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Strategies That Promote Student EngagementLearn offers practical lessons for the classroom that teach students the importance of education in their everyday lives. This resource includes strategies that can be used across the content areas to encourage students to become self-motivated learners. Using the concept of conation - the internal drive that pushes one beyond ordinary expectations and accomplishments - the authors demonstrate how teachers can inspire their students to strive for excellence inside and outside of the classroom. This revised edition includes: - Updated research - Additional grade-specific instructional activities - Suggestions for assessment
Contents
Foreword by Raymond F. MorganPrefaceAcknowledgmentsAbout the AuthorsIntroduction1. Understanding ConationWhere Does the Will to Live, Learn, and Succeed Reside?What Is Conation?How Is Conation Different From Extrinsic Motivation?What Is Conative Intelligence (CI)?2. Captivate, Connect, and Cultivate: Creating Lessons That Promote LearningConative Strategies for Engaging LearnersDesigning Lessons That Reach the Heart of LearningUsing Teaching Strategies Effectively in the Conative DomainIncreasing Student Self-Efficacy With ChoiceAchieving High Performance in Spite of the OddsLessons From the Heart of Learning: Instructional Strategies3. Where Learning Lives: Instructional Activities That Engage StudentsWhat Is Learning?What Is Courage?Gholar and Riggs? Conative TaxonomyConation and Character Building: The Strength and Spirit of LearningWhat Is Character?Character DevelopmentWhen Conation, Courage, and Character Become OneLessons From the Heart of Learning: Instructional Strategies4. An Invitation to Learn: Awakening and Motivating Your ClassroomInviting SuccessConnecting to Students? Lives Outside of SchoolEnsuring the Academic Success of AdolescentsConation Moves the Heart of a TeacherThe Origins of Success and FailureLessons From the Heart of Learning: Instructional Strategies5. For All of Them, I Teach: Reflecting on Your Teaching PhilosophyAuthentic Teaching in the Conative DomainUsing Diverse Teaching StylesUsing STARS to Support the Will to LearnImplementing the Four I?s of Teacher LeadershipPromoting Conation SchoolwideLessons From the Heart of Learning: Instructional Strategies6. The Bridge Between the Desire to Achieve and Reality: Putting It All TogetherThe WillThe Bridge MetaphorInsights Regarding Conation: Next StepsResourcesLexicon of Two Hundred Words, Thoughts, Phrases, Attitudes, and Expectations That Build Conative ConnectionsTeaching to the Test: A ReflectionReferencesIndex
