Teaching for Lifelong Learning

Develop students into curious explorers and independent thinkers. With Teaching for Lifelong Learning, you will discover a lifelong learning approach to education as well as key goals for educational success. Explore many practical ways to improve instruction, assessment, and curriculum that will empower students to not only thrive in the classroom today but also deftly navigate an uncertain and changing world.

• Understand the importance of developing curious explorers, independent thinkers, and a growth mindset in students.
• Learn steps, approaches, and specific activities for implementing a four-phase instructional framework.
• Learn why diagnostic, formative, and summative assessments are all important elements of a lifelong learning education.
• Know what to look for when choosing or designing a new curriculum for lifelong learning.
• Explore many lifelong learning education examples from various disciplines and grade levels across elementary school, middle school, and high school classrooms.

Contents:
Introduction
Chapter 1: Understanding Educator Goals That Support Students’ Lifelong Learning
Chapter 2: Adapting Instruction for Lifelong Learning
Chapter 3: Assessing for Lifelong Learning
Chapter 4: Developing a Lifelong Learning Curriculum
Chapter 5: Including Project-Based Learning and Civics Education
Chapter 6: Taking the Next Steps
Epilogue
References and Resources
Index