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Record Nr.

UNINA9910798953803321

Autore

Brown Kim M.

Titolo

Creating passionate learners : engaging today's students for tomorrow's world / / Kim Brown, Tony Frontier, Donald J. Viegut ; foreword by Dr. Russell J. Quaglia

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Thousand Oaks, California : , : Corwin, a SAGE Company, , [2016]

�2016

ISBN

1-4833-9343-7

1-4833-9342-9

1-4833-4447-9

1-4833-4449-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xviii, 205 pages) : illustrations

Collana

The clarity series

Disciplina

370.15/4

Soggetti

Motivation in education - United States

Academic achievement - United States

Engagement (Philosophy)

Educational psychology

Learning, Psychology of

Dropouts - United States - Prevention

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

chapter 1. An introduction to creating passionate learners -- chapter 2. Committing to engagement literacy -- chapter 3. The power of mindset -- chapter 4. Internal dialogue : reengage learners using teacher feedback -- chapter 5. Self-determination -- chapter 6. Classroom culture : setting the tone for engagement -- chapter 7. High-leverage reforms -- chapter 8. Leading the transformation for creating passionate learners.

Sommario/riassunto

Increase student engagement and create passionate learners. The path that leads a student to drop out of school is typically long, with engagement fading each year until the student stops attending. Clearly, increasing student engagement is the key to halting this sequence. But lack of consensus on the definition of "engagement" makes this



difficult. What schools need is a common engagement literacy - a simple yet nuanced understanding of how to maximize engagement. This book offers the first comprehensive system for defining engagement and optimizing it in any student cohort. Inside, you'll learn: -- How to improve teacher feedback methods for maximum engagement -- The power of mindset (for both educators and students). -- Key vocabulary terms for furthering the engagement process. -- With this ...