Suzy Pepper Rollins Knihy

The practices that work-and those that don't-to reach and teach students at risk.

Focusing on student engagement, this book presents strategies for creating an active classroom where learners explore content and take responsibility for their education. By implementing diverse approaches to reach specific learning targets, teachers can enhance student effort and improve the quality of work produced. The emphasis is on fostering a dynamic learning environment that encourages exploration and collaboration among students.

Every student wants to be successful. But when they get behind, typical remediation programs offer passive, tedious work on past gaps. Motivation often declines and students withdraw from tasks entirely. Acceleration can change the academic trajectory of learners who are behind. The mission of acceleration is success today on new learning targets. How? Author Suzy Pepper Rollins takes educators through the process of moving forward with students, while tactically remediating past gaps. The Promise of Acceleration is a professional development workbook - a planning guide - to develop a different type of instruction for academically vulnerable learners. Ignite the love of learning again with this thoughtful, dynamic instructional approach.

Too often, students who fail a grade or a course receive remediation that ends up widening rather than closing achievement gaps. According to veteran classroom teacher and educational consultant Suzy Pepper Rollins, the true answer to supporting struggling students lies in acceleration. In Learning in the Fast Lane , she lays out a plan of action that teachers can use to immediately move underperforming students in the right direction and differentiate instruction for all learners--even those who excel academically. This essential guide identifies eight high-impact, research-based instructional approaches that will help you * Make standards and learning goals explicit to students. * Increase students' vocabulary--a key to their academic success. * Build students' motivation and self-efficacy so that they become active, optimistic participants in class. * Provide rich, timely feedback that enables students to improve when it counts. * Address skill and knowledge gaps within the context of new learning. Students deserve no less than the most effective strategies available. These hands-on, ready-to-implement practices will enable you to provide all students with compelling, rigorous, and engaging learning experiences.