{"product_id":"tools-for-teaching-in-the-block-1","title":"Tools for Teaching in the Block","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"It is not unusual for teachers to feel overwhelmed when their school shifts from a traditional bell schedule to a 90-minute block. Sejnost guides teachers from feelings of apprehension and nervousness to those of confidence and excitement by giving them tools and research-based strategies to reach their students in new and challenging ways.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e—Nancy W. Sindelar, Instructor and Consultant\u003cbr\u003eCalifornia State University, San Bernardino\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Sejnost presents strategies that enable students to locate, synthesize, evaluate, retain, and utilize information as successful adolescent learners and as successful adults in our fast-paced, knowledge-driven society.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eNancy K. MaGill, Program Director, Our American Voice\u003cbr\u003eBarat Education Foundation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEffectively use extended class periods to enhance student achievement!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRoberta L. Sejnost offers an alternative to the usual lecture format to help teachers create coherent, effective lessons for extended blocks of instructional time, no matter what the subject or grade level. 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTeachers can use practical, research-based methods and tools such as cooperative learning, quality questioning, and graphic organizers to reach secondary students. The author includes reproducible blackline masters for classroom use, plus activities for:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePreparing students for learning by fostering their prior knowledge, helping them set a purpose for reading and learning, and teaching the vocabulary necessary for understanding \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHelping students actively interact with and process what they have learned \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClarifying and reinforcing content and taking learning to the next level\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTools for Teaching in the Block\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e enables educators to take advantage of block scheduling to promote reading, writing, and critical thinking in adolescents.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SAGE Publications Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54245890097496,"sku":"9781412957137","price":42.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781412957137.jpg?v=1777776316","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/tools-for-teaching-in-the-block-1","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}