1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910781892903321

Autore

Vander Ark Tom <1959->

Titolo

Getting smart [[electronic resource] ] : how digital learning is changing the world / / Tom Vander Ark ; foreword by Bob Wise

Pubbl/distr/stampa

San Francisco, CA, : Jossey-Bass, c2012

ISBN

1-118-11587-2

1-283-27378-0

9786613273789

1-118-11585-6

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (241 p.)

Classificazione

EDU029000

Disciplina

371.33/40973

Soggetti

Blended learning - United States

Computer-assisted instruction - United States

Internet in education - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Getting Smart: How Digital Learning Is Changing The World; Contents; Foreword by Governor Bob Wise; Preface: Why This Book Now?; Acknowledgments; About the Author; 1: How Personal Digital Learning Will Make Us Smart; 2: American Education: New Students in an Old System; 3: Customization: Building the Right Playlist for Each Student; 4: Motivation: Getting Everyone in the Learning Game; 5: Equalization: Connecting All Students to Excellence; 6: Integration: Putting It All Together to Make Schools Smarter; 7: Innovation: Policies That Will Make It Happen; 8: Investment: Paying for Innovation

9: Employment: Changing Our Job DescriptionsConclusion: Getting Smart; Appendix: Getting Smart Toolkit; Questions and Answers; Notes; Index

Sommario/riassunto

A comprehensive look at the promise and potential of online learning In our digital age, students have dramatically new learning needs and must be prepared for the idea economy of the future. In Getting Smart, well-known global education expert Tom Vander Ark examines the facets of educational innovation in the United States and abroad. Vander Ark makes a convincing case for a blend of online and onsite



learning, shares inspiring stories of schools and programs that effectively offer ""personal digital learning"" opportunities, and discusses what we need to do to remake our sch

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910960334703321

Autore

Perry Nancy <1946->

Titolo

Adults on the autism spectrum leave the nest : achieving supported independence / / Nancy Perry

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; Philadelphia, : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2009

ISBN

9786612059483

9781282059481

1282059483

9781846428708

184642870X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (274 p.)

Disciplina

362.19685882

616.85

616.85/88200835

616.8588200835

Soggetti

Autism

Autistic people - Care

Parents of autistic children

Autistic people - Services for

Life skills - Study and teaching

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 263) and index.

Nota di contenuto

FRONT COVER; ADULTS on the AUTISM SPECTRUM Leave the Nest: Achieving Supported Independence; Contents; A MESSAGE FOR PARENTS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; PREFACE; Introduction: Real Lives; Part One: Understanding the Autism Spectrum Disabilities; Chapter 1: What Are Neurodevelopmental Disabilities?; Chapter 2: Families Living with Disability; Part Two: Understanding Executive Functions; Chapter 3:



Initiation, or Getting Started; Chapter 4: Concrete Thinking and Response to Novelty; Chapter 5: Planning, Sequencing, and Organizing; Chapter 6: Attention and Concentration

Chapter 7: Regulation of Emotions Chapter 8: A Glance at Memory; Chapter 9: Judgment, Self-Awareness, and Self-Monitoring; Part Three: Reaching Adulthood; Chapter 10: Preparing for Adulthood; Chapter 11: Living with Parents; Chapter 12: Living in a Group Home; Part Four: A Model Program of Supported Independence; Chapter 13: The Value of Living with Peers; Chapter 14: The Structure and Goals of the Program; Chapter 15: The Clinical Methods of the Program; Chapter 16: Counseling; Chapter 17: Specific Issues and Methods Employed at CAL; Chapter 18: Teamwork with Parents

APPENDIX I: A NEW IDEA: A VARIATION ON THE MODEL OF GROUP HOME LIVING APPENDIX II: RESOURCES; REFERENCES; INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

This book shows that with appropriate lifelong care, it is possible for those with neurodevelopmental disabilities to achieve supported independence and fulfilling adult lives. It provides a guide for parents on how to prepare their children for adulthood, and describes in detail the kinds of services people with ASDs need to live independently.