Leading Modern Learning: A Blueprint for Vision-Driven Schools (a Framework of Education Reform for Empowering Modern Learners)

Redesign education to meet the needs of 21st century students. In the second edition of Leading Modern Learning, authors Jay McTighe and Greg Curtis outline a reworked version of their blueprint for major education reform. More than a simple refresh, the latest edition incorporates new insights, experiences, and tools that will help you implement modern learning practices in your department, school, or district.

Use this book to guide education and curriculum reform and empower modern learners:

• Understand the necessity and value of education reform and updating school curriculum for the 21st century classroom.
• Learn how to use a blueprint for your vision of learning, mission, and curriculum development to establish mission clarity and effective instruction and assessment practices.
• Explore systems thinking and frameworks for backward-design that can be utilized by school leadership to develop action plans and guide school curriculum reform for modern learning.
• Read an all-new chapter on change management and strategic planning for district and school leadership as well as new Notes From the Field, which highlight how to avoid potential missteps and misunderstandings that inhibit progress.
• Utilize the appendices and free reproducibles to further your understanding of education reform, curriculum development, and school leadership for modern learning.

A joint publication of ASCD and Solution Tree

Contents:
Foreword
Introduction
Chapter 1: Creating a Futures-Oriented Vision and Mission
Chapter 2: From Mission to Action
Chapter 3: Curriculum for Modern Learning
Chapter 4: An Assessment System for Modern Learning
Chapter 5: Instruction for Modern Learning
Chapter 6: A Reporting System for Modern Learning
Chapter 7: Leadership for Modern Learning
Appendix A: Sources for Futures-Oriented Thinking Tools and Processes
Appendix B: Sample Sources and Performance Indicators for 21st Century Skills
Appendix C: Sample Map of Cornerstone Performance Tasks and Transfer Goals
References and Resources
Index

Jay McTighe is an accomplished author, having coauthored 13 books, including the award-winning and best-selling Understanding by Design series with Grant Wiggins. His books have been translated into 14 languages. Jay has also written more than 35 articles and book chapters and has been published in leading journals, including Educational Leadership and Education Week. Jay has an extensive background in professional development and is a regular speaker at national, state, and district conferences and workshops. He has presented in 47 states within the United States, in seven Canadian provinces, and internationally in 33 countries on six continents. To learn more about Jay's work, visit jaymctighe.com or follow @jaymctighe on Twitter.

Greg Curtis is an author and independent educational consultant. He is currently based in Beijing and has spent much of his career working with schools around the world in system-wide capacities. Greg has been a technology director, a curriculum and professional learning director, and a strategic planner for international schools in Europe and Asia. He also works with organizations such as EdLeader21, the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Jay McTighe & Associates Educational Consulting, Interactive Data Partners., and many schools and districts around the world. His work focuses on long-term, systems-based change and strategic transformation in schools and districts around Impacts and modern learning. He is also a coauthor of Learning Personalized: The Evolution of the Contemporary Classroom with Allison Zmuda and Diane Ullman. To learn more about Greg's work, visit gregcurtis-consulting.ca or follow @jgcurtis on Twitter. His new book, Moving Beyond Busy, will be published by Solution Tree.

To book Jay McTighe or Greg Curtis for professional development, contact pd@solution-tree.com.