Having observed and coached in hundreds of K-12 classrooms since 1994, Ron Nash has come to a few conclusions about what makes teachers tick and classrooms click. The best teachers attend to those seemingly little things that cost nothing, even as they create classroom climates where students can’t wait to walk through the door every day. The big little things that great teachers do have students up, moving, pairing, sharing, laughing, and learning in an atmosphere full of trust, respect, ...

Traditional, teacher-centered classrooms are not serving the needs of our students. Their futures will increasingly demand skill sets in the areas of communication, collaboration, and critical thinking; worksheets, videos, and lectures will not prepare them for the challenges they will face in an increasingly-global economy. Shake-Up Call: The Need to Transform K-12 Classroom Methodology calls on educators at every level to challenge the status quo and take risks on behalf of kids....

Teachers often will conclude that teacher talk and worksheets won’t cut it if getting students deeply engaged in their own learning is the goal. Indeed, students need to move beyond pretending to listen; they can—and should—develop essential competencies that include academic discourse with classmates, fielding and asking open-ended questions, seeking and providing peer feedback, identifying failure as a necessary accelerant to improvement, and finding joy in learning. Having coached and o...

The essential book on student engagement—now fully updated!Learning is not a spectator sport. That’s the guiding principle behind Ron Nash’s bestseller, which has helped thousands of teachers transform their classroom environments by energizing and engaging their students.In the newly revised edition, Nash offers proven strategies that involve students as active participants in their own learning. Teachers of all levels will benefit from

Shift Students’ Roles from Passive Observers to Active Participants.Preparing students for a world that did not exist when they were students themselves can be challenging for many teachers. Engaging students, particularly disinterested ones, in the learning process is no easy task, especially when easy access to information is at an all-time high.How then do educators simultaneously ensure knowledge acquisition and engagement?Ron Nash encou...

Students have an endless capacity of positive energy that can be harnessed into deeper understanding. This notion lies at the heart of Ron Nash’s Power of We, and through a powerful combination of first-hand stories and expert research, he inspiringly recounts his awakening to the truth that engaging students starts by involving them as active participants in their own learning. By tracing his steps from a bright-eyed, bushy tailed first-time teacher to a renowned education expert with fou...

"Administrators and workshop facilitators will find in this book exactly what is needed to deepen teachers′ understanding of workshop content and processes and increase their own effectiveness."—Sharon Madsen Redfern, Elementary Principal, Highland Park Elementary School, Lewistown, MT"Ron Nash′s book provides a primer for the presenter who wants to facilitate active workshop participation. His techniques can also be easily adapted to the classroom for highly en...

"Anyone in the education field would benefit from reading this book. Ron Nash expertly weaves in case studies illustrating the topic of each chapter. He has inspired me to continue to focus on improvement in my school."—Jill Broaddus, PrincipalCool Spring Elementary, Leesburg, VAElevate your team′s attitude from "whatever" to "whatever it takes"Seasoned educator Ron Nash shares the results of his visits to schools where "we will do be...

And What About You? Getting Started with Interactive Pairs and Small Groups serves as a supplemental guide to Power of We: Creating Positive and Collaborative Classroom Communities (2018). It provides the concrete steps and process considerations that make implementing interactive techniques in your classroom easy and practical. Through personal experience and expert research, Nash provides the essential guide for those teachers who don't know where to begin or feel like ...

Most books about the information technology industry highlight the legendary stories of the colorful and ego-driven entrepreneurs who founded companies and became billionaires. This book takes a different look at the industry and instructs the reader on how to develop the leadership skills which will allow them to succeed in this fast-paced, competitive, innovative, high-talent industry.The author is a veteran leader who has been CEO of several information technology companies and has work...

In Collaborative School Leadership, Nash and Hwang provide administrators with clear and focused ideas on making the most of collaborative leadership while on the path to continuous improvement. Recognizing that classroom instruction is at the core of any plan of improvement, this book looks at the role and nature of powerful building-level professional development. Nash and Hwang provide answers to critical questions: As part of a school’s improvement efforts, what is non-negotiable? What...

"This book is for any school developing its own mentoring program or looking to improve an existing one. The program shows everyone how to take responsibility for helping newly hired educators develop into practitioners who continuously reflect on and improve their teaching skills."—Kathy Tritz-Rhodes, PrincipalMarcus-Meriden-Cleghorn Schools, IA"Ron Nash weaves storytelling and realistic dialogue to set the stage for what mentors should model for new tea...