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Record Nr.

UNINA9910481012003321

Autore

Casale-Giannola Diane

Titolo

41 active learning strategies for the inclusive classroom, grades 6-12 [[electronic resource] /] / Diane Casale-Giannola, Linda Schwartz Green

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Thousand Oaks, California : , : Corwin, , 2012

©2012

ISBN

1-4522-8356-7

1-4522-7934-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (224 p.)

Disciplina

373.13

Soggetti

Active learning

Education, Secondary

Inclusive 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.

Nota di contenuto

""FRONT COVER""; ""41 ACTIVE LEARNING STRATEGIES FOR THE INCLUSIVE CLASSROOM""; ""CONTENTS""; ""PREFACE""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""Publisher�s Acknowledgments""; ""ABOUT THE AUTHORS""; ""CHAPTER 1: INCLUSION AT THE SECONDARY LEVEL""; ""Definition and Research""; ""The Inclusive Classroom at the Secondary Level: Who Are We Teaching?""; ""The Adolescent Learner""; ""Helping Teachers Meet the Inclusion Challenge""; ""What Is Active Learning?""; ""Brain-Based Learning and the Adolescent Learner""; ""Information Processing""; ""Connections to Differentiated Instruction""

""Supporting State Standards and Assessments""""Motivating Learners With Active Learning Strategies""; ""Access Is Not Enough: The Critical Need to Address Diverse Student Populations""; ""The Beginning""; ""Summary""; ""CHAPTER 2: ACTIVE LEARNING STRATEGIES IN THE MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL: DEBUNKING THE MYTH""; ""Frequently Asked Questions""; ""Reflect on the Experience""; ""During the Lesson""; ""After the Lesson""; ""Final Thoughts""; ""CHAPTER 3: SELECTING AND IMPLEMENTING ACTIVE LEARNING STRATEGIES FOR THE INCLUSIVE CLASSROOM""; ""Classifications and Characteristics""



""Other Diverse Populations""""Assessing Students and Indentifying Learning Characteristics""; ""Using Strategies: Before, During, and After""; ""How to Choose a Strategy to Meet Individual Student Needs""; ""Learner Characteristics Described""; ""Metacognitive Issues""; ""Auditory Processing Concerns""; ""Memory Issues""; ""Low Experiential Base""; ""Attention Needs""; ""Higher-Aptitude Learners""; ""Interpersonal Preferences""; ""Language Needs""; ""Social Interaction Needs""; ""Visual Processing Concerns""; ""Learner Considerations""

""How to Choose a Strategy to Meet Individual Teacher Needs""""Learning Communities""; ""And Now, the Next Step of Our Journey""; ""Summary""; ""CHAPTER 4: GROUPING FOR INSTRUCTION: WHO GOES WHERE WITH WHOM TO DO WHAT""; ""How Do I Manage Everyone?""; ""Whole Group Instruction""; ""Small Group Instruction""; ""Different Ways to Form Groups""; ""And Now (Drum Roll, Please) . . . The Strategies""; ""Summary""; ""CHAPTER 5: ACTIVE LEARNING STRATEGIES""; ""1. ARTIFACT REVEAL (Students create artifacts related to learning concepts)""; ""2. BALL TOSS (The game of catch facilitates Q&A)""

""3. BAROMETER (Students take stands on controversial issues by voting with their feet)""""4. BOARD QUIZ (The whole class works collaboratively on quiz questions)""; ""5. BODY LANGUAGE (Movement-based instruction involves using the body to represent the content students are learning about)""; ""6. BUILDING AN EXPERIENCE (The teacher creates an occurrence so that students can experience the content in order to better facilitate understanding)""; ""7. BULLETIN BLOG (The class uses a bulletin board to blog information, comments, and perspectives)""

""8. CONCEPT CLARIFICATION (The class works as a whole to describe and discuss abstract concepts within a teacher-directed structure)""

Sommario/riassunto

Keys to engaging secondary students  Research shows that all students-regardless of learning style, disability category, or language difference-learn more effectively when they are engaged in active learning. This book shows teachers how to help all students achieve positive learning outcomes. The authors provide a compilation of strategies that serve as blueprints for instructional design and directions for using them across a variety of content areas. The many benefits of active learning include:     A more engaged and interactive classroom    Increased self-directed learning    Development