Engaging students with poverty in mind : practical strategies for raising achievement

Jensen, Eric 1950- (Author).

Summary: This book presents engagement strategies that teachers can use to increase students' motivation, effort and achievement. It explains how to create an engaging and positive class environment, how to build cognitive capacity through engagement, how to build understanding of content, and how to elevate both energy and focus. The strategies in this book will work for all students regardless of grade, content area, or socioeconomic status.

Record details

ISBN: 9781416615729 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Physical Description: print
xi, 197 pages ; 23 cm
Publisher: Alexandria, Virginia : ASCD, 2013.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	The seven engagement factors -- The rules for engagement -- Engage for positive climate -- Engage to build cognitive capacity -- Engage for motivation and effort -- Engage for deep understanding -- Engage for energy and focus -- How to automate engagement -- "Now what?" meeting the challenge of implementation.