Tools for Teaching in the Block » (New Edition)

Roberta L. Sejnost is a university professor and literacy consultant who has taught secondary-level courses in social studies, reading, and English, and college-level courses in literacy, authentic assessment, brain-based learning, multiple intelligences, and cooperative learning. A nationally recognized staff developer and certified trainer, Sejnost has presented at over 200 educational conferences across the country. In 2003, she received the Reading Educator of the Year award from the Illinois Reading Council. Sejnost received a master of education degree from the University of Illinois at Chicago and a doctorate of education in curriculum and Instruction from Loyola University, Chicago.

This book provides teachers with a four-phase lesson planning framework and numerous teaching strategies to build higher-level thinking skills and increase student learning in extended class periods.

Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Author
1. Preparing to Teach the Adolescent Learner
The Adolescent Learner : A Profile
What Can Teachers Do to Facilitate Adolescent Learning?
A Method to Facilitate Adolescent Learning
The First Steps: Curriculum Mapping and Lesson Planning
Chapter Summary
Blackline Masters
2. Tools for Teaching in the Block
What Are the Tools?
What Constitutes a Brain-Compatible Classroom?
The History of Cooperative Learning
Effective Strategies for Cooperative Learning
Multiple Intelligence Theory
Effective Questioning Techniques
Constructing Good Questions
Questioning Strategies
Graphic Organizers
Chapter Summary
Blackline Masters
3. Entice the Learner
The First Phase: Enticement
Strategies and Activities to Use to Entice the Learner
Vocabulary Strategies to Entice the Learner
Chapter Summary
Blackline Masters
4. Enlighten the Learner
The Second Phase: Enlightenment
Strategies and Activities to Use to Enlighten the Learner
Chapter Summary
5. Engage the Learner
The Third Phase: Engagement
Strategies and Activities to Use to Engage the Learner
Strategies for Monitoring the Reading
Strategies for Guiding the Reading
Chapter Summary
Blackline Masters
6. Extend the Learner
The Fourth Phase: Extension
Strategies and Activities to Use to Extend the Learner
Conversations
Extended-Format Responses
Creative After-Learning Strategies
Employing Different Perspectives
Reflections
Chapter Summary
Blackline Masters
7. Enact the Learning
The Culmination:Enactment
Strategies and Activities to Use in Each Phase of the Lesson Plan Format
Lesson Ideas for Content Area Disciplines
Some Parting Thoughts
Chapter Summary
References
Index