Unlocking Student Potential: How Do I Identify And Activate Student Strengths? (ASCD Arias), Sep/2015
| Author(s) | Yvette Jackson, Veronica A. McDermott |
| ISBN10 | 1416621156 |
| ISBN13 | 9781416621157 |
| Format | Paperback |
| Pages | 48 |
| Year Publish | 2015 September |
Synopsis
Students can't reach their full potential when they don't know what their own strengths are. That's why this short read publication focuses you on why and how to identify and activate your students' unique aptitudes, abilities, competencies, and talents. Two seasoned experts in working with schools labeled "underperforming" explain
- Why starting each year with a focus on strengths is a powerful morale booster.
- Strategies to encourage every student to identify her or his strengths.
- Ways to ensure that students see themselves reflected positively in the curriculum and in the classroom.
- Ideas for allowing students to express themselves through nontraditional means.
Discover why deliberately and explicitly focusing on student potential can be a key to transforming even the most challenging school.
About The Author:
Yvette Jackson currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer of the National Urban Alliance for Effective Education. She is the author of the 2011 ForeWord Reviews' Silver Book of the Year Award, The Pedagogy of Confidence: Inspiring High Intellectual Performance in Urban Schools, and co-author with Veronica McDermott of Aim High, Achieve More: How to Transform Urban Schools Through Fearless Leadership.
Veronica McDermott is a lifelong educator and passionate ally in the cause of social justice, whose legacy project is to eradicate the crime of squandered potential.
