Schools Reimagined: Unifying the Science of Learning with the Art of Teaching

ISBN-13: 9780807764961 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 174 str.

Jacqueline Grennon Brooks; Martin G. Brooks; Michael Fullan

Spis treści

• Contents
• Foreword Michael Fullan  ix
• Preface xi
• Acknowledgments xv
• Part I: Making the Case for Constructivist Schools
• 1. Imagining Schools as...3
• A Simple Proposition 3
• Implications for Schooling 5
• Paradigm Shift 7
• Information or Knowledge? 8
• Meaningful Work 11
• Tracking Worthy Outcomes 11
• At a Crossroad 13
• Every Classroom a Journey 14
• 2. Transforming Schools From the Inside Out 17
• Preschoolers Take a Nature Walk 17
• Elementary School Students Simulate an Oil Spill Cleanup 20
• Middle Schoolers Respond to a Global Challenge 22
• High Schoolers Become Stewards of Water Quality 25
• Undergraduates Include Social Justice in Studies of the Changing Earth 27
• Teachers Transform Their Practice 28
• 3. Searching for Meaning 31
• Making Sense of Things 31
• Our Personal Pantheon 33
• Wiring and Firing 42
• Opening New Doors to Self-Regulation 44
• Images of Learners 46
• Part II: Guiding Principles
• 4. Tying the Learning Frameworks Together 51
• Math: What Boats and Medicines Can Teach Us 52
• Science: What Ants Can Teach Us 54
• Social Studies: What Huckleberries Can Teach Us 56
• Literacy: What Artifacts Can Teach Us 58
• The Arts: What Windy Days Can Teach Us 60
• Language, Libraries, Health: What Rocks and Water Can Teach Us 61
• Embedding the “What,” Guiding the “How,” Providing a “Why” 65
• 5. Framing Curricula and Teaching Around Big Ideas 69
• Big Ideas and Points of View 70
• Negotiating Curricula 72
• Just-in-Time Teaching 73
• Content–Process Dynamic 74
• Posing Problems of Emerging Relevance 79
• 6. Fostering the Development of Reasoning With Design Thinking 83
• Models of Design Thinking 83
• Failing Forward 85
• Innovating With Design Thinking 86
• Design Challenges 89
• Teaching With Design Challenges 91
• 7. Deepening Reasoning With Transdisciplinary Strategies 97
• 1. Ordering Learning Experiences 98
• 2. Hearing the Questions Students Hear 100
• 3. Offering Time to Think 101
• 4. Seeking Elaboration 102
• 5. Facilitating the Search for Patterns 103
• 6. Valuing Evidence 104
• 7. Connecting Students With Each Other 106
• 8. Posing Targeted Questions 107
• 9. Appreciating Context 108
• 10. Cultivating a Sense of Place 109
• 11. Supporting Student Agency 110
• 12. Navigating Error 111
• 8. Responsibly Assessing Student Learning 115
• The Perils of Grading 116
• Data Versus Evidence 117
• Connecting Teaching to Assessing 118
• Assessment That Generates Student Thinking 120
• Performance Assessment 123
• Responsible Assessment 124
• Changing the Narrative 126
• Part III: Stepping up and Speaking Out
• 9. Shifting Norms and Structures 131
• Visioning and Valuing 131
• Establishing a Culture of Learning 133
• Aligning Curricula 134
• Collaborating With Parents 135
• Differentiating for Equity 136
• Considering Space and Time and Technology 138
• School as a Concept 140
• 10. Moving to the Next Level of Work 143
• Why 144
• How 146
• For Whom 147
• References 151
• Index 163
• About the Authors 173