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Record Nr.

UNINA9910815221903321

Autore

Zmuda Allison

Titolo

Breaking free from myths about teaching and learning : innovation as an engine for student success / / Allison Zmuda

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Alexandria, Va., : ASCD, 2010

Alexandria, Va. : , : ASCD, , 2010

ISBN

1-4166-1277-7

1-282-91686-6

9786612916861

1-4166-1275-0

1-4166-1273-4

1-4166-1276-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xii, 196 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Gale eBooks

Disciplina

371.2/07

Soggetti

School improvement programs - United States

Academic achievement - United States

Educational leadership - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based on print version record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1: Myths Related to Learning in Schools; Chapter 2: The Illusion of Accomplishment; Chapter 3: Transforming the 21st Century Schoolhouse into a Learning Organization; Chapter 4: Designing Tasks to Focus Student Work and Measure Mission-Driven Goals; Chapter 5: Designing Learning Environments That Reflect Our Knowledge of Learning and Our Realization of Mission and Vision; Chapter 6: Revisiting and Rethinking Teaching and Learning Myths; Author's Note; Afterword; Bibliography; Index

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Sommario/riassunto

Allison Zmuda defines and debunks nine long-standing and destructive myths about teaching and learning and explores ways in which schools can create more dynamic and empowering classroom environments for



students.