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Table of Contents for IC#27

The Learning Revolution

Education innovations for global citizens
Originally published in Winter 1991 Copyright (c)1991, 1996 by Context Institute

About This Issue by the editors A Personal Introduction by Alan AtKisson Education, schooling, and the bringing forth of self Onward and Upward! by Dee Dickinson The revolution in learning has already begun Multiple Intelligences in the Classroom by Bruce Campbell An innovative 3rd-grade teacher applies all seven ways of learning. Plus Four Factors in Educational Reform by Howard Gardner Learning As Transformation by Harrison Owen Learning is more than knowledge its the evolution of consciousness. Plus Learning Communities Thrive on Campus by Barbara L. Smith Accelerated Learning an interview with Libyan Labiosa Cassone, by Alan AtKisson Playing games, singing songs, performing your material and how learning is affected by the power of suggestion The Primacy of Story by Rene Fuller Story is the building block of consciousness uniting all our minds. Plus Discovering the Story Engram Difference Is Not Deficiency an interview with James Vasquez, by Alan AtKisson By addressing differences in cognitive style, education could do a lot more for minority students

The Compass of Meaning by David Boulton Meaning needs guide learners and new learning technologies Unfinished Business by David Koyama Project REACH is making multicultural education a reality. Plus Multicultural Resourcesby Millie L. Russell and C. Sybil Brown Developing Motivation for Lifelong Learning by Raymond J. Wlodkowski Helping people feel inspired to learn is a gift that lasts a lifetime Learning How to Learn an interview with Kathy Greenberg, by Duane H. Fickeisen Mediated Learning awakens you to the process of learning itself. Plus 10 Building Blocks of Thinking and 8 Tools of Independent Learning The Case for the Arts by Eric Oddleifson The arts arent just fun they are crucial factors in educational success Earthwise Learning by John Burbidge A multifaceted curriculum to help learners make sense of the world Learning Through Service by Kate McPherson By caring for others, students learn how to care for the world. Plus Adult Learning by Dorothy Billington What Is Education For? by David Orr Assessing education in the light of current planetary reality How to Start a Revolution at Your School by Linda MacRae-Campbell Practical advice from an experienced change agent Applying Our Knowledge by Dee Dickinson The exciting emergence of community learning centers, and next steps. Plus About New Horizons for Learning Planetary Pulse Schumacher College * High School Architecture * Participating in the 1992 Conference in Brazil * Sustainability in a Mexican Town