Overview

This book will be available in January 2010.

(Note: A copy of this book will be mailed automatically to all Premium, Select, and Institutional Plus Members whose accounts are in good standing as of December 15th, when mailing lists are compiled.)

If you believe that an essential role of schooling is to prepare students to be successful in today’s world, then here is a must-read book that makes a powerful case for why and how schools must overhaul, update, and breathe new life into the K–12 curriculum. World-renowned curriculum designer Heidi Hayes Jacobs leads an all-star cast of education thought leaders who explain

• Why K–12 curriculum has to change to reflect new technologies and a globalized world.
  
• What to keep, what to cut, and what to create to reflect 21st century learning skills.
  
• Where portfolios and new kinds of assessments fit into accountability mandates.
  
• How to improve your use of time and space and groupings of students and staff.
  
• What steps to take to help students gain a global perspective and develop the habits of mind they need to succeed in school, work, and life.
  
• How to re-engineer schools and teaching to engage and improve students’ media literacy.

Here is your opportunity to get out in front of breakthrough ideas for educating a generation that you’ve been charged to nurture.

(ASCD Premium, Select, and Institutional Plus Member book, January 2010) 6" x 9", 250 pages.