Limit search to available items
Book Cover
E-book
Author Barringer, Mary-Dean, 1953-

Title Schools for all kinds of minds : boosting student success by embracing learning variation / Mary-Dean Barringer, Craig Pohlman, Michele Robinson ; foreword by Paul Orfalea
Edition 1st ed
Published San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, ©2010

Copies

Description 1 online resource (xxiv, 264 pages) : illustrations
Contents Understanding learning as the core business of schools -- Bringing the science of learning into the classroom -- Key ingredients of learning -- Digging deeper : knowing students as learners -- Building on student assets -- Looking deeper : a fresh perspective on behavior -- Boosting writing achievement through the science of learning -- Getting started : creating schools for all kinds of minds
Summary This book shows how schools can--and must --develop expertise in "learning variation" (understanding how different kinds of minds learn) and apply this knowledge to classroom instruction in order to address the chronic learning challenges and achievement gap faced by millions of students. Barringer shows how using what we know about learning variation with a focus on discovering learning strengths, not just deficits, can help schools create plans for success for those students who often find it elusive. The book specifically addresses how school leaders can incorporate this knowledge into ins
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Educational psychology.
Learning, Psychology of.
Educational technology -- Study and teaching
EDUCATION -- Educational Psychology.
Educational psychology
Educational technology -- Study and teaching
Learning, Psychology of
Lernpsychologie
Pädagogische Psychologie
Psychology of learning.
Genre/Form dissertations.
Academic theses
Academic theses.
Thèses et écrits académiques.
Form Electronic book
Author Pohlman, Craig
Robinson, Michele, 1968-
LC no. 2009046310
ISBN 9780470609460
047060946X
9780470609484
0470609486
047050515X
9780470505151
9781118269367
1118269365
9786612550942
6612550945