Penny Turrentine

Champions in the Classroom

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Produktbeschreibung

As a resource guide for professionals, Champions in the Classroom offers a model and historical perspective for understanding the challenges faced by "student-athletes" while providing solutions and guidance to put the needed emphasis on "student."

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 252
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. April 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 567g
• ISBN-13: 9781475818208
• ISBN-10: 1475818203
• Artikelnr.: 42031832

Autorenporträt

Penny Turrentine, PhD, has worked with student athletes for over twenty-seven years, the experience opening her eyes to the parallels between the skills learned on the playing field or courts and those that make for successful students. Out of her passion to help our athletes excel at academics, she wrote Champions in the Classroom. For more information you can visit her website www.championsintheclassroom.com.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents Foreword Mike Candrea Preface What I Bring to the Game Dumb Jocks
or Demi-Gods Introduction Acknowledgments Part One Chapter One Sports Grows
Up and Goes to College: The Birth of Intercollegiate Sports Chapter Two
Stars and Stripes: Games on the Corner Lot Chapter 3 Can't Live With 'Em,
Can't Live Without 'Em: Rules of Game Birth of the NCAA Winning is
Everything? Putting an End to Underwater Basket-Weaving 101 Formation of
New Watch Dog Group: The Knight Commission Why Join the NCAA? Chapter 4
Understanding the Hurdles: Academic Success is a Challenge Chapter 5 Show
Me the Money: High School Athletics Part Two Recipes for developing a
winning support program Chapter 6 The Right Stuff: Characteristics of Good
Support Team Chapter 7 The Game Changers: Ideas for Helping High School
Athletes Chapter 8 Support Team Players: Role of Advisors and Counselors
Professional Development Chapter 9 Special Teams: A Learning Specialist's
Contribution to Student Athlete Success Chapter 10 The Game Plan:
Components of Support Program Academic Athletic Personal/Social General
System Chapter 11 The Coach Approach: Master Plan from a Master Coach
Chapter 12 The Head Coaches: Tutoring Programs Chapter 13 First Things
First: The Fundamentals For Building Game Plan Understanding the Learning
Process The Linear Model The Cognitive Model Social Learning Theory
Metacognition Adult Learning Theory Chapter 14 The Head-Head Coach:
Directing the Tutoring Program Introduction The Prospective Tutor Tutor
Training CRLA Recommendations Chapter 15 Textbook Reading: A Tutor's Guide
Chapter 16 Tutors, Take Note: Strategies for Effective Note Taking Chapter
17 The Clock's Running: A Tutor's Guide to Managing Time Chapter 18 Reach
for the Prize: Helping Athletes with Goal-Setting Chapter 19 Keeping Up:
Helping Students Avoid Procrastination Chapter 20 Sweaty Palm Syndrome:
Tutors Can Calm Exam Anxiety Chapter 21 Understanding Test Formats Multiple
Choice Tests True-False Tests Matching Tests Problem-Solving Tests Essay
Tests Chapter 22 Being Critical is Good: Critical Thinking Chapter 23 Just
Do It: Motivational Theories Covington's Quadripolar Theory Maslow's
Hierarchy of Needs Atkinson's Expectancy Theory Weiner's Attribution Theory
Bandura's Self-Efficacy Theory Chapter 24 Let's Check This Out: Assessments
LASSI PEEK INCLASS MSLQ VARK Chapter 25 The Tutors' Tool Kit: Tutoring
Strategies The Golden Rules: Tutors' Code of Conduct Practice, Practice and
More Practice: Mastering the Basics Being an All-Around Pro: CHAMPS Life
Skills Program A Win-Win Proposition: Service Learning Part Three The
Playbook: Strategies for Academic Success Introduction Chapter 26 Where Am
I and How Did I Get Here? Goal Setting What exactly is a goal? Do it the
Smart Way: Understanding and Creating a S.M.A.R.T. Goal S. M. A. R. T.
Goals Are Specific Example of a S.M.A.R.T. goal statement Chapter 27 If You
Play the Waiting Game You'll Lose: Ways to Ban Procrastination Chapter 28
Keeping Your Head in the Game: Textbook Reading Tips Chapter 29 Maybe I'll
Have Time Next Week: Guide to Time Management Some basic guidelines to
remember about managing your study time: Chapter 30 No Doodling Please:
Taking Good Notes Cornell Note-Taking Method Mind Mapping Outline Method
Chapter 31 Don't Choke: Winning Over Exam Anxiety Chapter 32 The Game Plan:
Preparing for the Big Exam Multiple Choice Tests True-False Tests Matching
Tests Problem-Solving Tests Essay Tests Chapter 33 Don't Believe
Everything: Critical Thinking Chapter 34 Making Fans Out of Faculty:
Working with Instructors Chapter 35 Smoothing the Bumpy Road: Handling the
Challenges of Travel Chapter 36 Life After Athletics: Out of the uniform,
into the suit The Tool Box References Index