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OverviewIf you believe that schools can go beyond test scores and standards to foster students' understanding of subjects, then here's a book that will renew your commitment to meaningful teaching and learning. Using classroom observations and keen insights from research, one of education's foremost thinkers on constructivism explains Why lessons and courses should involve students in answering challenging questions, resolving contradictions, and solving intriguing problems. How focusing classroom instruction on big ideas develops student understanding as well as essential skills. How replacing typical school approaches with a community of learners model will lead to higher achievement for more learners. Why attempts to simplify schooling tend to subvert the goal of educating students for real life. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Jacqueline Grennon BrooksPublisher: Association for Supervision & Curriculum Development Imprint: Association for Supervision & Curriculum Development Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 23.00cm Weight: 0.249kg ISBN: 9780871206589ISBN 10: 0871206587 Pages: 155 Publication Date: 01 January 2002 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |