Effective Learning Activities

Effective Learning to: Raise achievement; Deepen understanding; Promote self-esteem; Improve motivation. What the book covers: Promoting understanding - through the design of activities which require learners to perform their understanding. Promoting differentiation - without resorting to 'death by worksheet' but by using activities which challenge able children and support the less able. How to enable learners to use a wide variety of resources - make links with library resource centres and incorporate core skills at a reduced cost to departments. The design of activities - GCSE, National Curriculum, Highers, GSVQ and GNVQ. The School Effectiveness Series: Effective Learning Activities is one of a series of books which focus on practical and useful ideas for individual schools and teachers. The series addresses the issues of whole school improvement and new knowledge about teaching and learning and offers straightforward solutions which teachers can use to make life more rewarding for themselves and those they teach.