UnCommon Learning
eBook - ePub

UnCommon Learning

Creating Schools That Work for Kids

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eBook - ePub

UnCommon Learning

Creating Schools That Work for Kids

About this book

UnCommon Learning techniques set the stage for mastery and true student engagement

Integrate digital media and new applications with purpose and build a culture of learning with pleasure!
Let students use real-world tools to do real-world work and develop skills society demands. Be the leader who creates this environment. UnCommon Learning shows you how to transform a learning culture through sustainable and innovative initiatives. It moves straight to the heart of using innovations such as Makerspaces, Blended Learning and Microcredentials. Included in the book:

  • Vignettes to illustrate key ideas
  • Real life examples to show what works
  • Graphs and data to prove initiatives' impact

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Yes, you can access UnCommon Learning by Eric C. Sheninger in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Education & Education Administration. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
Corwin
Year
2015
Print ISBN
9781483365756
eBook ISBN
9781483365749

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Acknowledgements
  3. Half Title
  4. Acknowledgements
  5. Title Page
  6. Copyright Page
  7. Contents
  8. Preface
  9. Acknowledgments
  10. About the Author
  11. 1 The Challenges That Schools and Educators Face
  12. 2 Culture Shock
  13. 3 Digital Learning Across the Curriculum
  14. 4 Makerspaces
  15. 5 Blended and Virtual Learning
  16. 6 Bring Your Own Device (BYOD)
  17. 7 Digital Badging and Micro-Credentials
  18. 8 Academies and Smaller Learning Communities
  19. 9 Connected Learning
  20. 10 Schools That Work for Students
  21. Appendix A Collaboration the Curriculum to Support Common Core
  22. Appendix B Essential Skill Sets
  23. Appendix C The Ides of March as Social Media
  24. Appendix D Makerspace Rubric
  25. Appendix E A Series of Articles on Makerspaces From Teacher Librarian Magazine
  26. References
  27. Index
  28. Publisher Note