Serious Fun: Practical Strategies to Motivate and Engage Students

Author:   Carolyn Hirst-Loucks (Teaching and Learning Connected, USA) ,  Kim Loucks (Teaching and Learning Connected, USA)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:  

9780415733991


Pages:   184
Publication Date:   08 November 2013
Format:   Hardback
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us.

Our Price $179.00 Quantity:  
Add to Cart

Share |

Serious Fun: Practical Strategies to Motivate and Engage Students


Add your own review!

Overview

Discover how to improve student engagement, foster collaboration, and boost achievement with the power of fun. This book provides dozens of instructional strategies that can be implemented immediately into any classroom to increase student motivation and foster love of learning. Backed up with brain-based research, you can use these techniques, activities, and resources for: - priming students to learn at the beginning of class - promoting higher-level thinking and creativity - helping students master critical concepts and skills - without stress! - class-building and team-building Strategies are supplemented with content-specific examples and sample lesson plans. Learn how to make your classroom a seriously fun place to learn!

Full Product Details

Author:   Carolyn Hirst-Loucks (Teaching and Learning Connected, USA) ,  Kim Loucks (Teaching and Learning Connected, USA)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 17.40cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 24.60cm
Weight:   0.521kg
ISBN:  

9780415733991


ISBN 10:   0415733995
Pages:   184
Publication Date:   08 November 2013
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: What Is Serious Fun in the Classroom All About? Chapter 2: What Does the Research Say About Serious Fun? Chapter 3: How Does Serious Fun Fit into the 21st-Century Classroom? Chapter 4: How Do I Bring Serious Fun into My Classroom? Chapter 5: Seriously Fun Strategies for Getting Ready to Learn Chapter 6: Seriously Fun Strategies for Class-Building and Team-Building Chapter 7: Seriously Fun Strategies for Processing Content Chapter 8: Seriously Fun Strategies for Movement Chapter 9: Seriously Fun Strategies for Closure Chapter 10: Seriously Fun Content-Specific Activities Chapter 11: What Comes Next?

Reviews

Based in sound theory and common sense, Serious Fun is an anthology full of practical ideas and strategies that will motivate even the most reluctant learner. Get started today, use these ideas to bring excitement to your classroom! Teachers will enjoy a serious fun classroom as much as their students. -John Hinton, President, Math Matters, Inc. This book has everything I would want to make learning enjoyable and enduring. When students have fun and are instructionally stimulated, they are self expressive critical thinkers open to new experiences. Our classrooms are transformed into powerfully engaging places where students learn 21st Century academic and social skills in a manner that is both enjoyable and enduring. This bountiful book of strategies teaches you how and is a 'must read' for all educators. -Colleen Eagan Zawadzki, retired secondary principal and international Discipline with Dignity trainer


Based in sound theory and common sense, Serious Fun is an anthology full of practical ideas and strategies that will motivate even the most reluctant learner. Get started today, use these ideas to bring excitement to your classroom! Teachers will enjoy a serious fun classroom as much as their students. -John Hinton, President, Math Matters, Inc. This book has everything I would want to make learning enjoyable and enduring. When students have fun and are instructionally stimulated, they are self expressive critical thinkers open to new experiences. Our classrooms are transformed into powerfully engaging places where students learn 21st Century academic and social skills in a manner that is both enjoyable and enduring. This bountiful book of strategies teaches you how and is a 'must read' for all educators. -Colleen Eagan Zawadzki, retired secondary principal and international Discipline with Dignity trainer


Author Information

Carolyn Hirst-Loucks, Kim P. Loucks

Tab Content 6

Author Website:  

Customer Reviews

Recent Reviews

No review item found!

Add your own review!

Countries Available

All regions
Latest Reading Guide

Aorrng

Shopping Cart
Your cart is empty
Shopping cart
Mailing List