The Passion-Driven Classroom: A Framework for Teaching and Learning [Paperback]

Contents

About the Authors

Preface

Acknowledgments

1 Achievement Gap Or Passion Gap?

Listening To Our Students

Minding the Passion Gap

Closing the Gap

Step One: Know and Show Your Passion Step Two: Know and Show the Students¿ Passion Step Three: Know and Show the World Passion

2 Let¿s Talk About Passion

Defining Passion

P.A.S.S.I.O.N.

PASSION IS

Passion-Driven Learning Is More Than a Project

What Passion Can Do

3 The Clubhouse Mindset: Where Passion Meets Practice

Our Very First Passion-Driven Learning Club

The Philosophy: Clubs Are Passion Playing Fields

What Makes Club Life Enticing?

The Passion Discovery Continuum

The Workshop Classroom: Driven by Curiosity

The Role of the Teacher: Expert Learner and Passion Practitioner

The Role of the Student: Apprentice Learner and Global Citizen

The Resident Expert Wall

More Than Fluff

4 A Passion-Driven Classroom: The Essentials

Essential #1: The Learning Clubs instead of Classroom Jobs

Essential #2: You Matter Time

Essential #3: Reflection

Essential #4: The Task Board

Essential #5: Good-Fit Tools And Technology

Good-Fit Technology Remember to Include Books! H.E.A.R.T.¿A Strategy for Deep Meaning The H.E.A.R.T. Technique

Essential #6: Celebration

Doing and Being

5 Organizing the Passion-Driven Classroom

The Physical Environment

Meeting Spaces Middle and High School Practices and Spaces Grouping Students The Students¿ Seating/Desk Arrangement

Passion-Driven Tools

Key Reflection Tool: The Student Thinkbook

The Clubhouse Classroom Routine Sequence

1. The Opening Message: You Matter Time 2. The Daily Boardroom Meeting 3. The Learning Clubs 4. Content Connections 5. The Closing

Passion From Day One: Simple Changes = Big Impacts

Invite Students to Create the Classroom Environment The Crucial Conversation Rules or Manifesto? Heart Maps The Wonderful Gift Lesson More Ideas to Explore

6 Managing the Clubhouse Classroom

The Three Phases In Action

Phase One: Launching the Learning¿Passion Discovery

The Opening Message Anchor Lessons The Boardroom and Learning Club Anchor Lessons Learning Clubs: Bringing It All Together

Phase Two: Practicing Our Passion¿Learning Is Thinking

The Opening Message Anchor Lessons The Boardroom and Learning Club Anchor Lessons Bring It All Together Lessons¿Learning Club Tools Closing Phase Two

Phase Three: Sharing Our Gifts¿The Passion Project

The Google Way The Passion Project The Opening Message Lessons The Boardroom Lessons and Passion Project Work Tools for Sharing Our Passion

7 From the Trenches: The Voices of Passion

Passion Still Matters

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Challenge

8 Closing Thoughts

The Promise of Passion

Closing Thoughts: Choosing Passion in Times of Change

References