Enriching, engaging, rigorous, meaningful—these are the learning opportunities that are interwoven in Celebrate Leadership: Lessons for Middle School Students. Meyer and Glock use the ideas of Howard Gardner as a guide in designing curriculum and assessments that will engage learners. Constructing learning experiences that are based on the multiple intelligences and the standards provides all students with the opportunity to be successful. When it comes to assessment of that learning,...
At various times, classroom teachers find themselves wondering if students are grasping the content. In this publication, the authors use the ideas of Howard Gardner as a guide in designing curriculum and assessments that will engage learners. This book has step-by-step procedures, planning sheets for teachers, and all the necessary reproducible that students need.
Lesson 1Getting started5Lesson 2Goal setting11Lesson 3Notable research15Lesson 4Life rules19Lesson 5Getting ready25Lesson 6Preparing for an audience31Lesson 7Putting it all together33Lesson 8We are all in this together39Lesson 9Practice makes perfect43Lesson 10Reflections and feedback47App. AFlexible timeline49App. BLearning strategies52App. CAcademic standards54