Shift This!: How to Implement Gradual Changes for MASSIVE Impact in Your Classroom - Softcover

Kirr, Joy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 194644409X ISBN 13: 9781946444097

Publisher: Dave Burgess Consulting, Incorporated, 2017

Synopsis

Are you ready for a change in your classroom? Do you want your classroom to be more student-led than teacher-driven? Do you want to offer personalized learning that meets the needs of the individuals? Do you want to build a sense of real community in your classroom and in your school? It’s challenging to make big changes, particularly if you attempt to change everything at once. (Just think about all those New Year’s resolutions that revert to status quo by January 5th!) But real change is  possible, sustainable, and even easy when it happens little by little. In Shift This! educator and speaker Joy Kirr identifies how to make gradual shifts—in your thinking, teaching, and approach to classroom design—that will have a massive impact in your classroom. You’ll learn how to… Shift learning to make it authentic and student-led. Shift the classroom environment to make it a space in which students thrive. Shift conversations and classwork to get kids thinking rather than repeating. Shift away from homework and grades to keep the focus on learning. Shift the way you spend your time at school so you have more time to enjoy life at home. You can create the kind of classroom you’ve always dreamed of. Make the first shift today!

About this title

About the Author

Joy Kirr is sought after for her workshops on how to bring Genius Hour into the classroom and why it is vital. She has been learning alongside her students since 1995. Currently teaching 7th graders in a truly supportive district in Arlington Heights, IL, Joy is passionate about students owning their own learning. She enjoys being known as a "Genius Hour Evangelist," and is grateful for how her students have stepped up their learning while giving and receiving feedback in lieu of grades. Presenting around the nation has helped Joy spread the message that educators need to strive for all children to become lifelong learners.

Joy earned her bachelor's degree in special education with an emphasis on deaf and hard-of-hearing in 1995, her master's degree in reading from Northern Illinois University in 2002, and has been a National Board Certified Teacher since 2007.

Check out the Shift This! website at shiftthis.weebly.com

From the Back Cover

"If you've ever felt overwhelmed or frustrated at all of the changes in education, Shift This! is the book for you."

-A.J. Juliani, innovation specialist, and co-author of LAUNCH

"This uplifting, practical book is a must-read, and I can't wait to implement the ideas in my own school."

-Beth Houf, middle school principal and co-author of Lead Like a Pirate

"Joy Kirr offers practical advice for teachers to start shifting their classrooms - now!"

-Don Wettrick, author of Pure Genius

"Teachers looking to reboot their teaching practice will find tons of easy-to-implement strategies in Shift This!"

-Kevin Brookhouser, author of Code in Every Class

Edition details

• Publisher: Dave Burgess Consulting, Incorporated
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 194644409X
• ISBN 13: 9781946444097
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 200