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Teaching In The Now: John Dewey On The Educational Present, Jeff Frank

Purdue University Press Book Previews

John Dewey’s Experience and Education is an important book, but first-time readers of Dewey’s philosophy can find it challenging and not meaningfully related to the contemporary landscape of education. Jeff Frank’s Teaching in the Now aims to reanimate Dewey’s text—for first-time readers and anyone who teaches the text or is interested in appreciating Dewey’s continuing significance—by focusing on Dewey’s thinking on preparation. Frank, through close readings of Dewey, asks readers to wonder: How much of what we justify as preparation in education is actually necessary? That is, every time we catch ourselves telling a student—you need to learn this in …

Taylor: A Magazine For Taylor University Alumni, Parents And Friends (Spring 2019), Taylor University

The Taylor Magazine (1963-Present)

The Spring 2019 edition of Taylor Magazine, published by Taylor University in Upland, Indiana.

Coherent Schools, Powerful Learning: When Shared Beliefs Fuse School Culture, Structures, And Instruction, Douglas R. Knecht

All Faculty and Staff Papers and Presentations

Describes the evolution of a theoretical model of school quality drawn from my experiences teaching at different schools, pursuing graduate studies, leading district policy and support networks, and partnering with school systems, as I presently do at Bank Street College of Education. The model positions schools as the key lever for improvement and equity in our public system and focuses on the coherence of school culture, structures, and instructional approach grounded in beliefs of human development and learning. Using two contrasting schools as cases to explore and develop this model, I offer one as an example of incoherence and the …

Thrive: Success Strategies For The Modern-Day Faculty Member, Linda M. Love, Audrey E. Nelson, Lea Pounds, Tammy Webster, Sarah B. Mcbrien, Sara E. Bills, University Of Nebraska Medical Center Faculty Development, Heidi Keeler, Melissa Diers, Tiann Colwell, Beth Culross, Kirsten Curtis, Missy Ofe Fleck, Susan Wilhelm, Gregory Bennett, Analisa Mcmillan, Kristen Cook, Jessica Downes, Faye L. Haggar, Geoffrey Talmon, Tanya M. Custer, Russell Buzalko, Judy Neville, Ron Shope, Kelly Swoboda, Suhasini Kotcherlakota, Jennifer Larsen, Abbey Fingeret, Sheila Ellis, Chad Branecki, Jasmine Riviere Marcelin, Martina A. Clarke, Teresa L. Hartman, Michael Kozak, Steven P. Wengel, Yun Saksena, Jeffrey P. Gold, Rowen K. Zetterman, Kim Michael, Kate Wampler, Elizabeth Beam, Victoria Kennel, Sasha K. Shillcutt, H. Dele Davies, Kari Simonsen, Katherine Bravo, Jennifer K. Kallio, T.J. Welniak, Stacy Werner, Betsy J. Becker

Books: Faculty Development

The THRIVE collection is intended to help faculty thrive in their roles as educators, scholars, researchers, and clinicians. Each section contains a variety of thought-provoking topics that are designed to be easily digested, guide personal reflection, and put into action. Please use the THRIVE collection to help:

• Individuals study topics on their own, whenever and wherever they want
• Peer-mentoring or other learning communities study topics in small groups
• Leaders and planners strategically insert faculty development into existing meetings

Faculty identify campus experts for additional learning, grand rounds, etc. If you have questions or want additional information on a topic, simply …

William H. Schubert Curriculum Studies Collection, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

Finding Aids

This collection consists of papers and files belonging to Dr. William Schubert. Materials span 1975 to 2014 and include papers and articles written or edited by Schubert, correspondence with colleagues and organizations, files pertaining to his advising work, awards won by Schubert, and classroom syllabi throughout the years.

Find this collection in the University Libraries' catalog.