Overloaded and Underprepared: Strategies for Stronger Schools and Healthy, Successful Kids

Reduce stress and improve academic success with this research–backed framework for change Many American students are overworked, stressed–out, and still underperforming relative to their global peers. Overloaded and Underprepared: Strategies for Stronger Schools and Healthy, Successful Kids gives you the tools you need to begin making immediate changes at your school, in the community, and at home to benefit all kids. It provides a concrete framework to reduce student stress while engaging kids in real learning. The book helps you identify areas for improvement at your school, brainstorm possible solutions, identify potential obstacles, and achieve buy–in from multiple stakeholders, and it outlines the research–based SPACE framework, providing best practices on: Students? schedule and use of time Project– and problem–based learning Alternative and authentic assessments Climate of care Education of parents, students, and faculty about well–being Our current fast–paced, high–pressure culture works against everything we know about healthy child development. We all want our kids to do well in school and to master certain skills, but our largely singular focus on academic achievement has resulted in a lack of attention to other components of a successful life the ability to be independent, ethical, and engaged critical thinkers. Using real–life case studies from schools throughout the country, this book is a guide for change, offering a practical action plan that can be implemented in a single classroom or on a school–wide scale.Overloaded and Underprepared helps educators better prepare students mentally, emotionally, and academically to handle the challenges of college and careers. INDICE: Introduction .Chapter 1: From Vision to Action: An Overview of the School Change Process .Chapter 2: A Saner Schedule .Chapter 3: The Homework Dilemma .Chapter 4. Engagement Matters: Backwards Planning and Project–based Learning .Chapter 5: Authentic and Alternative Assessments .Chapter 6: The Advanced Placement Program Benefits and Challenges .Chapter 7: Creating a Climate of Care .Chapter 8: Educating the Whole School .Chapter 9: Keeping Momentum for Positive School Change .Appendix: Shadow Day, Fishbowl, and Dialogue Nights .ReferencesIndex

• ISBN: 978-1-119-02244-2
• Editorial: Jossey Bass
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 280
• Fecha Publicación: 18/08/2015
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés