What's the Big Idea?: Question-Driven Units to Motivate Reading, Writing, and Thinking
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| Rating | : | 4.27 (583 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0325021570 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 216 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-11-20 |
| Language | : | English |
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Daniel E. Sharkovitz said What's the Big Idea. Look beyond the title. That's my advice for anyone thinking about purchasing this book. I bought the book out of respect for its author, an extraordinarily thoughtful teacher who has contributed much to the teaching profession.What is especially valuable about What's the Big Idea is not just the "big ideas"--or guiding questions of the. A Great New Resource to Support Student Learning Kay Haas Jim Burke has done it again--and perhaps better than ever before! What's the Big Idea? Question-Driven Units to Motivate Reading, Writing, and Thinking not only provides a researched foundation for implementing inquiry-based instruction, but it also provides a clear picture of what goes on in Jim's high school English classes every day. almost too specific This book paints a very engaging picture of Jim Burke's AP classroom. It's what I call a "neat ideas" book. It's packed with "neat ideas": activities that sound engaging and valuable and intellectual. I could print out the handouts and use them in my class very easily. (If I taught AP English)It doesn't, however, teach me enough to des
Jim Burke is the author of numerous bestselling Heinemann titles, including the English Teacher's Companion, Fourth Edition and What's the Big Idea? The question he's always tried to answer is "How can we teach our students better?" He seeks these answers daily through his work in his own classroom at Burlingame High School in California where he still teaches after twenty years. Through his work in the class and on such commissions, Jim Burke seeks no
Many people have written about how theory (or research) relates to practice; Jim is one of those rare professionals who live the relationship.-Arthur ApplebeeNAEP advisor, Validation committee member for Common Core, Author of Curriculum as Conversation Why a book about questions? "Because when students' instruction is organized around meaningful, clear questions," writes Jim Burke in What's the Big Idea? "they understand better, remember longer, and engage much more deeply and for
About the Author Jim Burke is the author of numerous bestselling Heinemann titles, including the English Teacher's Companion, Fourth Edition and What's the Big Idea? The question he's always tried to answer is "How can we teach our students better?" He seeks these answers daily through his work in his own classroom at Burlingame High School in California where he still teaches after twenty years. In addition, he is a senior author on the Holt McDougal Harcourt Literature series. Jim has received numerous awards, including the NCTE Intellectual Freedom Award, the NCTE Conference on English Leadershi