|
The Learning First
Alliance
A coalition of 12 leading education groups, identifies these
needs and the core elements of safe and supportive learning
communities in its publication.
Northwest
Regional Educational Laboratory (NWREL)
This site offers an overview of the research on student motivation,
examples of how schools are working to engage students, and
suggestions for adapting these ideas to your own school in
Increasing Student Engagement: From Time-on-Task to Homework.
Learning In
Deed: The Power of Service Learning for American Schools
This site gives an overview of the research on service learning's
impact on student engagement and presents examples of educators
who have made use of this powerful instructional tool.
The
National Service Learning Clearinghouse
This site covers many service learning issues and provides
links to Web-based service learning newsletters, electronic
mailing lists, and lesson plans.
|
Responding
to the Needs of All Learners
This site includes a study guide.
EAGER
(Encouraging Achievement-Gifted Education Resources)
A Web site of the Department of Education in Western Australia,
provides information about identifying underachieving gifted
students, their special needs, and motivational teaching strategies.
Place-Based
and Experiential Education
What is place-based education? Place-Based Curriculum and
Instruction, an ERIC Digest, provides answers to questions
about this strategy for engaging students in their communities.
The
ERIC Clearinghouse on Rural Education and Small Schools
This site provides an introduction to the Foxfire approach.
Foxfire
gives information about the Foxfire approach, training programs
for teachers, and publications.
The Association
for Experiential Education
This site offers an extensive list of links to organizations,
electronic mailing lists, research, and other resources relevant
to experiential learning.
|
