'This is a very practical guide to a teaching approach that enables children to become more powerful learners; it is also an opportunity to spend time with a big-hearted person who understands what happens for children in school and how circles can help them grow.' - James Park, PROGRESS Director, Human Scale Education (www.progress-hse.org)
'Grounded in contemporary research, Roffey ignites the reader's conviction that 'I can do this too!' Gifting the educator with a treasure chest of fresh, engaging, practical and applicable ideas, this book makes it possible for every teacher to build both the learning and well-being of all young people.'
- Kerry Bird, Project Manager for Personal and Social Development Education in Catholic Education - Cairns and Brisbane
First published as Circle Time for Emotional Literacy, this new edition has been updated to reflect how the Circle Solutions philosophy and pedagogy can be used to build relationships and resilience for children and young people.
Putting current research on wellbeing into practice, Circle Solutions addresses issues not incidents, solutions rather than problems, and strengths rather than deficits, providing a framework for student engagement and learning.
New to this edition:
a chapter on promoting the positive: thoughts, feelings and approachesmore anti-bullying strategies, with cyber-bullying covered explicitlya quick reference appendix of gamesways of embedding Circle Solutions as a tool for wellbeingupdated and expanded resources.
Activities and games included in the book promote positive communication skills, empathy and connectedness, class cohesion and co-operation, friendship skills and ethical behaviour. The book is suitable for all phases of education.
Circle Solutions in action
Watch this photo-film about Circle Solutions showing the philosophy practice and the views of teachers, students and school principals about its effectiveness.
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Revised new edition of Circle Time for Emotional Literacy that illustrates how the Circle Solutions philosophy and pedagogy can be used in all phases of education to build relationships and resilience for children and young people.
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Preface
Acknowledgements
About the Author
List of Tables and Figures
The Circle Solutions Philosophy and Principles
The Circle Solutions Pedagogy: Maximising Effectiveness
The Basics
Strengths, Dreams and Values
Positive Communication Skills
Emotional Awareness and Skills
Promoting the Positive for Resilience
Shared Humanity: Connection, Belonging and Empathy
Friendship, Cooperation and Ethics
Circle Solutions for Challenging Situations
Appendix 1: Twelve Dimensions for Learning Relationships and Promoting Wellbeing: Lesson Content and Congruent School Context
Appendix 2: Games Index
Appendix 3: Useful Resources
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'Within the current climate it is easy to forget that education needs to help young people flourish in every dimension of human functioning. Roffey's unshakable conviction in the development of the whole person reverberates through every page of this new edition. Grounded in contemporary research, Roffey ignites the reader's conviction that 'I can do this too!' Gifting the educator with a treasure chest of fresh, engaging, practical and applicable ideas, this book makes it possible for every teacher to build both the learning and well-being of all young people.'
-- Kerry Bird'Circle Solutions creatively invites the reader to weave optimistic and positive thinking into young people's lives, significantly impacting on fundamental aspects of child and adolescent development.
The development of resilience, respectful relationships, a sense of belonging ,empathy and safety are crucial ingredients in building mental health and wellbeing in young people. Dr Sue Roffey offers practical and effective strategies to build these ingredients that are framed within well founded educational and psychological principles. Circle Solutions gives educators an essential tool to enhance student wellbeing.'
-- Jill Pearman'This is a very practical guide to a teaching approach that enables children to become more powerful learners; it is also an opportunity to spend time with a big-hearted person who understands what happens for children in school and how circles can help them grow.' -- James ParkThe book is well written and has a well-structured layout. there are photocopiable resources and a games index, which is invaluable for finding and planning activities quickly...The book has inspired me to try out some of the ideas and even demonstrate them to colleagues. Were I a mainstream teacher, I would find it a useful resource to ensure all children are fully included in circle time. -- Helen Punter-Bruce, specialist teacher East Sussex
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Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781446272848
Publisert
2014-03-10
Utgave
2. utgave
Utgiver
Vendor
SAGE Publications Ltd
Vekt
600 gr
Høyde
297 mm
Bredde
210 mm
Aldersnivå
06, P
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
144
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