Michael D. Toth – författare

When students are meaningfully involved and emotionally invested in content, they learn more—and perform better. In 20 Strategies for Increasing Student Engagement, Dr. William N. Bender provides practical examples, guidelines, and the research behind his teaching tips to help educators focus on specific strategies for engaging students in the classroom.

Bender’s teaching tips are categorized into four sections so it’s easy to find specific engagement strategies for organizing instruction, using technology, implementing collaborative strategies, and leveraging strategies that give students personal responsibility for their learning. Readers are encouraged to skip around to the parts of the book that are most relevant to their work.

The Essentials for Achieving Rigor model of instruction and corresponding series of books were developed to help teachers provide that caliber of truly rigorous instruction. This guide, developed by authors of the Essentials series, brings it all together, with valuable tips and guidance to help teachers leverage essential strategies to:Conduct standards-based planning and instruction Establish conditions for learning and criteria for successUse formative assessment data to make decisionsPractice strategies in a unified system of instructionGet a big-picture view of the Essentials model. This guide empowers educators and leaders to transform their schools into thriving, sustainable communities of practice.