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Rewiring Education

How Technology Can Unlock Every Student's Potential

by John D. Couch
Jason Towne
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What if we could unlock the potential in every child? As it turns out, we can.

Apple's iconic cofounder Steve Jobs had a powerful vision for education: employing technology to make an enormous impact on the lives of millions of students. To realize this vision, Jobs tapped John D. Couch, a trusted engineer and executive with a passion for education. Couch believed the real purpose of education was to help children discover their unique potential and empower them to reach beyond their perceived limitations.

Today, technology is increasingly integrated into every aspect of our lives, rewiring our homes, our jobs, and even our brains. Most important, it presents an opportunity to rewire education to enrich and strengthen our schools, children, and society

In Rewiring Education, Couch shares the professional lessons he's learned during his 50-plus years in education and technology. He takes us behind Apple's major research study, Apple Classrooms of Tomorrow (ACOT), and its follow-up (ACOT 2), highlighting the powerful effects of the Challenge-Based Learning framework. Going beyond Apple's walls, he also introduces us to some of the most extraordinary parents, educators, and entrepreneurs from around the world who have ignored the failed promises of memorization and, instead, utilize new science-backed methods and technologies that benefit all children, from those who struggle to honor students.

Rewiring Education presents a bold vision for the future of education, looking at promising emerging technologies and how we—as parents, teachers, and voters—can ensure children are provided with opportunities and access to the relevant, creative, collaborative, and challenging learning environments they need to succeed.

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    May 8, 2018

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      • ISBN: 9781944648787
      • File size: 2156 KB

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      • ISBN: 9781944648787
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  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Library Journal

      May 15, 2018

      Couch (vice president of education, Apple), with Towne (research fellow, Harvard Univ.), demonstrates how technology can facilitate education methods that empower teachers to deliver better learning. Advocating for a true integration of technology along with changes to spaces, curriculum, and teachers' roles, the authors reveal the power of learning by doing. By understanding each child's rich potential, the authors see technology as a great equalizer that can motivate and engage all learners. Couch's passion for both education and technology shines through the book's charming conversational style filled with personal and professional anecdotes. The authors outline the Apple's Challenge-Based Learning pedagogy, which has been able to provide access to technology that has helped build schools where learning is made relevant. Considering how Maker spaces, 3-D printing, coding, augmented reality, and interactive books can fundamentally transform education, they offer provocative ideas for other visionaries to apply. VERDICT For those who want to embrace a call to action to use technology and active pedagogy to change the way we approach teaching and learning.--Rachel Wadham, Brigham Young Univ. Libs., Provo, UT

      Copyright 2018 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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