effective teaching

Contains twenty strategies for engaging students in social studies and more than two hundred grade-level activities, including project-based and problem-based instruction tips, with graphic organizers, semantic maps, word webs, and internet projects.

Securing students' attention -- Establishing rules and procedures -- Effective ways to address misbehavior -- Sharing classroom management tips -- A scream to blow off steam -- The biggest mistake teachers make -- Learn to ignore more -- Simple ways to defuse anger -- Effective teaching, part 1 -- Effective teaching, part 2 -- Bell-to-bell teaching -- Teaching with enthusiasm -- Teaching like a great coach -- Be here, there, and everywhere -- Making lessons meaningful -- Fifty ways to make learning fun -- Getting parents involved -- Greeting students daily -- A kind reminder -- Twenty-five reasons to be proud of our school -- Student appreciation week -- Dealing with negative co-workers -- The ten-minute classroom makeover -- The teachers? lounge -- Positive communication with all parents -- Teacher report cards, part 1 -- Teacher report cards, part 2 -- Administrator report card -- What?s working for others -- Teachers observing teachers -- Making student-based decisions -- Because i like you -- Professionalism is as professionalism does -- Shift your focus -- The miracle of smiling -- Are you all right? -- Your favorite teacher -- Your least-favorite teacher -- The psychology of an apology -- A teacher's creed.

Showcases how teachers can unlock student success through teaching with intentionality, using practice scales for supporting and measuring teacher effectiveness.

Introduces an intentional and targeted teaching approach designed to foster discussion among educators about what they do in the classroom. Also examines its use for teacher self-assessment and for peer feedback in professional learning communities.

" ... describes the theories behind various assessment types and addresses specific ways to create brain-compatible learning environments that foster high achievement. Educators learn how to identify where to begin in the formative assessment process and how to proceed as they develop expertise"--OCLC.

Timothy D. Walker, an American teacher living in Finland, outlines the country's many successes in their school system, and invites many teachers to implement these best practices in conjunction with U.S. educational standards.

Provides twenty educational techniques to maximize retention and minimize forgetting in students of all ages. Techniques are drawn from both neuroscientific research and learning style theory and are described step-by-step for immediate classroom use. Includes information on how to incorporate interactive fun to existing lessons, including field trips, games, humor, music, and more.