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Record Nr.

UNINA9910810853203321

Autore

Almarode John

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Thousand Oaks, California : , : Corwin, , [2013]

�2013

ISBN

1-4522-8506-3

1-4522-8510-1

1-4522-8509-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xxi, 201 pages) : illustratons

Collana

Gale eBooks

Disciplina

507.12

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

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.