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    Authentic learning in the digital age : engaging students through inquiry / Larissa Pahomov.

    • Title:Authentic learning in the digital age : engaging students through inquiry / Larissa Pahomov.
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    • Variant Title:Engaging students through inquiry
    • Author/Creator:Pahomov, Larissa, author.
    • Published/Created:Alexandria, Virginia : ASCD, [2014]
      ©2014
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    • Library of Congress Subjects:Inquiry-based learning.
      Educational technology.
      Internet in education.
    • Medical Subjects: Educational Technology
    • Description:ix, 195 pages ; 23 cm
    • Summary:"How 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: inquiry, research, collaboration, presentation, and reflection."--Publisher's website.
    • Notes:Includes bibliographical references (page 190) and index.
    • ISBN:9781416619567
      1416619569
    • Contents:Foreword: Chris Lehmann, Principal, Science Leadership Academy
      Chapter 1. Education for the Information Age
      Chapter 2. Constructing Inquiry
      Chapter 3. Facilitating Research
      Chapter 4. Integrating Collaboration
      Chapter 5. Perfecting Presentation
      Chapter 6. Making Reflection Relevant
      Chapter 7. Embracing the Culture: Schoolwide Practices
      Appendix A: School Project Rubric
      Appendix B: SLA's Acceptable Use Policy
      Appendix C: SLA's Academic Integrity Policy
      Appendix D: Inquiry Prompts by Subject Area
      Appendix E: Frequently Used Online Resources
      Appendix F: Sample Template for a Group Contract
      Appendix G: Prompts for Reflection
      Appendix H: Standards by Discipline.
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