Captivate, activate, and invigorate the student brain in science and math, grades 6-12 / / John Almarode & Ann M. Miller

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910480322503321
• Autore: Almarode John
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Thousand Oaks, California : , : Corwin, , 2016
• ISBN: 1-4522-8506-3; 1-4522-8510-1; 1-4522-8509-8
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (224 p.)
• Disciplina: 507.1073
• Soggetti: Science - Study and teaching (Middle school) - Activity programs; Science - Study and teaching (Secondary) - Activity programs; Mathematics - Study and teaching (Middle school) - Activity programs; Mathematics - Study and teaching (Secondary) - Activity programs; Motivation in education; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""CAPTIVATE, ACTIVATE, AND INVIGORATE THE STUDENT BRAIN IN SCIENCE AND MATH-FRONT COVER""; ""CAPTIVATE, ACTIVATE, AND INVIGORATE THE STUDENT BRAIN IN SCIENCE AND MATH ""; ""CONTENTS""; ""FOREWORD""; ""PREFACE""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""ABOUT THE AUTHORS""; ""CHAPTER 1: THE RECIPE FOR AN ENGAGED BRAIN""; ""CHAPTER 2: BUILDING BACKGROUND KNOWLEDGE""; ""CHAPTER 3: PRIME THE BRAIN: ACTIVATE PRIOR KNOWLEDGE""; ""CHAPTER 4: CAPTIVATE WITH NOVELTY""; ""CHAPTER 5: WHY DO WE NEED TO KNOW THIS? ESTABLISHING RELEVANCE""; ""CHAPTER 6: TOO MUCH, TOO FAST: MAINTAINING AN ENGAGING PACE""; ""CHAPTER 7: MAKE LEARNING A LONG-LASTING, INVIGORATING EXPERIENCE""""CHAPTER 8: BUILDING AN ENGAGING SCIENCE OR MATHEMATICS LESSON AND UNIT""; ""APPENDIX A: UNIT INSTRUCTIONAL PLAN""; ""APPENDIX B: DAILY LESSON PLAN""; ""INDEX""
• Sommario/riassunto: Are your lessons falling on unengaged ears? Maybe it's time to mix ; things up! John Almarode and Ann Miller provide numerous strategies and a model for developing engaging science and math lessons and units that captivate students, activate prior knowledge, and invigorate student interest by making lessons rigorous and relevant.