ISBN-13: 9781889852331

ISBN-10: 1889852333

by Spence Rogers and Becky Graf

122 pages

There have always been great teachers who love teaching and whose students find learning to be a pleasant and highly successful experience. Great teachers are like Olympic athletes and other award winning performers. They have an abundance of effective strategies and a magical way of making everything work smoothly. That magic is called technique.

Effective technique in almost any endeavor is what separates the stars from the rest. The purpose of this resource is to provide insight into the powerful techniques of star teachers and trainers and the magical way they use those techniques to succeed every time.

Part 1: Introduction

• The three essential design domains: context, content, and process.
• The six keys for unlocking intrinsic motivation and reaching performance excellence.

Part 2: How to Plan for Success with Your Learners

Part 3: Starting Successful Lessons

Part 4: Techniques for Giving Directions that Work

Part 5: Techniques for Building Positive Attitudes

Part 6: Questioning Techniques that Work

Part 7: Techniques for Improving the Effectiveness of Teaching Strategies

Part 8: General Techniques for Improving Teaching Effectiveness

Part 9: Survival Techniques