Why I wrote INDIVIDUALIZED LEARNING WITH TECHNOLOGY.
Most of the ideas for Learn Through Life Inc. arose from this book. I wrote Individualized Learning with Technology with contributions from an un-published textbook written by my father, Richard J. Mueller, who passed away in February of 2005. The book is directed to educators and provides principes from which to introduce individualized and self-directed learning to high school students. Learning to become self-directed learners is something that all people will need to utilize for the remainder of their lives, as explained below.
High School is the perfect time to provide a launching pad for self-directed and life-long learning. Students at this age have a mostly, mature brain and, therefore, share learner characteristics with adults — who with their diverse needs learn best through an individualized approach. Some individualized learning that is supplementary to classroom learning can be highly beneficial in high school and promote self-directed and life-long learning for students.
Review — Mike Agostinelli, Instructional Program Director, Montana Digital Academy
Individualized Learning with Technology: Meeting the Needs of High School Students adds important insights and strategies to meet the individualized needs of today’s high school students. From the latest brain-based research to alternative ways to deliver instruction, this book provides a research-based guide to supporting and assisting high school students to thrive in their educational experience. This is an important read for educators.
Review — Dana Haring, Ed.D, English Language Arts Instructor, Kalispell Middle School,
Kalispell, MT
Invoking philosophers and thinkers from Socrates to Skinner and Piaget to Daniel Pink as a foundation, Bernat makes the case that increased use of technology for learning is not just a fad or a luxury but an educational imperative. Thoughtfully addressing the full range of adolescent and adult learners, ways to best utilize technology and individualize all types of knowledge, skill, and experience development are proposed and described. Soundly researched, clearly written, and decidedly current, this book is an important resource for educators, parents, policy makers, and other stakeholders interested in the implementation of technology to positively impact our students and society.
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The time to reach into the future of education is now.