Ben Graffam

Reimagining the Educated Mind

Using Student Choice Curriculum to Transform Educational Practices

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Produktbeschreibung

Arguing that all learning is enhanced when driven by personal interest, this book shows how high schools can deliver better education if the students are allowed to choose the central topics of their study.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 168
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. März 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 405g
• ISBN-13: 9781475848878
• ISBN-10: 1475848870
• Artikelnr.: 54370411

Autorenporträt

Ben Graffam currently teaches Theory of Knowledge and Philosophy at International Baccalaureate East in Haines City, Florida. Since beginning in education in 1982, he has earned a Master's Degree in Gifted Education, a Ph.D. in Special Education, taught Gifted Studies at University of South Florida's College of Education, and served as an Education Specialist at USF's College of Medicine. His research has been published in journals of both Gifted and Medical Education. He lives in Lakeland, Florida, with his wife, Cheryl and their cats, Tawny and Ruby, the Port Sisters.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword Chris Unger Preface Acknowledgements Introduction Chapter One
Learning with a Purpose Chapter Two
Linking Academics with Interest Chapter Three
Student Choice within the Curriculum Chapter Four
Putting the Program into Practice Chapter Five
The Learning Environments Chapter Six
Education is Democratic Selected Bibliography About the Author