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Monthly Archives: July 2012
Online Learning Source for Fall 2012
This item showed up in my inbox today. There is information related to professional development, continuing education, use of social network tools in education, and much more. If you use technology to learn or teach, the VHS Collaborative offers a … Continue reading
Posted in Digital Education, Education, Education News, Online Education, PostADay, Professional Development, Virtual Schools
Tagged Blog, Classroom, Education, education technology, K through 12, Learning, online courses, PostADay/PostAWeek, Secondary school, Technology, Technology in education, VHS Collaborative, virtual education, virtual schools, WordPress
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Affect and Effect | The Daily Post at WordPress.com
For all the writers and students out there, the use of the word “affect” when the meaning is “effect” is a personal peeve. When I’m reading, I often have to stop to figure out if the right word has been … Continue reading
Posted in PostADay, writing
Tagged blogging, dissertation writing, grammar, professional writing, student writing, thesis writing, word usage, WordPress.com, Writing
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No Blog Presence Today
My cat chewed through my laptop power cord yesterday, and I didn’t realize how low the batter had gotten until this morning. No blogging today, and probably not tomorrow until my replacement arrives and the laptop recharges. Just to … Continue reading
Webinar: Changing Mindsets, Motivating Students
Normally, I would not share information about a paid webinar. This one, however, is only $49 and is sponsored by Education Week. Carol Dweck is a leading contributor to research and information on motivation–one of my interests, although I … Continue reading
“You can go to jail, but not to Yale.”
This article details the frustrations teachers and parents face when state politics and faulty funding distribution formulas functionally run the educational environment instead of real need. One parent at an Education Cost Sharing Task Force Meeting in Bridgeport, Connecticut, stated: … Continue reading
Just Released: New Americans in Postsecondary Education: A Profile of Immigrant and Second-Generation American Undergraduates
Here is a new report, released just today, on the the post-secondary educational attainment of immigrant and second-generation students. Information for the report came from the National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS), another study from the National Center for Education … Continue reading
Posted in Assessment of education, Education Reports, Government Reports, NCES Reports, Post-secondary education, Student Loans
Tagged Colleges and Universities, Education, Educational attainment in the United States, Higher education, IES, Immigration, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Postsecondary Student Aid Study, NCES, NPSAS, U.S. Department of Education
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Trends Among Young Adults Over Three Decades, 1974-2006
Here is a publication that might be of interest to many of you. The report used data from 4 national longitudinal studies to compile this report, and presents data to investigate educational and occupational trends of student participants. The … Continue reading
Posted in Government Reports, NCES Reports, Uncategorized
Tagged behvavioral trends, Education, Education Longitudinal Study of 2002, ELS:2002, high school, High School & Beyond, HS&B, Longitudinal study, National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988, National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health, National Longitudinal Study of the H.S. Class of 1972, NCES, NELS:88, NLS:72, post-secondary, U.S. Department of Education, young adults
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Campus Safety Is Essential For A Successful Learning Environment: If You See Something, Say Something! | ED.gov Blog
That college campuses have become scary places is not news. However, there are things you and your school can do about potential violence–changes that involve simple human intervention and a coordinated effort by all stakeholders. The U.S. Department of Education … Continue reading
“Worth a Read” (reblog)
Originally posted on Virtual School Meanderings:
From Friday’s inbox… Worth A Read Addiction to High Stakes Testing is Killing US Education Retooling Teach For America Low-Income Students In The CREDO Charter School Study Politicians Ignore Research, Say Smaller Class Size…
Posted in Fixing Education
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Are you a grad student working on a thesis or dissertation?
If you are a graduate student–masters or doctoral–you may be interested in a blog I have on Blogger that deals with dissertation and thesis writing. Despite the fact that it’s called “Dissertation Works,” most of the information applies equally to … Continue reading
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