 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 ClassroomAuthor(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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