This framework of alternative approaches to educational “reform” has been excerpted, with permission, from Learning Communities 2.0: Educating in the Age of Empowerment (2010) by Dr. William Spady and Dr. Charles Schwahn.
- Are grounded in 21st Century understandings of learners, learning, human capacities, instructional models, learning environments, and human performance – and
- Are genuinely learner-centered, future-focused, technologically savvy, and personally empowering.