Helping Students Motivate Themselves: Practical Answers to Classroom Challenges

ISBN-13: 9781596671812 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 208 str.

Larry Ferlazzo

Opis

Give your students the tools they need to motivate themselves with tips from award-winning educator Larry Ferlazzo. A comprehensive outline of common classroom challenges, this book presents immediately applicable steps and lesson plans for all teachers looking to help students motivate themselves. With coverage of brain-based learning, classroom management, and using technology, these strategies can be easily incorporated into any curriculum. Learn to implement solutions to the following challenges: How do you motivate students? How do you help students see the importance of personal responsibility? How do you deal with a student who is being disruptive in class? How do you regain control of an out-of-control class? And more Blogger and educator Larry Ferlazzo has worked to combine literacy development with short and rigorous classroom lessons on topics such as self-control, personal responsibility, brain growth, and perseverance. He uses many "on-the-spot" interventions designed to engage students and connect with their personal interests. Use these practical, research-based ideas to ensure all of your students are intrinsically motivated to learn

Spis treści

Free DownloadsMeet the AuthorIntroductionPart I: Classroom CultureQuestion 1: How Do You Motivate Students? Question 2: How Can You Help Students See the Importance of Personal Responsibility? Question 3: How Do You Deal With a Student Who Is Being Disruptive in Class? Question 4: How Do You Regain Control of an Out-of-Control Class? Question 5: How Do You Help Students See Problems as Opportunities, Not Frustrations? Question 6: What Are Some Ways You Can Get the Year Off to a Good Start? Question 7: What Can You Do to Help Keep Your Students-and Yourself-Focused at the End of the School Year? Part II: Classroom InstructionQuestion 8: What Are the Best Things You Can Do to Maximize the Chances of a Lesson Being Successful? Question 9: How Can You Best Use a Few Minutes of "Leftover" Time in Class? Question 10: How Can You Help Students Develop Higher-Order Thinking Skills? Question 11: What Are the Best Ways to Incorporate Cooperative Learning in Your Lessons? Question 12: What Are the Easiest Ways to Use Educational Technology in the Classroom? Question 13: How Can You Best Use Learning Games in the Classroom? AfterwordReferences

O autorze

Authored by Ferlazzo, Larry