{"product_id":"zest-for-learning-developing-curious-learners-who-relish-real-world-challenges-9781785834011","title":"Zest for Learning: Developing Curious Learners Who Relish Real-World Challenges","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eZest for Learning: Developing curious learners who relish real-world challenges\u003c\/i\u003e, Bill Lucas and Ellen Spencer explore the ways in which teachers can help their pupils to find their passions, develop independence and challenge themselves to become more expansive learners. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Young people need more than subject knowledge in order to thrive they need capabilities. The Pedagogy for a Changing World series details which capabilities matter and how schools can develop them.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e A key capability is zest: the curiosity and desire to experience new things. \u003ci\u003eZest for Learning \u003c\/i\u003eoffers a powerful new synthesis of thinking about what it takes for young people to flourish both in education and in the wider world, especially at a time when preparing them for life beyond school often calls for brave leadership.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e This could be encouraged through, for example, greater engagement with sports and the arts, by collaborating with external bodies such as the Scouts and Guides or the Duke of Edinburgh's Award scheme or by working with libraries, museums, faith groups and environmental associations. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e In this book Bill and Ellen offer a framework for zest: a practical guide for teachers, underpinned by theory. They draw on a number of areas of knowledge and practice that each have something to contribute to the concept of zest for learning, bringing together ideas in concrete and actionable ways. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eZest for Learning\u003c\/i\u003e connects the co-curriculum with the formal curriculum, building both theoretical and practical confidence in the kinds of pedagogies which work well. Bill and Ellen have infused the book with a wide range of ideas for getting pupils to love learning so much that they will be able to learn whatever they want to throughout their lives.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e The authors also go further by presenting case studies that illustrate the successful integration of the co-curriculum with the formal curriculum at various educational institutions, and by providing an A to Z of practical ideas and activities for developing zest in young learners. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuitable for all teachers and leaders, in both primary and secondary settings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Crown House Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/23\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781785834011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.60h x 7.10w x 0.80d","brand":"Bill Lucas, Ellen Spencer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36668779495580,"sku":"9781785834011","price":21.21,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_a8763e95-b6c1-4d56-b832-b8dc27a4cea8.jpg?v=1603918441","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/zest-for-learning-developing-curious-learners-who-relish-real-world-challenges-9781785834011","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}