| Description |
xxii, 296 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
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Jossey-Bass teacher
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Jossey-Bass teacher.
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| Summary |
"In Education Nation author Milton Chen draws from extensive experience in media--from his work on Sesame Street in its nascent years to his current role as executive director of the George Lucas Educational Foundation--to support his vision for a new world of learning. Presented in five parts and divided into "module" chapters, this book examines the ways in which K-12 learning can be revolutionized through innovative reform and the use of technology. Due in large part to new technologies, over the last few decades we've witnessed a huge shift in how we imagine teaching and learning. A good example is the educational revolution sparked by Sesame Street--which in its first season had a goal of teaching preschool-age children the numbers 1 to 10. At the time, experts dismissed it as an unrealistic goal since many kindergarten students were having trouble mastering this simple counting. Yet the research proved that preschool-age children learned those skills and many others directly from the TV screen. Now Sesame Street's curriculum teaches the numbers from 1 to 40. In today's digital age the number of new ways to teach and learn is ever-expanding and includes: television, Google, YouTube, TeacherTube, Facebook, iPhones, video games, GPS devices, open source textbooks, interactive whiteboards; and there are countless examples of ways technology positively impacts student learning--from voice-recognition software that helps children learn to read to translation tools that help teachers communicate with non-English speaking parents. As a result of constant innovation, learning is no longer limited by traditional confines and we're quickly moving beyond students tied to their chairs, desks, and textbooks--and teachers locked away in classrooms."-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: The Vision of an Education Nation -- The Thinking Edge: Getting Smarter About Learning -- The Curriculum Edge: Real Learning and Authentic Assessment -- The Technology Edge: PuttingModern Tools in Young Hands -- The Time/Place Edge: Learning Any Time, Anywhere -- The Co-Teaching Edge: Teachers, Experts, and Parents as Coeducators -- The Youth Edge: Digital Learners Carrying Change in Their Pockets -- Afterword: Tomorrow's Edge, a 2020 Vision. |
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School improvement programs -- United States.
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School improvement programs. |
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United States. |
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Educational innovations -- United States.
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Educational innovations. |
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Educational technology -- United States.
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Educational technology. |
| ISBN |
9781118157404 paperback |
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9780470615065 hardback |
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0470615060 hardback |
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1118157400 paperback |
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