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How to Teach EAL Students in the Classroom: The Complete Guide gives classroom teachers everything they need to ensure students who are learning English as an additional language (also referred to ELLs) thrive, achieve and succeed in their lessons. The book is written by a practicing teacher and remains practical throughout. It contains a wide range of activities, strategies and techniques which teachers can use to make learning accessible for all EAL (ELL) pupils. Everything in the book is generic and can be applied to any subject and any age group. Sections include: Speaking and Listening; Using Images; What the Teacher Can Do; and Words, Reading and Writing.
The best-selling How to Use Questioning in the Classroom: The Complete Guide gives classroom teachers everything they need to embed outstanding questioning in their teaching and raise achievement across the board. The book is written by a practicing teacher and is unashamedly practical. It contains a wide range of activities, strategies, techniques and questions which educators can use to create challenging and engaging learning experiences for their students. Everything in the book is generic, meaning it can be applied across the curriculum. In the first section of the book, Gershon analyses the nature of classroom questioning before outlining and illustrating 35 strategies, activities and techniques which can be used when teaching almost any topic to any age group. In section II, more than 1,200 generic, high-quality questions are presented, ready to adapt for use in your classroom.
How to Use Bloom's Taxonomy in the Classroom: The Complete Guide is your one-stop shop for improving the quality of the lessons, questions, activities and assessments you plan. Never before has there been such a detailed, practical analysis of the taxonomy - of how it works, why it works and how you can use it to raise achievement in your classroom. Packed with ideas, activities, strategies and techniques, the book unpicks the taxonomy level-by-level, giving you everything you need to master using it in your day-to-day practice. Written with the busy teacher in mind, How to Use Bloom's Taxonomy in the Classroom examines the tool every teacher knows about by answering all the questions you were afraid to ask! Topics covered include: What is the Taxonomy and How Does It Work?; Knowledge and Comprehension; Application and Analysis; Synthesis and Evaluation; Objectives and Outcomes; Activities and Products; Questioning; Stretch and Challenge; and Assessment.
How can we help our students become more resilient, more determined and happier to embrace challenges? What can we do to change how they think about mistakes? And how can we help them appreciate that targeted effort is the number one path to mastery? In this timely and compelling book, best-selling author Mike Gershon presents you with everything you need to develop growth mindsets in your classroom. Calling on a wealth of teaching and training experience, Gershon sets out the different areas of pedagogy you need to focus on, then gives you the practical strategies you can use to make change happen. With more than 200 exemplar questions and over 60 strategies, activities and techniques, this book is your go to guide for establishing, cultivating and sustaining growth mindsets in the students you teach. Chapters Include: Getting the Language Right; Changing how Students Perceive Mistakes; Targeting Student Effort; Giving Great Feedback; Thinking About Thinking; Creating a Challenge Culture; and Engaging Parents with Growth Mindsets.
How to Use Discussion in the Classroom: The Complete Guide gives classroom teachers everything they need to create brilliant lessons filled with great learning opportunities for all their students.The book is written by a practicing teacher and is unashamedly practical. It contains a wide range of activities, strategies, techniques and questions which educators can use to create challenging and engaging learning experiences for their students. Everything in the book is generic, meaning it can be applied across the curriculum. The book is divided into two sections. In the first section, Gershon outlines and exemplifies 20 strategies and techniques every teacher can master to facilitate fantastic discussion. In the second section, he goes on to explain and illustrate 40 different activities which can be used with any set of students to teach almost any topic. Every entry is founded on the premise that active, engaged learning helps all pupils to make significant progress.
How to Manage Behaviour in the Classroom: The Complete Guide is your one-stop shop for improving the quality of classroom interactions, solving those nagging behavioural issues, and creating a positive, can-do culture every time you teach. The book gives you all the tools you need to make behavioural issues a thing of the past - allowing you to teach the lessons you love in which learners achieve more than ever before. Written with the busy teacher in mind, How to Manage Behaviour in the Classroom deals with all the key areas of behaviour management, giving you tried-and-tested tips, strategies, activities and techniques to implement in your lessons. Topics covered include: Planning for Learning; Using Praise; Eliminating Low-Level Disruption; Creating Engagement; Building Rapport; and How to Deal with Common Problems.