Breaking Free from Myths About Teaching and Learning: Innovation as an Engine for Student Success

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"What the teacher wants me to say is more important than what I want to say." "If I get too far behind, I will never catch up." "What I'm learning doesn't have much to do with my life, but it isn't supposed to—it's school."

Dedication

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Myths Related to Learning in Schools

The Illusion of Accomplishment

Transforming the 21st Century Schoolhouse into a Learning Organization

About the authors

For almost 20 years, Allison Zmuda has been a full-time education consultant specializing in curriculum, assessment, and instruction. She is passionate about the personalized learning movement and committed to creating challenging, compelling, and reflective learning experiences to keep students engaged and interested whether they are learning in a virtual, hybrid, or in-person model.

Zmuda has authored nine books, including The Competent Classroom (Teachers College Press, 2001), Transforming Schools, and Breaking Free from Myths About Teaching and Learning. Her book Learning Personalized (Jossey-Bass, 2015) led her to form a website for educators looking to grow in and around personalized learning.