Golden Rules for Engaging Students

Classroom Management via TV Game Shows?; Hour of Code Resources; Students Speak Out on Student Engagement; Inquiry-Based Learning; Round Robin Reading |

View Online  |  Update Your Preferences December 16, 2015   Helping Students Focus Through the 2015 Homestretch Photo credit: woodleywonderworks via flickr (CC BY 2.0) Golden Rules for Engaging Students These six research-backed rules will help you create awesome learning activities. Photo credit: US Department of Education via flickr (CC BY 2.0) Classroom Management via TV Game Shows? Learn how to teach positive reinforcement, encouraging choice and establishing familiar routines from this unlikely (and entertaining!) source. ADVERTISEMENT Kids Speak Out on Student Engagement What happens when you have the courage to ask your students what engages them? A veteran educator shares 10 insights.   Most Popular Calling All Learners and Teachers for Hour of Code 2015 Creative Ways to Grade and Provide Feedback for Students  COMMUNITY   17 Ways to Help Students With ADHD Concentrate 11 Alternatives to "Round Robin" (and "Popcorn") Reading  DOWNLOAD   53 Ways to Check for Understanding ADVERTISEMENT Taking Inquiry-Based Learning from Teacher-Guided to Student-Driven  VIDEO   See how these elementary school teachers help their students develop critical-thinking skills through self-directed learning. 5 Epiphanies for Reaching the Unreachable Learner  COMMUNITY   What happens when one defiant student does everything possible to rebel? Here's how this teacher responded. This is the last issue of Edutopia News for the year (keep an eye out for a special email, Top 10 of 2015, later this week). We'll be back Wednesday, January 6, 2016. Until then, we wish you the happiest of holidays. FOLLOW EDUTOPIA                         ABOUT US  |  CONTACT US  |  ADVERTISE  |  PRIVACY  |  SUBSCRIBE © 2015 George Lucas Educational Foundation, PO Box 3494, San Rafael, CA 94912 To ensure delivery of Edutopia's Weekly Enews, please add edutopia.org to your address book. You can always UPDATE YOUR PREFERENCES or UNSUBSCRIBE.

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