Difference Making at the Heart of Learning: Students, Schools, and Communities Alive With Possibility
- ISBN-10
- 1071814834
- ISBN-13
- 9781071814833
- Category
- Education
- Pages
- 136
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2020-10-20
- Publisher
- Corwin Press
- Authors
- Tom Vander Ark, Emily Liebtag
Description
Your students will change the world! Today’s learners face a complex future, where multilayered technological and societal issues will require new ways of problem-solving. This inspirational yet practical guide helps educators, counselors, and youth-development leaders build on students’ talents and interests to develop their desire for a better world, entrepreneurial mindset and personal leadership skills—so they can make a difference to their families, their communities, and society. Features include: ? New learning priorities centered around difference making ? A framework based on the 25 most important issues of our time ? Examples and case studies from a diverse range of projects, people, and places
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