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Tag Archives: K through 12
7 More NCLB Waivers Approved by Obama Adminstration
New to my inbox this afternoon is this announcement: Obama Administration Approves Seven More NCLB Flexibility Requests – 32 States and DC Now Approved for Waivers 07/19/2012 09:11 AM EDT The Obama administration today approved seven more requests for … Continue reading
Effective learning – what are the ingredients? « NotesFromNina
This blog was in my inbox this morning. There is some great information here for starting the new school year, or any new class of students–K-12 or postsecondary. The point is that all learners are different, but each deserves the … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Fixing Education, Teaching
Tagged Best practice, Blog, Classroom, Education, K through 12, learn, Learning Theories, Methods and Theories, Motivation, Student, Teacher, Teaching
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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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“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
Comparing U.S. Educational Progress to Education Around the World
Below are some recently published results from the National Center for Education Statitstics’ databases. The international assessments Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS), Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS), and Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) are used to … Continue reading
Posted in Assessment of education, Education, Education Reports
Tagged Education, educational progress, International Activities Program, K through 12, Learning, mathematics education, National Center for Education Statistics, NCES, PIRLS, PISA, Program for International Student Assessment, Progress in International Reading Literacy Study, Reading, Research, science education, TIMSS, Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study, United States Department of Education
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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
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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