Education exists within a complex and changing world and many learners face a variety of risk factors – conditions, circumstances, situations, or events – that threaten to negatively impact upon their development and achievement. These factors include disability, race, gender, poverty, violence, and natural disasters. It is adversities such as these that this book addresses – what they are, how they impact on learners, and how to successfully address them. Uniquely, Overcoming Adversity in Education takes an international approach, with structured chapters by experts from around the world, to inform successful local practices. The book explains why understanding adversity in education is so important, and explores, through practical case studies, ways in which individuals, institutions, and cultures/societies can help create positive outcomes for learners. The reader will find, and be able to draw upon, exemplars of practice that illustrate the principles of creating and implementing successful proactive approaches, interventions, and coping strategies.
A companion to the revised edition of Eric Jensen's Poor Students, Rich Teaching, this book for teachers provides a plethora of tools, organizers, worksheets, and surveys designed to help you fully embrace the mindsets in the classroom that ...
From walking hundreds of miles to attend high school, to becoming the first girl in her family and even her village to graduate from university, Seconde paved the way for many girls' education.In this book, you will read Seconde's ...
The importance of social structures and programs designed to assist non-traditional women as they seek post-secondary education. Making a difference for others and giving back to their communities as definitions of "success".
"This book explores the many facets of the teaching profession as it relates to working with in-risk youth and helping them reach their full potential"--
In her honest and soul-searching story, Seconde recounts her life growing up in Africa, and her journey to North America; including fighting to get an education, learning hard lessons, and becoming a global voice for women and girls’ ...
Hope Drives: Overcoming Adversity covers important mental health content such as: - Developing Resiliency - Dreaming Big - Being Intentional - Selfcare - Paying It Forward Elizabeth Ann Maldonado is a Certified Teacher, Certified Life Coach ...
This book offers a breakthrough method for building community and empowering your students with a new strategy: micro-adversity.
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In Foresight is 20/20, Dr. Michael Warner shows us just how beneficial this process can be to life's many transitions, by applying each strategy to an example or experience in his own life, and showing how success is possible.
In Foresight is 20/20, Dr. Michael Warner shows us just how beneficial this process can be to life's many transitions, by applying each strategy to an example or experience in his own life, and showing how success is possible.