The 12 Days of Cocktails: Recipes, Videos and, Well, Singing
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The publishers of the Fish! Philosophy tell us that the workplace should be fun - a place where it's fun to work is also more productive. However, many classrooms have become grim places! With so much emphasis on the standards and standardized assessments, children are not happy and therefore not learning.
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Jim Gilbert
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Books, films, DVDs, and recordings I'm talking about . . .
- NEW FILM: "FOOD, INC" by the authors of "Omnivore's Dilemma" and "Fast Food Nation." NOW available on DVD on Netflix, etc.
- Blaydes, Jean. Thinking on Your Feet: 100+ Activities that make learning a moving experience, only available at www.actionbasedlearning.com
- Campbell, T. Colin PhD, and Thomas M. Campbell III. (2006). The China Study. Dallas, TX: Benbella Books.
- Colman McCarthy. (2002). I’d rather teach peace: Orbis Books, pp 39-44
- Esquith, Rafe. (2007). Teach Like Your Hair's on Fire. New York, NY
- King Corn: You Are What You Eat (DVD - 2007) - "As relevant as 'Super Size Me' and as important as 'An Inconvenient Truth'" - The Austin Chronicle
- Tomlinson, Carol Ann. (1999). The differentiated classroom: Responding to the needs of all learners. Alexandria, VA: ASCD
- Wong, Harry K. and Rosemary T. Wong. (2005). The first days of school: How to be an effective teacher. Mountainview, CA: Harry K. Wong Publications, Inc.
About Me
- J. Gilbert
- New York, United States
- James Gilbert is currently the Supervisor of Instruction for the Regional Training Center in Randolph, NJ - a provider of graduate education course in conjunction with TCNJ and La Salle University. He was formerly an English teacher in the North Rockland Central School District (Lower Hudson Valley, NY) for 34 years. He has been an instructor for several NY, PA and NJ college since 1995, and served as Secondary Ed coordinator at Nyack College (NY.) Mr. Gilbert is a national trainer for Linda Albert’s Cooperative Discipline. His other areas of expertise include differentiated instruction, the multiple intelligences, enhancing students’ thinking skills, motivation and teacher wellness. He is often called upon to do staff developments, workshops and keynote addresses on these subjects throughout New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. With a B.A. in English Literature, Mr. Gilbert earned an M.S. in Secondary Education/English from the University of Bridgeport (CT).
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