Fires in the Mind What Kids Can Tell Us about Motivation and Mastery

Name: Fires in the Mind What Kids Can Tell Us about Motivation and Mastery
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ISBN: 9781118160213

ISBN-10: 1118160215

ISBN-13: 9781118160213

Edition: 2010

Authors: Kathleen Cushman, The students of What Kids Can Do

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Teens talk to adults about how they develop motivation and masteryThrough 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…

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List price: $14.99
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Limited
Publication date: 3/2/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 208
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.20" long x 0.58" tall
Weight: 0.506
Language: English



Foreword




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 students 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



The Practice Project: A Five-Day Curriculum Outline for Secondary Teachers or Advisers


How to help students investigate the expert process



Resources That Help Light Fires in the Mind


Inspiration, tools, organizations, and other resources


The Student Contributors


Acknowledgments


About the Author


About What Kids Can Do


Index