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Becoming Buoyant shows teachers how they can help students to bounce back from daily setbacks and challenges. Drawing on the five main principles of academic buoyancy - confidence, coordination, control, composure and commitment - it investigates the evidence base from which the techniques are drawn and offers practical guidance on applying them in the classroom.
Emphasising the role played by internal and external factors, as well as wider school and community influences, the book offers practical guidance on:
Choosing and pursuing personal goals
Overcoming procrastination
Recognising and dealing with anxiety
How to use motivation, anxiety and stress management as ways to encourage and nurture self-efficacy.
Written by an experienced teacher and chartered psychologist, Becoming Buoyant is essential reading for all teachers that want their students to be resilient and flourish in the classroom.
List of contents
Introduction
Chapter 1: Staying Afloat
Chapter 2: The Many Faces of Resilience
Chapter 3: Taking Care of the Small Stuff
Chapter 4: Personality and the 5Cs
Chapter 5: Creating Good Habits
Chapter 6: Setting and Pursuing Goals
Chapter 7: Getting Stuff Done
Chapter 8: Composure and Emotional Stability
Chapter 9: Dealing with Anxiety
Chapter 10: Control
Chapter 11: Becoming Confident
Chapter 12: Springing Forwards
Index
About the author
Marc Smith is a chartered psychologist, freelance writer and former secondary school teacher. He has taught in UK schools since 2004 and contributed to A-level Psychology curriculum and design. He is the author of
The Emotional Learner and
Psychology in the Classroom (with Jonathan Firth).
Summary
This book provides advice and guidance on how teachers can help students to bounce back from daily setbacks and challenges by providing a set of strategies drawn from the principles of academic buoyancy.
