Hero: Dr. Marcia Tate

Next, good news!  There was an awesome keynote at the NJEA convention given by Dr. Marcia Tate.  A fellow teacher from Texas, and former college roommate, recommends her highly, as well!  She puts together a teacher coaching series entitled "Worksheets Don't Grow Dendrites."  Buy it!  There's twenty scientific strategies to improve retention, or in other words, actually learn something.  This changed my teaching by affirming my search for teaching memes and giving me concrete ways to improve my use of brain building techniques in EVERY lesson!  Examples to come (because they're memey!)  Her teaching style makes her one of my personal heroes!