{"product_id":"authentic-learning-in-the-digital-age-engaging-students-through-inquiry-9781416619567","title":"Authentic Learning in the Digital Age: Engaging Students Through Inquiry","description":"\u003cp\u003eHow can you create an authentic learning environment--one where students ask questions, do research, and explore subjects that fascinate them--in today's standards-driven atmosphere? Author Larissa Pahomov offers insightful answers based on her experience as a classroom teacher at the Science Leadership Academy, a public high school in Philadelphia that offers a rigorous college-prep curriculum and boasts a 99 percent graduation rate. Pahomov outlines a framework for learning structured around five core values: \u003cem\u003einquiry, research, collaboration, presentation\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003ereflection\u003c\/em\u003e. For each value, she presents: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e* A detailed description of how the value can transform classroom practice and how a digital connection can enhance its application.\u003cbr\u003e* A step-by-step outline for how to implement the value, with examples from teachers in all subject areas.\u003cbr\u003e* Solutions to possible challenges and roadblocks that teachers may experience.\u003cbr\u003e* Suggestions for how to expand the value beyond the classroom to schoolwide practice.\u003cbr\u003e* Anecdotes from students, offering their perspectives on how they experienced the value in the classroom and after graduation.\u003cp\u003eThe framework is a guide, not a prescription, and middle and high school teachers--individually or as a team--can use it to structure whatever content and skills their current school or district requires. The book also includes suggestions for how to integrate technology into inquiry-based education, but the principles and approaches it describes can be applied successfully even in places without abundant technology. Both practical and inspiring, \u003cem\u003eAuthentic Learning in the Digital Age\u003c\/em\u003e is an indispensable handbook for reinvigorating teaching and learning in a new era.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePahomov, Larissa:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eLarissa Pahomov teaches students English and Journalism at the Science Leadership Academy in Philadelphia, an inquiry-driven, project-based, 1:1 laptop school considered to be one of the pioneers of the School 2.0 movement. Larissa has been published in NCTE's English Journal and is a contributor to the National Writing Project's Digital Is website. She lives in West Philadelphia with her husband.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ASCD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51572449509650,"sku":"9781416619567","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d8c6c087-ee42-46bb-9b9b-3f6437eeca6c.jpg?v=1755862203","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/authentic-learning-in-the-digital-age-engaging-students-through-inquiry-9781416619567","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}