Homa Tavangar's Books

The Take-Action Guide to World Class Learners Book 1

How to Make Personalization and Student Autonomy Happen

By: Yong Zhao,Homa Tavangar,Emily McCarren,Gabriel F. Rshaid,Kay Tucker

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The Take-Action Guide to World Class Learners Book 1

How to Make Personalization and Student Autonomy Happen

By: Yong Zhao,Homa Tavangar,Emily McCarren,Gabriel F. Rshaid,Kay Tucker

Your blueprint to entrepreneur-minded schooling This inspiring guide from internally respected expert Dr. Yong Zhao provides the most complete information available on designing twenty-first century schools poised to leapfrog into the future! In this follow up to World Class Learners, Zhao digs much deeper, revealing how exactly to put his paradigm shift into effect, one component at a time. Uncover practical strategies for Incorporating student choice for flexible, student-focused curriculum Motivating students to turn strengths into passions Cultivating students’ technical, creative, decision making, and communication skills Use this comprehensive guide to reimagine your classroom, school, or district and foster a new spirit of achievement and entrepreneurship.

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189

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Corwin Press

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ISBN 10

1483339475

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9781483339474

The Take-Action Guide to World Class Learners Book 2

How to "Make" Product-Oriented Learning Happen

By: Yong Zhao,Homa Tavangar,Emily McCarren,Gabriel F. Rshaid,Kay Tucker

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The Take-Action Guide to World Class Learners Book 2

How to "Make" Product-Oriented Learning Happen

By: Yong Zhao,Homa Tavangar,Emily McCarren,Gabriel F. Rshaid,Kay Tucker

Your blueprint for product-oriented learning This visionary guide from internationally respected expert Dr. Yong Zhao provides the most complete information available on designing twenty-first century schools poised to leapfrog into the future! This follow up to Zhao’s World Class Learners digs much deeper, revealing how exactly to put his paradigm shift into effect, one component at a time. Detailed strategies outline how to Cultivate a “making-as-learning” POL environment Create quality student-initiated products Understand copyrights and patents Use this comprehensive guide to reimagine your classroom, school, or district and foster a new spirit of achievement and entrepreneurship.

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169

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Corwin Press

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1483339521

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9781483339528

The Take-Action Guide to World Class Learners Book 3

How to Create a Campus Without Borders

By: Yong Zhao,Homa Tavangar,Emily McCarren,Gabriel F. Rshaid,Kay Tucker

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The Take-Action Guide to World Class Learners Book 3

How to Create a Campus Without Borders

By: Yong Zhao,Homa Tavangar,Emily McCarren,Gabriel F. Rshaid,Kay Tucker

Your blueprint for nurturing globally connected students The World Class Learners series provides the most complete information available on designing twenty-first century schools poised to leapfrog into the future! These practice-oriented books expand on Dr. Yong Zhao’s acclaimed World Class Learners, which presents a new framework for cultivating creative and entrepreneurial students. Now, with this third book in the follow-up three-volume set, Zhao reveals how to help students learn and prepare for a globalized world. The third book in the series outlines how to: Transform students into strong, responsible global citizens Leverage experts, networks, and partner school relationships Implement a "glocalized" Global Campus or classroom Implement Zhao’s new paradigm shift one phase at a time, starting with any book. Better yet, read all three volumes for a complete blueprint to entrepreneur-minded schooling. "The ideal school should provide opportunities and resources to enable students to personalize their educational experiences instead of receiving a uniform standardized, externally prescribed, education diet." --Yong Zhao

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151

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Corwin Press

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1506301207

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9781506301204

Growing Up Global

Raising Children to Be At Home in the World

By: Homa Sabet Tavangar

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Growing Up Global

Raising Children to Be At Home in the World

By: Homa Sabet Tavangar

In today’s increasingly interconnected world, how do we prepare our children to succeed and to become happy, informed global citizens? A mother of three, Homa Sabet Tavangar has spent her career helping governments develop globally oriented programs and advising businesses on how to thrive abroad. In Growing Up Global, Tavangar shares with all of us her “parenting toolbox” to help give our children a vital global perspective. Whether you’re mastering a greeting in ten different languages, throwing an internationally themed birthday party, or celebrating a newfound holiday, Growing Up Global provides parents and children with a rich, exciting background for exploring and connecting with far-flung nations they may have only heard about on television. Inside you’ll discover • fun activities, games, and suggestions for movies, music, books, magazines, service activities, and websites for expanding your family’s worldview • simple explanations that will help your children grasp the diversity of world faiths • creative ways to gain geography literacy • handy lists of celebrations and customs that offer a fascinating look at how people from different cultures around the world live everyday life Growing Up Global is a book that parents, grandparents, and teachers can turn to again and again for inspiration and motivation as they strive to open the minds of children everywhere.

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306

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Ballantine Books

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0345517008

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9780345517005

The Global Education Toolkit for Elementary Learners

By: Homa Sabet Tavangar,Becky Mladic-Morales

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The Global Education Toolkit for Elementary Learners

By: Homa Sabet Tavangar,Becky Mladic-Morales

Integrate global learning activities in your elementary classrooms today with this easy-to-use guide! This smart, all-in-one resource from widely acclaimed authors Homa Tavangar and Becky Morales provides hundreds of easy, stand-alone activities, resources, and projects to help busy educators: Seamlessly integrate global awareness themes into existing K-5 Common Core curriculum Recruit parent and community volunteers and organizations Use social media for student global collaboration projects Plan international events, after-school clubs, and cross-curricular activities Includes a 12-month timeline, backmapping tips, 50+ ready-to-start projects, and online links.

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