John L. Taylor

100 Ideas for Secondary Teachers: Teaching Philosophy and Ethics (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

No matter what you teach, there is a 100 Ideas title for you!

The 100 Ideas series offers teachers practical, easy-to-implement strategies and activities for the classroom. Each author is an expert in their field and is passionate about sharing best practice with their peers.
Each title includes at least ten additional extra-creative Bonus Ideas that won't fail to inspire and engage all learners.
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How do you teach a subject that has no 'right' answers? Philosophical and ethical concepts can be overwhelming to students who have not encountered them before, and complex arguments can be difficult to navigate. John L. Taylor's book will help you to engage your class and have them reading, writing, talking and thinking philosophically.

Starting with introductory ideas such as 'a guided tour of philosophy land', the book moves on to ideas for stimulating and managing student discussions and debates, guidance for effective research, and methods to support students with their essays, presentations and projects. There are also tips for getting the best out of quieter students, and ideas for taking philosophy beyond the classroom. Hashtags and websites providing resources to enliven your classes are included throughout the book.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK
• Seitenzahl: 144
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. November 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781472910097
• Artikelnr.: 41816797

Autorenporträt

John L. Taylor is Assistant Head (Director of Learning, Teaching and Innovation) at Cranleigh School. Responsibility for the development of independent learning across the three schools in the Cranleigh Foundation. Working closely with staff, providing professional development opportunities and organizing and leading CPD in areas connected to independent learning. John is one of the principal architects of the Extended Project and other project-based qualifications in the UK.

John published Think Again: A Philosophical Approach to Teaching in April 2012 (Continuum), plus 100 Ideas for Secondary Teachers: Philosophy and Ethics in 2014 (Bloomsbury). He has written blogs or features for the Guardian Teacher Network and the TES.

He has extensive experience as a teacher trainer, providing regular INSET for schools and colleges on matters relating to independent learning, project work, the management of classroom discussion, teaching research and inquiry skills.

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1: Starting points
Teach Philosophically
The power of pod casts
Model thinking for your students
Dual purpose lessons
Part 2: Stimulating inquiry
Philosophical games
Make philosophy real
Experimenting with thought
Everyday ethics
Brain games
Part 3: Talking philosophy
From discussion to debate
Teaching oral presentation skills
Part 4: Reading and researching
Argument identification
Easy citations and bibliographies
The two-stage research rocket
Part 5: Philosophical argument
Concept mapping
Can you move the universe?
Par 6: Writing philosophy
ACE essays
SEAL those paragraphs
Teaching academic register
Thinking about the reader
{art 7: Philosophy projects
The power of projects
Part 8: Beyond the philosophy classroom
Visiting speakers
Philosophy cafe
Philosophical drop-in