[eBook Code] Better Together (eBook Code, 1st)

About the Authors xiii

Acknowledgments xv

Preface xvii

Introduction: The Promise of School Networks 1

Part One: Platform Revolution 11

1 Platforms: A Place You Call Home 13

2 Network Effects: When Bigger Is Better 19

3 Learning Platforms: When Will They Transform Education? 37

Part Two: Transforming Schools 51

4 Powerful Learning: Personalized and Project Based 53

5 Design Thinking: The New Frame for School 81

6 Connected Teaching: Technology Enables Co-Creation 95

7 Learning Organizations: Building Collective Capacity 109

8 Dynamic Networks: Picking the Right Structure for Scaled Impact 129

Part Three: Navigating the Future ... Starting Now 147

9 Leadership: From Compliance to Agreement Crafting 149

10 Impact Engines: Picking the Right Business Model 167

11 Governance: Use Networks to Boost Quality Options 179

12 Powerful Learning at Scale: Inspiration and Intermediation 189

13 Advocacy: A Nation Proud of Its Public Schools 197

Appendix: Networks, Schools, and Tools Mentioned 209

Index 219