Worksheets Don't Grow Dendrites: A Book Study!

Friends, have you heard about our book study yet?!  I am so excited about this one because it's a book that I read many moons ago when I was just a baby teacher.  It was my second year of teaching, and I was lucky enough to be surrounded by teachers who were passionate about best practices.  I was also fortunate to work in a school district that was propelled by brain research and being responsive to how students learn best.  This book, "Worksheets Don't Grow Dendrites", is one of the foundations of my approach to teaching, and I am excited to take it off of my bookshelf and dig in to it once again.  I am CERTAIN that I will take something NEW away from this book study because I will be looking at it through a more seasoned lens this time.  I'm game.  The question is, are you?!  :)

 

Get ready to do some on-line professional learning with some of your favorite bloggers! After visiting the Ron Clark Academy, so many of us are so inspired to find ways to reach our learners in fun and exciting ways! Starting February 28th, we are going to be hosting a linky party each Tuesday and Saturday with chapters from this book: 

Linky parties will take place on these different blogs each time. Here is the order so you can plan accordingly :)

Kickin it in Kindergarten- Chapters 1 and 2 (February 28th)

Mrs. Wills Kindergarten- Chapter 3 (March 7th)

Queen of the First Grade Jungle Chapter 4 (March 10th)

Fabulous in First Chapter 5 (March 14th)

One Extra Degree Chapter 6 (March 17th)

Mrs. Jump's Class Chapter 7 (March 28th)

The First Grade Parade Chapter 8 (March 31st)

In April, you will be visiting these girls for the remainder of the study:

Mrs. Ehle's Kindergarten Chapter 9 &10 (April 4th)

What The Teacher Wants Chapter 11 (April 7th)

First Grader At Last Chapter 12 (April 11th)

Erica's Ed Ventures Chapter 13 (April 14th)

KinderGals Chapter 14 &15 (April 18th)

A Rocky Top Teacher Chapter 16 (April 21st)

Mrs. Wills Kindergarten Chapter 17 (April 25th)

Little Warriors Chapter 18 (April 28th)

Falling Into First Chapter 19 (May 2nd)

Kickin' it in Kindergarten Chapter 20 (May 5th)

You can join in for whatever part you like! If you are not a blogger, that is OK! We will want you to join in on the fun. You can participate in the conversation in the comments. We want this to be a positive collaboration between teachers! The whole point is to encourage each other with inspiring ideas while still using research based best practice.  We hope you will join! Here is a YouTube video where you can hear a little more about what the book is about.  Let's set the stage to engage our students!  Let's unite!  Let's grow dendrites my friends!