motivation in education

A teacher's guide to creating an engaging environment in the classroom.

Present instructional strategies and ideas to help students learn to manage and self-regulate their learning.

From the Publisher: Donalyn Miller says she has yet to meet a child she couldn't turn into a reader. No matter how far behind Miller's students might be when they reach her 6th grade classroom, they end up reading an average of 40 to 50 books a year. Miller's unconventional approach dispenses with drills and worksheets that make reading a chore. Instead, she helps students navigate the world of literature and gives them time to read books they pick out themselves. Her love of books and teaching is both infectious and inspiring. The book includes a dynamite list of recommended "kid lit" that helps parents and teachers find the books that students really like to read.

Discusses how to help students develop internal motivation and engagement in the classroom. Explores four pillars of engagement: intellectual urgency, emotional resonance, perspective bending, and the aesthetic world.

"... assists educators in creating a learning environment that fosters grit development for all students, regardless of ability"--Back cover.