Includes bibliographical references (p. [172]-174) and index.

Ideas: 220 practical teaching ideas to foster engagement and motivation in teenage learners -- 1. How to 'sparkle' in the classroom : Managing entrances of learners to classrooms ; Entering the classroom ; First impressions ; Exciting ways to start lessons ; Plenaries and ends to lessons ; That personal touch! ; Using source materials for stimulating activities ; Sparkling in the classroom -- 2. First encounters : A room with a view ; Give students ownership of their own learning environment ; Establishing a purposeful atmosphere when taking over a new class ; Back to basics ; Establishing group dynamics -- 3. Assessment strategies for motivating learners : Between two worlds ; Ipsative assessment and SPACE ; The Assessment Reform Group (2002) ; SMART ; Who are we trying to assess? -- 4. Teaching to engage : Moving learners around the room ; Reducing the ratio of teacher talk to pupil talk ; Avoid those sleepy corners! ; Activity scaffolding -- 5. Building an effective climate : Climate-building ideas ; Aims and objectives ; The role of 'talk' in the classroom ; Thinking skills ; Assessment and climate ; Choice -- 6. Strategies for cooperative and social learning : Experimenting with new seating arrangements ; Factors to consider when using new seating arrangements ; Creating the 'wow' factor ; When the tables and chairs cannot be moved ; Developing peer working practices and cooperative learning --

7. Engaging through e-learning : Using e-learning for the start and end of lessons ; Using interactive whiteboards: the whole world in your hands? ; Podcasting for learner engagement ; Think about your podcast pedagogy ; Take the time to 'code' your podcasts ; E-learning for asynchronous support -- 8. Classroom management and learner engagement : Start as you mean to go on ... : Settling learners in ; Effective starters ; Keeping learners on task ; Effective communication techniques ; Effective classroom management techniques -- 9. Feedback and feedforward : Possible data for record-keeping ; Giving written feedback/feedforward ; Online testing ; Including learners in the evaluation of their own work ; Maximizing effectiveness in class ; Minimize the amount of work to be marked -- 10. Homework? Strategies for learning outside of the classroom : Homework for 'digital natives' ; Digital safety ; Speaking to parents ; A warning about e-learning ; Multiple intelligence and homework ; Homework that maximizes the impact of your marking time ; Tackling non-completion of homework -- 11. Challenging learners of all abilities : You can differentiate by ... ; Differentiation by using 'Blooms taxonomy' ; Specialist support that is 'good for all' ; A summary of differentiation strategies ; Taking learners to the 'next step' -- 12. Supporting learners in learning how to learn : Meta-cognition: towards a thinking classroom ; thinking and thinking skills ; The 'thinking literature' ; Making thinking fun! ; Building a 'thinking classroom' ; Reflecting upon learning -- 13. Capturing and utilizing the learner voice : The role of student evaluation in teaching and learning ; Listening to learners? What is in it for us? ; Listening to learners ; Using audio to capture the learner voice ; Students as researchers.