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Anything that offers an alternative to the current education system (public or private, tech or traditional teaching) Jul 13
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America’s last competitive advantage — its ability to innovate — is at risk as a result of the country’s lackluster education system, according to research by Harvard Innovation Education Fellow Tony Wagner .
Creating Innovators: Why America's Education System Is Obsolete
As you read this, students all over the country are sitting for state standardized exams. Schools spend up to 40% of the year on test prep, so that, shall we say, no child is left behind. Schools’ futures and funding depend on the number of students who fall into performance bands like “Advanced," “Proficient,” and “Approaching Basic” based on bubble sheets and number two pencils.
Reinventing Education To Teach Creativity And Entrepreneurship
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8 Crucial Resources For Flipped Classrooms | Edudemic
Have you “flipped” yet? My colleagues have this week; it’s PSSA week in Pennsylvania (PSSAs are standardized tests.). That’s not the flipped I meant, however.
Love them or hate them, online videogames are a treasure trove for researchers who are studying how all those keyboard taps, mouse clicks and joystick moves may affect behavior, perception and even cognitive skills.
When Gaming Is Good for You - WSJ.com
8 proven ways to achieve mediocrity in education. « CLOUDUCATION
Mediocrity is a buzzword in education reform circles. This dreaded yet vague term is applied to everything from curriculum to coaching. If, like many, you are still unclear on how to achieve true mediocrity, please consider these suggestions:
iPads in education
Google Docs for Collaborative Lyrical Analysis | edSocialMedia
As my colleague Nate Green recently discussed , Google Docs is a fantastic way to respond to student writing. Students receive my comments quicker, they can read them better, and it allows the opportunity for an ongoing dialogue rather than a static one-time handoff. But this year, with the inclusion of WiFi in Avon Old Farms’ classrooms, many more possibilities have opened up to use Google Docs as a collaborative in-class learning tool.20 Incredible TED Talks You Should Show Your High School Students | Online College Courses
What makes TED such an appealing web series and organization is its desire to offer up a little something for everyone.
TopCoder, an adviser for the MacArthur Foundation’s competition, currently has a badge system for its community members that validates skills and competencies.
Digital badges could help measure 21st-century skills | eSchool News
In the 1880s, Harvard University adopted a new approach to evaluating student work that would sweep the United States and become as integral a part of the education landscape as blackboards, number 2 pencils, and yellow buses: the letter grade.
Educational Leadership:Effective Grading Practices:Grade Inflation: Killing with Kindness?
What if the Secret to Success Is Failure? - NYTimes.com
Randolph, by contrast, comes across as an iconoclast, a disrupter, even a bit of an eccentric.By Joseph E.
In Learning, the Lasting Value of Place - The Digital Campus - The Chronicle of Higher Education
How the Internet is Revolutionizing Education - TNW Industry
As connection speeds increase and the ubiquity of the Internet pervades, digital content reigns.Just as the Internet replaced telephone operators and the nightly news anchor as the default source of information, teachers may be next on the chopping block.