| 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 |
Preface: My learning journey: from the longest street in the world to a galaxy long ago and far, far away -- 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: putting modern 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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Educational innovations -- United States.
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Educational technology -- United States.
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Educational innovations. (OCoLC)fst00903483
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Educational technology. (OCoLC)fst00903623
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School improvement programs. (OCoLC)fst01107461
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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Schulentwicklungsplanung (DE-588)4127661-9
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Informationstechnik (DE-588)4026926-7
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United States.
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Education -- Technological innovations.
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School improvement programs.
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Educational technology -- United States.
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| ISBN |
9780470615065 (hardback) |
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0470615060 (hardback) |
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9781118157404 (paperback) |
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1118157400 (paperback) |
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9780470875438 (ebk) |
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0470875437 (ebk) |
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9780470875445 (ebk) |
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0470875445 (ebk) |
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9780470875452 (ebk) |
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0470875453 (ebk) |
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