The Voices of Experience series is designed for new teachers, teachers new to a grade level, teachers who want new ideas to reenergize their practice, and teacher mentors.

Each book in the series is organized around four activity-based sections: Relationships, Organization, Assessment, and Reliables (R.O.A.R.). The authors show how to build successful and respectful relationships, establish a safe and organized environment, involve students in their own assessment, and use tried-and-true activities (reliables) to keep students engaged in the classroom. The authors' best ideas are presented in two 3-book sets, one for primary teachers and one for intermediate teachers:

• Practical Ideas to Start Up the Year: for when you are just getting to know your students
• Practical Ideas to Spark Up the Year: for the middle of the year when you need to get yourself and your students "fired up"
• Practical Ideas to Wrap Up the Year: for the end of the year when you are wrapping things up

The authors also include a variety of ways to use this series of books to support professional development activities in different settings: for example, team and department meetings, staff meetings, seminars with student teachers, and teacher book clubs.