The Little Book of Laughter: Using humour as a tool to engage and motivate all learners (The Little Books) - Hardcover

Keeling, Dave

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1781350086 ISBN 13: 9781781350089

Verlag: Independent Thinking Press, 2013

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This book includes a brief history of laughter, gives you the rules of Funny and explains why having a laugh should be in your job description. Included are exercises to encourage laughter and techniques that will create an environment that is linked to encouraging andimproving learning as well as a whole load of comical comments, quotes and, of course, gags.

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Dave Keeling has been a professional actor for 20 years and a 'stand-up' educationalist for 18 years working the length and breadth of the country with teachers, pupils and parents.

Since establishing Independent Thinking 25 years ago, Ian Gilbert has made a name for himself across the world as a highly original writer, editor, speaker, practitioner and thinker and is someone who the IB World magazine has referred to as one of the world's leading educational visionaries.The author of several books, and the editor of many more, Ian is known by thousands of teachers and young people across the world for his award-winning Thunks books. Thunks grew out of Ian's work with Philosophy for Children (P4C), and are beguiling yet deceptively powerful little philosophical questions that he has created to make children's - as well as their teachers' - brains hurt.Ian's growing collection of bestselling books has a more serious side too, without ever losing sight of his trademark wit and straight-talking style. The Little Book of Bereavement for Schools, born from personal family experience, is finding a home in schools across the world, and The Working Class - a massive collaborative effort he instigated and edited - is making a genuine difference to the lives of young people from some of the poorest backgrounds.A unique writer and editor, there is no other voice like Ian Gilbert's in education today.

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THE LITTLE BOOK OF LAUGHTER - demonstrates why having a laugh should be in your job description and shows you the benefits that humour can bring to the learning environment.

Benefits such as creating openness, bravery, teamwork, imagination and creativity and, most of all, improving relationships between students and teachers.

Includes:
:) A brief history of laughter
:) Techniques linked to encouraging and improving learning
:) Exercises to encourage laughter
:) and The Rules of Funny
:) as well as a whole load of comical comments,quotes and, of course, gags.

?Dave Keeling takes the old saying ?Make em laugh, make em think and transforms it into a clear, informative and enjoyable guide that shows teachers of all age ranges how to use humour in education. The Little Book of Laughter combines analysis of different forms of comedy with a handy DIY guide, as well as providing a series of ?seriously funny jokes that will make both teachers and pupils laugh aloud.
Professor Marion Wynne-Davies, School of English and Languages,
University of Surrey

?As the pressure on and accountability of schools and teachers continues to increase, this book represents a much needed reality check on what schools, childhood and growing up are all about.
Dean Goddard, Deputy Head Teacher, St Martin s School, Brentwood, Essex

6 2 and ginger, Dave Keeling is an author and professional actor and has been a ?stand-up (or kinaesthetic and passionate) educationalist for over 10 years, working with teachers, pupils and parents the length and breadth of the country.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Independent Thinking Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2013
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1781350086
• ISBN 13: 9781781350089
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 160
• Herausgeber: Gilbert Ian
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