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Monthly Archives: July 2012
4th of July Post from The Nation’s Report Card
A Facebook post from The Nation’s Report Card proudly announced that 50% of 4th graders answered the following question correctly. My reaction is: ONLY 50%??!! We hold these truths to be self-evident: That all men are created equal; that they … Continue reading
Posted in Assessment of education, Education, Education Reports, Fixing Education, Teaching
Tagged Critical thinking, Education, Facebook, K through 12, Learning, Life liberty and the pursuit of happiness, NAEP, National Assessment of Educational Progress, National Center for Education Statistics, Natural and legal rights, NCES, The Nation's Report Card, Thomas Jefferson, United States, United States Declaration of Independence, United States Department of Education
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Edutopia News | July 3, 2012
From Edutopia. To a teacher, even the 4th of July has teachable moments! Happy 4th to all my American readers! July 3, 2012 5 Teachable Moments for the 4th of July 1. Teach Democracy It’s a presidential election year, and … Continue reading
2012 i3 Development Competition
For those of you interested in education grants, it seems the pre-application process is over for this one, but the results should help with formulating next year’s proposal competition. Keep an eye on this. It could be big. 124 Applicants … Continue reading
Statement from U.S. Department of Education on APSCU v. Duncan on College Debt
From the blog of Department of Education on College Debt Repayment: Statement of the United States Department of Education in response to the ruling of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia in APSCU v. Duncan Posted on … Continue reading
Teach the Person, Not the Subject « Teaching/Management
To many of you reading the title of this blogger’s post, the first reaction is probably “duh!” To others, this will be a novel approach. But the key to teaching and learning has always been personalization. Many of us who … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Fixing Education, Post-secondary education, Teaching
Tagged Blog, Education, Higher education, K through 12, Learning, Teaching
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Distance-Educator.com e-Newsletter – 7/2/12 « Virtual School Meanderings
Sharing abstracts on research on digital/virtual education from today’s blog on Virtual School Meanderings. Titles include: Between Purpose and Method: A Review of Educational Research on 3D Virtual Worlds Linking theory to practice in learning technology research The development of … Continue reading
Discovered the Office of Educational Technology! Free publications, research databases, and more!
Short and sweet: Got “followed” on Twitter by someone following the Office of Ed.Tech, a site I didn’t know about. I checked out some of the information available. As an example, Understanding the Implications of Online Learning for Educational Productivity is … Continue reading
Posted in Digital Education, Education, Education Reports, Fixing Education, Teaching, Virtual Schools
Tagged Classroom, Education, education technology, K through 12, Learning, National Center for Education Statistics, NCES, OET, Office of Educational Technology, Technology in education
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On Virtual Education
From Virtual School Meanderings, Michael Barbour’s latest post that includes a list of posts related to the latest posts and articles on online education. http://virtualschooling.wordpress.com/2012/06/30/digital-pulse-06292012/. One particular link immediately caught my eye. It relates to the growth of online education for … Continue reading
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