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How Can I Increase Student Engagement  in the Language Arts Classroom?

Books that present 21st century needs, skills and strategies.

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Visible Learning for Teachers: Maximizing Impact on Learning 
John Hattie

Presents 15 years of research on how best to engage students and why we should.
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Sensemaking Methodology Reader
 Brenda Dervin

Addresses how humans communicate and how best to leverage this within the classroom.
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21st Century Skills: Learning for Life in Our Times
Bernie Trilling & Charles Fadel

This book discusses the skills needed for success in the 21st century and how to present them ins the classroom.
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The Flat World and Education: How America's Commitment to Equity Will Determine our Future
Linda Darling-Hammond

This book presents the need for the U.S. to readjust its education system through presentation of facts, comparison of systems and the statistics related to our students' preparedness versus students in other countries.  
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The Highly Engaged Classroom Robert J. Marzano, Debra J. Pickering, Tammy Heflebower

Discusses research and theory behind engagement and provides strategies to motivate students.  
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Teaching the iGeneration: 5 Easy Ways to Introduce Essential Skills with Web 2.0 Tools William M. Ferriter, Adam Garry

Combines instructional strategies with 21st century tools and addresses 21st ce
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"Daniel H. Pink says in, Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us, his provocative and persuasive new book. The secret to high performance and satisfaction—at work, at school, and at home—is the deeply human need to direct our own lives, to learn and create new things, and to do better by ourselves and our world."
http://www.danpink.com/books/drive/
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