Monday, June 15, 2015

#TLAP

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.


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4 comments:

  1. Sara at schoolJune 16, 2015 at 12:40 PM

    I think I need to get this book - it sounds like a good one.
    Sara

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    1. TammyJune 16, 2015 at 2:02 PM

      Sara, I think you would like it, and it's a pretty fast read which helps. :)

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  2. LoriJune 17, 2015 at 4:29 PM

    I felt the same way. I don't want to be an entertainer to my students, but I do want to engage them as learners.
    Lori
    Conversations in Literacy

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    1. TammyJune 18, 2015 at 7:58 PM

      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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