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Author Thornhill, Susanna M. Steeg

Title Generating Tact and Flow for Effective Teaching and Learning
Published Milton : Taylor & Francis Group, 2020

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Description 1 online resource (167 p.)
Contents Cover -- Endorsements -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- CONTENTS -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction and Invitation -- What is flow? -- What is tact? -- The sources of the stories -- An example: Predator and prey -- The chapters that follow -- 2. Theoretical Framework and Methodology -- Theoretical framework -- Flow -- Tact -- How flow and tact fit together and inform one another -- Methods -- Justification for the study -- Phenomenon of the study -- Research puzzle -- Positionality -- Uniqueness -- Ethical considerations
Representation of the research texts -- Analysis/interpretation process -- 3. Stories of Pure Enjoyment -- Shakespeare flow -- Runaway inflation -- Don't stop 'til you get enough (detail in your essay) -- Best-made plans -- I sat down on the desk -- Quite-the-opposite courses -- CSI investigations -- The meeting that never happened -- 4. Stories of Forgetful Attention -- That campfire feeling -- Busy on the Oregon trail -- Big, juicy mistakes -- That's a poem -- Silent mathematics -- A true and meaningful existence -- Phantom joy -- Conclusion -- 5. Stories of Teachers' Decision-Making
Inspired by Alexander -- Brit lit voting -- Is it real? -- Lowering the temperature with Brad -- When the tech works, or doesn't -- Necessity is the mother of invention -- Writing with Chandler -- 6. Stories of Time Flying -- Art and creative expression -- They buy-in and it makes a difference -- No self-deprecating talk -- Art works! -- Blackout poetry -- Lost track of the minute hand -- A class united -- 7. Stories of Student Feedback -- This teacher was a wonderful hostess -- I listen for the buzz -- Help me teach next year's students -- Planning the unit -- I don't want to go back
I hate you -- I love you -- The joy of procrastination -- A string of ah-ha moments -- Beyond our expectations -- Letter to a teacher -- You noticed me -- Conclusion -- 8. Stories About Steps Teachers Take -- Moments of delight -- I sat down on the floor -- Strolling while teaching -- Classroom synergy -- Quality content framed toward a timely concern -- You are an artist -- Shakespeare for reading 101 -- Finding flow in teaching writing -- Thursdays -- 9. Big Ideas From Short Stories -- What do tactful teachers know and do? -- How do we cultivate tact? -- Make learning fun and celebratory
Connecting curriculum content to students' real-world interests -- Students meet high expectations -- Building a community of trust -- Knowing ourselves and our students -- Give grace and cultivate vulnerability -- When in doubt, move -- Conclusion -- Index
Notes Description based upon print version of record
Subject Effective teaching.
Teaching -- Methodology.
Teacher-student relationships.
Tact.
Effective teaching
Tact
Teacher-student relationships
Teaching -- Methodology
Form Electronic book
Author Badley, Ken
ISBN 1000227561
9781000227567