Learn how to make presentations memorable by deciding what to say, why to say it, and how to do so in ways that keep the audience involved. Attention Please! moves from sharing informally in pairs to presenting in small groups to performing in front of the class. This book shows how to put together a successful presentation about something that matters--delivered to people who care. Timely Do's and Don'ts, Top Ten Tips, and Assessment charts keep everyone on track!

This era of "fake" news demands a deeper curriculum that questions inconsistencies of facts and opinions in various texts and images. This timely revision of a ground-breaking book offers opportunities for students to connect with social justice issues through inventive language exploration and the active examination of all forms of media. It encourages teachers to evaluate their core teaching beliefs and recognize the realities of their students' lives for a richer understanding of our complex world. A glossary of more than fifty strategies, along with reproducible pages for easy classroom use, complement this essential resource.

This passionate book is about community, compassion, and creativity; it is about caring for others. Teachers will learn how to establish inclusive classrooms where kindness and concern become crucial backdrops for critical conversations. They will be introduced to simple but profound strategies that initiate and maintain respectful dialogue, promote collaboration over competition, and confront difficult issues such as bullying and exclusion. Through engaging, relevant, open-ended activities, students will be encouraged to explore events, ideas, themes, stories, and relationships from different perspectives, and then represent those new understandings in innovative and creative ways.

This powerful book helps teachers redefine an inclusive curriculum by questioning what is taught, how it is taught, to whom, and under what conditions. It offers teachers a wealth of challenging, open-ended pursuits that give students "voice" and help them better understand their world. It explores opportunities for students to connect with social justice issues in the real world through imagined experiences found in short stories, novels, plays, picture books, graphic novels, and primary source documents, such as letters.

Every teacher has at least one student in their class that they worry they'll never be able to reach. A student who is reluctant to speak in public, forgets, finds it difficult to work in groups, is uninterested, seems to be an outsider, and so on. In " What Do I Do About the Kid Who ... ?" educators learn how to create a learning environment that helps meet the needs of these students.

Practical and functional, the book shows teachers how to structure content learning activities so the day-to-day operation of the classroom is easier, more organized, joyful, and exciting, with simple strategies to make learning contextualized, inclusive, respectful, and creative.

What do you need for a well-run classroom full of engaged students? Kathy Lundy takes you step-by-step through the nitty-gritty details of creating a classroom that works for you and your students. Based on extensive classroom experience, strategies throughout the book will help you become the teacher you want to be. From building a safe and inclusive classroom, to teaching with imagination and innovation, to engaging the school community, Stand Up & Teach has it all.

This practical book explores innovative ways for teachers to “conquer” the many curricular challenges they face in diverse, contemporary classrooms. It encourages teachers to work collaboratively to tease out the big ideas that are always present in the curriculum—and then weave an authentic teaching tapestry where content knowledge and understanding are drawn from one subject discipline and used to enrich and apply to others. The book builds on the four principles of inquiry, innovation, identity, and integration that form a framework for delivering curriculum in creative ways. It introduces ten comprehensive planned projects that carefully and skillfully integrate curriculum areas. It provides a helpful framework for teachers and students to imaginatively “connect the curriculum dots” so that teaching works and learning matters. Conquering the Crowded Curriculum will help teachers: find “THE BIG PICTURE” in the curriculum; provide relevant contexts for learning in integrated ways; invent fresh ideas and new strategies that transform learning; explore project-based learning in junior, intermediate, and secondary classrooms; explore precise and proven ways of teaching and assessing; face challenges and advocate for meaningful change The ten projects encourage students to see different perspectives, think critically and imaginatively about ideas, work with new material in various contexts, and represent their new knowledge in precise and profound ways. Based on the author’s extensive classroom experience, the book suggests meaningful ways of working with all in the education community to develop effective ways to teach students and deliver a curriculum that is relevant and engaging. Teachers will find useful techniques for working collaboratively with colleagues to augment their teaching repertoires and learn from each other. This comprehensive resource includes relevant templates, BLMs, and webs that are ready to use in busy classrooms.