Quantum learning & instructional leadership in practice / John Parks Le Tellier ; acquisitions editor Elizabeth Brenkus ; production editor Denise Santoyo ; copy editor Karen Taylor.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Le Tellier, John Parks, author.

Contributor:

Santoyo, Denise, editor.

Taylor, Karen, editor.

Brenkus, Elizabeth, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Learning.

Teaching.

Educational leadership.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (233 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Quantum learning and instructional leadership in practice

Place of Publication:

Thousand Oaks, California : Corwin Press, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

<font size=""2""> Using evidence-based strategies, this inspiring handbook provides principals and teachers with a catalog of practiced ""moves,"" or actions that upgrade performance, create durable motivation, and renew energy levels. </font>

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""About Terminology Used in This Book""; ""Who Should Read This Book""; ""How This Book Is Organized""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""About the Author""; ""Chapter 1. Leadership and Motivation""; ""Leadership""; ""Administration and Leadership""; ""The Ladder of Leadership""; ""Classroom Acts of Leadership""; ""Schoolwide Initiatives""; ""Positive Modeling""; ""Motivation and Self-Discipline""; ""Durable Motivation""; ""Desire â?? Hope â?? Action""; ""The Light of Leadership""; ""Four Education Connections""; ""Resources""

""Chapter 2. The Context Connection: Context for Teachers and Administrators""""Context""; ""Staying Resourceful""; ""Systemic and Personal Victories""; ""The Bicycle Race""; ""Two Kinds of Error""; ""Two Kinds of Victories""; ""Importance of Teaching""; ""The Main Event""; ""The Bee and the Flower""; ""The Soccer Game""; ""Main Event of Education""; ""Law of Source and Resource""; ""Money Example""; ""All of Life""; ""The Law and the Main Event""; ""Two Important Connections""; ""A Giving Profession""; ""Educational Charity""; ""Educational Grace""; ""Positive Self-Coaching""

""As a Man Thinketh""""Set Your Sail""; ""Become Your Coach""; ""Self-Coaching Script""; ""Sample Script""; ""Using Your Script""; ""The Rewards of Success""; ""Leadership Notes""; ""Resources""; ""Chapter 3. The Cognitive Connection""; ""Overview""; ""Brainwave States""; ""Delta State""; ""Theta State""; ""Alpha State""; ""Beta State""; ""Picturing and Comprehension""; ""Habituated Behavior""; ""Comprehension""; ""Connecting to Existing Schemata""; ""Importance of Content""; ""Brain Plasticity""; ""Dr. Marion Diamond�s Research""; ""Neurons""; ""New Connections""; ""Life-Long Learning""

""The Synapse""""Sending Action Potentials""; ""Recap""; ""Hebb�s Postulate""; ""Memory""; ""Working Memory""; ""Recap""; ""The Memory Control Center""; ""The Memory Pathway""; ""Emotion""; ""The Low Road""; ""The High Road""; ""Emotion and Memory""; ""Unreasonable Fears""; ""Managing Fear, Stress, and Anxiety""; ""The Adolescent Brain""; ""Drug Abuse""; ""ADHD""; ""Environment""; ""Genes and Environment""; ""Environment and IQ""; ""The New Brain""; ""The Child�s Brain""; ""Enriched Environments""; ""Leadership Notes""; ""Resources""

""Chapter 4. The Context Connection: Context for Students""""Changing Context""; ""Shifting Beliefs""; ""This is Important""; ""Focus on Effort""; ""Opening Traditions""; ""Inclusive Language""; ""Home Court Advantage""; ""The Three Ingredients""; ""The HCA Iconic""; ""Establishing Rapport""; ""Valuing Relationships""; ""Big Me�Big You""; ""Equal Value and Authority""; ""Rapport-Building Moves""; ""Environment""; ""Music""; ""Managing Mood""; ""Managing Focus""; ""Attention Deficit""; ""Transitions""; ""Classroom Projects""; ""Students� Music""; ""Props""; ""Peripherals""; ""Lighting""

""Plants""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781483362243

1483362248

OCLC:

923707544