Classroom Activators: More Than 100 Ways to Energize Learners Contributor(s): Evanski, Gerard A. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1412968828 ISBN-13: 9781412968829 Publisher: Corwin Publishers OUR PRICE: $28.45 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2008 Annotation: Teachers will discover how to invigorate learners at all grade levels using engaging techniques that refocus the brain and create a receptive state of mind for learning. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Education | Learning Styles - Education | Classroom Management - Education | Teaching Methods & Materials - General |
Dewey: 371.3 |
LCCN: 2008020255 |
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.9" W x 8.7" (0.55 lbs) 152 pages |
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Publisher Description: Proven ideas to keep all students attentive and motivated while learning! This handy guide is a fun, creative collection of practical strategies that help teachers stimulate, invigorate, and re-energize learners whenever they need a brain break. These state-changing activities use movement, games, groups, and adjustments to the classroom environment to help students refocus, be creative, and learn more effectively. The author provides techniques based on brain research to:
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Contributor Bio(s): Evanski, Gerard A.: - Jerry Evanski has been a teacher and school administrator at all levels K-12. He has written several books and has taught at the university level for many years. He has been conducting workshops for Discipline Associations and for The Teacher Learning Center for the past two decades. He created and teaches the Brain Research in Education certification program at Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan. The video he created about the program won two Telly Awards in 2005. He is also a trained facilitator for Super Camp, which is an internationally known accelerated learning program. His current research is focused on identifying and correcting potential visual, auditory, and kinesthetic blocks to learning. Evanski received his master's degree in music education, his educational specialist and his doctorate degree in general administration and supervision from Wayne State University. |