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20 Strategies for Motivating Reluctant Learners

20 Strategies for Motivating Reluctant Learners
Kathy Perez has decades of experience as a classroom educator, with training in special education and teaching English language learners. She also has a dynamic style. Sitting through her workshop presentation was like being a student in her classroom. She presents on how to make the classroom engaging and motivating to all students, even the most reluctant learners, while modeling for her audience exactly how she would do it. The experience is a bit jarring because it’s so different from the lectures that dominate big education conferences, but it’s also refreshing and way more fun. Perez says when students are engaged, predicting answers, talking with one another and sharing with the class in ways that follow safe routines and practices, they not only achieve more but they also act out less. “If we don’t have their attention, what’s the point?” She’s a big proponent of brain breaks and getting kids moving around frequently during the day. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. NED’s GREAT EIGHT 9. Related:  Motivation & AttentioneslPedagogik

Un dossier pour « Enseigner plus explicitement » - Lettres - Éduscol Ce dossier vise à préciser et illustrer concrètement le concept d’explicitation tel qu’il est pensé dans le référentiel de l’éducation prioritaire. « Enseigner plus explicitement » recouvre un ensemble de gestes, de postures et de pratiques pédagogiques à conduire dans le quotidien de la classe. Pour éclairer les multiples composantes de l’enseignement explicite, ce dossier publié en ligne sur le site Éducation prioritaire propose des exemples de pratiques et d’organisations pédagogiques, en lien avec des travaux et articles provenant de la recherche. Il s’organise en plusieurs parties : Le dossier (PDF, environ 3,4 Mo) en ligne est téléchargeable.

7 Easy ESL Visual Aids to Teach Anything Effectively A picture is worth a thousand words. Nowhere is this truer than in the ESL classroom. Suppose after a verb game or during some reading comprehension exercise, one of your curious students wants to know the difference between “He danced at the party” and “He was dancing at the party.” What will you do? You could probably give a really clear explanation about how one sentence states what happened at a specific place or time, and the other gives background information to establish a scene in the past. And then maybe you’d give a couple more examples prior to showing how the two very similar tenses—past perfect and past perfect continuous—do in fact differ. Or, you could draw a picture of two timelines, one representing each sentence, and have the students describe them. Which would be more effective? The Benefits of Using Visual Aids in the ESL Classroom Visual aids, like those two timelines, are so perfect for the ESL classroom. Helps students understand and remember concepts more easily 1. 2. 3.

Allmänna råd Bedömning och betygssättning i gymnasieskolan Bedömningen av elevprestationer i skolan är nära sammankopplad med undervisningen. När bedömning och återkoppling används på ett medvetet och systematiskt sätt, väl integrerade i undervisningen, ges eleven goda förutsättningar för lärande. I dessa allmänna råd om bedömning och betygssättning i gymnasieskolan kopplas därför planering ihop med den del av undervisningen som handlar om bedömning och betygssättning. Ladda ner/beställ: Bedömning och betygssättning i gymnasieskolan Bedömning och betygssättning inom vuxenutbildningen De allmänna råden ska stödja lärare och rektorer i att följa lagar och regler vid bedömning och betygssättning inom vuxenutbildningen. Bedömning och betygssättning inom vuxenutbildningen Diskriminering och kränkande behandling Diskriminering och kränkande behandling Se även Diskrimineringsombudsmannens handledning för likabehandling Extra anpassningar, särskilt stöd och åtgärdsprogram Fritidshem Fritidshem Nyanlända elever Prövning

10 Strategies To Make Learning Feel More Like A Game - 10 Strategies To Make Learning Feel More Like A Game by TeachThought Staff We’ve talked about gamification quite a bit, which is different than game-based learning, if you’ll recall. (The definition of gamification is the application of game-like mechanics to non-game entities to encourage a specific behavior. You can read more if you’d like.) Making your classroom work like a game may not be feasible. 1. To immerse students in gamification, start by allowing them to create the narrative of their class. 2. And third. 3. Feedback is essential in any game or classroom. 4. Literally. Instead of using grades and percentages, teachers can issue progress bars that gauge student progress. Kids love seeing visible progress. 5. Motivate students to advance their learning through self-directed instruction by allowing them to add epic elements to work and projects. 6. 7. 8. Teachers can implement class-wide reward systems, where everyone can celebrate individual and collaborative accomplishments. 9.

Enseigner plus explicitement : Pourquoi ? Qui ? Quand ? Quoi ? Où Télécharger tout le dossier (PDF - 20 pages - 2,1 Mo) Enseigner de manière plus explicite pour répondre à quels problèmes ? (Réponse de Patrick Rayou en 28 min 30) "La personne A se mésentend avec la personne B parce que la personne A est dans une logique parfaitement claire et cohérente pour elle, la personne B est dans une autre logique. player1 Vendre la mèche Patrick Rayou s’intéresse aux travaux de Bourdieu et Passeron qui montraient comment la connivence culturelle se faisait connivence intellectuelle en matière d’enseignement. Des processus plus complexes qu'il n'y parait (3 min25) La pédagogie explicite ne va pas de soi et conduit à s’interroger sur ce qui est explicitable, ce qui est explicité dans les pratiques et ce qu’il faudrait expliciter pour une plus grande efficience des apprentissages.D'une manière générale, les enseignants savent plutôt bien expliciter : Des sous-entendus aux malentendus (7 min 45) « L’École est un objet : Temps didactique, temps des apprentissages (17 min)

The Seven Best Short Animated Films for the Language Classroom - Kieran Donaghy Animated films are ones in which individual drawings, paintings, or illustrations are photographed frame by frame. Traditionally animated films have been associated with children, however, nowadays they are designed to appeal to everyone. With the increased ease of creating animations, there has been a huge rise in the number of animated films being produced, and the vast majority of these are short animations. Many of these short animated films can be exploited in the language classroom as they are short enough to be used in a single session, offer a complete narrative in a short space of time, have a unique capacity of grabbing and holding students’ attention, and deal with contemporary subjects and issues, such as bullying, racism, sexism, homelessness, and human rights, which are relevant to students’ lives. Here are my seven favourite animated short films for the language classroom. Paperman Paperman is an Oscar-nominated short film by John Kahrs which went viral. Head Over Heels

26 Research-Based Tips You Can Use in the Classroom Tomorrow With so many classroom research studies published daily, you can be forgiven for missing some. The techniques below are super-tactical and, for the most part, unsung strategies that you’ll be excited to try tomorrow. Just remember two things. First, there are always limitations and nuances in research, so we suggest you click the links and dig deeper into the studies. Second, studies are just words without you—your application and adaptations give them power. Research on Engaging Students 1. 2. 3. Studying Tips to Give Students Tomorrow 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. Instruction They’ll Remember 12. 13. 14. 15. Improving Academic Achievement Scores 16. 17. How to Minimize Teacher Stress 18. 19. Don’t Contribute to Needless Cognitive Strain 20. 21. 22. 23. Research on Writing Instruction 24. 25. 26.

8 Ways to Get Middle School Students to Care About Their Grades - WeAreTeachers Fifteen years ago, I stepped into my classroom excited and full of energy. I couldn’t wait to change lives and make a difference. Then several years in, I started to burn out. Kids weren’t turning in assignments. Motivating middle school students to care about their grades involves a lot of shifting: shifting our focus, shifting our language, shifting the way we grade, and shifting our mindset. 1. This might sound contradictory; however, the first step in motivating middle school students to care about their grades is to shift the focus away from grades altogether. When we are too focused on number grades, we lose sight of the important things happening in our classroom every day: learning. 2. Growth mindset is all the rage and for good reason. A growth mindset encourages the belief that with hard work, students’ grades will have movement. 3. Word choice is powerful and important. 4. Focusing on very specific standards helped me to maintain grading too. 5. 6. 7. 8.

4 facteurs qui agissent sur la motivation en lien avec les TIC À l’occasion du Rendez-vous PédagoNumérique, le professeur Thierry Karsenti a présenté 4 facteurs facteurs qui agissent sur la motivation en lien avec les TIC. Le 9 décembre 2016 avait lieu la première édition du Rendez-vous PédagoNumérique de la Commission scolaire de Saint-Hyacinthe. Nous y avons été accueillis à la polyvalente Hyacinthe-Delorme par le personnel et de sympathiques étudiants qui avaient cuisiné pour nous de délicieux muffins! La journée a commencé par une session Emballe-moi animée par Benoit Petit, conseiller pédagogique au Service national du RÉCIT au développement de la personne, rattaché à la Commission scolaire de Saint-Hyacinthe. Plusieurs initiatives remarquables ont été présentées en rafale, dont celle particulièrement appréciée d’Andréanne Gagné, accompagnée de deux de ses élèves du CFER de Bellechasse, une « école-entreprise pour apprendre autrement ». Il nous a rappelé que Google, qui aura 19 ans sous peu, apporte réponse à 6 milliards de questions par an.

Top 10 Blogs for Writers 2015 We’re delighted to announce the winners of our 9th annual Top 10 Blogs for Writers Competition! It’s exciting to see such an array of excellent blogs for writers. Make sure you visit all the ten blogs to get to know the new top crop of writing blogs. How were the winners selected? Initial qualification: A site must have been nominated more than once by multiple individuals. Goins, Writer The blogger behind this blog is Jeff Goins. Positive Writer Bryan Hutchinson has created a dynamic blog with a positive vibe and has built a substantial readership in a relatively short time. Tara Lazar: Writing for Kids Children’s fiction author Tara Lazar has turned her blog into a lively resource for picture book writers. Helping Writers Become Authors Katie Weiland’s blog is a great place for fiction writers. The Write Practice Created by Joe Bunting, the Write Practice is the place to go if you want to kick-start your writing practice. Live Write Thrive Terrible Minds The Write Life Jennifer Blanchard

Why Executive Function Is A Vital Stepping-Stone For Kids’ Ability to Learn |... Neuroscientists and educational psychologists are constantly learning more about how children learn and the various influences beyond IQ that affect cognition. Some research, like Carol Dweck’s on growth mindset or Angela Duckworth’s on grit, quickly became catch phrases among educators. At the same time, critics have pushed back against the notion that students underperform only because of cognitive deficits, pointing to an equally pressing need for big changes to teaching practice. Many teachers are trying to combine the research about cognitive skills with more effective teaching practices. They are finding that whether students are working on self-directed projects or worksheets, executive functioning skills are important. Bruce Wexler has been studying executive functioning — a group of cognitive abilities crucial for managing oneself and information — for the past 20 years. “Training these executive functions leads to improvement in achievement schools,” Wexler concluded.

14 Classroom Activities That Increase Student Engagement - Reading Horizons ***This content is based on a webinar presented by Reading Horizons Reading Specialist, Stacy Hurst.*** Research shows that students whose teachers spend too much time talking are less likely to be engaged during classroom instruction. Here is a list of fourteen student engagement strategies from Reading Horizons Reading Specialist, Stacy Hurst, that you can use to increase student engagement during reading instruction or reading intervention: 1. Before teaching a new decoding skill or grammar rule, preface the lesson with a pretest. 2. Teachers can use this activity to help students learn to differentiate between similar but different reading concepts. 3. This activity provides a quick way to gauge if your students are comprehending a story or to test them on different reading skills. 4. 5. This is a great way to mix things up a bit. 6. This activity allows students to pause and process what they have just learned. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 13. 14. How can I apply this my school? Early Literacy

Enseigner plus explicitement : l'essentiel en quatre pages Ce que dit le prescrit Le référentiel de l'Éducation prioritaire (« enseigner plus explicitement les compétences que l’école requiert pour assurer la maitrise du socle commun »), comme les programmes 2015 des cycles 2, 3 et 4, avec de nombreuses occurrences du terme «explicite», s’accordent sur la nécessité « d’enseigner plus explicitement ». Nombre de modalités sont recommandées au fil des pages : expliciter des techniques, des pratiques, des attentes, des règles, des stratégies, des démarches, des savoir-faire, des implicites dans la compréhension des textes, des connaissances préalables aux apprentissages... Autant d’ambitions à confronter aux contraintes des situations de classe… Mais quelle en est la genèse conceptuelle ? Des cadres théoriques différents Depuis quelques années, le vocable « pédagogie explicite » est utilisé par plusieurs courants de recherche au risque de malentendus : Les savoirs scolaires ne sont pas une somme de connaissances à accumuler dans la tête des élèves.

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