Foreword |
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Preface |
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Acknowledgments |
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About the Authors |
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Chapter 1 The Recipe for an Engaged Brain |
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The Recipe for Student Engagement |
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Using Your Engagement Monitor |
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Engagement: An Overt and Covert Operation |
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You Can Lead Students to Class, but Can You Make Them Think? |
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Chapter 1 3-2-1 Exit Ticket |
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14 | (1) |
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Engaging Professional Development Tasks |
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15 | (1) |
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16 | (4) |
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Chapter 2 Building Background Knowledge |
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Using Models to Build Background Knowledge |
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21 | (4) |
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25 | (5) |
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30 | (2) |
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Engaging the Students With Vocabulary |
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32 | (7) |
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36 | (1) |
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Write It, Draw It, Apply It |
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38 | (1) |
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39 | (2) |
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Chapter 2 Concept Development Exit Ticket |
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40 | (1) |
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Engaging Professional Development Tasks |
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41 | (1) |
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41 | (3) |
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Chapter 3 Prime the Brain: Activate Prior Knowledge |
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The Deafening Sound of Silence |
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Making Student Brains More Efficient |
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Getting Better Encoding, Retention, and Recall |
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46 | (14) |
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47 | (2) |
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Concept Maps, Knowledge Maps, and Mind Maps |
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49 | (3) |
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How Gossip Makes for Better Learning |
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52 | (2) |
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A Golden Oldie: The KWL Chart |
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54 | (2) |
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It's All in How You Ask the Question |
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56 | (4) |
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Link to the Recipe for Engagement |
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60 | (2) |
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Chapter 3 "Fist List" Exit Ticket |
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61 | (1) |
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Engaging Professional Development Tasks |
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62 | (1) |
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Chapter 4 Captivate With Novelty |
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In the Classroom, Novelty Is the Spice of Life |
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68 | (8) |
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The Reticular Activating System |
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69 | (1) |
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The Cingulate Gyrus and Prefrontal Cortex |
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In Need of an Antacid Tablet? |
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Emotionally Charged Events |
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Lessons Learned From Olympic Figure Skating |
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76 | (3) |
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79 | (7) |
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86 | (3) |
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Goldilocks and the Three Bears: Novelty in Moderation |
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89 | (1) |
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89 | (1) |
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Engaging Professional Development Tasks |
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90 | (1) |
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91 | (4) |
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Chapter 5 Why Do We Need to Know This? Establishing Relevance |
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How Is Relevance Good for the Brain? A Mouse Tale |
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97 | (3) |
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How Can I Make Learning Behaviorally Relevant? |
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100 | (18) |
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100 | (4) |
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104 | (4) |
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108 | (6) |
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Game-Like Activities and Inconsequential Competition |
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114 | (4) |
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Link to the Recipe for Engagement |
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118 | (2) |
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119 | (1) |
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Engaging Professional Development Tasks |
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120 | (1) |
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121 | (3) |
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Chapter 6 Too Much, Too Fast: Maintaining an Engaging Pace |
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124 | (29) |
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Input and Quantity Limitations |
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124 | (5) |
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125 | (1) |
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129 | (15) |
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131 | (6) |
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137 | (3) |
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140 | (2) |
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What to Do Between Chunks? |
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144 | (3) |
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144 | (1) |
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Personal Response Systems |
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144 | (1) |
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145 | (2) |
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147 | (1) |
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Engaging Professional Development Tasks |
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148 | (1) |
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149 | (4) |
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Chapter 7 Make Learning a Long-Lasting, Invigorating Experience |
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153 | (22) |
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It's as if They Were Never Even in Class |
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154 | (5) |
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Is This Worth Remembering? |
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155 | (2) |
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157 | (1) |
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Thinking Leads to Remembering |
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157 | (2) |
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Checking for Understanding |
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159 | (4) |
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Active Student Responding |
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160 | (3) |
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163 | (3) |
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163 | (1) |
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164 | (1) |
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166 | (4) |
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A Watched Pot Never Boils... and This Is a Good Thing |
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170 | (1) |
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Engaging Professional Development Tasks |
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171 | (1) |
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172 | (3) |
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Chapter 8 Building an Engaging Science or Mathematics Lesson and Unit |
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175 | (14) |
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Using the Recipe to Build an Engaging Lesson |
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176 | (3) |
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Using the Recipe to Build an Engaging Unit |
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179 | (2) |
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181 | (4) |
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Learned Helplessness or Unmotivated Learners |
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181 | (1) |
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182 | (1) |
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Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder |
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183 | (1) |
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English-Language Learners |
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184 | (1) |
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184 | (1) |
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185 | (2) |
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187 | (1) |
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Engaging Professional Development Tasks |
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187 | (1) |
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Appendix A Unit Instructional Plan |
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189 | (3) |
Appendix B Daily Lesson Plan |
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192 | (3) |
Index |
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