Robert Rubinstein – författare

Rubinstein's stimulating ideas are accompanied by practical classroom-tested strategies and suggestions for new ways of thinking and teaching. The emphases are on understanding young people and instilling in them the burning desire to learn, both in the classroom and in life. Sections of the book discuss who you are as a teacher, multicultural awareness, teaching approaches, teen and student life today, interpersonal communication skills, creative thinking, testing and assessment, dealing with parents, staff issues and teamwork, public relations, stress reduction, and changes in colleges of education. Grades 5-8.

At the age of 3, Zishe was lifting a nine-pound hammer in his father''s blacksmith shop. By the age of eleven, there was not a bar he couldn''t bend or a chain he could not snap. This is the unusual story of Zishe, a poor Polish Jew, who became the featured Strongman of circuses throughout the world. Based on the true story of Zishe of Lodz.

At the age of 3, Zishe was lifting a nine-pound hammer in his father''s blacksmith shop. By the age of eleven, there was not a bar he couldn''t bend or a chain he could not snap. This is the unusual story of Zishe, a poor Polish Jew, who became the featured Strongman of circuses throughout the world. Based on the true story of Zishe of Lodz.

Rubinstein's stimulating ideas are accompanied by practical classroom-tested strategies and suggestions for new ways of thinking and teaching. The emphases are on understanding young people and instilling in them the burning desire to learn, both in the classroom and in life. Sections of the book discuss who you are as a teacher, multicultural awareness, teaching approaches, teen and student life today, interpersonal communication skills, creative thinking, testing and assessment, dealing with parents, staff issues and teamwork, public relations, stress reduction, and changes in colleges of education. Grades 5-8.

Theatre games help to develop students' skills in storytelling, improvisation, and public speaking. They also build confidence, teamwork, and vocabulary. Here is a collection of theatre games that have been classroom tested. Try the collaborative and fun activity "e;The Monster with Three Heads."e; Three students form one monster where each participant can say just one word at a time in response to students' questions. In addition, they must answer in complete sentences. Imagine the lessons to be learned amidst the laughter!