Tools for Teaching in the Block

<p><p><strong><em>Effectively use the extended class period to enhance student achievement!</em></strong></p><p>Take advantage of block scheduling with this book's four-phase lesson planning framework and numerous instructional strategies to build higher-level thinking skills and increase student learning. Teachers in any subject area can use practical research-based methods and tools such as cooperative learning quality questioning and graphic organizers to reach adolescents. Each chapter includes reproducible blackline masters for classroom use plus activities for:</p><ul>    <li>Preparing students for learning by focusing on prior knowledge reading writing and critical thinking</li>    <li>Helping students actively interact with and process what they have learned </li>    <li>Clarifying reinforcing and extending learning</li></ul></p>