Captivate, activate, and invigorate the student brain in science and math, grades 6-12

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    • Almarode, John
    • Miller, Ann M.

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Captivate, activate, and invigorate the student brain in science and math, grades 6-12

John Almarode, Ann M. Miller

Corwin, a SAGE company, c2013

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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内容説明

Banish boredom once and for all! If your STEM lessons are falling on disinterested ears, it's time to mix things up. What you need are more engaging, brain-based science and math strategies to captivate your students' attention, activate their prior knowledge, and invigorate their interest. Blending current research on the student brain with practical methods for teaching science and math, John Almarode and Ann M. Miller identify six essential "ingredients" in a recipe for student success. In their book you'll discover A customizable framework you can use right away Classroom-ready, content-specific attention grabbers Overt and covert strategies to boost behavioral, emotional, and cognitive engagement Techniques for making relevant connections that maximize retention With this new approach to captivating STEM lessons, you'll energize classroom time and keep your students on task and engaged-every day. "This book links a wealth of best practices in lesson design to the latest research on how the brain learns new information." -Edward C. Nolan, PreK-12 Content Specialist, Mathematics Montgomery County Public Schools, Rockville, MD "This book is a must-read for teachers of math or science who want to increase student achievement and create meaningful learning experiences!" -Melissa Miller, Science Instructor Lynch Middle School, Farmington, AR

目次

Foreword Preface Acknowledgments About the Authors 1. The Recipe for an Engaged Brain The Recipe for Student Engagement Recipes as Frameworks Using Your Engagement Monitor Engagement: An Overt and Covert Operation You Can Lead Students to Class, but Can You Make Them Think? Chapter 1: 3-2-1 Exit Ticket Engaging Professional Development Tasks References Engaging Professional Development Tasks 2. Building Background Knowledge Using Models to Build Background Knowledge A Road Map of the Brain The Nuts and Bolts Engaging the Students With Vocabulary Pandora's Box Chapter 2: Concept Development Exit Ticket Engaging Professional Development Tasks References 3. Prime the Brain: Activate Prior Knowledge The Deafening Sound of Silence Making Student Brains More Efficient Getting Better Encoding, Retention, and Recall Link to the Recipe for Engagement Chapter 3: "Fist List" Exit Ticket Engaging Professional Development Tasks References 4. Captivate With Novelty In the Classroom, Novelty Is the Spice of Life Emotionally Charged Events Goldilocks and the Three Bears: Novelty in Moderation Chapter 4: Exit Ticket Engaging Professional Development Tasks References 5. Why Do We Need to Know This? Establishing Relevance How Is Relevance Good for the Brain? A Mouse Tale How Can I Make Learning Behaviorally Relevant? Link to the Recipe for Engagement Chapter 5: Exit Ticket Engaging Professional Development Tasks References 6. Too Much, Too Fast: Maintaining an Engaging Pace Input and Quantity Limitations Press and Release What to Do Between Chunks? Too Much, Too Fast Chapter 6: Exit Ticket Engaging Professional Development Tasks References 7. Make Learning a Long-Lasting, Invigorating Experience It's as if They Were Never Even in Class Checking for Understanding Reading Closure Activities A Watched Pot Never Boils . . . and This Is a Good Thing Chapter 7: Exit Ticket Engaging Professional Development Tasks References 8. Building an Engaging Science or Mathematics Lesson and Unit Using the Recipe to Build an Engaging Lesson Using the Recipe to Build an Engaging Unit A Recipe for Diversity Taste Testing the Recipe Chapter 8: Exit Ticket Engaging Professional Development Tasks References Appendix A Unit Instructional Plan Appendix B Daily Lesson Plan Index

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