Poor Students, Richer Teaching: Mindsets That Raise Student Achievement (Understanding Student Poverty & Using Mindsets in the Classroom to Support Student Success) - Softcover

Eric Jensen

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1942496516 ISBN 13: 9781942496519

Publisher: Solution Tree Press, 2016

Synopsis

Second in a two-book series

This research-based teacher resource details the difficult but necessary work that K-12 teachers must undertake to positively impact the college and career readiness of students living in poverty. A companion to Poor Students, Rich Teaching, this book outlines three new mindsets that enhance teaching and strengthen students' learning: the positivity mindset, enrichment mindset, and graduation mindset. Author Eric Jensen includes implementation strategies and lesson-planning tools designed to increase student engagement and success.

This book will help you use mindsets in the classroom to motivate students to learn:

• Understand the urgency of student poverty in the United States and how poverty affects classroom engagement, student success, and high school graduation rates.
• Learn how to engage students in the three mindsets to strengthen an attitude of academic optimism, hope, and resilience.
• Positively influence students' social emotional learning to impact achievement and increase college and career readiness skills.
• Build students' cognitive load capacity and social skills to support learning in spite of the challenges they face.
• Communicate the importance of learner autonomy and choice in motivation for students.

Contents:
About the Author
Preface
Introduction
Chapter 1: The New Normal

Part One: Why the Positivity Mindset?
Chapter 2: Secrets of the Positivity Mindset
Chapter 3: Boost Optimism and Hope
Chapter 4: Build Positive Attitudes
Chapter 5: Foster Control, Choice, and Relevancy
Chapter 6: Change the Emotional Set Point
Chapter 7: Lock in the Positivity Mindset

Part Two: Why the Enrichment Mindset?
Chapter 8: Secrets of the Enrichment Mindset
Chapter 9: Manage the Cognitive Load
Chapter 10: Develop Better Thinking Skills
Chapter 11: Enhance Study Skills and Vocabulary
Chapter 12: Build Better Memory
Chapter 13: Lock in the Enrichment Mindset

Part Three: Why the Graduation Mindset?
Chapter 14: Secrets of the Graduation Mindset
Chapter 15: Support Alternative Solutions
Chapter 16: Prepare for College and Careers
Chapter 17: Lock in the Graduation Mindset

Appendix A: Rich Lesson Planning
Appendix B: Running Your Own Brain
References and Resources
Index

Also see the related resource, Poor Students, Rich Teaching.

About this title

About the Author:

Eric Jensen, PhD, is a former teacher and the author of more than 28 books. Since the early 1990s, he has synthesized brain research and developed practical applications for educators.

Dr. Jensen is a member of the invitation-only Society for Neuroscience and the President's Club at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies. He cofounded SuperCamp, the first and largest brain-compatible academic enrichment program, held in sixteen countries with more than 65,000 graduates.

Dr. Jensen has authored more than twenty-eight books, including Teaching With Poverty in Mind, Tools for Engagement, Engaging Students With Poverty in Mind, Turnaround Tools for the Teenage Brain, Bringing the Common Core to Life in K-8 Classrooms, and Different Brains, Different Learners.

Dr. Jensen received his BA in English from San Diego State University. He received an MA in organizational development and a PhD in human development from Fielding Graduate University.

To learn more about Eric Jensen's teacher workshops and leadership events, visit Jensen Learning (jensenlearning.com).

Review:

"All educators who wish to have greater understanding of the issues of poverty and education need to read this book. Eric Jensen not only provides a personal perspective to the issues of poverty but also gives teachers a perspective as they themselves help to educate students from poverty. The book provides ways that help frame our conversations to help all educators focus on breaking through the barriers and issues surrounding poverty and education."

--Matthew Navo, superintendent, Sanger Unified School District, California

"Poor Students, Richer Teaching offers jaw-dropping data about poverty in the United States. By weaving in stories, brain research, and best practices, Eric Jensen shows us that there is a way out for our students. When we choose to create classrooms filled with optimism, hope, and powerful mindsets, we can change the course of students' lives--and our own lives as well."

--Kathleen Kryza, educational consultant and author

About this edition

• Publisher: Solution Tree Press
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1942496516
• ISBN 13: 9781942496519
• Binding: Perfect Paperback
• Number of pages: 208