{"product_id":"moving-the-rock-9781119404415","title":"Moving the Rock","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdvance Praise for\u003ci\u003eMoving the Rock\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe future comes at us fast  which means school reformers don't have time to wait. They need real tools in real time. That's why\u003ci\u003eMoving the Rock\u003c\/i\u003eis so important. Grant Lichtman has guidance for anyone  teachers, parents, administrators, government officials  intent on helping young people succeed not someday,' but today.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Daniel H. Pink, best-selling author of\u003ci\u003eDrive\u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003eA Whole New Mind\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGrant Lichtman's book is a clear and comprehensive guide to the what and the how of educational transformation. Organized around essential levers for change, it is a must-read for anyone who wants to make a difference in our schools.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTony Wagner, Harvard Ilab Expert in Residence, and best-selling author of\u003ci\u003eThe Global Achievement Gap\u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003eCreating Innovators\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book gives me hope for a brighter future in education. Despite the dark clouds imposed by misguided policies, Grant Lichtman diligent\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForeword\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Why, What, and How of Educational Change\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOvercoming Inertia\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhere This Book Takes Us\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResources for This Book\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat We Will Not Cover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Goal Is Deeper Learning\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Couple of Other Points\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLet’s Roll\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter One: The Future of School\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRedesigning the School Operating System\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhere the Rock Is Going to Roll\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow Will the Learning Experience Change?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow Will Schools Function Differently?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow Will Our Mission Shift?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy Is This Future Inevitable?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter Two: Lever #1: Create the Demand for Better Schools\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCreating Demand at the National Level\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCreating Demand at the School Level\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCreating Demand in the Community\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow We Will Press This Lever\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter Three:  Lever #2: Build School-Community Learning Laboratories\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDesigning for the Real World\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpreading Student Confidence in the Thinkabit Lab\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePartnering with a Giant\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGoing to Scale\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow We Will Press This Lever\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter Four: Lever #3: Encourage Open Access to Knowledge\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Rise of Open Educational Resources\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Problems of OER\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Huge Benefits of OER\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBack to Wolfram Alpha: The (Kind of Scary?) Future of Open Knowledge\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow We Will Press This Lever\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter Five: Lever #4: Fix How We Measure Student Success and Admit Students to College\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWe Don’t Measure What We Value\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Health of Our Children\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Wrong Results\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCracks in the Dam\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRe-Framing the High School Transcript\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow We Will Press This Lever\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter Six: Lever #5: Teach the Teachers What They Really Need to Know\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Legacy Problem\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNew Models That Work\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow We Will Press This Lever\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter Seven: Lever #6: Connect, Flow, and Re-think “School”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChange Requires Connectivity\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Nurture of Networks\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCrossing Curves\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWelcome to the Cognitosphere: A System of Structured “Flow”\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGreat Learning Is Relational\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Stepping Stone: Augmented Reality\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Game Changer: Virtual Reality\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow We Will Press This Lever\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter Eight: Lever #7: Lead Change from Where You Are\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Is Missing\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSharing the Leadership Experience\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormal Training in Leadership\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eScaling Up\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow We Will Press This Lever\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter Nine: How YOU Will Transform Education\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTeachers\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSchool Site and District Administrators\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eParents\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStudents\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBusiness and Community Leaders\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePhilanthropists and Foundations\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCollege and University Presidents, Admissions Officers, and Education and Business School Deans and Faculty\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Fourth Estate\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter Ten:  Let’s Roll\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Is Your Extra Chunky?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpringtime in the Desert\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Bad, Good, and Great News\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFinally, Trajectory\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eValuable and Cited Websites\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49407046353239,"sku":"9781119404415","price":21.24,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781119404415.jpg?v=1730497990","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/moving-the-rock-9781119404415","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}