"The coolest school in America" : how small learning communities are changing everything / edited by Doug Thomas, Walter Enloe, Ron Newell.

Other author Thomas, Doug, 1952-
Other author Enloe, Walter, 1949-
Other author Newell, Ronald J.
Format Book
Publication InfoLanham, Md. : ScarecrowEducation, 2005.
Descriptionix, 164 pages ; 23 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents
Subjects
Minnesota New Country School (Henderson, Minn.)--Case studies.
Education--Minnesota. --Henderson. --Experimental methods. --Case studies.
Charter schools--Minnesota. --Henderson. --Planning. --Case studies.
Project method in teaching--Minnesota. --Henderson. --Case studies.
Individualized instruction--Minnesota. --Henderson. --Case studies.
Education, Secondary--Minnesota. --Henderson. --Case studies.

Contents Introduction / by Ron Newell -- Little did we know / by Doug Thomas -- Putting ideas to work / by Doug Thomas -- Student ownership : teacher ownership / by Ron Newell -- The EdVisions Project approach : facilitating student choice / by Ron Newell -- Building learning community : the conscious pursuit of an idea / by Walter Enloe -- Democratic circles / by Darrol Bussler -- Experiential learning : why project-based learning works / by Scott Wurdinger -- Teaching excellence through place-based projects / by James Lewicki -- Some results of the learning communities -- MNCS graduates : telling lived stories / by Peg Lonngquist, Vivian Johnson, and Walter Enloe -- Constituting a democratic learning community : the Avalon experience / by Carrie Bakken, Caitlin Rude, and Andrea Martin -- Why are these schools cool? : voices of the students and parents / by Ron Newell.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2004014504
ISBN1578861861 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks LB1027.3 .C66 2005 ✔ Available Place Hold