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Tuned In and Fired Up: How Teaching Can Inspire Real Learning in the Classroomreviewed by Mary Lynn Collins - 2004 Title: Tuned In and Fired Up: How Teaching Can Inspire Real Learning in the Classroom Author(s): Sam M. Intrator Publisher: Yale University Press, New Haven ISBN: 0300100221, Pages: 170, Year: 2003 Search for book at Amazon.com Sam M. Intrator’s Tuned In and Fired Up is a
powerful and well-documented book. Intrator was willing to
complete a study that many higher education researchers say they
would like to do, but in truth, given the opportunity, most would
turn it down. He visited a high school English class daily for one
year to collect his data and develop his insights. This
170-page book provides both inspiration and practical applications
for pre-service and in-service teachers, administrators, and higher
education faculty who are involved in the preparation of teachers.
It needs to be read at least three times. First, the reader will
be eager to read each chapter to see what is happening in Room 36.
The next reading should be slower so one can reflect on each
chapter in relation to one’s own teaching, and the third
reading can be to select for adaptation and implementation the
teaching strategies and activities that inspired the students to
greater self reflection and... (preview truncated at 150 words.)To view the full-text for this article you must be signed-in with the appropriate membership. Please review your options below:
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- Mary Collins
Nova Southeastern University E-mail Author MARY LYNN COLLINS is a Professor in the Fischler Graduate School of Education, Nova Southeastern University. Her research interests include teacher behaviors that influence student learning particularly teacher enthusiasm. For her study on teacher enthusiasm she was awarded the outstanding research award from the Association of Teacher Educators. She is working on a follow-up publication on this research originally published in the Journal of Teacher Education. Her most recent publication, "Becoming an Effective Teacher of Reading," was part of an online course funded by the Florida DOE. She is also involved in establishing Professional Development Schools with the local school districts in South Florida.
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