Energize your students through active learning!

Engagement is critical to positive classroom climate and individual student achievement. Yet it can be elusive. This teacher-friendly flip book provides strategies to maximize student involvement and confidence in the learning process. In this easy-to-use companion to Energizing Brain Breaks, you’ll find:

• More than sixty practical, easy-to-implement teaching ideas.


• Strategies to improve questioning techniques, adjust attitudes, and involve parents.


• The Engagement Wheel, a downloadable self-evaluation tool to measure student participation and guide lesson planning.


• Access to a free PowerPoint or SmartBoard version.

A high school mathematics instructor since 1987, author David Sladkey has been named Teacher of the Year by Naperville Community School District.

*"*Engaging Teaching Tools is a fantastic resource that is full of ideas that foster a positive learning environment. It is a great reference for new teachers or teachers who want to refresh their ideas and invigorate their teaching."

—Kris Freebairn, Science Teacher

Loreto Mandeville Hall, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia