Journey Toward the Caring Classroom: Using Adventure to Create Community - Softcover

Frank, Laurie S.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1939019109 ISBN 13: 9781939019103

Verlag: Wood N Barnes, 2013

Inhaltsangabe

This book makes a case for backing away from our narrow focus of fixing problems to encompass a broader view of what works in schools. It is a resource that summons us to step back, take a deep breath, and search for the common ground of supporting the next generation to be healthy and whole human beings. It offers a way to view one's classroom and school as a commons that is influenced by the school culture and climate; which, in turn, influence the creation of a sense of community. From this view, teaching and learning can take place in a context of sharing, support, and collaboration. Students can take necessary risks to learn because they allow themselves to be open to ideas and different ways of knowing. In the process they can learn and practice what it means to work with others, act with integrity, and take responsibility.This book deftly bridges the gap between conventional and experiential/adventure education by re-casting the classroom teacher as educator/facilitator/guide. It is user friendly and empowers teachers to cultivate flexibility within their educational practice and to use their mind, intuition, knowledge, and the growing body of research available to identify where their students actually are and give them what they need, not what standards say are appropriate. The theory, research, and discussion of social/emotional competencies is solid! This is what we need to make our case in public and conventional private schools. This book is timely and appropriate in that it meets schools' needs and desires for culture and climate change, addressing bullying, social justice, and social emotional development while balancing those needs against the needs for research-based instruction and curriculum design and the requirements to meet state standards (in many cases).

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Laurie Frank is a former public school teacher who has worked in the adventure and experiential education arenas for over 30 years. She began her career as a special education teacher in emotional disabilities, working with students of all ages. Her path diverged upon the discovery of adventure education and experiential methodologies. The need to develop a sense of community within the school setting was apparent, and the adventure philosophy seemed the perfect vehicle to achieve that goal.Laurie is the owner/director of GOAL Consulting, working with people of all ages to create environments where everyone is invited into the process of working and learning together. Her major focuses are community building, collaborative leadership, experiential education, and Appreciative Inquiry. Workshops with Laurie invite engagement by constructing knowledge through experience and exploration.Ms. Frank was a leader in designing the nationally recognized Stress/Challenge adventure program for Madison (Wisconsin) Metropolitan School District, and wrote their curriculum, Adventure in the Classroom, in 1988. Since then, she has had the opportunity to work with educators throughout North America and the world to explore experiential teaching and learning methodologies that honor people's commonalities and transcend the bounds of culture. Laurie's passion is to facilitate human interaction, and to create environments where everyone is empowered. A few of her projects include: YEP (Youth Empowerment Process), Inquiry Institute with the Chicago Teacher's Center, and Collaborative Leadership: a project of the Wisconsin Leadership Institute. She currently serves on the boards of the Hancock Center for Dance/Movement Therapy, The United World College-Costa Rica and UWC Council, Students Abroad for Global Education (SAGE), and Recovery Acceleration then Competence and Excellence (R.A.C.E.) Academies.

Aus dem Klappentext

Journey Toward the Caring Classroom, 2nd Edition, deftly bridges the gap between conventional and experiential education, empowering educators/facilitators to use their minds, intuition, and knowledge along with a growing body of evidence to create an environment that supports learning, community building, and social-emotional development. Educational theory, concrete in-class strategies, and engaging activities encourage educators to transform their classroom into a caring place where every learner can grow.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Wood N Barnes
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2013
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1939019109
• ISBN 13: 9781939019103
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Auflage: 2
• Anzahl der Seiten: 310
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