- 182 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About This Book
This is GOOD. Really, really extraordinary stuff. I don't think I've ever seen a similar book on education.
- Seth Godin
Tim writes with flair … A book you can read, dip into, come back to, and I can imagine these pages appearing on a student or teachers desk to inspire, contemplate, or react to.
- John Hattie
If you are after a compendium of detailed lesson plans, this is not the book for you.
If you want to hear from a self-professed teaching guru, this is not the book for you.
If you believe the road to being an effective teacher is paved with uncertainty, contradictions and mistakes…this may be the book for you.
Designed to be unlike any other education book, 88 Ideas to Teach More Effectively is packed with practical wisdom to encourage teachers to maximise their impact and be happier.
This book aims to challenge and inspire students, teachers and everyone involved in education, no matter what their background. All will find value in reading this concise and accessible book.
Combined with 88 entertaining, full-colour illustrations this book is basically a chocolate bar that's good for you!
Topics include:
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- Hook 'em early;
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- Forget being the favourite;
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- Teach sticky;
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- Say I don't know;
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- Teachable moments;
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- Removing your emotions
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- You will feel terrible sometimes;
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- You're not "just a teacher";
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- Don't miss an opportunity.
88 Ideas to Teach More Effectively is an invaluable guide for students, teachers and newly qualified teachers who are wanting to reflect on their role and impact…plus, it has pretty pictures.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Introduction
- Foreword
- Acknowledgments
- Forget Being The Favourite
- Hook 'Em Early
- Say “I Don’t Know”
- You Are A Salesman
- WIIFM
- Teach Sticky
- Pay Now Or Pay Later
- Get Real
- Getting It Wrong
- No Written Word...
- Give Them Options
- The 4 F's
- Dealing With Parents
- Structure
- Parents Are ... Passionate
- Reverse Engineer
- Students' Point Of View
- Your Weakness Can Be Your Strength
- Beware Of Your Strengths
- Treat The Cause, Not The Symptom
- Use Your Superpower
- Don'T Reinvent The Wheel, But Make Sure It Fits
- Teacher "Bank Account"
- Student "Bank Account"
- Judging A Student By His/Her Cover
- Simplify
- Risk Vs. Reward
- Emails
- Win:Win
- Classroom Goals In Order
- Give A Dog A Name
- Don'T Love Kids? Don'T Teach
- You Will Feel Like Crap Sometimes/You Will Want To Quit Sometimes
- Be In Their Corner
- Give Honest Praise When It's Earned
- Be Aware Of Your "Teaching Baggage"
- Shhhhhhhh The "Shhh"
- Shhhhhhh
- High Expectations
- Consequences (Positive Or Negative)
- The Medici Effect
- Over Engagement?
- Removing Your Emotions
- Not All Noise Is Created Equal
- Say What You Want, Not What You Don'T Want
- Beware The "Silver Bullet"
- No W4WS
- Behind The Scenes
- Nicknames
- Students Mirror Teachers
- Effective Vs. Efficient
- Build A Bridge
- Whatever Floats Their Boat
- You Will Make Mistakes
- Sometimes It's Easier To Ask Forgiveness Than Permission
- What Do Kids Really Need To Know?
- Strangest Ways For Asking For It
- Don'T Let "Them" Bring You Down
- Design Matters
- Study Great Teachers And Their Impact
- Traffic Flow
- Teachable Moments
- Praise Behaviour Over Product
- Encourage Students Not To Please You
- Ask Questions
- Avoid "No" And "Wrong"
- Teaching Manners
- Focus On The Journey
- Let Kids Dislike You
- Student Barometers
- 10,000 Steps Per Day
- Be on Time
- Build up One Lesson at a Time
- Avoiding Conflict
- One Minute Per Year
- Aim to Become Redundant
- Look Past The Problem to the Solution
- Small and Fast, to make Big and Long
- Whom Do You Answer to?
- How to Get a Job ... Add Value
- Ask Three, then Ask Me
- They're Only Kids
- Have a Big of Tricks
- Better Too Much Than Too Little
- Random Seats For Students
- Don'T Miss An Opportunity
- You Are Not "Just A Teacher"
- The Last One
- About The Author