Faces of Learning

<b>Inspirational stories of engaging, real-life educational experiences</b> <p>Everyone has a personal learning story, a time when they became actively engaged in their own education. Maybe it was an especially challenging teacher, or a uniquely supportive environment, or a collaborative classroom. In <i>Faces of Learning</i>, both well-known public figures, such as Arne Duncan and Al Franken, and ordinary Americans recall the moments when they truly learned something.</p> <ul> <li>Includes stories from people of all different backgrounds and from all over the country</li> <li>The stories are grouped into categories by theme like “relevant” and “experiential” to help reveal the common characteristics of what works in education</li> <li>Each chapter ends with five things you can do to improve your own learning, that of your students, and of all Americans</li> </ul> Readers can visit the companion website www.facesoflearning.net to share their own stories of educational success and find out what else they can do.