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EDC 634 - SHAPING LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS

Book 1 - choose only ONE from the following, according to your discipline:

The Hundred Languages of Children: The Reggio Emilia Approach Advanced Reflections, Second Edition (Preschool - 6th grade educators)
Edwards

Rethinking High School: Best Practice in Teaching, Learning, and Leadership (Middle School and High School educators)
Daniels, Bizar, Zemelman

Thinking in Jazz - The Infinite Art of Improvisation (non K-12 educators)
Berliner
The Long Haul: An Autobiography (non K-12 educators)
Horton

Book 2 - Buy this book:

The Children's Machine: Rethinking School in the Age of the Computer
Papert

Book 3 - choose only ONE from the following, again according to your discipline:

In Schools We Trust - Creating Communities of Learning in an Era of Testing and Standardization (K-12 educators)

Slack: Getting Past Burnout, Busywork, and the Myth of Total Efficiency (non K-12 educators)
Demarco

Book 4 - choose only ONE from the following books, grouped by ideology:

Unnatural Acts, Unspeakable Practices (Progressive)
Smith

On the Death of Childhood and the Destruction of Public Schools: The Folly of Today's Education Policies and Practices (Progressive)
Bracey
The Schools Our Children Deserve (Moderate)
Kohn
Educational Reform - A Self-Scrutinizing Memoir (Moderate)
Sarason

The Language Police: How Pressure Groups Restrict What Students Learn (Conservative)
Ravitch

No Excuses: Closing the Racial Gap in Learning (Conservative)
Thernstrom

Book 5 - we will watch this movie - possibly in Florida. Otherwise, rent, or purchase the DVD:

Comedian
Seinfeld


CLICK ABOVE EDC 634 - SHAPING LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS Book 1 - choose only ONE from the following, according to your discipline: The Hundred Languages of Children: The Reggio Emilia Approach Advanced Reflections, Second Edition (Preschool - 6th grade educators) Edwards Rethinking High School: Best Practice in Teaching, Learning, and Leadership (Middle School and High School educators) Daniels, Bizar, Zemelman Thinking in Jazz - The Infinite Art of Improvisation (non K-12 educators) Berliner The Long Haul: An Autobiography (non K-12 educators) Horton Book 2 - Buy this book: The Children's Machine: Rethinking School in the Age of the Computer Papert Book 3 - choose only ONE from the following, again according to your discipline: In Schools We Trust - Creating Communities of Learning in an Era of Testing and Standardization (K-12 educators) Slack: Getting Past Burnout, Busywork, and the Myth of Total Efficiency (non K-12 educators) Demarco Book 4 - choose only ONE from the following books, grouped by ideology: Unnatural Acts, Unspeakable Practices (Progressive) Smith On the Death of Childhood and the Destruction of Public Schools: The Folly of Today's Education Policies and Practices (Progressive) Bracey The Schools Our Children Deserve (Moderate) Kohn Educational Reform - A Self-Scrutinizing Memoir (Moderate) Sarason The Language Police: How Pressure Groups Restrict What Students Learn (Conservative) Ravitch No Excuses: Closing the Racial Gap in Learning (Conservative) Thernstrom Book 5 - we will watch this movie - possibly in Florida. Otherwise, rent, or purchase the DVD: Comedian Seinfeld