The take-action guide to world class learners. Book one, how to make personalization and student autonomy happen / Yong Zhao, Homa Tavangar, Emily McCarren, Gabriel F. Rshaid, and Kay Tucker.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Zhao, Yong, 1965- author.

Tavangar, Homa Sabet, author.

McCarren, Emily, author.

Rshaid, Gabriel, author.

Tucker, Kay, author.

Series:

Gale eBooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Individualized instruction.

Student-centered learning.

Student participation in curriculum planning.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 215 pages)

Place of Publication:

Thousand Oaks, California : Corwin, [2016]

Summary:

Your blueprint to entrepreneur-minded schooling The Take-Action Guide to World Class Learners series provides the most complete information available on designing twenty-first century schools poised to leapfrog into the future! These practice-oriented books expand on Dr. Yong Zhao's acclaimedWorld Class Learners, which presents a new framework for cultivating creative and entrepreneurial students. Now, with this first book in the follow-up three-volume set, Zhao digs much deeper, revealing how exactly to put that framework into effect. This first book in the series provides specific strategies and practical advice on how to . Incorporate student choice for flexible, student-focused curriculum . Motivate students to turn strengths into passions . Cultivate students' technical, creative, decision making, and communication skills Implement Zhao's new paradigm shift one phase at a time, starting with Book 1. Better yet, read all three volumes for a complete blueprint to entrepreneur-minded schooling. "The ideal school should provide opportunities and resources to enable students to personalize their educational experiences instead of receiving a uniform standardized, externally prescribed, education diet." -Yong Zhao.

Contents:

Introduction: making world class learners / Yong Zhao

Personalization and autonomy / Yong Zhao

Creating your own school: what student-driven curriculum looks like / Gabriel F. Rshaid, Homa Tavangar

Helping students turn strengths into passions / Homa Tavangar

Curriculum flexibility and breadth: personalization with the common core / Kay Tucker

Mentoring and guidance: the role of adults / Homa Tavangar

Flexible spaces, schedules, and roles: enabling personalization / Kay Tucker

Collaboration and technology: utilizing external resources for personalization / Kay Tucker

Autonomy with responsibility: preparing ethical entrepreneurs / Emily McCarren.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

9781544359953

1544359950

9781506301181

1506301185

9781483339498

1483339491

OCLC:

1003118528