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Technology, Education--Connections (The Tec Series) Ser.: What's Worth Teaching? : Rethinking Curriculum in the Age of Technology by Allan Collins (2017, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherTeacher's College Press
ISBN-100807758655
ISBN-139780807758656
eBay Product ID (ePID)234337708
Product Key Features
Number of Pages160 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameWhat's Worth Teaching? : Rethinking Curriculum in the Age of Technology
SubjectComputers & Technology, Curricula, Teaching Methods & Materials / General
Publication Year2017
TypeTextbook
AuthorAllan Collins
Subject AreaEducation
SeriesTechnology, Education--Connections (The Tec Series) Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
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Item Height0.4 in
Item Weight8.7 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2017-007591
ReviewsCollins has provided educators with a succinct, 120page blueprint for how American schools can better prepare students for the complex world they inhabit today as well as the one they will inherit tomorrow. Collins' themes and specific suggestions are relevant for educators, administrators, and those crafting a new vision of schooling by challenging the longstanding assumptions about what students should learn., "Collins has provided educators with a succinct, 120page blueprint for how American schools can better prepare students for the complex world they inhabit today as well as the one they will inherit tomorrow. Collins' themes and specific suggestions are relevant for educators, administrators, and those crafting a new vision of schooling by challenging the longstanding assumptions about what students should learn." --Teachers College Record
SynopsisRenowned cognitive scientist Allan Collins proposes a school curriculum that will fit the needs of our modern era. Examining how advances in technology, communication, and the dissemination of information are reshaping the world, Collins offers guidelines to help schools foster flexible, self-directed learners who will succeed in the global workplace., This important contribution to the future of education, by bestselling author and renowned cognitive scientist Allan Collins, proposes a school curriculum that will fit the needs of our modern era. Offering guidelines for deciding what is important to learn in order to become a knowledgeable person, a good citizen, a thoughtful worker, and a valuable friend in the 21st century, Collins considers the qualities needed for a healthy and productive life. Taking a close look at how advances in technology, communication, and the dissemination of information are reshaping the world, this volume examines how schools can foster flexible, self-directed learners who will succeed in the modern workplace. A concluding chapter presents a broad new vision for how schools can be redesigned to teach the kinds of knowledge and skills students will need in an increasingly complex society and global world. Book Features: Identifies global trends and their implications for what we should be teaching our children. Explains how schools are teaching an outdated curriculum. Proposes a radical revision of the math and science curriculum. Describes how literacy is changing in the digital age.
LC Classification NumberLB1570.C64 2017
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