Nuture+Shock+Book+Study

Getting Started on our online book study of __Nuture Shock:__

 * This page is dedicated to chapters from our reading.
 * You may begin a discussion by editing this page, or by going to the DISCUSSION tab and click on a post relavant to the chapter.
 * If you'd like to begin a new thread, just click on NEW THREAD.
 * Each person should contribute (post) and also respond to another's contribution (post). You should have a minimum of 20 posts.
 * Leaders will be assigned for each week. That information is forthcoming.
 * Enjoy your online learning experience! This is a way for us to model what our students will be doing in online courses.
 * Remember, correct punctuation and grammer is expected.

=Need Help?=
 * Contact Holly Teague at hteague@weatherfordisd.com or ext. 3011 or MJ McDaniel at mjmcdani@weatherfordisd.com or ext. 3057.


 * //Reading Assignments://**

Chapters 1 & 2
 * June 7-11, 2010**

Chapter 2: What information from this chapter regarding the lost hour of sleep is important to share with parents? with students? Others?**
 * Questions for Week 1:**
 * Chapter 1: The authors cite research that reveals the unintended consequences of praise. Those ripple effects include a lack of confidence to tackle new things, a lack of effort, and cheating. How do we as educators use this research to provide encouragement and support without undermining self confidence?

Responses: (To respond, click on the EDIT button on this page. Put your name under the last response and begin your answer to the questions.)

//Patti Young// Chapter 1: We need to compliment the effort a student demonstrates when attempting a task or assignment. For example; stating to the student ("If you work hard, you will succeed") is not in the best interest of the child. Acknowledge the difficulty of the assignment and the work ethic it will take to accomplish the assignment. We should not give general compliments such as ("you are so smart"). Give specific compliments regarding effort. Use strategic words and actions of encouragment rather than vague on open ended compliments. Chapter 2: Acknowledge and share the important facts regarding the significant role proper sleep plays in regard to a child's development. We could use the data extracted from this book in multiple ways. For example, instructional personnel could embed this knowledge during class instruction, extra curricular activities, parenting / adult ed. learning sessions, wellness articles, and links on the webpage by acknowledging the benefits of sleep for specific age groups. To implement this awareness within WISD, we could use a continuous improvement method by encouraging WISD students and adults to create personal sleep data charts for a specific period of time. These data charts may help individuals identify the correlation between sleep time vs. levels of achievement.

Chapters 3 & 4
 * June 14-18**

Chapters 4 & 5
 * June 21-25**

Chapters 7 & 8
 * June 28 - July 2**

Chapters 9 & 10
 * July 5-9**