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Engaging teaching tools : measuring and improving student engagement /

Energize your students through active learning!Engagement is critical to positive classroom climate and individual student achievement. Yet it can be elusive. This teacher-friendly flip book provides strategies to maximize student involvement and confidence in the learning process. In this easy-to-u...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Sladkey, David (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Thousand Oaks, California : Corwin Press, [2014]
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  • Engaging teaching tools-front cover; engaging teaching tools; about the author; table of contents; engagement wheel; student engagement wheel; have a student teach the class something; partner/group work; hands-on technologies; hands-on activities; choosing students at random; make your students laugh out loud; make time for self-reflection; movement in class; show your students a media clip; let students give their opinion; questioning; reverse your questions; expect 100% participation in all class activities; answer questions in a variety of ways; pause; "i don't know" doesn't fly.
  • Stop finishing your students' sentencesthink before you use sarcasm; stop and ask "what comes next?"; classroom climate; greet each student personally everyday; make a new seating chart every 3 weeks; notice when a student is absent; admit your mistakes; guest introductions; take action; private discipline; new partner "get to know you" questions; picking roles in partner/group work; classroom activities; importance order; circuits; auditory sentence ordering; easy video recorders; left-right talking (structured partner work); energizing brain breaks; take a stand; classroom aids.
  • Invest in a timermusic during assessments and work time; communicating with your students at eye level; circular teacher's desk; partner desk set-up; fidgety students; personal mini white boards; attitude adjustment; don't complain ... teach them!; name 13 virtues of a teacher; 20 years later; every student has a story; name five things you are grateful for; reflect on each one of your students; parents; power of the parent; open parent/guardian communications early; invite parents/guardians to visit the class; extras; book discussion questions; references; acknowledgments.