An edition of Fires in the mind (2010)

Fires in the mind

what kids can tell us about motivation and mastery

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An edition of Fires in the mind (2010)

Fires in the mind

what kids can tell us about motivation and mastery

1st ed.

"Through the voices of students themselves, Fires in the Mind brings a game-changing question to teachers of adolescents: What does it take to get really good at something? Starting with what they already know and do well, teenagers from widely diverse backgrounds join a cutting-edge dialogue with adults about the development of mastery in and out of school. Their insights frame motivation, practice, and academic challenge in a new light that galvanizes more powerful learning for all. To put these students' ideas into practice, the book also includes practical tips for educators, exercises, questionnaires, "do" and "don't" lists, and other helpful tools"--

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Jossey-Bass
Language
English
Pages
187

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Fires in the Mind: What Kids Can Tell Us About Motivation and Mastery
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Fires in the Mind: What Kids Can Tell Us About Motivation and Mastery
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Fires in the Mind: What Kids Can Tell Us about Motivation and Mastery
2010, Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
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Fires in the Mind: What Kids Can Tell Us about Motivation and Mastery
2010, Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
in English
Cover of: Fires in the mind
Fires in the mind: what kids can tell us about motivation and mastery
2010, Jossey-Bass
in English - 1st ed.
Cover of: Fires in the Mind
Fires in the Mind: What Kids Can Tell Us about Motivation and Mastery
2010, Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
in English

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Table of Contents

What does it take to get good? Young people are developing mastery in ways we easily overlook
Catching the spark : kids tell what draws them in and gives them confidence in learning
Keeping at it : when do young people stick with something and make it their own?
Asking the experts : looking at how experts work, students make sense of their own process
Exploring deliberate practice : young people look closer at what makes practice effective
Practice and performance : demonstrating mastery also helps sutdents improve
Bringing practice into the classroom : students imagine the classroom as a community of practice
Is homework deliberate practice? Whether, when, and how to give kids practice after class
School projects that build expert habits : students talk about their most compelling curricula
Making school a community of practice : kids suggest ways that schools can foster expert habits
Appendix A: The practice project : a five-day curriculum outline for secondary teachers or advisers : how to help students investigate the expert process
Appendix B: Resources that help light fires in the mind : inspiration, tools, organizations, and other resources.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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San Francisco, CA

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
370.15/4
Library of Congress
LB1031.4 .C87 2010, LB1031.4, LB1775

The Physical Object

Pagination
xi, 187 p. ;
Number of pages
187

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL24523843M
Internet Archive
firesmindwhatkid00cush
ISBN 10
0470646039
ISBN 13
9780470646038
LCCN
2010013840, 2015299088
OCLC/WorldCat
505422854

Work Description

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Teens talk to adults about how they develop motivation and mastery. Through the voices of students themselves, Fires in the Mind brings a game-changing question to teachers of adolescents: What does it take to get really good at something? Starting with what they already know and do well, teenagers from widely diverse backgrounds join a cutting-edge dialogue with adults about the development of mastery in and out of school. Their insights frame motivation, practice, and academic challenge in a new light that galvanizes more powerful learning for all. To put these students' ideas into practice, the book also includes practical tips for educators. Breaks new ground by bringing youth voices to a timely topic -- motivation and mastery. Includes worksheets, tips, and discussion guides that help put the book's ideas into practice. Author has 18 previous books on adolescent learning and has written for the New York Times Magazine, Educational Leadership, and American Educator. From the author of Fires in the Bathroom, this is the next-step book that pushes the conversation to next level, as teenagers tackle the pressing challenges of motivation and mastery.

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