affective education

Contains literature-based lesson plans that engage elementary students in community service projects while at the same time meeting academic goals, addressing the issues of hunger and the homeless, animal welfare, health and safety, the environment, aging, community building, literacy and education, and justice.

" ... Mary Helen Immordino-Yang, affective neuroscientist, human development psychologist, and former public school teacher, presents a decade of work with the potential to revolutionize educational theory and practice by deeply enriching our understanding of the complex connection between emotion and learning. ... Immordino-Yang offers two simple but profound ideas: first, that emotions are such powerful motivators of learning because they activate brain mechanisms that originally evolved to manage our basic survival; and second, that meaningful thinking and learning are inherently emotional, because we only think deeply about things we care about. Together, these insights suggest that in order to motivate students for academic learning, produce deep understanding, and ensure the transfer of educational experiences into real-world skills and careers, educators must find ways to leverage the emotional aspects of learning"--Amazon.com.

Discusses a number of techniques for educators to help students learn.

Presents a nine-step model for teaching character, designed to integrate academic, social, and emotional learning; anticipate problems; and hold students to high standards.

Describes a step-by-step behavioral approach to teaching anger management strategies to small groups of young children in school settings, based on a program of helping them identify and express their feelings in a way that keeps them out of trouble.

A collection of writings by Daniel Gartrell that examine various approaches to young child guidance and behavior management in the classroom.

Explores the spiritual dimension of education, and discusses ways to nourish the spiritual development of adolescents in public schools without violating anyone's legal rights.

Seventeen essays discuss theory and research on reading motivation, including the role of affect in reading; student, teacher, and parent attitudes toward reading; motivation techniques; response to reading; and development of affective reading programs.

Offers advice to educators on how to develop, implement, and evaluate strategies for promoting social and emotional learning in students; describes the experiences of teachers throughout the country; and includes thirty-nine concise guidelines.