Reaching boys, teaching boys : strategies that work and why / Michael Reichert, Richard Hawley ; foreword by Peg Tyre.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: San Francisco, CA : Jossey-Bass, c2010.Edition: 1st edDescription: xxiv, 264 p. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0470532785 : PAP
  • 9780470532782
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 371.821 22
LOC classification:
  • LB1576 .R445 2010
Contents:
Pt. 1: Effective lessons. Transitivity at work: five effective lessons ; Creating products ; Lessons as games ; Motor activity ; Role play and performance ; Open inquiry ; Team work and competition ; Personal realization ; Novelty, drama and surprise --
Pt. 2: Effective relationships. A teacher's presence ; A teacher's knowledge --
Pt. 3: Lessons for educators. Enhancing teacher-student relationships ; Activating the eliciting process ; What schools can do.
Summary: Challenging the widely held cultural impression that boys are stubbornly resistant to schooling, this book features more than 100 detailed examples of classroom activities--along with real-world teaching techniques--that have proven effective with male students. Based on a wide-ranging, worldwide study of more than 1,500 boys and 1,000 teachers, Reichert and Hawley reveal what boys need in order to want to succeed in school and offer tips for forging successful relationships with boys.--From publisher description.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Pt. 1: Effective lessons. Transitivity at work: five effective lessons ; Creating products ; Lessons as games ; Motor activity ; Role play and performance ; Open inquiry ; Team work and competition ; Personal realization ; Novelty, drama and surprise --

Pt. 2: Effective relationships. A teacher's presence ; A teacher's knowledge --

Pt. 3: Lessons for educators. Enhancing teacher-student relationships ; Activating the eliciting process ; What schools can do.

Challenging the widely held cultural impression that boys are stubbornly resistant to schooling, this book features more than 100 detailed examples of classroom activities--along with real-world teaching techniques--that have proven effective with male students. Based on a wide-ranging, worldwide study of more than 1,500 boys and 1,000 teachers, Reichert and Hawley reveal what boys need in order to want to succeed in school and offer tips for forging successful relationships with boys.--From publisher description.

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