Full Description
In Empowering Students: Seven Strategies for a Smart Start in School and Life, educators Robert Brower and Amy Keller provide teachers with seven powerful steps that build character and promote success in students' lives. These step include making critical distinctions; building strong and resilient relationships; avoiding negative attention; positive body language; small, positive behaviors and actions; practicing 'mirror relationship building'; and understanding and accepting consequences of your actions. The character-building approach outlined in this book demonstrates that positive traits can be developed subtly, as evidenced by a multitude of stories testifying to the credibility of the concepts, and the impact of these strategies can be witnessed almost immediately. With the potential to revolutionize methods of building character and gaining success among learners, Empowering Students will be of interest to all educators.
Contents
Part 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Building the Foundation for the 7 Powerful Strategies Chapter 3 Strategy #1: The Power of Making Critical Distinctions Chapter 4 Strategy #2: The Power of Building Strong and Resilient Relationships Chapter 5 Strategy #3: The Power of Avoiding Negative Attention Chapter 6 Strategy #4: The Power of Positive Body Language Chapter 7 Strategy #5: The Power of Small, Positive Behaviors and Actions Chapter 8 Strategy #6: The Power of Practicing "Mirror Relationship Building" Chapter 9 Strategy #7: The Power of Understanding and Accepting Consequences Chapter 10 Discipline in Schools as the Foundation for All Learning Chapter 11 Character and Success Chapter 12 Bringing It All Together Chapter 13 Appendix A: Student Wallet Cards With Strategies Summarized Chapter 14 Appendix B: Teacher Reference Note Page Chapter 15 Appendix C: Implementation Guide and Strategies
