Table of Contents
Acknowledgments ix
Introduction Heidi Hayes Jacobs 1
1 A New Essential Curriculum for a New Time Heidi Hayes Jacobs 7
2 Upgrading the Curriculum: 21st Century Assessment Types and Skills Heidi Hayes Jacobs 18
3 Upgrading Content: Provocation, Invigoration, and Replacement Heidi Hayes Jacobs 30
4 New School Versions: Reinventing and Reuniting School Program Structures Heidi Hayes Jacobs 60
5 Five Socio-Technology Trends That Change Everything in Learning and Teaching Stephen Wilmarth 80
6 A Classroom as Wide as the World Vivien Stewart 97
7 Making Learning Irresistible: Extending the Journey of Mabry Middle School Tim Tyson 115
8 Media Literacy: 21st Century Literacy Skills Frank W. Baker 133
9 Digital Portfolios and Curriculum Maps: Linking Teacher and Student Work David Niguidula 153
10 Educating for a Sustainable Future Jaimie P. Cloud 168
11 Power Down or Power Up? Alan November 186
12 Creating Learning Connections with Today's Tech-Savvy Student Bill Sheskey 195
13 It Takes Some Getting Used To: Rethinking Curriculum for the 21st Century Arthur L. Costa Bena Kallick 210
References and Resources 227
Index 237
About the Editor and Contributing Authors 245