{"product_id":"future-wise-isbn-9781118844083","title":"Future Wise","description":"\u003cb\u003eHow to teach big understandings and the ideas that matter most\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003eEveryone has an opinion about education, and teachers face pressures from Common Core content standards, high-stakes testing, and countless other directions. But how do we know what today's learners will \u003ci\u003ereally\u003c\/i\u003e need to know in the future? \u003ci\u003eFuture Wise: Educating Our Children for a Changing World\u003c\/i\u003e is a toolkit for approaching that question with new insight. There is no one answer to the question of what's worth teaching, but with the tools in this book, you'll be one step closer to constructing a curriculum that prepares students for whatever situations they might face in the future.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eK-12 teachers and administrators play a crucial role in building a thriving society. David Perkins, founding member and co-director of Project Zero at Harvard's Graduate School of Education, argues that curriculum is one of the most important elements of making students ready for the world of tomorrow. In \u003ci\u003eFuture Wise\u003c\/i\u003e, you'll learn concepts, curriculum criteria, and techniques for prioritizing content so you can guide students toward the big understandings that matter.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eUnderstand how learners use knowledge in life after graduation\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eLearn strategies for teaching critical thinking and addressing big questions\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIdentify top priorities when it comes to disciplines and content areas\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eGain curriculum design skills that make the most of learning across the years of education\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFuture Wise\u003c\/i\u003e presents a brand new framework for thinking about education. Curriculum can be one of the hardest things for teachers and administrators to change, but David Perkins shows that only by reimagining what we teach can we lead students down the road to functional knowledge. \u003ci\u003eFuture Wise\u003c\/i\u003e is the practical guidebook you need to embark on this important quest.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Learning for Tomorrow 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Lifeworthy Learning: Where Knowledge Goes in Learners’ Lives 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Learning Agendas: The Mixed Blessings of Achievement, Information, and Expertise 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Big Understandings: Learning That Matters in Learners’ Lives 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Big Questions: Learning beyond What’s Settled and Known 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Lifeready Learning: Making What’s Worth Learning Ready for Life 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 The Seven Seas of Knowledge: Lifeworthy Learning from the Disciplines 123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Ways of Knowing: Powerful Patterns of Thought from the Disciplines and Beyond 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Buckets of Knowledge: Organizing Content across the Years of Education 171\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Big Know-How: Twenty-First-Century Skills and Beyond 197\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Knowledge on the Way to Wisdom 223\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 251\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 261\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid N. Perkins\u003c\/b\u003e is the Carl H. Pforzheimer, Jr. Research Professor of Teaching and Learning at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Recently retired from the senior faculty, he is a founding member and senior co-director of Project Zero, a research and development institute at the graduate school. He has authored several books, including \u003ci\u003eMaking Learning Whole, Smart Schools, Outsmarting IQ\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Eureka Effect\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eFuture Wise: Educating Our Children for a Changing World\u003c\/i\u003e David Perkins, founding member of Harvard’s Project Zero, offers a toolkit for thinking through “what’s worth learning?” There is no one answer, but with the information and insights Perkins shares, teachers, administrators, curriculum developers, politicians, parents, and even students can take a big step toward a curriculum that truly prepares learners for life in a complex, changing, and challenging world. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThroughout this vital resource, Perkins explores the key concepts, curriculum criteria, and techniques for prioritizing content so teachers can guide students toward the big understandings that matter. By reimagining the curriculum, teachers can go beyond the basic skills and cultivate critical and creative thinking, as well as the collaborative, leadership, and entrepreneurial skills that speak strongly to living and thriving in any era. With a new focus, educators can encourage learners to not simply master content academically, but also to notice where content connects to life situations, yields insights, and prompts productive action. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Perkins explains, what is conventionally taught in our schools today may not develop the kinds of citizens, workers, family, and community members we want and need. The basic skills of reading, writing, and arithmetic, even if strongly developed, aren’t enough. \u003ci\u003eFuture Wise\u003c\/i\u003e shows that only by reimagining what we teach our children can we lead students down the road to learning that is truly lifeworthy.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jossey-Bass","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989268054245,"sku":"NP9781118844083","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781118844083.jpg?v=1761783448","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/future-wise-isbn-9781118844083","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}