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Staci M. Zolkoski – Solution Tree, 2025
Cultivate a thriving classroom and reignite a love of teaching. Gain effective strategies to understand student behavioral patterns in relation to brain development. With thoughtful suggestions on how to implement and adapt proposed strategies as needed, K-12 teachers will create and manage a classroom environment that maximizes learning and…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Classroom Techniques, Kindergarten, Elementary Secondary Education
Stobaugh, Rebecca – Solution Tree, 2019
Transform your classroom culture from one of passive knowledge consumption to one of active learning and student engagement. In this well-researched book, author Rebecca Stobaugh shares how to build a culture of thinking that emphasizes essential 21st century skills--from critical thinking and problem-solving to teamwork and creativity. Gain 50…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Classroom Environment, Learner Engagement, 21st Century Skills
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Korat, Ofra; Bahar, Etti; Snapir, Miriam – Reading Teacher, 2003
Reports on an educational project that focused on the nature of the support one teacher gave to the children in her kindergarten class while engaging with them in literacy play. Contends that the project revealed that young children have their own assumptions about and knowledge of the written language, which they actively use in their play. (PM)
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Cognitive Development, Dramatic Play, Emergent Literacy
Belka, David E., Ed. – 1991
The handouts from the Ohio conference PACE (Positive Approaches to Children's Education) VI are presented. Among them are: (1) "Hugs" (submitted by A. Braselton); (2) "Rhythmic Activities for 2001" (L. Hardman); (3) "A Strategy for Cognitive Development in Physical Education" (C. Regimal); (4) "It's the Kids That…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Environment, Cognitive Development, Dance Education
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Dunham, Robert E.; Gleason, Maryellen – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 1984
The introductory course has a variety of objectives for both students and the college, including recruitment and screening of majors, provision of prerequisite knowledge, explorations of learning, developing commitment to college, and cognitive development. Fostering these goals depends on the students, faculty, and classroom climate. (MSE)
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Cognitive Development, College Curriculum, College Instruction
Mann, Lynne F. – 1981
While the play of young children has been recognized as a facilitator and a manifestation of cognitive change from egocentric to de-centered interpretations of reality, play activities for the young, profoundly deaf child have been viewed as a frivolity with little educational merit. Empirical evidence suggests that the play of deaf children…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Cognitive Development, Deafness, Early Childhood Education
Shaw, Jean M.; Cliatt, Mary Jo Puckett – Dimensions, 1991
Presents guidelines on ways teachers can create an atmosphere that will encourage young children to use higher level thinking skills in all their classroom activities. Describes five learning experiences that promote such thinking abilities. (BB)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Environment, Cognitive Development, Early Childhood Education
Crawford, Jackie; Hanson, Joni; Gums, Marcia; Neys, Paula – 1994
Most people, including children, have preferences for how they learn about the world. When these preferences are clearly noticeable, they may be thought of as sensory strengths. For some children, sensory strengths develop because of a weakness in another sensory area. For these children, multisensory instruction can be very helpful. Multisensory…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Style, Emotional Development
Milz, Vera E. – 1982
Focusing on writing as a language process, this booklet describes a framework for writing instruction that has as a major consideration the totality of language. The first section discusses writing as a language process, emphasizing that as children learn to write, they can also learn to listen, speak, and read. The second section focuses on the…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Design, Classroom Environment, Cognitive Development
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Cole, Robert A. – OAH Magazine of History, 1990
Illustrates how history can be taught through a problem-solving method. Encourages teachers to use critical thinking methods based on experience, helping students develop a systematic approach to thinking about historical problems. Stresses developing students' ability to evaluate historical sources allows teachers to direct a more interactive…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Development, Critical Thinking
Au, Wing Kee; And Others – Computing Teacher, 1987
Discusses the importance of teacher intervention in the use of Logo in elementary and junior high schools, emphasizing a process-oriented approach to teaching. The use of worksheets, questioning techniques, and providing a socially reflective and interactive environment are described, and a checklist to see if criteria are being successfully met…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Classroom Environment, Cognitive Development, Computer Assisted Instruction
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Bissex, Glenda L. – Language Arts, 1981
Discusses the characteristics of a nurturing and of a constraining classroom environment and the effects of each on children's learning to write. (HTH)
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Cognitive Development, Family Role, Language Acquisition
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Gorham, Joan – Communication Education, 1988
Identifies verbal teacher immediacy behaviors which relate to increased learning, finding that the impact of both verbal and non-verbal behaviors on learners is enhanced as class size increases. Provides empirical definition of a specific set of low-inference verbal variables which, combined with previously identified nonverbal variables, clarify…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Classroom Communication, Classroom Environment, Cognitive Development
Davis, Dorinne S. – 1989
This curriculum adaptation provides a methodology that enables the classroom teacher to recognize the needs of the otitis media-affected child in the classroom. It discusses areas of concern related to otitis media; suggests activities that can enhance these children's language skills; and shows ways to enhance the learning environment by…
Descriptors: Acoustical Environment, Chronic Illness, Classroom Environment, Cognitive Development
Stewart-Dore, Nea, Ed. – 1986
Intended to bridge the gap between current research and theory about literacy learning and teaching and teacher knowledge of that theory and research, this book raises questions about what teachers should know about language, literacy, and learning to help children become confident, reflective, independent learners both in and out of school.…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Cognitive Development, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries
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