Your formula for managing innovation and transforming
learning
#Ed Journey: A Roadmap to the Future of Education is a
refreshing change from the negativity so common in the world of
education today. Over the course of a 3-month solo road trip across
the United States, author Grant Lichtman discovered that there is
much to be positive about in today’s K-12 schools. Lichtman, one of
the country’s leading experts in educational innovation,
interviewed over 600 teachers, administrators, students, parents,
and trustees to find out what kind of innovations they’re doing
right–and how others can leverage their successes.
Innovation in education takes hard work, planning, and
cooperation. With examples from around the country and findings
from the latest education research, #Ed Journey maps out how
administrators and teachers can embrace the innovation process that
schools and learners need now. Today’s 21st century education
presents unique challenges and opportunities to students, and this
is a trailblazing practical guide to making sure education is ready
for the future. #Ed Journey focuses on four key
questions:
* What new learning strategies are the top schools implementing
to prepare our students for their future rather than for our
past?
* How do teachers and administrators manage transitions to new
types of teaching and learning?
* What are the key obstacles to shifting away from the assembly
line model of education?
* How can we all leverage the lessons of success from the most
innovative schools?
The concrete examples and advice in this book will help you
bring innovation and educational design concepts into your school.
#Ed Journey goes beyond the theoretical need for
change–by now a familiar topic to almost everyone–and
takes a real-world approach to achieving transformative education
in any school.
Spis treści
About the Author vii
Acknowledgments ix
Introduction xi
Part One: Ro adblocks: How Can We Overcome the Biggest Obstacles to School Reform?
1 Time: The Most Common Obstacle to Change in Schools 7
2 People: The Changing Job of an Educator 23
3 Leadership: Building Vision While Keeping the Lights On 43
4 Structure: School Organization and Process in a Time of Change 61
5 More Bumps in the Road: The Next Five Obstacles to Innovation 83
Part Two: Blazing the Trail: What Does Transformative Learning Look Like?
6 Schools Are More Dynamic: Mess, Noise, and Chaos 103
7 Schools Are More Adaptable: Changing with the World 117
8 Schools Are More Permeable: Where We Meet, Not Where We Learn 133
9 Schools Are More Creative: Knowledge Is Not Just for Consumption 147
10 Schools Are Self-Correcting: Empa thy, Mindfulness, and Reflection 165
Part Three: The Road Ahead: How Do We Get There from Here?
11 The Existential Challenge for Schools: Voices from Our Future 183
12 Leaving the Past Behind: The Assembly-Line Model of Education 195
13 A Better Model: The Natural Ecosystem of Learning 209
14 Taking Action: A New Paradigm of School Strategy 227
15 Signposts: The Big Ideas That Mark the Road 247
References 261
Index 265
O autorze
GRANT LICHTMAN is a globally recognized thought leader in the drive to transform K-12 education. Grant shares resources, articles, connections with other schools and innovative programs, and his blog, 'The Future of K-12 Education, ’ at www.grantlichtman.com. He is also the author of Moving the Rock and The Falconer.
Więcej książek elektronicznych tego samego autora (ów) / Redaktor
18 180 Ebooki w tej kategorii
