Category: Book reviews

  • Hacking classroom management part 3

    Hacking classroom management part 3. We’ve been looking at classroom management through the lens of the book, “Hacking Classroom Management” by Mike Roberts. Teachers can’t effectively communicate content to their class if the class is not well managed. Post number 1 dealt with Hack 1 It’s a classroom, not a bootcamp and Hack 2 Expect…

  • Hacking Classroom Management part 2

    Hacking classroom management part 2. Classroom management is a major concern for effective teachers. Last week we looked at the first two hacks in Mike Roberts’s book, Hacking Classroom Management, 10 ideas to help you become the type of teacher that they make movies about. (#1 It’s a classroom, not a bootcamp and & #2 Expect…

  • Hacking Classroom Management: Book review, part 1

    As teacher, I always appreciate suggestions on classroom management. Mike Roberts delivers practical advice in his book, Hacking Classroom Management, 10 ideas to help you become the type of teacher that they make movies about. New teachers and returning teachers all need to focus on good management of their classrooms, especially at the beginning of…

  • Books

    I like to read. Most of my reading is in the realm of non-fiction. But that is not the way I started. Early reading When I was a kid growing up in Pennsylvania, I used to go to the local library in Irwin, Pennsylvania. The kids books were downstairs which on hot summer days was…