A powerful German counterattack in Normandy in August 1944 might have been one of the Wehrmacht's great shining moments in the Second World War. The odds were certainly in their favor. Determined to drive the Allies back to the English Channel, elements of four combat-hardened panzer divisions faced off against a single American infantry division near the town of Mortain. Instead, the Americans held their ground, enabling the Allied armies to secure the invasion and ultimately liberate France.

In a vivid recreation of this pivotal battle--less celebrated than the encounter at the Falaise...

By combining the techniques of stage performers (sound level, tone of voice, body language) with those of great teachers (pacing, graphic displays), these presentation tips will help teachers grab and hold students' attention. Each tip has a definition, explanation, affirmation, skill integration activity, learning strategy, and self-reflection prompts.

These tips will help anyone who leads classes, workshops, corporate meetings, or group presentations get the maximum attention and involvement from an audience. Each technique is presented in a manner that allows one to understand, experiment with, evaluate, refine, and take ownership of a valuable new skill.

Offers strategies for mastering the fine art of leading, guiding, teaching, and training groups of educators. Including many tips and activities, this guide helps facilitators promote productive group interactions, and allows readers to incorporate the strategies into their daily practice through self-assessment and reflection.

This exciting, practical guide offers teachers easy-to-implement strategies that help students draw personal meaning from the curriculum. Filled with great tips for engaging learners, this book is a must for any teacher. The authors show how a variety of strategies--cooperative learning, direct instruction, inquiry, reflective writing, and experimentation--can be used to help learners bond with the content.
Consider this a teacher-friendly guidebook for creating moments of genuine student understanding and comprehension. For example, this book offers lessons in which students: play the...