Bringing Schools into the 21st Century

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Wan, Guofang (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Gut, Dianne M. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2011.
• Σειρά: Explorations of Educational Purpose ; 13
• Θέματα: Education.; Curriculums (Courses of study).; Education > Curricula.; Teaching.; Learning & Instruction.; Teaching and Teacher Education.; Curriculum Studies.

Shift happens: Emerging technologies and globalization have resulted in political, social and cultural changes. These changes have a profound impact on all aspects of human life, including education. Yet while society has changed and continues to change, schools are slow to keep up. This book explor...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Introduction: Why This Book? Time Has Changed but School Has Not, Guofang Wan, Dianne Gut
• 1. Whatever Happened?, Mark Treadwell
• 2. 21st Century Students Need 21st Century Skills, Ken Kay, Valerie Greenhill
• 3. Educational Reform: What Have Federal and State Policy-Makers Done?, Rosalyn Anstine Templeton, Karen Huffman, Celia E. Johnson
• 4. A Needs Assessment - Reforming the U.S. School Curriculum, Guofang Wan
• 5. Preparing Teachers for the 21st Century - A Renaissance, Celia Johnson, Rosalyn Templeton
• 6. Integrating 21st Century skills into the Curriculum, Dianne Gut
• 7. Reading, Writing, and Deconstructing: Media Literacy in the School Curriculum, Jessica Collins, Denis Doyon, Christie McAuley, Andrea Quijada
• 8. The Mobile School / Digital Communities Created by Mobile Learners, Teresa Franklin
• 9. Online learning: A 21st Century Approach to Education, John Watson, L. Kay Johnson
• 10. A Collaborative Model: Changing Teacher Education from the Ground Up, Renee Middleton, Bonnie Prince
• Index.