Renee Heiss
Teacher, author, speaker
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- Parenting, Education
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- Feng Shui for the Classroom and Helping Kids Help
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- Teacher, Author, Speaker
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- NJEA, NEA, Institute of Children's Literature
Renee Heiss is a retired teacher of high school child development. She is the author of three books and hundreds of articles on parenting and teaching. Renee Heiss is also an instructor for The Institute of Children's Literature. In her spare time, she creates quilts and bags for her favorite foundation, Care Bags 4 Kids (www.carebags4kids.org), and pursues her ancient genealogy. She has three grown daughters and four grandchilren. She lives in New Jersey with her husband of 35 years.
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When Students are Air-Heads, it’s a Good Thing!
Has a supervisor requested you to get your students moving while they learn? Have you noticed that kids who participate actively in a lesson learn much easier? There’s a reason for this phenomenon: When children move, they enhance the rate that oxygen circulates all through their bodies, including their brains.
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A Party for the Needy
BOOK REVIEW: Somebody Cares! A new children’s book by Renee Heiss When twelve-year-old Lexii plans her birthday party, she wants something special. What she finds is a way to celebrate her special day while making many exceptional days for needy children. What she doesn’t expect is an emotional reaction from one of her friends at her unusual birthday. Kids can use her suggestions to plan their own celebration!
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Kids vs. Cooperation: Four Ways to Get Them to Listen to You!
How many times have you ordered, "Don't do that" only to have your child continue rocking back on the kitchen chair? There are four mistakes with that statement. Let’s examine each hint individually. 1.Be Positive – If you want your kids to cooperate, you need to inform them exactly what you would like them to do, as opposed to what you don’t want them to do. Don’t and can’t are invisible commands. Kids only hear what comes after. Therefore, they translate “Don’t rock back on the chair” into “Rock back on the chair.”
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Six Ways to Increase the Ener-Chi in your Classroom
Feng Shui (pronounced fung shway) is the ancient Chinese approach of interior design that promotes balance and well-being in our environment. Literally translated, it means “wind” and “water.” By employing the pointers outlined below, your classroom can grow to be more relaxed, thereby fostering learning and minimizing disciplinary problems. I was a nonbeliever at first, also. I thought it was all hocus-pocus. But then I started adding Feng Shui solutions to different areas of my classroom, and I found that I had one of the most productive years I’ve ever experienced with my students.
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Favorite Quotes & Thoughts from Renee Heiss
Children are our future... they deserve our best efforts. Ignorance about child development topics is no excuse for bad parenting or poor teaching.
Contacting Renee Heiss
Contact Renee Heiss my email at reneeheiss@gmail.com
How to get started
Meet me at my home page, www.reneeheiss.com. There you'll find information about my books, my availability to be a speaker at your school, and even some of my favorite recipes.