Facilitating Group Learning: Strategies for Success with Diverse Learners by Geo

Description: Facilitating Group Learning by George Lakey, Mark Leier An essential resource designed to help educators, trainers, workshop leaders, and anyone who assists groups to learn. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description From the acclaimed coauthor of A Manual for Direct Action comes Facilitating Group Learning, an essential resource designed to help educators, trainers, workshop leaders, and anyone who assists groups to learn. George Lakey presents the core principles and proven techniques of direct education, an approach he developed for effectively teaching adults in groups. To illustrate how it works in action, Lakey includes a wealth of compelling stories from his vast experience facilitating groups in a variety of situations.Direct education cuts through the pretense and needless complications that can distance learners from subject matter. It removes false expectations (for example, that kinesthetic learners will strongly benefit from slide presentations) and false assumptions (for example, that a group is simply the sum of the individuals). This approach focuses the encounter between teacher and group; it replaces scattered attention-of a teacher preoccupied with curriculum and participants preoccupied with distractions-with gathered attention.Unlike in other books on group facilitation, the author emphasizes critical issues related to diversity, as well as authenticity and emotions. Step by step, this groundbreaking book describes how to design effective learning experiences and shows what it takes to facilitate them. Ultimately, it brings all the elements of the authors direct education approach together.Facilitating Group Learning also contains material on sustaining the educator, addresses working with social movements, and includes the Training for Change toolkit of group learning techniques. Author Biography George Lakey has led over 1,500 social change workshops on five continents. Mark Leier works in the history department of Simon Fraser University. Review "If you want to be a soldier, you can go to West Point. If you want to be a nonviolent change-maker--well, this is an awfully good place to start. George Lakey has been near the center of American resistance for decades, and so he has both remarkable stories and remarkable insights--not to mention some remarkable colleagues who add their perspective to this necessary manual!"--Bill McKibben, cofounder of 350.org "Ive been working with forms of direct education for many decades, and I found new ideas and inspirations in every chapter. For anyone involved in teaching, training, sharing skills, or leading groups, this book is an invaluable resource!"--Starhawk, author of The Earth Path, Dreaming the Dark, and Webs of Power "Lakey doesnt make it sound easy, but he employs a reasoned, seasoned perspective to clearly convey principles of organization that have proved their value to activists worldwide."--Publishers Weekly "Hard-won advice for community organizers... Clear, encouraging, and potentially empowering."--Kirkus Reviews "This book is a must-read for people who teach adults of any age, no matter what the subject, and care about doing it in ways that yield deep and abiding learning. Wonderfully well-written and rich with psychological and spiritual insights as well as practical strategies, it represents the fruits of a lifetime of transformational teaching and learning by one of the foremost adult educators of our time."--Parker J. Palmer, author of The Courage to Teach and Let Your Life Speak Long Description From the acclaimed coauthor of A Manual for Direct Action comes Facilitating Group Learning, an essential resource designed to help educators, trainers, workshop leaders, and anyone who assists groups to learn. George Lakey presents the core principles and proven techniques of direct education, an approach he developed for effectively teaching adults in groups. To illustrate how it works in action, Lakey includes a wealth of compelling stories from his vast experience facilitating groups in a variety of situations. Direct education cuts through the pretense and needless complications that can distance learners from subject matter. It removes false expectations (for example, that kinesthetic learners will strongly benefit from slide presentations) and false assumptions (for example, that a group is simply the sum of the individuals). This approach focuses the encounter between teacher and group; it replaces scattered attention--of a teacher preoccupied with curriculum and participants preoccupied with distractions--with gathered attention. Unlike in other books on group facilitation, the author emphasizes critical issues related to diversity, as well as authenticity and emotions. Step by step, this groundbreaking book describes how to design effective learning experiences and shows what it takes to facilitate them. Ultimately, it brings all the elements of the authors direct education approach together. Facilitating Group Learning also contains material on sustaining the educator, addresses working with social movements, and includes the Training for Change toolkit of group learning techniques. Review Quote "If you want to be a soldier, you can go to West Point. If you want to be a nonviolent change-maker--well, this is an awfully good place to start. George Lakey has been near the center of American resistance for decades, and so he has both remarkable stories and remarkable insights--not to mention some remarkable colleagues who add their perspective to this necessary manual!" --Bill McKibben, cofounder of 350.org "Ive been working with forms of direct education for many decades, and I found new ideas and inspirations in every chapter. For anyone involved in teaching, training, sharing skills, or leading groups, this book is an invaluable resource!" --Starhawk, author of The Earth Path, Dreaming the Dark, and Webs of Power "Lakey doesnt make it sound easy, but he employs a reasoned, seasoned perspective to clearly convey principles of organization that have proved their value to activists worldwide." --Publishers Weekly "Hard-won advice for community organizers... Clear, encouraging, and potentially empowering." --Kirkus Reviews "This book is a must-read for people who teach adults of any age, no matter what the subject, and care about doing it in ways that yield deep and abiding learning. Wonderfully well-written and rich with psychological and spiritual insights as well as practical strategies, it represents the fruits of a lifetime of transformational teaching and learning by one of the foremost adult educators of our time." --Parker J. Palmer, author of The Courage to Teach and Let Your Life Speak Description for Sales People Focusses on direct learning strategies and re-evaluates established learning techniques. Emphasises critical issues relating to diversity. Includes a wealth of stories from Lakeys decades of experience in the field. Includes materials for educators focussing on working with social movements. Also includes the Training for Change toolkit of group learning techniques. Details ISBN1629638269 Author Mark Leier Short Title Facilitating Group Learning Pages 320 Language English Year 2020 ISBN-10 1629638269 ISBN-13 9781629638263 Format Paperback DEWEY 374.22 UK Release Date 2020-09-24 Edition 2nd Imprint PM Press Place of Publication Oakland Country of Publication United States NZ Release Date 2020-09-24 Publisher PM Press Edition Description 2nd ed. Subtitle Strategies for Success with Diverse Learners Audience General AU Release Date 2020-11-08 Publication Date 2020-09-24 US Release Date 2020-09-24 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:129834165;

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