| Powerful Learning: What We Know about Teaching for Understanding Contributor(s): Darling-Hammond, Linda (Author), Barron, Brigid (Author), Pearson, P. David (Author) |
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ISBN: 0470276673 ISBN-13: 9780470276679 Publisher: Jossey-Bass OUR PRICE: $26.96 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2008 Annotation: The nation's leading education experts present the best teaching strategies for powerful learning Teaching: what works, what doesn't, and why? Within the fields of reading, math, and science, bestselling author Linda Darling-Hammond and colleagues describe, in clear and practical terms, the best teaching methods for K-12 student understanding. Rich classroom stories show that students designing and working together on engaging projects are challenged to do more than just memorize facts. This invaluable resource offers innovative strategies to support student learning. Linda Darling-Hammond (Stanford, CA) is the Charles E. Ducommun Professor of Education at Stanford University. The George Lucas Educational Foundation (GLEF) is a nonprofit foundation that gathers and disseminates information on K-12 teaching and learning in the Digital Age. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Teaching Methods & Materials - General |
| Dewey: 371.102 |
| LCCN: 2008009921 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 7.4" W x 9.2" (1.10 lbs) 288 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In Powerful Learning, Linda Darling-Hammond and an impressive list of co-authors offer a clear, comprehensive, and engaging exploration of the most effective classroom practices. They review, in practical terms, teaching strategies that generate meaningful K-2 student understanding, and occur both within the classroom walls and beyond. The book includes rich stories, as well as online videos of innovative classrooms and schools, that show how students who are taught well are able to think critically, employ flexible problem-solving, and apply learned skills and knowledge to new situations.
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