Independent Study That Works - Designing a Successful Program

Student disengagement from school is a trending concern, and many schools have turned their attention to independent study programmes as a way to nurture student motivation and creativity. But where to begin?

Geraldine Woods offers a practical, step-by-step guide based on her experience designing and directing the much-admired independent study programme at the Horace Mann School. Under the supervision of teachers, students embark on a remarkable variety of projects and become teachers themselves, conducting seminars with their peers along the way to preparing their final product-which could as easily be an interactive website or musical composition as a research paper. Woods' book details the nuts and bolts of the approach and shows how to customise it for a variety of age groups, budgets and curricular requirements. It is a gift to all educators-including homeschooling parents-who want to give students the freedom to pursue their interests.

About the author

Geraldine Woods has taught every level of English from fifth grade through Advanced Placement at both St. Jean Baptiste High School and The Horace Mann School in New York City. She is the author of more than fifty books, including Independent Study That Works: Designing a Successful Program, Sentence.: A Period to Period Guide to Building Better Readers and Writers, and 25 Great Sentences and How They Got That Way. She is also the creator of the Grammarian in the City blog, which explores a variety of topics related to language, grammar, and writing. She lives in New York City.

Summary

Independent study programmes aren’t for the “best” students; they are populated by students at their best.

Product details

• Authors: Geraldine Woods, Woods Geraldine
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.06.2022
• EAN: 9781324019664
• ISBN: 978-1-324-01966-4
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 229 mm x 13 mm
• Weight: 277 g
• Illustrations: 10 black-and-white illustrations
• Subjects: Guides > Self-help, everyday life > Family; Humanities, art, music > Education > Education system; EDUCATION / Educational Policy & Reform / General, EDUCATION / Home Schooling, Home Schooling, Teaching skills and techniques, Educational strategies & policy, Teaching skills & techniques, Educational strategies and policy, Open learning, home learning, distance education, EDUCATION / Teaching / Methods & Strategies