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In the Zone argues that challenge is an essential element of true learning, without which there can be no progress. It brings together supportive materials to encourage teachers to reflect on their present practice, take sensible risks with their teaching and understand the importance of enjoyment and engagement for both teachers and pupils.
List of contents
Introduction 1. What is learning? 2. The zone and the importance of challenge 3. Attitudes to learning 4. Formative assessment 5. Memory and the learning brain 6. The terror of error 7. The hook 8. Creativity 9. Flow in learning 10. Questioning 11. Challenge and positive mental health
About the author
Mike Lansdown is a PGCE tutor and MA in education supervisor with the University of Buckingham's education department, a position he has held since retiring from his second headship in 2015. Prior to completing 18 years as a headteacher, he worked in London teaching in both the primary and secondary sectors. Before this, he taught English as a foreign language (EFL) in London and in Sweden, but started life as a teacher of geography, geology and PE. He believes that engagement and enjoyment, mixed with creativity, inquisitiveness and a willingness to take risks, underpin great teaching and learning.
Summary
In the Zone argues that challenge is an essential element of true learning, without which there can be no progress. It brings together supportive materials to encourage teachers to reflect on their present practice, take sensible risks with their teaching and understand the importance of enjoyment and engagement for both teachers and pupils.
