Now You See It How Technology and Brain Science Will Transform Schools and Business for the 21s T Century

Name: Now You See It How Technology and Brain Science Will Transform Schools and Business for the 21s T Century
Availability: InStock
ISBN: 9780143121268

ISBN-10: 014312126X

ISBN-13: 9780143121268

Edition: N/A

Authors: Cathy N. Davidson

30 day, 100% satisfaction guarantee!

Semester Rental: $19.09 Due date: 8/13/2024

Rental notice: supplementary materials (access codes, CDs, etc.) are not guaranteed with rental orders.

Buy used: $8.15

Buy new: $13.61

Marketplace

4 new & used from $4.61

what's this?

Rush Rewards U
Members Receive:

You have reached 400 XP and carrot coins. That is the daily max!

Description:

"As scholarly as [it] is . . . this book about education happens to double as an optimistic, even thrilling, summer read." —The New York TimesA brilliant combination of science and its real-world application, Now You See It sheds light on one of the greatest problems of our historical moment: our schools and businesses are designed for the last century, not for a world in which technology has reshaped the way we think and learn. In this informed and optimistic work, Cathy N. Davidson takes us on a tour of the future of work and education, introducing us to visionaries whose groundbreaking ideas will soon affect every arena of our lives, from schools with curriculums built around video games…

Book details

List price: $18.00
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date: 7/31/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 352
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.40" long x 0.80" tall
Weight: 0.594
Language: English



Introduction: I'll Count-You Take Care of the Gorilla



Distraction and Difference: The Keys to Attention and the Changing Brain



Learning from the Distraction Experts



Learning Ourselves



The Kids Are All Right



Project Classroom Makeover



How We Measure



The Epic Win



Work in the Future



The Changing Workplace



The Changing Worker



The Brain You Change Yourself



You, Too, Can Program Your VCR (and Probably Should)


Conclusion: Now You See It


Acknowledgments


Appendix Twenty-first-Century Literacies-a Checklist


Notes


Index