Description
Today's students are ready to design, dream and MAKE the future. Teach Boldly: Using Edtech for Social Good is a guide for educators ready to activate positive change in teaching and learning through innovative practices, meaningful use of technology and global collaboration.
The book offers a human-centered approach with design- and empathy-driven practices that address many aspects of teaching and learning. Topics covered include constructing agile classrooms, digital storytelling and communicating across lines of difference, and prioritizing feedback and active listening.
This book invites readers to create a customized plan to leverage innovative practice, education technology and global networks to activate positive change in the classroom and the world; discusses learning space design through the lens of empathy and amplification of student voice; provides easy-to-implement ideas for transforming learning and classroom culture through space; showcases the power of narrative and bringing focus to the need for storytelling in education and the world; and offers direction for seeking out authentic feedback and steps for iterating on ideas with emphasis on preservation of voice and prioritization of creativity in expression of ideas. With inspiration from real-world peaceMAKERS in education, Teach Boldly invites readers to create ready-to-go action plans for themselves as educators, for classroom communities and for the global community.
About the Author
Jennifer Williams is a professor at Saint Leo University in St. Leo, Florida, and serves on the board of directors for the International Literacy Association. Over the past two decades, she's held roles as a school administrator, literacy specialist and classroom teacher. She's the co-founder and lead program developer for Calliope Global, and a lead educator on the United Nations Global Goals Educator Task Force, examining the role of the sustainable development goals in education. In her role as director of education strategy at Participate, she champions teachers, preservice teachers and students to prepare for their futures in a world that will prioritize creativity, innovation and exploration.
Book Information
ISBN 9781564847942
Author Jennifer Williams
Format Paperback
Page Count 232
Imprint International Society for Technology in Education
Publisher International Society for Technology in Education
Weight(grams) 492g
Dimensions(mm) 233mm * 190mm * 17mm
The book offers a human-centered approach with design- and empathy-driven practices that address many aspects of teaching and learning. Topics covered include constructing agile classrooms, digital storytelling and communicating across lines of difference, and prioritizing feedback and active listening.
This book invites readers to create a customized plan to leverage innovative practice, education technology and global networks to activate positive change in the classroom and the world; discusses learning space design through the lens of empathy and amplification of student voice; provides easy-to-implement ideas for transforming learning and classroom culture through space; showcases the power of narrative and bringing focus to the need for storytelling in education and the world; and offers direction for seeking out authentic feedback and steps for iterating on ideas with emphasis on preservation of voice and prioritization of creativity in expression of ideas. With inspiration from real-world peaceMAKERS in education, Teach Boldly invites readers to create ready-to-go action plans for themselves as educators, for classroom communities and for the global community.
About the Author
Jennifer Williams is a professor at Saint Leo University in St. Leo, Florida, and serves on the board of directors for the International Literacy Association. Over the past two decades, she's held roles as a school administrator, literacy specialist and classroom teacher. She's the co-founder and lead program developer for Calliope Global, and a lead educator on the United Nations Global Goals Educator Task Force, examining the role of the sustainable development goals in education. In her role as director of education strategy at Participate, she champions teachers, preservice teachers and students to prepare for their futures in a world that will prioritize creativity, innovation and exploration.
Book Information
ISBN 9781564847942
Author Jennifer Williams
Format Paperback
Page Count 232
Imprint International Society for Technology in Education
Publisher International Society for Technology in Education
Weight(grams) 492g
Dimensions(mm) 233mm * 190mm * 17mm
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