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Tribes : A New Way of Learning and Being Together

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When I first read Tribes I was concerned about giving up valuable curricular time for Tribes activities but I was desperate! The net result in my 4-5 combination class was a tremendous increase in productive teaching and learning. Even my most difficult students are now productive members in our room. As a new teacher this book allowed me to keep my sanity and created a cohesive, warm, and fun place to learn. Thank you Jeanne Gibbs!

I am a Teacher Assistant and work with Special Need students. The Teacher and myself use tools in this book everyday. It offers fantastic ideas and strategies for the classroom, no matter what age group. I work with 7yr old to 12 yr olds. They all benefit from the activities in this book. It is a good idea to have it with you in the classroom and to use it spontaneously when an incident may arise. It is a very user fiendly book. I highly recommend it.

This book has brilliant and interesting ideas to keep the classroom motivated. The games are fun and are suitable for all ages. This book is a must for all teachers !!!!

This is the best resource I used in my 15 years of teaching. Every classroom teacher should have this book. If you incorporate the activities into your teaching program you will have a community of learners who support, care, and learn with each other.

This is a really great way to organize teaching strategies to include all cultures and all types of learners. The methodologies build communities and teach appreciation of diversity, not division.

When I completed the Tribes course, I received this book. I have found it to be a fantastic resource for the activities associated with Tribes and I would highly recommend it to anyone who was interested in promoting a safe learning environment.

This book is very valuable in classes. It's fraught with great ideas and interesting activities that allows everybody to get involved...

We are a TRIBES school and this book guides you down the road with activities for helping make your class a cooperative community. It even has energizers. We use them as a brain break, five or so minutes to helps students wake up and get ready for the next activity.

item exactly as described and in new condition!

amazing book for beginning and older teachers. the book has 200+ strategies on how you can incorporate a student-centered learning in classrooms. these activities ensure that all students are actively participating and encourages peer work and higher level thinking.

a definite recommend for all teachers!

This book was more than worth the price. Everything in this book is useful and pertinent. I love the concepts... learning by doing, and developing a sense of community (the "tribal learning community" suits my 4th graders very well.) They have readily accepted and are learning the concepts I gleaned from this fantastic book. We study California history in 4th grade, so my groups now have the names of our California tribes. The ideas in this book are easy to put into action. I would like to see an updated version done... (I have the 30th anniversary issue copyright 2006) and/or some in-service trainings on Tribes. (A useful inservice training would be a nice change from the usual brain numbing experience!) Tribes is a proven quantity... so maybe we should pause in our constant search for a new way to reform education and try revisiting/updating the ideas that have worked in the past!