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By Chris Lehmann and Zac Chase
Moving beyond a basic examination of using technology for classroom instruction, ‘Building School 2.0: How to Create the Schools We Need’ is a larger discussion of how education, learning, and our physical school spaces can and should change because of the changing nature of our lives brought on by these technologies.
The best strategies, the authors contend, enable networked learning that allows research, creativity, communication, and collaboration to help prepare students to be functional citizens within a modern society. Their model includes discussions of the following key concepts: Technology must be ubiquitous, necessary, and invisible; Classrooms must be learner-centric and use backwards design principles; Good technology can be better than new technology; Teachers must serve as mentors and bring real-world experiences to students
Educators use the phrase “school 2.0” to think about what schools will look like in the future. This book contains 95 propositions for creating more relevant, more caring schools. Each section of Building School 2.0 presents a thesis designed to help educators and administrators to examine specific practices in their schools, and to then take their conclusions from theory to practice. Collectively, the theses represent a new vision of school, built off of the best of what has come before us, but with an eye toward a future we cannot fully imagine.
Published: October 2015
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