Classrooms Without Borders

Using Internet Projects to Teach Communication and Collaboration

James A. Bellanca, Terry Stirling (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

264 Seiten

2011
Teachers' College Press (Verlag)
978-0-8077-5209-8 (ISBN)

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This practical resource shows educators how to use the Internet to help students communicate electronically, reaching beyond the borders of traditional classroom walls. The authors—a lifelong professional developer and a dedicated facilitator of improved K–12 education through her work with graduate students in school leadership—provide the how-to for teaching essential foundation elements, including teamwork, Internet research, evaluation of information sources, cross-cultural communication, and thinking skills. Emphasizing practical tools and techniques, their model integrates the internet, common school software, and free online technology tools to create engaging projects that advance 21st-century skills.

Book Features:

Clear steps for teaching Internet-infused projects that meet content standards, while also targeting issues that students find relevant.
Examples of project collaborations that link students with classrooms across districts, states, and nations.
A user-friendly format with checklists, resources, and sample lesson templates to help teachers design their own projects.

James A. Bellanca is a former secondary teacher and founder and CEO of International Renewal Institute, Inc. in Glencoe, Illinois. He works with districts across the country to improve student performance, and integrate 21st century skills of critical thinking, creativity, collaboration, and communication. Terry Stirling is Associate Dean of Education and Associate Professor of Educational Leadership at Northeastern Illinois University in her native Chicago.

Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	178 x 254 mm
Gewicht	374 g
Themenwelt	Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Unterrichtsvorbereitung ► Unterrichts-Handreichungen
	Informatik ► Office Programme ► Outlook
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik
ISBN-10	0-8077-5209-6 / 0807752096
ISBN-13	978-0-8077-5209-8 / 9780807752098
Zustand	Neuware