Making Learning Whole How Seven Principles of Teaching Can Transform Education

Name: Making Learning Whole How Seven Principles of Teaching Can Transform Education
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ISBN: 9780470633717

ISBN-10: 0470633719

ISBN-13: 9780470633717

Edition: 2008

Authors: David Perkins

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Make learning more meaningful by teaching the "whole game"David Perkins, a noted authority on teaching and learning and codirector of Harvard's Project Zero, introduces a new, practical, and research-based framework for teaching. He describes how teaching any subject at any level can be made more effective if students are introduced to the "whole game," rather than isolated pieces of a discipline. Using real-world examples, Perkins explains how learning academic subjects should be approached like learning baseball-or any game, and he demonstrates this with seven principles for making learning whole: from making the game worth playing (emphasizing the importance of motivation to sustained…

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List price: $25.95
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 9/28/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 272
Size: 5.90" wide x 8.80" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.682
Language: English

He codirects the think tank "{Project Zero" at the Harvard Graduate School of Education & has authored books on mind, intelligence, creativity & learning.



Acknowledgments


Introduction: A Whole New Ball Game



Play the Whole Game



Make the Game Worth Playing



Work on the Hard Parts



Play Out of Town



Uncover the Hidden Game



Learn from the Team



Learn the Game of Learning


Afterword: The Future of Learning


Notes


Index