Curious about all the great features the interactive edition of The Complete Teach Like a Champion has to offer? This video shows just how useful our Inkling edition of Teach Like a Champion can be.

This edition combines two essential books, Teach Like a Champion and the Teach Like a Champion Field Guide into a single resource: The Complete Teach Like a Champion, Interactive Edition. Watch 55 videos, share notes, do exercises, monitor your progress, and have discussions inside the book. You have the option to purchase the entire book or just the chapter(s) you need. This interactive edition is available on your iPad, iPhone, and computer. All of your exercises and notes are saved automatically in the Cloud, ensuring that you never lose your notes–or your place. For more information, and to download a free chapter, go here: https://www.inkling.com/store/book/teach-like-a-champion-doug-lemov-1st/ to visit the Teach Like a Champion page on Inkling’s website.

The Complete Teach Like a Champion: 49 Techniques That Put Students on the Path to College

Given this, one of my goals as a classroom teacher was to encourage and affirm students are who making the right decisions. I did this through traditional “Positive Behavior Instructional Support” systems such as student of the week, classroom points, star stickers, and the like.

Having had the privilege of launching my own technology-focused charter schools, I knew there had to be a better way.

And that is how I discovered Kickboard, a web-based platform for tracking nearly anything you would like to track in the school when it comes to students.

Founded by a middle and high school classroom teacher with a degree in computer science, Kickboard is the kind of EdTech startup that gets my instructional technology heart beating.

The most intriguing part of Kickboard is not the ability to log in from any Internet connected device (including mobile phones and tablets), nor the grading system that rivals other cost-prohibitive options available. What makes Kickboard so fascinating is the focus on behavior monitoring and tracking. In real-time, teams of teachers can add data that tracks the soft skills educators truly value, from being on task to “not giving up.” Better still, schools can easily modify descriptors to fit their school mission and culture.

Jennifer Medbery, the founder of Kickboard explains that a mindset of “always growing” is the key to this young EdTech startup’s success. And this is a mindset to which I can attest. As we contemplated implementing Kickboard into our school, we weren’t given the standard sales pitch. Instead, the Kickboard team trained us on how to use the software. As countless school administrators have found, the biggest gap is not between the problem and the solution but between the solution and its implementation. For us to become a “Kickboard school,” we needed teachers to be completely on board with the adoption of this technology.

From all accounts, Kickboard delivered. Most intriguing to our teachers was the ability to customize the software to fit the needs of the team. A strength Medbery too recognizes. She explains that the entire Kickboard team is receptive to the feedback of their clients, school administrators, because they are the “drivers of a high performance culture at their schools.”

I believe that true educational reform happens in the classroom. Teachers are the drivers of change. When teachers become “edupreneurs,” by creating business opportunities out of solving real-problems they face, everyone wins.

If you are interested in exploring Kickboard for your school, you’ll be please to know that starter accounts for up to three teachers are free. This allows a small team of teachers to pilot the program within their grade level or subject area, to serve as a proof of concept before rolling out the program to the whole school. An approach even the most technophobic classroom teachers would support. To learn more about Kickboard, visit KickboardForTeachers.com

Dr. Brian J. Dixon has a doctoral degree in educational technology from San Diego State University and ten years of classroom experience in public, private, and charter schools.  He was the Director of Online Programs for High Tech High, a nationally recognized charter school network with ten member schools throughout Southern California. As the Founding Principal and Executive Director of the Mentorship Academy of the Digital Arts, located in downtown Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Dr. Dixon uses social media daily to keep his students, teachers, and school community engaged in the educational process.  Dr. Dixon blogs at brianjdixon.com and also regularly speaks to organizations both regionally and nationally. He is the author of Social Media for School Leaders (Jossey-Bass, 2012)

Kim Marshall

Rethinking Teacher Supervision and Evaluation: How to Work Smart, Build Collaboration, and Close the Achievement Gap, Second Edition (2013) —  9781118336724

Lynn and Jeremy write a weekly education column at US News and World Report www.usnews.com/professorsguide and a blog at Reader’s Digest’s The Lineup. In addition to the present book, they are co-authors of the book, Professors’ Guide to Getting Good Grades in College). They live with their 12-year old son, Jonah, in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Follow them on twitter @ProfessorsGuide.

The Secrets of College Success: Over 800 Tips, Techniques, and Strategies Revealed, Second Edition (2013) — 9781118575123

Jossey-Bass has partnered with Canter to offer six unique Read4Credit courses. Each course is based upon a Jossey-Bass book written by a recognized education expert, offering readers the chance to learn about some of the most important, cutting-edge topics in education today. Read below to learn more about the program.

Read, Learn, and Earn with Read4Credit Courses by Jossey-Bass Education

Remember to use code JB20 when registering for a Canter Read4Credit course to receive a $20 discount! To learn more about the courses, visit www.Canter.net/Read4Credit.

U-Turn to Prosperity (Excerpt from the Jossey-Bass Reader on Educational Leadership, 3rd Edition) by Jossey-Bass Education

The Jossey-Bass Reader on Educational Leadership, Third Edition (2013) — 9781118456217

Ben Mardell, Ph.D, is an associate professor in early childhood education at Lesley University and was a researcher on the Making Learning Visible Project at Project Zero at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. For the past 25 years, Ben has taught and conducted research with infants, toddlers, preschoolers and kindergartners.

Mara Krechevsky is a senior researcher at Project Zero at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. She is the Research Director of the Making Learning Visible (MLV) Project, an investigation into documenting and assessing individual and group learning in American classrooms.

Melissa Rivard is a senior researcher and visual media specialist at Project Zero currently working with the World in Portland Project.

Daniel Wilson, Ed.D, is a Principal Investigator and Lecturer at Harvard Graduate School of Education’s Project Zero, where he has collaborated not only on the project on which this book is based–the Making Children Visible Project–but also on the YMCA Early Learning Project and the Learning Innovations Laboratories project.

Visible Learners: Promoting Reggio-Inspired Approaches in All Schools (2013) — 9781118345696

Paul Bambrick-Santoyo

Great Habits, Great Readers: A Practical Guide for k-4 Reading in the Light of Common Core (2013) – 9781118143957

 
Leverage Leadership: A Practical Guide to Building Exceptional Schools (2012) — 9781118138601

 
Driven by Data: A Practical Guide for School Leaders (2010) — 9780470548745

Preparing for Co-Teaching (Excerpt from The Co-Teaching Book of Lists) by Jossey-Bass Education

Katherine Perez, Ed.D., has over 35 years of experience as a classroom teacher, special educator, staff developer, and teacher trainer. Currently professor of Education at St. Mary’s College of California, Perez is a popular presenter and workshop leader for the Bureau of Education & Research and Staff Development for Educators. She also presents internationally (recent engagements include Singapore, Hong Kong, and New Zealand) and at national conferences such as ASCD, NSDC and IRA.

The Co-Teaching Book of Lists (2013) —  9781118017449

Jossey-Bass at the American Educational Research Association

San Francisco, CA

Apr 27-May 1, 2013

BOOTH #600

If you’re attending the AERA Annual Meeting, feel free to stop by booth #600 and pay us a visit. We’ll be there from April 27-May 1.

To learn more about AERA, visit their website at http://www.aera.net/.

See you in San Francisco!