Ditch That Textbook: Free Your Teaching and Revolutionize Your Classroom - Softcover

Miller, Matt

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0986155403 ISBN 13: 9780986155406

Publisher: Dave Burgess Consulting, Incorporated, 2015

Synopsis

Are you ready for a change? You know potential exists for innovative, engaging, revolutionary education if you get the right ideas, right tools, and right people, all in the right order. If that sounds like you, then you're ready to DITCH old mindsets and methods and replace them with empowering, liberating ones. Author and teacher, Matt Miller shows you how to choose and incorporate teaching practices that are: Different from what students see daily. Innovative, drawing on new ideas or modifying others' ideas. Tech-laden with the use of digital sites, tools and devices. Creative, tapping into students' original ideas as well as your own. Hands-on, encouraging students to make and try things on their own. Packed with practical advice, specific recommendations for tools, and the encouragement you need to revolutionize your classes, Ditch That Textbook will inspire you to create relevant teaching that gets student buy-in so they'l enjoy learning. What people are saying about Ditch That Textbook: "Matt Miller's Ditch That Textbook is a book that delivers sound advice, relatable anecdotes and an actionable roadmap for educators." -- Adam Bellow, 2011 ISTE Outstanding Young Educator of the Year "In an age where many schools are still training students to work in a factory, Matt Miller moves past sweeping rhetoric and shows teachers how to move their classes into the future. This is a quick, energetic read that will leave you inspired to take the next step in your classroom!" -- Don Wettrick, Innovation Specialist and Author, Pure Genius

About this title

About the Author

Matt Miller has been infusing technology and innovative teaching methods into his classroom for more than ten years. After trying to follow traditional practices and "teaching by the textbook" for a few years, he chose to take the less-traveled, textbook-free path. His journey led to technology-inspired, custom learning activities. He and his students like the results--a lot.

Matt's commitment to excellence in teaching and technology integration was recognized by WTHI-TV in Terre Haute, Indiana, with the Golden Apple Award. He was twice nominated for a Bammy Award for Secondary School Teacher of the Year in 2014. And he has the distinction of being a Google Certified Teacher and a PBS LearningMedia Digital Innovator. 

As an author, blogger and education speaker, Matt encourages teachers to free their teaching and revolutionize their classrooms with mindsets, techniques, and curriculum to serve today's learners. With thousands of subscribers and visitors from more than 200 countries, Matt's blog, DitchThatTextbook.com, is a well-respected source of ideas and insights about educational technology and creative teaching. 

Before becoming a teacher, Matt was a newspaper reporter and wrote for several Indiana daily newspapers, including the Indianapolis Star. He made the switch to education when he realized his true passion wasn't reporting but helping other writers with their writing. He returned to school and started his first teaching job within eight months. The rest is history.

He is a proud graduate of Indiana State University (go Sycamores!) and is living the dream with a wife, three kids, a mortgage, and two dogs.

From the Back Cover

Sharing from experience, author Matt Miller explains:

• Why and how to go digital
• How to create an effective, relevant class website
• Which online tools work best for teachers
• How to be more productive in fewer hours
• How to plan ahead for an amazing school year
• And much more!

There's never been a more exciting time to be an educator. With easy-to-use online tools and digital devices you already own, you can create activities and experiences that were previously inconceivable.

Teaching doesn't have to be boring or frustrating. Let Matt Miller show you how to free your teaching and revolutionize your classroom with Ditch That Textbook!

Edition details

• Publisher: Dave Burgess Consulting, Incorporated
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0986155403
• ISBN 13: 9780986155406
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 240