Engaged, Connected, Empowered: Teaching and Learning in the 21st Century - Hardcover

Curran, Ben; Wetherbee, Neil

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0415734002 ISBN 13: 9780415734004

Publisher: Routledge, 2014

Synopsis

This reader-friendly book offers practical strategies and digital resources that will help K–12 students succeed in the 21st century. You will learn how to teach students to collaborate and make connections, filter primary source information, create products to demonstrate learning, develop a digital toolkit, and more!

Special Features:

• Digital resources are included to help you implement the ideas in this book.
• Personal anecdotes are provided from the authors’ own successes and failures using technology.
• The book is organized by topic, so you can skip around and read or reread the parts that are relevant to you.
• The authors provide suggestions for teachers at different comfort levels with technology--novice, intermediate, and expert.
• The book’s accompanying Facebook page includes additional content and links to complement the book (http://facebook.com/EngagedConnectedEmpowered).

About this title

About the Author

Ben Curran is a co-founder of Engaging Educators, a company that helps teachers engage students in meaningful learning experiences. He is a former classroom teacher and current instructional coach.

Neil Wetherbee is a co-founder of Engaging Educators and a current elementary school classroom teacher.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415734002
• ISBN 13: 9780415734004
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 164