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OverviewDiscover 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 DetailsAuthor: 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: 9780415733991ISBN 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 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 ContentsChapter 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?ReviewsBased 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 InformationCarolyn Hirst-Loucks, Kim P. Loucks Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |