Total Participation Techniques presents dozens of ways to engage K-12 students in active learning and allow them to demonstrate the depth of their knowledge and understanding. The authors, Pérsida Himmele and William Himmele, explain both the why and the how of Total Participation Techniques (TPTs) as they explore the high cost of student disengagement, place TPTs in the context of higher-order thinking and formative assessments, and demonstrate how to create a "TPT-conducive classroom." Readers will learn how to implement field-tested techniques they can use on the spot, with Hold-Up cards, with movement, and to guide note-taking and concept analysis. --From publisher's description.

Section I. TPTs and engagement. The high cost of disengagement ; A model for total participation and higher-order thinking -- Section II. 37 Classroom-ready TPTs. TPT tools and supplies ; On-the-spot TPTs ; TPT hold-ups ; TPTs involving movement ; TPTs to guide note-taking and concept analysis -- Section III: TPTs in more depth. TPTs as formative assessment tools ; Building a TPT-conducive classroom.