5 BOOKS PUBLISHED AND SOLD ACROSS THE GLOBE
How to raise the status of learning from an act to an art in your school
Learnership addresses the true issue in our schools: a learning problem, not a teaching problem. This book introduces the concept of Learnership, transforming learning from an act to an art. With practical tools to evaluate and enhance Learnership in schools, foster a growth mindset, and develop more skilful, proactive learners, Learnership is an essential guide for educators aiming to cultivate a culture of growth and prepare students for lifelong success.
Learnership is to the art of high quality learning, what Visible Learning by John Hattie is to the art of high quality teaching. His new book, Learnership, disrupts the systemic view that teaching makes the difference, clearly and purposefully articulating that developing our students as independent and agile learners, gives them high agency in their worlds to continually create their abilities.
In this insightful and practical book, James Anderson challenges us to shift our focus and consider, much more thoughtfully, what it means to be an agent, empowered learner. Too many young people (and indeed their teachers) assume learning is something that is done to them at school – rather than by them. This book has the potential to change that misconception and help nurture the kind of agile, creative, competent and confident learners the world so desperately needs.
How to increase Learner Agency and become a lifelong learner
The Learning Landscape introduces a vivid metaphor to make learning more tangible and engaging. It maps the abstract concept of learning onto a physical journey, guiding students across the plains of the Learning Landscape, passing over the foundational knowledge that has come before them, while overcoming pits of challenging learning in an effort to climb to the peaks of expertise. To navigate these obstacles and reach the peaks of expertise, students need powerful learning tools like the Habits of Mind. Their mindsets will determine how far they can go and how high they can climb. Drawing on the insights of experts like Nicholas Nassim Taleb, Art Costa, Bena Kallick, Anders Ericsson, and Carol Dweck, The Learning Landscape equips teachers with strategies to foster learner agency, boost engagement and enhance learning outcomes.
How to implement Growth Mindsets and increase Learner Agency
The Mindset Continuum builds on the work of Carol Dweck, revolutionising the practical application of Growth Mindset strategies in schools and going beyond traditional interventions that often fall short. This book provides educators with a clear, actionable Growth Mindset Style Guide, empowering them to create a positive, growth-oriented learning environment. In short, we stop teaching about a Growth Mindset and start teaching for a Growth Mindset. The Mindset Continuum takes this further to explore how a growth-oriented mindset enhances Learner Agency, helping students become better, more independent learners.
Where Growth Mindset, Habits of Mind and Practice Unite
The Agile Learner unites three powerful ideas: Growth Mindset, Habits of Mind and Virtuous Practice. A Growth Mindset is the understanding that we can change our most basic characteristics such as our talents and abilities. But achieving that growth requires more than simply the right mindset; it requires the right actions. In The Agile Learner you’ll discover how to change your students’ mindsets by moving them along the Mindset Continuum. Importantly, you’ll learn how to engage students in the processes and behaviours that achieve growth and the development of new talents. Through engaging narratives and actionable advice, The Agile Learner shows educators, administrators and leaders that the only thing standing in the way of success is the way we think. With a Growth Mindset, anything is possible.
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