Learn Like a PIRATE: Empower Your Students to Collaborate, Lead, and Succeed

by Paul Solarz

Overview

In Learn Like a PIRATE, Paul Solarz explains how to design classroom experiences that encourage students to take risks and explore their passions in a stimulating, motivating, and supportive environment where improvement, rather than grades, is the focus. Discover how student-led classrooms help students thrive and develop into self-directed, confident citizens who are capable of making smart, responsible decisions, all on their own.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780988217676
Publisher:	Dave Burgess Consulting, Inc.
Publication date:	03/09/2015
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	274
File size:	2 MB

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments xi

Foreword Dave burgess xii

Get More out of Learn like a Pirate xvii

Introduction 1

Section 1 Student-Led Classrooms

1 What is a Student-Led Classroom? 7

2 Common Concerns About Student-Led Classrooms 13

Section 2 Learn Like a Pirate: Six elements that promote student leadership in your classroom:

3 Peer Collaboration-To have students leading each other and following one another's lead, collaboration skills must be honed 37

4 Improvement Focus vs. Grade Focus-Focusing on constant improvement, rather than summative feedback, helps students enjoy the learning process and take risks without the fear of failure 79

5 Responsibility-When students know they are expected to take ownership of their education and are encouraged to show initiative in the classroom, they develop responsibility and leadership skills 105

6 Active Learning-For students to avoid distractions and off-task behavior, they need to be learning actively and moving around the room 143

7 Twenty-First Century Skills-When feedback focuses on twenty-first century skills rather than simply the lessons content, students gain a deeper understanding of the material and are able to transfer knowledge to future experiences 177

8 Empowerment-Students learn to lead the class, help their peers, own their education, and maximize their time on task, when you empower them to make decisions on their own 213

Our Purpose as Educators 245

Additional resources 252

About the Author 255