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#EdJourney


#EdJourney

A Roadmap to the Future of Education
1. Aufl.

von: Grant Lichtman

12,99 €

Verlag: Wiley
Format: EPUB
Veröffentl.: 13.08.2014
ISBN/EAN: 9781118898871
Sprache: englisch
Anzahl Seiten: 304

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<b>Your formula for managing innovation and transforming learning</b> <p><i>#EdJourney: A Roadmap to the Future of Education</i> 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.</p> <p>Innovation in education takes hard work, planning, and cooperation. With examples from around the country and findings from the latest education research, <i>#EdJourney</i> 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. <i>#EdJourney</i> focuses on four key questions:</p> <ul> <li>What new learning strategies are the top schools implementing to prepare our students for their future rather than for our past?</li> <li>How do teachers and administrators manage transitions to new types of teaching and learning?</li> <li>What are the key obstacles to shifting away from the assembly line model of education?</li> <li>How can we all leverage the lessons of success from the most innovative schools?</li> </ul> <p>The concrete examples and advice in this book will help you bring innovation and educational design concepts into your school. <i>#EdJourney</i> 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.</p>
<p>About the Author vii</p> <p>Acknowledgments ix</p> <p>Introduction xi</p> <p><b>Part One: Ro adblocks: How Can We Overcome the Biggest Obstacles to School Reform?</b></p> <p>1 Time: The Most Common Obstacle to Change in Schools 7</p> <p>2 People: The Changing Job of an Educator 23</p> <p>3 Leadership: Building Vision While Keeping the Lights On 43</p> <p>4 Structure: School Organization and Process in a Time of Change 61</p> <p>5 More Bumps in the Road: The Next Five Obstacles to Innovation 83</p> <p><b>Part Two: Blazing the Trail: What Does Transformative Learning Look Like?</b></p> <p>6 Schools Are More Dynamic: Mess, Noise, and Chaos 103</p> <p>7 Schools Are More Adaptable: Changing with the World 117</p> <p>8 Schools Are More Permeable: Where We Meet, Not Where We Learn 133</p> <p>9 Schools Are More Creative: Knowledge Is Not Just for Consumption 147</p> <p>10 Schools Are Self-Correcting: Empa thy, Mindfulness, and Reflection 165</p> <p><b>Part Three: The Road Ahead: How Do We Get There from Here?</b></p> <p>11 The Existential Challenge for Schools: Voices from Our Future 183</p> <p>12 Leaving the Past Behind: The Assembly-Line Model of Education 195</p> <p>13 A Better Model: The Natural Ecosystem of Learning 209</p> <p>14 Taking Action: A New Paradigm of School Strategy 227</p> <p>15 Signposts: The Big Ideas That Mark the Road 247</p> <p>References 261</p> <p>Index 265</p>
<p><b>GRANT LICHTMAN</b> 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 <b>www.grantlichtman.com</b>. He is also the author of <i>Moving the Rock</i> and <i>The Falconer</i>.
<p><b>PRAISE FOR <i>#EdJourney</i></b> <p>"A book of hope. Grant Lichtman's grand education journey shows the innovative spirit is still alive in American schools, private and public, urban and rural, large and small, despite the destructive reforms of standardization and high-stakes testing. A must-read for all who seek directions, strategies, and action plans to have a better education."<br> <b>—Yong Zhao,</b> presidential chair, University of Oregon, author of <i>Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Dragon: Why China has the Best (and Worst) Education in the World</i> <p>"<i>#EdJourney: A Roadmap to the Future of Education</i> is, just as the title implies, a kind of educational picaresque, where Grant Lichtman, tilting at the windmills of conventional thinking and resistant schools, strikes hard and true along his journey across America to discover schools where teachers are the farmers in an ecosystem where students thrive and grow. Recommended reading for all educators and citizens who think America's schools must meet the needs of kids and the 21st century, learning that when we do the former, we'll achieve the latter."<br> <b>—Pat Bassett,</b> past president of the National Association of Independent Schools <p>While on his solo road trip across the United States, Grant Lichtman, one of the country's leading experts in educational innovation, discovered that there is much to be positive about in today's K–12 schools. During Lichtman's travels, he interviewed more than 600 teachers, administrators, students, and parents to find out what kind of innovations they're doing right—and to discover how others can follow their example. <p>To help create an environment that will encourage innovation, <i>#EdJourney: A Roadmap to the Future of Education</i> puts the focus 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 the transition to new types of teaching and learning? What are the key obstacles to shifting away from the assembly line model of education? And, most importantly, how can we all leverage the lessons of success from the most innovative schools? <p>Filled with compelling examples and based on the findings from the latest education research, <i>#EdJourney</i> maps out how administrators and teachers can embrace the innovation process that schools and learners need right now.

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