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Battling Boredom:
99 Strategies to Spark Student Engagement
ISBN: 9781596671669
Product Code: 7166-9
©2011 / 8.5 X 11 inches / 160 pages
About this Title
Drive boredom out of your classroom – and keep it out – with the student-engagement strategies in this book. You’ll learn how to gain and sustain the attention of your students from the moment the bell rings. Perfect for teachers of all subjects and grade levels, these activities go head-to-head with student boredom and disengagement, resulting in class time that’s more efficient, more educational, and loads more fun!
Contents include:
- Strategies to Begin a Lesson
- Strategies to End a Lesson
- Strategies for Solo/Independent Work
- Strategies for the Whole Group
Author Bryan Harris, an expert in student engagement and classroom management, has extensive experience in K-12 motivation and brain-based learning. In this book, he brings together 99 simple, ready-to-use ideas for teachers looking to overcome student boredom and illuminate classroom lessons in a dynamic, interactive way. Bonus strategies show you how to engage even the most reluctant learners.
Contents
About the Author
Introduction
Part 1. Strategies to Begin a Lesson
Agree/Disagree Statements
Alphabet Summary
Audio/Video Clips
Fantastic Facts
Found It!
Personal Goals
Quick Draw
More...
Part 2. Strategies to End a Lesson
Absent Student
Circle, Triangle, Square
Journal Response
Keepers and Wishers
Letter to Self
Outcome Statements
Pass It
More...
Part 3. Strategies for Solo/Independent Work
Content Nameplate
Checklists
Coded Reading
Color Code
Concept Collage
Create the Test
Flash Cards 2.0
More...
Part 4. Strategies for the Whole Group
Choral Response
Common Songs
Fish Bowl
Forced Analogies
Guess the Word
I Learned Chain
Individual Student Whiteboards
More...
Part 5. Strategies for Partners and Small Groups
Add On
Card Sort
Envelope Questions
Halftime Summary
Partner Pretest
Q and A Match
Quiz Show
More...
Part 6. Strategies for Student Movement
Ball Toss
Change of Perspective
Consultation
Corners
Create-A-Skit
Dueling Flip Charts
Gallery Walk
More...
Part 7. Bonus Strategies for Reluctant Learners
A Head Start
Big Word Alert
Closed Fist
Extend An Invitation
Looks Like, Sounds Like, Feels Like
The 5-Minute Focus Group
The Miracle Question
More...
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Reviews Write a review
You aren’t in a classroom to be bored, you’re there to be educated," notes the Library Bookwatch. Keeping that fact in mind, the review praises Harris’ book and names it as "a strongly recommended pick for any educator who doesn’t want to delve into boredom. —Library Bookwatch
I would recommend Harris’ book to all teachers looking for ways to engage students. His 99 strategies are clever, simple to implement and in the hands of a good teacher will certainly help promote active learning. —Lorri Kingan, Library Media Specialist, Green Local Schools
Bottom line: Battling Boredom is a treasure trove of great ideas for keeping things interesting in class... every strategy is completely doable, with no supplies or complicated preparation needed. —Celine Provini, Editor, EducationWorld.com
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Battling Boredom: 99 Strategies to Spark Student Engagement by Bryan Harris Reviewed by MiddleWeb.
Battling Boredom: 99 Strategies to Spark Student Engagement featured in Better Teaching: Classroom Ideas to Improve Student Achievement.
EducationWorld.com reviews Battling Boredom
