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p2001
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Includes "why traditional techniques such as reminders, rewards, and punishments make the problem worse; how the brain rewards learning, and how to rebuild the internal drive to achieve; a step by step plan for reaching kids who just don't seem to care about school; tools for preventing battles over schoolwork and homework; what to do when your child brings home a poor report card; how to respond when a child says, 'I don't care'; how to lay the foundation...
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"Written by a cognitive psychologist who has spent decades studying low we learn, OUTSMART YOUR BRAIN is the definitive guide to help students master the skills of understanding material and retaining information. In clear, accessible prose, Dan Willingham lays out the techniques necessary for students at any stage to succeed and thrive when learning, studying, and taking exams. When studying, the tendency is to focus on the mental tasks that we control...
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[2008]
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From the container. What does it take to motivate the "forgotten" student that traditional methods just don't seem to reach? Educator Richard Lavoie draws on decades of teaching experience to demonstrate six basic motivational styles and strategies for inspiring the most withdrawn and reluctant student. In this lively workshop presentation for parents and teachers, based on his recent book. The Motivation Breakthrough: Six Secrets to Turning on the...
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[2023]
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"The title of the book, Just Teaching, has two purposes. First, teaching should not be overwhelming. Teaching is the most life-giving work that we do because it is essential for developing thriving human beings. Second, I am devastated when I hear teachers refer to themselves as "just teachers" as if they are powerless and have no status. What if we could turn the meaning of that phrase upside-down and claim its redemptive power? "Just teachers" care...
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[2023]
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"In Know That You Are Worthy: Experiences from First Generation College Graduates, 31 alumni who were the first in their family to obtain a college degree share their experiences in college. These stories illuminate how the struggles of first generation students are primarily due to a combination of multiple social inequities that are ignored, reinforced, and perpetuated by exclusive college systems. These authors speak directly to current and future...
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©2013
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"Coaching classroom instruction demonstrates the importance of coaching--an essential component of effective teaching. Robert J. Marzano and Julia A. Simms, along with their colleagues, guide coaches in giving targeted feedback to teachers and identify specific steps that teachers can take to improve their knowledge and skill. This book includes 280 research-based classroom strategies, organized under forty-one elements of effective teaching, to help...
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[2008]
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From the moment they step into the classroom, boys begin to struggle. By eighth grade huge numbers are reading below basic level. Perhaps most alarmingly, boys now account for less than 43 percent of those enrolled in college, and the gap widens every semester! The growing gender imbalance in education portends massive shifts for the next generation: how much they make and whom they marry. Interviewing parents, kids, teachers, and experts, journalist...
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[2020]
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"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"--
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2020.
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"A decade ago, James Lang banned cell phones in his classroom. Frustrated by how easily they could sidetrack his students, Lang sought out a distraction-free environment, hoping it would help his students pay attention to his lessons. But after just a few years, Lang gave in. Not only was his no-cellphones policy ineffective (even his best students ignored it), he realized that he, like many of his fellow teachers, was missing an important point....
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2019
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"As librarians, we often find ourselves outside the traditional structure of our education system. Time limits add another layer of complexity; how can we motivate students to learn when we only see them for an hour or two? Motivating Students on a Time Budget begins with a section of research-based, broad-level considerations of student motivation as it relates to short-term information literacy instruction, both in person and online. It then moves...