I joined two other panelists, Dawn Casey-Rowe and Dan Brown, on this episode of BAM! Radio to discuss ways to create trust and build connections with students early in the year. Hosted by Rae Pica, this was a lively and
Original Article: http://www.neamb.com/professional-resources/how-to-achieve-classroom-family-balance-guilt-free.htm
You don’t have to choose between being a good parent and being a good teacher with these helpful productivity tips.
For Mike Anderson, fatherhood felt like a second full-time job. He
Original Link, from PN Newswire: http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/new-edition-of-the-first-six-weeks-of-school-released-300049770.html
New Edition of “The First Six Weeks of School” Released Responsive Classroom’s Classic Guide for K-6 Teachers
This practical guide from Responsive Classroom helps K-6 teachers use the crucial early weeks of
Orignial Article: http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/article/beating-teacher-burnout
What Causes Burnout?
On top of everyday stressors like scant resources and long hours, there’s a surprising culprit behind many cases of burnout: teachers’ own beliefs that they’re not able to do all the different (and changing) parts
by Richard Henning on May 31, 2012
Great news!
Our six-book series What Every Teacher Needs to Know About Setting Up and Running a Classroom K–5 has been selected as one of seven
Original Presentation Link: http://www.ascd.org/programs/The-Whole-Child/whole-child-virtual-conference.aspx#anderson_m
Presenter: Mike Anderson, professional development specialist and consulting teacher for Northeast Foundation for Children
Mike Anderson is a teacher, writer, and consultant who works with teachers and schools across the United States and Canada. His book,
Original Article: http://www.ascd.org/conferences/conference-daily/ac12/classroom-management.aspx
Effective Classroom Management for New Teachers
Avoiding Mistakes, Positive Reinforcement
Christine Fisher
In many fields, professionals say you need to log 10,000 hours to become an expert. For new teachers, that can take about five years, and those
November 7, 2011
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
For further information, contact:
Richard Henning
Northeast Foundation for Children, Inc.
85 Avenue A, P.O. Box 718, Turners Falls, MA 01376
800-360-6332, ext. 111
richard@responsiveclassroom.org
Turners Falls, MA—One of the
Mike Anderson, author of three books in the What Every Teacher Needs to Know series, talks about who he had in mind as he wrote.
The authors of the What Every Teacher Needs to Know series think back to when they were brand new teachers.
Original Article: http://www.wholechildeducation.org/blog/teaching-a-balance
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At 5:10 p.m., the events of the action-packed first day of the ASCD Annual Conference were starting to weigh heavily on the eyelids of the participants as they entered
Original Article: http://unhmagazine.unh.edu/w11/bookreviews.html
What Every 4th Grade Teacher Needs to Know about Setting Up and Running a Classroom
Fourth grade is an incredible year. Students are so alive. They race down the halls each day and burst through the door ready
Q&A with the authors of the books in the What Every Teacher Needs to Know K–5 series
Responsive Classroom Newsletter:
November 2011
Whom did you have
Margaret Wilson talks with Mike Anderson about his new book
Responsive Classroom Newsletter:
November 2010
Margaret Wilson: I know that your own struggle with staying balanced and
Original Article: https://wonderofchildren.wordpress.com/2010/10/01/a-well-balanced-read/
# Previous blogs this summer focused on ways to keep life in balance with Lessons from a Yogi and Securing Your Oxygen Mask Before Helping Others. I certainly don’t have all the answers but I do know that
Archived webinar: The Well-Balanced Teacher, ASCD, September 29, 2010
This interview appeared on the Responsive Classroom blog in September, 2010.
Questions for Mike Anderson, author of three books in the What Every Teacher Needs to Know series, including What Every 4th Grade Teacher Needs
Original Press Release Link: http://www.ascd.org/news-media/Press-Room/News-Releases/New-ASCD-Book-Helps-Stressed-Out-Educators.aspx
Alexandria, VA (09/22/10)—Combating teacher burnout can seem like an endless battle, but author Mike Anderson outlines practical steps for teachers to take ownership of their physical, mental, and emotional wellness in his new ASCD book,
Original Interview Link: http://www.wholechildeducation.org/assets/content/mx-newsletters/43350.html
How is it that some educators are able to address the health and safety of their students; remain supportive; engage and challenge each student; and then head home at the end of the day with enough
Original Article: http://www.fosters.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061031/GJNEWS_01/110310182
DURHAM — It was an activity fraught with the type of make-believe danger and true adventure any fifth-grader would love.
Granted the saving of ailing chickens, rescuing of mini-zebras and deadly snake pits did not truly take place
Original Article: http://www.seacoastonline.com/article/20050404/NEWS/304049988
PORTSMOUTH — The centerpiece of Michael Anderson’s fifth-grade classroom at Dondero School is the wooden loft in the middle of the room, at the top of which students find seating cushions.
Below are two tanks where students
February 2005, Responsive Classroom Newsletter, Original Link: https://www.responsiveclassroom.org/article/news-notes-18
We’ve Moved!
Northeast Foundation for Children moved to a bigger space in November 2004 to accommodate our growing operations and increasing number
Michael R. Anderson (NH ’04)
Teacher
Mary C. Dondero Elementary School
Portsmouth, NH
At the time of the Award, Michael R. Anderson was:
Teacher
Mary C. Dondero Elementary School
Portsmouth, NH
Subject(s) taught: General Elementary
Grade(s): 5
Biographical Information
Original Article: http://www.seacoastonline.com/article/20040208/NEWS/302089982
PORTSMOUTH — Like other teachers, Mike Anderson had one generic phrase to award students for good work when he taught at Flanders Elementary School in East Lyme, Conn.
“‘Great job!’ was mine,” said Anderson, now a fourth-grade teacher
Original Article: http://www.seacoastonline.com/article/20020919/NEWS/309199995
PORTSMOUTH — Crouching on the ground in front of a portable camping stove, teacher Mike Anderson placed a length of stove pipe over one of the burners and turned up the heat. The 20 or so students closed