Using humor to maximize learning : the links between positive emotions and education / Mary Kay Morrison.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Morrison , Mary Kay., Author.

Contributor:

Bloomsbury (Firm), publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Educational psychology.

Wit and humor in education.

School environment.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (276 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

New York : Bloomsbury Publishing(US), 2010.

Place of Publication:

[S.l.] : R&L Education, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

What is humor exactly? How do you use it to maximize learning? If it is so important, why is it rarely mentioned in teacher preparation without some clues for finding and using it? The purpose of this book is to affirm, sustain, and encourage educators in the practice of humor not only as a personal tool to optimize a healthy lifestyle, but to maximize the benefits of humor in education. These benefits include current research-based data on the use of humor to nurture creativity, to increase the capacity for memory retention, to support an optimal learning environment and to build safe communi

Contents:

Illustrations; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; 1 Humor-The Tonic for Tired Educators; 2 Developing Your Humor Being: A Nut Is Born; 3 Examining Brain Research and Humor: Mouse Droppings; 4 Hurtful Humor Is No Laughing Matter; 5 The Humor Workout: Pumping Up with Practice; 6 Humor Extravaganza: It's a Circus Out There!; 7 Survival Humor for Stressed Leaders; 1 Humor Terminology; 2 Comedian List; 3 Playful Suggestions; 4 Sense of Humor Reflections; 5 Humor Styles Inventory; 6 Several Categories of Humor; 7 Humor Belief Inventory; 8 Humor Terminology List; 9 Familiar Song List; 10 Toy List

11 Silly Word List12 Bumper Sticker Bombardment; 13 Take It and Make It-Funny; REFERENCES; ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Notes:

Electronic book.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-197).

Online resource; title from digital title page (cloudLibrary, viewed November 27, 2024).

ISBN:

979-82-16-42217-4

979-82-16-21757-2

1-282-92314-5

9786612923142

1-61048-462-2

OCLC:

694772545