Readers Corner >> In Passionate Readers: The Art of Reaching and Engaging Every Child, classroom teacher, author, and speaker Pernille Ripp asks and answers, “how do we inspire students to love reading and discovery? In the book she reveals the five keys to creating a passionate reading environment. Throughout, Pernille opens up about her own trials and errors as a teacher and what she’s learned along the way. She also shares a wide variety of practical tools that you can use in your own classroom. Pernille will be a keynote speaker at the 2018 EARCOS Teachers Conference in Bangkok. The Take-Action Guide to World Class Learners Book 1: How to Make Personalization and Student Autonomy Happen, Yong Zhao, Homa S. Tavangar, Emily McCarren, Gabriel S. Rshaid, and Kay F. Tucker This inspiring guide from internationally respected expert Dr. Yong Zhao and others provides the most complete information available on designing twenty-first century schools poised to leapfrog into the future! In this follow up to World Class Learners, Zhao digs much deeper, revealing how exactly to put his paradigm shift into effect, one component at a time. Dr. Zhao is a past keynote speaker at EARCOS conferences. Emily McCarren works at EARCOS member, Punahou School. The Innovator’s Mindset, George Couros Kids walk into schools full of wonder and questions. How you, as an educator, respond to students’ natural curiosity can help further their own exploration and shape the way they learn today and in the future. The traditional system of education requires students to hold their questions and compliantly stick to the scheduled curriculum. But our job as educators is to provide new and better opportunities for our students. It’s time to recognize that compliance doesn’t foster innovation, encourage critical thinking, or inspire creativity—and those are the skills our students need to succeed. In THE INNOVATOR’S MINDSET, George Couros encourages teachers and administrators to empower their learners to wonder, to explore—and to become forward-thinking leaders. George Couros has presented at both the EARCOS ELC and ETC. Setting the Standard for Project Based Learning, John Larmer, John Mergendoller, and Suzie Boss Project based learning (PBL) is gaining renewed attention with the current focus on college and career readiness and the performance-based emphases of Common Core State Standards, but only high-quality versions can deliver the beneficial outcomes that schools want for their students. It’s not enough to just “do projects.” Today’s projects need to be rigorous, engaging, and in-depth, and they need to have student voice and choice built in. Such projects require careful planning and pedagogical skill. The authors—leaders at the respected Buck Institute for Education—take readers through the step-by-step process of how to create, implement, and assess PBL using a classroom-tested framework. John Mergendoller is a past presenter at an EARCOS conference.
Fighting for Change In Your School, Harvey Alvy In this indispensable book for K–12 leaders, Harvey Alvy offers a thoughtful roadmap and guidance to help educators select, implement, and assess school- or district wide initiatives that actually work. The book is filled with a wealth of resources—action checklists, principles to guide educators, and in-depth questions and protocols—for engaging in collaborative professional development activities that strengthen teaching and learning practices and improve student achievement. Harvey Alvy will be a special presenter at the 50th anniversary ELC 2018 in Kuala Lumpur. Hard Conversations Unpacked In Having Hard Conversations, Jennifer Abrams showed educators how to confront colleagues about work-related issues through a planned, interactive, and personal approach. In this sequel, readers move deeper into preparing for those conversations while building expectations for meaningful outcomes. Emphasizing what needs to happen before, during, and after hard conversations. Jennifer is scheduled to present at ELC 2018.
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