Bob Lenz, Justin Wells, Sally Kingston

Transforming Schools Using Project-Based Learning, Performance Assessment, and Common Core Standards

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Produktbeschreibung

A TRANSFORMATIVE SCHOOL MODEL THAT EMPOWERS STUDENTS TO LEARN BY DOING, LEARN BY ASKING QUESTIONS, AND LEARN WITH OTHERS "During the past decade, while much of our educational system has been wringing its hands about the policies and politics of our schools, Bob Lenz and his colleagues, Justin Wells and Sally Kingston, have been rolling up their sleeves and courageously reinventing high schools for urban youth. The result is Transforming Schools, which practices what it preaches about deeper learning. . . . This book helps all of us 'envision' a brighter future for our students through the power of project-based learning and performance assessments." --Milton Chen, Senior Fellow & Executive Director, Emeritus, The George Lucas Educational Foundation The world is changing and our schools are not keeping up. In Transforming Schools Using Project-Based Learning, Performance Assessment, and Common Core Standards, Bob Lenz, Justin Wells, and Sally Kingston draw on the example of the nationally recognized Envision Education schools, as well as other leading schools around the country, to demonstrate how deeper learning can prepare students for college and career by engaging them in their own education. Throughout the book, the authors explain how project-based learning can blend with Common Core-aligned performance assessment to create an environment that encourages deeper learning. They examine how many exemplary schools have successfully made the transition from traditional, teacher-centered learning to project-based, deeper learning. Filled with practical ideas and proven strategies, the text includes illustrative examples for implementing this educational model. Transforming Schools includes: * A companion DVD and website with videos showing how to put in place deeper learning strategies in the classroom * Evidence-based descriptions that reveal why deeper learning is right for students * Information from performance assessment experts who explain how to align assessments with Common Core by shifting the emphasis from knowing to doing * An extensive game plan section with step-by-step guidance for change Schools are complex organizations, and transformation involves all of the stakeholders, from students to superintendents. But as the authors reveal, there are amazing benefits to be realized when everyone commits to diving deeper into learning.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Januar 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 180mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 543g
• ISBN-13: 9781118739747
• ISBN-10: 1118739744
• Artikelnr.: 40556215

Autorenporträt

Bob Lenz is cofounder and Chief of Innovation of Envision Education, which includes Envision Schools, and Envision Learning Partners. Justin Wells is a founding English teacher of Envision Schools. Sally Kingston, PhD, is the Senior Education Analyst at Applied Engineering Management Corporation.

Inhaltsangabe

Video Contents vii

Acknowledgments xiii

About the Authors xv

Foreword by TonyWagner xvii

Introduction: Why Learning Must Go Deeper 1

Breadth versus depth--it's an old struggle. Stopstruggling. Go with depth. It's the only way to engagestudents in the present and to prepare them for their futures.

1 Transforming the Graduate 19

Everything maps backward from a redefinition of what it means tograduate from high school. Know, do, reflect: our unifiedtheory.

2 Designing a Standards-Aligned Performance Assessment System41

A school that is dedicated to deeper learning is a school thathas established a coherent, schoolwide, standards-alignedperformance assessment system. We explain what this means, whyit's vital, and how to work toward this challenging buttransformative goal.

3 Project-Based Learning--It's the How (and theWhy) 65

Learning is deepest when it culminates in an act of creation. Aswe walk through an example project, we show how PBL is the mosteffective and efficient means to our ends: preparing students forrigorous performance assessments, meeting state standards, and,most important, making learning matter to students.

4 Transforming School Culture 101

Transforming the lives of students requires a culture thatbelieves it's possible. We describe how to nurture a culturefor deeper learning.

5 Transforming School Systems 123

Without supporting structures, a school's mission is talkwithout action. We outline the school structures that sustaindeeper learning, including advisory, project-based scheduling,common planning time, community meetings, student internships, andgrading.

6 Leadership for Deeper Learning 147

As stewards of the school's mission, leaders must ensureintegrity and consistency through all the layers of theorganization. Here we offer philosophical and practical advice onhow to lead a school through
transformative change.

7 A Call to Action 161

A movement is a small step taken by many people. Here are threeways to take a first step toward deeper learning.

Appendix: SupplementaryMaterial 173

Index 267