| Education Nation: Six Leading Edges of Innovation in our Schools (Jossey-Bass Teacher) |  | Author: Milton Chen
Creator: George Lucas
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
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Media: Hardcover
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Pages: 320
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Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6.9 x 1.1
ISBN: 0470615060
Dewey Decimal Number: 371.2090973
EAN: 9780470615065
ASIN: 0470615060
Publication Date: July 6, 2010
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An educational innovator who worked at Sesame Workshop and The George Lucas Educational Foundation offers a new vision for learning As a result of constant innovation, learning is no longer limited by traditional confines and we're moving beyond students tied to their chairs, desks, and textbooks-and teachers locked away in classrooms. In Education Nation author Milton Chen draws from extensive experience in media-from his work on Sesame Street in its nascent years to his role as executive director of the George Lucas Educational Foundation-to support a vision for a new world of learning. This book, in six chapters, explores the "edges" in education--the places where K-12 learning has already seen revolutionary changes through innovative reform and the use of technology. - Examines way in which learning can be revolutionized through innovative reform and the use of technology
- Explores the ever-expanding world of technology for breakthroughs in teaching and learning
- Includes many wonderful resources to support innovation in schools across the nation
This important book offers a clear vision for tomorrow's classrooms that will enhance learning opportunities for all children.
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#1 recommended read August 21, 2010
Kim Carter (New Hampshire)
Drawing on decades of extensive experience exploring effective education (that's enough "e" words for the moment!), Milton Chen presents the most cogent, articulate, and practical vision for "creating the new world of learning." Presenting "six leading edges of innovation" for education, Chen backs up his edges with myriad rich examples and even more follow up resources.
If I were in charge of the world, I'd use this book as a basis for collaborative inquiry with groups of educators and learners (teachers, administrators, community mentors, parents, and above all, students) in communities wherever there's an interest in improving education.
Education Nation tops my list of recommended reads for those interested in learning, schools, and education.
Useable Insight August 13, 2010
Michael P. Carter (San Francisco, CA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The numbers are so discouraging that hope can best be found in stories that both tell where something has worked and point to where it can be put to work more. Ed'n Nat'n frames such stories, not just to help make sense of them, but to point to how best to make the most of them. I've followed the foundation's work since the beginning and have always been buoyed by the anecdotes. With this reframing Dr. Chen has put direction into the tales that point the way, the mark that distinguishes a leader to follow. I'm grateful for his reflection as a complement to his years of creation.
simple AND profound August 5, 2010
Susan Schilling
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
What I enjoyed the most was the fact that Dr. Chen's book goes beyond a simple synthesis of Edutopia experiences. It points to policy and foundational change issues in a clear and concise way - with ample evidence from all the years of collected stories of innovative practice done well. It's creating knowledge from information...sort of an uber-synthesis if you will. It is a both/and - compelling in its simplicity and in its depth of real world, documented and data driven experience.
The Man With the Educational Golden Touch July 11, 2010
Mark Brady (Los Altos, CA USA)
6 out of 13 found this review helpful
All you need to do is glance at Dr. Chen's body of work and you will know all you need to know about the creative quality to be found in *Education Nation.* Milton himself has been on the Leading Edge of Education Innovation since most of us were knee high to a grasshopper.
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