Navigate the hot topic of student engagement with a true expert. The author explores the many factors involved in bringing out the best in students, such as relationships, emotions, environment, and expectations. Become empowered to demand an authentic joy for learning in your classroom. Real-life notes from the field, detailed discussions, practical strategies, and space for reflection complete this essential guide to student engagement. Benefits: 
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<li>Gain practical strategies for increasing student engagement and achievement. </li> <li>Learn how to create a safe environment that nurtures confidence. </li> <li>Find a chapter on cultural awareness by Dr. Bonnie Davis of Educating for Change. </li>
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Contents: Introduction: Engagement Chapter 1: Relationships Chapter 2: Emotion Chapter 3: Environment Chapter 4: Motivation Chapter 5: Fun Chapter 6: Confidence Chapter 7: Attitudes Chapter 8: Cultural Awareness Chapter 9: Expectations Chapter 10: The Engagement Toolbox Chapter 11: Creativity Chapter 12: Soft Skills

You've Got to Reach Them to Teach Them: Hard Facts About the Soft Skills of Student Engagement (Solutions)

Education & Teaching

Mary Kim Schreck

Schools & Teaching

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Discover research-based tips and strategies to improve literacy from upper elementary to secondary school classrooms. Teachers, preteachers, and teacher preparation institutions will find this an invaluable resource for helping students master assignments in reading, writing, speaking, and listening, as encouraged by the Common Core State Standards. Topics include teaching close reading and writing, engaging students, making literacy instruction meaningful, and more. Benefits: 
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<li>Engage students in cognitive conversations around speaking, writing, and reading. </li> <li>Transform students into independent thinkers and questioners. </li> <li>Buoy rigorous instruction by embedding it in a supportive, engaging environment. </li> <li>Communicate concepts like narrative, perspective, and metaphor. </li> <li>Encourage and model questioning. </li> <li>Use soft skills and novelty to reach reluctant students. </li>
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Contents: Chapter 1: Close Reading and Close Writing Chapter 2: The Core of Literacy Chapter 3: Reteaching Strategies Chapter 4: Cognitive Conversations Chapter 5: Using Novelty for Reluctant Learners Chapter 6: Creative and Critical Thinking Approaches to Literacy Chapter 7: Outrageous Teaching Chapter 8: Mixing Complexity and Integration Into Planning Chapter 9: Standards and Assessments Fostering Literacy Growth

From Tired to Inspired: Fresh Strategies to Engage Students in Literacy

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You've Got to Reach Them to Teach Them: Hard Facts About the Soft Skills of Student Engagement (Solutions)

From Tired to Inspired: Fresh Strategies to Engage Students in Literacy