In this essential guide, Starr Sackstein-a National Board Certified Teacher-explains how teachers can use reflection to help students decipher their own learning needs and engage in deep, thought-provoking discourse about progress. She explains how to help students set actionable learning goals, teach students to reflect on and chart their learning progress, and use student reflections and self-assessment to develop targeted learning plans and determine student mastery. Filled with practical tips, innovative ideas, and sample reflections from real students, this book shows you how to incorporate self-assessment and reflection in ways that encourage students to grow into mindful, receptive learners, ready to explore a fast-changing world.

Oliver K. Brand is a wonderful little boy who only wants to share all the magnificent love in his heart and all the brilliance in his brain with everyone he meets. This is fine until Oliver enters kindergarten and gets rebuffed by his classmates who resent his intelligence and social excitement. He becomes very sad and unhappy in school until Theo comes along who also wants to share these same wonderful gifts With the help of Mr. Paul, a wonderful teacher, their parents and other school officials, Oliver and Theo learn to share their happiness and intelligence in school and also better understand the feelings of others who might be different It's a win/win for everyone

In order to become a good speller, many strategies are needed. Some people are naturally good at spelling, and others (like me ) need to work at it This book has homophone word pairs. The pictures will help students both understand the difference in meaning, as well as be able to memorize the spelling of each word

Everyone is called upon to learn new things or improve their existing knowledge almost every day. Whether it is learning a new skill or improving an older one, learning is necessary to keep ourselves performing at our very best. We also often interested in learning a new hobby, skill or just want to improve our knowledge of anything for any reason. No matter what the reason I am certain we all can agree that proper learning is an important skill for everyone to master. "How to Learn Anything Fast " will explain the different ways we can learn and how to determine what method is best for you. We show you how manage the learning process effectively and how to give yourself the best possible chances for success as well. Learning something is not very useful if you can't remember what you learned so we also show you very effective ways to remember more of what you have learned for longer periods of time. This will enable you to improve your performance and make you life better, easier and much less stressful. "How Learn Anything FAST " is written in a very easy to understand format that is not only easy to read but enjoyable as well You will get the information you need and enjoy the process at the same time This is the perfect book for anyone of any age who wishes to learn more in less time with greater comprehension. It is perfect for everyone

The textbook "Learning Learning" is a comprehensive survey of the field of learning from a psychological point of view. The book underscores the valuable perspectives psychology brings to our understanding of the ways all life forms, from the simple to the complex, acquire new behaviors and knowledge.
The introductory chapter defines learning and addresses the three psychological domains of learning - behavior, cognition, and emotion. This first chapter also examines the nature of stimuli and responses and compares cognitive versus behavioral approaches to learning. The second chapter explains the scientific process and sheds light on how behavioral research is used to help better understand the learning process.
Subsequent chapters (chapters 3-7) explore forms of learning based primarily on animal models, ranging from classical Pavlovian conditioning to operant conditioning with an emphasis on the related concepts of reinforcement, punishment, scheduling, discrimination, generalization, and transfer. The final chapters (chapters 8-12) focus mostly on human forms of learning, such social learning and language learning. The book concludes with a discussion of the impact of evolution, genetics, and adaptation.
Accessible and student-friendly, "Learning Learning" is ideal for students who are new to the field of study.
Charles Tatum earned his Ph.D. as a research psychologist from the University of New Mexico. He taught for twelve years at Cornell College, serving as chair of the psychology department for seven years. Currently, Dr. Tatum is a full-time faculty member at National University, where he teaches courses in human behavior, and administers the B.S. in Organizational Behavior, and the M.A. in Human Behavior. Dr. Tatum is also a part-time instructor at San Diego State University, where he teaches classes in learning and industrial/organizational psychology. His research interests include organizational psychology, adult education, and accelerated learning. In addition to his career in academia, Dr. Tatum has worked as a researcher for the Navy, and served as a consultant to private and public organizations.

Why don't kids learn? Why can't students do higher order thinking? Why do educators have endless staff meetings with few results? How can parents and teachers communicate better?

The pressure upon educators to teach more, to a wider range and number of students, with decreasing resources and supports makes it urgent to find tools to answer such questions.

The Art of Focused Conversation for Schools demonstrates how the Focused Conversation method, widely used in organizations and businesses, can effectively be used in a K-12 educational setting. Each section deals with interactions among students, staff, and parents, and elaborates with over 100 sample conversations designed to make learning more meaningful, prevent and solve problems, and make communications in meetings more effective. Appendices showcase integrated curriculum examples where conversations have been used in unique combinations and list sample questions for each level of the conversation method. With a bibliography and index included, and patterned after its highly successful predecessor, The Art of Focused Conversation: 100 Ways to Access Group Wisdom in the Workplace, this book will be welcomed by parents, students, educators, and school administrators everywhere.

The Institute of Cultural Affairs has over 40 years experience in more than 32 nations. A unique facilitation, research and training organization, ICA Canada has provided participatory skills to many thousands of people worldwide.

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Whether you are a student or a working professional, you can benefit from being better at solving the complex problems that come up in your life. Strategic Thinking in Complex Problem Solving provides a general framework and the necessary tools to help you do so. Based on his groundbreaking course at Rice University, engineer and former strategy consultant Arnaud Chevallier provides practical ways to develop problem solving skills, such as investigating complex questions with issue maps, using logic to promote creativity, leveraging analogical thinking to approach unfamiliar problems, and managing diverse groups to foster innovation. This book breaks down the resolution process into four steps: 1) frame the problem (identifying what needs to be done), 2) diagnose it (identifying why there is a problem, or why it hasn't been solved yet), 3) identify and select potential solutions (identifying how to solve the problem), and 4) implement and monitor the solution (resolving the problem, the 'do'). For each of these four steps - the what, why, how, and do - this book explains techniques that promotes success and demonstrates how to apply them on a case study and in additional examples. The featured case study guides you through the resolution process, illustrates how these concepts apply, and creates a concrete image to facilitate recollection. Strategic Thinking in Complex Problem Solving is a tool kit that integrates knowledge based on both theoretical and empirical evidence from many disciplines, and explains it in accessible terms. As the book guides you through the various stages of solving complex problems, it also provides useful templates so that you can easily apply these approaches to your own personal projects. With this book, you don't just learn about problem solving, but how to actually do it.

Since its discovery in the 1960s, a vast and wide-ranging body of research has accumulated about the dopaminergic system. Life's Rewards: Linking Dopamine, Incentive Learning, Schizophrenia, and the Mind offers a broad synthesis of our current understanding of this chemical, addressing, amongst others, its intricate relationship with learning and memory, psychopathology, social co-operation, and drug abuse. Aimed at students and researchers in neuroscience and psychology, Life's Rewards: Linking Dopamine, Incentive Learning, Schizophrenia, and the Mind is essential reading for anyone interested in the relationship between dopamine and reward-related incentive learning.

Barry Schwartz, Steven Robbins, and new coauthor Edward Wasserman offer students an engaging introduction to the basic principles of Pavlovian conditioning, operant conditioning, and comparative cognition. The text s critical approach exposes students to the unresolved problems and controversies surrounding behavior theory and encourages them to interpret the material and make connections between theories and real-life situations. With several hundred new references, a new emphasis on comparative cognition, and expanded treatment of neuroscience and the neural basis of learning, the Fifth Edition sets the standard in its coverage of contemporary theory and research."