In this lively, research-based book, award-winning educator Larry Ferlazzo tackles everyday classroom challenges with creative instructional techniques to help middle- and high-school teachers develop self-motivated and high-achieving students.
The practical tips, online resources, and mini-lessons in this book encourage students to take charge of their own learning, boosting their success in and outside of the classroom.
Detailed lesson plans in every chapter align with the Common Core English Language Arts Standards and cover a variety of valuable skills, including:
I have some of the same questions all educators do, including: how to motivate my students, how to help my students feel more positive about school, and how to help my students develop higher-order thinking questions. Thanks to Larry Ferlazzo’s latest book, I now have answers to these questions and several others. Although Larry Ferlazzo teaches high school, as an elementary teacher, I can still use (and easily modify) his many ideas and lesson plans. I highly recommend this book. It will make…
Written in a similar style to his “Helping Students Motivate Themselves”, this book is a great combination. It focuses on issues that matter; it is relevant. It is research based and gives you a sense of the underlying theory. It is practical and actionable; it gives you tested materials you can easily adapt to your class.It is very readable and too the point. It is written by a practicing teacher for teachers. I can go to his blog and read about the evolution of most…
This book outlines very practical lessons that will help develop self motivated learners? after reading this book I have changed my mindset and will work towards changing the mindsets of my students.