Details

Subjects:

Educational technology.

Form/Genre:

Electronic books.

Language:

English

Summary:

An innovative look at reshaping the educational experiences of 21st-century learners! Inspiring thoughtful discussion that leads to change, this reader-friendly resource examines how the new digital landscape is transforming teaching and learning in an environment of standards, accountability, and high-stakes testing and why informed leadership is so critical. The authors present powerful strategies and compelling viewpoints, underscore the necessity of developing relevant classroom experiences, and discuss: Attributes common among digital learners The concepts of neuroplasticity an

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Foreword""; ""Introduction""; ""Part I - Understanding the Digital Generation""; ""Chapter 1 - The Need for Balance""; ""Chapter 2 - The Problem of the Gap""; ""Chapter 3 - What We Know About the Digital Generation""; ""Chapter 4 - Learning Preferences of the Digital Generation""; ""Part II - How Should Education Respond?""; ""Chapter 5 - An Impending Tragedy""; ""Chapter 6 - It's Time to Catch Up""; ""Chapter 7 - A Shift to Whole-Mind Instruction""; ""Chapter 8 - Teachers Must Move Off the Stage""
""Chapter 9 - Teachers Must Let Students Access Information Natively""""Chapter 10 - Teachers Must Let Students Collaborate""; ""Chapter 11 - Teachers Must Teach Students Visually""; ""Chapter 12 - Teachers Must Re-Evaluate Evaluation""; ""Chapter 13 - A Need for Leadership""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on print version record.

Contributor:

McCain, Ted, author.
Crockett, Lee, author.

ISBN:

1-4522-3944-4
1-4522-2254-1

OCLC:

922904067