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Drooling Dogs and the Birth of Behaviorism

  • By Mike Anderson
  • In Articles, Blog, Classroom Management, For Parents, Mike's Blog, Motivation, Social and Emotional Learning, Teaching Strategies
A Brief History of Behaviorism, Part 1 If you could travel back in time about 60 years and walk through a typical school, you might be surprised to find something missing. You wouldn’t see behavior charts or “star student” award
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Do Your Students Seem Young?

  • By Mike Anderson
  • In Blog, Classroom Management, Mike's Blog, Social and Emotional Learning, Teacher Talk, Teaching Strategies, The Ebb and Flow of the School Year
Do your students seem young this year? You’re not alone. In every single school I’m working in this year—with no exceptions—teachers are saying the same kinds of things. This shouldn’t be surprising. Students always seem a bit young in the
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Weave SEL Into Your Daily Teaching: A 4-Step Process

  • By Mike Anderson
  • In Blog, Classroom Management, Social and Emotional Learning, Teaching Strategies
It is now widely recognized that social-emotional learning (SEL) should be an integral part of teaching and learning in schools. Yet it sometimes feels so overwhelming. SEL is just so…BIG. How do you know where to start? Some districts purchase
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15 Strategies for Learning Students’ Names

  • By Mike Anderson
  • In Blog, Classroom Management, Mike's Blog, Social and Emotional Learning, Teacher Talk, Teaching Strategies, The Ebb and Flow of the School Year
“To weave the magic of a thing, you see, one must find its true name. In my lands we keep our true names hidden all our lives long, from all but those we trust utterly; for there is great power,
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Helping Students Become More Self-Motivated

  • By Mike Anderson
  • In Blog, Great Academic Work, Mike's Blog, Motivation, Teaching Strategies, Video
In this vlog post, published through Eduplanet21, I share a story about a student who seemed motivated but wasn’t really self-motivated. She was always seeking my approval: “Is this okay? Is it good enough?” I tell about how I helped
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Consistency Is Key in the Last Weeks of School

  • By Mike Anderson
  • In Blog, Classroom Management, Mike's Blog, Social and Emotional Learning, Teacher Talk, The Ebb and Flow of the School Year
The last weeks of school are a tumultuous time of transition. Not all students look forward to summer vacation, and even ones who do are likely anxious about next year. For some students, next year brings a new school, not
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100 Ideas for Awesome Academic Work in the Last Weeks of School

  • By Mike Anderson
  • In Blog, Great Academic Work, Mike's Blog, Motivation, Student Choice, Teaching Strategies, The Ebb and Flow of the School Year
Don’t look now, but the end of the school year isn’t far away. Of course, we know how important the first weeks of school are, but what about the last weeks of school? Surely, this is just as important a
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As Students Return to School, Don’t Focus on SEL or Academics: Do Both

  • By Mike Anderson
  • In Blog, Great Academic Work, Mike's Blog, Motivation, Social and Emotional Learning, Student Choice, Teaching Strategies
As schools welcome more and more students back through their doors, we’re all trying to figure out the best way to do so. It seems as though there are two wildly different needs we must address. As I talk with
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4 Things to Stop Saying to Your Students: Resolution Ideas for Teachers

  • By Mike Anderson
  • In Blog, Classroom Management, Great Academic Work, Mike's Blog, Social and Emotional Learning, Teacher Talk, Teaching Strategies, Uncategorized
Teacher language can be a great focus for a New Year’s resolution. After all, we all use language with students, and we all surely have some habits that could use some refinement. Often, some of our language habits don’t line
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Tap into Self-Motivation with an At-Home Project

  • By Mike Anderson
  • In For Parents, From Surviving to Thriving, From Surviving to Thriving, Great Academic Work, Mike's Blog, Motivation, Student Choice, Teaching Strategies
You want at-home learning to feel purposeful and engaging for students, but you don’t want to further overwhelm yourself with work. What if there was a way to both boost student engagement and reduce the daily assigning, correcting, and keeping
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Beat Teacher Burnout – An Interview with Mike Anderson

  • By Mike Anderson
  • In Audio, Blog, Health and Balance, In the Media, Interviews, Mike's Blog, Work Life Balance
On December, 10, 2020, I had en enjoyable chat with Jan Yost, Executive Director of NHASCD to talk about ways teachers can take care of themselves a bit during this intensely stressful time. Here are a few quick points that
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3 Reasons + 5 Tips = GR8 Games

  • By Sarah Fillion
  • In Blog, Classroom Management, Equity, From Surviving to Thriving, From Surviving to Thriving, Great Academic Work, Mike's Blog, Motivation, Teaching Strategies
Games can boost engagement and learning for students while also reducing teacher workload--a win-win!
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Want to Reduce Your Workload and Boost Student Learning? Try This One Powerful Strategy

  • By Mike Anderson
  • In Blog, From Surviving to Thriving, Great Academic Work, Homework, Mike's Blog, Motivation, Social and Emotional Learning, Student Choice, Teaching Strategies, Uncategorized, Work Life Balance
What if there was a learning strategy that boosted student engagement, had many (many!) academic benefits for students, and reduced teacher planning and correcting/grading time? Great news! There is–and it’s a tried and true strategy you have probably been using
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From Surviving to Thriving: Introduction

  • By Sarah Fillion
  • In Blog, From Surviving to Thriving, Mike's Blog, Social and Emotional Learning, Teaching Strategies
After the abrupt ending to school last year, the hope and goal was to begin the 2020 – 2021 school year ready to thrive in whatever format teaching would occur. Many teachers were feeling more comfortable with remote teaching and
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Routines to Teach: Fall of 2020

  • By Mike Anderson
  • In Blog, Classroom Management, Mike's Blog, Professional Development, Social and Emotional Learning, Teaching Strategies, The Ebb and Flow of the School Year, Uncategorized
Last week I had the privilege of teaching two online workshops for teachers about getting ready for the upcoming school year. They were both so much fun! We played games that teachers can use with their students (either in person
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Make Stress-Management a Priority: Tips for Teachers and School Leaders

  • By Mike Anderson
  • In Blog, Health and Balance, Mike's Blog, Professional Development, Social and Emotional Learning, The Ebb and Flow of the School Year, Work Life Balance
“I’m on the edge of a breakdown. I’m pouring everything I have into my students, and it doesn’t seem to be enough. My principal keeps telling me I need to take care of myself, but she never gives me time
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Shifting from Extrinsic to Intrinsic Motivation

  • By David Davis
  • In Blog, Great Academic Work, Homework, Mike's Blog, Motivation, Social and Emotional Learning, Student Choice
It might be the understatement of the summer that teachers, students, parents, and administrators are anxious about the upcoming school year.   In addition to the priorities of health, safety, and equity of access to education in this COVID-19 period, distance
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Learning from Schools that Have Already Reopened

  • By Mike Anderson
  • In Blog, For Parents, Mike's Blog, Motivation, Professional Development, Social and Emotional Learning, Student Choice, The Ebb and Flow of the School Year, Work Life Balance
What might schools look like in the fall? We can learn from schools that have already welcomed children back to school. In the United States, many of us (teachers, parents, and students) are filled with anxiety about what the
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Ending the School Year Well Amidst a Pandemic

  • By Mike Anderson
  • In Blog, Mike's Blog, Professional Development, Social and Emotional Learning, Teaching Strategies, The Ebb and Flow of the School Year, Uncategorized
This has been a spring that few of us anticipated. As we now look to the end of the year, many of us are aching for our favorite end-of-the-year moments—that final awesome read-aloud, the class gathering with families, the spring
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Self-Care as a Professional Responsibility

  • By Mike Anderson
  • In Audio, Blog, Great Academic Work, Health and Balance, Homework, In the Media, Interviews, Mike's Blog, Social and Emotional Learning, Student Choice, Teacher Talk, Work Life Balance
A Conversation with Mike Anderson, Little Things First This is part 3 of a four-part series on how to support educators in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.   In this conversation with the Little Things First podcast hosts, Tracy
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Start Planning with Your “Why” Instead of Your “What” and “How”

  • By Mike Anderson
  • In Blog, Great Academic Work, Mike's Blog, Motivation, Student Choice
A high school math teacher is recording short lessons on his phone in his basement, using a dry erase board and marker as he explains new math concepts. He posts the videos and then offers one-on-one and small group coaching
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