Cracker Jacks: “Finding the Prize” Inside Each Adolescent Learner

Cheryl Ellerbrock, Michael DiCicco, Jennifer M. Denmon, Erin Parke, Sarah Mead

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Abstract

The purpose of this manuscript is to highlight several practical classroom examples of asset-driven acts of reciprocal care and content-driven community builders and icebreakers that highlight ways to “find the prize” inside each student by fostering an adolescent-centered community of care that is committed to both relationships and academics.

Original languageAmerican English
JournalThe Clearing House: A Journal of Educational Strategies, Issues and Ideas
Volume90
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1 2016

Keywords

  • Care
  • adolescent-centered community of care
  • teacher-student relationships
  • student-student relationships
  • middle schools
  • high schools

Disciplines

  • Education

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