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The Journey from Child to Scientist: Integrating Cognitive Development and the Education Sciences
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Carver, Sharon M., Ed.; Shrager, Jeff, Ed. – APA Books, 2012
The impulse to investigate the natural world is deeply rooted in our earliest childhood experiences. This notion has long guided researchers to uncover the cognitive mechanisms underlying the development of scientific reasoning in children. Until recently, however, research in cognitive development and education followed largely independent…
Descriptors: Thinking Skills, Class Activities, Learning Activities, Science Education
Handbook of Research on Student Engagement
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Christenson, Sandra L., Ed.; Reschly, Amy L., Ed.; Wylie, Cathy, Ed. – Springer, 2012
For more than two decades, the concept of student engagement has grown from simple attention in class to a construct comprised of cognitive, emotional, and behavioral components that embody and further develop motivation for learning. Similarly, the goals of student engagement have evolved from dropout prevention to improved outcomes for lifelong…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Educational Research, Learning Motivation, Educational Indicators
Building Better Thinkers.
Willis, Scott; And Others – Instructor, 1993
Presents descriptions of the most commonly taught thinking skills and information on how to present, model, and practice those skills in class. The guide also includes a quiz designed to help the teacher take advantage of everyday opportunities to promote thinking skills, and 10 critical thinking skills strategies. (GLR)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Cognitive Development, Critical Thinking, Elementary Education
Children's Voices: Talk in the Classroom.
Cullinan, Bernice E., Ed. – 1993
Designed to show teachers how to create environments that will encourage literate talk, not discourage it, this book discusses ways to organize classrooms that will support the sharing of books in the same way that book-loving families share books. The book builds on the interwoven nature of language, suggesting that by talking about books,…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Class Activities, Classroom Environment, Communication Skills
New Ways in Content-Based Instruction. New Ways in TESOL Series II. Innovative Classroom Techniques.
Brinton, Donna M., Ed.; Master, Peter, Ed. – 1997
A wide variety of techniques and classroom activities, contributed by teachers, for content-based instruction (CBI) in English as a second language (ESL) are presented. CBI is defined to include theme-based second language courses, sheltered content-area courses, and paired or adjunct arrangements in which language and content courses are taught…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Critical Thinking, Elementary Secondary Education
New Ways in Teaching English at the Secondary Level. New Ways in TESOL Series II: Innovative Classroom Techniques.
Short, Deborah J., Ed. – 1999
The book offers an international collection of best practices that address the particular interests and demands of English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) and English-as-a-Foreign-Language (EFL) teaching at the secondary school level. It includes instructional activities that are created by ESL and EFL teachers and are classroom-tested and…
Descriptors: Career Education, Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Cooperative Learning
Cooperative Development of Thinking Skills: Emphasizing the Cooperative Effort between Library Media and Classroom Teachers. Institute for Teaching and Learning, #457.
Pellerin, Mary Ann, Ed.; And Others – 1987
This document contains plans for 31 lessons intended to develop thinking skills using library media center materials primarily in the areas of language arts and social studies. Designed for various grade levels in the K-12 range, each of the lessons contains the following components: (1) behavioral and thinking skills objectives; (2) desired…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Class Activities, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes
Partners in Learning: Selected Articles from the First Five Years of the Volunteer Voice.
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Tacoma Community House, WA. – 1987
This collection of articles is assembled from a variety of sources and contributors that together form a statewide network of volunteer programs teaching English as a Second Language (ESL) to refugees. The articles are divided into the following sections: (1) teaching tips; (2) "talk time" (concerning a weekly conversation session); (3)…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, English (Second Language)
Lifting Practice: Teachers as Researchers in the Language Classroom.
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Jansen, Louise M., Ed.; Liddicoat, Anthony J., Ed. – 1998
The collection of essays on classroom research for second language teachers includes: "Teachers as Researchers in the Language Classroom: An Overview" (Anthony J. Liddicoat, Louise M. Jansen); "A Visit to the Art Gallery: An Oral Exercise in a Second Language" (Meri Dragicevic); "Encouraging Class Cohesiveness in the LOTE Classroom" (Corine…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Environment, Classroom Research, Classroom Techniques