I’ll begin posting new questions and answers in about a week, and during the summer I have been sharing thematic posts bringing together responses on similar topics from the past three years. I only have a couple more to go....
Today’s theme is on Author Interviews, and I’ll be sharing links to interviews I’ve conducted with authors over the past three years. Previous themes have been:
Best Ways To Begin & End The School Year
Teaching English Language Learners
Teacher & Administrator Leadership
I’ve spent the summer organizing questions and answers for the next school year, and there is always room for more!
You can send questions to me at lferlazzo@epe.org.When you send it in, let me know if I can use your real name if it’s selected or if you’d prefer remaining anonymous and have a pseudonym in mind.
You can also contact me on Twitter at @Larryferlazzo.
Anyone whose question is selected for this weekly column can choose one free book from a variety of education publishers.
Also, you can listen to ten minute interviews I’ve done with contributors to this column at my BAM! Radio Show.
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And, now, here’s a list of all my columns where I’ve interviewed authors:
From 2013/14
‘There Are So Many Inspirational Teachers Out There': An Interview With Meenoo Rami
‘A More Beautiful Question': An Interview With Warren Berger
Teaching Without Connecting Is ‘Futile': An Interview With Annette Breaux & Todd Whitaker
‘Myths & Lies’ That Threaten Our Schools: An Interview With David Berliner & Gene Glass
‘Digital Leadership': An Interview With Eric Sheninger
‘Read, Write, Lead': An Interview With Regie Routman
‘Building A Better Teacher': An Interview with Elizabeth Green
‘The Teacher Wars': An Interview With Dana Goldstein
From 2013/14
Teachers As ‘Givers, Takers & Matchers': An Interview With Adam Grant
‘Teachers Need To Behavie Like Johnny Appleseeds': An Interview With Daniel Coyle
‘There Are No Shortcuts': An Interview With Rafe Esquith
From 2012/13
An Interview With Paul Tough On Character & Schools
Teachers As “Persuaders": An Interview With Daniel Pink
From 2011/12
Several Ways We Can Help Students Develop Good Habits
New York Times reporter Charles Duhigg, author of the new best-selling book, The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business, shares his responses to my questions on how to apply his research to our work in schools.
Several Ways To Help Students Develop Self-Control
Roy F. Baumeister, director of the social psychology program at Florida State University and co-author of Willpower: Rediscovering The Greatest Human Strength, describes his research on self-control as a “limited energy resource” and its classroom implications.
Part Two Of Several Ways We Can Help Students Develop Good Habits
Author Art Markman lists several ways teachers can help students develop better study habits.
I hope you’ve found this summary useful and, again, keep those questions coming!