by Diane Giannola (Author), Linda Schwartz Green (Author)

Keys to engaging secondary students

Research shows that all students--regardless of learning style, disability category, or language difference--learn more effectively when they are engaged in active learning. This book shows teachers how to help all students achieve positive learning outcomes. The authors provide a compilation of strategies that serve as blueprints for instructional design and directions for using them across a variety of content areas. The many benefits of active learning include:

• A more engaged and interactive classroom
• Increased self-directed learning
• Development of higher-order thinking skills such as analysis, synthesis, evaluation
• Improved reading, discussion, and writing competencies