Usable Knowledge News

January 2009
Education at bat: Seven principles for educators
HGSE Professor David Perkins uses baseball as a metaphor to describe his concept of “learning by wholes” and his practical teaching principles in his new book, Making Learning Whole: How Seven Principles of Teaching Can Transform Education.
Growing older, getting bolder: A new look at learning after 50
In her new book, The Third Chapter: Passion, Risk and Adventure in the 25 years after 50, HGSE Professor Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot challenges assumptions about aging and offers fresh perspectives on the dynamic learning that can occur during this period of life.
Expertise is not the (only) answer: A new look at teamwork in education leadership
Drawing on her background in organizational learning and leadership, HGSE Associate Professor Monica Higgins is helping school and district leaders find solutions to their toughest challenges through collaboration and entrepreneurial thinking.

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