{"product_id":"problems-first-learning-ted-mccain-9781949539776","title":"Problems-First Learning: A Framework for Engaging Minds and Nurturing Thinkers in Grades 6-12 (a Teacher's Guide to Boosting Student Engagement with t","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe educational pattern of lecture, listen, and forget is deeply ingrained in schools. In this user-friendly resource, author Ted McCain offers a compelling alternative that flips lessons on their heads: the problems-first instructional method. Using this method, you will fully engage students by first introducing a problem and then empowering learners to solve it using creativity, innovation, collaboration, and other essential skills.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUse this resource to help students achieve higher levels of thinking: \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIdentify the need for instructional change in the current educational system.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eConsider the transferable skills students need for solving problems in the workplace and in life outside the classroom.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eStudy the benefits of a problems-first teaching style.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eLearn to implement problems-first methods into existing classrooms.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUnderstand how this method teaches seven essential 21st century skills highly desired in the modern workforce.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDiscover how to introduce role-play into the classroom and broaden lessons to encompass whole-mind learning and boost student engagement.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eContents: \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments \u003cbr\u003eTable of Contents \u003cbr\u003eAbout the Author \u003cbr\u003eIntroduction \u003cbr\u003ePart One: Understanding New Needs and a New Approach for a Digital Generation \u003cbr\u003eChapter 1: The New Needs of a Changing Generation \u003cbr\u003eChapter 2: The Thinking and Processing Skills Students Need for the Future \u003cbr\u003eChapter 3: The Key to a New Approach \u003cbr\u003ePart Two: Learning How to Create Problems-First Projects \u003cbr\u003eChapter 4: Envision a New Role for the Teacher \u003cbr\u003eChapter 5: Ensure That Problems Are First, Teaching Is Second \u003cbr\u003eChapter 6: Establish a Real-World Link Using Role-Play \u003cbr\u003eChapter 7: Expand Your View of the Curriculum \u003cbr\u003eChapter 8: Equip Students With the 4 Ds of Problem Solving \u003cbr\u003eChapter 9: Elevate the Students' Level of Thought \u003cbr\u003eChapter 10: Educate the Whole Mind \u003cbr\u003eChapter 11: Evaluate Holistically \u003cbr\u003eChapter 12: Ease Yourself Out of the Picture \u003cbr\u003ePart Three: Making the Shift to Problems-First Teaching \u003cbr\u003eChapter 13: Pointers for Shifting to a Problems-First Approach \u003cbr\u003eChapter 14: Examples of Problems-First Lesson Plans \u003cbr\u003eReferences and Resources \u003cbr\u003eIndex \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ted McCain\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1949539776\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781949539776\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Solution Tree\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/22\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.80h x 6.90w x 0.60d","brand":"Ted McCain","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48442734641407,"sku":"9781949539776","price":40.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a7c8687b-adcc-44c8-a543-3b1b9dcfd92c.jpg?v=1777199409","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/problems-first-learning-ted-mccain-9781949539776","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}