Realizing the promise of 21st-century education : an owner's manual / Bruce Joyce, Emily Calhoun.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. A new chance to live our dreams -- 2. Terms of convenience : building a new language for teaching and learning -- 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 -- 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 -- 11. Pembroke Elementary School -- 12. Direct, performance-based, formative assessment : watching learning grow -- 13. An optimistic future.

While many futurists tout the value of teaching students 21st-century skills, bridging the concept with the practice is best accomplished by professional educators. Authors Bruce Joyce and Emily Calhoun know how to actualize the critical reforms that enable schools to prepare students for today's workforce. They outline a clear vision for advancing school reform that emphasizes infusing technology across the curriculum. Specific steps include: providing technology access to all students to promote equity and engagement; developing hybrid courses that prepare students to meet 21st-century needs; designing professional development that connects technology to teaching; improving literacy instruction; changing the high school paradigm; and involving teachers, parents, and community members in school leadership. We have a tremendous opportunity to bridge education with the information and communications technology revolution. Joyce and Calhoun show how to deliver on the promise of a 21st-century education by teaching students the skills they need to achieve in their careers and in life. --Publisher description.