West Routt Library District

Offers suggestions and strategies for generating high levels of student attention and engagement in the classroom environment. If students are not engaged, there is little, if any, chance that they will learn what is being addressed in class. A basic premise of The Highly Engaged Classroom is that student engagement happens as a result of a teacher s careful planning and execution of specific strategies. In other words, student engagement is not serendipitous....

"Gifted kids are so much more than test scores and grades. Still, it's sometimes difficult to see past the potential to the child who may be anxious, lonely, confused, or unsure of what the future might bring. This book, now fully revised with updated information and new survey quotes, offers practical suggestions for addressing the social and emotional needs of gifted students. The authors present ways to advocate for gifted education; help gifted...

"Join the learning revolution sweeping the globe! 3D printers, robotics, programming, wearable computing, and microcontrollers like micro:bit and Arduino capture the imaginations of today's student. When exciting new technologies combine with hands-on traditions, your classroom becomes a makerspace where learning soars. The time is now to place invention and creativity ahead of worksheets and testing. Using technology to make, repair, or customize...

This book is intended for faculty preparing to teach in or already working in this new classroom environment; for administrators planning to create ALCs or experimenting with provisionally designed rooms; and for faculty developers helping teachers transition to using these new spaces

"This book uniquely offers the distilled wisdom of scores of instructors across ranks, disciplines and institution types, whose contributions are organized into a thematic framework that progressively introduces the reader to the key dispositions, principles and practices for creating the inclusive classroom environments (in person and online) that will help their students succeed"--

Weird things happen in Mrs. Frightenright's class on Thursday morning! However, that nasty principal Prickly-Pear is up to something, and you can bet that something is not a good thing.

Weird things happen in Mrs. Frightenright's class on Wednesday morning! How about meeting a kid who is half-fish and half-boy, and the hairy one who could easily be mistaken for a shaggy carpet?

Spend the day at school and join the little girl in everything she does in a day--from breakfast to bedtime. Meet her classmates and try to spot what each friend is up to in every lesson throughout the book. Can you guess what they want to be when they grow up? This reassuring introduction to the school day for little ones has bright, friendly artwork and is perfect for children about to go off to school for the first time.

"Curiosity. Bryan Goodwin explores this uniquely human yet easily overlooked characteristic and explores what it means for our schools today. Curiosity is the key to everything we treasure, and the best thing of all is that we're all born with it-it just needs a little stirring up sometimes"--

This rich ELL resource helps content and ESOL teachers collaboratively help struggling ELs meet today's rigorous content standards using research-based scaffolding techniques, advocacy and more!