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Education Nation: Six Leading Edges of Innovation in our Schools
Milton Chen, George Lucas (Foreword by)
ISBN: 978-0-470-61506-5
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320 pages
July 2010, Jossey-Bass
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ix

FOREWORD BY GEORGE LUCAS xi

PREFACE: MY LEARNING JOURNEY: FROM THE LONGEST STREET IN THEWORLD TO A GALAXY LONG AGO AND FAR, FAR AWAY xv

Introduction: The Vision of an Education Nation 1

1 The Thinking Edge: Getting Smarter About Learning 11

2 The Curriculum Edge: Real Learning and Authentic Assessment 35

3 The Technology Edge: PuttingModern Tools in Young Hands 87

4 The Time/Place Edge: Learning Any Time, Anywhere 139

5 The Co-Teaching Edge: Teachers, Experts, and Parents as Coeducators 189

6 The Youth Edge: Digital Learners Carrying Change in Their Pockets 213

AFTERWORD: TOMORROW'S EDGE, A 2020 VISION 241

NOTES 254

SELECTED WEB SITES 268

ABOUT THE AUTHOR 275

INDEX 277

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