{"product_id":"free-agent-learning-9781119789826","title":"Free Agent Learning","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eExplore how students are disrupting education by using digital resources to support self-direct learning\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFree Agent Learning: Leveraging Students'' Self-Directed Learning to Transform K-12 Education\u003c\/i\u003e explores an emerging cohort of students that are self-directing their learning around interest-driven topics, the tools they''re using to scaffold these experiences, and their motivations for these out-of-school learning behaviors. Readers will find new insights and frameworks for effectively leveraging the lived experiences of their students and transforming their schools'' cultures, norms and practices. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this book, readers will learn how education leaders can translate a newly emerged understanding about students'' self-directed learning into actionable knowledge to improve teaching and learning \u003ci\u003eFree Agent Learners\u003c\/i\u003e also offers: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eInfo dispelling the myth that real learning only happens in a classroom\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDiscussions of how modern students are using\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbout the Author xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction xvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Understanding the Student Vision for Learning 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Defining Free Agent Learnership 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Motivations for Free Agent Learner Behaviors 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Meet the Free Agent Learner 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Free Agent Learning Activities and Behaviors 115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 The Free Agent Learner’s Perspective on School, Learning, and Technology 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Why Schools Are Not (Yet) Ready to Embrace Free Agent Learning 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Why the Free Agent Learning Ecosystem Matters Today—Student Engagement 219\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Why the Free Agent Learning Ecosystem Matters Today—Equity in Learning 259\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Ten Things Education Leaders Can Do Today to Support Free Agent Learnership 287\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 323\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49407153504599,"sku":"9781119789826","price":22.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781119789826.jpg?v=1730498356","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/free-agent-learning-9781119789826","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}