The Power to Learn: The Benefits and the Promise of Personalized Instruction - Paperback

by John M. Jenkins (Author), James W. Keefe (Author)

The Power to Learn presents how to execute the development of personalized instruction in a school setting in order to help all students succeed. This edition differs from previous ones with added topics that include ideas for leadership, staffing, and non-punitive approaches to discipline. Extra emphasis is given to authentic forms of assessment.

Author Biography

Dr. John M. Jenkins served as principal for over three decades. He was also the director of the P.K. Yonge Developmental Research School (1-12) at the University of Florida. He has authored or co-authored eight published books in education, as well as monographs and articles. He was a member of the NASSP-Carnegie Commission on the high school for the 21st century.

James W. Keefe is a former high school principal and university professor and the retired director of research for the National Association of Secondary School Principals. He is president emeritus of the Learning Environments Consortium (LEC), a nonprofit forum of educators committed to personalizing learning and instruction.