Seed + Spark takes its readers in search of a better understanding of the future of learning — and, by extension, the future of humanity -- by providing a framework for remaking our schools, our workspaces, and our social structures in ways that align with the design principles of the natural world. The result is an eclectic, provocative series of interviews, ideas, and case studies in which sacred cows are slaughtered, parallel worlds collide, and our basic understanding of the world is forever altered.
GET A COPYIn American Schools, Sam Chaltain interweaves the leading ideas from the education, business, and scientific communities to outline a framework for leadership that helps educators and organizational leaders create the optimal conditions for transformational change. By pairing a rich theoretical framework with the stories of communities that have, over several years, tried to create more democratic learning communities, Chaltain does what any reader of this book will have to do - provide enough structure to empower people to do their best work, and enough freedom so that each person's inherent creativity can be unleashed.
GET A COPYOur School documents a year in the life of two schools in the nation’s capital―one a new charter school just opening its doors, the other a neighborhood school that first opened in 1924. It weaves together the observations and emotions of the people whose lives intersect there, and the triumphs and the challenges they experience. The result is an unsettling, complex portrayal of American public education, one that is important reading for educational policymakers, administrators, parents, the media, and anyone who aspires to be a teacher.
GET A COPYCreated by an international team of architects and designers concerned about our failing education system, The Third Teacher explores the critical link between the school environment and how children learn, and offers 79 practical design ideas, both great and small, to guide reader’s efforts to improve our schools. Written for anyone who has school-age children in their life, from educators and education decision-makers to parents and community activists, this book is intended to ignite a blaze of discussion and initiative about environment as an essential element of learning. Including a wealth of interviews, facts, statistics, and stories from experts in a wide range of fields, this book is a how-to guide to be used to connect with the many organizations, individuals, and ideas dedicated to innovating and improving teaching and learning.
GET A COPYSince 2010, Sam has written hundreds of pieces about the state of public schools, the meaning behind our search for meaning, and the rights and responsibilities of democratic citizenship. Read his columns to be challenged, informed, and inspired.
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