Anna Karenina is probably the most often taught nineteenth-century Russian novel in the American academy. Teachers have found that including this virtuoso work of art on a syllabus reaps many rewards and stirs up heated classroom discussion -- on sex and sexuality, dysfunction in the family, gender roles, society's hypocrisy and cruelty. But ......
Hands-On Instructional Strategies That Promote Active Learning in Grades 3-8
Student inquiry is an active learning process that allows students to investigate central, essential questions linked to curriculum standards and specific teaching objectives. Essential questions maybe created by the teacher or by the students, but when this guided inquiry process is enhanced by the use of everyday objects (seashells, feathers, ......
Nationally acclaimed speaker and educator John Blaydes has compiled nuggets of wit and wisdom to motivate and inspire his fellow teachers. He has provided a central resource to which you can turn quickly for a compilation of quotes relating to education and leadership. The quotes are organized for easy access and referenced by themes, including: - ......
Nationally acclaimed speaker and educator John Blaydes has compiled nuggets of wit and wisdom to motivate and inspire his fellow teachers. He has provided a central resource to which you can turn quickly for a compilation of quotes relating to education and leadership. The quotes are organized for easy access and referenced by themes, including: - ......
Inspire, Enlighten & Motivate provides ideas, stories, one-liners, point makers, and points of reflection designed to spur and serve your thinking, lend you inspiration, offer you perhaps a compass on a path of thinking less commonly traveled. Inspire, Enlighten & Motivate provides ideas, stories, one-liners, point makers, and points of reflection ......
`John M Vitto provides a wealth of material for teachers that can be applied immediately in the classroom' - Brenda Waugh, PAR Consulting Teacher Resource Specialist Newhall School District, California `Brimming with insights and practical ideas, this book should be in the hands of every teacher. I enthusiastically recommend this book for ......
Inspire, Enlighten & Motivate provides ideas, stories, one-liners, point makers, and points of reflection designed to spur and serve your thinking, lend you inspiration, offer you perhaps a compass on a path of thinking less commonly traveled. Inspire, Enlighten & Motivate provides ideas, stories, one-liners, point makers, and points of reflection ......
Sure-fire tools to captivate, activate, energize and mobilize your learners! Have you ever watched your students walk into your classroom distracted-some full of energy, others dragging? Of course you have! As a teacher, gaining student attention is your first step towards an effective lesson. If you're running out of creative ideas for getting your students focused and on task, Tools for Engagement is a great resource for you. Learn the specifics about different emotional states and how to adapt the learning process to work effectively with those states. Within this book's color-coded chapters, you'll discover more than 150 practical activities that will arouse curiosity, promote accountability, ease transitions, boost confidence, and enhance understanding and retention. Your confidence as a teacher will soar with these powerful, state-changing tools.
