Classroom Motivation from A to Z: How to Engage Your Students in Learning / Edition 1

by Barbara R. Blackburn

Overview

This book focuses on basic strategies you can integrate into everyday instruction in every subject area and across grade levels. It shows teachers how to motivate and engage students. The practical examples in this book make it easy for you to apply these strategies in your own classroom. It presents lively stories about how teachers help their students succeed. You'll meet teachers of all types, from preschool to high school, and you'll hear the voices of real students.

Companion Study Guide Available

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781596670143
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	10/25/2005
Series:	A to Z Series
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	208
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.60(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Blackburn, Barbara R.

Table of Contents

chapterA Achievement Is More Than a Test Score; chapterB Begin With the End in Mind; chapterC Catch Them Doing Something Good; chapterD Dealing With Diversity; chapterE Engagement Equals Success; chapterF Form Partnerships; chapterG Goals and Success; chapterH High Expectations for Everyone; Chapter I It’s All About Me (the Value of Intrinsic Motivation); chapterJ Jump to Conclusions (Don’t); chapterK Keys to Evaluation: Grading and Motivation; chapterL Literacy; chapterM Myths of Motivation; chapterN Never Give Permission; chapterO Owners, Not Renters; chapterP Perception is Reality; chapterQ Quantify Quality; chapterR Rigor is Not a Four-Letter Word; chapterS Scaffolding for Success; chapterT Track Progress, Not Students; chapterU Understanding at High Levels; Chapter V Variety Is the Spice of Life; chapterW What You See Is What You Get; Chapter X X-Factor; chapterY You Are the Key; chapterZ On Beyond Zebra;