Difference Making at the Heart of Learning : Students, Schools, and Communities Alive With Possibility
Language: English
Published by Corwin, 2020
- Softcover
- New
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- Title
- Difference Making at the Heart of Learning : Students, Schools, and Communities Alive With Possibility
- Author
- Ark, Tom Vander; Liebtag, Emily; Rosenstock, Larry (FRW)
- Publisher
- Corwin
- Publication year
- 2020
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1071814850
- ISBN 13
- 9781071814857
Today's learners face a complex future, where multilayered technological and societal issues will require new ways of problem-solving. This inspirational yet practical guide helps educators, counselors, and youth-development leaders build on students' talents and interests to develop their desire for a better world, entrepreneurial mindset and personal leadership skills―so they can make a difference to their families, their communities, and society. Features include:
- New learning priorities centered around difference making
- A framework based on the 25 most important issues of our time
- Examples and case studies from a diverse range of projects, people, and places
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About the Author
Tom Vander Ark is CEO of Getting Smart, a learning design firm that amplifies thought leadership campaigns, education initiatives, powerful learning experiences and forward-leaning strategies with schools, districts and impact-oriented partners. He is also a partner in Learn Capital, an education venture capital firm investing in edtech startups. Tom is a director for 4.0 Schools, Bloomboard, Charter Board Partners, Digital Learning Institute, eduInnovation and Imagination Foundation. Previously, Tom served as the first Executive Director of Education for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, as well as a public school superintendent in Washington State.
Emily Liebtag is Vice President of Advocacy at Getting Smart. She believes every young person deserves a world-class education and partners with educators and education-focused organizations to try and help make that a reality. Emily usually is researching and reading about project-based learning, global education, teacher preparation and place-based education. Connect with Emily at @EmilyLiebtag.
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