Fearless Classroom

<p>Students learn better when they aren’t afraid to take risks and make mistakes. In this book, teacher and popular blogger Joli Barker shows you how to make K-8 students fearless in the classroom so they can engage in deeper learning. You’ll discover how to abandon the notion of the teacher as the primary source of information, and instead create a classroom environment in which students can explore problems, test theories, and play games through curiosity, imagination, adaptability, and a passion for learning. </p><p>Find out how to…</p><ul> <p> </p> <li>Create fearless learning environments;</li> <p> </p> <li>Engage in fearless planning and lesson design;</li> <p> </p> <li>Use fearless grading and assessments;</li> <p> </p> <li>Teach fearless gamification;</li> <p> </p> <li>Develop fearless parent relations; and</li> <p> </p> <li>Get students to ask fearless questions.</li> </ul><p>Throughout the book, you’ll find suggested activities for science, social studies, language arts, and math, as well as tools such as rubrics to assist you on your journey. </p> <p>Contents</p><p>Meet the Author</p><p>From the Author</p><p>Preface</p><p>Foreword</p><p>Chapter One: Defining Fearlessness: </p><p>Part One: The Fearless Educator</p><p>Part Two: The Fearless Student</p><p>Part Three: The Fearless Approach</p><p>Part Four: The Fearless Administrator</p><p>Chapter Two: Creating Fearless Learning Environments:</p><p>ICAP Rotations</p><p>ICAP: the Specifics</p><p>Imagination </p><p>Curiosity </p><p>Adaptation </p><p>Passion </p><p>Chapter Three: Fearless Planning and Lesson Design</p><p>Chapter Four: Fearless Grading</p><p>Chapter Five: Fearless Assessing of Skills</p><p>Chapter Six: Setting Fearless Goals</p><p>Chapter Seven: Guide to Activities</p><p>Lesson Design Rubrics</p><p>Writing</p><p>Reflections on Learning</p><p>Getting Students to Ask Fearless Questions</p><p>Science/Social Studies</p><p>Language Arts/Reading</p><p>Math</p><p>Chapter Eight: Fearless Parent Relations</p><p>Chapter Nine: Fearless Gaming in the Classroom</p><p>Chapter Ten: Globalizing Your Classroom with Fearless Project-Based Learning</p>