Brave new schools
Subtitle: challenging cultural illiteracy through global learning networks
By: Jim Cummins and Dennis Sayers.
Contributors: Sayers, Dennis.
Edition: 1st St. Martin's Griffin ed.
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Published: 1997
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 362
Subjects: Educational change -- United States; Multicultural education -- United States; Educational technology -- United States; Telecommunication in education -- United States; Distance education -- United States; Internet in education
Other titles: Center for Educational Pluralism Collection.
Notes: Originally published: New York : St. Martin's Press, 1995.

"With a revised and updated guide to the Internet for parents and teachers"--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [349]-359) and index.

Available at the Center for Educational Pluralism, located in Miller Hall 250.
Table of contents: title: From the inner city to the global village : the emergence of electronic communities of learning --; title: Beyond functional literacy : the dilemmas of educational reform --; title: Blueprints from the past : the intercultural learning networks of Célestin Freinet and Mario Lodi --; title: Instructional landscapes : putting collaborative critical inquiry on the map --; title: Superhighway to where? --; title: Access to the internet : getting connected --; title: Choosing a local telecommunications service provider : three levels of connectivity --; title: Internet connection tools and learning how to use them --; title: "Staying on top" of the internet --; title: Explorations : an "internet scenario" from K-12 education --; title: Internet resources for K-12 education : selected annotated listings.; title: Partner-class clearinghouses and project-oriented activities ;; title: General K-12 resources ;; title: Parent involvement ;; title: Multicultural education ;; title: Bilingualism, foreign languages, and second language learning ;; title: Resources for students with special learning needs --; title: Arts in education ;; title: Language arts ;; title: Social studies ;; title: Science, mathematics, and environmental education.