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Ende, Fred – ASCD, 2016
How can we approach professional development in a thoughtful way, keep teachers motivated, and make the process worthwhile? It's a truth that school leaders can't deny: teachers tend to think of PD as a distraction from the "real work" of the classroom--as something to get through instead of an opportunity to engage, learn, and grow as…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Leadership Responsibility, Administrator Role, Teacher Motivation
Coley, Joan D. – 1983
By 1981 Project READ had distributed more than one-half million books to 500 American schools or alternative institutions and had established workshops to train teachers in reading motivation techniques and the use of sustained silent reading. To evaluate the project, pre- and post-testing of reading gains, student evaluations, and individual…
Descriptors: Junior High Schools, Motivation Techniques, Program Descriptions, Program Evaluation
Hudson River Center for Program Development, Glenmont, NY. – 1993
This teaching guide is part of a series of materials developed, with input from adult learners, to aid adult literacy teachers in incorporating health education into the curriculum. This guide aims to help teachers to provide adult students with information about good fitness habits and positive health behaviors that will substantially reduce the…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Classroom Techniques, Exercise
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Fuhler, Carol J. – Intervention in School and Clinic, 1991
Ten suggestions for fostering motivation in adolescents with learning disabilities include encourage choices; advocate ownership; strive for relevance; give positive and negative feedback; set high, but manageable expectations; encourage activity and interaction; and model--share your enthusiasm for books. (DB)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Learning Disabilities, Learning Motivation, Secondary Education
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Kelly, Joseph T. – Social Studies, 1984
Secondary students pretend to be members of a committee studying proposals for a new U.S. constitution. They are given a list of 24 constitutional civil rights, taken from the U.S. and Soviet constitutions, and asked to select the 12 they like best. Discussion and analysis follow the selection process. (RM)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Concept Teaching, Constitutional History, Constitutional Law
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Wortham, Sue C.; Patton, Mary Martin – Childhood Education, 1992
Reports a study of a retention procedure in Texas in which children are placed in prefirst grade classrooms rather than promoted to regular first grade after kindergarten. Discusses the procedure's effectiveness and appropriateness, reasons for children's placement, children's behavioral problems, parental motivation and approval, and student…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary School Students, Grade 1, Kindergarten
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Wade, Rahima C. – Theory and Research in Social Education, 1994
Focuses on the conceptual change processes of 17 fourth-grade students as they grapple with the abstract concept of human rights. Discusses limitations and successes in students' learning within the framework of conceptual change and motivation research. (CFR)
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation
Pollock, Michael L.; Blair, Steven N. – Journal of Physical Education and Recreation, 1981
Practical guidelines for physical education teachers concerning the right amount of exercise to develop and maintain health-related fitness among students are outlined, along with some techniques for developing student motivation. (JMF)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Exercise, Exercise Physiology, Habit Formation
Doyle, Denis P. – American School Board Journal, 1989
The one-size-fits-all public schools inherited from the nineteenth century can be transformed if parents have the right to choose schools their children will attend. Schools of choice will improve both the attitudes and performance of students. Teachers and administrators will be more professional, and school boards can meet their responsibilities…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Secondary Education, Magnet Schools, Parent School Relationship
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Pucci, Thomas G.; Sansbury, Olin B, Jr. – Educational Record, 1992
A model for reallocating resources for intercollegiate athletics through need-based student financial aid is offered. Aid would be limited to tuition and fees, supporting amateurism and balancing education and athletics in student motivation. This would address a significant concern in program financing and change the culture of college sports.…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, College Athletics, Economic Change, Educational Change
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Bouthyette, Pierre-Yves – Journal of College Science Teaching, 1992
This article highlights the structure of a college horticulture course designed for students with nonscience majors. With an underlying emphasis that science is the manifestation of a basic human need to explain, the course outline illustrates the primary goal of developing and maintaining students' motivation for learning contemporary scientific…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation, Environmental Education, Higher Education
Nutter, Susann C. – 1983
Research on hemispheric mode functioning indicates that some connections exist between learning disabilities (LD) and right-mode dominance, which suggests that instruction should be offered to develop right hemispheric (spatial perception) abilities in LD persons. The influence on student drawing of the right-left hemispheric shift during reading…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Brain Hemisphere Functions, Elementary Secondary Education, Freehand Drawing
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Yager, Robert E. – Social Science Record, 1989
Suggests that, when real issues and problems are used as themes, student motivation and interest are significantly enhanced. Recommends using issue orientation to empower students to become problem solvers. Provides examples of projects used successfully in middle schools on the issue of smokers' versus nonsmokers' rights. (NL)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Course Content, Current Events
Harlen, Wynne – 2001
This book identifies the teacher's role and provides guidance on the motivation of students, teaching strategies, questioning techniques, and the assessment of student learning for effective teaching. Chapters include: (1) "Why Science? What Science?"; (2) "Bringing Children and Science Together"; (3) "The Right Question at the Right Time" (Jos…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Inquiry, Learning Processes, Motivation
Gaventa, W. C. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2008
Background: Services with people with intellectual disabilities (ID) are increasingly structured by regulations, policies and licensing standards by public funding entities. The key responsibility for direct care staff often becomes that of compliance with all the rules and regulations. Method: The impact of an increasing focus on compliance with…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Caregivers, Human Services, Compliance (Psychology)