Overview

Use media, technology, and the Internet to strengthen student learning and higher-level thinking skills. Technology plus classroom equal success for students whose teachers act as agents for change through brain-friendly media. Topics covered: The effect of media on student motivation, behavior, and learning modalities Using media for lesson planning: objectives, information, skills, meaning, knowledge, models, real-world applications, and more Using media for teaching: from the basics through creative thinking, critical thinking, and higher-level thinking skills Using media to enhance student research projects and learning products Keeping up with the ""Big Picture"" Vocabulary pre-test, post-test, and summary Bibliography and index

Full Product Details

9780761931256

Table of Contents

Reviews

Author Information

Donna Walker Tileston is a veteran teacher and administrator. She is currently the president of Strategic Teaching and Learning, a consulting firm that provides services to schools throughout the United States and worldwide. Donna’s publications include Ten Best Teaching Practices: How Brain Research, Learning Styles, and Standards Define Teaching Competencies (2000), which has been on Corwin′s bestseller list since its first year in print, in addition to the ten-volume award-winning series What Every Teacher Should Know, now in its second edition. Other recent titles are Teaching Strategies for Active Learning (2006), Teaching Strategies that Prepare Students for High Stakes Tests (2008), and Closing the Poverty and Culture Gap (2009). Donna received her BA from the University of North Texas, her MA from East Texas State University, and her EdD from Texas A & M University-Commerce. She may be reached at www.whateveryteachershouldknow.com

Tab Content 6

Customer Reviews

Recent Reviews

Countries Available