THOUGHT STRATEGIES:

The Essentials For Ending Our Lessons Well

Additional Reading And Referenced Research: 

• Classroom Instruction That Works, 2nd Edition.  By Ceri B. Dean, Elizabeth Ross Hubbell, Howard Pitler, & Bj Stone.

Are We Teaching Our Students To Be Responsible Or Just Obedient?

Additional Reading And Referenced Research: 

• Developing Responsible and Autonomous Learners: A Key to Motivating Students, via The American Psychological Association.

• Responsive Classroom Efficacy Study, via ResponsiveClassroom.org

How Using Our Strengths Can Help (And Hurt) Our Teaching

Additional Reading And Referenced Research: 

• Clifton StrengthsFinder, via Gallup Strengths Center

• Overview Of Character Strengths Findings, via VIA Institute On Character

3 Steps Of Culturally Responsive Teaching

Additional Reading And Referenced Research: 

• The Effects of Teacher-Student Relationships: Social and Academic Outcomes of Low-Income Middle and High School Students, by Emily Gallagher (2013).

• Colorblind: The Rise of Post-Racial Politics and the Retreat from Racial Equity, by Tim Wise (2010).

5 Teacher Comments That We Need To Stop Saying To Students

Additional Reading And Referenced Research: 

• Teaching At Its Best: A Research-Based Resource For College Instructors, by Linda B. Nilson (2010).

• K-12 Classroom Teaching: A Primer For New Professionals, by Andrea M. Guillaume (2012).

I Wish My Professor Knew: A Look Into Today's Pressures College Students Face

Additional Reading And Referenced Research: 

• FeedingAmerica.org

• The National Center for Children in Poverty

• HalfOfUs.com

• MentalHealthAmerica.net

• Anxiety And Depression Association of America

• National Alliance on Mental Illness

Do Teachers Have Favorites (And Not Even Realize It)?

Additional Reading And Referenced Research:

• Teacher 'Bias' Gives Better Marks To Favourite Pupils, via The Telegraph News

• All Teachers Should Be Trained To Overcome Their Hidden Biases, via Time.

• New Trends in Gender and Mathematics Performance: A Meta-Analysis, by Sara Lindberg, Janet Hyde, & Jennifer Peterson, via National Center For Biotechnology Information.

• How Elementary School Teachers’ Biases Can Discourage Girls From Math and Science, via New York Times.

• Personality Similarity Between Teachers And Their Students Influences Teacher Judgement Of Student Achievement, by Tobias Rauscha, Constance Karingb, Tobias Dörflerc, & Cordula Artelta, via Educational Psychology: An International Journal of Experimental Educational Psychology.

• When Teachers Favor Attractive Kids, via CNN.

• If Your Teacher Likes You, You Might Get A Better Grade, via NPR.

• The Relationship Between Skin Tone And School Suspension For African Americans, by Lance Hannon, Robert DeFina, & Sarah Bruch.

• Schools’ Discipline for Girls Differs by Race and Hue, via The New York Times.

WORD STRATEGIES:

The 3 Essentials For Effective Teaching Language

Additional Reading And Referenced Research: 

• Teacher Praise: An Efficient Tool to Motivational Students, via Interventioncentral.org.

• Specific Praise: How it Improves Learning, via TeachingChannel.org.

The Question We Shouldn't Ask, But Often Do

Additional Reading And Referenced Research: 

• Chapter 6: Understanding By Design, by Grant Wiggins and Jay McTighe (2005).

• Research-Based Strategies To Ignite Student Learning, by Judy Willis (2006).

How To Remind Students That They Choose Their Behaviors 

Additional Reading And Referenced Research: 

• The Missing Piece: A National Teacher Survey On How Social And Emotional Learning Can Empower Children And Transform Schools, via CASEL.org.
• The Teen Brain: Behavior, Problem Solving, And Decision Making, via The American Academy Of Child  And Adolescent Psychiatry.

Empowering Students By Asking, "Do You Need Time Or Coaching?"

Additional Reading And Referenced Research: 

• The Positive Impact of Social and Emotional Learning for Kindergarten to Eighth-Grade Students, via CASEL.org.

• Helping Children Learn to Manage Their Own Behavior, via Center For Social And Emotional Foundations For Early Learning
• Expeditionary Learning, via elschools.org

The Foolproof Way To Introduce Any Manipulative To Students

Additional Reading And Referenced Research: 

• Research-Based Strategies To Ignite Student Learning, by Judy Willis (2006).

• Responsive Classroom, via responsiveclassroom.org

Systematic Spiraling: Increasing Student Long-Term Memory 

Additional Reading And Referenced Research: 

• Educational Psychology: Developing Learners, by Jeanne Ormrod, (2011).

Difficult Parent Conversations: A Guide For Success

Additional Reading And Referenced Research: 

• Parent–Teacher Conference Tip Sheets for Principals, Teachers, and Parent, via The Harvard Family Research Project.

ACTION STRATEGIES:

Evaluating How We Decorate Our Classrooms 

Additional Reading And Referenced Research:

• Does the Way Your Classroom Is Decorated Affect Your Learning? via The New York Times.

• Heavily Decorated Classrooms Distract Children from Learning, via NeuroNetLearning.com.

Embracing Digital Collaboration: 6 Steps To Take

Additional Reading And Referenced Research:

• Student Growth Through Online Collaboration, via Pearson Innovation & Research Network.

• The Science Behind Better Collaboration and Student Groupings and Technology, via Pearson Innovation & Research Network.

Be Careful When Using This When Checking For Student Understanding

Additional Reading And Referenced Research:

• Speaking of Psychology: The Good And Bad Of Peer Pressure, via The American Psychological Association.

• Peer Pressure Starts In Childhood, Not With Teens, via Child Development Journal.

Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs In Our Classrooms

Additional Reading And Referenced Research:

• Hierarchy of Needs, via psychology.about.com

Investigation Of The Week: Boost Student Comprehension

Additional Reading And Referenced Research:

• Metaphors & Analogies: Power Tools For Teaching Any Subject, by Rick Wormel (2009).
• Comprehension Connections and Genre Connections, by Tanny McGregor (2007).

Finishing The School Year Strong: Creating Lifelong Student Memories

Additional Reading And Referenced Research:

• Boosting Self-Worth Can Counteract Cognitive Effects of Poverty, via Association for Psychological Sciences
• How The Brain Influences Behavior: Management Strategies For Every Classroom, by David A. Sousa (2009).

Twitter For Teachers: A Guide For New Users

Additional Reading And Referenced Research:

• The End Of Isolation, By Elizabeth Alderton, Eric Brunsell, & Damian Bariexca, via MERLOT Journal of Online Learning and Teachin.