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An educational innovator who worked at Sesame Workshop and The George Lucas Educational Foundation offers a new vision for learning As a result of constant innovation, learning is no longer limited by traditional confines and we're moving beyond students tied to their chairs, desks, and textbooks-and teachers locked away in classrooms.

Table of Contents
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ix

FOREWORD BY GEORGE LUCAS xi

PREFACE: MY LEARNING JOURNEY: FROM THE LONGEST STREET IN THEWORLD TO A GALAXY LONG AGO AND FAR, FAR AWAY xv

Introduction: The Vision of an Education Nation 1

1 The Thinking Edge: Getting Smarter About Learning 11

2 The Curriculum Edge: Real Learning and Authentic Assessment 35

3 The Technology Edge: PuttingModern Tools in Young Hands 87

4 The Time/Place Edge: Learning Any Time, Anywhere 139

5 The Co-Teaching Edge: Teachers, Experts, and Parents as Coeducators 189

6 The Youth Edge: Digital Learners Carrying Change in Their Pockets 213

AFTERWORD: TOMORROW'S EDGE, A 2020 VISION 241

NOTES 254

SELECTED WEB SITES 268

ABOUT THE AUTHOR 275

INDEX 277

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      Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
      Publication Date: 23/02/2012
      ISBN13: 9781118157404, 978-1118157404
      ISBN10: 1118157400
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      An educational innovator who worked at Sesame Workshop and The George Lucas Educational Foundation offers a new vision for learning As a result of constant innovation, learning is no longer limited by traditional confines and we're moving beyond students tied to their chairs, desks, and textbooks-and teachers locked away in classrooms.

      Table of Contents
      ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ix

      FOREWORD BY GEORGE LUCAS xi

      PREFACE: MY LEARNING JOURNEY: FROM THE LONGEST STREET IN THEWORLD TO A GALAXY LONG AGO AND FAR, FAR AWAY xv

      Introduction: The Vision of an Education Nation 1

      1 The Thinking Edge: Getting Smarter About Learning 11

      2 The Curriculum Edge: Real Learning and Authentic Assessment 35

      3 The Technology Edge: PuttingModern Tools in Young Hands 87

      4 The Time/Place Edge: Learning Any Time, Anywhere 139

      5 The Co-Teaching Edge: Teachers, Experts, and Parents as Coeducators 189

      6 The Youth Edge: Digital Learners Carrying Change in Their Pockets 213

      AFTERWORD: TOMORROW'S EDGE, A 2020 VISION 241

      NOTES 254

      SELECTED WEB SITES 268

      ABOUT THE AUTHOR 275

      INDEX 277

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