Using Humor to Maximize Learning - The Links Between Positive Emotions and Education

Informationen zum Autor By Mary Kay Morrison Klappentext What is humor exactly? How do you use it to maximize learning? If it is so important, why is it rarely mentioned in teacher preparation without some clues for finding and using it? The purpose of this book is to affirm, sustain, and encourage educators in the practice of humor not only as a personal tool to optimize a healthy lifestyle, but to maximize the benefits of humor in education. These benefits include current research-based data on the use of humor to nurture creativity, to increase the capacity for memory retention, to support an optimal learning environment and to build safe communities that reflect the relational trust necessary for collaborative learning. An environment of fun is an indicator of a culture of trust. Each chapter of this book includes a study group format and powerful practice ideas for leaders. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 Humor: The Tonic for Tired Educators Chapter 2 Developing Your Humor Being; A Nut Is Born Chapter 3 Mouse Droppings: Examining Brain Research and Humor Chapter 4 Hurtful Humor: No Laughing Matter Chapter 5 The Humor Workout, Pumping Up With Practice Chapter 6 It's a Circus Out There! Chapter 7 Survival Humor for Stressed Leaders

Product details

• Authors: Mary Kay Morrison
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.12.2007
• EAN: 9781578867325
• ISBN: 978-1-57886-732-5
• No. of pages: 214
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 222 mm x 13 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Education system; Humanities, art, music > Education > School education, didactics, methodology; EDUCATION / Educational Psychology, EDUCATION / Professional Development, EDUCATION / Classroom Management, Educational psychology, teacher training, Teaching skills & techniques, EDUCATION / Teaching / General