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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Michael Reichert , Richard Hawley , Peg TyrePublisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc Imprint: Jossey-Bass Inc.,U.S. Dimensions: Width: 17.50cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 23.10cm Weight: 0.386kg ISBN: 9780470532782ISBN 10: 0470532785 Pages: 288 Publication Date: 20 July 2010 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: In Print  Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock. Table of ContentsAbout This Book vii Foreword by Peg Tyre ix Acknowledgments xiii The Authors xv Introduction xvii PART ONE: EFFECTIVE LESSONS 1 Transitivity at Work: Five Effective Lessons 5 2 Creating Products 17 3 Lessons as Games 35 4 Motor Activity 65 5 Role Play and Performance 85 6 Open Inquiry 107 7 Teamwork and Competition 121 8 Personal Realization 137 9 Novelty, Drama, and Surprise 171 PART TWO: EFFECTIVE RELATIONSHIPS 10 A Teacher’s Presence 195 11 A Teacher’s Knowledge 209 PART THREE: LESSONS FOR EDUCATORS 12 Enhancing Teacher-Student Relationships 223 13 Activating the Eliciting Process 229 14 What Schools Can Do 237 Appendix: Design and Research Methods for the Teaching Boys Study 243 References 257 Index 259ReviewsPsychologist Reichert and educator Hawley teamed up to investigate the crisis in boys' academic achievement by conducting a study of teachers' methods and students' performance in all-boy, college prep, middle and high schools in six English-speaking countries. Their insights into young males' own rules of engagement led them to three key insights: boys are relational learners who rely on a give-and-take approach with their teachers; boys elicit the kind of teaching they need via a feedback dynamic that teachers need to heed; and lessons for boys must offer at least one element to arouse and hold students' interests. Over 100 examples of successful, creative lessons from a host of instructors demonstrate what really works with boys, including stage fight techniques as part of studying Shakespeare; figuring out the odds of winning at cards; and creating a comic strip about the immune system. Much is made of how novel these lesson plans and projects are, but many of them are the fami Anyone involved in the educational process, teachers, counselors, administrators and parents, should take a look at this book. Incorporating the testimony of the students and their teachers into the book, the authors let the parties involved explain what does and does not work. (Bookloons.com, September 2010) Psychologist Reichert and educator Hawley teamed up to investigate the crisis in boys' academic achievement by conducting a study of teachers' methods and students' performance in all-boy, college prep, middle and high schools in six English-speaking countries. Their insights into young males' own rules of engagement led them to three key insights: boys are relational learners who rely on a give-and-take approach with their teachers; boys elicit the kind of teaching they need via a feedback dynamic that teachers need to heed; and lessons for boys must offer at least one element to arouse and hold students' interests. Over 100 examples of successful, creative lessons from a host of instructors demonstrate what really works with boys, including stage fight techniques as part of studying Shakespeare; figuring out the odds of winning at cards; and creating a comic strip about the immune system. Much is made of how novel these lesson plans and projects are, but many of them are the familiar stuff of traditional private school curricula. A book more appropriate for teachers and administrators than parents, it is a real rubric for making learning lively and memorable in boys' lives. (Aug.) (Publishers Weekly, July 19, 2010) Anyone involved in the educational process, teachers, counselors, administrators and parents, should take a look at this book. Incorporating the testimony of the students and their teachers into the book, the authors let the parties involved explain what does and does not work. ( Bookloons.com, September 2010)<p>Psychologist Reichert and educator Hawley teamed up to investigate the crisis in boys' academic achievement by conducting a study of teachers' methods and students' performance in all-boy, college prep, middle and high schools in six English-speaking countries. Their insights into young males' own rules of engagement led them to three key insights: boys are relational learners who rely on a give-and-take approach with their teachers; boys elicit the kind of teaching they need via a feedback dynamic that teachers need to heed; and lessons for boys must offer at least one element to arouse and hold students' interests. Over 100 examples of successful, creative lessons from Author InformationMichael Reichert, Ph.D., is a clinician, consultant to schools, and supervising psychologist at The Haverford School. He also serves as executive director of the Center for the Study of Boys' and Girls' Lives. Richard Hawley, Ph.D., headmaster emeritus of Cleveland's University School, was the founding president of the International Boys' Schools Coalition, and is author of many books about children, schools, and learning. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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