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

• Autore: Casale-Giannola Diane
• Pubblicazione: Thousand Oaks, California : , : Corwin, , 2012; ©2012
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (224 p.)
• Disciplina: 373.13
• Soggetto topico: Active learning; Education, Secondary; Inclusive education
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Persona (resp. second.): GreenLinda Schwartz
• 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""; ""Publisherâ€?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
• Titolo autorizzato: 41 active learning strategies for the inclusive classroom, grades 6-12
• ISBN: 1-4522-8356-7; 1-4522-7934-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910481012003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II