Strategies for Great Teaching provides teachers with easy-to-implement strategies to help students to draw personal meaning from the subject matter and strengthen recall and understanding. Each lesson focuses on a unique type of "e-moment" (engaging moment) that connects students through their modalities and multiple intelligences to the material and maximize the learning moment. Teachers of all content areas will learn how to better engage their students and increase their understanding of lessons by adapting the strategies according to their specific needs.
I’m only giving this 4 stars because it is a bit outdated now (published in 2004). Some really great strategies for teaching and making learning engaging! A super easy and informative read!
I had high hopes for this- maybe too high! I love the idea of these E-moments but in theory only. I had a really hard time trying to implement most of them. I do think it might be because I teach English and many of these moments seem designed more for math, science and in some instances social sciences.
There are 30 E-moments total. They are designed to reach all levels of Blooms taxonomy (i personally think they are a level lower than they are listed) and to reach all students through multiple intelligences. Which ones will I use and how?
Eyewitness and little professor as partner shares after immediately after a lecture. Can be used as reinforcement of knowledge and as a check for understanding. Also allows for el learnerz to discuss and make their own.
Karaoke and mother goose because I see the value in making rhymes to remember information. I know a lot of that is rote learning, and a little elementary, but so many of my students struggle with remembering what goes in a paragraph that they can't even begin to write their paragraphs!
Soundtrack moments as possible extra credit after a short story
Party host on a Friday when there is only 10-15 minutes left and I don't want to start something new!