{"product_id":"teach-on-purpose-leslie-david-burns-9780807757888","title":"Teach on Purpose!: Responsive Teaching for Student Success","description":"\u003cp\u003eGreat teaching is not just a matter of talent or creativity or passion. Teachers are made, not born, and great teachers know \u003cem\u003ewhy\u003c\/em\u003e they do what they do in their classrooms. They do it strategically and purposefully based on technique. \u003cem\u003eTeach on Purpose \u003c\/em\u003e demonstrates a high-quality research-based and practical approach to teaching that focuses on how to use data about students' identities, experiences, and knowledge to design responsive curriculum and instruction that ensures learning. The authors provide secondary school teachers with scientifically proven strategies for creating learning environments that increase student motivation, engagement, and academic achievement. The text features model units authored and taught by practicing classroom teachers in math, science, social studies, and language arts to demonstrate key principles that can be used in any classroom to be a true professional educator. \u003cem\u003eTeach on Purpose \u003c\/em\u003e empowers teachers across all content areas to create meaningful teaching and learning experiences together with their students for the success of all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e \u003cem\u003eTeach on Purpose  \u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003ewill show secondary teachers how to: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e Respond to diverse learners' needs while also meeting academic standards across content areas.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Help youth actively apply what they learn to purposes in their lives beyond school.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Use information about students' out-of-school knowledge to enhance academic engagement and motivation to learn.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Use evolving technologies to enhance traditional curriculum.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Use multiple media and multimodal texts to reach students and engage them for success in contemporary ways.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Leslie David Burns, Stergios Botzakis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0807757888\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780807757888\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Teachers College Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/05\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.40d","brand":"Leslie David Burns","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46094100594943,"sku":"9780807757888","price":30.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_30b1c1a7-81d9-48fb-87da-d033a3c5b57f.jpg?v=1724843686","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/teach-on-purpose-leslie-david-burns-9780807757888","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}