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Keengwe, Jared – IGI Global, 2013
With advancements in technology continuing to influence all areas of society, students in current classrooms have a different understanding and perspective of learning than the educational system has been designed to teach. Research Perspectives and Best Practices in Educational Technology Integration highlights the emerging digital age, its…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Learner Engagement, Educational Technology, Transformative Learning
Gillespie, Tim – Stenhouse Publishers, 2010
One of the greatest challenges for English language arts teachers today is the call to engage students in more complex texts. Tim Gillespie, who has taught in public schools for almost four decades, has found the lenses of literary criticism a powerful tool for helping students tackle challenging literary texts. Tim breaks down the dense language…
Descriptors: Literary Criticism, English Instruction, Class Activities, Teaching Methods
Gallagher, Kelly – Stenhouse Publishers, 2012
"Read-i-cide" n: The systematic killing of the love of reading, often exacerbated by the inane, mind-numbing practices found in schools. Reading is dying in our schools. Educators are familiar with many of the factors that have contributed to the decline--poverty, second-language issues, and the ever-expanding choices of electronic entertainment.…
Descriptors: Reading, Reader Text Relationship, Recreational Reading, Drills (Practice)
Levin, Barbara B.; Schrum, Lynne – Teachers College Press, 2012
This timely book shows how award-winning secondary schools and districts are successfully using technology and making systemic changes to increase student engagement, improve achievement, and re-invigorate the teaching and learning process. Through in-depth case studies, we see how experienced school and district leaders use technology in…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, School Culture, Educational Change, Case Studies
Bakis, Maureen – Corwin, 2011
Could you use a superhero to teach reading, writing, critical thinking, and problem solving? While seeking the answer, secondary language arts teacher Maureen Bakis discovered a powerful pedagogy that teaches those skills and more. The amazingly successful results prompted her to write this practical guide that shows middle and high school…
Descriptors: Units of Study, Language Arts, Secondary School Teachers, Literacy
Bintliff, Amy Vatne – Peter Lang New York, 2011
As many young adults continue to disengage with learning each day, teachers and administrators struggle to find programming that re-engages secondary students with their schooling and communities. This book profiles one program that succeeds in doing so, and should serve as a model for others. In a Midwestern alternative school, three teachers…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Learning Theories, Nontraditional Education, Multicultural Education
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Paulsen, Michael B., Ed. – Higher Education: Handbook of Theory and Research, 2013
Published annually since 1985, the "Handbook" series provides a compendium of thorough and integrative literature reviews on a diverse array of topics of interest to the higher education scholarly and policy communities. Each chapter provides a comprehensive review of research findings on a selected topic, critiques the research…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Guides, Educational Research, Educational Theories
Elkington, Rob, Ed. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2011
"Turning Pupils on to Learning" documents and makes visible how creative learning approaches can engage and motivate children in their learning. The book features six case studies of creative learning projects that cover the early years through to Key Stage 3 which are written by the teachers and creative practitioners involved. From the creation…
Descriptors: High Achievement, Innovation, Young Adults, Educational Change
Casale-Giannola, Diane; Green, Linda Schwartz – Corwin, 2012
Motivating adolescents to learn can be a challenge! Often distracted and easily bored, these kids are also critical thinkers capable of thriving in the classroom while learning 21st century skills. How do we hold their attention and develop their abilities? Research shows that all students--regardless of learning style, disability category, or…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Learning Strategies, Active Learning, Thinking Skills
Joyce, Bruce; Calhoun, Emily – Corwin, 2012
While many futurists tout the value of teaching students 21st-century skills, bridging the concept with the practice is best accomplished by professional educators. Authors Bruce Joyce and Emily Calhoun know how to actualize the critical reforms that enable schools to prepare students for today's workforce. They outline a clear vision for…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Technology Integration, Skill Development, Blended Learning
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Wang, Victor C. X., Ed.; Bryan, Valerie C., Ed. – IGI Global, 2014
Today's ever-changing learning environment is characterized by the fast pace of technology that drives our society to move forward, and causes our knowledge to increase at an exponential rate. The need for in-depth research that is bound to generate new knowledge about curriculum and program development is becoming ever more relevant.…
Descriptors: Andragogy, Teaching Methods, Curriculum Development, Program Development
Glazer, Francine S., Ed. – Stylus Publishing, LLC, 2011
This is a practical introduction to blended learning, presenting examples of implementation across a broad spectrum of disciplines. For faculty unfamiliar with this mode of teaching, it illustrates how to address the core challenge of blended learning--to link the activities in each medium so that they reinforce each other to create a single,…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Blended Learning, Online Courses, Anthropology
Manchester, Helen, Ed. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2011
Introducing creativity to the classroom is a concern for teachers, governments and future employers around the world, and there has been a drive to make experiences at school more exciting, relevant, challenging and dynamic for all young people, ensuring they leave education able to contribute to the global creative economy. "Creative…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Student Participation, Young Adults, Reflective Teaching
Wilburne, Jane M.; Keat, Jane B.; Napoli, Mary P. – Brookes Publishing Company, 2011
Nervous about teaching math to young children? Too pressed for time to teach all of the math concepts children need to know? Now there's a practical, stress-free guide to one of the most effective ways to enhance children's mathematical thinking in pre-K-Grade 3--by weaving math concepts into storytime. Ready for any educator to pick up and start…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Problem Solving, Mathematical Concepts, Mathematics Skills
Walqui, Aida; van Lier, Leo – WestEd, 2010
Too often, the needs of English language learners are met with simplified curriculum and lowered expectations. What would happen if instead classrooms were organized to honor the promise of these students by increasing rather than decreasing the intellectual challenge of instruction, by increasing the support such challenge requires, and by…
Descriptors: Adolescents, English Language Learners, Student Needs, Difficulty Level
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