Edutopian Vision: George Lucas Reimagines the American Classroom

Autor/in	Pondiscio, Robert
Titel	Edutopian Vision: George Lucas Reimagines the American Classroom
Quelle	In: Education Next, 10 (2010) 3, S.38-44 (7 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1539-9664
Schlagwörter	Philanthropic Foundations; Public Education; Instructional Design; Classroom Environment; Best Practices; Educational Practices; Program Effectiveness; Institutional Mission; School Support; Change Strategies; Educational Strategies; Change Agents + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Philanthropismus; Öffentliche Erziehung; Lesson concept; Lessonplan; Unterrichtsentwurf; Klassenklima; Unterrichtsklima; Bildungspraxis; Schulförderverein; Lösungsstrategie; Lehrstrategie
Abstract	In this article, the author features the George Lucas Education Foundation (GLEF) and its Edutopia initiatives. The George Lucas Educational Foundation, the 19-year-old organization that runs Edutopia, has given itself a mission to "spread the word about ideal, interactive learning environments and enable others to adapt these successes locally." Many educators were only dimly aware of Edutopia until early 2009, when the organization suddenly became more aggressive about promoting its vision and products. Driven by a ubiquitous underwriting campaign on National Public Radio (NPR), Edutopia claims 10,000 paid members and a total monthly audience of over 300,000 educators for its web site and videos, a 70 percent jump in the past year. Its six-year-old bimonthly magazine, "Edutopia," reached 100,000 subscribers until the foundation decided to go online-only starting in the spring of 2010. Its unabashed idealism and cheerful optimism make it impossible to dislike Edutopia, which bills itself somewhat grandly as "What Works in Public Education." What's harder to define is Edutopia's on-the-ground impact on America's classrooms and the efficacy of its unique, ultraprogressive ideas. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10