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Originally posted on Virtual School Meanderings:
From the inbox earlier today (a little something for the neo-libs out there)… Volume 12, No. 13 June 25, 2012 Printer-Friendly Version In This Issue: EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS: U.S. Department of Education Would Receive Slight…
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How to Inspire Your Students to Read this Summer | Edutopia
This blog is from Edutopia, a supported by the George Lucas Educational Foundation. Whether you are a parent or a teacher, this particular post is a great source for getting students to keep reading during the summer. In general, Edutopia … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Kids Reading, Parental Involvement, PostADay
Tagged Education, Learning, Reading, Teaching
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8 Questions to Inspire Teaching and Training Moments
This morning I came across this blog. There are some wonderful ideas for teachers, regardless of experience–although the post is aimed at newer teachers. How we ask and thing about questions is an important aspect of teaching that is often … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Teaching
Tagged all education levels, Best practice, Blog, Education, PostADay/PostAWeek, questioning strategies, Teaching, WordPress
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Duncan Kicks Off “Let’s Read! Let’s Move!” | ED.gov Blog
Secretary of Education Arne Duncan is touring the kicking off the Let’s Read! Let’s Move! initiative for the summer with a bang. He has merged the reading improvement with First Lady Michelle Obama‘s campaign to prevent childhood obesity, and is … Continue reading
Originally posted on theedrev:
From StrategyProfs.net. Via Marginal Revolution. “By now, you may be getting sick of reading articles and blog posts about the crisis in higher education. This post is different. It proposes an explanation of why students have been willing to pay…
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School Sees ‘Turnaround’ Progress in Just Two Years | ED.gov Blog | Teacher Talk
Reblog of another blog of the ed.gov blog… Kudos to this Kansas City, Kansas, elementary school! School Sees ‘Turnaround’ Progress in Just Two Years | ED.gov Blog | Teacher Talk. #educ_dr
Posted in Education, Fixing Education, Low-Income students, Teaching
Tagged Blog, K through 12, Learning, Schools Incentive Program, SIG Program, Teaching
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Equity for Low-Income Students?
Earlier in another blog, I linked to a Huffington Post education blog that addresses the incredible hurdles faced by many low-income and inner-city students. Read what I have to say here: http://blog.emillereducation.com/2012/06/25/achievement-gap-persists-for-low-income-students-while-competing-philosophies-vie-for-influence/ Or go directly to the Huffinton Post blog … Continue reading
Teacher Talk: Assessment of Science Education with Technology
The post from Teacher Talk emphases the importance of science skills learned and still to be mastered in our nation’s schools. Digital technology helps students learn, but technology can also be used to assess learning. In science, the use of … Continue reading
Posted in Assessment of education, Digital Education, Education, Education Reports, Fixing Education, PostADay, PostADay/PostAWeek, Teaching, Teaching Science
Tagged Blog, Education, education technology, Government reports, K through 12, NAEP, National Assessment of Educational Progress, National Center for Education Statistics, NCES, PostADay/PostAWeek, science education, Technology in education, U.S. Department of Education, WordPress
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Originally posted on Virtual School Meanderings:
This showed up in my inbox earlier today. Note that JOFDL has been very receptive to publishing articles related to K-2 online learning, and before that other forms of K-12 distance education. Check them…
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Thirty-seven Words
Title IX prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in any education program or activity receiving federal financial assistance. Thirty-seven words. Yet these words “forever altered our high schools and colleges for the better.” Click on the link above to ed.gov … Continue reading
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