This last year I read Teach Like a Pirate by Dave Burgess. I appreciated the read and thought Burgess made some great points about engagement. I don't believe my job is to entertain my students, but I do believe in engaging them.
I want to take Burgess into my classroom with me, so I created a document for my lesson plan binder. I included his pirate acronym and some of my favorite quotes from the book. Please grab a copy by clicking on the graphic and then read his book if you haven't already.
I think I need to get this book - it sounds like a good one.
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Sara, I think you would like it, and it's a pretty fast read which helps. :)
DeleteI felt the same way. I don't want to be an entertainer to my students, but I do want to engage them as learners.
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Lori, I suppose there's a fine line between entertaining and engaging, student and maybe at times, I cross over that line. On the whole though, I sure want my room to be engaging all learners instead of entertaining them.
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