Mickey Kolis

Student Relevance Matters

Why Do I Have to Know This Stuff?

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book describes current classrooms, students, and the relationships between them through systems viewpoints-one positive and the other skeptical that they are working as effectively as they might. Each content area is viewed through a lens of deep purpose and how that meets students' needs in timeframes that work best for students.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: R&L Education
• Seitenzahl: 158
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. März 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 389g
• ISBN-13: 9781607099154
• ISBN-10: 1607099152
• Artikelnr.: 32779165

Autorenporträt

Mickey Kolis is the author of eight books and a veteran public school teacher; he is currently a university professor. Making learning relevant is his highest professional aspiration.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgements
Section 1And the point of schooling is? A systems perspective
Chapter 1Facts-based instruction - Why it seems to work
Chapter 2Generally accepted patterns and outcomes of facts-based
instruction
Chapter 3A skeptics' view of facts-based instruction
Chapter 4Generally ignored patterns and outcomes of facts-based instruction
Section 2Purposes defined
Chapter 5Why purpose is important
Chapter 6The Purpose of Language Arts
Chapter 7The Purpose of Social Studies
Chapter 8The Purpose of Science
Chapter 9The Purpose of Mathematics
Chapter 10The Purpose of Health and Physical Education
Chapter 11The Purpose of Art
Chapter 12The Purpose of Music
Chapter 13The Purpose of Vocational Education
Chapter 14The Purpose of Foreign Language
Chapter 15All together
Section 3Purposes in the classroom
Chapter 16Knowledge needed
Chapter 17Roles
Chapter 18Compelling why
Section 4Conclusion