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Activators: Classroom Strategies for Engaging Middle and High School Students
(Cambridge, MA: Educators for Social Responsibility, 2013, originally published 2013), 256 page(s)
Activators: Classroom Strategies for Engaging Middle and High School Students is a key resource for teachers in grades 6-12. This unique resource is a deep dive into Activators, a core teaching practice that incorporates individual think time with purposeful social interaction to increase emotional, cognitive, and...
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(Cambridge, MA: Educators for Social Responsibility, 2013, originally published 2013), 256 page(s)
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Activators: Classroom Strategies for Engaging Middle and High School Students is a key resource for teachers in grades 6-12. This unique resource is a deep dive into Activators, a core teaching practice that incorporates individual think time with purposeful social interaction to increase emotional, cognitive, and behavioral engagement in learning.Featuring concrete, hands-on activities that can be completed efficiently at the start of a unit, le...
Activators: Classroom Strategies for Engaging Middle and High School Students is a key resource for teachers in grades 6-12. This unique resource is a deep dive into Activators, a core teaching practice that incorporates individual think time with purposeful social interaction to increase emotional, cognitive, and behavioral engagement in learning.Featuring concrete, hands-on activities that can be completed efficiently at the start of a unit, lesson, or topic, Activators help to:• Increase engagement in learning• Support a well-paced lesson• Generate connections to prior knowledge• Provide students with opportunities to practice skills and deepen understandings• Support formative assessmentAlthough Activators have different formats, they all share two key components: individual think time and purposeful social interaction, which support students to develop quality responses to content and ideas while engaging with peers. Authors Nicole Frazier and Donna Mehle offer detailed facilitation tips for more than 20 Activators, providing a clear understanding of what they are and how they work in specific settings.
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Field of Study
Education
Content Type
Book
Date Published / Released
2013
Publisher
Educators for Social Responsibility
Topic / Theme
Educational Resources, Classroom Management, Middle, Secondary
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Copyright © 2013 by Educators for Social Responsibility
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Getting Classroom Management RIGHT: Guided Discipline and Personalized Support in Secondary Schools, in the Partners in Learning Series
in Partners in Learning (Cambridge, MA: Educators for Social Responsibility, 2009, originally published 2009), 399 page(s)
Getting Classroom Management Right provides resources specifically designed for teachers who work with adolescents and want to create learning environments that foster fairness, mutual respect, student accountability, and self-discipline. It offers research-based tools, skills, and guiding principles that enable...
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in Partners in Learning (Cambridge, MA: Educators for Social Responsibility, 2009, originally published 2009), 399 page(s)
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Getting Classroom Management Right provides resources specifically designed for teachers who work with adolescents and want to create learning environments that foster fairness, mutual respect, student accountability, and self-discipline. It offers research-based tools, skills, and guiding principles that enable secondary teachers to organize and manage their classrooms for optimal learning; prevent most disruptive behaviors; diagnose and respon...
Getting Classroom Management Right provides resources specifically designed for teachers who work with adolescents and want to create learning environments that foster fairness, mutual respect, student accountability, and self-discipline. It offers research-based tools, skills, and guiding principles that enable secondary teachers to organize and manage their classrooms for optimal learning; prevent most disruptive behaviors; diagnose and respond to problematic behaviors efficiently; and provide the right kinds of accountable consequences and supportive interventions that will help reluctant and resistant students to turn around their behavior.
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Education
Content Type
Book
Date Published / Released
2009
Publisher
Educators for Social Responsibility
Series
Partners in Learning
Topic / Theme
Behavior, Educational Resources, School and Educational Psychology, Classroom Management, Secondary
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Copyright © 2009 by Educators for Social Responsibility
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Making Learning REAL: Reaching and Engaging All Learners in Secondary Classrooms, in the Partners in Learning Series
in Partners in Learning (Cambridge, MA: Educators for Social Responsibility, 2009, originally published 2009), 507 page(s)
Good teaching not only supports the intellectual development of adolescents - it nourishes their spirits and touches their hearts. Students want teachers who care about them; they want coursework that connects to their lives and the world they live in; and they want to be academically challenged and held accounta...
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in Partners in Learning (Cambridge, MA: Educators for Social Responsibility, 2009, originally published 2009), 507 page(s)
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Good teaching not only supports the intellectual development of adolescents - it nourishes their spirits and touches their hearts. Students want teachers who care about them; they want coursework that connects to their lives and the world they live in; and they want to be academically challenged and held accountable for meeting those challenges. Making Learning Real showcases proven classroom practices that increase students' motivation, effort...
Good teaching not only supports the intellectual development of adolescents - it nourishes their spirits and touches their hearts. Students want teachers who care about them; they want coursework that connects to their lives and the world they live in; and they want to be academically challenged and held accountable for meeting those challenges. Making Learning Real showcases proven classroom practices that increase students' motivation, effort, and engagement in learning and enable teachers and students to become partners in a high performing community of learners.
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Field of Study
Education
Content Type
Book
Date Published / Released
2009
Publisher
Educators for Social Responsibility
Series
Partners in Learning
Topic / Theme
Learning Styles, Diversity, Educational Resources, School and Educational Psychology, Classroom Management, Secondary
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2009 by Educators for Social Responsibility
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