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Author Finney, Sandra.

Title Strong spirits, kind hearts : helping students develop inner strength, resilience, and meaning / Sandra Finney.

Publication Info. Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., [2013]

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Description 1 online resource
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Contents TEACHER TALKS; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; PART I. THE CLASSROOM WORLD; CHAPTER 1. IT STARTS WITH ME: The Teacher as a Compassionate Role Model; CHAPTER 2. THE CLASSROOM COMMUNITY: Everyone Is Safe Here, Belongs Here, Is Needed; CHAPTER 3. STRENGTHENING BONDS BETWEEN CLASS MEMBERS; PART II. THE INNER WORLD; CHAPTER 4. BUILDING RESILIENCE AND INNER STRENGTH; CHAPTER 5. CHANGE YOUR THINKING, CHANGE YOUR LIFE: A Unit; CHAPTER 6. A MEANINGFUL LIFE; CHAPTER 7. SPIRIT MATTERS; PART III. THE NATURAL WORLD; CHAPTER 8. A BREATH OF FRESH AIR.
CHAPTER 9. THE TEN THOUSAND THINGS: Supporting Awe, Wonder, and RespectCHAPTER 10. THE TREE OF LIFE: An Integrated Unit; PART IV. ONE WORLD; CHAPTER 11. WE ARE ALL ONE; CHAPTER 12. GOOD PEOPLE OF THE WORLD: A Unit; TERMS USED; APPENDIX A. WAYS TO HELP PARENTS AND ADMINISTRATORS UNDERSTAND A FOCUS ON THE STUDENT'S SPIRIT; APPENDIX B. PRINCIPLES OF A RESTORATIVE APPROACH TO CLASSROOM AND SCHOOL DISCIPLINE; REFERENCES; ABOUT THE AUTHOR.
Summary Strong Spirits, Kind Hearts is the first practical teacher resource to provide comprehensive coverage of all aspects of developing strong spirits and caring young people. It is focused on middle years' students but most lessons can be adapted for older and younger students as well. This resource describes ways to incorporate emotional and spiritual supports into daily routines and interactions with students and provides ready-to-use activities, lessons and units that can be integrated into subject area teaching.
Subject Classroom management.
Affective education.
Resilience (Personality trait) in children.
Spirituality -- Study and teaching.
Reasoning -- Study and teaching.
Activity programs in education.
Student teachers -- Training of -- United States.
Student teaching -- United States.
Student teaching.
EDUCATION -- Classroom Management.
Activity programs in education. (OCoLC)fst00796290
Affective education. (OCoLC)fst00798871
Classroom management. (OCoLC)fst00863730
Reasoning -- Study and teaching. (OCoLC)fst01091292
Resilience (Personality trait) in children. (OCoLC)fst01095579
Spirituality -- Study and teaching. (OCoLC)fst01130198
Other Form: Print version: Finney, Sandra. Strong spirits, kind hearts. Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., [2013] 9781475802092 (DLC) 2013015709 (OCoLC)825047445
ISBN 9781475802115 (electronic bk.)
1475802110 (electronic bk.)
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