Different Schools for a Different World (School Improvement for 21st Century Skills, Global Citizenship, and Deeper Learning) (Solutions for Creating the Learning Spaces Students Deserve)) - Softcover

Scott McLeod; Dean Shareski

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1943874107 ISBN 13: 9781943874101

Publisher: Solution Tree Press, 2017

Synopsis

Part of the Solutions for Creating the Learning Spaces Students Deserve series.

This short, actionable resource concisely explains the six key factors of school improvement in the 21st century: (1) information literacy, (2) the economy, (3) learning, (4) boredom, (5) innovation, and (6) equity. Quickly learn how schools are tackling these six areas head-on in order to help students grow into global citizens, critical thinkers, innovators, and literate content consumers.

How this quick guide will help you modernize your school culture and increase student success:

• Consider the factors that are preventing students from being successful in the global 21st-century world.
• Examine what makes traditional school improvement plans counterproductive.
• Learn about the common building blocks of deeper learning schools.
• Review the research that proves deeper learning environments enhance school results, such as student engagement and cultural competence.
• Study profiles of several deeper learning schools that epitomize the kinds of diverse organizational and instructional models emerging around the world.

Contents:
Introduction
Chapter 1: The Information Literacy Argument
Chapter 2: The Economic Argument
Chapter 3: The Learning Argument
Chapter 4: The Boredom Argument
Chapter 5: The Innovation Argument
Chapter 6: The Equity Argument
Chapter 7: The Alternative
Epilogue
References and Resources

Books in the Solutions for Creating the Learning Spaces Students Deserve series:

• Embracing a Culture of Joy
• Creating a Culture of Feedback
• Reimagining Literacy Through Global Collaboration
• Making Learning Flow
• Different Schools for a Different World
• Personalizing Learning Through Voice and Choice

About this title

About the Author:

Scott McLeod, an associate professor of educational leader­ship at the University of Colorado Denver, is widely recog­nized as one of the United States' leading experts in preK-12 school technology leadership. He is the founding director of the University Council for Educational Administration's Center for the Advanced Study of Technology Leadership in Education, the only U.S. university center dedicated to the technology needs of school administrators. He is co-creator of the Did You Know? (Shift Happens) video series and the trudacot (technology-rich unit design and classroom obser­vation template) technology integration discussion protocol.

Scott has worked with several hundred schools, districts, universities, and other organizations and has received numerous awards for his technology lead­ership work, including the 2016 Award for Outstanding Leadership from the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE). In 2015, he was one of three finalists to be the director of the Iowa Department of Education. In 2011, he was a visiting faculty fellow at the University of Canterbury in New Zealand. Scott was one of the pivotal figures in Iowa's grassroots one-to-one computing movement, which has resulted in more than 220 school districts providing their students with powerful learning devices, and founded the annual Iowa one-to-one Institute and EdCampIowa.

Scott blogs regularly about technology leadership and shares numerous resources through his Digital Leadership Daily SMS service. Scott is a frequent keynote speaker and workshop facilitator at regional, state, national, and inter­national conferences. He has written 170 articles and other publications and is the co-editor of What School Leaders Need to Know About Digital Technologies and Social Media.

To learn more about Scott's work, visit his blog, Dangerously Irrelevant (dangerouslyirrelevant.org), or follow @mcleod on Twitter.

Dean Shareski is the community manager for Discovery Education Canada. He taught grades 1-8 for fourteen years and spent nine years as a digital learning consultant for Prairie South School Division in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. In addition, he has taught and designed courses both at the University of Regina in Saskatchewan and at Wilkes University in Pennsylvania.

Dean's blog, "Ideas and Thoughts," consistently ranks among the top educational blogs. He also blogs for Tech and Learning and The Huffington Post. In 2010, he won the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) Award for Outstanding Leader of the Year.

Dean has had the opportunity to speak to a variety of education audiences within the United States and Canada, as well as outside North America. He believes humor and humility go a long way in supporting and advocating transformational practices in teaching and learning. More importantly, his efforts to promote joyful learning and working environments remain his greatest passion.

He holds a master's degree in educational technology from the University of Saskatchewan. Dean has been married to his wife, Paula, for more than thirty years, and together they celebrate their four children and their families. When he's not teaching and sharing, you might find Dean on a golf course.

To learn more about Dean's work, visit his blog, "Ideas and Thoughts" (ideasandthoughts.org), or follow @shareski on Twitter.

About this edition

• Publisher: Solution Tree Press
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1943874107
• ISBN 13: 9781943874101
• Binding: Perfect Paperback
• Number of pages: 80