Yong Zhao is a distinguished professor whose research explores the profound impacts of globalization and technology on the field of education. His extensive body of work, encompassing over 100 articles and 30 books, delves into how these forces reshape learning environments and pedagogical approaches. Zhao's scholarship critically examines the evolving landscape of education, offering insightful perspectives on the challenges and opportunities presented by an increasingly interconnected and technologically advanced world. His contributions provide a crucial lens through which to understand the future of learning.
Joining bestselling Mindful Kids and Yoga Pretzels, Global Kids expands the scope of Barefoot's innovative activity card decks by inviting children to participate in 50+ crafts, food, games, festivals and community service activities from around the world.
In the second edition of Leading Modern Learning, A Blueprint for Vision Driven Schools authors Jay McTighe and Greg Curtis offer the reader a fully rethought version of their blueprint for major education reform. More than a simple refresh, this new edition incorporates new insights, thinking, and experiences to refine approaches to, and tools for, implementing effective modern learning practices in a department, school, or district. With new Notes From the Field elements, McTighe and Curtis highlight key observations from their work with schools, including how to avoid potential missteps, misunderstandings, and time wasters that inhibit progress when implementing reform.
A book in two halves, Kissing Other People or the House of Fame opens with a sequence of poems that roam the grotty, sublime streets: patting rats, reading pamphlets, enduring labour, acquiring falafel, waving to friends. Then the book flips on a seam and invokes Chaucer as an unlikely guide through a series of dream-blocks, each autonomous yet resonant with attachments and perversions as they come and go, repeat and echo. The book is as staunch as it is warm - one arm extended in a hug and the other cupped over the mouth to shield a secret (weapon).
Equipping students for a globalized world involves fostering essential skills and knowledge that transcend cultural boundaries. This book offers strategies and insights to enhance intercultural understanding, critical thinking, and adaptability. It emphasizes the importance of preparing learners to navigate diverse environments, collaborate with international peers, and embrace global citizenship. Engaging activities and practical examples are provided to help educators effectively integrate these concepts into their teaching practices.
An epistolary sequence about sex, exchange and social space set along the Northeast Corridor. In A Queen in Bucks County, our protagonist Turner, who both is and is not the writer, makes his pleasurable way through miserable space. Men "buy him things," lovers drive across state lines, users down volatile cocktails to see what happens, landlords turn tenants out, and Turner writes poetic tracts to friends about it. Part pornography, part novel, all love letter, A Queen in Bucks County is an experiment in turning language upside down to see what falls out.
Yong Zhao, a distinguished professor at Michigan State University who was born and raised in China, offers a compelling argument for what schools can--and must--do to meet the challenges and opportunities brought about by globalization and technology.
Exploring the Old Testament, this book offers innovative insights through mathematical and numerical analyses of Biblical events. Yong Zhao investigates profound questions about figures like Adam, Moses, and themes such as creation and leadership. He uncovers the complexities of Biblical symbols and controversies, revealing how ancient Chinese characters connect to Genesis. With a straightforward approach, Zhao invites readers to critically engage with scripture while providing historical, sociological, and archeological perspectives that deepen understanding of the text.
Exploring themes of wisdom and storytelling, this book delves into the power of parables as a means of conveying deeper truths. Through rich narratives and thought-provoking insights, it invites readers to reflect on life's complexities and the lessons embedded within everyday experiences. The author skillfully weaves together personal anecdotes and moral teachings, encouraging a journey of self-discovery and understanding. This engaging work serves as both a guide and a source of inspiration for those seeking meaning in their lives.
Based on the lessons of World Class Learners this new series will show educators at all levels what it takes to help students be more insightful, creative, communicative, technically skilled, and decisive.
Based on the lessons of World Class Learners this new series will show educators at all levels what it takes to help students be more insightful, creative, communicative, technically skilled, and decisive.