#Edjourney - by Grant Lichtman (Hardcover)

About the Book

Over the course of a three-month solo road trip across the United States, the author, one of the country's leading experts in educational innovation, interviewed more than 600 teachers, administrators, students, parents, and trustees to find out what kind of innovations they're doing rightNand how others can leverage their successes.

Book Synopsis

Your formula for managing innovation and transforming learning

#EdJourney: A Roadmap to the Future of Education is a refreshing change from the negativity so common in the world of education today. Over the course of a 3-month solo road trip across the United States, author Grant Lichtman discovered that there is much to be positive about in today's K-12 schools. Lichtman, one of the country's leading experts in educational innovation, interviewed over 600 teachers, administrators, students, parents, and trustees to find out what kind of innovations they're doing right--and how others can leverage their successes.

Innovation in education takes hard work, planning, and cooperation. With examples from around the country and findings from the latest education research, #EdJourney maps out how administrators and teachers can embrace the innovation process that schools and learners need now. Today's 21st century education presents unique challenges and opportunities to students, and this is a trailblazing practical guide to making sure education is ready for the future. #EdJourney focuses on four key questions:

• What new learning strategies are the top schools implementing to prepare our students for their future rather than for our past?
• How do teachers and administrators manage transitions to new types of teaching and learning?
• What are the key obstacles to shifting away from the assembly line model of education?
• How can we all leverage the lessons of success from the most innovative schools?

The concrete examples and advice in this book will help you bring innovation and educational design concepts into your school. #EdJourney goes beyond the theoretical need for change--by now a familiar topic to almost everyone--and takes a real-world approach to achieving transformative education in any school.

From the Back Cover

#EdJourney: A Roadmap to the Future of Education takes a fresh look at our nation's schools, eschewing the negativity so often found in the world of education today. While on his solo road trip across the United States, Grant Lichtman, one of the country's leading experts in educational innovation, discovered that there is much to be positive about in today's K-12 schools. During Lichtman's travels, he interviewed more than 600 teachers, administrators, students, and parents to find out what kind of innovations they're doing right--and to discover how others can follow their example.

To help create an environment that will encourage innovation, #EdJourney puts the focus on four key questions: What new learning strategies are the top schools implementing to prepare our students for their future rather than for our past? How do teachers and administrators manage the transition to new types of teaching and learning? What are the key obstacles to shifting away from the assembly line model of education? And, most importantly, how can we all leverage the lessons of success from the most innovative schools?

With this trailblazing and practical guide, educators can make sure their schools are ready for the future. Filled with compelling examples from around the country and based on the findings from the latest education research, #EdJourney maps out how administrators and teachers can embrace the innovation process that schools and learners need right now.

About the Author

GRANT LICHTMAN is a senior fellow with The Martin Institute for Teaching Excellence, a consultant to the National Business Officers Association, and works with K-12 schools around the country on aspects of innovation and strategic planning. He blogs at The Learning Pond, and has written for ISTE Learning and Leading, Independent School Magazine, and other publications.