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Title:

"The coolest school in America" : how small learning communities are changing everything / edited by Doug Thomas, Walter Enloe, Ron Newell.

Publisher:

ScarecrowEducation,

Copyright Date:

2005

Description:

ix, 164 p. ; 23 cm.

Subject:

Minnesota New Country School (Henderson, Minn.)--Case studies.
Education--Henderson--Henderson--Experimental methods--Case studies.
Charter schools--Henderson--Henderson--Planning--Case studies.
Project method in teaching--Henderson--Henderson--Case studies.
Individualized instruction--Henderson--Henderson--Case studies.
Education, Secondary--Henderson--Henderson--Case studies.

Other Authors:

Thomas, Doug, 1952-
Enloe, Walter, 1949-
Newell, Ronald J.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

1: The founding and development of the Minnesota new country school -- Little did we know -- Putting ideas to work -- Student ownership : teacher ownership -- The EdVisions Project approach : facilitating student choice -- 2: Building the learning community -- Building learning community : the conscious pursuit of an idea -- Democratic circles -- Experiential learning : why project-based learning works -- Teaching excellence through place-based projects -- 3: Some results of the learning communities -- MNCS graduates : telling lived stories -- Constituting a democratic learning community : the Avalon experience -- Why are these schools cool? : voices of the students and parents.

ISBN:

9781578861866 (pbk. : alk. paper)
1578861861 (pbk. : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)55847504

LCCN:

2004014504

Locations:

UQAX771 -- Des Moines Area Community College Library - Ankeny (Carroll)