Joe Brown wrote a new post, School of Effective Teaching #33 Student Engagement Revisited, on the site School Of Effective Teaching 1 week ago
In this episode, Dr. Brown revisits the topic of student engagement, sharing information from the book Creating the Opportunity to Learn by Boykin and Noguera.
Joe Brown wrote a new post, School of Effective Teaching # 32 – Discipline, on the site School Of Effective Teaching 3 months ago
In this episode, Dr. Brown discusses student discipline and the power teachers have to influence and correct some issues. He also talks about social registers and the need to teach students about the social registers.
Joe Brown wrote a new post, School Of Effective Teaching #031 Art Education, on the site School Of Effective Teaching 4 months, 1 week ago
In this episode, Dr. Brown interviews Vanessa Smith, who is an art teacher. Vanessa discusses the importance of art education and how it helps students develop abstract thinking skills. Vanessa also discusses how […]
Joe Brown wrote a new blog post: School of Effective Teaching# 030 – So, You Want to be a Middle School Teacher? 5 months, 1 week ago
In this episode, Dr. Brown discusses his book, now available at various e-book retailers. He also ties in a lesson for the classroom.
The book can be found at the following retailers.
Apple Search for the book in the itunes store
Joe Brown wrote a new blog post: School of Effective Teaching #029 Interview with a Math Coach 5 months, 3 weeks ago
In this episode, Dr. Brown finally posts an interview with Randy Raber, who works as a math coach. They explore the role of a coach, the skills needed to be effective as both a coach and a math teacher. They also discuss the school improvement process.
Joe Brown wrote a new blog post: School of Effective Teaching #028 Discussion of Quote 7 months, 3 weeks ago
In this episode, Dr. Brown shares and discusses a quote about school improvement. Making a significant progress in improving student learning and closing the achievement gap is a moral responsibility and a real possibility in a relatively short amount of time – two to five years. It is not children’s poverty or race or [...]
jcb0717 wrote a new blog post: School of Effective Teaching # 27 Culturally Relevant Teaching 10 months, 1 week ago
In this episode, Dr. Brown discusses the notion of Culturally Relevant Teaching, which he heard about at the AVID Summer Institute. More information about AVID can be found by clicking here.
jcb0717 wrote a new blog post: School of Effective Teaching #025 Political Thoughts 1 year ago
In this episode, Dr. Brown shares his thoughts regarding the recent politcal banter affecting education.
In the episode, Dr. Brown mentions the Standford study on Charter Schools. You can link to that study by clicking here.
There is also an excellent speech by Diane Rayvitch that is worth reading. You can find that speech here.

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