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Tools for Promoting Active, In-Depth Learning (2nd Ed.)
By: Harvey F. Silver, Richard W. Strong, and Matthew J. Perini

Learning is an active process. The second edition of this bestseller contains twenty-five new tools for a total of eighty-five classroom-tested, ready-to-use techniques that will transform any classroom into an "aerobics session for the mind." Learn how to actively engage students in your classroom, develop critical thinking skills, improve assessment, and inspire all students.

This book contains tools for:

  • Activating Prior Knowledge
  • Building Notemaking Skills
  • Improving Writing
  • Building Vocabulary
  • Deepening Reflection
  • Classroom Questioning
  • Promoting Cooperation
  • Reviewing
  • Teaching & Practicing Skills
  • Assessing Student Performances
  • And many more!
Here's what teachers are saying about Tools:

"The single best instructional resource for new teachers that I have ever seen."
-Robyn O'Keefe
3rd grade teacher
Sacred Heart Elementary, Lyndhurst, NJ

"If you ever find yourself struggling to engage your students, at a loss for how to bring content alive, or simply in need of an effective and easy way to enliven learning, Tools is the answer. It is a valuable asset for any classroom, and in my own has become as indespensable as the chalkboard."
-Jerry Huels
Math teacher
Ladue High School, St. Louis, MO

SKU : TSP001 (K-12) Price $: 24.95
ISBN : 1-58284-004- Pages : 192