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Glasgow, Neal A.; Cheyne, Michele; Yerrick, Randy K. – Corwin, 2010
The experience and science expertise of these award-winning authors makes this easy-to-use guide a teacher's treasure trove. This latest edition to the popular What Successful Teachers Do series describes 75 research-based strategies and outlines best practices for inquiry-oriented science. Each strategy includes a brief description of the…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Scientific Methodology, Formative Evaluation, Cooperative Learning
Bradley, Dianne F.; Pauley, Judith Ann; Pauley, Joseph F. – Rowman & Littlefield Education, 2006
For many years educational experts have extolled the benefits of a positive student-teacher relationship. Personal connections between teachers and students can be the key motivator in student interest and achievement in school. Yet teachers have little knowledge about how to establish the relationships that can instill in their students a desire…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Teacher Student Relationship, Teaching Methods, Student Motivation
Sullo, Bob – Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 2007
Wouldn't your job be easier if students were just more interested in learning? Now, here's a book that will open your eyes to where the desire to learn actually comes from and what teachers can really do to activate it. Using stories from classroom teachers, counselors, administrators, and students, Bob Sullo explains why the desire to learn is…
Descriptors: Student Needs, Academic Standards, Teaching Methods, Educational Strategies
Rothstein-Fisch, Carrie; Trumbull, Elise – Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 2008
This book will help you understand some of the most powerful cultural differences that can lead to classroom conflict for many students and how you can actually capitalize on these differences to make your classroom a harmonious, productive environment. Drawing from a seven-year action research study of elementary classrooms with high percentages…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Student Attitudes, Action Research, Cultural Differences
Kasten, Susan, Ed. – Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, Inc. (TESOL), 2010
The classroom practices discussed in "Effective Second Language Writing" reflect various trends and methodologies; however, the underlying theme in this volume of the Classroom Practice Series is the need for clear and meaningful communication between ESL writers and their readers. While approaches differ, two core beliefs are constant: ESL…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Web Sites, Electronic Publishing, Linguistics
Fink, Rosalee, Ed.; Samuels, S. Jay, Ed. – International Reading Association (NJ3), 2007
Although recent U.S. legislation has had a profound impact on reading instruction and student achievement, some students continue to fall behind. This provocative text addresses this gap with a new perspective on reading instruction that goes beyond the realms of teacher content knowledge and methodology. The book shows how motivation and interest…
Descriptors: Student Interests, Reading Motivation, High Stakes Tests, Reading Instruction
Polette, Nancy – Teacher Ideas Press, 2008
Using an approach based on a Harvard study that found "when the whole body is involved, the number of brain cells brought to the learning activity doubles," the author offers over one hundred kinesthetic activities for classroom use. Activities are organized by content area, include directions for number of players, objective, and…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Grade 4, Nonfiction, Learning Activities
Adams, Doris Hill – 1974
Inservice education for Adult Basic Education (ABE) teachers is a relatively new development, and the teachers need to understand the students' motivation in taking the courses. A brief review of the literature shows that the majority of students attended classes for reasons other than course content. Data gathered in Georgia to examine the…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Inservice Teacher Education, Student Motivation, Teacher Attitudes
Mixon, Kevin – Rowman & Littlefield Education, 2007
This book provides both new and experienced music educators with much-needed advice drawn from credible research and established approaches, but also includes practical application for the incredible variety of music classrooms that teachers face today. Kevin Mixon adapts research-based theories to fit typical situations that are not always ideal.…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Creative Activities, Musical Instruments, Music Teachers
Lapp, Diane, Ed.; Moss, Barbara, Ed. – Guilford Publications, 2011
Offering fresh alternatives to common instructional practices that fail to get results, this accessible, highly practical guide highlights ways to motivate middle school students while enhancing content-area learning. Each chapter features an enlightening case study of a teacher whose current strategies are not supported by research; describes…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Writing Across the Curriculum, Visual Arts, Written Language
Snow, Catherine E.; Porche, Michelle V.; Tabors, Patton O.; Harris, Stephanie R. – Brookes Publishing Company, 2007
Four literacy experts lay out the evidence in this compelling book, based on the well-known Home-School Study of Language and Literacy Development that inspired the landmark resource "Beginning Literacy with Language." Following a group of children living in low-income families from preschool through high school, the authors charted the students'…
Descriptors: Literacy, Literacy Education, Adolescents, Reading Comprehension
Dulabaum, Gary – 2003
In this memoir, the author recounts early days as a struggling reader and writer and outlines the songwriting process he uses in student workshops around the country. This book includes: tools and processes to guide teachers to begin writing songs in their classrooms; a compact disk of songs students can sing along with; and classroom activities…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Elementary Education, Reading Instruction, Songs
Stix, Andi; Hrbek, Frank – Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 2006
Here's a book that explains how proven coaching strategies can help you inspire students and boost their performance in any subject and grade level. Discover why a coaching environment creates more student motivation and higher engagement, and learn the strategies and techniques that winning coaches use to help groups and individuals work more…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Motivation Techniques, Coaching (Performance), Individualized Instruction
Beninghof, Anne – Crystal Springs Books, 2006
This creative, hands-on, research-based book introduces the Engage ALL Students lesson-planning model--a model that can be used across the curriculum with all readiness levels and learning styles. In addition, the author provides 50 innovative, teacher-tested strategies that are easily adaptable to a wide range of lesson objectives. Reproducibles…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Elementary Secondary Education, Lesson Plans, Student Motivation
Orvis, Kara L., Ed.; Lassiter, Andrea L. R., Ed. – Information Science Publishing, 2008
Decades of research have shown that student collaboration in groups doesn't just happen; rather it needs to be a deliberate process facilitated by the instructor. Promoting collaboration in virtual learning environments presents a variety of challenges. This book answers the demand for a thorough resource on techniques to facilitate effective …
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Virtual Classrooms, Computer Mediated Communication, Web Based Instruction
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