Would you like to encourage greater academic passion in your students, interact with them more influentially, and be extraordinarily effective in inspiring them on a daily basis?
Then this is the book for you!
This book is a collection of unconventional classroom approaches, lessons, and strategies rarely found in text form. They serve to successfully acquire your students’ undivided attention, strongly influence a sincere appreciation for their education and motivation to learn, and creatively inspire their thought processes in a variety of successful, academic ventures.
Industry Reviews
Evoking the experience of having a rambling conversation in the teacher’s lounge with a 30-year veteran, this title is not organized thematically, but the topics discussed build on one another. The consistent thread, and Sgambato’s main message, is mutual respect and connection with students. The examples and strategies, especially the commentary on ways to make a difference with troubled adolescents, are most salient to an upper–middle school or high school teaching environment. Because the author’s career spanned three decades, his ideas are not aligned with a single school of thought, yet they have the ring of reliability that comes from trial and error by a seasoned teaching professional. For example, Sgambato describes a whole-class icebreaker game to build trust, perhaps at the start of the year.... [T]eachers may come away with tools and resources for dealing with difficult situations. Verdict: Add this unique selection to professional development collections to serve teachers looking for general advice about cooperative classrooms and student-centered instruction and management.
