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The authors provide a thought-provoking vision of the new paradigm, including a new brain-based pedagogy, a new professional role for teachers, a new central role for technology, and even a new more empowered role for students and parents.
List of contents
Chapter 1: The Case for a Fundamental Change
Chapter 2: A Vision for Information-Age Education
Chapter 3: Examples of the new Paradigm
Chapter 4: How to Get There From Here
Chapter 5: What Governments Can Do
Appendix A: Schools Evolving into the New Paradigm
Appendix B: So What if the Paradigm Change Takes a Long Time
Appendix C: Tools for a Paradigm Change
About the author
Charles Reigeluth felt frustration with his own schooling so he decided when he was 16 years old to devote his career to help make education a lot more motivating, effective, and efficient. He taught high school for three years, was a professor at Indiana University doing field research for 25 years, and helped a small school district in Indianapolis to engage in a reinvention process for 12 years.
Jennifer Karnopp has a Masters in Special Education and has been an advocate for child-centered education for the past 20 years, working in both traditional schools and non-traditional education settings. Most recently she is a founder and current Head of School at the Robert Frost Charter School in North Conway, New Hampshire.
Summary
The authors provide a thought-provoking vision of the new paradigm, including a new brain-based pedagogy, a new professional role for teachers, a new central role for technology, and even a new more empowered role for students and parents.
