Visual Impact, Visual Teaching

Using Images to Strengthen Learning

Timothy Gangwer

• Publisher: Skyhorse
• Year: 2015
• Print ISBN: 9781632205759
• eBook ISBN: 9781632209900
• Topic: Education
• Subtopic: Education Teaching Methods

Each day, teachers look for new ways to get students excited about learning and new ways to help them retain the information they learn. In this practical guide, Timothy Gangwer incorporates the latest research on visual learning and shows how you can stimulate students' interest and participation.Offering classroom-tested techniques to engage learners' brains, this book includes hundreds of ready-to-use visual learning activities in language arts, math, science, social studies, environmental studies, the arts, and more. This resource covers: Differentiating instruction based on how students process visual information
Using graphic organizers, digital photography, the Internet, and other visual communication tools
Incorporating music, art, and drama to enhance instruction and learning
Teaching visual communication strategies to English language learnersDiscover how to use visual strategies and activities to help students think critically about the way they understand and perceive the world.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Halftitle
• Dedication
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Contents
• Foreword
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• About the Author
• 1. What Is Visual Teaching?
• 2. Brain-Compatible Learning
• 3. Visual Communication Tools
• 4. Fine Arts
• 5. Visual Communication Skills for English Language Learners
• 6. Subject-Specific Visual Learning Activities for the Classroom
• Conclusion
• References
• Suggested Reading
• Index