Brave New Schools: Challenging Cultural Illiteracy Through Global Learning Networks
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| Rating | : | 4.90 (780 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0312126697 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 384 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-12-08 |
| Language | : | English |
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. Dennis Sayers is the senior research scholar at The University of California Educational Research Center
Stunning in its implications for the future of learning guided by technology, Brave New Schools offers hopeful solutions to the problems of cultural difference and the future of our children.. Brave New Schools also contains a valuable section on K-12 networking resources, lists of published materials available, and descriptions of successful networking activities. A response to the work of Hirsch and Bloom, as well as a guide for parents and teachers, Brave New Schools describes a world of students, teachers, and parents globally connected by the Internet, thereby able to communicate across geographical and cultural barriers once thought impassable. The first book in the cultural literacy debate that also considers the new classroom technology available to students, Brave New Schools is a vision of schooling for the twenty-first century
"Scary Thoughts" according to Geobub. This book outlines a change in the educational system promoting secular world views and a movement away from a superior subordinate learning environment. The book cites numerous portraits to make its case. One student remark stood out to me. "I have learned may things children who are educated to respect other cultures, races, and religions generally grow into tolerant adults who raise to. An indispensible resource for collaborative learning Technology abounds in school settings and will be the major force in curriculum change in the next century. The theme of this book relates to the connections that students have presently, and will be achieving through the guided use of the Internet. Cummins and Sayers cite studies conducted on communications between learners across the globe and the salience these connections have to the . Empower your students with a critical voice in our society! If you as an educator are brave enough to empower your students with a critical voice in our society today,then this book will be a valuable tool in linking you with technological resources. Cummins & Sayers emphasize the importance of collaborating and fostering cultural and critical literacy. Educational reform must move away from functional literacy and traditional pedagogy while striv
Their prescription for educational reform, they claim, encourages student sensitivity to a variety of cultural perspectives. The eight models viewed here focus on two active networks and portray students in pursuit of knowledge as "border crossers" in a multicultural environment. Cummins is professor of modern languages at the Ontario Institute in Toronto; Sayers directs the bilingual education program at New York University. It includes a 100-page list of Internet resources. Educators are challenged by these findings to