This is the first time I am participating in a virtual book club with members of the #sschat community. As you know social studies teachers do not discriminate and everyone is welcome to join in the fun! The book is called Why Don’t Students Like School? Please feel free to join or invite friends.
For more information:
What: Why Don’t Students Like School?
Who: YOU (and do invite your friends)
Where: http://sschat.ning.com/group/bookclub
When: Starting June 24th
How long: The book has nine short chapters. Nine chapters, nine weeks
Hashtag: #sschatbook
About: Cognitive scientist Dan Willingham focuses his acclaimed research on the biological and cognitive basis of learning. His book will help teachers improve their practice by explaining how they and their students think and learn. It reveals-the importance of story, emotion, memory, context, and routine in building knowledge and creating lasting learning experiences.
- Nine, easy-to-understand principles with clear applications for the classroom
- Includes surprising findings, such as that intelligence is malleable, and that you cannot develop “thinking skills” without facts
- How an understanding of the brain’s workings can help teachers hone their teaching skills