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Project Based Learning. Center for Talent Development. Independent residential secondary schools can be viable educational options, but they are by no means equal, especially with respect to genuinely gifted students. Ariel Wilburn's Keynote Speech at Big Bang 10 - August 5, 2011.

Matt Damon and Mother Reject Union's Award – SchoolBook. 7:19 p.m. | Updated The actor Matt Damon and his mother, a professor of education, on Wednesday turned down the opportunity for an award from the country's largest teachers union after reading an opinion article that the union's president had co-authored with the founder of Teach for America.

Matt Damon and Mother Reject Union's Award – SchoolBook

Writing that she was "confused by your collaboration" with Teach for America, Dr. Nancy Carlsson-Paige said she and her son, Mr. Damon, no longer desired to be nominated for the National Education Association's Friend of Education Award. In the opinion piece that Dr. Carlsson-Paige referred to, Dennis Van Roekel, president of the N.E.A., and Wendy Kopp, founder of T.F.A., urged the importance of evaluating and improving teacher training programs across the country. "I am very familiar with TFA and believe that its short-term, minimal training of teachers undermines teacher quality and harms children who too often get an inadequate education with its teachers," the e-mail states.

Dr. Dr. What Americans Keep Ignoring About Finland's School Success - Anu Partanen - National. The Scandinavian country is an education superpower because it values equality more than excellence.

What Americans Keep Ignoring About Finland's School Success - Anu Partanen - National

Sergey Ivanov/Flickr Everyone agrees the United States needs to improve its education system dramatically, but how? One of the hottest trends in education reform lately is looking at the stunning success of the West's reigning education superpower, Finland. Trouble is, when it comes to the lessons that Finnish schools have to offer, most of the discussion seems to be missing the point. Dave Eggers' wish: Once Upon a School.

The 20% Project (like Google) In My Class. *Update: If you’d like to learn more about running your own 20% Project – check out our latest post: Designing 20% Time in Education I recently assigned a new project to my 11th grade English students: The 20% Project.

The 20% Project (like Google) In My Class

Science Teaching Resources. Bellevue Big Picture School. Lisa Genova - New York Times Bestseller. Claim Your Free Publishing Guide iUniverse will not rent, sell, share or disseminate personal information about you with other people or non-affiliated companies and organizations.

Lisa Genova - New York Times Bestseller

For more information on our Privacy Policy, click here. Note that by requesting a publishing guide, you acknowledge your call may be monitored or recorded for quality assurance and training purposes. Project Based Learning. Activating Empathy: Transforming Schools To Teach What Matters. This article was written by Luciana Grosu, a reporter for the Romania News Desk.

Activating Empathy: Transforming Schools To Teach What Matters

Editor's Note: This is the next post in our "Empathy from the Field" series, produced by Ashoka Fellow Cristi Hegranes' organization, Global Press Journal. Dennis Littky. Secret Life of Scientists & Engineers. UPDATED: AC360 Series: Doll study research. Types of ESL Jobs. Looking to get a teaching job overseas but not sure where to start?

Types of ESL Jobs

Worried it might be hard to get a job? Well, it’s easier than you think…even if you have never taught a day in your life. While getting a teaching job might seem like a time consuming and stressful process, it’s actually very easy once you know just a few tips and tricks (tips and tricks I learned from teaching throughout Asia). This 166 page book will eliminate your stress, fear, confusion and anxiety about finding a job. It will save you weeks of online research and give you the most accurate and updated information from real teachers so land your dream job. Neil deGrasse Tyson on Science and Faith.avi. TEDxNYED - Dennis Littky - 03/05/2011.

I-to-i TEFL Courses & TEFL Jobs: Start Teaching Abroad! Lessons From a 'Town Torn Apart' : Television: 'L.A. Law's' Michael Tucker finds the role of unconventional New England principal Dennis Littky 'one of the best parts I've ever had.' College Unbound: Big Picture College. College Unbound is a new program that crafts a rigorous, personalized curriculum anchored in live-learning (internships).

College Unbound: Big Picture College

Student success will depend on engagement, discipline, dedication, and a drive to make a difference. We believe the positive experiences for communities, educators, industry, and students and their families in this model will impact post-secondary policy, and not only open the doors of higher education to students increasingly blocked out of college, it will ensure that students graduate with a degree and experience in hand, prepared to successfully participate in our New Economy. The Challenge There are two growing problems facing higher education and our Nation. Trust and education: a way out of corruption - A Public Lecture by Antanas Mockus Sivickas - 2011. LSE SU Colombian society public lecture Date: Monday 14 March 2011 Time: 6.30-8pm Venue: New Theatre, East Building Speaker: Antanas Mockus Sivickas Corruption and generalized mistrust against public officers and against fellow citizens are mayor problem in several Latin-American Cities.

Trust and education: a way out of corruption - A Public Lecture by Antanas Mockus Sivickas - 2011

This mistrust could be a consequence of corruption. But it could also be a cause. Surveys show that teachers are one of the most trustable categories of citizens. Antanas Mockus Sivickas is former Mayor of Bogota, being elected for office in two different periods, former President of the National University of Colombia and Associated Teacher of the Sciences Faculty in the same institution. Hip Hop Genius: Remixing High School Education. The Golden Baobab Prize. Reid Saaris. Share your idea. change the world. Cuisenaire rods in the language classroom.

What we SHOULD have been taught in our senior year of high school. Hummingbird. Education Week American Education News Site of Record. Education Week Teacher Digital Directions. Contents @ the informal education homepage. Time in school: How does the U.S. compare?

There is a perception among policymakers and the public that U.S. students spend less time in school than students in other countries.

Time in school: How does the U.S. compare?

As U.S. Department of Education Secretary Arne Duncan stated at a recent Congressional hearing: "Our students today are competing against children in India and China. The Crazy Department-Wide Emails That Everyone at NYU Is Talking About. From someone who teaches college-level courses: First, this student is more sure than she should be that she knows what's happening in university bureaucracy.

The Crazy Department-Wide Emails That Everyone at NYU Is Talking About

Spousal hires go through a vetting process like non-spousal hires, so using the phrase "spousal hire" as a pejorative, a de facto condemnation of a professor's professional capability, is not a reflection of actual practice at universities (at least ideally). The practice of spousal hires does not, or not inherently, have the corrupt qualities she seems to think it does. Second, she's just dead wrong that being an Associate Professor means not having tenure. Home. Schools for the Gifted Child. Information for Teachers. Nishimachi International School. International Schools Services. My AmeriCorps - Search Listings. City Year Reviews. About Us - WorldTeach. The worldteach mission WorldTeach partners with governments and other organizations in developing countries to provide volunteer teachers to meet local needs and promote responsible global citizenship.

WorldTeach is a non-profit, non-governmental organization founded by a group of Harvard students in response to the need for educational assistance in developing countries. It also addressed a growing interest among people in the and elsewhere to serve, teach and learn as volunteers overseas. Volunteer, work, intern, organize, hire and connect. Change the world.