Midwest Book Review
2023-09-01 04:45:17 UTC
The Education Shelf
Building Executive Function and Motivation in the Middle Grades
Susanne Croasdaile
https://www.croasdaile.org
Cast, Inc.
https://www.cast.org
9781943085002, $27.00, PB, 144pp
https://www.amazon.com/Building-Executive-Function-Motivation-Middle/dp/1943085005
Synopsis: With the publication of "Building Executive Function and Motivation in the Middle Grades: A Universal Design for Learning Approach" and using real-life examples, Susanne Croasdaile shows educators how to integrate Universal Design for Learning (UDL) to transform the learning experience for their students. She provides a roadmap for anyone who seeks practical, research-based strategies to help their students survive and thrive to become expert learners in the middle grades.
In an easy-to-follow, 8-step process, this instructive guide offers numerous strategies that will enhance instruction and support student social and emotional competency. By highlighting practices related to students' executive function and sustained effort, "Building Executive Function and Motivation in the Middle Grades" is will prove to be an enduringly useful and highly valued addition to the toolkit of every classroom teacher, coach, and administrator.
Critique: Impressively informative, exceptionally well written, thoroughly 'reader friendly' in organization and presentation, "Building Executive Function and Motivation in the Middle Grades: A Universal Design for Learning Approach" is especially and unreservedly recommended for personal, professional, school district, college, and university library Teacher Education, Educational Psychology, and Behavioral Science collections. Ideal for in-service workshop curriculums it should be noted that "Building Executive Function and Motivation in the Middle Grades: A Universal Design for Learning Approach" is also available in a digital book format (Kindle, $20.49).
Editorial Note: Susanne Croasdaile, PhD, has been a classroom teacher, instructional coach, professional developer, program specialist, systems change consultant, and associate director of curriculum and instructions for public schools in Virginia and Louisiana. With more than 25 years of experience in K-12, higher education, and educational research and evaluation, she uses a range of roles to support school-based faculty members as reflective practitioners and to lift their voices to the larger education community.
EDITOR'S NOTE:
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Anyone wanting to submit books for review consideration can send them to:
James A. Cox, Editor-in-Chief
Midwest Book Review
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To submit reviews of any fiction or non-fiction books, email them to Frugalmuse (at) aol (dot) com (Be sure to include the book title, author, publisher, publisher address, publisher website/phone number, 13-digit ISBN number, and list price).
James A. Cox, Editor-in-Chief
Midwest Book Review
Building Executive Function and Motivation in the Middle Grades
Susanne Croasdaile
https://www.croasdaile.org
Cast, Inc.
https://www.cast.org
9781943085002, $27.00, PB, 144pp
https://www.amazon.com/Building-Executive-Function-Motivation-Middle/dp/1943085005
Synopsis: With the publication of "Building Executive Function and Motivation in the Middle Grades: A Universal Design for Learning Approach" and using real-life examples, Susanne Croasdaile shows educators how to integrate Universal Design for Learning (UDL) to transform the learning experience for their students. She provides a roadmap for anyone who seeks practical, research-based strategies to help their students survive and thrive to become expert learners in the middle grades.
In an easy-to-follow, 8-step process, this instructive guide offers numerous strategies that will enhance instruction and support student social and emotional competency. By highlighting practices related to students' executive function and sustained effort, "Building Executive Function and Motivation in the Middle Grades" is will prove to be an enduringly useful and highly valued addition to the toolkit of every classroom teacher, coach, and administrator.
Critique: Impressively informative, exceptionally well written, thoroughly 'reader friendly' in organization and presentation, "Building Executive Function and Motivation in the Middle Grades: A Universal Design for Learning Approach" is especially and unreservedly recommended for personal, professional, school district, college, and university library Teacher Education, Educational Psychology, and Behavioral Science collections. Ideal for in-service workshop curriculums it should be noted that "Building Executive Function and Motivation in the Middle Grades: A Universal Design for Learning Approach" is also available in a digital book format (Kindle, $20.49).
Editorial Note: Susanne Croasdaile, PhD, has been a classroom teacher, instructional coach, professional developer, program specialist, systems change consultant, and associate director of curriculum and instructions for public schools in Virginia and Louisiana. With more than 25 years of experience in K-12, higher education, and educational research and evaluation, she uses a range of roles to support school-based faculty members as reflective practitioners and to lift their voices to the larger education community.
EDITOR'S NOTE:
The Midwest Book Review is an organization of volunteers committed to promoting literacy, library usage, and small press publishing. We accept no funds from authors or publishers. Full permission is given to post any of these reviews on thematically appropriate websites, newsgroups, listserves, internet discussion groups, organizational newsletters, or to interested individuals. Please give the Midwest Book Review a credit line when doing so.
The Midwest Book Review publishes the monthly book review magazines "California Bookwatch", "Internet Bookwatch", "Children's Bookwatch", "MBR Bookwatch", "Reviewer's Bookwatch", and "Small Press Bookwatch". All are available for free on the Midwest Book Review website at www (dot) midwestbookreview (dot) com
Anyone wanting to submit books for review consideration can send them to:
James A. Cox, Editor-in-Chief
Midwest Book Review
278 Orchard Drive
Oregon, WI 53575-1129
To submit reviews of any fiction or non-fiction books, email them to Frugalmuse (at) aol (dot) com (Be sure to include the book title, author, publisher, publisher address, publisher website/phone number, 13-digit ISBN number, and list price).
James A. Cox, Editor-in-Chief
Midwest Book Review