| Description |
441 pages ; 27 cm |
| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: CHAPTER ONE: CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE 15 -- What gifts are they seeking? 16 -- The shared mission and goal of Tribes Learning Communities 18 -- Student failure is about schools failing 19 -- What a middle level school should not be and should be 21 -- CHAPTER Two: GETTING TO KNOW You 23 -- Perpetuating a pattern 24 -- Looking at the big picture of human development 25 -- The characteristics of young adolescents 27 -- The path to success 30 -- CHAPTER THREE: MEETING THEM WHERE THEY ARE 33 -- A responsive scenario to meet student needs 34 -- Changing our viewpoint 36 -- The tasks of early adolescence 37 -- Chart: How the Process of Tribes Learning Communities Supports Jarly Adolescent Development 38 -- Chart: Skills for the 21st Century 42 -- Better schools just for getting jobs? 43 -- A Tale of Two Sisters -- An Educator's Perspective by Nancy-Lindhjem 44 -- CHAPTER FOUR: ASSURING FUTURES OF PROMISE 47 -- The attributes of resiliency 49 -- Creating Resilient Systems by Engaging the Developmental Wisdom of Ado lescence 50 -- A Research Perspective by Bonnie Benard -- CHAPTER FIVE: A CULTURE FOR GROWING EARLY ADOLESCENTS 59 -- The critical paradox 60 -- The developmental process of Tribes Learning Communities 63 -- The importance of a safe and caring culture 65 -- The components of a positive school culture 66 -- Why Tribes for Middle Schools? -- An Administrator's Perspective by Caroline Wong 68 -- CHAPTER SIX: CREATING THE LEARNING COMMUNITY 71 -- The meaning of community 73 -- Structuring community 75 -- Tribes is a process? 76 -- The Tribes community agreements 77 -- Stages of group development 80 -- Map: The Tribes Trail 82 -- Building Bridges Between Nations -- A Perspective from International Educators by Judi Fenton anc Art Beaman, Ph.D. 89 -- Community -- A poem by Starhawk 90 -- CHAPTER SEVEN: LEARNING ABOUT LEARNING 91 -- The volatile mismatch 92 -- How the human brain constructs knowledge 94 -- The Biology of Adolescent Learning -- An Educator's Perspective by Beverly Edwards, Ph.D. 96 -- The value of group discourse 97 -- Chart: The Principles of Student-Centered Active Learning 98 -- Research-based teaching boosts test scores 99 -- Letting go and moving on to group learning 100 -- Creating an active learning classroom 102 -- Chart: A Contrast of Paradigms: traditional schooling and responsive education 104 -- Identifying the gifts of multiple intelligences 105 -- Will You Teach Me? -- A poem by an anonymous middle school student 106 -- CHAPTER EIGHT: INITIATING RESPONSIVE EDUCATION 107 -- Social and emotional intelligence supports academic learning 109 -- The benefits of learning through cooperation 110 -- Responsive education 112 -- Chart: Stages Toward Excellence Through Group Learning 113 -- The first stage-the Tribes community circle 116 -- Defining community agreements 119 -- Building collaborative skills through stages of group development 23 -- Asking reflection questions 125 -- Encouraging appreciation 127 -- Learning All Together -- The words ofJulia Devanthery Lewis, a student 127 -- CHAPTER NINE: BUILDING SMALL GROUPS FOR GROWTH AND LEARNING 129 -- Sociometry made easy-how to build Tribes 132 -- The first days of using Tribes 134 -- Facilitating the process 136 -- Chart: Group Issues in Tribes 142 -- The stage of influence 145 -- Decision-making and problem solving 147 -- Setting goals and making individual contracts 151 -- Every Day is Discoveryfor Special Needs Learners -- A Teacher's Perspective by Michele Cahall 152 -- CHAPTER TEN: CREATING COOPERATIVE LEARNING EXPERIENCES 155 -- Responsive education in middle level schools 157 -- Chart: Supporting the Developmental Tasks of Young Adolescents 158 -- The effectiveness of cooperative learning 159 -- Designing and facilitating cooperative learning 162 -- Constructive thinking skills 164 -- Collaborative social skills 165 -- Reaching students of multiple learning styles 168 -- Chart: Multiple Intelligences Ideas 169 -- Accountability and assessment 172 -- Implementing a Tribes learning experience 173 -- Appreciative inquiry 176 -- Discovering Unexpected Gifts -- A Teacher's Perspective by Betty White 177 -- CHAPTER ELEVEN: LEARNING THROUGH DISCOVERY 179 -- Discovery is something a learner does 180 -- Recovering a way of learning 182 - -- Making a mind shift 183 -- What is Discovery Learning with Tribes? 185 -- The Five E's group learning format 185 -- Conceptual clusters and polar conflicts 186 -- Summary oT the Discovery Learning steps 191 -- Tribes Discovery Learning is the How to Meet the What of Standards -- A Teacher's Perspective by Mary Palin 192 -- In a Discovery Learning classroom 194 -- CHAPTER TWELVE: LEADING THE LEARNING COMMUNITY 199 -- Why education? Are we missing its real purpose? 200 -- The shared practice of reflection 201 -- Democratic leadership 202 -- Teachers in reflective practice 203 -- Sustaining the Process-Building District- Wide Capacity -- An Administrator's Perspective by Nancy Latham 206 -- Parents in reflective practice 208 -- Students in reflective practice to discover their gifts 208 -- A culture of social equity and fairness 209 -- Chart: Matrix for Achieving Equity in Classrooms 215 -- Finding fairness through authentic assessment 216 -- Take Care How You Measure A Child -- A poem by Carroll Killingsworth 216 -- A District Story-Creating a Caring Community -- Administrators' Perspectives by Marilyn Sumner, Annette Griffi h and Linda Reed 220 -- Bringing it all together 222 -- LEARNING STRATEGIES 223 -- Overview by Carolyn Rankin 224 -- Learning Strategies Matrix 228 -- Strategies 235 -- Energizers 383 -- RESOURCES 391 -- The History of Tribes and Tribes TLCʼ 393 -- Fact Sheet on Tribes TLCʼ 395 -- Results Reported by Tribes Schools 396 -- Research Triangle Institute Study 397 -- The Impact of Group Processing 399 -- Initiating Classroom Parent Tribes 401 -- Tribes TLCʼ Learning Experience Form 402 -- Assessment Forms for Student Use 403 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Middle school education -- United States.
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Group work in education -- United States.
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Classroom environment -- United States.
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Adolescent psychology -- United States.
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| LC no. |
2001001951 |
| ISBN |
0932762506 paperback alkaline paper |
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