Tools for Teaching in the Block

About this book

"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." Nancy W. Sindelar Instructor and Consultant California State University San Bernardino "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." Nancy K. MaGill Program Director Our American Voice Barat Education Foundation Effectively use extended class periods to enhance student achievement! Roberta 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. Teachers 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: Preparing students for learning by fostering their prior knowledge helping them set a purpose for reading and learning and teaching the vocabulary necessary for understanding Helping students actively interact with and process what they have learned Clarifying and reinforcing content and taking learning to the next level Tools for Teaching in the Block enables educators to take advantage of block scheduling to promote reading writing and critical thinking in adolescents.