Inspiring Middle School Minds

2009 Education

Author : Judith A. Willis
Release : 2009
Genre : Education
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Download or read book Inspiring Middle School Minds written by Judith A. Willis. This book was released on 2009. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Teaching adolescents can be quite challenging. Dr. Judy Willis, a neurologist and teacher, explains the inner workings of the adolescent brain. She uses the findings of brain research in her classroom to explain how parents and teachers can trigger untapped inspiration in students. Middle school education has often been a "black hole" for gifted students, seldom providing adequate challenge. By understanding how the brain works, however, we can make learning for all youngsters exciting and stimulating. The information and advice in this book will help parents and teachers design positive and rewarding learning experiences that will then be stored in long-term memory rather than "deleted" or "filtered out."

Teaching with Poverty in Mind

2010-06-16 Education

Author : Eric Jensen
Release : 2010-06-16
Genre : Education
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 106/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Teaching with Poverty in Mind written by Eric Jensen. This book was released on 2010-06-16. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Teaching with Poverty in Mind: What Being Poor Does to Kids' Brains and What Schools Can Do About It, veteran educator and brain expert Eric Jensen takes an unflinching look at how poverty hurts children, families, and communities across the United States and demonstrates how schools can improve the academic achievement and life readiness of economically disadvantaged students. Jensen argues that although chronic exposure to poverty can result in detrimental changes to the brain, the brain's very ability to adapt from experience means that poor children can also experience emotional, social, and academic success. A brain that is susceptible to adverse environmental effects is equally susceptible to the positive effects of rich, balanced learning environments and caring relationships that build students' resilience, self-esteem, and character. Drawing from research, experience, and real school success stories, Teaching with Poverty in Mind reveals * What poverty is and how it affects students in school; * What drives change both at the macro level (within schools and districts) and at the micro level (inside a student's brain); * Effective strategies from those who have succeeded and ways to replicate those best practices at your own school; and * How to engage the resources necessary to make change happen. Too often, we talk about change while maintaining a culture of excuses. We can do better. Although no magic bullet can offset the grave challenges faced daily by disadvantaged children, this timely resource shines a spotlight on what matters most, providing an inspiring and practical guide for enriching the minds and lives of all your students.

Bright Minds, Poor Grades

2001-07-01 Family & Relationships

Author : Michael D. Whitley
Release : 2001-07-01
Genre : Family & Relationships
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Book Rating : 306/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Bright Minds, Poor Grades written by Michael D. Whitley. This book was released on 2001-07-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For any parent who has ever been told, "your child isn't performing up to his or her potential," this book has the answer. Renowned clinical psychologist Michael Whitley, Ph.D. offers a proven ten-step program to motivate underachieving children. This easy-to follow book identifies the six types of underachievers from the procrastinator to the hidden perfectionist to the con artist, and it presents the ten steps to help children succeed in school-and ultimately, in life.

Upstanders

2015 Education

Author : Harvey Daniels
Release : 2015
Genre : Education
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 592/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Upstanders written by Harvey Daniels. This book was released on 2015. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "How can we meet today's elevated goals and engage middle school kids-but not simply replicate our winner-take-all society? How can our students achieve a higher standard-the commitment to bend the world towards justice? In a word, inquiry. Welcome to the classroom of Sara Ahmed. With Smokey Daniels as your guide you'll see exactly how Sara turns required topics into questions young adolescents can't resist investigating and units that help them become thoughtful, compassionate, and action-oriented. Smokey and Sara share everything you need: a developmental look at middle school kids, lessons for collaboration, self-awareness, and compassion, a toolbox of strategies, structures, and handouts, commentary from Smokey that highlights key teaching moves, Game-Time Decisions from Sara that reveal instructional choices, documentation of the incredible work that inquiry allows kids to do, engaging units on commonly taught middle school themes. Give kids all the complexity the standards could ever expect, and something they don't: the chance to grow from bystanders into Upstanders." -- pages (4) of cover.

When I Was Young and Immature

2016-12-09

Author : Seth Kelley
Release : 2016-12-09
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Book Rating : 156/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book When I Was Young and Immature written by Seth Kelley. This book was released on 2016-12-09. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Middle school is chock-full of pressures and struggles. Don't you wish there was an experienced person to teach you the lessons that come with this difficult journey? Well, now you do. "When I Was Young and Immature" focuses on many of middle school's toughest subjects such as romance, labels, and transition. High-schooler Seth Kelley has been through it all, and he's taken the time to write this book so middle-schoolers everywhere can make the most of their middle school experience. "Seth Kelley uses humor and wisdom to weave together an entertaining book. His personal experience will encourage and inspire teens while also giving adults an inside view of the middle school mind. I highly recommend this book!" -Jana Kelley, author of Side by Side

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