Teacher as activator of learning / Gayle H. Gregory.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gregory, Gayle, author.

Series:

Gale eBooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Teaching.

Classroom environment.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 225 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Thousand Oaks, California : Corwin, [2016]

Summary:

Flip the Switch! How to Get Students Into Learning Mode Now. Walk into any classroom, and within a few seconds you'll have a sense of whether the atmosphere is one of stagnation and passivity or one of motivation and engagement where students are learning. What is it that separates the latter from the former?In this book, education expert Gayle Gregory offers the conditions necessary to foster an environment of active, visible learning in a brain-compatible climate. In its pages you'll find: What effective teachers should know and do to activate student learning and reach targeted standards using theories such as Growth Mindsets and Panksepp's SEEKING system. What an "instructionally intelligent" teacher has in her repertoire that impacts student success. Multiple practical strategies to implement immediately ...

Contents:

chapter 1. Activating classroom climate

chapter 2. Activating teachers

chapter 3. Activating the power of peers

chapter 4. Activating cooperative learning

chapter 5. Activating the power of goals and standards

chapter 6. Activating assessment

chapter 7. Activating feedback

chapter 8. Final thoughts.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781506300726

1506300723

9781506343099

1506343090

9781483394350

1483394352

9781506343082

1506343082

OCLC:

948793391