Engaging, Motivating and Empowering Learners in Schools - Softcover

Hewitt, Des; Wright, Brittany

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1473995051 ISBN 13: 9781473995055

Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd, 2018

Synopsis

Successful teachers are able to motivate and inspire the children they teach and this is a skill that can only be supported by understanding good practice. This book gives you smart, pragmatic guidance backed by evidence-based research on how to engage and inspire in your teaching. It looks at both how you can influence and shape the learning that goes on in your classroom and how you can apply key lessons to your own professional development as a teacher.

Key coverage includes:

 ·         The psychology of motivation and its implications for the classroom

·         Behaviour for learning

·         Essential advice on of safeguarding, mental health and wellbeing

·         Active learning and engaging your pupils in the learning process

·         How to develop as a professional and empowered teacher

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Review

This is the perfect companion for any reflective practitioner. The combination of case studies, reflection points and current research from the field results in a timely, well-balanced text that provides the reader with deeper understanding of the key concepts and the crucial role they play within the learning process.

(Alison Lesurf)

About the Author

As Head of Primary and Early Years Teacher Education at the University of Warwick, Des Hewitt places teaching and learning at the heart of his work. With over 25 years teaching experience in schools and Universities, he has been recognized for his national and international profile in Teacher Education. He was awarded a National Teaching Fellowship by the Higher Education Academy and is a Professorial Teaching Fellow at Warwick.

Des has experience of promoting and evolving the model of placements for trainee primary school teachers, in England and in other countries. He has also been involved in advising UK government organisations in developing English and reading for University ITT providers. He also has also lead Universities in developing practice in special education needs and disability. He also sat on a steering group in the Department for Children, Schools and Families, evaluating the impact of training for inclusion in teacher education.

Working with schools and the Teacher Education sector in Tanzania, has been a focus for Des in recent years. Collaborative projects with researchers and educators in Finland, Germany, India and Hungary have also provided the opportunity to share ideas about teacher education, partnership development and research skills, internationally. Des supports emerging researchers through the European Educational Research Association.

Publications include a focus on Innovation, EAL and Effective Learning, mental health and mindfulness, matching his research interests. Recently, he has lead research evaluation of educational practice in the Arts and a agricultural sectors. He is a Director of several Multi Academy Trusts. Through these he is able to support school improvement and the development of a good education for children and professionals. Des is always committed to working in partnership with others.

About this edition

• Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 1473995051
• ISBN 13: 9781473995055
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 224