Teaching Teenagers
A Toolbox for Engaging and Motivating Learners
- Warren Kidd - University of East London, UK
- Gerry Czerniawski - University of East London, UK
For successful classroom teaching, your students need to be engaged and active learners. In Teaching Teenagers, there is practical advice that is grounded in the realities of teaching in today's classrooms on how to be an inspirational teacher and produce highly motivated students. This book contains 220 positive, practical teaching ideas that are relevant to both new and experienced classroom teachers.
Contents cover:
- teaching tools to inspire and captivate
- motivation for learning
- engaging learners
- how to create a learning atmosphere
- classroom management
- cooperative learning
- learning outside of the classroom
- moving learners around the room
- assessment for motivation and engagement
- feedback and praise
- using emerging technologies to engage
- using homework
- supporting learners in learning how to learn
- challenging learners of all abilities
With reference to reflective practice, best practice, and Continuing Professional Development (CPD), this book provides essential support for student teachers, new teachers and experienced teachers looking to extend their repertoire.
'I enjoyed this book, and got a lot of good ideas from it' -
Chris Kilby, PGCE student
'An essential read for all trainee teachers… covers the literature and puts a strong emphasis on the how' -
Sarah Davies, Senior Lecturer, Nottingham Trent University
'This book guides you through a process of looking at your own teaching and properly building in some of the many new techniques it outlines. This book does not provide a magic wand, it instead provides a mirror onto one's own practice and allows you to make real, lasting improvements in the classroom'
-JoTTER
'This book will provide ideas that motivate that most difficult of audiences, the teenager. It works well because it is broken down into quick ideas that can easily be built on to existing plans'
The Teacher
'This book's authors are both experienced classroom teachers with impressive CVs, immediately instilling faith that they will know what they are talking about and that they are giving advice and ideas about things they have actually done'
-Debbie Redshaw
Although evidently written for use by teachers in L1 secondary schools, there is much here that could apply just as well in TESOL settings and which would be useful for new and prospective teachers to learn about.
This is an excellent text that provides a vast array of resources for teachers. This has been adopted by the department, and put into use by our team, but not by the learners themselves although they are reaping the benefits of the contents!
Great book for those starting out in teaching. Ideas for lesson starters, themes and plenary's. Has helped me a lot
Although an interesting read, it wasn't really applicable to the module content I was delivering.
Essential reading for teachers new and experienced!!
Some excellent ideas for those working with post 16.
Really engaging text, very accessible to readers of varying levels of ability. Easy to dip into when required to try new techniques. Easy to relate to and the author clearly knows his audience.
This is an excellent book for new and existing teachers in FE - it provides innovate ideas to engage and motivate young people in learning.
This is a fantastic and practical book for teachers wishing to improve their practice, or trainees. Its such an easy read and a book ive found really engaging!