Battling Boredom, Part 1: 99 Strategies to Spark Student Engagement

Science & Math

Harris, Bryan

Behavioral Sciences

Routledge

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 ready-to-use 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: <ul>
<li>Strategies to Begin a Lesson </li> <li>Strategies to End a Lesson </li> <li>Strategies for Solo/Independent Work </li> <li>Strategies for the Whole Group</li> <li>Strategies for Engaging Reluctant Learners</li> </ul> Bonus: The book also features a Quick Guide to Parent Engagement, with loads of suggestions for increasing student engagement by partnering with families. Companion Book Available! For more strategies, don’t miss the companion book Battling Boredom, Part 2. Bryan Harris teams up with technology integration expert and former teacher Lisa Bradshaw to provide additional activities on academic talk, feedback to boost student performance, meaningful writing and reflection prompts, movement-based activities, effective classroom technology integration, and more!

17 Things Resilient Teachers Do

"This book will help you learn practical ways to manage the stress of teaching and avoid burnout. Bestselling author and educational consultant Bryan Harris presents strategies for building resilience, including reframing, understanding the power of "no", focusing on what you can control, building positive relationships, advocating for yourself, and more. Each chapter clearly presents concise and practical applications you can implement right away. With this guidebook, you'll feel ready to bounce back from challenges and stay focused on the joys of the profession"--

Education & Teaching

Schools & Teaching

Drive boredom out of your classroom―and keep it out―with the student engagement strategies in this book. In the first Battling Boredom, bestsellingauthor 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 (Eye on Education)

Creating a Classroom Culture That Supports the Common Core: Teaching Questioning, Conversation Techniques, and Other Essential Skills

Is your classroom culture conducive to the expectations of the Common Core? Teaching content is not enough; students need a classroom structure and atmosphere that will help them learn key academic skills. This practical book will show you how to transform your classroom culture, raise the level of rigor, encourage higher-level questioning and critical thinking, and promote academic discussions. You will also find out how to adjust your classroom management techniques so that students learn to regulate themselves while completing these higher-level tasks. Special Features in Each Chapter: <ul>
<li>Key Idea―a summary of the essential idea that will be addressed in the chapter</li> <li>Practical strategies―a variety of easy-to-implement ideas that you can try right away </li> <li>Connections to the Common Core State Standards―how the skills taught in this book will help students meet the standards</li> <li>Reflection Questions―thoughtful questions that will help teachers apply their learning to their own classrooms. These questions can be answered independently or used in book study groups.</li> <li>Extend Your Knowledge―creative ideas for extending your knowledge beyond the ideas in this book </li> </ul>

Creating a Classroom Culture That Supports the Common Core

Is your classroom culture conducive to the expectations of the Common Core? Teaching content is not enough; students need a classroom structure and atmosphere that will help them learn key academic skills. This practical book will show you how to transform your classroom culture, raise the level of rigor, encourage higher-level questioning and critical thinking, and promote academic discussions. You will also find out how to adjust your classroom management techniques so that students learn to regulate themselves while completing these higher-level tasks.   Special Features in Each Chapter:   Key Idea―a summary of the essential idea that will be addressed in the chapter   Practical strategies―a variety of easy-to-implement ideas that you can try right away    Connections to the Common Core State Standards―how the skills taught in this book will help students meet the standards   Reflection Questions―thoughtful questions that will help teachers apply their learning to their own classrooms. These questions can be answered independently or used in book study groups.   Extend Your Knowledge―creative ideas for extending your knowledge beyond the ideas in this book

World War III

Pocket

Structure and Properties of Engineering Materials (Longman Papers on Social Work)

Physics

Longman Publishing Group

Structure and Properties of Engineering Materials (Introductory Engineering Series)

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Battling Boredom, Part 1: 99 Strategies to Spark Student Engagement

Battling Boredom, Part 1: 99 Strategies to Spark Student Engagement

17 Things Resilient Teachers Do

17 Things Resilient Teachers Do

Battling Boredom, Part 2: Even More Strategies to Spark Student Engagement (Eye on Education)

Creating a Classroom Culture That Supports the Common Core

Creating a Classroom Culture That Supports the Common Core: Teaching Questioning, Conversation Techniques, and Other Essential Skills

World War III

Structure and Properties of Engineering Materials (Longman Papers on Social Work)

Structure and Properties of Engineering Materials (Introductory Engineering Series)