Active Learning and Engagement Strategies (Teaching & Learning in the 21st Century) - Softcover

Rutherford, Paula

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0983075646 ISBN 13: 9780983075646

Publisher: Just Ask Pubns, 2012

Synopsis

Active Learning and Engagement Strategies presents over 60 ways to engage students through speaking, reading, writing, and movement. These strategies ensure that students are focused on and interacting with the concepts, processes, and information under study in ways that promote relevance and retention. The purposes, the processes, and the possibilities are explained with clarity and examples of classroom use with students of all ages are included. More than 50 tools and templates for this text are available online.

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About the Author

Paula Rutherford is president of Just ASK Publications & Professional Development in Alexandria, Virginia. In addition to her work as a consultant and trainer, Paula's professional experience includes work in regular education K-12 as a teacher of high school history and social sciences, physical education, Spanish, and kindergarten, as well as a special education teacher, coordinator of special education programs, school administrator at the middle school and high school levels, and as a central office staff development specialist.She works extensively with districts as they engage in long-term systemic work to align processes such as hiring, induction, professional development, school improvement plans, and supervision and evaluation. She also leads Mentoring in the 21st Century® Institutes across the country and has developed a comprehensive Mentoring in the 21st Century® Resource Kit so that districts can replicate the Just ASK institutes and provide extensive follow-up support for mentors. Paula is committed to building in-house capacity and has developed a New Teacher Professional Development Kit and a Certified Local Trainer (CLT) program based on Instruction for All Students, Leading the Learning, and Why Didn't I Learn This in College? Paula also writes a free e-newsletter titled: Mentoring in the 21st Century® which is available at http://www.justaskpublications.com/21st_newsletter.htm.Paula received her B.A. from the University of Oklahoma in secondary education and a Masters Degree of Education from the University of North Florida. She can be reached at paula@justaskpublications.com. For more information about Just ASK Publications & Professional Development, visit http://www.justaskpublications.com.

Edition details

• Publisher: Just Ask Pubns
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0983075646
• ISBN 13: 9780983075646
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 162