Launching and Consolidating Unstoppable Learning ― Student Engagement Strategies to Support Growth Mindsets and Increase Learner Autonomy

Part of the Unstoppable Learning Series

Adopted by educators worldwide, the Unstoppable Learning model includes seven elements of teaching and learning: (1) planning, (2) launching, (3) consolidating, (4) assessing, (5) adapting, (6) managing, and (7) leading. In this resource, the author offers strategies for launching (introducing content and hooking students) and consolidating (facilitating students’ comprehension) to help readers cultivate and increase meaningful, student-centered learning.

Learn classroom management strategies to support students’ mindsets for engagement and their need for autonomy:

• Become familiar with the student engagement mindset continuum and gain teaching strategies that help establish a growth mindset for students.
• Understand the theories of motivation, self-determination, and participation.
• Consider classroom scenarios that increase the level of participation and intrinsic motivation during a lesson launch.
• Boost competency and learning consolidation by tapping into student engagement strategies designed specifically for different kinds of students.
• Learn how to monitor bias, which can negatively affect motivation for students who are struggling.
• Learn ways to help students relate to content, and learn when and where to differentiate instruction to provide more learner autonomy.

Contents:
Foreword
Introduction
Chapter 1: Student Engagement
Chapter 2: The Agitator Mindset
Chapter 3: The Retreater Mindset
Chapter 4: The Probationer Mindset
Chapter 5: The Aficionado Mindset
Chapter 6: The Academician Mindset
Chapter 7: Engagement Culture Schoolwide
Epilogue
References and Resources
Index

Books in the Unstoppable Learning series:

• Unstoppable Learning
• A Handbook for Unstoppable Learning
• Leading Unstoppable Learning
• Adapting Unstoppable Learning
• Assessing Unstoppable Learning
• Managing Unstoppable Learning
• Launching and Consolidating Unstoppable Learning