Developing Tenacity (eBook)

Teaching learners how to persevere in the face of difficulty (Pedagogy for a Changing World series)

Bill Lucas, Ellen Spencer (Autoren)

eBook Download: EPUB

2018
232 Seiten
Crown House Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-78583-341-0 (ISBN)

Infos

The UK's All-Party Parliamentary Group on Social Mobility recently proposed the adoption by schools of specific interventions in the areas of resilience and character; meanwhile, across the Atlantic, an end-of-high-school 'score' for grit is also being considered in the USA. In line with this growing consensus, an increasing body of evidence suggests that cultivating these competencies is key to success both in school and in later life. In Developing Tenacity, the second instalment in the Pedagogy for a Changing World series, Lucas and Spencer show educators how. Delving beyond 'grit' and 'growth mindset', and encompassing more than the formal curriculum, Developing Tenacity draws on the co-authors' research at the University of Winchester's Centre for Real-World Learning to offer a powerful synthesis of what it takes for learners to persevere when confronted with challenges. The resulting analysis depicts the true value of tenacity inside and outside the educational setting and provides teachers with action-oriented strategies as to how the four key 'habits' of tenacity confidence, control, commitment and connectivity can be developed in learners. The wealth of teaching and learning methods presented is accompanied by practical suggestions on how to embed tenacity more systematically into the curriculum, providing plenty of stimuli for lesson planning and for the drip-feeding of everyday activities which boost learners' agency and self-efficacy. The authors also investigate the effectiveness of various pedagogical approaches including developmental self-evaluation, deliberate practice and service learning and share inventive assessment methods which teachers can employ to track learners' progress along the way. Lucas and Spencer then go further by showcasing case studies that illustrate the successful adoption of a capabilities approach by various educational institutions, and offer expert advice on how teachers can overcome any potential obstacles as they journey towards cultivating a tenacious learning culture in their classrooms. Suitable for all teachers and school leaders in both primary and secondary settings who want to instil a strong sense of tenacity in their pupils' approach to learning. Click here to watch Prof Bill Lucas and Prof Guy Claxton's video 'Putting the heart and the hand back into schools'. Developing Tenacity has been named a finalist in the 2018 INDIES Book of the Year Awards in the education category.

Professor Bill Lucas is Director of the Centre for Real-World Learning at the University of Winchester and, with Ellen Spencer, the originator of a model of creativity in use in schools across the world. A global thought-leader, Bill was co-chair of the PISA 2022 test of creative thinking and curates the Creativity Exchange website.

Inhalt

Contents include: Series Introduction Capabilities and Pedagogy; Chapter 1 Tenacity; Chapter 2 Cultivating Tenacity; Chapter 3 Getting Going; Chapter 4 Going Deeper; Chapter 5 Promising Practices; Chapter 6 Signs of Success; Chapter 7 Tenacity Challenges.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 20.7.2018
• Reihe/Serie: Pedagogy for a changing world
• Reihe/Serie: Pedagogy for a changing world
• Reihe/Serie: Pedagogy for a Changing World
• Reihe/Serie: Pedagogy for a Changing World
• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Schulbuch / Allgemeinbildende Schulen
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Allgemeines / Lexika
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Schulpädagogik / Grundschule
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Schulpädagogik / Sekundarstufe I+II
• Schlagworte: Agency • agency and self-efficacy • Angela Duckworth • boys don't try • boys don't try rethinking masculinity in schools • capabilities • capabilities and pedagogy • Carol Dweck • Changing world • changing world series • cultivating tenacity • Daniel Goleman • Deliberate practice • Determination • Developing Resilience • dr carol dweck • educating ruby • Emotional Intelligence • expansive education • grit • growth mindset • matt pinkett • Mindset • mindset changing the way you think to fulfil your potential • pedagogical approaches • persevere • primary and secondary settings • primary education • Primary school • Resilience • school leaders • school leadership • secondary education • Secondary School • self efficacy • Service Learning • Study skills • teaching creative thinking • zest for learning
• ISBN-10: 1-78583-341-3 / 1785833413
• ISBN-13: 978-1-78583-341-0 / 9781785833410