EVERY STUDENT HAS A CHANCE TO WIN!
Teach like a DJ and unleash your inner DJ in the classroom today!
Radio DJs and producers utilize tricks of the trade and skills to keep their audiences engaged, tuned in, and wanting more. Teach Like a DJ will provide you with stories, examples, and professional tools that can be used directly in the classroom and provide results. Teach Like a DJ reveals experiences, environments, and opportunities for all students to be engaged more than ever. Engage your students from bell to bell from the first day of your class until the break and beyond.
This book is for teachers. Teachers that want to engage their students as much as possible and ensure that learning is occurring at the highest level.
B. J. Mercer will be entering his 10th year as a teacher after working 10 years as a radio DJ, producer, and program director. Mercer's success in the classroom across multiple districts, grade levels, schools, and courses is due to his Teach Like a DJ strategy.
Don't take my word for it! Check out some of these real-life testimonials ...
"If this book is anything like Mercer, you'll love it!"
-Gemma Folsom, Junior at DSHS
"On the voyage towards greatness we often require the aid of others to realize our power and value. B. J. Mercer has been immeasurable in this facet of my journey."
-Clark Dalton, Senior at DSHS
"I've learned just as much in a single class period as I have in a semester in a more stressful, traditional learning environment."
-Foster Joyce, Junior at DSHS
"This class has taught me to work hard and dream big."
-Nikita Smith, Junior at DSHS
"This class made me into a more dedicated individual who finally had the self-confidence to go out and accomplish great things."
-Dixon Smith, Junior at DSHS
"I was once a Jedi youngling before I took Mr. Mercer's classes, now I am the Jedi Master."
-Marcel Acosta, Senior at DSHS
"Mr. Mercer has given us a place to thrive, to improve, and to dream."
-Jaxson Thornton, Senior at DSHS
"Mr. Mercer has a really great and unique style of teaching."
-Dominic Gearing, 8th Grade DSHS
"While some teachers only work to make us passable for today, Mercer strives to make us excellent for tomorrow."
-Thomas Prendergast, Junior at DSHS
"This class taught me to be able to construct and complete a project that is worth going for."
-Ben Cook, Sophomore at DSHS
It's a class I'll never regret taking, and a teacher I'll never forget.
-Robbie Lopez, Sophomore at DSHS
About the Author: For ten years, across north Texas from Stephenville to Abilene and Dallas, B. J. Mercer worked in almost every part of the radio business. As a DJ, Program Director, Producer, and Sports Director, Mercer worked his way from the bottom to the top in the radio business. At Mix 102.9 Dallas, as a morning show DJ and producer, Mercer produced one of the most highly rated morning shows in the top five radio market in the country. Radio personalities specialize in keeping their audience engaged!
In 2008, Mercer began his new career as a classroom teacher. In that first year, Mercer earned Teacher of the Month and was then awarded Teacher of the Year runner-up. During years two and three, Mercer instructed professional development, his students' projects were selected to the top five projects in Frisco ISD, and his instructional strategies were showcased at TCEA conferences. Mercer's classroom was selected from FISD as a model for the integration of instructional technology. School districts outside of Frisco ISD were invited and observed Mercer's instructional design, instructional strategies, and new technology integration.
Mercer has taught in four different school districts, worked at six different schools and has taught more than fourteen different courses for grades 6 through 12. With only nine years in the classroom, Mercer has been nominated for Teacher of the Year four times and, most recently, at Dripping Springs ISD, Mercer has also been recognized as Teacher of the Term by the DSISD Education Foundation. At this same time, he was presented the Above & Beyond Award from the DSISD School Board as he instructed eight new courses and his students built the school's first radio station.
Like your favorite radio personalities who keep you listening, wanting more, excited to be part of the process, and ready for your chance to win, Mercer keeps his students engaged with creative instructional design, motivating activities, innovative instructional technology, and opportunities for self-discovery. This approach guarantees that each student is tuned in!
At first, Mercer believed radio was his dream vocation. Nine years ago, he realized the profession that he loves most is teaching and he has been teaching like a DJ ever since. The school districts, courses, and demographics have all changed but students are the common denominator. Teaching like a DJ has worked every step of the way!
