The First Five Days of School: Setting the Stage for Engaged Global Learning

Alan November, with November Learning believes there exists a significant opportunity in the First 5 Days of School to set the tone for powerful, engaging and self-directed learning. By empowering students to own their learning and by helping them to develop tools and networks for support throughout the school year, we better prepare them for the global economy.

Through his thought-provoking book, Who Owns the Learning? Alan November challenges us to consider the broad opportunities that await in the first five days of school, and to pays special attention to the importance of information literacy, student roles, global collaboration and more.  Read more about First 5 Days.

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Based in Marblehead, MA, November Learning equips teachers and administrators to motivate students to own their learning and make global connections by using effective technology and implementing rigorous assignments. 

November’s thought-provoking books on educational technology provide ample inspiration and extensive practical tips supported by engaging stories for transforming education. Readers will appreciate his well-organized, easy-to-follow approach, and will be moved to apply his principles to their own classrooms and schools straight away. Educators at every level and ability will find meaning in November’s spot-on observations and recommendations for motivating learners with effective use of technology for learning.