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Beat boredom : engaging tuned-out teenagers / Martha Sevetson Rush ; foreword by Erik Palmer.

by Rush, Martha, 1967- author.

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Portland, Maine : Stenhouse Publishers, [2018]

Active learning.

Problem-based learning.

Motivation in education.

Education, Secondary -- Activity programs.

9781625311498 (paperback) :

1625311494 (paperback) :

x, 204 pages ; 24 cm

Engage the kinds who need it most -- Solutions are within our reach -- Storytelling : give students someone (or something) to care about -- Discussion and debate : trust students to drive meaningful -- Conversation -- Problem-based learning : let students struggle with real (unsolved) -- Problems -- Simulation : immerse students in thoughtful role-plays -- Competition : give students a chance to prove themselves -- Authentic tasks : encourage work that matters outside of school.

Are your students bored? According to research, a majority of American high school students report being bored in class and fewer than five percent claimed that they were rarely bored during a typical day in school. Former journalist and veteran teacher Martha Rush decided this would not do for her Minnesota students. Moving beyond asking open-ended questions and making connections to their own lives, Martha began to engage her government, journalism, and economics classes in meaty discussions, competitions, simulations, and authentic work, like running a newspaper or starting a business. Building on her survey of more than 800 high school graduates, she offers up strategies in all subject areas for active engagement, moving way beyond traditional passive memorization of information. She describes how to create innovative experiences in your classroom, and shares her own lessons and her students' work. Beat Boredom will help you join the ranks of teachers who have challenged the status quo and found ways to motivate even the most reluctant learners.--Page [4] of cover.

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