Deeper Learning: How Eight Innovative Public Schools Are Transforming Education in the Twenty-First Century

The acclaimed exploration of how public education can cultivate innovators—with a foreword by Russlynn Ali, a leading advocate for remaking schools

Dime-a-dozen ideas for reforming education seem to be everywhere these days; few actually transform the everyday experience of the 50-million-plus students who are regularly subjected to traditional lecturing, note-taking, and rote learning—often with dismal results. Enter Deeper Learning , “a fast read [that] will interest educators who want to produce self-motivated, passionate learners” ( Library Journal ) by education strategist Monica R. Martinez and sociologist Dennis McGrath.

Offering “uplifting” ( Kirkus Reviews ) anecdotes in what Tom Carroll of the National Commission on Teaching and America’s Future calls a “compelling book [that] reveals how eight schools are navigating the transition from industrial-era teaching to twenty-first-century learning,” the authors provide a blueprint for creating flexible environments that put students at the helm of their own collaborative learning experience. This paperback edition features a foreword by renowned education advocate Russlynn Ali on why America needs a new way of learning and will empower and inspire educators everywhere to address the need for schools to be genuinely innovative.