Student Learning

Through the voices of students themselves, Fires in the Mind brings a game-changing question to teachers of adolescents: What does it take to get really good at something? Starting with what they already know and do well, teenagers from widely diverse backgrounds join a cutting-edge dialogue with adults about the development of mastery in and out of school. Their insights frame motivation, practice, and academic challenge in a new light that galvanizes more powerful learning for all.

Becoming Einstein's Teacher will help you understand what it is to be a genius, how the brain works, and what it means to learn in the 21st century driven by artificial intelligence. Becoming Einstein's Teacher will show you how to tap into this one thing all your students have that enables lifelong learning without extra curriculum, new tech, more hours in class, or endless homework nights.

Para mí, enseñar es una vocación, y eso está lejos de ser un cliché. ¡Los educadores desarrollan la capacidad humana de hacer lo inimaginable! Lo que activa el aprendizaje no es ni la ubicación geográfica de la escuela, ni el currículo, ni una app genial ni el sistema de calificaciones. Lo que permite que los estudiantes encuentren la motivación para aprender durante toda la vida es comprender y usar un proceso de aprendizaje efectivo. Así es como los educadores comprometidos pueden impactar las vidas de sus estudiantes y contribuir para crear un mundo mejor.