Meeting students where they live : motivation in urban schools /

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The bestselling coauthor of Discipline with Dignity examines problems common to urban schools and offers comprehensive, long-reaching strategies for engaging troubled and hard-to-reach youth.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Curwin, Richard L., 1944-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Alexandria, Va. : ASCD, c2010.
Series:Gale virtual reference library
Subjects:
Education, Urban > United States.
Community and school > United States.
Students with social disabilities > United States.
Public schools > Social aspects > United States.
Enseignement en milieu urbain > États-Unis.
Écoles publiques > Aspect social > États-Unis.
EDUCATION > Organizations & Institutions.
EDUCATION > Administration > General.
Community and school
Education, Urban
Public schools > Social aspects
Students with social disabilities
United States
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The difficulty of motivating urban youth
  • Ten quick strategies to increase motivation
  • Twelve killers of motivation and their remedies
  • Punishments, threats, and rewards
  • Creating hope in students
  • Welcoming all students to school and class
  • Building motivating lessons
  • Energizing ourselves
  • Effort-based evaluation
  • Improving homework completion
  • The relationship between behavior and motivation
  • For the administrator
  • Conclusion: A place where dreams come true
  • Ten books worth reading
  • Appendices. A: Phonics challenge worksheet
  • B: Texture drawing worksheet
  • C: Landscape installation challenge worksheet
  • D: Measurement challenge worksheet
  • E: Pre-Algebra equations challenges worksheet
  • F: Math challenge worksheet
  • G: Social Studies challenge worksheet.

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