In this well-seasoned book, charismatic educator Anita Moultrie Turner shows new teachers, veteran teachers, and staff developers how to blend 11 essential ingredients into effective and productive classrooms where all students can succeed. Easy to read and hard to put down, this Recipe for Great Teaching features:

• Classroom stories, quotations, and tasty servings of educational wit and wisdom
• Strategies for building effective learning environments
• Techniques for successful curriculum planning
• Methods for engaging all students in learning
• Ways of working with colleagues and the community

This inspiring resource offers enticing and delicious ways to spice up your teaching and your students' learning.

As a professional development journal, this volume is designed for teachers to explore on their own or as a companion to the author's Recipe for Great Teaching in workshops and book study groups. Each chapter in this journaling resource includes quotations, writing prompts, and "savory morsels" of educational wisdom. Written in a light-hearted style and ideal for new and veteran teachers, this journal's reflective menu covers topics such as:

• Communication
• Classroom environment, management, and discipline
• Self-esteem and self-respect
• Organizational skills
• Real-life skills