This book helps educators design secondary learning experiences that promote college and career readiness through authentic learning. It connects academic knowledge in core subjects to real-world applications. Ideal for secondary methods courses, it encourages teacher candidates to explore the impact of curriculum on the professional world.
This edited textbook brings together expert scholars and experienced practitioners to guide educators in structuring secondary learning experiences that promote college and career readiness. It emphasizes authentic learning that connects academic knowledge to real-world situations, helping students develop practical skills. Chapters illustrate examples of authentic learning experiences across English Language Arts, Mathematics, Sciences, and Social Studies. Each chapter provides a brief review of related theory and research, followed by examples of how disciplinary knowledge relates to specific occupations and professions. Ideal for secondary methods courses, this book models how to plan dynamic learning experiences for both individual assignments and whole class projects. The exciting new book asks teacher candidates to consider the purpose of specific subject matter in the curriculum, its significance to society, its application in student’s everyday lives, and its impact on the professional world.
Introduction: Teaching for College and Career Readiness
1. Writing Makes
Knowledge: Fostering Durable Writing Practices
2. Narrative as Argument:
Practices in Framing Historical Accounts
3. Re-Imagining Algebra as a Tool
for Modeling Historical Injustices in Our City
4. Imperatives for Mathematics
Classrooms Centering Students Mathematical Thinking, Emphasizing Sense
Making, and Engaging in Problem Analysis
5. Mathematical Modeling and
Specialized Language in Science and Policy
6. Science Practices for College,
Career, and Civic Readiness
7. Engineering Design, Argumentation, and the
Development of Scientific Literacy: A Project-Based Framework for College and
Career Readiness in Secondary Science Classrooms
8. Teaching and learning
literary literacies for the 21st century
9. Beyond the Core
Connor K. Warner is a Professor and Director of the Urban Institute for Teacher Education at the University of Utah, USA.
Etta R. Hollins is Professor Emerita and the Ewing Marion Kauffman Endowed Chair for Urban Teacher Education, University of Missouri-Kansas City, USA.
