Teaching the Digital Generation: No More Cookie-Cutter High Schools - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1412939267 ISBN 13: 9781412939263

Publisher: Corwin, 2008

Synopsis

"This might well be THE contemporary manual for effective education reform. In a world where the future is now, schools are falling behind. It is a lag we can no longer afford."

―Sean M. Nosek, Principal

Westview Secondary School, Maple Ridge, BC, Canada

"This is the most important book about high schools since Breaking Ranks for school facilities planners."

―David E. Anstrand, Principal, Education Environment Planning Consultants

Board Member, Council of Educational Facility Planners International

Discover options for instruction and school design that reflect the needs of 21st-century students!

Preparing students to meet the demands of a constantly changing, technology-driven environment presents today's educators with unique challenges. This innovative resource demonstrates how traditional, industrial-type high schools have become outdated and helps school leaders plan facilities and curriculum in ways that benefit students' academic development and performance.

Teaching the Digital Generation examines how educators can address the learning needs of secondary students immersed in a digital world by designing and implementing new instructional models and technology infrastructure. The authors explore ten alternative high school models that address 21st-century skills such as critical thinking, problem solving, and digital literacy, and pose five critical considerations:

What should instruction and learning look like in a 21st-century school?

How can technology foster this kind of learning?

What noninstructional components are required?

How can time be used differently to support our vision?

How can new facility design turn this vision into reality?

Incorporating issues of facility design with curriculum and instructional planning, the authors offer educational leaders a new vision for schools.

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Review

"This is the most important book about high schools for school facilities planners since Breaking Ranks: Changing an American Institution. The authors have made a strong case for change and defined a new process of designing schools. No other source allows an 'apples to apples' comparison of various models." (David E. Anstrand, Principal, Education Environment Planning Consultants 2008-06-16)

"Teaching the Digital Generation might well be the contemporary manual for effective education reform. In a world where the future is now, schools are falling behind. It is a lag we can no longer afford." (Sean M. Nosek, Principal 2008-06-19)

"The authors make a strong case for dismantling the traditional industrial model in favor of smaller learning communities. This would make a great book to discuss at a board retreat or for beginning the discussion on the question, 'What kind of education do we want for our kids?'" (Jeff N. Turner, Superintendent 2008-07-08)

About the Author

An architect, Frank S. Kelly is senior vice president and director of planning/programming for the SHW Group, an architectural, planning, and engineering firm focused on architecture for education. SHW’s practice extends across much of the country, with offices in Texas, Michigan, and Virginia.

Kelly taught design in the School of Architecture at the University of Tennessee and has worked with architectural classes at both Texas A&M and Rice University. With particular interest in the relationship between instruction and facilities, much of his architectural experience has focused on the planning, programming, and design of K-12 schools. He frequently lectures at school conferences related to instruction and has written a number of articles for education journals. His projects have been recognized by design awards from the architectural profession and educational organizations. In 1984, he was elected to the American Institute of Architect’s College of Fellows for his work in design.

Edition details

• Publisher: Corwin
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1412939267
• ISBN 13: 9781412939263
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 280
• Editor: Kelly Frank S., McCain Ted, Jukes Ian