When the school district of Philadelphia teamed up with the Microsoft Corporation in 2006 to redesign the American high school, the result was the School of the Future, hailed by National Public Radio as “the next big thing,” by Education Week as “a new high-tech school [that is] strutting its stuff,” and by NBC News as “next-generation education.” While technology was a crucial element at the School of the Future, the redesign sought fundamentally to rethink the models for teaching and learning. Their trademark framework for decision making, the “6Is”—introspection, investigation, inclusion, innovation, implementation, and, again, introspection—is now being used by organizations in more than fifteen countries.
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When the school district of Philadelphia teamed up with the Microsoft Corporation in 2006 to redesign the American high school, the result was the School of the Future, hailed NBC News as ""next-generation education."" While technology was a crucial element at the School of the Future, the redesign sought fundamentally to rethink the models for teaching and learning.
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Product details

ISBN
9781934742440
Published
2010-02-28
Publisher
Vendor
Harvard Educational Publishing Group
Weight
354 gr
Height
226 mm
Width
152 mm
Thickness
17 mm
Age
P, 06
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Number of pages
256

Biographical note

Frederick M. Hess is director of education policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute and executive editor of Education Next. His books include What Next? Educational Innovation and Philadelphia’s School of the Future, and Stretching the School Dollar: How Schools and Districts Can Save Money While Serving Students Best, both published by Harvard Education Press.

Bruno V. Manno is senior advisor for education with the Walton Family Foundation. He is co-author of Charter Schools in Action and numerous other works on education policy and reform.