Hacking Education: 10 Quick Fixes for Every School (Hack Learning Series) - Softcover

Barnes, Mark; Gonzalez, Jennifer

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0986104906 ISBN 13: 9780986104909

Publisher: Times 10 Publications, 2015

Synopsis

Ready to Hack Learning? It's What You Can Do Tomorrow!

You have problems, but you don’t have time for a 5-year plan. You want practical strategies that you can implement immediately. You don’t need outdated research. You need EduHackers—experienced educators who understand your problems and see quick fixes that may be so simple that they’ve been overlooked. Hacking Education and the Hack Learning Series provide what every teacher, principal, parent, and education stakeholder has been waiting for--realistic solutions to your biggest problems.

Read it today—fix it tomorrow!

In Hacking Education, Mark Barnes and Jennifer Gonzalez employ decades of teaching experience and hundreds of discussions with education thought leaders, to show you how to find and hone the quick fixes that every school and classroom need. Using a Hacker’s mentality, they provide one Aha moment after another with 10 Quick Fixes for Every School--solutions to everyday problems that any teacher or administrator can implement immediately.

Imagine being able to walk into school tomorrow and eliminate:

• Hours of wasted meeting time
• Classroom management issues
• Interruptions in planning time
• The need for more books
• Negative attitudes
• Technology issues

If you want to improve teaching and learning at your school now, learn how to develop a Hacker’s mentality.

Discover How to Solve Problems with

• Pineapple Charts
• The 360 Spreadsheet
• Glass Classrooms
• Track Records
• Marigold Committees
• The TQZ
• More Impactful Hacks

Not Your Average Education Book

Hacking Education won't weigh you down with outdated research or complicated strategies. Barnes and Gonzalez provide brilliant ideas woven into a user-friendly success guide that you'll want to keep nearby throughout the school year. Each chapter is neatly wrapped in this simple formula:

• The Problem
• The Hack (a ridiculously easy solution that you've likely never considered)
• What You Can Do Tomorrow (no waiting necessary)
• Blueprint for Full Implementation (a step-by-step action plan for capacity building)
• The Hack in Action (yes, someone has actually done this)

Are you ready to fix your school and your classroom?

Scroll up and grab a copy of Hacking Education now.

About this title

From the Author

After much conversation, we decided that there are many problems that plague educators daily, and the solutions don't need a 5-year plan. Teachers, administrators, parents, and students need right-now answers. This is the essence of Hack Learning: solving big problems with simple ideas. We believe that after reading this book, you'll be able to make at least one immediate change at your school and in your classroom. If we've done our job well, you will make many changes that might just transform teaching and learning, and that's a beautiful thing.

From the Back Cover

School Just Got Easier -- Teaching & Learning Just Got Better
Read it today. Fix it tomorrow! With decades of classroom experience, popular educators and authors Mark Barnes and Jennifer Gonzalez have learned how to find and hone the quick fixes that every school needs. Using a Hacker's mentality, Barnes and Gonzalez provide one Aha moment after another with 10 Quick Fixes for Every School.
If you want to improve teaching and learning at your school now, you need a Hacker's mentality. So grab a wrench and fix your school today.

Edition details

• Publisher: Times 10 Publications
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 0986104906
• ISBN 13: 9780986104909
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 152