Raising Empowered Learners: Cultivating Students' Curiosity, Character, and Confidence

by Ed Madison

Overview

In Raising Empowered Learners: Curiosity, Character, and Confidence, author Ed Madison explores how tapping into a student’s intrinsic interests through journalistic learning can spark their imaginations, rekindle their spirit, and build their resilience. The approach uses a journalistic lens to inform study of English language arts, social studies, and science. Students engage in research, interviewing, writing, presenting, and publishing their findings.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781475869668
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	12/20/2023
Pages:	100
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.44(d)

About the Author

Ed Madison’s multifaceted career in media and journalism began as a high school intern at the Washington Post owned CBS television affiliate in Washington, D.C. during the height of Watergate. Madison is an associate professor at the University of Oregon School of Journalism and Communication and a College of Education affiliated faculty member. His research centers on how journalistic learning methods can enhance overall student achievement.

Table of Contents

Foreword by Dr. Ronald Beghetto
Preface
Chapter One - Ending the Blame Game
Chapter Two - The Myth of the Reluctant Learner
Chapter Three - Kids Don’t Need Fixing
Chapter Four - Flipping the Switch
Chapter Five - The Confidence Conundrum
Chapter Six - Voice and Choice
Chapter Seven - Amplification
Chapter Eight - Advocating for Children with Special Needs
Chapter Nine - Your Child’s First Teacher
Chapter Ten - Call to Action
Resources
Appendix
References

Editorial Reviews

Raising Empowered Learners is a game-changing resource for both parents and educators. Author Ed Madison dispels myths about the “reluctant learner” and offers invaluable insights about how to advocate for kids and empower them to advocate for themselves. When teachers tap into students' authentic interests, adopt a journalistic approach, and encourage them to write for real-world, authentic audiences beyond their teachers, he explains, they elicit their best work and make learning more dynamic and engaging. Madison’s thoughtful insights, practical strategies, research, and anecdotes make this book an essential tool for anyone who wants to foster children’s love of learning and help them develop the skills they need to reach their full potential.” —Phyllis L. Fagell, LCPC, nationally board-certified school counselor, licensed psychotherapist, journalist, and author of “Middle School Matters” and “Middle School Superpowers.”

“Raising Empowered Learners by Professor Ed Madison offers parents and educators effective strategies to empower young people to believe in themselves and advocate for ways to save our planet and end global conflicts. It is an important guide that should be in the hands of all parents and educators.” —Esther Wojcicki, co-founder of Journalistic Learning Initiative

“Ed Madison brings the skills of a journalist and the heart of an educator to Raising Empowered Learners, a manifesto that should be required reading for educators and parents alike. This book brings together all of the great work of the Journalistic Learning Initiative in one volume, with each chapter containing recognizable real-world stories plus action steps to help enact ‘journalistic learning’. This is a thoughtful book that gently, yet resolutely, tells it like it is.” —William Kist, professor emeritus, Kent State University

From the Publisher

Raising Empowered Learners by Professor Ed Madison offers parents and educators effective strategies to empower young people to believe in themselves and advocate for ways to save our planet and end global conflicts. It is an important guide that should be in the hands of all parents and educators.

Esther Wojcicki

Ed Madison brings the skills of a journalist and the heart of an educator to Raising Empowered Learners, a manifesto that should be required reading for educators and parents alike. This book brings together all of the great work of the Journalistic Learning Initiative in one volume, with each chapter containing recognizable real-world stories plus action steps to help enact ‘journalistic learning’. This is a thoughtful book that gently, yet resolutely, tells it like it is.

William Kist

Raising Empowered Learners is a game-changing resource for both parents and educators. Author Ed Madison dispels myths about the “reluctant learner” and offers invaluable insights about how to advocate for kids and empower them to advocate for themselves. When teachers tap into students' authentic interests, adopt a journalistic approach, and encourage them to write for real-world, authentic audiences beyond their teachers, he explains, they elicit their best work and make learning more dynamic and engaging. Madison’s thoughtful insights, practical strategies, research, and anecdotes make this book an essential tool for anyone who wants to foster children’s love of learning and help them develop the skills they need to reach their full potential.

Phyllis L. Fagell