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Porosoff, Lauren – ASCD, 2023
Authentic engagement is a choice students make every day to bring themselves to their learning, work, and relationships--rather than simply go through the motions of school. It means sharing experiences; asking questions; trying new things; making mistakes; and allowing themselves to be seen, heard, and cared for. It's an active choice that can…
Descriptors: Authentic Learning, Learner Engagement, Teaching Methods, Instructional Design
Michael D. Steele; Joleigh Honey – Corwin, 2024
An asset-based perspective on math education means starting with what students already know instead of focusing on what is missing. This approach elevates student thinking and reasoning skills. In this way, educators acknowledge that all students bring prior experiences, strengths, talents, and resources to the learning process and can contribute…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, Secondary School Mathematics, Prior Learning, Knowledge Level
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Jaye Zola; John Zola – SUNY Press, 2024
"Teaching as if Students Matter" supports the goal of new teachers to create engaging classrooms where students want to learn. It provides concrete and specific methods for building relationships with all students, managing their behaviors in positive ways, and planning for engaged and authentic instruction. Throughout, the book…
Descriptors: Teacher Student Relationship, Student Behavior, Authentic Learning, Culturally Relevant Education
France, Paul Emerich – Corwin, 2022
It's a paradox: technology to individualize curriculum has made classrooms less personal. Let's instead trust educators to make learning personal by supporting student agency, self-awareness, and the intimate personal connections found in authentic learning experiences. In the second edition of this groundbreaking book--newly streamlined, and…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Inclusion, Individualized Instruction, Personal Autonomy
Walther, Maria; Biggs-Tucker, Karen – Stenhouse Publishers, 2020
"The Literacy Workshop" is a first-of-its-kind resource that offers a practical process for creating an integrated literacy workshop using demonstration lessons that align with current curriculum standards. By weaving together the common threads of literacy learning, you can increase the time your students spend engaged in authentic…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, Workshops, Reading Instruction, Writing Instruction
Harper, Rebecca G. – Corwin, 2021
Your students may not realize it, but they're already writers. All those informal text messages, Instagram captions, and Facebook posts have given them skills they can use as a springboard to the formal, content-specific writing they'll need for success in school, college, and careers. The key, of course, is practice--plus a little guidance from…
Descriptors: Writing Strategies, Writing Skills, Writing Across the Curriculum, Authentic Learning
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, 2024
Discover a bold new vision for high school mathematics that empowers students through engaging, real-world learning. For decades, mathematics education has been guided by the visionary efforts of educators and leaders who recognized the importance of making math relevant, engaging, and accessible to all students. From the foundational principles…
Descriptors: High School Teachers, Mathematics Instruction, Authentic Learning, Teaching Methods
Sampson, Victor; Hutner, Todd L.; Grooms, Jonathon; Kaszuba, Jennifer; Burt, Carrie – NSTA Press, 2021
Are you interested in helping your elementary students learn the practices of science, including constructing explanations and engaging in argument from evidence? "Argument-Driven Inquiry in Fifth-Grade Science" will provide you with both the information and instructional materials you need to get started right away. The book is a…
Descriptors: Inquiry, Active Learning, Science Instruction, Persuasive Discourse
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Jacobs, George M., Ed.; Crookes, Graham V., Ed. – SpringerBriefs in Education, 2022
This book puts forth a call to engagement for educators at all levels of education and in all subject areas, with a focus on language education. Through using a grounded theory approach, it features semi-structured interviews, in a qualitative approach, with educators who embody community engaged education. Each chapter encompasses a case study…
Descriptors: School Community Relationship, Poverty, Novels, Racism
Smith, April – Jossey-Bass, An Imprint of Wiley, 2023
Schools need their writing instruction "simplified." Most classrooms share writing time with another subject, making it difficult for students to receive the direct writing instruction they need. Between the lack of time, increased gaps in writing skills, and inconsistent writing curriculum, teachers are struggling to bring their…
Descriptors: Writing Instruction, Direct Instruction, School Schedules, Writing Skills
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Ronghuai Huang, Editor; Dejian Liu, Editor; Michael Agyemang Adarkwah, Editor; Huanhuan Wang, Editor; Boulus Shehata, Editor – Lecture Notes in Educational Technology, 2024
This book identifies the educational problems and issues that could be solved by design and discusses how to overcome these challenges by adopting a design thinking approach. The chapters cover topics such as opportunities and challenges for the futures of education, the emerging models of design thinking for education, learning activity design,…
Descriptors: Educational Trends, Futures (of Society), Design, Best Practices
Gutierrez, Evan C. – Harvard Education Press, 2021
"A New Canon" is the first book to provide a framework for designing and utilizing rigorous, standards-aligned curriculum to address the lack of representation for marginalized communities in formal education. Grounded in literature around cultural relevance and responsive teaching practice, the book provides step-by-step guidance for…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Humanities Instruction, Culturally Relevant Education, Curriculum Development
Sever, Brad – Solution Tree, 2022
This essential guide shares a five-step process for designing, implementing, and assessing sustainable project-based learning (SPBL) units while ensuring students gain surface-, deep-, and transfer-level knowledge. Brad Sever draws from his daily work as a practitioner to deliver practical strategies for creating meaningful learning experiences…
Descriptors: Student Projects, Active Learning, Transfer of Training, Social Emotional Learning
McNair, Andi – Prufrock Press Inc., 2019
How do you organize what may seem like a chaotic mess into a classroom that empowers students to engage with content and pursue their passions? "A Meaningful Mess" offers suggestions and specific tools that can be used to engage this generation of students in meaningful, relevant, and student-driven learning experiences--even if things…
Descriptors: Student Centered Learning, Authentic Learning, Student Empowerment, Learner Engagement
McTighe, Jay; Doubet, Kristina J.; Carbaugh, Eric M. – ASCD, 2020
Aimed at the growing number of educators who are looking to move beyond covering the curriculum, "Designing Authentic Performance Tasks and Projects" provides a comprehensive guide to ensuring students' deeper learning--in which they can transfer their knowledge, skills, and understandings to the world beyond the classroom. Readers will…
Descriptors: Authentic Learning, Academic Standards, 21st Century Skills, Student Centered Learning
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