Two excellent resource books are available:
LEARNING TO LEARN and TEACHING FOR
LEARNING SUCCESS. The ideas and strategies/techniques utilized in these
books are backed by years of research and highly
successful classroom application at the
elementary, middle, and secondary levels.
LEARNING TO LEARN
REVISED EDITION
Strengthening Study Skills
and Brain Power
Gloria Frender; 2004, Incentive Publications, Inc.,
Nashville, TN.; ISBN 0-86530-607-9; 286 pages
.....is possibly one of the most creative and valuable reference
tools available for helping students achieve success in school, at
home and throughout a lifetime.
Learning to Learni is a book intended for students, teachers,
parents and anyone who wants a hands-on guide and reference for
"learning how to learn." This book is not a book simply to read - it is
a book to use, write in and tear apart. It is an interactive book
filled with practical hints, methods, tips, procedures and tools that
will help students succeed in school and in life. Care has been taken
to omit any "educational jargon" and to present the material in a
straightforward manner.
The format of organized step-by-step procedures has been broken down
into manageable blocks that can apply across the content areas.
Throughout the book the main concepts are stressed with a positive
attitude, a feeling of accomplishment and self-worth, and a sense of
humor. Good ideas are easy to find, digest and put into immediate use.
Begin today to fill those backpacks with terrific lifelong learning
skills and climb any "learning mountains" with confidence in these
areas:
- Learning Styles
- Time Management and Organization Skills
- Note-Taking Skills
- Reading, Critical Thinking/Problem-Solving Skills
- Memory Techniques
- Test-Taking Skills
- Learning Foreign Languages
- Tips for Parents
- Independent Study
- Critical Thinking Skills
- Steps to Problem Solving
- Getting a Handle on Stress
- and much more!
Learning really is fun with LEARNING TO LEARN!
TO ORDER:
$22.99 per copy
Colorado residents add tax 4.75%
Shipping & Handling: $3.00
Send check or money order made payable to:
BRAIN POWER, INC
4350 Sage Court
Boulder, CO 80301
TEACHING FOR LEARNING SUCCESS
REVISED EDITION
The Complete Handbook
for Classroom Organization and Management
Gloria Frender; 2004, Incentive Publications, Inc.,
Nashville, TN.; ISBN 0-86530-636-2; 295 pages
Have you ever wished for help organizing your classroom, a more effective discipline strategy, or a way to bolster school-home communication? Teaching for Learning Success, Revised Edition is a stunning collection of ideas, forms, and information to address these and other important issues that all teachers face. This revision of an invaluable resource focuses on practical and successful skills, tools, and materials for immediate use in any classroom and home. Included are reproducible forms, guidance for team teaching and classroom policy decisions, help with learning styles, and tips for organizing yourself as well as your students. You will keep coming back to this resource throughout the school year for planning, grading, and group projects, as well as educating parents and preparing substitutes. Any classroom will be enhanced by these note-taking strategies, memory tips, classroom games, and attention grabbers that add excitement and make learning more meaningful for both students and teachers. Some specific materials and ideas include:
- Beginning- and end-of-the-year checklists
- Daily organizers
- Policy decision ideas
- Using learning styles in the classroom and applications for
individual students
- Active vs. passive learning strategies
- Creative attention grabbers
- Unit and lesson plans
- Substitute teacher forms and ideas
- Cross-reference system for enrichment materials
- grade book ideas and tips for grading papers
- Giving directions
- Tips for creating handouts and tests
- Team teaching
- Parent night preparation and presentations
- Teacher evaluations
- A winning discipline plan
- Tips for physical classroom arrangements
- Creating a good learning environment
- Tracking assignments: student responsibilities
- Bulletin boards
- Potpourri table
- Seating chart, textbook check-out forms
- Organizing student notebooks
- Creating a class directory, study groups
- Progress, midterm report forms and ideas
- Educating parents on how they can help at home
- Vouchers
- Parent newsletter
- Student take-home packets
- Parent phone log form
- Parent/teacher conference checklist and ideas
- Class summary logs
- Class participation scoring sheets
- Note-taking formats
- Graphic organizers
- “Study-smart” vocabulary forms and ideas
- Test review forms
- Group learning assessments
- Science lab report forms
- Memory tips
- Student award forms
- Games for all content areas
- List of resources
- and much more!
TO ORDER:
$24.99 per copy
Colorado residents add tax 4.75%
Shipping & Handling: $3.00
Send check or money order made payable to:
BRAIN POWER, INC
4350 Sage Court
Boulder, CO 80301
Links to additional information:

For more information contact Gloria Frender
Phone: (303) 530-3195
E-Mail: frenderg@earthlink.net