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020			_a9780470615065 (hardback)
020			_a0470615060 (hardback)
020			_a9781118157404 (paperback)
020			_a9780470875438 (ebk)
020			_a9780470875445 (ebk)
020			_a9780470875452 (ebk)
100	1		_aChen, Milton.
245	1	0	_aEducation nation : _bsix leading edges of innovation in our schools / _cMilton Chen ; foreword by George Lucas.
260			_aSan Francisco : _bJossey-Bass, _cc2010.
300			_axxii, 296 p. : _bill. ; _c24 cm.
490	0		_aJossey-Bass teacher
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_a"In Education Nation author Milton Chen draws from extensive experience in media--from his work on Sesame Street in its nascent years to his current role as executive director of the George Lucas Educational Foundation--to support his vision for a new world of learning. Presented in five parts and divided into "module" chapters, this book examines the ways in which K-12 learning can be revolutionized through innovative reform and the use of technology. Due in large part to new technologies, over the last few decades we've witnessed a huge shift in how we imagine teaching and learning. A good example is the educational revolution sparked by Sesame Street--which in its first season had a goal of teaching preschool-age children the numbers 1 to 10. At the time, experts dismissed it as an unrealistic goal since many kindergarten students were having trouble mastering this simple counting. Yet the research proved that preschool-age children learned those skills and many others directly from the TV screen. Now Sesame Street's curriculum teaches the numbers from 1 to 40. In today's digital age the number of new ways to teach and learn is ever-expanding and includes: television, Google, YouTube, TeacherTube, Facebook, iPhones, video games, GPS devices, open source textbooks, interactive whiteboards; and there are countless examples of ways technology positively impacts student learning--from voice-recognition software that helps children learn to read to translation tools that help teachers communicate with non-English speaking parents. As a result of constant innovation, learning is no longer limited by traditional confines and we're quickly moving beyond students tied to their chairs, desks, and textbooks--and teachers locked away in classrooms."--
650		0	_aSchool improvement programs _zUnited States.
650		0	_aEducational innovations _zUnited States.
650		0	_aEducational technology _zUnited States.
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