Mindful Learning : 101 Proven Strategies for Student and Teacher Success

by Campbell, Linda

• ISBN13: 9780761945727
• ISBN10: 0761945725
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-12-18
• Publisher: Corwin Pr

Summary

These active learning strategies should be in every teacher's toolkit! Here in one streamlined, user-friendly handbook are the 101 answers to the only question that really matters to teachers, "How can I make my teaching more effective?" With a firm grounding in research from the cognitive sciences and best classroom practices, these tried-and-true teaching strategies are assembled here in a ready-to-use, at-a-glance format, with all the checklists and forms any teacher needs to put them into practice. A few of the "can't miss" strategies teachers will find are: Tapping students' background knowledge Ways to teach with active learning processes Proven methods to teach reading to diverse learners How to run a classroom that is gender-fair Proven ways to make assessment meaningful Specific suggestions for defining and meeting the needs of English language learners and other diverse student populations, plus summaries of research that explain how and why the 101 strategies work About the Author: Linda Campbell, Ph.D., has extensive experience at all levels of education, including as a former public school K-12 teacher, an NEA School Restructuring Specialist, and currently as a professor of Education at Antioch University Seattle. In addition to serving as the University's Project Director for the Gates Foundation Early College Initiative for Native Youth, she is a consultant, and presenter. She also works with schools to promote the retention and achievement of Native American youth.

Table of Contents

About the Author

Introduction

1. Beginning With What Students Know: Activating Prior Knowledge

2. Active Learning: An Essential Classroom Ingredient

3. Insuring Gender-Fair Instruction: For Female and Male Students

4. Teaching Diverse Students: Addressing Language, Class, Culture, and Ability Differences in the Classroom

5. Assessing Student Performance

Some Concluding Thoughts

Index

Acknowledgments