Choose to Learn: Teaching for Success Every Day

by Russell T. Osguthorpe, Lolly S. Osguthorpe

Overview

Education becomes exciting and successful when both learners and teachers accomplish what they previously thought to be impossible. Written in an inspirational, compelling style, this resource shows educators how to motivate students to be successful learners through the development of key personal attributes that foster success.

This user-friendly book is organized around an easy-to-use, research-based model derived from multiple fields, including education, psychology, and philosophy, and is focused around eight field-tested principles, including the "Three D's of Success"—desire, decision, and determination—that can
• Increase every learner's self-confidence
• Create new expectations and infuse students with new energy and motivation
• Encourage individuals to go beyond familiar goals, take manageable risks, and achieve desired outcomes
Choose to Learn gives teachers a proven approach for helping students exceed their expectations and experience academic growth by making a conscious decision to learn and to succeed.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781510700888
Publisher:	Skyhorse
Publication date:	10/06/2015
Sold by:	SIMON & SCHUSTER
Format:	eBook
Pages:	136
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Russell T. Osguthorpe, a professor of instructional psychology and technology, currently serves as director of the Center for Teaching and Learning at Brigham Young University. He has also served as chair of his department and associate dean of the David O. McKay School of Education. He has authored five books and more than fifty journal articles on instructional design, teacher education, and special education. He lives in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Table of Contents

Preface     vii
Acknowledgments     xi
About the Authors     xiii
Introduction     1
The Three D's of Success     5
Desire     8
Decision     9
Determination     12
Expectations     14
Applying the Three D's of Success     16
Making It Happen     17
Urgency Not Pressure     21
Differences Between Pressure and Urgency     23
Urgency and Learning     31
Making It Happen     33
Do Something You've Never Done Before     37
Why Avoid the Unfamiliar?     39
The Zone of Attainable Success     40
Teacher as Designer     42
Making It Happen     45
Light the Fire     49
Linked to the Life of the Learner     52
Challenging     55
Inspiring     58
Making It Happen     61
Help Is on the Way     65
Help That Invites     66
Help That Instructs     67
Help That Confirms     68
Think It, Choose It, Do It, Succeed     72
Making It Happen     74
Do theRight Thing for the Right Reason     77
The Opposite of an Addiction to Failure     80
Motives and Actions     82
The Three D's of Success     83
Lighting the Fire     84
Can One Judge Another's Motives?     85
Making It Happen     86
Extinguish the Negative     89
Make No Excuses     91
An Eye of Faith     92
Help and Faith     93
Vision and Faith     95
Making It Happen     97
Choose to Lead     99
Who Should Lead?     102
Leading and Helping     102
Perception and Leadership     103
Making It Happen     105
Epilogue: Expect Success     109
References     113
Index     117

Editorial Reviews

This little book is full of big and powerful ideas. The authors write from rich experience as well as drawing on sound research. Teachers are a natural audience, of course, but the models are applicable to anyone who is trying to live a happier, more satisfying life. As a teacher of teachers, I have often promoted the idea that great teaching ignites both students and teachers. This book describes how teachers can turn away from excuse-making and really commit themselves to helping EVERY student succeed. In essence, it's a book about using the power of choice to spark great teaching and learning.

Maggie Austin

Once in a while, a book comes along that has the potential to change how we view learning. The authors address a perennial problem in our educational system: how easily some students become addicted to failure. I thoroughly enjoyed their model, the approach, and how easy it is to understand and incorporate—elegant, yet simple.

Karen W. Pool

"There is a real power in this book. It offers a way of understanding failure and of helping to counter and overcome it. Not only does it offer a message of possibility and hope to learners and teachers alike, but it fosters an eagerness and resolve to put the strategies for changing behavior and attitudes into practice. "

Robert S. Patterson

"A richly researched book, both in terms of educational literature and two lives spent in the service of student learning. The authors have developed clear models and methods that are helpful for educators to fulfill the promise of pedagogy—that is, to lead a child toward learning. This book is a significant contribution to move our conversations of what education is truly about in a successful direction. "

Barclay Burns

"The concept of 'inspiring' helped me define who I have been! I want to inspire my students to seek until the answer is found. I don't want to stop searching for new ways to help students learn. I want them to find the 'highest in them,' a yearning to do something more. "

Janeen Graham

"The authors have taken learning theory and captured the essence in a highly engaging and readable style. Their work has so much application to the field. I'm thinking now about how I can incorporate the principles in my instruction. Particularly meaningful to me was the point that teachers should not try so hard to explain why children are not learning; they should spend their efforts on helping them experience authentic success. "

Eula Ewing Monroe

"By recognizing the addictive and cyclical nature of failure, the educator and student alike can overcome this barrier and reach their full potential. The authors identify the core issues of classroom failure and provide solutions to promote lifelong learning and achievement. "

Yvette Marrin