From Seatwork to Feetwork: Engaging Students in Their Own Learning

By Ronald (Ron) J. Nash and Ron Nash

How to put students in charge of their own learning

How do you teach students to communicate, collaborate, and solve problems? In his engaging style, Ron Nash shows teachers how to create a student-centered environment that transforms learners from passive attendees into active participants and leaders in the classroom. Building on the foundation of his prior works on active learning, he combines his classroom experience with the latest brain-based research on movement, memory, and learning. This collection of practical strategies helps teachers:

Redesign classroom space to facilitate collaboration, conversation, and participationCreate engaging, active, and project-based instructionConnect classroom learning with real-world workplacesImplement best practices for facilitating collaboration among studentsFoster 21st-century skills

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1412997941
• ISBN13: 9781412997942
• Release Date: October 2011
• Publisher: Corwin
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 7.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.8" x 0.5" x 7.3"