Promoting Literacy in Early Childhood, Video | A Blog for Principals and Teachers - School Matters Confessions of a Former SAT Hater Ask a progressive educator about standardized tests, and more often than not you will receive a negative response. Ask more specifically about the SATs, and you... The SAT Controversy The news that the SAT’s will be modified to more appropriately accord with today’s high school academic experience has been met with both strong approval... Charter Schools: Bipartisanship Rises Up in Washington DC! I was pleased to join Minnesota Congressman John Kline, chair of the House Education and Workforce Committee, as he announced new federal charter schools legislation... Flipped Classrooms: Educational Revolution or Unrealistic Mistake? Hertz Furniture video blogger Mor Rossler discusses the flipped classroom. Eliminating Racial Inequality in our Schools “I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their... Video: Inquiry-Based Learning vs. Just Google it!
Speaking with: John Hattie on how to improve the quality of education in Australian schools Do we actually know what works when it comes to improving the quality of education in schools? A new four-part ABC documentary series, Revolution School, looks at what the research tells us about what works in education – and what doesn’t. It tells the story of how a typical suburban high school in Victoria, Kambrya College, managed to turn around from rock bottom to being in the top 25% of study scores in the state. Smaller class sizes, private schooling, homework and discipline do not make a difference to the quality of education, explains education expert John Hattie – “what really matters is interaction with teachers, clinical teaching, constantly measuring each student’s knowledge and responding to their individual needs”. Maxine McKew speaks with John Hattie about what we need to be doing to improve the quality of education in Australian schools – and the kind of debates we really should be having.
Would You Let Your Baby Do This? Posted by janet on Nov 23rd, 2011 There’s a certain ubiquitous playground apparatus that has always given me the willies. Luckily, my children never seemed drawn to it. My nervousness may well have made them wary. So when a mom from one of my RIE Parent/Infant Guidance Classes (in which we strongly advise and encourage natural gross motor development) sent me a video of her 15 month old skillfully mastering this piece of equipment, my response after blinking several times was you’ve got to be kidding. Hi Janet, I’ve missed being at your class but R. is really getting great at enjoying his independent play. Anyway, I know you know that R. has always been very into climbing. Have a great week! Note that this boy is not only physically fearless and able, he is also relaxed, focused, centered, aware and confident. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. “Every baby moves with more ease and efficiency if allowed to do it at his own time and in his own way, without our trying to teach him. Share and Enjoy
‘’No single intervention by schools is worse than retention’’ – Exclusive interview with Professor John Hattie, part 1. Professor John Hattie is a researcher in education. His research interests include performance indicators, models of measurement and evaluation of teaching and learning. John Hattie became known to a wider public with his two books Visible Learning and Visible Learning for Teachers. Visible Learning is a synthesis of more than 800 meta-studies covering more than 80 million students. Since the publication of his books, John Hattie has continued to collect and aggregate meta-analyses to the Visible Learning database. Times Educational Supplement: TES once called him “possibly the world’s most influential education academic”. John Hattie is Laureate Professor at the University of Melbourne, Australia, since March 2011. He was made an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the 2011 Queen’s Birthday Honours, for services to education. Background information: The Netherlands is the European leader in retention. [i] Hattie, J. (2009).
How to Show Kids You Care Over the years, Search Institute has sold more than six million copies of 150 Ways to Show Kids You Care, a simple yet powerful poster. Like all of Search Institute’s work, the poster translates scientific research into simple, actionable ways that adults can make a positive difference in young people’s lives. A Search Institute team recently visited the Woodson Kindergarten Center in Austin, Minnesota, where the students helped us re-imagine the ideas on the poster. In 2014, Search Institute will release important new studies and tools that put research to work on behalf of kids. For every donation of $25 or more that we receive through the end of 2013, Search Institute will donate a pack of 150 Ways posters to a school or program that primarily serves young people who live in poverty. Thank you for considering this opportunity to help Search Institute keep discovering what kids need to succeed!
Feminist Frequency Content Warning: This educational episode contains graphic sexual and violent game footage. In this episode we explore the Women as Background Decoration trope which is the subset of largely insignificant non-playable female characters whose sexuality or victimhood is exploited as a way to infuse edgy, gritty or racy flavoring into game worlds. These sexually objectified female bodies are designed to function as environmental texture while titillating presumed straight male players. Sometimes they're created to be glorified furniture but they are frequently programmed as minimally interactive sex objects to be used and abused. Full transcript, links and resources available at: ABOUT THE SERIESThe Tropes vs Women in Video Games project aims to examine the plot devices and patterns most often associated with female characters in gaming from a systemic, big picture perspective.
Math Play Research Research Clips The Relationship of Teacher-Child Interactions in Preschool Play to Young Children's Mathematical Abilities View a transcript of this video. Want to view this video on an iPod or iPad? Math ability in preschool is one of the best predictors of later school success--research suggests it is a better predictor than early literacy skills. This study was funded in part by the Spencer Foundation. Research credits Principal Investigators: Dr. Student Research Assistants: Christina Cammisa, Claire Fryer, Tasia Supino, Eliza Welling, Jenny Wolff, Kelly Zimmermann Video production credits Producer: Julia DeLapp Production Coordinator: Ken Measimer Production Consultant: Dr. Videographer/Editor: Sean Leser (Eastern student) Production Assistant: Amy Dillon (Eastern student) Other video resources
The Magic of Everyday Moments How do you help parents and students of child development understand how they can best help young children thrive? Seeing is believing! <<< Click the video titles to the left to view the first 4 videos in this compelling series. This video series has been made possible through the generous support of the MetLife Foundation Get More from the Magic of Everyday Moments! The complete set of the Magic of Everyday Moments: Seeing Is Believing (Series 1) videos on DVD or digital download with BONUS items for easy use in your daily practice: A User’s Guide with questions to spark discussion about the concepts presented in the videos and to encourage parents to apply the information to their own child(ren) and family. For permission to use these videos, click here. How do you help parents and students of child development understand how they can best help young children thrive? <<< Click the video titles to the left to view the first 4 videos in this compelling series.
InBrief: Resilience Series Reducing the effects of significant adversity on young children’s healthy development is critical to the progress and prosperity of any society. Yet not all children experience lasting harm as a result of adverse early experiences. Some may demonstrate “resilience,” or an adaptive response to serious hardship. A better understanding of why some children do well despite early adversity is important because it can help us design policies and programs that help more children reach their full potential. These three videos provide an overview of why resilience matters, how it develops, and how to strengthen it in children. These videos provide an overview of Supportive Relationships and Active Skill-Building Strengthen the Foundations of Resilience, a working paper from the National Scientific Council on the Developing Child. What Is Resilience?
Mapping Brain Connectivity The new field of “connectomics” aims to show how brains behave at a level not previously possible—examining how entire brains are wired together, how wiring changes as brains grow up, and how interactions with the external world affect this wiring. The Lichtman Lab at Harvard University, a partner in the Conte Center at Harvard, pioneered tools to potentially map every connection in a complete brain and has started to map the connectome in mouse brains. In this narrated, 15-minute multimedia presentation, postdoctoral fellow Bobby Kasthuri shares some of the results and insights from his work at the Lichtman Lab, using images and videos that show three-dimensional recreations of actual neural connections in the brain. Internship Opportunity In collaboration with the Center on the Developing Child, and as part of the Conte Center, the Lichtman Lab is recruiting students to contribute to this mapping effort.
PDQ Blog An inside look at some of the top teacher prep programs Today NCTQ released its Teacher Prep Review, which takes a close look at the quality of training provided by 2,420 teacher preparation programs across the country. Our results show that most have a long way to go to get teachers classroom ready from day one. But there are some programs that stand out. To paint a picture of what strong teacher prep can look like, we've created short videos on some of the programs that excel overall (Lipscomb University, Ohio State) or in particular areas (Louisiana State in elementary math, Arizona State in student teaching, and Morgan State in elementary and secondary content). It's programs like these that aspiring teachers should strongly think about applying to and that districts should look to recruit from. Lipscomb University (Tennessee)Strengths: Undergraduate secondary overall (4/4 stars) Ohio State University Lousiana State University Arizona State University Morgan State University
InBrief: The Science of Early Childhood Development (Video) Search InBrief: The Science of Early Childhood Development This edition of the InBrief series addresses basic concepts of early childhood development, established over decades of neuroscience and behavioral research, which help illustrate why child development—particularly from birth to five years—is a foundation for a prosperous and sustainable society. View this video en Español >> Download PDF version of this InBrief >> More from the InBrief series >> InBrief: Executive Function: Skills for Life and Learning InBrief: The Foundations of Lifelong Health InBrief: The Impact of Early Adversity InBrief: Early Childhood Program Effectiveness View more videos >> Major support for the InBrief videos has been provided by: the Birth to Five Policy Alliance, the Buffett Early Childhood Fund, the Norlien Foundation, and Susan Fales-Hill. Sign up to receive the Center's e-mail newsletter and other announcements >> Subscribe to the Center's RSS feed for news and announcements >>
What Do Babies Think? Part 3 of the TED Radio Hour episode Unstoppable Learning. About Alison Gopnik's TEDTalk Alison Gopnik's research explores the sophisticated intelligence-gathering and decision-making that babies are doing when they play. She offers a glimpse into the minds of babies and young children, to show how much and how fast they learn. About Alison Gopnik What's it really like to see through the eyes of a child? On the contrary, argues Alison Gopnik, professor of psychology and philosophy at the University of California, Berkeley. Early Childhood Mental Health Science tells us that the foundations of sound mental health are built early in life. Early experiences—including children’s relationships with parents, caregivers, relatives, teachers, and peers—interact with genes to shape the architecture of the developing brain. Disruptions in this developmental process can impair a child’s capacities for learning and relating to others, with lifelong implications. This edition of the InBrief series explains how improving children’s environments of relationships and experiences early in life can prevent initial difficulties from destabilizing later development and mental health. The 5-minute video provides an overview of Establishing a Level Foundation for Life: Mental Health Begins in Early Childhood, a working paper by the National Scientific Council on the Developing Child.