Shift Ed : A Call to Action for Transforming K-12 Education

by David Houle

• ISBN13: 9781412992961
• ISBN10: 1412992966
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-04-04
• Publisher: Corwin Pr

Summary

This book by noted futurist, David Houle, is a 'œcall to action' for people who are part of a growing movement concerned about education in America and who are committing time and effort toward its transformation. This book is not the answer, but a call to action, an offering of a vision and a necessary expansion of the creative discussion to formulate the solution so essential to the ongoing vitality of our country. The book will look at the roots of American education, the current landscape, and the forces and dynamics that are pushing inevitable change in education for our children. Transformation of education is inevitable and asking the right questions, expanding our vision and starting to do something now are key elements the author outlines.Politicians, principals, school superintendents, and education foundation executives as well as parents should be reading this book as an enabler for their points of view about the need to change K-12 education in the years ahead.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. ix
Introduction	p. 1
A Quick Look Back	p. 5
The Agricultural Age	p. 6
The Industrial Age	p. 7
The Information Age	p. 9
America Childhood Education Through the Ages	p. 10
The Current Landscape of Education in America	p. 15
A System Out of Sync	p. 18
Not Your Forefather's College	p. 21
Learning-and Relearning-to work	p. 24
Holding Our Own in the Global Classroom	p. 26
Facing the Issues and Shifting the Vision	p. 29
Change Visions: From Train to Rocket	p. 33
A Look Ahead	p. 39
The Shift Age	p. 41
The Twenty-First Century	p. 47
2010 to 2020: The Transformation Decade	p. 48
Change Visions: The Need for New	p. 51
Generations	p. 55
Baby Boomers: The Bridge Generation	p. 56
Generation X: A Different Voice	p. 57
Millennials: The Emerging Leaders	p. 59
Digital Natives: Today's and Tomorrow's Students	p. 61
Change Visions: Reconnecting	p. 66
Why Transformation Is the Only Path	p. 69
A Change in Form	p. 70
A Change in Appearance	p. 71
A Change in Nature	p. 72
Signals From the Future	p. 74
Change Visions: The New Architecture of Learning	p. 76
Working on the Shift Ed Vision	p. 83
Jim Rex	p. 84
Peter Renwick	p. 85
Janice Mattina	p. 88
Karen Woodward	p. 93
Ask the Right Questions	p. 101
Technology and Connectivity	p. 102
Calendar and Operations	p. 106
Curriculum	p. 107
Learning and the Brain	p. 108
Infrastructure and the physical Plant	p. 109
Answering the Questions	p. 110
Preparing Teachers	p. 120
Your Contribution	p. 121
Change Visions: Survival Skills for the Twenty-First Century	p. 123
Expand the Vision	p. 127
The New Vision of Education for the Twenty-First Century	p. 127
Four Fundamentals for Twenty-First-Century Education	p. 128
Start Now!	p. 149
The Shift Ed 21	p. 152
Parting-But Not Final-Words	p. 156
Notes	p. 157
References	p. 161
Index	p. 167
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