Drive boredom out of your classroom – and keep it out – with the student-engagement strategies in this book. You’ll learn how to gain and sustain the attention of your students from the moment the bell rings. Perfect for teachers of all subjects and grade levels, these activities go head-to-head with student boredom and disengagement, resulting in class time that’s more efficient, more educational, and loads more fun! Contents include:  Strategies to Begin a Lesson Strategies to End a Lesson Strategies for Solo/Independent Work Strategies for the Whole Group  Author Bryan Harris, an expert in student engagement and classroom management, has extensive experience in K-12 motivation and brain-based learning. In this book, he brings together 99 simple, ready-to-use ideas for teachers looking to overcome student boredom and illuminate classroom lessons in a dynamic, interactive way. Bonus strategies show you how to engage even the most reluctant learners.

Battling Boredom: 99 Strategies to Spark Student Engagement

Education & Teaching

Harris, Bryan

Bradshaw, Lisa

Schools & Teaching

Routledge

Drive boredom out of your classroom―and keep it out―with the student engagement strategies in this book. In the first Battling Boredom, bestselling author Bryan Harris offered strategies on beginning a lesson, ending a lesson, small group work, and large group work. Now in Battling Boredom Part 2, Harris teams up with technology integration expert and former teacher Lisa Bradshaw to provide additional strategies on new topics such as academic talk, feedback, writing, classroom technology, and more. You’ll learn how to: <ul><ul>
<li>Increase the quality and effectiveness of feedback to boost student performance. </li> <li>Engage students in meaningful reflection with writing prompts and exercises. </li> <li>Reenergize a lethargic class using movement-based activities. </li> <li>Integrate technology to create a more enriching classroom experience for students. </li> <li>Encourage students to speak up, share their ideas, and talk about their learning. </li> </ul></ul>
With this toolbox of instructional strategies, you’ll have even more ways to end student boredom before it begins, resulting in class time that’s more efficient, more educational, and loads more fun!

Battling Boredom, Part 2: Even More Strategies to Spark Student Engagement

Science & Math

Behavioral Sciences

The most comprehensive and easily accessible guide to Pilates ever. Participation in Pilates has skyrocketed by more than 500 percent in the last five years. Today 9.5 million Americans do Pilates at least once a week. The Pilates Bible is the modern guide to this superb fitness program. The authors, all expert Pilates instructors, correlate their own practical experience with up-to-date knowledge, new exercises and brand-new modifications supported by recent medical findings. Clear step-by-step photographs show the exercises, and captions provide tips on form and movement. There is a range of workout choices designed for sessions lasting 20 to 30 minutes, 40 to 50 minutes and 60 to 70 minutes. The book includes: <ul>
<li>The guiding principles and fundamentals of Pilates 
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<li>Beginner, intermediate and advanced mat work 
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<li>General health benefits and benefits for specific medical conditions 
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<li>Pilates for sedentary and active lifestyles, sports and weight training 
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<li>Pilates in the local gym, at work and while traveling 
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<li> Prenatal and postnatal exercises 
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<li>Exercises for menopausal and postmenopausal women 
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<li>A survey of studio equipment and small equipment </li>
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Designed as a practical all-in-one guide, The Pilates Bible is the most authoritative and comprehensive book on Pilates available. Students, practitioners and instructors will find this book indispensable.

The Pilates Bible

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Robinson, Lynne

Gardner, Nathan

Exercise & Fitness

Firefly Books

Lynne Robinson is the world's bestselling Pilates author and The Pilates Bible is the most authoritative and comprehensive book on Pilates to date. It presents the latest research, both medical and practical, and includes exercises with brand new modifications that take the reader from beginner level right through to advanced. Starting with the guiding principles and taking you through a natural progression of routines (including workouts of varying lengths with studio and home equipment to suit every occasion) the book also contains a health section with advice on Pilates for back pain and keen injuries along with both antenatal and postnatal exercises. With all this and more, this one-stop handbook shows why Pilates has gone from cult status to an essential part of our modern lifestyle.

The Pilates Bible: The Most Comprehensive and Accessible Guide to Pilates Ever

Kyle Books

Beginning with the guiding principles of Pilates, this book contains a natural progression of exercises for all ability levels and using a variety of home and studio equipment. A unique manual, it manifests the reasons why Pilates has become an essential part of contemporary lifestyle. The guide also includes a health section with advice and adequate exercises to rehabilitate various ailments and injuries, including back pain, knee injuries, and osteoarthritis. A special section discusses pre- and postnatal routines and exercises for the gym, the workplace, and for athletes. Empezando con los principios que rigen el pilates, este libro contiene una progresión natural de ejercicios para todo nivel de habilidad y usando una variedad de equipamiento, tanto de casa como de gimnasio. Un manual único, manifiesta las razones por las cuales el pilates se ha convertido en una parte esencial del estilo de vida contemporáneo. Esta guía también incluye una sección de salud con consejos y ejercicios adecuados que se puede usar para rehabilitar diferentes dolencias y lesiones, incluyendo el dolor de espalda, lesiones de rodilla y la osteoartritis. Un apartado especial discute ejercicios prenatales y postparto y rutinas para el gimnasio, el lugar de trabajo y para los atletas.

Pilates: La guía más accesible, didáctica y completa para principiantes, nivel intermedio y avanzado (Spanish Edition)

Blume

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