Authors | |
Publisher | Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) |
Year | 20/09/2017 |
Edition | First |
Version | eBook: Reflowable eTextbook (ePub) |
Language | English |
ISBN | 9781416624639 |
Categories | Teaching skills & techniques |
Half the students in U.S. schools are experiencing or have experienced trauma, violence, or chronic stress. Much has been written about these students from a therapeutic perspective, especially regarding how to provide them with adequate counseling supports and services. Conversely, little has been written about teaching this population and doing so from a strengths-based perspective.
Using real-world examples as well as research-based principles, this book shows how to
Experts Debbie Zacarian, Lourdes Alvarez-Ortiz, and Judie Haynes outline a comprehensive, collaborative approach to teaching that focuses on students’ strengths and resiliency. Teaching to Strengths encourages educators to embrace teaching and schoolwide practices that support and enhance the academic and socio-emotional development of students living with trauma, violence, and chronic stress.
Teaching to Strengths