Cushman Fires in the Mind

What Kids Can Tell Us About Motivation and Mastery
1. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-0-470-64947-3
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 208 Seiten, E-Book

Teens talk to adults about how they develop motivation andmastery
Through the voices of students themselves, Fires in the Mindbrings a game-changing question to teachers of adolescents: Whatdoes it take to get really good at something? Starting with whatthey already know and do well, teenagers from widely diversebackgrounds join a cutting-edge dialogue with adults about thedevelopment of mastery in and out of school. Their insights framemotivation, practice, and academic challenge in a new light thatgalvanizes more powerful learning for all. To put these students'ideas into practice, the book also includes practical tips foreducators.
* Breaks new ground by bringing youth voices to a timelytopic-motivation and mastery
* Includes worksheets, tips, and discussion guides that help putthe book's ideas into practice
* Author has 18 previous books on adolescent learning and haswritten for the New York Times Magazine, EducationalLeadership, and American Educator
From the acclaimed author of Fires in the Bathroom, thisis the next-step book that pushes the conversation to next level,as teenagers tackle the pressing challenges of motivation andmastery.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Cushman, Kathleen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword
by Dennis White ix
1. What Does It Take to Get Good?
Young people are developing mastery in ways we easilyoverlook1
2. Catching the Spark
Kids tell what draws them in and gives them confidence inlearning 11
3. Keeping at It
When do young people stick with something and make it theirown? 31
4. Asking the Experts
Looking at how experts work, students make sense of their ownprocess 55
5. Exploring Deliberate Practice
Young people look closer at what makes practice effective71
6. Practice and Performance
Demonstrating mastery also helps students improve 87
7. Bringing Practice into the Classroom
Students imagine the classroom as a community of practice97
8. Is Homework Deliberate Practice?
Whether, when, and how to give kids practice after class117
9. School Projects That Build Expert Habits
Students talk about their most compelling curricula 135
10. Making School a Community of Practice
Kids suggest ways that schools can foster expert habits 153
Appendix A: The Practice Project: A Five-Day CurriculumOutline for Secondary Teachers or Advisers
How to help students investigate the expert process 159
Appendix B: Resources That Help Light Fires in the Mind
Inspiration, tools, organizations, and other resources165
The Student Contributors 173
Acknowledgments 177
About the Author 181
About What Kids Can Do 182
Index 183

Über Autor(innen)

Kathleen Cushman writes, speaks, and consults to a national audience of educators. A journalist and documentarian, she cofounded the nonprofit What Kids Can Do, which collaborates with diverse youth in the United States and abroad, bringing their voices to bear on the complex challenges that affect their lives and learning. She is also author of Fires in the Bathroom and coauthor, with Laura Rogers, of Fires in the Middle School Bathroom.