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Author:

Harris, Bryan.

Title:

Battling boredom : 99 strategies to spark student engagement / Bryan Harris.

Publisher:

Eye on Education,

Copyright Date:

c2011

Description:

xviii, 133 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Subject:

Motivation in education.
Effective teaching.
Academic achievement.
Curriculum planning.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 113-114)

Contents:

Pt. III Txt message -- Agree/disagree statements -- Alphabet summary -- Audio/video clips -- Fantastic facts -- Found it! -- Personal goals -- Quick draw -- Quotes -- Rank it -- Snap shot -- Stories -- 3 things cards -- Ticket in the door -- What's in the bag? -- Pt. II Strategies to end a lesson -- Absent student -- Circle, triangle, square -- Journal response -- Keepers and wishers -- Letter to self -- Outcome statements -- Pass it -- Postcard to a friend -- Press conference talking points -- Quick write -- 6 words or less -- Sneak peak -- Ticket out the door -- What did you hear? -- Word splash -- Pt. III Strategies for solo/independent work -- Content nameplate -- Checklists -- Coded reading -- Color code -- Concept collage -- Create the test -- Flash cards 2.0 -- Mind maps -- MIP -- My top 10 list -- Picture this -- RSS feed -- 2 truths and a lie -- Txt message --
Resources. The 2X10 method -- Choral response -- Common songs -- Fish bowl -- Forced analogies -- Guess the word -- I learned chain -- Individual student whiteboards -- Oh yeah stickers -- On deck questions -- Response cards -- Send-a-problem -- Stump the teacher -- Take-a-breath -- Timer tell -- 20 questions -- Unique idea only -- Pt. V Strategies for partners and small groups -- Add on -- Card sort -- Envelope questions -- Halftime summary -- Partner pretest -- Q and A match -- Quiz show -- Send-a-spy -- Sentence starters -- Teach one, guess it -- Team web -- Teleprompter -- What would ______ say? -- Whip around -- Yup, nope, maybe -- Pt. VI Strategies for student movement -- Ball toss -- Change of perspective -- Consultation -- Corners -- Create-a-skit -- Dueling flip charts -- Gallery walk -- Give one/get one -- Hand motions -- Inside/outside circle -- Line ups -- Move and touch -- Snowball fight -- Stand when -- Voting stickers -- Wear-a-word -- Pt. VII Bonus strategies for reluctant learners -- A head start -- Big word alert -- Closed fist -- Extend an invitation -- Looks like, sounds like, feels like -- The 5-minute focus group -- The miracle question -- Planted questions -- The 2X10 method -- Suggested readings -- Resources.

ISBN:

1596671661
9781596671669

OCLC:

(OCoLC)652445841

LCCN:

2010030235

Locations:

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

B9OX572 -- Grant Wood Area Education - Media & Technology Center (Cedar Rapids)