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Informationen zum Autor Ian Jukes has been a teacher, an administrator, writer, consultant, university instructor, and keynote speaker. He is the director of the InfoSavvy Group, an international consulting group that provides leadership and program development in the areas of assessment and evaluation, strategic alignment, curriculum design and publication, professional development, planning, change management, hardware and software acquisition, information services, customized research, media services, and online training as well as conference keynotes and workshop presentations. Over the past 10 years, Jukes has worked with clients in more than 40 countries and made more than 7,000 presentations, typically speaking to between 300,000 and 350,000 people a year. His Committed Sardine Blog is read by more than 78,000 people in 75 countries. Klappentext Inspiring thoughtful discussion that leads to change! this provocative resource for teachers and administrators examines how the new digital landscape is transforming learners and learning. It makes the case for rethinking teaching processes in the face of these emerging developments within an environment of standards! accountability! and high stakes testing! and for providing informed leadership that supports 21st-century learning. The book provides strategies! ideas! and compelling viewpoints to help leaders deepen their understanding of how educational thinking and instructional approaches must translate into relevant classroom experiences for today's learners. Understanding the Digital Generation describes implementing educational approaches that build critical thinking skills! and discusses the role of digital media and technology used by students and how that fosters the crucial development of new 21st-century fluency skills. In reader-friendly terms! the authors provide: - A comprehensive profile of digital learners' attributes - An exploration of the concepts of "neuroplasticity" and the "hyperlinked mind" - An approach to educational models that support traditional literacy skills alongside essential 21st-century fluencies - An examination of appropriate methods of evaluation that encompass how digital generation students process new information For staff developers leading study groups! this text provides powerful chapter-opening quotes! built-in questions! and additional tools to generate reflective dialogue and an open exchange of ideas. Zusammenfassung This resource examines how the digital landscape is transforming teaching and learning! why informed leadership is so critical! and how instruction can support traditional literacy skills alongside 21st-century fluencies. Inhaltsverzeichnis The 21st Century Fluency Project Foreword Introduction Part I. Understanding the Digital Generation 1. The Need for Balance 2. The Problem of the Gap 3. What We Know About the Digital Generation 4. Learning Preferences of the Digital Generation Part II. How Should Education Respond? 5. An Impending Tragedy 6. It's Time to Catch Up 7. A Shift to Whole-Mind Instruction 8. Teachers Must Move Off the Stage 9. Teachers Must Let Students Access Information Natively 10. Teachers Must Let Students Collaborate 11. Teachers Must Teach Students Visually 12. Teachers Must Re-evaluate Evaluation 13. A Need for Balance and Leadership ...
