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Disrupting class : how disruptive innovation will change the way the world learns
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Disrupting class : how disruptive innovation will change the way the world learns

Author: Clayton M Christensen; Michael B Horn; Curtis W Johnson
Publisher: New York : McGraw-Hill, ©2008.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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According to recent studies in neuroscience, the way we learn doesn't always match up with the way we are taught. If we hope to stay competitive-academically, economically, and technologically--we need to rethink our understanding of intelligence, reevaluate our educational system, and reinvigorate our commitment to learning. In other words, we need "disruptive innovation." Now, in his long-awaited new book, Clayton  Read more...
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Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Clayton M Christensen; Michael B Horn; Curtis W Johnson
ISBN: 0071592067 : 9780071592062
OCLC Number: 213601050
Description: xiii, 238 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents: Why schools struggle to teach differently when each student learns differently --
Making the shift : schools meet society's needs --
Crammed classroom computers --
Disruptively deploying computers --
The system for student-centric learning --
The impact of the earliest years on students' success --
Improving education research --
Forging a consensus for change --
Giving schools the right structure to innovate.
Other Titles: How disruptive innovation will change the way the world learns
Responsibility: Clayton M. Christensen, Michael B. Horn and Curtis W. Johnson.
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The celebrated Harvard professor and New York Times bestselling author tackles one of our most vital global issues: health care and innovation  Read more...

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