Over the past few years, I've put together a few resources to help teachers toward better, saner teaching.
This is what I offer, all of which can be found on this page; thank you for supporting my blog!
“Pay What You Want” Starter Kit (pay as little as a buck, get the whole thing)
Books, Kits & Curricula – $10 and up
- Mechanics Instruction that Sticks: Using Simple Warmups to Improve Student Writing
- Editing Practice that Sticks: Checklists and Exercises that Build Better Student Editors
- Content Capsules: The Interactive, Research-Based Strategy for Teaching Academic Vocabulary
- Latin Word Chunks: A Simple System for Effectively Teaching Word-Level Comprehension Strategies
- The Write Structure: A Simple, Effective Method for {Teaching} Writing Across the Content Areas
Traditionally Published Books
- These 6 Things: How to Focus Your Teaching on What Matters Most (Corwin Literacy)
- A Non-Freaked Out Guide to Teaching the Common Core (Jossey-Bass Wiley)
List of Articles of the Week (free)
“Pay What You Want” Starter Kit
Once in awhile I'll sense a need in my readership, put together a set of resources that I use in my own teaching practice to serve that need, and offer the kit up at whatever price seems fair to the you, reader! Thank you so much for supporting my work on this blog!
I need a simple, effective way to get more kids engaged more of the time
This Pay What You Want package contains a reproducible and editable student handout, an annotated slideshow of sample slides I use when facilitating pop-up debate in my class, three videos of students and me engaging in various parts of the pop-up debate routine, and an annotated list of “teacher tips and tricks” that I've put together over the past two years of tweaking this strategy.
Basically, it's a smorgasbord of awesome, and it's yours for whatever you think it's worth. Let me know how you like it!
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Traditionally published books
My most recent book came out in July 2018 — thank you to the expert staff at Corwin Literacy who made it all possible. I dedicated the book to my readers, as it is an encapsulation of my best discoveries from the first six years of teacher-writing.
My first book came out in September 2014 — thank you to the folks at Jossey-Bass Wiley who made this lifelong dream come true, and thank you to all of my readers who helped convince JB that I was worth betting on!
I teach grades 4-12, and I'd like to focus my teaching on what matters most
In These 6 Things, I break teaching down into its fundamental parts. Here's what people are saying about the book:
- “Dave Stuart provides a framework and road map that is of value to educators at all stages of their careers, from novices to veterans.” –Dr. David Conley, leading researcher on college and career readiness
- “Among the most helpful, passionate, practical, insightful teaching resources I have ever come across.” –Mike Schmoker, author of Focus
- “A how-to guide for teaching with the head and the heart.” –Gerard Dawson, a teacher-writer from New Jersey
I want to do better at teaching the Common Core, but I don't know where to start
When I started my blog, I had one topic: the Common Core State Standards. I actually read through and wrote about every single one of the 32 literacy anchor standards; shortly thereafter, I put those blog articles into an ebook and sold it on my site for a dollar.
Thankfully, an editor from Jossey-Bass Wiley saw the book and offered to make it a “big kid book” — and so began my initiation into the world of traditional publishing. JBW's editorial and production teams did a great job with the book, and I highly recommend it if you're looking for an entry point into the Common Core anchor standards.
I need a list of articles of the week
This one, simple routine has a gigantic impact on my students' achievement. I first learned of it from Kelly Gallagher, so below you'll find a list of my AoWs (along with an explanation), and a list of his.