Students Taking Charge shows you how to create student-centered classrooms that empower learners through problem-based learning and differentiation, where students pose questions and actively seek answers.
Focusing on effective education strategies, this book by bestselling author Nancy Sulla emphasizes that merely meeting Common Core standards is insufficient for achieving meaningful results. It offers insights and practical solutions to enhance teaching and learning, guiding educators toward a more impactful approach in the classroom.
The Power of Facilitation -- The Facilitation Roadmap -- Make Your Thinking Transparent -- Summary for Building Executive Function Through Teacher Facilitation -- References -- Chapter 9 Not a Course, But a Culture -- Get Students Moving! -- Get Students Standing! -- Close Those Eyes! -- Get Students Laughing! -- Keep a Gratitude Journal -- Engage in Mindfulness Meditation -- Look at Baby Animals -- Get a Hobby! -- Put the Music On! -- Throw a Watermelon Party! -- From the Classroom -- Summary for Not a Course, But a Culture -- References -- Continuing the Conversation -- Appendix A Executive Function Skills -- Appendix B Group Discussion Protocol #5 -- Note -- Appendix C Effective Discussions: Brainstorming Protocol -- Appendix D Listen and Draw -- Appendix E Great Student Rubric: Version 1 -- Appendix F Great Student Rubric: Version 2 -- Appendix G Great Student Rubric: Version 3 -- Appendix H Using a Venn Diagram -- Appendix I The Design Process ThinkSheet -- Appendix J The Design Process ThinkSheet -- Appendix K IDE Corp's Design Process
Focusing on the design of adaptable learning environments, this book offers strategies for delivering effective instruction both virtually and in-person. Nancy Sulla, a bestselling author and consultant, guides educators in transforming classroom experiences to ensure high-quality teaching that is equally impactful at home and in school settings.
Lead your organization to implement innovative learning environments in which students take ownership so they can achieve at high levels and meet rigorous standards. Students Taking Charge Implementation Guide for Leaders shows you how to inspire, coach, and support teachers to create student-driven classrooms that empower learners through problem-based learning and differentiation, where students pose questions and actively seek answers. Technology is then used seamlessly throughout the day for information, communication, collaboration, and product generation. You'll find out how to: Inspire the adaptive change at the core of the Learner-Active, Technology-Infused Classroom, aimed at engaging students; Understand the structures needed to support its implementation and empower teachers and students; Employ leadership strategies that will move teachers and students from engagement to empowerment to efficacy. This new implementation guide for school leaders offers a more detailed look into the key mindset shifts that are critical for leaders of a Learner-Active, Technology-Infused School. With the book's practical examples and step-by-step guidelines, you'll be able to help your teachers implement innovative classrooms immediately.
Discover how to design innovative learning environments that increase student ownership so they can achieve at high levels and meet rigorous standards. Students Taking Charge shows you how to create student-centered classrooms that empower learners through problem-based learning and differentiation, where students pose questions and actively seek answers. Technology is then used seamlessly throughout the day for information, communication, collaboration, and product generation. You'll find out how to: Design an Authentic Learning Unit, which is at the core of the Learner-Active, Technology-Infused Classroom, aimed at engaging students; Understand the structures needed to support its implementation and empower students; Build the facilitation strategies that will move students from engagement to empowerment to efficacy. This new 6-12 edition offers a more detailed look into secondary school implementation. With the book's practical examples and step-by-step guidelines, you'll be able to start designing your innovative classroom immediately!