The Embody Learning Student Engagement Guide introduces teachers to the Embody Learning method of teaching that equips teachers to actively engage every learner in total commitment learning.
Developed by visionary teachers taking bold steps to create active learning experiences in their classrooms, Embody Learning consists of techniques, methods, and tools teachers use in lessons many times each day.
In ninety colorful pages, the guide introduces teachers to the Embody Learning teaching model, surveys the research-based theory behind the practice, speaks to making every lesson relevant to students' interests and styles of learning, presents four essential skills that drive the model and lead to teacher success, overviews how the model fits any lesson planning process, and offers guides for designing an Embody Learning environment in every classroom.
The guide is part of a larger Embody Learning teacher resource package available at embodylearning.com
Donn Poll believes teachers can help every student succeed. He came to that belief 10 years ago as Executive Director of Arts Integration Solutions focusing on helping teachers use the arts to engage students in academic success. Then he formed a business with his arts and education partners to train teachers to engage students at a whole new level of Embody Learning. Donn's background is in communication - with education (cum laude) in journalism and design, he started in the newspaper business and moved through corporate communications to education and the arts. He led the development of the Embody Learning model, working with his partners Rick Wamer and Julia Barwell and teachers in preschool through high school classrooms. Donn believes teachers are the key to making school a successful experience for every student in every classroom. He is optimistic, passionate, determined. With Rick Wamer, Donn is developing an Embody Learning teacher coaching app, to bring the model to teachers globally. Donn is the Art Director for A3D Impressions, an independent publisher, and author help service.
Rick Wamer has Embody Learning in his bones. He has shaped the model with teachers in classrooms across the country. With his colleague Paul Fisher, he imagined and constructed the training and coaching that will evolve into the magic of the Embody Learning model and an app. Rick's experience at Embody Learning combined with the rest of his professional career has made him a highly effective promoter. He knows how to fully engage users after decades of managing his theater and after working with world-renowned artist Marcel Marceau as well as from touring the world as a performing artist for over three decades. With Donn Poll, Rick s developing an Embody Learning teacher coaching app, to bring the model to teachers globally. Rick is the Editor in Chief for A3D Impressions, an independent publisher, and author help service.
Julia Barwell brings her passion for teaching and learning strategies to Embody Learning classrooms across the country. As a former assistant professor at Northern Arizona University's undergraduate elementary education program, she has extensive experience working with pre-service teachers, embedding theory, and strategies for student engagement into her elementary methods courses. Her over thirty years as an educator include several years as an elementary music teacher, classroom teacher, instructional coach, staff developer and elementary principal. She is an Arizona certified trainer of English Language Arts Standards. Julia taught curriculum and methods courses and supervised prospective teachers in practicum classrooms. She has shaped the Embody Learning model and guided its research.
