Realizing the Promise of 21st-Century Education

Bruce Joyce grew up in New Jersey, was educated at Brown University, and, after military service, taught in the schools of Delaware. He was a professor at the University of Delaware, the University of Chicago, and Teachers College, Columbia University, where he directed the laboratory school and the elementary teacher education program. His research, writing, and consultation are focused on models of teaching, professional development design and implementation, school renewal, and programs for K12 beginning readers and Grade 3-12 struggling readers. Primary topics of his speaking and consultation include Teaching Methods, Curriculum and Content, Staff Development, and 21st Century School Renewal. He lives in Saint Simons Island, Georgia, and can be reached via e-mail at brucejoyce40@gmail.com. With Emily Calhoun, his most recent book is Models of Professional Development (2010). Thousand Oaks: Corwin Press. Emily Calhoun currently focusses on school improvement and professional development, where she combines practice and research. She specializes in the language arts, particularly the teaching of reading and writing in the elementary grades and literacy development K-12, including programs for struggling readers. She writes and consults on action research, The Picture-Word Inductive Model of Teaching, and ways of incorporating digital technologies into K-12 learning environments through the development of hybrid courses. She lives in Saint Simons Island, Georgia.

Preface Acknowledgments 1. A New Chance to Live Our Dreams 2. Terms of Convenience--Building a New Language for Teaching and Learning Part I: A Considerable Opportunity 3. Educating at the Level of the Highest Ideas of Our Time--Enlarging Moral Purpose in the Pursuit of Equity and Excellence 4. Promises--Educational Renewal Is Getting a Lift 5. Platforms for Education: The Enhanced School/Home Educational System 6. The 21st Century Skills Part II: Important Things to Just Do Right Now 7. The Responsible Parties--The Essential Local Democratic Process 8. Near-Term Development--Hybrid Instruction and Learning Platforms Near and Far 9. Crossroads--Actually Cloverleafs--for the High School 10. The School as a Platform for Professional Development--The Reciprocal Concept Part III: The New Basics of Embedded School Reform--Responsible Parties, Watching Learning Grow, Research and Development 11. Pembroke Elementary School 12. Direct, Performance-Based, Formative Assessment--Watching Learning Grow 13. An Optimistic Future References Annotated Bibliography and Other Resources Index About the Authors