Redefining Education in the Twenty-first Century [electronic resource] : Shaping Collaborative Learning in the Age of Information

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Adams, Dennis.

Contributor:

Hamm, Mary.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education--Aims and objectives--United States.

Education--Effect of technological innovations on--United States.

Educational change--United States.

School improvement programs--United States.

Local Subjects:

Education--Aims and objectives--United States.

Education--Effect of technological innovations on--United States.

Educational change--United States.

School improvement programs--United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (209 p.)

Place of Publication:

Springfield : Charles C Thomas, 2005.

Summary:

Redefining Education in the Twenty-First Century explores issues, trends, and practical ideas for teaching and learning in a new era. The book provides specific classroom activities and connects them to recent pedagogical developments that reach across the curriculum. It builds on our expanding knowledge of what works in classrooms and suggests how new approaches to teaching and learning can transform our schools. Ideas and activities for standards-based active learning, collaborative inquiry, and communications technology are included. This book includes topic-specific subjects such as creati

Contents:

REDEFINING EDUCATION IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY; CONTENTS; Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION: CREATING THE EDUCATIONAL FUTURE; Chapter 2 EVOLVING TRENDS OF THINKING AND LEARNING; Chapter 3 COLLABORATIVE LEARNING: THE SHARED RESPONSIBILITY IN; Chapter 4 COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES; Chapter 5 ASSESSMENT; Chapter 6 LANGUAGE ARTS IN A NEW ERA; Chapter 7 A VISION FOR MATHEMATICS IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY; Chapter 8 SCIENTIFIC LITERACY: ACTIVE INQUIRY IN THE CLASSROOM; Chapter 9 INFORMED ENCOUNTERS WITH THE ARTS:; Chapter 10 INVENTING THE CIVIC FUTURE:

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

0-398-08486-6

OCLC:

689996327