Classroom Interviews

Classroom Interviews

Author: Paula Rogovin

Publisher: Heinemann Educational Books

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 180

ISBN-13:

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What students can learn from the interview is far beyond the reach of any textbook. In this book, proven techniques for tapping into this rich resource are shared.


Culturally Responsive Teaching and The Brain

Culturally Responsive Teaching and The Brain

Author: Zaretta Hammond

Publisher: Corwin Press

Published: 2014-11-13

Total Pages: 290

ISBN-13: 1483308022

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A bold, brain-based teaching approach to culturally responsive instruction To close the achievement gap, diverse classrooms need a proven framework for optimizing student engagement. Culturally responsive instruction has shown promise, but many teachers have struggled with its implementation—until now. In this book, Zaretta Hammond draws on cutting-edge neuroscience research to offer an innovative approach for designing and implementing brain-compatible culturally responsive instruction. The book includes: Information on how one’s culture programs the brain to process data and affects learning relationships Ten “key moves” to build students’ learner operating systems and prepare them to become independent learners Prompts for action and valuable self-reflection


Motivational Interviewing for Effective Classroom Management

Motivational Interviewing for Effective Classroom Management

Author: Wendy M. Reinke

Publisher: Guilford Press

Published: 2011-07-13

Total Pages: 241

ISBN-13: 1609182588

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Highly accessible and user-friendly, this book focuses on helping K–12 teachers increase their use of classroom management strategies that work. It addresses motivational aspects of teacher consultation that are essential, yet often overlooked. The Classroom Check-Up is a step-by-step model for assessing teachers' organizational, instructional, and behavior management practices; helping them develop a menu of intervention options; and overcoming obstacles to change. Easy-to-learn motivational interviewing techniques are embedded throughout. In a large-size format with lay-flat binding to facilitate photocopying, the book includes 20 reproducible forms, checklists, and templates. This book is in The Guilford Practical Intervention in the Schools Series.


Authors in the Classroom

Authors in the Classroom

Author: Alma Flor Ada

Publisher: Allyn & Bacon

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 292

ISBN-13:

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Explores the contradictions between what is expected of teachers and the education and support they have received, and provides teachers with advice on how to teach writing and generate their students' interest in writing.


Teaching in the Online Classroom

Teaching in the Online Classroom

Author: Doug Lemov

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2020-10-27

Total Pages: 192

ISBN-13: 1119762936

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A timely guide to online teaching strategies from bestselling author Doug Lemov and the Teach Like a Champion team School closures in response to the covid-19 coronavirus pandemic resulted in an immediate and universal pivot to online teaching. More than 3.7 million teachers in the U.S. were suddenly asked to teach in an entirely new setting with little preparation and no advance notice. This has caused an unprecedented threat to children's education, giving rise to an urgent need for resources and guidance. The New Normal is a just-in-time response to educators’ call for help. Teaching expert Doug Lemov and his colleagues spent weeks studying videos of online teaching and they now provide educators in the midst of this transition with a clear guide to engaging and educating their students online. Although the transition to online education is happening more abruptly than anyone anticipated, technology-supported teaching may be here to stay. This guide explores the challenges involved in online teaching and guides educators and administrators to identify and understand best practices. It is a valuable tool to help you and your students succeed in synchronous and asynchronous settings this school year and beyond. Learn strategies for engaging students more fully online Find new techniques to assess student progress from afar Discover tools for building online classroom culture, combating online distractions, and more Watch videos of teachers building rigor and relationships during online instruction The New Normal features real-world examples you can apply and adapt right away in your own online classroom to allow you to survive and thrive online.


Teaching Language Variation in the Classroom

Teaching Language Variation in the Classroom

Author: Michelle D. Devereaux

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2019-01-15

Total Pages: 202

ISBN-13: 0429943679

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Bringing together the varied and multifaceted expertise of teachers and linguists in one accessible volume, this book presents practical tools, grounded in cutting-edge research, for teaching about language and language diversity in the ELA classroom. By demonstrating practical ways teachers can implement research-driven linguistic concepts in their own teaching environment, each chapter offers real-world lessons as well as clear methods for instructing students on the diversity of language. Written for pre-service and in-service teachers, this book includes easy-to-use lesson plans, pedagogical strategies and activities, as well as a wealth of resources carefully designed to optimize student comprehension of language variation.


The Language-Rich Classroom

The Language-Rich Classroom

Author: Pérsida Himmele

Publisher: ASCD

Published: 2009-07-15

Total Pages: 210

ISBN-13: 1416611932

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Today's multilingual classrooms challenge even the best teachers' skills. As teachers strive to help all students reach their full potential, the needs of English language learners (ELLs) can seem overwhelming. In The Language-Rich Classroom, educators and consultants Pérsida and William Himmele present a five-part, research-based framework--CHATS—that teachers can use to help ELLs, as well as other students, attain greater language skills and deeper content comprehension. This field-tested framework includes diagnostic tools, comprehensive overviews on second-language acquisition, and teaching techniques to boost language learning in any classroom. The CHATS framework provides teachers with C = content reading strategies, H = higher-order thinking skills, A = assessment tools, T = total participation techniques, and S = scaffolding strategies The book also contains helpful planning worksheets, assessment logs, and scaffolding tools. Teachers will also find more than 25 classroom and team-building activities and specific tips about how these activities benefit ELLs. The Language-Rich Classroom is an invaluable resource that will help teachers foster greater gains in students' language development, increase their comprehension across all subject areas, and build classrooms that are engaging and welcoming to students of all cultures.


Moral Questions in the Classroom

Moral Questions in the Classroom

Author: Katherine G. Simon

Publisher: Yale University Press

Published: 2001-01-01

Total Pages: 308

ISBN-13: 9780300101683

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In this study, Katherine Simon analyses the ways teachers address or avoid moral issues that arise in middle and high school classrooms, then explains how morally charged issues may be taught responsibly in a diverse democracy.


Handbook of Demonstrations and Activities in the Teaching of Psychology: Physiological-comparative, perception, learning, cognitive, and developmental

Handbook of Demonstrations and Activities in the Teaching of Psychology: Physiological-comparative, perception, learning, cognitive, and developmental

Author: Mark E. Ware

Publisher: Psychology Press

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 362

ISBN-13: 9780805830460

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A volume of selected articles from the Teaching of Psychology journal with tested ideas for infusing life into a psychology class. Vol II focuses on physiology, perception, learning, cognition, & development. Invaluable for instructors & grad assist


Using Primary Sources in the Classroom, 2nd Edition

Using Primary Sources in the Classroom, 2nd Edition

Author: Kathleen Vest

Publisher: Teacher Created Materials

Published: 2019-07-15

Total Pages: 274

ISBN-13: 164491896X

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Teaching with primary sources can be overwhelming to teachers who have minimal time to teach social studies. Turn your classroom into a primary source learning environment with this easy-to-use resource that has everything you need to incorporate primary sources into today’s classrooms. Primary sources provide firsthand accounts of history that will capture students’ curiosity about the past. Students who observe, reflect on, and question primary sources understand history at a deeper level than students who only learn about social studies through textbooks. With more than 100 digital primary sources, this book by Kathleen Vest delves deeply into a wide variety of primary sources and details how they can be used in any K–12 classroom. Model lessons for three grade ranges (K–3, 4–8, 9–12) reduce teacher prep time. With fun and engaging activities and a chapter devoted to strategies for using social media posts as primary sources in the classroom, this resource is essential for today’s social studies classrooms.