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The power of Paideia schools : defining lives through learning / Terry Roberts and the staff of the National Paideia Center.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- School improvement programs--United States.
- School improvement programs.
- Basic education--United States.
- Basic education.
- Education, Humanistic--United States.
- Education, Humanistic.
- Curriculum change--United States.
- Curriculum change.
- National Paideia Center.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (144 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Alexandria, Va. : Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, c1998.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Beginning in 1982 philosopher Mortimer Adler led a group of educators and scholars in publishing a trilogy of books on what they called ""Paideia"" educational reform. The first book, The Paideia Proposal, had a profound effect on most of the major reform efforts that followed, and Paideia principles--including the then radical notion that ""all children can learn""--eventually permeated the educational dialogue. Merging the conservative idea of a classical education with progressive ideas about teaching and learning, Paideia educators strive to provide all children with a rigorous and meaning
- Contents:
- ""Cover""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright""; ""Dedication""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Introduction""; ""Chapter 1: A Classical Education for the 21st Century""; ""Chapter 2: The Paideia Seminar""; ""Chapter 3: Intellectual Coaching""; ""Chapter 4: Didactic Instruction""; ""Chapter 5: The Paideia Curriculum""; ""Chapter 6: Flexible Scheduling""; ""Chapter 7: Integrating the Arts""; ""Chapter 8: Assessment""; ""Chapter 9: A Life Defined Through Learning""; ""Appendix A: Getting Started""; ""Appendix B: Paideia Schools by State""; ""Appendix C: Assessment Tools""
- ""Section I: Coached Project Checklist""""Section II: Chattanooga School of Arts and Sciences Seminar Evaluation Rubric""; ""Section III: Seminar Teaching Guide""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""; ""About the Authors""; ""Search this Book""
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 117-118) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786610928262
- 9781280928260
- 1280928263
- 9780871205490
- 0871205491
- 9781416605010
- 1416605010
- 9781416605027
- 1416605029
- OCLC:
- 171558433
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