In the fall of 2019, Larry Rosenstock learned that he had been shortlisted for the World Innovation in Education (WISE) Project Award. When asked what he would do with the prize money if he won the award, he replied, "I want to share the achievements of the teachers and students of High Tech High with the world." So this book and the corresponding ** came into being.
A few years ago, Larry and Rob Rirdan were asked the question, "What should students know in the 21st century?"Although their responses were never published, the two-page text, titled "The Theme of Transformation," became widely known to educators through constant emails from fellow teachers. Their answer, summed up in one sentence:In this age of information being everywhere and at your fingertips, what students "know" is less important than what they can do. "When we learn Xi—really learn Xi we change the content, the self, and the social relationship between education and learning Xi." That's what the 'theme of transformation' is all about. ”
Larry and Rob's text is reminiscent of what the famous educator John Dewey said in his 1916 book, Democracy and Education
Unless it is the product of doing something, there is no such thing as true knowledge and effective understanding ......If you want to discover something, you have to do something about it;They have to change the environment. This is the lesson that the laboratory method has taught us, and all education must learn Xi this lesson. ”
Since the opening of the first High Tech High in 2000, HTH faculty and students have completed thousands of Xi projects, and the 51 projects listed in this book are just a drop in the ocean. We wanted to inspire more projects to get started, so we asked a number of current and former faculty members to nominate projects that would inspire creativity and be useful for other projects, and compile them into this book.
As we researched the submitted projects and interviewed the teachers who created them, we found that the best projects make a difference—to change the world, to change the community, to change the teachers, to change the students. This reminds us of another of Larry's favorite aphorisms, said by Brazilian educator Paulo Freire:
Knowledge can only emerge through invention and re-invention, through the insatiable, patient, constant, and hopeful ** of human beings in the world, human beings with the world, and human beings with each other. ”
We don't think the best way to categorize these programs is by grade level or by subject, as most programs are actually multidisciplinary and applicable to all grade levels. The best way to classify them is to use what they have learned to make changes. Inspired by Freire, we have divided the book into three chapters on the following themes:
Creation and re-creation: In these projects, students and teachers invent new things in the material world.
Immerse yourself in the world, change the world: In these programs, students learn about the need to change the world and make a difference through service or community action.
You, I, Him: Any project can fall under this theme because they change all students and teachers, but the projects in this chapter are more focused on beliefs and relationships, and make a difference.
The purpose of this book is to share the highlights of the first 20 years of High Tech High. Our intent is to describe the project, not to prescribe the methodology. As Larry often says,"We're not going to tell you how to get the project done, we're going to show you how we got it done. ”In order to share more of the students' work and the students' work on the projects, we have only given a brief description of each project, but for many of them, teachers have provided a wealth of background information, including reading lists, writing prompts, rubrics, peer assessment lists, information organization charts, assignments, calendars, assessments, mapping tables to the Common Core Standards, and more.
Transforming Education Themes – A Collection of HTH20 Years of Innovative Learning Xi Projects
DLC Deep Chemistry Xi Center Formation.
Edited by Jean Kluver and Jeff Robin.
Published by China Machine Press.
What is Project-Based Learning Xi?
High Tech High (HTH), known Xi for its project-based learning (PBL), was founded in 2000. As of 2022, HTH has 16 K12 schools in San Diego, California, USA. As a school that recruits students based on their zip code, HTH students have a college enrollment rate of over 98% and perform far higher Xi than students in other parts of California.
In the past 10 years, HTH has gradually attracted the attention of the mainstream ** in the United States and even the world, and the trend of innovative education in the 21st century, represented by HTH, has begun to be known to the public through the spread of the documentary "Most Likely to Succeed", and has set off a global upsurge of teaching method reform with the theme of project-based learning and Xi.
This book brings together the essence of innovative learning and Xi projects in HTH's 20 years of teaching and learning, and looks forward to bringing inspiration and inspiration to innovative educators around the world.
Why DLC Deep Chemistry Xi Center?
DLC Deep Learning Xi Center is an innovative education Xi organization with academic support from HTH, which pays attention to the development of international academic research and practice in innovative education, and introduces and introduces innovative education resources.
dlcDeep Learning Annual Xi Annual Conference
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We look forward to seeing you there!
DLC's 2023 annual conference will focus on the popularization of AI technology, the specific methods of project-based learning Xi, and the new trend of combining project-based learning Xi with artificial intelligence.
DLC Deep Learning Xi Annual Meeting:Focus on the practical level of classroom teaching innovation education and training annual meeting.
Organizers:DLC Center for Deep Chemistry Xi & Machine Press.
Organizer:Shanghai Mengwo Future College.
Annual Meeting Time:December 15-17.
Address:Mengwo Future College (No. 88 Jianhao Road, Pudong New Area, Shanghai).
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