What does learner-centered education look like, and how can we best put it into practice? This helpful book by experienced educators Don Mesibov and Dan Drmacich answers those questions and provides a wide variety of strategies, activities, and examples to help you with implementation. Chapters address topics such as positioning students at the center of the lesson and teachers as coaches, making tasks relevant and engaging, incorporating the affective domain and social-emotional learning, assessing learning, and more. Appropriate for new and experienced teachers of all grades and subjects, this book will leave you feeling ready to help students take control of their own learning so they can reach higher levels of success.

About the Author

Don Mesibov has worked at a school for emotionally disturbed children, been a middle school English teacher, taught courses on constructivism at local colleges for 22 years, and worked for a teacher's union. Additionally, he is director of the Institute for Learning Centered Education, an organization he founded in 1995.

Dan Drmacich was principal of the nationally renowned School Without Walls in Rochester, New York, a public school, and a member of the New York State Performance Standards Consortium, which requires performance-based assessments and a yearlong project to demonstrate competency for graduation rather than standardized tests. Dan is currently cofounder and coordinator of the Rochester Coalition for Public Education, an organization focused on research-based, progressive school reform and social justice.

Reviews

"The reader immediately hears the authentic tone of credible, authoritative educators who have thought deeply about their work. Teachers new to the concepts of learner-centered education will find student activities to use immediately in their classrooms. Experienced teachers will find fresh and timely ideas to expand current repertoires. With a generosity of spirit, the author team of Don and Dan shares vetted approaches for addressing trauma and prejudice, timely and timeless resources and models for learner-centered learning, and advocacy strategies for school renewal by focusing on classrooms based on how people learn." Jacqueline Grennon Brooks, author, researcher, professor

"This book wonderfully serves to fulfill an unmet need. The authors present the case for joyful, learner-centered schools with hundreds of activities to help students become responsible citizens, who support democratic values." Deborah Meier, Founder/Principal, Central Park East

"Wow! There's so much information packed into this book! What a great resource for both new and veteran teachers!" Angela Premo, second grade teacher

Book Information
ISBN 9781032246635
Author Don Mesibov
Format Paperback
Page Count 250
Imprint Routledge
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Weight(grams) 453g