Understanding and Engaging Adolescents - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1412970016 ISBN 13 : 9781412970013

Editeur : Corwin Press Inc, 2009

Synopsis

A proven-to-work tool kit for motivating adolescent learners!

Combining commonsense advice with social/behavioral psychology, this engaging book provides a comprehensive look at how adolescents learn and offers activities to inspire greater student interest and participation. The authors encourage you to create a vision statement for what you want to accomplish and provide the right tools to help you succeed. The book shows how to modify your instructional program by using:

• Three components of motivation
• Specific classroom management strategies
• Proven, brain-compatible activities that boost students' academic, research, metacognitive, and social skills
• Steps to boost learners' study skills
• Technology to support instruction

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Jeffrey Miller spent eight years teaching middle school in urban Los Angeles and four years designing student success programs at Santa Monica College. Currently, he teaches courses in educational psychology and classroom management at California State University, Dominguez Hills. Miller is the managing director of the Miller Consulting Group and provides consultation and professional development to schools within Los Angeles and across the country, where he delivers keynote addresses and facilitates schools through organizational change. He completed his PhD in 2001 with a focus on motivation and learning in adolescent classrooms.

Peter Desberg is a professor of graduate education and coordinator of the Technology Based Education MA Program at California State University, Dominguez Hills. He is also a licensed clinical psychologist. Desberg is the author of 20 books and is a frequent presenter and keynote speaker at national conventions. He was the host of "Introduction to Computers" on the Los Angeles Unified School District's cable channel for ten years and has appeared on many television shows and been written up in many newspapers and magazines, including Psychology Today, The Wall Street Journal, Cosmopolitan and Reader's Digest.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Corwin Press Inc
• Date d'édition: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1412970016
• ISBN 13: 9781412970013
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 168
• Éditeur: Miller Jeffrey A., Desberg Peter
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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