The AECT FutureMinds Initiative: Transforming America's School Systems

The AECT FutureMinds Initiative: Transforming America's School Systems

This article opens by discussing what paradigm change is and why it is needed. Then it describes the new AECT initiative, "FutureMinds: Transforming America's School Systems," beginning with its purpose (to help state departments of education to facilitate paradigm change in school di...

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Veröffentlicht in:Educational technology 2008-05, Vol.48 (3), p.45-49
Hauptverfasser: Reigeluth, Charles M., Duffy, Francis M.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Academic Achievement
Educational administration
Educational Change
Educational reform
Educational technology
Group facilitation
High schools
Information Age
Information technology
Inventions
School Districts
State Departments of Education
Technology Integration
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Zusammenfassung:This article opens by discussing what paradigm change is and why it is needed. Then it describes the new AECT initiative, "FutureMinds: Transforming America's School Systems," beginning with its purpose (to help state departments of education to facilitate paradigm change in school districts), the fundamental ideas underlying the initiative (e.g., mindset change, invention process, broad stakeholder ownership, consensusbuilding process, and participatory leadership), and the strategy by which the FutureMinds Initiative operates.
ISSN:0013-1962