Poor Students, Richer Teaching: Mindsets That Raise Student Achievement

Poor Students, Richer Teaching: Mindsets That Raise Student Achievement

<p><i><b>Second in a two-book series</b></i></p> <p>This research-based teacher resource details the difficult but necessary work that K-12 teachers must undertake to positively impact the college and career readiness of students living in poverty. A companion to <i>Poor Students, Rich Teaching</i>, this book outlines three new mindsets that enhance teaching and strengthen students' learning: the positivity mindset, enrichment mindset, and graduation mindset. Author Eric Jensen includes implementation strategies and lesson-planning tools designed to increase student engagement and success.</p> <p><b>This book will help you use mindsets in the classroom to motivate students to learn:</b> <ul><li>Understand the urgency of student poverty in the United States and how poverty affects classroom engagement, student success, and high school graduation rates.</li> <li>Learn how to engage students in the three mindsets to strengthen an attitude of academic optimism, hope, and resilience.</li> <li>Positively influence students' social emotional learning to impact achievement and increase college and career readiness skills.</li> <li>Build students' cognitive load capacity and social skills to support learning in spite of the challenges they face.</li> <li>Communicate the importance of learner autonomy and choice in motivation for students.</li></ul></p> <p><b>Contents:</b> <BR>About the Author <BR>Preface <BR>Introduction <BR>Chapter 1: The New Normal <p>Part One: Why the Positivity Mindset? <BR>Chapter 2: Secrets of the Positivity Mindset <BR>Chapter 3: Boost Optimism and Hope <BR>Chapter 4: Build Positive Attitudes <BR>Chapter 5: Foster Control, Choice, and Relevancy <BR>Chapter 6: Change the Emotional Set Point <BR>Chapter 7: Lock in the Positivity Mindset</p> <p>Part Two: Why the Enrichment Mindset? <BR>Chapter 8: Secrets of the Enrichment Mindset <BR>Chapter 9: Manage the Cognitive Load <BR>Chapter 10: Develop Better Thinking Skills <BR>Chapter 11: Enhance Study Skills and Vocabulary <BR>Chapter 12: Build Better Memory <BR>Chapter 13: Lock in the Enrichment Mindset</p> <p>Part Three: Why the Graduation Mindset? <BR>Chapter 14: Secrets of the Graduation Mindset <BR>Chapter 15: Support Alternative Solutions <BR>Chapter 16: Prepare for College and Careers <BR>Chapter 17: Lock in the Graduation Mindset</p> <BR>Appendix A: Rich Lesson Planning <BR>Appendix B: Running Your Own Brain <BR>References and Resources <BR>Index </p> <p><b>Also see the related resource, <i>Poor Students, Rich Teaching</i>.</b>