Parents / Community
Leading Successful One-On-One Parent Meetings
Working with Concerned Parents
Student-Led Conferencing
Teaching Tools
Room Design Based on the Brain and Learning
Linear, Circular, and Scenic Agendas
Hallway Greetings
Managing Your Time Efficiently and Effectively
Welcome Messages
Student Call Backs
Affirmations for Intrinsic Motivation
The Brain and Learning
The Brain: How do we Learn?
Integrating Episodic Memory into Your Practice
The Brain and Learning (an ongoing series)
Emotion and Perceived Threat
Let’s Talk about Memory
Classroom Management
Building Character through Life Goals and Lifelines
Cool Down Strategies for Upset and Disengaged Learners
Classroom Management Techniques
Developing Behavior Procedures
Keeping a Positive Attitude
Student Mindfulness: Taking a Mindful Moment
Apology Procedures for Disruptive Students
Assessment
Quick Checks for Understanding
Weigh it: Student Assessment Strategies
Tips on Providing Immediate Feedback
Direct Instruction
Questioning Techniques for Higher Order Thinking
Artifacts: Building Student Interest
Emotionally Hooking Your Students Into Your Lesson
Using a Resource Person For Direct Instruction
One on One Conferencing for Young Writers
Differentiation Strategies
Close Reading
Punctuating Dialogue and Word Choice
Onsite Study Trips: Planning and Facilitation
Creating Meaningful Lessons
Curriculum Development
Yearlong Planning (Nine Class Series: Grades K-8 including Special Areas)
Making Meaningful Connections
Creating Yearlong Themes
Mapping Your Standards and Curriculum
Student Collaboration
Pre-Planning Process Partners
Whole Group Student Collaboration Structures
Differentiation Using Student Collaboration
Small Group Student Collaboration Structures
Coming Soon
Guided Reading
Writer’s Notebook
Student-Centered Strategies on Higher Order Thinking
Autism
Literacy Links
Student Information Centers
Inquiry-based Learning
BrainWeb
BrainWeb represents the six
research-based components
of the brain and learning
that provide the foundation
for Brain to Brain Teaching:
Assurance
Meaning
Collaboration
Differentiation
Emotion
Feedback
SPRW
Say it, Play it, Relay it, Weight it (SPRW) is the instructional framework that builds engagement, interest, emotion, and assessment in BTB Teaching. It is the BTB process in developing and delivering instruction.
Life Goals
The Life Goals and the Lifelines (character traits like integrity, perseverance, and patience) represent “how we do business” in our classroom and in our life! They are the social and behavioral expectations that are fundamental in leadership development and integrated within all of the BTB teaching practices.