Leaving to Learn How Out-Of-School Learning Increases Student Engagement and Reduces Dropout Rates

Name: Leaving to Learn How Out-Of-School Learning Increases Student Engagement and Reduces Dropout Rates
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ISBN: 9780325046044

ISBN-10: 0325046042

ISBN-13: 9780325046044

Edition: 2013

Authors: Elliot Washor, Charles Mojkowski, Ken Robinson

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"We have a bold strategy for revitalizing schools and for graduating and preparing young people for success in their future learning and work. This "leaving to learn" strategy is driven by our image of that future. Our goal is not merely to graduate every student but to prepare graduates who are uncommonly ready for success in their workplaces and their communities."-Elliot Washor and Charles MojkowskiIt's an alarming fact: in the U.S., one student drops out of school every 12 seconds. Elliot Washorand CharlesMojkowski,both of Big Picture Learning, have a proven, innovative solution for stemming the flow of drop-outs and breaking the cycle of disengagement that leads up to it. It's called…

Book details

List price: $36.80
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Heinemann
Publication date: 3/7/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 184
Size: 6.10" wide x 9.00" long x 0.38" tall
Weight: 0.550
Language: English



Foreword



Preface


Acknowledgments


Introduction


Understanding Disengagement



Why Young People Disengage from School: It's Deeper Than You Think


The Big Four


The Deeper Four



High Hopes: Students' Expectations


Relationships


Relevance


Authenticity


Application


Choice


Challenge


Play


Practice


Time


Timing


Reasonable Questions All



Leaning Toward Leaving: How Young People Disengage from Their Schools


"You've Changed"


Where Did the Love Go?


Ifs Time to Say Goodbye"


Rethinking the Relationship


Engaging Students in Productive Learning



What Constitutes Success?



What Is Important to Learn to Achieve Success?


An Uncommon Core


No Head for Creativity


All and Nothing


Handmade Standards


Approaching Standards



How Should Schools Help Students Learn Productively?


Learning in the Funnel


Productive Projects


How Do We Know What's Been Learned?


New Wine in New Bottles


Leaving to Learn



Ways to Leave for Learning


Leaving-to-Learn Opportunities


Come-Back Programs



Supporting Leaving to Learn


The Basic Tools


Beyond the Basic Tools


Creating Alternative Learning Environments


Students' Expectations: The New Imperatives



What Have We Learned?


So What?


Who Can Help?



What in the World Are We Coming To?


Act on "The Deeper Four" by Addressing Students' Expectations


Focus on Productive Learning


Adopt New Imperatives


Conduct Research and Development


Take on New Challenges


Establish New Relationships


Find New Ways of Innovating


Works Cited


About the Authors