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Obras por Barbara L. McCombs

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Educational Psychology (2003) — Contribuidor — 19 exemplares

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For several years, this reviewer has been promoting the idea of transforming the school library into a learning commons. The emphasis has been on building a client-side organization where both teachers and learners are the center of attention and the organization is built around their needs and their participation and ownership. McCombs and Miller remind us that for client ownership to happen that the entire school culture needs to shift away from a top-down heavy administrative hand. These two authors have done extensive training around the country and have a wide variety of tools for assessing attitudes, transforming the school, and monitoring progress. This is an important book for those considering a shift in direction – particularly where the tests as the elephant in the room have not made a significant difference in test scores as the No Child Left Behind initiative was intended to produce. Highly recommended for an entire school makeover.… (mais)
 
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davidloertscher | Feb 12, 2010 |
Shows educators and administrators how they can fill their classrooms with students who are eager for success and motivated to learn. The learner-centered approach focuses on designing instruction that is sensitive to the individual students needs, abilities, and interests rather than rigidly tied to the subject matter.
 
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