Review: Teach Like a Pirate, a blog by Dave Burgess
In the spirit of blog reviewing, I decided to take a look at Dave Burgess's website Teach Like a Pirate. This entertaining yet informative blog is written by New York Times best-selling author of Teach Like a Pirate, a book that offers inspirational techniques and ideas for the classroom. Dave Burgess also works as a motivational keynote speaker that "specializes in teaching hard-to-reach, hard-to-motivate students with techniques that incorporate showmanship and creativity" in his programs such as Using Magic to Teach and Amaze, Teach like a PIRATE, and Teach Outside of the Box.
One of the most critical philosophies in Teach Like a Pirate is to always look at the world around you and find what is engaging people and then ask, “How can we use that?”
Dave uses also uses his blog to showcase innovative techniques of other teachers and useful books for the classroom. One idea that I found particularly fascinating was using Snapchat to facilitate book discussions. In this post, he invited Tara Martin, a teacher from Lawrence, Kansas, to discuss how she uses Snapchat for reading reflections. The full post can be read here. I also enjoyed reading about the book Escaping the School Leader's Dunk Tank: How to Prevail When Others Want to See You Drown. This is a more serious book - a survival guide to surviving the sometimes negative and competitive atmosphere of school administration - something that not many people talk about.
If you would like to see more from Dave Burgess and his blog:
One of the most critical philosophies in Teach Like a Pirate is to always look at the world around you and find what is engaging people and then ask, “How can we use that?”
Dave uses also uses his blog to showcase innovative techniques of other teachers and useful books for the classroom. One idea that I found particularly fascinating was using Snapchat to facilitate book discussions. In this post, he invited Tara Martin, a teacher from Lawrence, Kansas, to discuss how she uses Snapchat for reading reflections. The full post can be read here. I also enjoyed reading about the book Escaping the School Leader's Dunk Tank: How to Prevail When Others Want to See You Drown. This is a more serious book - a survival guide to surviving the sometimes negative and competitive atmosphere of school administration - something that not many people talk about.
If you would like to see more from Dave Burgess and his blog: