Capturing the Wisdom of Practice
Title | Capturing the Wisdom of Practice PDF eBook |
Author | Giselle Martin-Kniep |
Publisher | ASCD |
Pages | 127 |
Release | 1999-09-15 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 1416604251 |
What do professional portfolios consist of? Who are their audiences? Why should teachers and administrators use them? How are they structured? In Capturing the Wisdom of Practice, Giselle Martin-Kniep answers these and other questions, drawing on her work with more than 3,000 teachers and administrators from 400 school districts. Through excerpts from actual portfolios, Martin-Kniep illustrates how to select a range of artifacts that will lead portfolio developers to evaluate and improve their work. She also discusses using portfolios for key purposes: learning, curriculum development and assessment, research, and staff development. Readers will find many practical strategies for building and using portfolios and learn what conditions are needed for success. "I am absolutely convinced," says Martin-Kniep, "that every professional who uses portfolios in a serious way will become a better teacher or administrator." Note: This product listing is for the Adobe Acrobat (PDF) version of the book.
Capturing the Wisdom of Practice
Title | Capturing the Wisdom of Practice PDF eBook |
Author | Giselle O. Martin-Kniep |
Publisher | ASCD |
Pages | 128 |
Release | 1999 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 0871203456 |
What do professional portfolios consist of? Who are their audiences? Why should teachers and administrators use them? How are they structured? In Capturing the Wisdom of Practice, Giselle Martin-Kniep answers these and other questions, drawing on her work with more than 3,000 teachers and administrators from 400 school districts. Through excerpts from actual portfolios, Martin-Kniep illustrates how to select a range of artifacts that will lead portfolio developers to evaluate and improve their work. She also discusses using portfolios for key purposes: learning, curriculum development and assessment, research, and staff development. Readers will find many practical strategies for building and using portfolios and learn what conditions are needed for success. "I am absolutely convinced," says Martin-Kniep, "that every professional who uses portfolios in a serious way will become a better teacher or administrator."
The Art of Learning
Title | The Art of Learning PDF eBook |
Author | Josh Waitzkin |
Publisher | Simon and Schuster |
Pages | 291 |
Release | 2008-05-27 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 0743277465 |
An eight-time national chess champion and world champion martial artist shares the lessons he has learned from two very different competitive arenas, identifying key principles about learning and performance that readers can apply to their life goals. Reprint. 35,000 first printing.
The Wisdom Way of Knowing
Title | The Wisdom Way of Knowing PDF eBook |
Author | Cynthia Bourgeault |
Publisher | John Wiley & Sons |
Pages | 180 |
Release | 2003-10-13 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 078796896X |
"Drawing on resources as diverse as Sufism, Benedictine Monasticism, the Gurdjieff Work, and the string theory of modern physics, Cynthia Bourgeault has crafted her own unique vision of the Wisdom way in this very accessible book, nicely balanced between concept and practice." —Gerald May, senior fellow, Shalem Institute, and author, Addiction and Grace and Will and Spirit "The spiritual wisdom and practical suggestions in this lively and beautiful book will be helpful to many who find themselves setting out on the interior journey." —Bruno Barnhart, a Camaldolese monk and author, Second Simplicity: The Inner Shape of Christianity "Cynthia Bourgeault's book is a valuable contribution to the much-needed reawakening of spiritual practice within a Christian context. Her sincerity, good sense, metaphysical depth, and broad experience make her a source to be trusted." —Kabir Helminski, Sufi Shaikh, the Threshold Society
Make It Stick
Title | Make It Stick PDF eBook |
Author | Peter C. Brown |
Publisher | Harvard University Press |
Pages | 330 |
Release | 2014-04-14 |
Genre | Psychology |
ISBN | 0674729013 |
To most of us, learning something "the hard way" implies wasted time and effort. Good teaching, we believe, should be creatively tailored to the different learning styles of students and should use strategies that make learning easier. Make It Stick turns fashionable ideas like these on their head. Drawing on recent discoveries in cognitive psychology and other disciplines, the authors offer concrete techniques for becoming more productive learners. Memory plays a central role in our ability to carry out complex cognitive tasks, such as applying knowledge to problems never before encountered and drawing inferences from facts already known. New insights into how memory is encoded, consolidated, and later retrieved have led to a better understanding of how we learn. Grappling with the impediments that make learning challenging leads both to more complex mastery and better retention of what was learned. Many common study habits and practice routines turn out to be counterproductive. Underlining and highlighting, rereading, cramming, and single-minded repetition of new skills create the illusion of mastery, but gains fade quickly. More complex and durable learning come from self-testing, introducing certain difficulties in practice, waiting to re-study new material until a little forgetting has set in, and interleaving the practice of one skill or topic with another. Speaking most urgently to students, teachers, trainers, and athletes, Make It Stick will appeal to all those interested in the challenge of lifelong learning and self-improvement.
Practice Wisdom
Title | Practice Wisdom PDF eBook |
Author | Joy Higgs |
Publisher | BRILL |
Pages | 322 |
Release | 2019-07-01 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 900441049X |
Practice Wisdom: Values and Interpretations brings diverse views and interpretations to an exploration of what wisdom in professional practice means and can become: academically, practically and inspirationally.
Practice Wisdom
Title | Practice Wisdom PDF eBook |
Author | Joy Higgs |
Publisher | Brill |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2019 |
Genre | Professional ethics |
ISBN | 9789004410480 |
Practice Wisdom: Values and Interpretations brings diverse views and interpretations to an exploration of what wisdom in professional practice means and can become: academically, practically and inspirationally.