Tribes: A New Way of Learning and Being Together FROM THE PUBLISHER
Tribes, A New Way of Learning and Being Together blends the fields of group process and cooperative learning; prevention and resiliency; learning theory and school change into a comprehensive, meaningful whole.
About the Author
Jeanne Gibbs has spent her professional career writing and implementing programs to support children's development and prevent youth problems. Her perspective on human development is a systems approach that encourages schools, families and communities to create healthy environments in which children can grow and learn. Her primary interest now centers on the
potential of cooperative learning for the redesign of educational systems. She is known by educators across the country for her warm and generous spirit and ability to build community among people wherever she goes.
SYNOPSIS
This new edition shows teachers and administrators how to reach students by developing a caring environment as the foundation for growth and learning. Material details how to teach essential collaborative skills, design interactive learning experiences, work with multiple learning styles, foster the development of resiliency, and support school community change.
WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING
This readable, useable, wonderful book is not just a set of activities to build community. With this new edition, Jeanne and her colleagues incorporate the latest research on teaching and learning. They illustrate specifically how the Tribes process applies to a variety of school and organizational needs. Most importantly, they help the reader to feel hopeful and proud to be working and learning together with children and with each other. -- (Carole Cooper, Director, Global Learning Communities)
— Carole Cooper
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