Breakthrough Leadership in the Digital Age ― Using Learning Science to Reboot Schooling

Former teacher Hess (education policy studies, American Enterprise Institute) and Saxberg, who is involved in the research and development of innovative learning strategies, technologies, and products, help educators and school leaders understand how technology can promote teaching and learning within the context of what is known about how the mind learns. They argue that educators need to think like learning engineers by asking what problems need to be solved, search for research to identify solutions, devise better ways to promote teaching and learning, and use technology as a tool, not a solution. They explain what learning science is, how it can be used to think more strategically about education technology, how to apply the ideas in the context of classrooms and teaching, how schools and systems can be rethought in terms of learning science and technology, and barriers and problems related to putting technology into use. Annotation c2014 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)