Table of Contents
1 Cover
7 Foreword
8 The Story of Jeremy and Julia
9 Introduction THE SCHOOL SYSTEM ISN'T OPTIMIZED FOR ANYONE A BETTER WAY FORWARD KEY TAKEAWAYS NOTES
10 Chapter 1: From Threat to Opportunity THREAT RIGIDITY AUTONOMY THE TOYOTA PRIUS SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE UNIVERSITY WHAT THIS COULD LOOK LIKE IN K–12 SCHOOLS KEY TAKEAWAYS NOTES
11 Chapter 2: Begin with the End: What's the Purpose of Schooling? A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE PURPOSE OF SCHOOLING THE IMPORTANCE OF BEGINNING WITH THE END AN OPPORTUNITY TO CLARIFY PURPOSE A STARTING POINT FOR THE PURPOSE CONVERSATION KEY TAKEAWAYS NOTES
12 Chapter 3: The Scope of Schools: How Do We Accomplish a School's Purpose? SCHOOLS' SCOPE A BETTER WAY FORWARD: THE THEORY OF INTERDEPENDENCE AND MODULARITY APPLYING THE THEORY TO SCHOOLS SIX DOMAINS TO CONSIDER IN YOUR SCHOOL'S SCOPE PERSONALIZING THIS APPROACH IN MY COMMUNITY REMAINING CONCERNS THE FUTURE OF SCHOOLING KEY TAKEAWAYS NOTES
13 Chapter 4: Student Experience: Lose Learning Loss WHAT DO STUDENTS WANT? TRADITIONAL SCHOOLS FALL SHORT LOSE LEARNING LOSS KEY TAKEAWAYS NOTES
14 Chapter 5: Student Experience: Guarantee Mastery A LEARNING CYCLE BUILT ON SUCCESS HOW TOYOTA ILLUSTRATES THE POWER OF GUARANTEED MASTERY TIME-BOUND VERSUS GUARANTEED LEARNING DON'T JUST CHANGE GRADING WHEN IMPLEMENTING MASTERY-BASED LEARNING ANSWERS TO FOUR CRITICISMS OF MASTERY LEARNING HAVING FUN WITH FRIENDS FROM ZERO SUM TO POSITIVE SUM SUCCESS AND FUN WITH FRIENDS IN ACTION RESULTS IMPLEMENTATION OF PODS AND MICROSCHOOLS KEY TAKEAWAYS NOTES
15 Chapter 6: T in Teachers Is for Team MOVING PAST NORMAL THE BEST USE OF FACE-TO-FACE TIME NO TEACHER SHOULD DO ALL OF THESE ACTIVITIES TEAM-BASED CO-TEACHING UNBUNDLING TO TAKE THINGS OFF TEACHERS' PLATES TEACHER MOTIVATION WILL TEACHERS EMBRACE THE SHIFT? KEY TAKEAWAYS NOTES
16 Chapter 7: The Parent Experience UNDERSTANDING PARENTS' QUEST FOR PROGRESS IMPLEMENTING CHANGE