast elementary school teacher who struggled to schedule and define a life outside of school. Robbins also interviewed hundreds of other teachers nationwide who share their secrets, dramas, and joys. Interspersed among the teachers’ stories—a seeming scandal, a fourth-grade whodunit, and teacher confessions—are hard-hitting essays featuring cutting-edge reporting on the biggest issues facing teachers today, such as school violence; outrageous parent behavior; inadequate support, staffing, and resources coupled with unrealistic mounting demands; the “myth” of teacher burnout; the COVID-19 pandemic; and ways all of us can help the professionals who are central both to the lives of our children and the heart of our communities.

What Teachers Need to Know

What Teachers Need to Know
Author: Matthew Bruce Etherington
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Total Pages: 300
Release: 2017-03-31
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1498289088

Every generation has sought to make teaching and learning more inclusive and equitable, but pesky questions always remain, such as, how can teaching and learning be conducted in ways that satisfies and respects everyone? What are the parameters of an inclusive pedagogy? Who defines its principles? How should these principles be taught and by whom? And by what authority shall they be grounded? These types of thorny questions occupy the essence of educators and the authors of this book. This book is about teachers, educators, and topics related to inclusion. Teachers and educators have a lot to know, therefore the topics are broad and relevant to the times. What should teachers know about special needs, religion and spirituality, Aboriginality, the environment, tolerance, and school choice? Although teachers have knowledge of their subject matter, knowledge alone is not sufficient. They must know and understand how people learn. A teacher must also care deeply about who they teach. And this "teacher knowledge" grows and changes over time as teachers become more experienced, informed, skilled, and wiser. At the same time no teacher preparation will be sufficient because there will always be discussions that were never had and knowledge that was never shared. Time has its costs and there is only so much a formal education can prepare someone. This book helps to satisfy a cavity in learning for teachers and educators in general.