{"product_id":"its-not-rocket-science-designing-meaningful-learning-experiences-in-the-elementary-classroom-paperback","title":"It's Not Rocket Science!: Designing Meaningful Learning Experiences in the Elementary Classroom - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBrett Elizabeth Blake\u003c\/b\u003e (Other), \u003cb\u003eJudith M. Dunkerly\u003c\/b\u003e (Other), \u003cb\u003eRobert W. Jr. Blake\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIt's Not Rocket Science! Designing Meaningful Learning Experiences in the Elementary Classroom\u003c\/em\u003e is a hands-on manual that streamlines the curriculum design process\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eby utilizing a four-step approach: deconstructing, reconstructing, lesson planning, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand assessing. Grounded in a theoretical framework that all students, regardless of\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ebackground, are entitled to high quality learning, this step-by-step method allows\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eteachers to create structured, cohesive units of study that impact students' lives, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ewhile at the same time providing the opportunity for teachers to thoroughly analyse\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ea content area before creating learning experiences. Included are concrete examples, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003estrategies and templates that help educators create active and engaging lessons for\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003estudents.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"In \u003ci\u003eIt's Not Rocket Science! Designing Meaningful Learning Experiences in the Elementary Classroom \u003c\/i\u003eRobert Blake and Lisa Trattner pare down the planning process to five\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ecentral questions that need to be internalized by teachers, educational leaders, all\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ewho engage in the educational process, even including students. Far too much is\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ewasted by the drudgery of requiring educators to pursue endless hours of writing\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003elesson plans, only to find that they don't meet the ever-changing needs of educational\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003esituations. Like living a good philosophy of life, embodying these questions\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003enourishes seeds of imagination and improvisation that enrich teaching and learning\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003emoment by moment by enhancing the meaning that students experience. Although\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eit may not be as technically sophisticated as rocket science, it may be more important.\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eIt collaboratively reconstructs the next (and hopefully better) generations of\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ehuman beings!\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e-William H. Schubert. Professor Emeritus of Curriculum and Instruction, and Former University Scholar, University of Illinois Chicago; Fellow of The International Academy of Education; recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award in Curriculum Studies of the American Educational Research Association, former President of the John Dewey Society, the Society of Professors of Education, and the Society for the Study of Curriculum History; author of \u003ci\u003eLove, Justice, and Education\u003c\/i\u003e, co-editor of The \u003ci\u003eOxford Encyclopedia of Curriculum Studies \u003c\/i\u003e(with Ming Fang He), and more than 25 books and 250 articles and chapters\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRobert W. Blake, Jr\u003c\/strong\u003e, is a Professor in Elementary Education and a former department chair. With a Ph.D. in Curriculum Design from the University Illinois at Chicago, a MAT in Biology from Brown University, and a Bachelor of Science in Biology from the State University of New York at Albany, Dr Blake has had 35 plus year career in science teaching as well as pre-service and in-service teacher preparation. Notable publications include a analysis of Sizer's (1984) \u003ci\u003eHorace's Compromise\u003c\/i\u003e, in DeVitis, Joseph L. (Ed.) (2016). \u003ci\u003ePopular educational classics: A reader; Becoming a teacher: Using Narrative as reflective practice. A cross-disciplinary approach, edited by \u003c\/i\u003eBlake, R.W., Jr. and Blake, B. E. (2012); \u003ci\u003eand Inside-Out: Environmental Science in the Classroom and the Field, Grades 3-8, by \u003c\/i\u003eBlake, R.W., Jr.; Frederick, J.A., Haines, S, and Lee, S. (2010).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLisa R. Trattner\u003c\/strong\u003e has a Ph.D. in Educational Leadership from Notre Dame of Maryland University, a MAT In Early Childhood Education from Towson University and a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism from the University of Maryland at College Park. Dr Trattner's educational career has spanned over three decades including working as an elementary school teacher, math resource teacher and a science department chair before moving into the collegiate level. As a professor over the past 17 years, she has taught courses in curriculum design, action research, diversity, equity and inclusion, literacy and science education. She has spent much of her career at the college level working directly with pre-service teachers in the field and mentoring new teachers as they transition into their teaching careers. Publications include \u003ci\u003eThe Complexities of a Nineteenth Century Icon: Emma Hart Willard\u003c\/i\u003e, 2021 and \"Making Science Come Alive,\" 2015.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 108\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.27 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 31, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44400900472934,"sku":"9781636677095","price":83.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/weuHLthaq29781636677095.webp?v=1769597530","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/its-not-rocket-science-designing-meaningful-learning-experiences-in-the-elementary-classroom-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}