| Description |
1 online resource (211 p.) |
| Contents |
Cover -- Half Title -- Series Information -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- About the Author -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 What Unique Problems Do Teachers Face? -- Lack of Control Over What You Do -- Budget Concerns -- Increasing Administrative Responsibilities -- Increased Competition for Student Attention -- School Violence -- Poverty -- Increased Rates of Childhood Psychopathology -- How Teachers' Perceptions of Their Profession Affect Their Performance -- References |
|
2 What Is the Impact of Teacher-Student Relationships On School Life? -- Attending to the Social/Emotional Life of the Student Is Not an Imposition -- Feeling a Sense of Partnership With the Teacher and Sharing Responsibility for Classroom... -- Showing Appreciation of a Student's Signature Strengths Is Key -- References -- 3 What Is the Strength-Based Model? -- References -- 4 How to Apply the Strength-Based Model in the Classroom -- Mindsets -- Intrinsic Versus Extrinsic Motivation -- Fear of Making Mistakes -- Gratitude In the Classroom -- Three Good Things -- Gratitude Letter |
|
Gratitude Journals -- Gratitude Scavenger Hunt -- Gratitude Jar -- Gratitude Flower -- Neuroplasticity -- Flow -- Emotional Intelligence -- Applying the Strength-Based Model to Students With Disabilities -- Strength-Based Individual Education Plan (IEPs) -- References -- 5 Additional Strength-Based Interventions for the Classroom -- Mindfulness to Reduce Student Stress -- Breathing Buddies -- Color Breathing -- Rain Breathing -- Circle Breathing -- Rectangle (Box) Breathing -- Stretching -- Stretching # 2 -- Stretching # 3 -- Stretching # 4 -- A Mindful Minute -- Exercise -- Let's Get Physical |
|
Embrace Nature -- Display Your Passion -- Promoting Self-Compassion in Students -- Accentuate the Positive -- Share Your Growth -- Classroom Exercises to Help Your Students Discover Their Strengths -- References -- 6 How To Become a Strength-Based Teacher -- Connect With Your Story of Origin -- Personal Control (Wriggle Room) -- Creativity -- Developing a Growth Mindset for Yourself -- Handling Negative Feedback and Criticism -- The Importance of Self Care -- Foster Relationships at Work -- References -- 7 Implications for the Future: Where Do We Go From Here? |
|
The Need for a Strength-Based Culture in Schools -- Forming a Strength-Based Culture in Schools -- Teacher Level Approaches -- Classroom Level Approaches -- School-Based Methods -- References -- A Final Thought -- References -- Appendix 1 Class Bullying Exercise -- Appendix 2: First Day Exercise -- Appendix 3 How to Be a Good Friend Exercise -- Appendix 4 A Strength-Based Questionnaire -- Appendix 5 Show and Tell of Strengths -- Appendix 6 Strength-Based Letter Writing -- Appendix 7 Kindness Activity -- Appendix 8 The Talk Show |
| Summary |
Helping students improve doesn't have to mean remediating their deficits. In this important book, Steven Baron shows the benefits of a strength-based approach that instead emphasizes students' assets and capabilities, making them feel more connected to teachers and peers and more engaged in learning |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
| Form |
Electronic book
|
| ISBN |
9781000876925 |
|
1000876926 |
|
