Wayside Teaching : Connecting with Students to Support Learning

by Sara Davis Powell

• ISBN13: 9781412972901
• ISBN10: 1412972906
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-02-23
• Publisher: Corwin Pr

Summary

Wayside Teaching: Connecting With Students to Support Learning is about intentionally practicing what building level educators do every day in perhaps intentional and/or unintentional ways: relating to students.Wayside-teaching practices enhance academic learning and complement academic rigour because they build student self-concept, motivate learners to engage in the curriculum, and provide a sense of belonging and safety that can help free learners to participate more fully in their own education.In this practical guide, Sara Davis Powell uses the framework of attitude, approach, and action to demonstrate how wayside teaching-the informal curriculum, the implicit instruction, the teaching and learning that happens in sometimes unintentional ways-can be intentionally practiced across all grade levels to facilitate learning and bring about enhanced student outcomes.

Table of Contents

List of Figures

Preface

Acknowledgments

About the Author

Introduction: What Is Your Current Wayside Teaching Profile?

Graphic View of Your Current Wayside Teaching Profile

What Is Wayside Teaching, and Why Does It Matter?

What Is Wayside Teaching?

Why Does Wayside Teaching Matter?

Concluding Reflections

12 Components of Wayside Teaching: Attitudes, Approaches, and Actions

Know Your Students

Practice Little Gestures That Matter

Reveal Your Personal Self

Create and Maintain an Inviting Classroom

Promote a Culture of Acceptance and Compassion

Help Students Find Their Voice

Learn to Listen

Speak Carefully

Teach Skills That Help Students Become Autonomous, Not Anonymous

Build Resiliency

Encourage Imagination and Creativity

Infuse Humor

What Does Wayside Teaching Look Like in Elementary School?

Development of Elementary Learners

Wayside Teaching Practices for Elementary Learners

What Does Wayside Teaching Look Like in Middle School?

Development of Young Adolescent Learners

Wayside Teaching Practices for Young Adolescent Learners

What Does Wayside Teaching Look Like in High School?

Development of Adolescent Learners

Wayside Teaching Practices for Adolescent Learners

Wayside Teaching: The Power of One

Looking Back at Theory and Practice

Reform in Perspective

Goals for Wayside Teachers

Final Thoughts

Surveys

Annotated Book List for Promoting Acceptance and Compassion

References

Index

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