Walter Geerts & René van Kralingen - The Teachers' Handbook

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How do students learn? 1.1 A powerful learning environment motivates 1.2 What is learning? 1.3 How the memory works 1.4 What do learning theories have to say? 1.5 Reflection How to prepare classes 2.1 Preparation formats 2.2 The default situation 2.3 Learning objectives 2.4 Adolescents in your classroom 2.5 Differentiation 2.6 Reflection How to facilitate classroom learning 3.1 The stages of the educational process 3.2 Direct instruction: a lesson model 3.3 What constitutes an effective lesson? 3.4 Storytelling 3.5 Asking questions 3.6 Activities for collaborative learning

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3.7 Supporting larger projects 3.8 Various classroom activities 3.9 Reflection

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How do I keep order? 4.1 Communication in order: Leary’s Rose 4.2 The five skills of Kounin 4.3 Classroom management: Continuous signal 4.4 Classroom management: Alertness and the ripple effect 4.5 Classroom management: Overlapping 4.6 Classroom management: Keeping the students’ attention 4.7 Classroom management: Student responsibility 4.8 Handling conflicts 4.9 Reflection Testing and assessment 5.1 The function of tests 5.2 Working towards goals 5.3 Converting learning objectives to tests 5.4 Forms of assessments according to Miller’s pyramid 5.5 Assessment and grading 5.6 Reflection

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