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Why Are Finland's Schools Successful? | People & Places It was the end of term at Kirkkojarvi Comprehensive School in Espoo, a sprawling suburb west of Helsinki, when Kari Louhivuori, a veteran teacher and the school’s principal, decided to try something extreme—by Finnish standards. One of his sixth-grade students, a Kosovo-Albanian boy, had drifted far off the learning grid, resisting his teacher’s best efforts. The school’s team of special educators—including a social worker, a nurse and a psychologist—convinced Louhivuori that laziness was not to blame. So he decided to hold the boy back a year, a measure so rare in Finland it’s practically obsolete. Finland has vastly improved in reading, math and science literacy over the past decade in large part because its teachers are trusted to do whatever it takes to turn young lives around. “I took Besart on that year as my private student,” Louhivuori told me in his office, which boasted a Beatles “Yellow Submarine” poster on the wall and an electric guitar in the closet.

Stanford Who's Who - Aulida Valery Profile - Consulting, Training, Coaching About Aulida Valery I graduated in electrical engineering at Faculty of Sciences of UEH in 1994, over the years I have gained many experiences in engineering, telecommunications and workplace training professional, strong background in computers and network. Since 1998, I started working in Canada for national and multinational companies where I held various management positions in telecommunications and information technology. We work for the past three years on the project entitled: Multicoaching, we give ourselves the tools to become a hub for developing solutions in personal, professional and relationship to our customers. We always use simple methods and effective, researchbased solutions. Je suis diplômé en génie électrique à la Faculté des Sciences de l’UEH en 1994, au fil des années j’ai acquis de multiples expériences dans l'ingénierie, les télécommunications et la formation en milieu professionnelle, de solide formation en micro-ordinateurs et réseau. M. Location of Member

Writing Blanks, Board Games and other Educational Games of the 18th and 19th centuries from the John Johnson and Harding Collections Since the acquisition of the Opie Collection, the Bodleian has become a centre for studies in juvenilia; this has led to increased interest in the games in the John Johnson Collection, with concomitant preservation and handling problems. Many of these games are housed in drawers, others in large folders. Because of their size they are vulnerable. All 18th and 19th century board games in the John Johnson Collection (mostly single sheets) and all Educational writing blanks (also known as school pieces) from the Johnson, Opie and Harding Collections were digitised, together with other games of the same period, selected for their educational content, from both the John Johnson and Opie Collections (Comic puzzles and scraps, models and paper dolls have not been included.) Subjects represented in the games and writing blanks include: Arithmetic, Art, Astronomy, Geography, History, Literature, Spelling, and Religion.

The Disadvantages of an Elite Education Exhortation - Summer 2008 Print Our best universities have forgotten that the reason they exist is to make minds, not careers By William Deresiewicz June 1, 2008 It didn’t dawn on me that there might be a few holes in my education until I was about 35. It’s not surprising that it took me so long to discover the extent of my miseducation, because the last thing an elite education will teach you is its own inadequacy. I’m not talking about curricula or the culture wars, the closing or opening of the American mind, political correctness, canon formation, or what have you. The first disadvantage of an elite education, as I learned in my kitchen that day, is that it makes you incapable of talking to people who aren’t like you. But it isn’t just a matter of class. I also never learned that there are smart people who aren’t “smart.” What about people who aren’t bright in any sense? There is nothing wrong with taking pride in one’s intellect or knowledge.

X, Y, Z : comparaisons générationnelles Vous êtes ici : PedagoGeeks. Le WebZine du social learning et de l'innovation pédagogique » Accompagnement pédagogique » X, Y, Z : comparaisons générationnelles X, Y, Z : comparaisons générationnelles Publié par PedagoGeeks le 13 mars 2012 | Dans les catégories suivantes Accompagnement pédagogique, Animation, Comportement Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on delicious Share on digg Share on stumbleupon Share on reddit Share on email More Sharing Services On parle beaucoup de la génération Y (whyers, milleniums, net-generation…) et on aborde la Z. GDE Erreur: Impossible de charger les réglages du profil Vous aimerez peut être également : Ces élèves de la génération Y Génération Y : profil, emploi, attentes… Introduction à la génération Y Enquête Cegos sur la Gen Y Enquete de l’IAE de Lyon sur la Gen Génération Y et facebook Un guide pour introduire les réseaux sociaux en Un nouveau réseau social pour les enfants de Wizbii – le réseau social professionnel des jeunes prev next Related Posts Slider

Princeton study: Nighttime images help track disease from the sky Public release date: 8-Dec-2011 [ Print | E-mail Share ] [ Close Window ] Contact: Morgan Kellymgnkelly@princeton.edu 609-258-5729Princeton University Normally used to spot where people live, satellite images of nighttime lights can help keep tabs on the diseases festering among them, too, according to new research. Princeton University-led researchers report in the journal Science Dec. 9 that nighttime-lights imagery presents a new tool for pinpointing disease hotspots in developing nations by revealing the population boom that typically coincides with seasonal epidemics. The team used nighttime images of the three largest cities in the West African nation of Niger to correlate seasonal population growth with the onset of measles epidemics during the country's dry season, roughly from September to May. Migratory populations are notoriously difficult to track, Bharti said, which can amplify the difficulty and complexity of carrying out large-scale vaccinations. [ Print | E-mail

Application - Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München You will need to provide the following for an application: A filled-in application form. A one-page abstract outlining the topic (section) you propose to pursue for a 3,000-4,000 word essay for the summer school. A short CV with some information on your academic background. All international applicants will automatically be considered for a full scholarship. Please send your application – application form, abstract and CV as .doc or .pdf files – via email to proart@lrz.uni-muenchen.de Application deadline: June 5th, 2011 The deadline for applications is June 5th, 2011. To confirm your participation, please transfer a € 75 registration fee to our bank account (bank account details will be provided with your letter of acceptance). Essay submission: July 15th, 2010. You are expected to complete and submit a 3,000-4,000 word essay on your chosen topic by July 15th. Download application form (137 KB)

TeacherPop Thus begins a three-part series of guilty admissions, ahem, lessons learned, March 10, 2014, when I actually took a look at what I was doing and when. A while back, I decided to track my time in 30-minute increments over the course of a week, as recommended by Laura Vanderkam, author of 168 Hours: You Have More Time Than You Think. I did it, painfully and mostly accurately. The week I chose to track was an interesting one as it involved travel, workshops for teachers, train rides, pediatrician appointments, a book proposal deadline, and a hair appointment.

Ewan McIntosh | Digital Media & Learning Personalized Learning – Swedish Style « June 14, 2012 by cultureofyes In the middle of an industrial park just outside of Stockholm is one of Sweden’s top-performing schools – Kunskapsskolan Tyresö. It is part of a network of 33 Kunskapsskolan schools in Sweden – all funded by a public school voucher system (Sweden has a national voucher model), and has no tuition, accepting students on a first-come, first-served basis. Having just spent some time with several colleagues who attended High Tech High, in San Diego, I couldn’t help but notice the similarities in the stories they told (Here is a post by Gary Kern and by Lynne Tomlinson) about their experiences. The physical plant itself is modest. Here are some of the key elements we saw as we walked around the school and talked with teachers and students: The bullet points are all quite familiar for those following the personalized learning discussions. Here is Eiken’s full presentation: Just as with High Tech High, there are many “Yeah, buts”. Like this: Like Loading...