Acknowledgments
About the Author
Engaging Students in the Inclusion Classroom: Research and Theoretical Underpinning
The Blueberry Story: The Teacher Gives the Businessman a Lesson
Inclusion: Definition and Research
Students in the Included Classroom: Who Are We Teaching?
Helping Teachers Meets the Inclusion Challenge
What is Active Learning? Defining Our Terms
Brain Based Learning
Information Processing
Information Processing Model
Connections to Differentiated Instruction
Supporting State Standards and Assessments
Motivating Learners Through Active Learning Strategies
Access Is Not Enough: The Critical Need to Address Diverse Student Populations
The Beginning
Selecting and Implementing Active Learning Strategies for the Inclusion Classroom
Introduction
Classifications and Characteristics
IDEA Classification Chart
Other Diverse Populations
Assessing Students and Identifying Learning Characteristics
Using Strategies: Before, During, and After
Before the Strategy: Considerations When Choosing a Strategy
How to Choose a Strategy to Meet Individual Student Needs
Strategies That Address Specific Learner Characteristics
Learner Characteristics
Metacognitive Issues
Auditory Processing
Visual Processing
Memory Issues
Low Experiential Base
Attention
Social Skill Issues
More Abled/Higher Aptitude Learners
Interpersonal Preferences
Language
How to Choose a Strategy to Meet Individual Teacher Needs
During: Considerations for Implementing a Strategy
After: Considerations After Using the Strategies
Learning Communities
Teacher Notes and Reflections
Grouping for Instruction: Who Goes Where With Whom to Do What?
Introduction
How Do I Manage Everyone?
Whole Group Instruction
Small Group Instruction
Different Ways to Form Groups
Tips for Choosing and Using Instructional Groups in the Inclusion Classroom
Active Learning Strategies
Introduction
Acrostic Topics
Baggie Stories
Ball Toss
Barometer
Chain Reaction
Classification Capers
Classroom Box Bingo
Exit Cards
Fishbowl
Four Corners
Howdy Partner
If I Were
Information Rings
Job Wanted Poster
Line Up
Listening Teams
Outline Plus
Paper Pass
People Movers
Play Dough Construction
Puzzle Pieces
Quick Questions
Rainbow Ball
Round Robin
Sentence Starter Poster Session
Snowball Fight
Spider Web
Think Pair Share
Timeline
Two Truths and a Lie
Venn Hoops
Walking in Their Shoes
What's in the Bag?
What Up?
What Would It Say?
Who Am I/What Am I?
52 Things to Do
Participation Prompts
Conversation Cues
Talking Tickets
Whip
The Journey Continues
Index
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