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Instant Relevance: Using Today's Experiences to Teach Tomorrow's Lessons
Students don't need teachers for information. Virtual courseware, online tutors, and comprehensive textbooks make individualized, self-paced learning easier than ever. Students have free access to information 24/7. So what can teachers offer students that massive open online courses (MOOCS) and online tutorials can't? Relevance! Students need teachers to help them make sense of information. Every day, students in schools around the world ask the question, "When am I ever going to use this in real life?" In Instant Relevance, author and keynote speaker Denis Sheeran equips you to create engaging lessons from experiences and events that matter to your students, not just in preparation for real-world application. Your students will begin to see meaningful connections between the real world and what they learn in the classroom - because that's when learning sticks. Here are just a few things you will learn from Denis Sheeran in Instant Why sharing personal experiences can make lasting content connections for students How asking questions can lead to relevant learning experiences Where detours from routine can take your class How to find unique learning opportunities in everyday circumstances.
102 pages, Paperback
Published July 29, 2016
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January 2, 2021
I absolutely agree that we need to make our content relevant. Learning stems from curiosity. I'm excited to look at my units with a fresh set of eyes.
March 28, 2017
This book reminded me to look at ordinary things in an extraordinary way. How can I make this relevant to learning? How can this help me connect to my students. Great read!
March 13, 2019
A quick read. Not bad for a book about math.
July 4, 2017
Making meaningful connections with my students is important. Teaching must be relevant as well as deliberate. Denis does a great job in this book reminding us as educators how important our work is. If you've ever had a student ask you, "When will I ever use this in real life?" -- read this book!
February 24, 2018
Instant Relevance is my 13th book of the 2018 60 book challenge. I just finished it and was blown away by ideas that I can implement in my classroom. Math Teacher, Denis Sherman, takes any opportunity and relates it to his content. I’m motivated to do the same so I can engage real world content with my students!
December 19, 2016
The first thing that struck me about this book was Denis' use of Thinking Questions at the end of every chapter to guide the reader through the learning. As we know, questions open the door to the future and are more powerful than answers in that they demand engagement. I couldn't help but be engaged as I read this book. As a believer in the fact that context and relevance matters, this book hits the mark.
Denis shows you how he brings his life into the classroom. Whether we like it or not, our students want to get to know us - and why not? Or, why would we not want to form that relationship? As Denis said, "We have no choice but to make learning more relevant to our students, or they will learn without us." If you want to make school work relevant and learn along with your students, you need to read this book.
~Dr. Byron L. Ernest
Denis shows you how he brings his life into the classroom. Whether we like it or not, our students want to get to know us - and why not? Or, why would we not want to form that relationship? As Denis said, "We have no choice but to make learning more relevant to our students, or they will learn without us." If you want to make school work relevant and learn along with your students, you need to read this book.
~Dr. Byron L. Ernest
July 2, 2017
After reading this short,inspiring book I'm left with 25 pages of notes for future lessons and can't wait for Monday to come.
I just reread this a year later and continue to find it inspiring.
I just reread this a year later and continue to find it inspiring.
December 22, 2016
As far as teacher books go, I'm not sure there is one as quick, funny, and instantly practical as this one. Easy read that took less than an hour.
May 3, 2017
Quick (and funny!) read, full of ideas that make you look through a new lens at the world. Now as I drive home or listen to music or just go for a walk, I think, "Oooh! I can use THIS in the classroom... and THIS... and THIS!" I'm looking at old things anew again, pondering how I can use it to get my scholars excited about class the next day. Here are ways to let "real life" back into the classroom, where it's ACTUAL REAL LIFE for our children. Blog post about it: http://geniushour.blogspot.com/2017/0...
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