Breakthrough Leadership in the Digital Age

An educator, political scientist and author, Frederick M. Hess studies K-12 and higher education issues. His books include The Same Thing Over and Over, Education Unbound, Common Sense School Reform, Revolution at the Margins, Spinning Wheels, and Cage-Busting Leadership (Harvard Education Press, February 2013). He is also the author of the popular Education Week blog, “Rick Hess Straight Up.” Hess’s work has appeared in scholarly and popular outlets such as Teachers College Record, Harvard Education Review, Social Science Quarterly, Urban Affairs Review, American Politics Quarterly, The Chronicle of Higher Education, Phi Delta Kappan, Educational Leadership, U.S. News & World Report, National Affairs, the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, the Atlantic and National Review. He has edited widely cited volumes on education philanthropy, school costs and productivity, the impact of education research, and No Child Left Behind.  Hess serves as executive editor of Education Next, as lead faculty member for the Rice Education Entrepreneurship Program, and on the review boards for the Broad Prize in Urban Education and the Broad Prize for Public Charter Schools. He also serves on the boards of directors of the National Association of Charter School Authorizers, 4.0 SCHOOLS, and the American Board for the Certification of Teaching Excellence. A former high school social studies teacher, he has taught at the University of Virginia, the University of Pennsylvania, Georgetown University, Rice University and Harvard University. He holds an M.A. and Ph.D. in Government, as well as an M.Ed. in Teaching and Curriculum, from Harvard University. Bror Saxberg is responsible for the research and development of innovative learning strategies, technologies and products across Kaplan′s full range of educational services offerings. He also oversees future developments and adoptions of innovative learning technologies and maintains consistent academic standards for Kaplan′s products and courses. Saxberg most recently served as Senior Vice President and Chief Learning Officer at K12, Inc., where he was responsible for designing both online and off-line learning environments and developing new student products and services. Prior to joining K12, Inc., he was Vice President at Knowledge Universe, where he co-founded the testing and assessment division that became known as Knowledge Testing Enterprise (KTE). Saxberg began his career at McKinsey & Company, Inc. and later served as Vice President and General Manager for London-based DK Multimedia, part of DK Publishing, and education and reference publisher. Saxberg holds a B.A. in Mathematics and a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Washington. As a Rhodes Scholar, he received an M.A. in Mathematics from Oxford University. He also received a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from M.I.T. and an M.D. from Harvard Medical School.

"This is a great "how to" book for any district that is interested in tackling the technology challenges for our students.  It gives a new way to think about instructional delivery and how to best prepare ourselves for facilitating learning in the 21st Century."

• PrefaceAcknowledgmentsAbout the Authors1. IntroductionThinking Like a Learning EngineerWhy This Volume?The Book: The World′s Most Successful Education TechnologyBooks Are a Learning TechnologyA Dispiriting Track RecordA Lot of PotentialMyths That Suffuse and Confuse RethinkingCarpe Diem: Reengineering What It Means to Be a "School"Don′t Get Stuck on BogeymenLearning Science and Learning EngineersThe Book Ahead2. What We Can Learn From Learning ScienceCognitive Science and Its Less Useful CousinsBecoming an ExpertHow Memory WorksDeliberate PracticeWorking Memory Has Two Channels: Audio and VisualThe Crucial Role of Student MotivationPutting Learning Science to WorkSeven Elements of LearningA Few Key Takeaways3. Applying Learning Science to TechnologyThe Five Capabilities of TechnologyThe Tutoring ChallengeKnow What Problem You′re SolvingTechnology Can Help With the Elements of LearningPutting People and Technology TogetherPutting This to Work4. Reengineering With TechnologyThe Socratic MethodNew Tools Can Create New CapabilitiesEngineers Ask a Lot of QuestionsWhat Happens When You Don′t Think Like a Learning EngineerMooresville Graded School District: Fish Don′t Talk About WaterTechnology Can Be a Powerful Tool5. Redesigning Schools and SystemsDesigning for New Challenges and OpportunitiesKhan Academy: Distinguishing the App Store From the AppsLeveraging the Elements of Learning DesignRocketship Education: The Engineer′s TaleIt′s the Engineering, Not the Gizmos6. Doing This in the Real WorldTechnology in the Real WorldWhen Rules Get in the WayGoing One-to-OneSummit Public Schools: Finding a WayOvercoming the Obstacles7. Bringing It TogetherThree Big Things to Keep in MindEvery Team Needs Learning EngineersLearning Engineers Ride in the Engine, Not the CabooseRevisiting Our MythsThe Bad News... Is the Good NewsIndex