50 Strategies for Active Teaching Engaging K-12 Learners in the Classroom

by Guillaume, Andrea M.; Yopp Edwards, Ruth

• ISBN13: 9780132192729
• ISBN10: 0132192721
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-07-11
• Publisher: Pearson

Summary

"Would you like strategies for actively involving your students in their own learning experience? This text presents powerful principles of active teaching, helps you select active teaching strategies and implement them across the curriculum, and provides advice on tailoring your teaching to your particular learners. By implementing active teaching and learning strategies, you increase the participation rates in your lessons and heighten the probability that students will learn. By ensuring that every student is involved in your lessons, you can make certain that no child is left behind."--BOOK JACKET.

Table of Contents

PART I A FOUNDATION FOR ACTIVE TEACHING AND LEARNING	1	(38)
Setting the Context for Active Teaching Strategies	3	(16)
Active Teaching Step by Step	3	(1)
Step 1: Answer the Question, ``Why Am I Here?''	4	(2)
Step 2: Answer the Question, ``What Are My Goals?''	6	(1)
Step 3: Answer the Question, ``Who Are My Students?''	6	(4)