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Moody. Reckless. Impractical. Insecure. Distracted. These are all
words commonly used to describe adolescents. But what if we recast
these traits in a positive light? Teens possess insight, passion,
idealism, sensitivity, and creativity in abundance-all qualities
that can make a significant positive contribution to society. In
this thought-provoking book, Thomas Armstrong looks at the power
and promise of the teenage brain from an empathetic, strength-based
perspective-and describes what middle and high school educators can
do to make the most of their students' potential. Thoroughly
grounded in current neuroscience research, the book explains what
we know about how the adolescent brain works and proposes eight
essential instructional elements that will help students develop
the ability to think, make healthy choices, regulate their
emotions, handle social conflict, consolidate their identities, and
learn enough about the world to move into adulthood with dignity
and grace. Armstrong provides practical strategies and real-life
examples from schools that illustrate these eight key practices in
action. In addition, you'll find a glossary of brain terms, a
selection of brain-friendly lesson plans across the content areas,
and a list of resources to support and extend the book's ideas and
practices. There is a colossal mismatch between how the adolescent
brain has evolved over the millennia and the passive, rote learning
experiences that are all too common in today's test-obsessed
educational climate. See the amazing difference-in school and
beyond-when you use the insights from this book to help students
tap into the power of their changing brains.
A new concept on human diversity has emerged over the past 10 years
that promises to revolutionize the way educators provide services
to students with special needs: neurodiversity. Just as we
celebrate diversity in nature and cultures, so too do we need to
honor the diversity of brains among our students who learn, think,
and behave differently. In Neurodiversity in the Classroom,
best-selling author Thomas Armstrong argues that we should embrace
the strengths of such neurodiverse students to help them and their
neurotypical peers thrive in school and beyond. This innovative
book focuses on five categories of special needs: learning
disabilities, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, autism,
intellectual disabilities, and emotional and behavioral disorders.
For each category, Armstrong provides an in-depth discussion of:
The positive attributes associated with that category. Acclaimed
neurodiverse adults who have excelled in their chosen fields.
Computer programs and applications that allow students with special
needs to overcome obstacles and achieve success. Rich networks of
human resources both inside and outside of school that educators
can draw upon to support the social and emotional lives of
neurodiverse students. Innovative learning strategies that are
tailored to each student's unique strengths. Future career paths
for which a student's particular gifts might be a good fit.
Modifications in the school environment that allow for seamless
inclusion of neurodiverse students in the regular classroom. Timely
information about how to integrate the strategies and assessments
for each category with the Common Core State Standards. It's time
that we focused on celebrating rather than pathologizing our
students with special needs so that they can fully realize their
potential in school and life. This practical and thought-provoking
book will inspire teachers and administrators everywhere to make
sure that all students with special needs get the support and
strength-based instruction they deserve.
In today's schools, students and teachers feel unprecedented-even
alarming-levels of stress. How can we create calmer classrooms in
which students concentrate better and feel more positive about
themselves and others? Author Thomas Armstrong offers a compelling
answer in the form of mindfulness, a secular practice he defines as
the intentional focus of one's attention on the present moment in a
nonjudgmental way. In Mindfulness in the Classroom, Armstrong:
Explains how mindfulness affects the structure and function of the
brain. Provides an overview of mindfulness as both a personal
practice and a classroom methodology that aligns with such
educational models as Social and Emotional Learning (SEL), Positive
Behavioral Intervention and Supports (PBIS), and Universal Design
for Learning (UDL). Shares and explains the extensive research that
shows the positive effects of mindfulness practices in the
classroom. Describes how to adapt mindfulness for different grade
levels, integrate it into regular school subjects, and implement it
schoolwide. Offers guidelines for teaching mindfulness responsibly,
without religious overtones. Dozens of observations from teachers,
students, researchers, and practitioners provide striking evidence
of the power of mindfulness and offer hope to anyone who wants to
make classrooms more productive places of learning.
In the decades since it was first introduced, Howard Gardner's
multiple intelligences (MI) theory has transformed how people think
about learning the world over. Educators using the theory have
achieved remarkable success in helping all students, including
those who learn in nontraditional ways, to navigate school (and
life outside it) with confidence and success. Within the context of
classroom instruction, no author besides Gardner has done more to
popularize MI theory than Thomas Armstrong, whose best seller
Multiple Intelligences in the Classroom has become a bona fide
education classic in its own right. This expanded fourth edition
provides educators at all levels with everything they need to apply
MI theory to curriculum development, lesson planning, assessment,
special education, cognitive skills, career development,
educational policy, and more. In addition to the many strategies,
templates, and examples that have made Armstrong's book so
enduringly popular, this edition is updated to examine how emerging
neurodiversity research, trends toward greater instructional
personalization, and rapidly evolving virtual learning tools have
affected the use of MI theory to enhance student achievement. It
also includes brand-new lesson plans aligned to nationwide
standards and a revised list of resources for further study.
ADHD. dyslexia. autism. the number of illness categories listed by
the American Psychiatric Association has tripled in the last fifty
years. With so many people affected, it is time to revisit our
perceptions on this "culture of disabilities." Bestselling author,
psychologist, and educator Thomas Armstrong illuminates a new
understanding of neuropsychological disorders. He argues that if
they are a part of the natural diversity of the human brain, they
cannot simply be defined as illnesses. Armstrong explores the
evolutionary advantages, special skills, and other positive
dimensions of these conditions.
A manifesto as well as a keenly intelligent look at
"disability," "The Power of Neurodiversity" is a must for parents,
teachers, and anyone who is "differently brained."
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Of Water & Rock (Paperback)
Thomas Armstrong; Edited by Robert Sandiford
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Of Water and Rock derives its power from the basic human need for
connectedness and belonging. When Torontonian Edward Hamblin steps
off the plane in Barbados, in the winter of 1969, he crosses more
than the tarmac at Seawell Airport. As he navigates the island's
racial and cultural boundaries, he leaves behind an empty life of
comfort and discovers a vibrant world of simple beauty, an
undiscovered family, and reconciliation with the memory of a long
dead father. Powerful converging themes give the novel an emotional
strength: Edward Hamblin's immersion into the post-colonial culture
of Barbados; his unresolved animosity towards his long dead
Barbadian father who deserted his family when he was young; the
poor black peasant farmer, Sissy Braithwaite, and her unrequited
love for an abandoned daughter; the wealthy white Mary Collymore's
disconnected life of privilege and racial intolerance. After
Sissy's death, when Edward discovers his Great Aunt's diary, the
apparently disconnected threads are drawn together. As well as
revealing the true relationships between the protagonists, Edward
hears his father's voice, comes to understand and pity the man that
he has for so long despised, and resolves to unite his newly
discovered family in a way his father never could.
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poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the
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the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone!
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
PublishingAcentsa -a centss Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age,
it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia
and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally
important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to
protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature.
Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of
rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for e
What does it mean to a kid to be labeled attention-deficit
disordered (ADD)? Or to have "hyperactive" added to the label
(ADHD)? What can teachers do to boost the success of students with
attention and behavioral difficulties? Are we relying too much on
medication for these kids and not enough on new perspectives on
learning, child development, the child's socioeconomic and cultural
background, biological and psychological research, and the
learner's emotional and social needs? Armstrong urges educators and
parents to look for the positive characteristics in learners who
may carry the ADD/ADHD label. Are they bursting with energy? Are
they intensely creative? Do they enjoy hands-on learning? Are they
natural leaders? Are they unusually introspective and reflective?
We need to look beyond a "deficit" approach and embrace a more
holistic view of learners that includes teaching to their multiple
intelligences, learning styles, and other brain-friendly
approaches. For example, here are some classroom activities for
kids who "can't sit still" Learning spelling words by having kids
jump up out of their seats on the vowels and sit down on the
consonants. Mastering the multiplication tables by forming a conga
line, moving around the classroom counting from 1 to 30 out loud,
and on every multiple of 3 shaking their hips and legs. Showing
patterns of molecular bonding in chemistry class through a "swing
your atom" square dance.
The title of Why Cats Hates Birds very much reflects the
collection's themes. Are we trapped by our nature? And what is our
understanding of nature? What is black and white, straight and gay,
reality and fantasy, Canadian and Barbadian? The stories in Why
Cats Hate Birds are Armstrong's way of saying that such
distinctions are not natural but of our own construction. The work
spans the length of Armstrong's writing career. The earliest,
'Flying in God's Face, ' which inspired his novel Of Water and
Rock, is set in the 1960's, though the majority take place in a
today familiar to us all. Three stories in particular are linked by
the character Charles Blackette: 'Kingdom of Fools, ' 'Invention'
and 'Blood is Thick.' They explore Blackette's life as a black man
who battles his notion of self. But, at heart, all the stories in
Why Cats Hate Birds, perceptive, resonant, emotionally honest, are
an attempt to break those silos that separate us, and make us
realize that other people's stories are our storie
Does your child have a favorite subject, activity, or hobby? Children learn in multiple ways, and educator Thomas Armstrong has shown hundreds of thousands of parents and teachers how to locate those unique areas in each of our children where learning and creativity seem to flow with special vigor.
In this fully updated classic on multiple intelligences, Armstrong sheds new light on the "eight ways to bloom," or the eight kinds of "multiple intelligences." While everyone possesses all eight intelligences, Armstrong delineates how to discover your child's particular areas of strength among them.
The book shatters the conventional wisdom that brands our students as "underachievers," "unmotivated," or as suffering from "learning disabilities," "attention deficit hyperactivity disorder," or other "learning diseases." Armstrong explains how these flawed labels often overlook students who are in possession of a distinctive combination of multiple intelligences, and demonstrates how to help them acquire knowledge and skills according to their sometimes extraordinary aptitudes.
Filled with resources for the home and classroom, this new edition of In Their Own Way offers inspiration for every learning situation.
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