ED408654 EA028353
Title: Education on the Edge of Possibility.
Author(s): Caine, Renate Nummela; Caine, Geoffrey
Author Affiliation: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development,
Alexandria, VA.(BBB30657)
Pages: 287
Publication Date: 1997
ISBN: 0-87120-282-4
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Language: English
Document Type: Book (010); Opinion papers (120)
Geographic Source: U.S.; Virginia
Journal Announcement: RIENOV1997
This book
describes the implementation of a learning theory based on a holistic
interpretation of brain research in two schools--Dry Creek Elementary
School (Rio Linda, California) and Park View Middle School (Yucaipa,
California). It describes how these two schools engaged in a process
of restructuring based on changing mental models. Data were gathered
from more than 100 hours of video and audio documentation and a
questionnaire sent to schools and educators. Section 1 deals with
the changes in the collective philosophy as the new sciences, systems
thinking, and comparable developments in other fields replace a
Newtonian frame of reference. The new view is that reality is much
more fluid, less predictable, and far more interconnected than previously
understood. The nature of the education system and educators' roles
must be rethought; what is needed is a view of the brain and of
learning that is compatible with the new sciences and the whole
person. The section concludes with a new paradigm of the brain and
mind and with a summary of a theory of learning that can guide new
approaches to teaching and education. Section 2 describes work with
educators to help them implement brain-based learning. The practical
interventions, processes, and strategies had the greatest impact
on the sense of community in the schools. The process also helped
teachers experiment and develop their creativity. Section 3 identifies
the three instructional approaches and perceptual orientations used
in becoming learning communities. Twenty-one figures and an index
are included. (Contains 282 references.) (LMI)
Descriptors: Educational Innovation; Elementary Secondary Education;
Holistic Approach; Instructional Effectiveness; *Instructional Improvement;
*Instructional Innovation; Learning Theories; *Systems Approach;
Theory Practice Relationship
Identifiers: *Brain Based Learning
