What's worth teaching?, rethinking curriculum in the age of technology, Allan Collins ; foreword by John Seely Brown
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Label
What's worth teaching?, rethinking curriculum in the age of technology, Allan Collins ; foreword by John Seely Brown
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
What's worth teaching?
Nature of contents
bibliographydictionaries
Oclc number
986523771
Responsibility statement
Allan Collins ; foreword by John Seely Brown
Series statement
Technology, education--Connections
Sub title
rethinking curriculum in the age of technology
Table Of Contents
Cover ; Title Page ; Front Matter ; Table of Contents ; Foreword ; Acknowledgments ; Preface ; Chapter 1: What is Wrong with the School Curriculum? ; Why is the School Curriculum Full of Stuff Adults Never Use? ; Goals of Education for a Complex Society ; The Structure of the Book ; Chapter 2: The New Literacy ; The Changing Face of Literacy ; Rethinking Education to Foster Literacy for All ; What Practical Literacy Skills Should Students Learn? ; Teaching the New Literacy to All Students ; Chapter 3: Developing Self-Sufficiency ; The Growing Need for Self-RelianceWhat Should Students Learn About Maintaining a Healthy Lifestyle? What Should Students Learn About Financial and Legal Matters? ; What Should Students Learn About Strategy and Self-Regulation? ; Toward Schooling for Self-Reliance ; Chapter 4: Career Skills for the New Economy ; Learning for Tomorrow's Workplace ; How Can Students Learn Productive Thinking? ; How Can Students Learn to Manage Time, Resources, and Group-Work? ; Building Skills Students Can Use in Future Work ; Chapter 5: Public Policy Challenges ; Understanding Complex SystemsWhich Environmental Issues Should Students Learn About? Which Economic Issues Should Students Learn About? ; Toward an Education for Citizens of a Global World ; Chapter 6: Mathematical and Scientific Foundations ; Rethinking the Math and Science Curriculum ; What Students Should Learn About Mathematical Foundations ; What Students Should Learn About Scientific Foundations ; Implications for Math and Science Education ; Chapter 7: Passion Schools ; Elements of a New Vision for American Schools ; A Vision for a 21st-Century School ; Schools of the Future ; References ; Index