http://netvouz.com/jgordon/tag/motivation?feed=rss jgordon's bookmarks tagged "motivation" on Netvouz http://books.heinemann.com/products/0509.aspx The problems of boys in schools, especially in reading and writing, have been the focus of statistical data, but rarely does research point out how literacy educators can combat those problems. That situation has changed. Michael Smith and Jeff Wilhelm, two of the most respected names in English education and in the teaching of reading, worked with a very diverse group of young men to understand how they use literacy and what conditions promote it. In this book they share what they have learned. Books & Videos/DVDs: Professional Development > Literacy jgordon Thu, 26 Apr 2007 15:44:30 GMT http://books.heinemann.com/products/0509.aspx The problems of boys in schools, especially in reading and writing, have been the focus of statistical data, but rarely does research point out how literacy educators can combat those problems. That situation has changed. Michael Smith and Jeff Wilhelm, two of the most respected names in English education and in the teaching of reading, worked with a very diverse group of young men to understand how they use literacy and what conditions promote it. In this book they share what they have learned. Books & Videos/DVDs: Professional Development > Engaging Students and Multiculturalism jgordon Thu, 26 Apr 2007 15:47:38 GMT http://www.stenhouse.com/productcart/pc/viewPrd.asp?idproduct=9088&r=sb071005 3-Minute Motivators by Kathy Paterson will show you how to turn unmotivated, unfocused students into eager classroom participants and learners. This practical handbook includes more than 100 simple ideas that will refocus a group, release excess energy, or start off class with a bang. Organized around common classroom challenges, 3-Minute Motivators offers a wide variety of ready-to-use activities that turn potential problems into opportunities, and get students out of a rut and into a more productive mode: Books & Videos/DVDs: Professional Development > Engaging Students and Multiculturalism jgordon Tue, 09 Oct 2007 01:22:24 GMT http://www.nvcc.edu/loudoun/CTE/id62.htm This site includes the PDF of one of Carol Ann Tomlinsons PowerPoint presentations at a seminar. Differentiated Instruction > Carol Ann Tomlinson jgordon Fri, 27 Apr 2007 19:28:42 GMT http://www.alliance.brown.edu/pubs/adlit/adell_litdv1.pdf Focus on Motivation and Engagement Julie Meltzer & Edmund T. Hamann, Education and Alliance: Brown University English as a New Language > Secondary Only jgordon Thu, 26 Apr 2007 14:50:31 GMT http://members.shaw.ca/priscillatheroux/motivation.html Enhance Learning with Technology provides an overview of motivation plus multiple related links. Coop. Learning/Classroom Management jgordon Fri, 27 Apr 2007 15:01:21 GMT http://www.ascd.org/portal/site/ascd/template.book/menuitem.6b8e5ca7dd1e8e8cdeb3ffdb62108a0c/?bookMgmtId=cdc0a42fe324e010VgnVCM1000003d01a8c0RCRD How to Motivate Students Across the Content Areas by Andi Stix and Frank Hrbek Review Chapters online Books & Videos/DVDs: Professional Development > Engaging Students and Multiculturalism jgordon Sat, 28 Oct 2006 03:50:32 GMT