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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
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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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
NZC Online Newsletter June 2012
Originally posted on Virtual School Meanderings:
And a third Kiwi item… You’re receiving this newsletter because you signed up at NZC Online. NZC Online Update – June 2012 Each month we bring you an email update with information, links, strategies,…
Free Professional Development on Technology in Education
Here is a great way to get some free professional development on technology uses in education. There is even a lot of helpful information for parents and simply people interested in learning more about technology. Be aware that you will … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Fixing Education
Tagged Education, Edutopia, Professional development, Technology in education
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High School and College Dropout: A Report from ETS and an Interview with Bill Gates
Earlier, I came across a post from ETS in LinkedIn. The post pointed to an article in the Chronicle of Higher Education that was an interview with Bill Gates on college dropout. At the end of the article was a … Continue reading
Posted in Assessment of education, Education, Education Reports, Post-secondary education
Tagged AdSense, Chronicle of Higher Education, college dropout, Education, Educational Testing Service, ETS, high school dropout, Higher education, K through 12, Research, Technology in education
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Originally posted on Teaching/Management:
Always Learning Something As you enter the room, those already there watch you; they learn something about your professionalism, your openness, your style, your desire to be there, your energy. As you scan the room before…
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