What's worth teaching? : rethinking curriculum in the age of technology /
Collins, Allan, 1937-
What's worth teaching? : rethinking curriculum in the age of technology / What is worth teaching? : rethinking curriculum in the age of technology Rethinking curriculum in the age of technology Allan Collins ; foreword by John Seely Brown. - xv, 143 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm - Technology, education - Connections, the TEC Series . - TEC series. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Foreword / Acknowledgements -- Preface -- What is wrong with the school curriculum? -- The new literacy -- Developing self-sufficiency -- Career skills for the new economy -- Public policy challenges -- Mathematical and scientific foundations -- Passion schools: a new vision for school and curriculum -- References -- Index -- About the author. John Seely Brown -- 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
"This important contribution to the future of education, by bestselling author and renowned cognitive scientist Allan Collins, proposes a school curriculum that will fit the needs of our modern era. Offering guidelines for deciding what is important to learn in order to become a knowledgeable person, a good citizen, a thoughtful worker, and a valuable friend in the 21st century, Collins considers the qualities needed for a healthy and productive life. Taking a close look at how advances in technology, communication, and the dissemination of information are reshaping the world, this volume examines how schools can foster flexible, self-directed learners who will succeed in the modern workplace."--Publisher's website.
0807758655 9780807758656 0807758663 9780807758663
2017007591
Curriculum change.
Education--Effect of technological innovations on.
Education--Aims and objectives
LB1570 / .C64 2017
375.006
What's worth teaching? : rethinking curriculum in the age of technology / What is worth teaching? : rethinking curriculum in the age of technology Rethinking curriculum in the age of technology Allan Collins ; foreword by John Seely Brown. - xv, 143 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm - Technology, education - Connections, the TEC Series . - TEC series. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Foreword / Acknowledgements -- Preface -- What is wrong with the school curriculum? -- The new literacy -- Developing self-sufficiency -- Career skills for the new economy -- Public policy challenges -- Mathematical and scientific foundations -- Passion schools: a new vision for school and curriculum -- References -- Index -- About the author. John Seely Brown -- 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
"This important contribution to the future of education, by bestselling author and renowned cognitive scientist Allan Collins, proposes a school curriculum that will fit the needs of our modern era. Offering guidelines for deciding what is important to learn in order to become a knowledgeable person, a good citizen, a thoughtful worker, and a valuable friend in the 21st century, Collins considers the qualities needed for a healthy and productive life. Taking a close look at how advances in technology, communication, and the dissemination of information are reshaping the world, this volume examines how schools can foster flexible, self-directed learners who will succeed in the modern workplace."--Publisher's website.
0807758655 9780807758656 0807758663 9780807758663
2017007591
Curriculum change.
Education--Effect of technological innovations on.
Education--Aims and objectives
LB1570 / .C64 2017
375.006