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Record Nr.

UNINA9910824006703321

Autore

Gregory Gayle

Titolo

Teacher as activator of learning / / Gayle H. Gregory

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Thousand Oaks, California : , : Corwin, , [2016]

�2016

ISBN

1-5063-0072-3

1-5063-4309-0

1-4833-9435-2

1-5063-4308-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xii, 225 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Gale eBooks

Disciplina

371.102

Soggetti

Teaching

Classroom environment

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

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 ...