Waubonsee Community College

Embracing new paradigms in education

eng

Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-293) and index

illustrations

index present

non fiction

Embracing new paradigms in education

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882092304

Reference shelf, volume 86, number 4

Collects stories on rapidly changing fields and issues in education. This volume reveals that while teachers, students, and families confront many of the same issues as previous decades, the evolution of American society in the last decade brings new challenges and opportunities. This volume begins with the legacy of the national "No Child Left Behind Act" of 2001 on today's students and teachers. Closely related to this subject is the controversial question of what makes effective teaching and teachers, a subject that touches at the core of education. Another chapter examines the dynamics of private vs. public education, in K-12 and higher education. One of the most talked-about topics in higher education is increasing cost of a college degree. This chapter covers what is behind the debt students and families face. The evolution of computer technologies has finally reached the classroom, as learning and teaching have necessitated as radical a change with the inclusion of Web 2.0 and other technologies in the classroom. This chapter covers the most interesting stories of how technology has changed education.--From publisher website

Preface: Embracing new paradigms in education -- I: REPORT CARD: COMMON CORE STANDARDS. The Common Core controversy ; Open letter on transition to Common Core / Cheryl S. Williams ; Make room for the Common Core in every classroom / Martin Chaffee and Kristine Gullen ; Q & A : a crash course on Common Core / NPR ; Common Core: fact vs. fiction / Kim Greene ; Cut to the core: distinguishing Common Core myth from reality / Margaux DelGuidice and Rose Luna ; What is Common Core?: untangling the standards, testing & teacher evaluations / Erin Barrett ; When will we ever learn : dissecting the Common Core state standards with Dr Louisa Moats / Mark Bertin ; Common Core : a puzzle to public / Lesli A. Maxwell ; Public sounds off on Common Core standards / Laura Leslie and Mark Binker ; The new smart set / Amanda Ripley ; The beginning of Common Core's trouble / Jamie Gass and Jim Stergios ; Many teachers not ready for the Common Core / Stephen Sawchuk ; The dangers & opportunities of the Common Core / Jacqueline Grennon Brooks and Mary E. Dietz ; Warning : the Common Core standards may be harmful to children / Joanne Yatvin ; Do the Common Core state standards flunk history? / Craig Thurtell ; Political rivals find common ground over Common Core / Eric Westervelt ; Standards supporters firing back / Andrew Ujifusa ; Cutting to the Common Core : Academic Language Development Network / Susan O'Hara, Jeff Zwiers, and Robert Pritchard ; Indiana replaces Common Core--with Common Core / Alex Newman -- 2: PUBLIC AND PRIVATE: THE CLASS GAP. The widening gap ; Affirmative inaction / William M. Chace ; Single-minded : the real meaning of privilege / Helena Andrews ; Why I choose state education over private school / John O'Farrell ; Screw U : how for-profit colleges rip you off / Yasmeen Qureshi, Sarah Gross, and Lisa Desai ; What college can mean to the other America / Mike Rose ; Private schools in poor countries offer crucial escape from inept public systems / Charles Kenny ; Private schools exploring blended models / Benjamin Herold ; 3: AFFORDABLE EDUCATION: MAJORING IN DEBT. The new cost of education ; The student loan crisis and the future of higher education / Michael Wenisch ; Student-loan rates become hot political topic / Caralee Adams ; Student debt : your threat / Consumer reports ; Of debt + degrees / Pooja Bhatia ; Student loans I : yes, something is wrong / Karen Gross ; College catastrophe / Charles Scaliger ; I owe U / Kristina Dell ; Academic freedom and indentured students / Jeffrey J. Williams ; The hard truth about defaulting on student loans / WJSU ; Vocations delayed by high student debt / Peter Jesserer Smith ; How should graduate school change? / Leonard Cassuto ; Occupying the future by rejecting the burden of student loan debt / Philip Mattera ; The American Dream is alive and well--overseas / Lane Anderson -- 4: E-LEARNING : ARE WE LEARNING BETTER?. Classroom technology in the twenty-first century ; E-learning trends for 2014 / Kirsty Chadwick ; E-learning : a strong alternative in education? / Maria Zain ; Today's learning spaces / Mike Kennedy ; Connected learning now / John Palfrey ; Learning together : the evolution of a 1:1 iPad program / Carolyn Foote ; iPads promote and enhance education / Lisa Kristoff ; What makes a MOOC? / Tricia Bisoux ; 5 reasons flipped classrooms work / Elizabeth Millard ; Blended learning : a disruption that has found its time / Lisa Gonzales and Devin Vodicka ; 6 ways tech will change education forever / Issie Lapowsky -- 5: POLITICS OF THE GOOD TEACHER. Grading the graders ; Ten characteristics of a good teacher / Patricia Miller ; Born or made : what makes a great teacher? / Stacy Williams, James Wolgamott, Deborah Anthony, Kathleen Nawrocki, Allan Olchowski, and Joshua Smith ; Role of the teacher in higher education / Mallikarjun I. Minch ; You've got to have faith to be a great teacher / Ellie Herman ; Is good teaching crippling our students? / Lisa Torina ; Measuring good teachers / Kate Rix ; The fuzzy scarlet letter / Aaron M. Pallas ; A brief overview of teacher evaluation controversies / Simone Pathe and Jaywon Choe ; Teacher evaluations : too much science, not enough art? / Robert A. Frahm ; Colorado begins controversial teacher-grading system / Kristen Wyatt ; Gates Foundation against releasing results of teacher evaluation / Rob Meiksins ; Another revolution starts in Boston / Dan M. Chu