Tuned In and Fired Up / Jeffrey T. Checkel.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Checkel, Jeffrey T., Author.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

New Haven, CT : Yale University Press, [2003]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Every teacher has powerful memories of becoming swept up in an electric moment when the classroom hums with energy and students are wholly engaged in learning. During such moments of real learning, teenagers find genuine meaning, worth, and value in their academic experiences. And their teachers find in these heightened and exuberant moments the embodiment of their best hopes and ideals as educators. How can such "teachable moments" be encouraged? What can teachers do to inspire more of these educationally vital episodes? In this compelling book, Sam M. Intrator scrutinizes powerful learning moments in a high school classroom. He offers five detailed portraits of these experiences, describing in each case how the teacher shaped the culture of the class, made critical pedagogical decisions, and connected students to the subject matter. Intrator confirms that seemingly magical learning moments can be cultivated, and he suggests numerous practical ideas to help teachers do so.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Foreword

Gratitudes

1. "The Kids Were on Fire": On the Nature of Inspired Learning and Potent Teaching

2. Spans of Time That Don't Glow: A Portrait of Everyday Life at Stanton High

3. Seeing the World in a Plot of Grass: Discovering the Enchanting Power of the Aesthetic

4. Forging Community: An Episode of Deep Connection

5. Grasping Insight: An Episode of Coming to Know Yourself

6. Doing Good: An Episode of Enacting Virtue

7. Tangling with the Unspeakable: An Episode of Facing Conflict in Conversation

8. Caught! Common Features in the Episodes

9. A Letter to a Colleague

Author's Note and Methods

Notes

Index

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 24. Apr 2020)

ISBN:

9780300148510

0300148518

OCLC:

1024040690