Personalizing 21st Century Education

A Framework for Student Success
1. Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-1-119-08077-0
Verlag: Wiley

Buch, Englisch, 144 Seiten, Format (B × H): 173 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 227 g

What does it mean for students to be truly educated in a rapidly changing, technology-driven, and globally interconnected 21st century world? How can we ensure that every student receives a challenging, rigorous, engaging, and personalized learning experience throughout their elementary, middle, and high school years? This book explores the meaning of and a possible future direction for education in the 21st century--an education that transcends the archaic factory model of teaching and learning to which most students in public schools are still exposed.

Personalizing 21st Century Education begins with a manifesto for change, emphasizing the significance of true personalization for every learner. Next, it describes classroom, school, and system-level performance indicators that suggest that personalization is alive and well. The authors examine the historical origins of most modern school cultures--i.e., a commitment to standardization, depersonalization, and test-driven metrics that ignore the complexity and totality of the whole child. Throughout the are success stories showcasing schools and districts that are currently "beating the odds" and providing a truly personalized learning environment for their students. The authors outline key components of a personalized learning system, including:

* state-of-the-art curriculum
* balanced and authentic assessment
* integrated and student-focused technology
* rigorous and engaging instruction
* personalized approaches to learning
* addressing the needs of diverse student populations, including English Language Learners, special needs students, socio-economically disadvantaged, and transient/highly mobile learners
* effective and sustained social and psychological services
* active parent and community involvement
* creative and productive cross-institutional partnerships

For leaders, teachers, and other stakeholders, Personalizing 21st Century Education presents a vision for an individualized educational system that transcends current factory models and prepares students to be competitive in tomorrow's global economy.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Domenech, Dan

Sherman, Morton

Brown, John L

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Alphabetisierung
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik Bildungswesen: Organisation und Verwaltung
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Lehrerausbildung, Unterricht & Didaktik Lehrerausbildung
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Schulen, Schulleitung
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik Bildungssystem Curricula: Planung und Entwicklung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

About the Authors vii

Preface: The Imperative for Transformation xi

1 A Vision for Personalized Learning 1

2 Personalizing the System, Not Just the Classroom 13

3 The Shifting Demographic Landscape: Personalizing Schools in Transition 35

4 The Road Less Traveled: Toward a Personalized Curriculum 51

5 Teaching and Learning in a Personalized School Environment 67

6 Making Assessment Meaningful in 21st Century School Systems 81

7 The Tech Revolution: Realizing Technology's True Potential 93

8 Transforming the System, Not Just the School 103

Epilogue: Answers to Ten Common Questions about Personalization 117

References 123

Appendix: Accessing the Bonus Web Content 125

Index 127