Tools for Energized Teaching: Revitalize Instruction with Ease

by Kenneth L. Wilson

Overview

This is your starter tool kit, the author says. Get ready for some excitement—a synthesis of tools, strategies, and insights to truly energize any classroom. Usable for teachers of any discipline and any age student, this toolkit will also be used by professional staff developers and is guaranteed to enliven even the dullest teacher inservice workshop.

Challenge yourself to break out of your old routines. Think anew.
Ken Wilson, educator, trainer and consultant has assembled a versatile, practical and generic book to use across disciplines and with all age levels. This collection of accessible, user-friendly tools incorporates and connects current education research—without the jargon.
This is your starter tool kit, the author says. Get ready for some excitement—a synthesis of tools, strategies, and insights to truly energize any classroom. Fabulous for teachers and professional staff developers, it is guaranteed to enliven even the dullest teacher inservice workshop.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780325007700
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	04/30/2006
Pages:	172
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 11.00(h) x 0.37(d)

About the Author

Kenneth L. Wilson is an Education and Training Consultant from Seattle Washington and a senior faculty member of The Heritage Institute, Clinton, Washington.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Your Repertoire
Easier, More Enjoyable Teaching
The Tools
The Power of Relationship
Visual and Personalized Learning
Learner-Centered Dialogue
The Power of the Authentic
The Enjoyment of Thinking
The Joy of Language and Communication
An Appreciation for Quality
Collaboration and Celebration
Your Playful Repertoire
Simple, Familiar and Versatile Tools
Art, Drama, Music, and the Senses
Learning for Life
Your Repertoire, Your Wisdom, and Your Orchestration
Your Repertoire in Action
Upward Spirals
Three Mental Maps
Playing Around… Seriously
Your Underachievers
Being Inspired and Inspiring
Advnced Orchestration
Index
Appendix

Editorial Reviews

All teachers know from experience that a quality bag of tricks (or repertoire) is priceless in order to translate philosophy and abstractions into activities and assessments. In Tools, Wilson has collected loads of ideas for engaging students, including practical reminders and specific activities, along with chapters on what he terms orchestration, the complex act of balancing responsibilities.” —Curriculum Connections School Library Jourbanal

“This author has combed the literature for great teaching ideas, tried practical ideas for teaching, and categorized them into 20 chapters—in plain language. This book is a treasure chest full of jewels…an encyclopedia of good ideas to add something fresh to our teaching as teacher-librarians and to incorporate into our collaborative lesson-building strategies with teachers. Highly recommended.” —Teacher Librarian

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