Teach like a pirate

Stand and Deliver What? Teachers are professional speakers? Come to think of it, we are. I find it fascinating that I can be so at ease in front of a big group of students and then terrified when speaking to a small group of adults. Now, over the years I have become more comfortable with the latter, but it took me some time and practice. Which is how I see integrating hooks into my lessons. I know it is not the quantity of hooks I use, but using just the right hook at the right time and…

There have been so many wonderful book study groups happening this summer, but we were gone for many of them and it just seems like I am now starting to get caught up on all of these fabulous books! I'm starting a little series over the next few weeks to review my favorite take-aways from all of them and calling it What I'm Reading Wednesday! This Week's Book: Teach Like a PIRATE by Dave Burgess When it comes to books for teaching, I *love* reading books about practical, hands-on ways to…

Preparing to teach like a pirate

In this episode, Kasey is chatting with the New York Times Bestselling Author, Dave Burgess! Kasey and Dave talk about what it means to Teach Like a Pirate, the evolution of the PIRATE, the 2020 DBC Pirate Con conference, and other special DBC upcoming projects.

Yo ho! Yo ho! It's a pirate's life for me. What qualifies as treasure to teachers? Student engagement? Student learning? Student’s remembering what we’ve taught? If student engagement and learnin

UPDATE! I updated the google site that goes with this book study to be more user friendly with a retro vibe! Feel free to make a copy or use this one for your book study! Retro Teach Like a Pirate Book Study Site Retro Bookmarks Retro Walk the Plank Questions The first huge professional development I led for my teachers in the my new gig as Curriculum Leader was starting a book club. My amazing admin invested in a book for every teacher and gave their full support by participating in the…

Tech Like A PIRATE“Don’t just teach a lesson. Create an EXPERIENCE.”-Dave BurgessMy new book, "Tech Like A PIRATE", encourages teachers to provide those

Tweet Welcome to part one of Teach Like a Pirate Book Study! It is not to late to join in, so if you are looking for some inspiration for your teaching, grab a copy of the book and join our discussion! Feel free to leave your discussion in the comments or if you have a blog and want to do a post about it, leave a link in the comments. Teach Like a Pirate Here is the posting schedule July 12 Passion and Immersion July 19 Rapport and Ask and Analyze July 26 Transformation and Enthusiasm August…

Passion. Enthusiasm. Excitement. The unexpected.If you haven't read Dave Burgess's book "Teach Like a PIRATE", you're missing out on the inspiration and

Ahoy Mateys! Let's talk pirates and professional development! Sometimes in life you get really lucky and the book your principa...