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Record Nr.

UNINA9910808640303321

Autore

Allen Richard <1957 September 28->

Titolo

High-five teaching, K-5 : using green light strategies to create dynamic, student-focused classrooms / / Rich Allen, Cindy Rickert

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Thousand Oaks, Calif. : , : Corwin Press, , 2010

ISBN

1-4522-7169-0

1-4522-1493-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xiv, 193 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Gale eBooks

Disciplina

372.1102

Soggetti

Elementary school teaching - United States

Student-centered learning - United States

Motivation in education - United States

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""About the Authors""; ""Introduction""; ""Chapter 1 - True Learning Communities: Students Taking Responsibility""; ""Chapter 2 - Optimum Learning Conditions: Creating Safety and Security""; ""Chapter 3 - Teaching to the Moment: Working Within Their World""; ""Chapter 4 - Learning Beyond Listening: Linking Action and Understanding""; ""Chapter 5 - The Learning Spiral: Building Success on Success""; ""Chapter 6 - Five-by-Five: Setting the Stage for Student Success""

""Chapter 7 - High-Five Lesson Sets: Combining Green Light Strategies and High-Five Principles Into Dynamic Lessons""""Chapter 8 - The High-Five Toolkit""; ""Chapter 9 - A Final Note""; ""Endnotes""; ""References""; ""Index""

Sommario/riassunto

Transform your classroom into a dynamic learning environment for all students!  Focusing on engaging students through brain-based teaching practices, this resource provides practical ideas and implementation strategies for putting the principles of Green Light classrooms into practice. Tuned to the way today's students learn best, this book offers:     Five principles of high-five teaching    Detailed sample high-five lesson plans in math, science, reading, writing, and social studies    Case studies, technology connections, and ways to



create true learning communities    An appendix of sampl