Leading Connected Classrooms: Engaging the Hearts and Souls of Learners

ISBN-13: 9781483316802 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 128 str.

Robert W. Dillon

Opis

As we move past an era of education completely dominated by high stakes testing, educators are looking for a counter narrative and fresh road forward to bring authentic learning to the classroom. This book looks at student engagement as central to excellent learning and growth for students, and it weaves into its fabric the essential nature of connected learning for teachers to maximize the four tenets of engagement. Those tenets are: giving students' choice in showcasing their learning, having student voice amplifying through their work, providing an authentic audience for the projects and work product in the classroom beyond the teacher, and showing students that their work can change their school, community, and planet. There is growing demand by teachers and school leaders for resources and ideas surrounding student engagement as the infusion of technology, complexity, and increased rigor has made the need for engagement in classroom an even more essential element for successful schools.