Happify Your Class (Low-Prep Strategy 19)

Justin Slocum Bailey is the ultimate educator. ~ Jacqui B.

My new mantra is "Teach like JSB is watching!" ~ Beth M.

Small Changes to Help Students Learn Better & Happier

On average, happier students learn better. Most of the reasons why a student might be unhappy are out of your control, but many aren't. This ten-minute video adapted from the Teach Like a Human program features seven ways, each with examples and explanations, to happify your class in service of learning and motivation.

"Happify Your Class" is part of the Low-Prep Strategy of the Week series, which brings you a total of 33 strategies throughout the year, at less than $2 per strategy when you buy it as a bundle. Strategies are being released weekly through May 2021.

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One of the most inspiring teachers, and humans, I've had the pleasure of knowing.

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My new mantra is "Teach like JSB is watching!"

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