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The Real World of College

The Real World of College

The Real World of College

What Higher Education Is and What It Can Be

by Wendy Fischman and Howard Gardner

ISBN: 9780262547260

Publisher: The MIT Press

Pub Date: August 1, 2023

Why higher education in the United States has lost its way, and how universities and colleges can focus sharply on their core mission.
Educating for the Anthropocene

Educating for the Anthropocene

Educating for the Anthropocene

Schooling and Activism in the Face of Slow Violence

by Peter Sutoris

ISBN: 9780262544177

Publisher: The MIT Press

Pub Date: November 1, 2022

The work of environmental educators and activists in India and South Africa offers new models for schooling and environmental activism.
Lockdown Drills

Lockdown Drills

Lockdown Drills

Connecting Research and Best Practices for School Administrators, Teachers, and Parents

by Jaclyn Schildkraut and Amanda B. Nickerson

ISBN: 9780262544160

Publisher: The MIT Press

Pub Date: September 6, 2022

A comprehensive resource on what lockdown drills are, why they are necessary, and how best to conduct them.
Movement Matters

Movement Matters

Movement Matters

How Embodied Cognition Informs Teaching and Learning

Edited by Sheila L. Macrine and Jennifer M.B. Fugate

ISBN: 9780262543484

Publisher: The MIT Press

Pub Date: April 19, 2022

Experts translate the latest findings on embodied cognition from neuroscience, psychology, and cognitive science to inform teaching and learning pedagogy.
Wonder

Wonder

Wonder

Childhood and the Lifelong Love of Science

by Frank C. Keil

ISBN: 9780262046497

Publisher: The MIT Press

Pub Date: March 1, 2022

How we can all be lifelong wonderers: restoring the sense of joy in discovery we felt as children.
The Evidence Liberal Arts Needs

The Evidence Liberal Arts Needs

The Evidence Liberal Arts Needs

Lives of Consequence, Inquiry, and Accomplishment

by Richard A. Detweiler

ISBN: 9780262543101

Publisher: The MIT Press

Pub Date: November 23, 2021

Empirical evidence for the value of a liberal arts education: how and why it has a lasting impact on success, leadership, altruism, learning, and fulfillment.
Techno-Vernacular Creativity and Innovation

Techno-Vernacular Creativity and Innovation

Techno-Vernacular Creativity and Innovation

Culturally Relevant Making Inside and Outside of the Classroom

by Nettrice R. Gaskins

Foreword by Leah Buechley

Afterword by Ruha Benjamin

ISBN: 9780262542661

Publisher: The MIT Press

Pub Date: August 10, 2021

A novel approach to STEAM learning that engages students from historically marginalized communities in culturally relevant and inclusive maker education.
If Schools Didn’t Exist

If Schools Didn't Exist

If Schools Didn't Exist

A Study in the Sociology of Schools

by Nils Christie

Translated by Lucas Cone and Joachim Wiewiura

Edited by Lucas Cone and Joachim Wiewiura

Foreword by Judith Suissa

ISBN: 9780262538893

Publisher: The MIT Press

Pub Date: August 4, 2020

A classic in the philosophy of education, considering the fundamental purpose and function of schools, translated into English for the first time.
Critical Thinking

Critical Thinking

Critical Thinking

by Jonathan Haber

ISBN: 9780262538282

Publisher: The MIT Press

Pub Date: April 7, 2020

How the concept of critical thinking emerged, how it has been defined, and how critical thinking skills can be taught.
Inventive Minds

Inventive Minds

Inventive Minds

Marvin Minsky on Education

by Marvin Minsky

Edited by Cynthia Solomon and Xiao Xiao

ISBN: 9780262039093

Publisher: The MIT Press

Pub Date: April 23, 2019

Six essays by artificial intelligence pioneer Marvin Minsky on how education can foster inventiveness, paired with commentary by Minsky's former colleagues and students.
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