"An in-depth, effectively organized resource guide for teachers at all grade levels, putting meaningful, practical strategies and activities just a page-turn away. Filled with the voices of teachers and students, this book won't have time to gather dust on the shelf." -Ruth Devlin, ELL Teacher Paradise Professional Development School, Las Vegas, NV "I love the way the book addresses specific behaviors and classroom situations. The format is consistent throughout the text, which makes finding information on a specific topic, skill, or content area easy." -Roxie Ahlbrecht, Second-Grade Teacher Robert Frost Elementary School, Sioux Falls, SD Evidence-based practices for delivering instruction that meets students' diverse learning needs! The increased inclusion of students with disabilities and learning differences in the general education elementary classroom has challenged novice and expert educators to seek more effective ways of meeting diverse learning needs. This detailed guide offers easy access to information about effective teaching methods that allow educators to be more responsive to individual concerns. 63 Tactics for Teaching Diverse Learners, K-6 presents successful, teacher-tested instructional methods that can be used across content areas and grade levels for elementary students with or without disabilities. The authors provide a practical, research-based teaching model that focuses on planning, managing, delivering, and evaluating instruction. Readers will find: Descriptions of how to teach students with diverse learning styles and needs Feedback from teachers on how to implement or modify each tactic Information to help teachers choose appropriate strategies for specific subjects, grades, or learning difficulties Motivational and multifaceted, this resource is an essential tool for providing an informed approach that improves academic performance for all elementary students.
Chart an innovative course of school improvement through seven adaptable mindshift models, plus stories highlighting successful implementation and discussions to help match mindshifts to problems.
Give your lesson plans a makeover!Would you rather listen to a lecture or play classroom Jeopardy? Research shows that the most successful learning happens when teachers talk less and engage their students in actively applying concepts. This book shows you how to enhance lessons with 95 research-based strategies that work for all subjects and grade levels. In addition, the authors explain the research on student learning, describe best practices, and provide tools for analyzing your lessons. This step-by-step guide shows how to remodel lessons to:Align with the Common Core State StandardsDevelop 21st century skillsEngage students Enhance content learningThe bookAEs evidence-based Present-Apply-Review (PAR) model is highly effective for addressing shortfalls in student learning. Included are diagrams, examples, clear instructions for connecting lessons to CCSS anchors, and a guide to sharing the strategies in a professional learning setting. Why teach tomorrowAEs adults with yesterdayAEs lessons? Amplify your arsenal with storyboarding, Socratic role-play, Wikis, peer huddles, and moreuand watch learning soar!a
A Practical Guide for Today's Teachers and Administrators
Good teachers are a rare and dedicated group, and they need to be nurtured because of their value to society. Too often, educational environments can become incompatible with the goals of education and teachers can be prevented from giving their gifts of learning and compassion by a frightening matrix of competing social and professional agendas. This book identifies the pitfalls that can be predicted and avoided, allowing teachers to fulfil their professional obligations.
Enhancing Cognitive and Social Development Through Collaborative Classroom Management
Praise for the First Edition: `Should be required reading for students of education, teachers, and administrators. I would encourage educators for form book study groups to read, study, reflect, and apply what is found here' - Jerry Tollefson, Principal, Marquette Elementary School, Madison Using research findings from the cognitive ......
Apps and advanced algorithms can't replace teachers - more accurately, they can't replace good teachers. However, based on the way many teachers often spend their time, adaptive hardware and software can and will automate many traditional teaching and learning tasks such as delivering content, assessing learning, and communicating with parents. This book considers how visual learning; social learning; the age of super-mobility; and big data, gaming, and personalization are changing the face of education. Educational leaders will have to help create a vision to change traditional schools. Technology learning specialists will have to help educators and leaders alike in embracing tools to improve modern-day teaching, learning, and assessment.
Quoting cases from his teaching experience, the author of this innovative guide demonstrates how humour can be used effectively in teaching. Richard Lodish believes that schools can become more successful if they incorporate more laughter into serious learning, arguing that this will improve children's learning.
"This valuable, reader-friendly book helps parents, teachers, and others who work with young children understand the complex and amazing processes involved as the young brain grows and develops." -David A. Sousa, Consultant in Educational Neuroscience, Author of How the Brain Learns "The book reminds us of the importance of nurturing children. We need to help children develop from their core, even if that development cannot be measured on a test." -Sonia Trehan Kelly, Director, Blue River Montessori School, Duxbury, MA Learn how a child's brain works, develops, and changes during the critical stages of childhood! Robert Sylwester, author of 10 books, has written this volume to help parents and educators understand children's cognitive development and provide suggestions on how to nurture children to their full potential. A companion to The Adolescent Brain, this rich resource: Examines the neurobiology of childhood, explaining the body/brain systems that develop during pregnancy, infancy, and childhood Explores factors that can enhance or delay development, such as nutrition, family life, relationships, illness, intelligence, technology, creativity, and the arts Provides practical suggestions to help adults promote healthy development and successful learning in the children they encounter Includes a glossary of neurobiological terms A Child's Brain helps parents and educators understand the biological, emotional, and neurological changes that occur during childhood so they can support children's learning, socialization, and growth.
How Teachers (and Students) Can Find Their Way & Keep From Getting Lost
A Compass for the Classroom provides guidance, support, and inspiration. The book presents a new model of reflection using the metaphor of a compass, with directional points of humility, honesty, love, and faith. It is a guide to finding one's way in life by always considering the four points in our decisions and views. The book provides teachers with something to feed the spirit to succeed in the somewhat selfless struggle that educators take on to help students learn and thrive. It includes examples of the compass points in action in classrooms, as well as assessment checklists for teachers and students.
