Adventures With Alex

Tag: Learning

  • BR269) “Building Thinking Classrooms in Mathematics” Book Review

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    Building Thinking Classrooms in Mathematics: 14 Teaching Practices for Enhancing Learning by Peter Liljedahl. 5/5 rating. 299 pages. Book #36 of 2022. Read September 19, 2022. This book has absolutely restructured my approach to teaching and shaped my actions in my classroom. My former mentor teacher recommended this book to me and told me “I’d…

  • BR227) “Classroom Instruction that Works” Book Review

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    Classroom Instruction that Works: Research-based Strategies for Increasing Student Achievement by Ceri Dean, Elizabeth Hubbell, Howard Pitler, and Bj Stone. 3/5 rating. 170 pages. Book #63 of 2021. Read October 31, 2021. This book goes through nine broad instructional strategies to implement to ensure students learn, understand, and retain what they are taught. It was…

  • BR226) “Culturally Responsive Teaching & the Brain” Book Review

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    Culturally Responsive Teaching & the Brain: Promoting Authentic Engagement and Rigor Among Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students by Zaretta Hammond. 3/5 rating. 154 pages. Book #62 of 2021. Read October 23, 2021. This book has some great ideas for how to be the most effective teacher possible for all students – especially those from different…

  • BR225) “How to Differentiate Instruction” Book Review

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    How to Differentiate Instruction in Academically Diverse Classrooms by Carol Ann Tomlinson. 2/5 rating. 165 pages. Book #61 of 2021. Read October 22, 2021. This book had some great ideas but just had so much discussion that was unnecessary. The idea of differentiating in a classroom is obviously needed. Students are often at varied places…

  • BR224) “Classroom Discipline” Book Review

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    Classroom Discipline: Guiding Adolescents to Responsible Independence by Linda Crawford and Christopher Hagedorn. 3/5 rating. 225 pages. Book #60 of 2021. Read October 18, 2021. This book talks about a myriad of ways to ensure your classroom is one filled with learning, respect, and discipline. This book was pretty boring, though definitely important for teaching.…