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  • N.Y. students may get paid to help craft new GED tests

    ASCD SmartBrief
    24 May 2013 | 8:05 am
    About 1,200 graduating high-school seniors in New York state are being sought as paid volunteers to take a new General Educat -More- 

  • 60% Change to Math Content Under Common Core

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    Mitch Weisburgh
    25 Apr 2013 | 10:24 am
    We all understood that the Common Core was meant to drive change in instruction, but did we understood how much change? Less than 40% of what is supposed to be taught in Math under the Common Core is currently taught at that grade today. One of the most interesting presentations at NCTM was the results of a study comparing the Common Core to state standards. Dawn Teuscher of Brigham Young University presented, based on a paper she co-wrote with Shannon Dingman of the University of Arkansas, Jill Newton of Purdue University, and Lisa Kasmer of Grand Valley State University. The name of the…

  • 10 ways to End the School Year on an Up Note when You're Exhausted

    Cool Cat Teacher Blog
    24 May 2013 | 4:51 am
    Today is the last day of my 11th year of teaching. Today my oldest son graduates. Sometimes the struggles of teaching just have to come out.Hope you finish the school year well even thoughyou're exhausted. Here's how.YOU ROCK! -- Vicki Last night at 9 pm or so I had my head down on my desk in my classroom, upset because my computer kept crashing when I tried to render the graduation movie. Usually, I'm done far before now but the workload at school this year has been tough. If I had one wish for myself, I'm guessing it would be that I could enjoy all of this more. But then again, it would be…

  • CKSyme.org - Two Online Reading Tools That Will Save You Time

    BlogHighEd.org
    24 May 2013 | 4:42 am
    Keeping up with the flow of information on the web is a task. I use two online reading tools to help me manage my reading and curating time. Im always looking for new and better tools, so if you have any suggestions, be sure and leave them in the comment...

  • New Job Types at Some Colleges Would Offer Adjuncts Health Care

    CHE > Latest news
    24 May 2013 | 1:55 am
    At least two colleges plan to create a "lecturer" classification for non-tenure-track instructors who teach 75 percent of a full-time professor's course load.
 
 
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    Angela Maiers, Speaker, Educator, Writer

  • The first Student Initiative Bammy Award

    Angela Maiers
    21 May 2013 | 9:13 pm
    We are thrilled to announce that The Academy of Education Arts & Sciences has announced it will award the first Student Initiative Bammy Award to a student that participates in the Quest2Matter. The award will be presented during the black-tie Bammy Awards on September 21 in Washington, D.C. The Bammy Awards is an event to not only honor our educators, but also offer our support as members of the educational community to one another. The idea behind the Bammy Awards is “to help reverse the negative national narrative that dominates the education field” and celebrate the…

  • Taking Student Genius Global, via Smore

    Angela Maiers
    21 May 2013 | 11:14 am
    One of the many reasons that we encourage schools to promote authentic learning – that is, where students take on real-life problems and solve them the way that employees of a company would – is because the world is changing too quickly than any curriculum. How many schools still include Powerpoint lessons at the core of their “technology” classes? In promoting Choose2Matter, I’ve had to stretch my thinking about effective presentation today when promoting a multi-layered message and a call-to-action to a time-stressed audience. I attended EdCampPhilly this…

  • Hacking the Future of Iowa’s Schools

    Angela Maiers
    17 May 2013 | 9:08 pm
    Do you wish there was an app to collaborate with other teachers, communicate with parents, or engage your students? In need of a new website for your school or class? Have you identified a pressing need in your district that you think new software could address? On the weekend of June 1 & 2, 100 top developers, brought together by Dwolla, will meet in Des Moines to help students, educators, and administrators build the software, app, or website that will address a challenge found in their school. All you have to do is teach Dwolla about the challenge. If selected, you’ll have 36-hours…

  • Game Changers: Taking Student Genius Global

    Angela Maiers
    16 May 2013 | 6:14 pm
    Our Quest to leave no genius behind is coming to fruition! We have had an extraordinary flow of good news this week and will be announced many terrific partnerships and ventures in the next few weeks. On Friday, May 17, Choose2Matter was featured on a segment of “Tech Game Changers” on HuffPost Live. CLICK HERE for a link to the recorded session. I was joined by our partners Saul Kaplan of Business Innovation Factory, several of the “troublemakers” who help form BIF, and Brian Cuban, also a noted troublemaker, First Amendment lawyer and TV talk show host. Prior to the…

  • Gimme Mo’ Leaders Like This!

    Angela Maiers
    13 May 2013 | 4:35 am
    Gimme Mo Team (with Twitter handles) Monique Coleman Cynthia Hass Brooke Sassman Opal Vadhan At the Student Voice Summit in NYC on April 13, I had the pleasure of speaking with the Gimme Mo’ team, a community that encourages young people to talk about issues they face. Youth of today are blessed to count Monique, Cynthia, Brooke and Opal as role models for, and leaders of, their generation. These young women live their genius each day. They are passionate, confident, and tremendously supportive of one another and other young people. We discussed how to empower young students to believe in…
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    BlogHighEd.org

  • mStoner blog - Writing for Social Media

    24 May 2013 | 6:30 am
    This post appeared in the May edition of mStoner’s monthly newsletter, Intelligence. Click here to subscribe. Keep it short, snappy, and to the point. Grab your readers attention. This is how you write for social...

  • Higher Ed Marketing - Friday Five: #summersongs 2013 (off topic)

    24 May 2013 | 5:07 am
    It’s Memorial Day weekend, the official kickoff of summer in the U.S. And while a lot of us will return back to work after the long weekend, we can at least reminisce about long, lazy days at the beach or lake, cross-country road trips, sandlot base...

  • Adaptivate - Rest of World

    24 May 2013 | 5:05 am
    “Rest of World” is the term we use around the office when sorting mail for direct mail appeals. There’s local mail (UK), mail to continental Europe (a different postage charge, but not quite as much as an international rate) and then ...

  • CKSyme.org - Two Online Reading Tools That Will Save You Time

    24 May 2013 | 4:42 am
    Keeping up with the flow of information on the web is a task. I use two online reading tools to help me manage my reading and curating time. Im always looking for new and better tools, so if you have any suggestions, be sure and leave them in the comment...

  • Alaina Wiens - Let?s Talk

    23 May 2013 | 2:35 pm
    I’ve been absent. I’m sorry. My life has been a whirlwind of many things these past weeks and months, not the least of which was the HighEdWeb Regional Conference in Michigan. Friends, I cannot tell you how proud I am to have helped bring all ...
 
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    PILOTed

  • 2013 Ed Tech Industry Summit

    Mitch Weisburgh
    12 May 2013 | 6:48 am
    Thank you Karen Billings and everyone from the SIIA for another successful Ed Tech Industry Summit this week. Lots of interesting companies, and here are some highlights. First the three winners from the Innovation Incubator: Farimah Schuerman watching Curtis Linton receive School Improvement Network's Codie Award Derek Luebbe of Jetlag Learning won most innovative product for simCEO. By placing students in the roles of CEO and of investors around virtually any educational topic, simCEO energizes students to learn. Saad Alam of Citelighter won the educator’s choice award. Citelighter…

  • 60% Change to Math Content Under Common Core

    Mitch Weisburgh
    25 Apr 2013 | 10:24 am
    We all understood that the Common Core was meant to drive change in instruction, but did we understood how much change? Less than 40% of what is supposed to be taught in Math under the Common Core is currently taught at that grade today. One of the most interesting presentations at NCTM was the results of a study comparing the Common Core to state standards. Dawn Teuscher of Brigham Young University presented, based on a paper she co-wrote with Shannon Dingman of the University of Arkansas, Jill Newton of Purdue University, and Lisa Kasmer of Grand Valley State University. The name of the…

  • Federal and state education funding and policy

    Mitch Weisburgh
    11 Apr 2013 | 7:29 am
    SIIA Ed Tech Government Forum 2013 By definition, virtually all US public education is funded and controlled through federal, state, and local governments. The SIIA ETGF, just held April 9-10 in Washington, DC is a chance to hear from federal and state education policy wonks what is likely to happen over the next year or two. At this year’s conference, there were six themes: What is the federal funding environment What is the funding environment at the states What is happening with Common Core What is happening with the Common Assessment What about Federal Education policy and the waivers…

  • Why your lead gen campaigns aren’t generating leads, and what you can do about it

    Mitch Weisburgh
    28 Mar 2013 | 2:25 pm
    The archive of Farimah’s and Sue Hanson’s (of PR with Panache) webinar sponsored by Agile Minds on March 14 is now available. Sue started with the point that lead generation is much more difficult when there is no brand awareness, and brand awareness starts with your story. If you want to build a successful business, you have to have a story; one that makes the audience feel something. A story doesn’t try to get your audience to buy, it gets them to buy in. A story helps build brand awareness, or in other words it achieves buy in, if the audience feels it is relevant (it’s about a…

  • Cathy Toohey on FETC 2013

    Mitch Weisburgh
    12 Feb 2013 | 11:42 am
    This post is was written by Cathy Toohey of The Toohey Group who had some reflections on the 2013 Florida Education Technology Conference or FETC. Cathy is an independent educational marketing consultant. For the past 25 years Cathy has worked on a wide-range of products and programs from early childhood to professional development. FETC was very well attended and enthusiasm was extremely high. As a marketing consultant my overall take-away word from the exhibit hall was MANAGEMENT. FETC (Photo credit: GreenNetizen) Everything seemed to focus on the process or the device for management. There…
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    Cool Cat Teacher Blog

  • 10 ways to End the School Year on an Up Note when You're Exhausted

    24 May 2013 | 4:51 am
    Today is the last day of my 11th year of teaching. Today my oldest son graduates. Sometimes the struggles of teaching just have to come out.Hope you finish the school year well even thoughyou're exhausted. Here's how.YOU ROCK! -- Vicki Last night at 9 pm or so I had my head down on my desk in my classroom, upset because my computer kept crashing when I tried to render the graduation movie. Usually, I'm done far before now but the workload at school this year has been tough. If I had one wish for myself, I'm guessing it would be that I could enjoy all of this more. But then again, it would be…

  • Daily Education and Technology News for Schools 05/24/2013

    24 May 2013 | 2:30 am
    Wissahickon School District: WHS Graduation Project I'll be spending time to AJ Juliani, Steve Mogg and Rosie Esposito from Wissahikon school district. Here's a copy of their Graduation project required to graduate from their school. I think all schools should have graduation projects. There is information and manuals if you want to look into this for yourself. I saw this in Evansvlle High school as well. This can be part of your genius work. "As part of graduation from Wissahickon High School, every senior is required to complete a graduation project.  The projects include research, writing…

  • Discover Great Common Core PD

    23 May 2013 | 6:49 am
    guest post by Johnna Weller, Ed D. guest post by Johnna Weller, Ed D.   Note from Vicki: Johnna from Discovery Education,wrote the recent post 15 Wrong Ways to implement Common Core.Discovery is offering Common Core Academies this summer.I've done work with Discovery and am a Den Star Educator andLove their work, so I asked her to share about their Academiesthis summer and what to expect. Having been part ofone of their STEM institutes, I know first hand what an excellent job they do. I can personally attest to thefact that their training is exciting, engaging, and hands on. As…

  • Daily Education and Technology News for Schools 05/23/2013

    23 May 2013 | 2:30 am
    Moving at the Speed of Creativity | Redeeming the Family: Blessing Children of Incarcerated Parents Wesley Fryer is not only a great educator but a great man. Here he shares how he and other men went into the Cushing Oklahooma correction facility and helped dads record messages to their children for Father's day. What a great thing to do. Part of my own faith is the forgiveness that we can receive and as people we must forgive and encourage those who have made mistakes. If you don't make a mistake ignore this post, if you do, then consider bringing something like this to your area. Great…

  • End of Year Focus Groups: Kids Ask me to Share how to get more followers so here it is!

    22 May 2013 | 7:08 am
    Created with Haiku Deck, the free presentation app for iPad Four Questions for End of Year Focus Groups with Students Yesterday was focus groups in my class. I have the students answer four questions: What was your favorite thing we did this year? What was your least favorite thing we did? What was the most important thing you learned? What was something you wish we'd spent more time doing? Voting for the Lesson for the Last Day of Class Out of that conversation, I had all four classes echo that they wanted to know "how to get more followers on social media like you've done, 'Miss' Vicki." I…
 
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    The Student Affairs Collaborative

  • #SAChat Transcript – 5/23/13 – Work Life Balance: How do you stay involved in your local community

    nope
    24 May 2013 | 1:04 pm
    Thanks to everyone who participated in our #SAchat focused on Work Life Balance: How do you stay involved in your local community. This week’s topic produced over 404 tweets from 75 different student affairs professionals, graduate students and undergraduates interested or working in the Student Affairs field! View transcript as well as other data about the chat, click here. What are some other topics you would like to see us cover? Please let us know your ideas and feedback to keep #SAchat growing strong. Until next week, (if you haven’t already done so) please make sure to LIKE our…

  • Why Our Lack of Social Media Adoption is Cause for Concern

    nope
    22 May 2013 | 7:30 am
    On April 12, 2013, the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) released results of their latest survey detailing social media use by colleges and universities. More than 1,000 institutions participated in the survey that solicited responses on several topics including, how professionals incorporate social media in their communication strategies, goals for social media, and current best practices. The survey provides several interesting responses for consideration. I encourage you to read the results if you have the time. I found the following intriguing. 84 percent of…

  • The Best of #SAchat Tweets – Week of 5/20/13

    nope
    21 May 2013 | 10:10 am
    Everyday the #sachat feed is full of great resources, professional musings, and important questions that have been posed to the community. Here is a highlight of some of the tweets from the stream during the last week. We know this list is only scratching the surface, but we hope it will encourage you to keep the conversation going. Chat on!   “You create your opportunities by asking for them.” -Patty Hansen #sachat #leanin #reslife May 15, 2013 7:30 pm via Twitter for MacReplyRetweetFavorite @StacyLOliver Stacy OliverSikorski “There is always a choice about the way you…

  • Tuesday Tally: Tragedy Response

    nope
    21 May 2013 | 7:14 am
    Please consider how your campus can support the Oklahoma community. We are all connected. #sachat #highered — SA Perks (@SAPerks) May 21, 2013

  • Why is it so hard to just go on vacation?!?!

    nope
    20 May 2013 | 7:30 am
    Woke up this morning at 6am ready to go. Bags packed, guitar restrung, out of office reply written, online check-in complete… I am fortunate to travel for my work – I go to conferences and meetings, trainings and events. Every once and a while though, when I print out that lovely boarding pass, I do it 105% for me only. When the baggage is stowed, and seats are in their upright and locked positions, and the landing gear hits pavement in a new place, I am actually and truly on vacation. As I write this I am sitting in the Portland airport waiting for my plane. I am splurging and…
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    Ideas and Thoughts

  • A Culture of Joy: Part 1

    Dean Shareski
    16 May 2013 | 10:20 pm
    Two places I spend a lot of time in are schools and airplanes. What I’ve noticed after the time spent in these places is that cultures are pretty easy to identify. In Canada, the two major airlines, Air Canada and Westjet have very distinct cultures. I mostly fly Air Canada for a number of reasons and must say I’ve had very good experiences. However, if you ask most Canadians about these two airlines, the general belief is that Westjet offers the better customer service. Air Canada is the more formal, serves the business traveller and Westjet has a more inclusive approach…

  • If You Hate Doing Assessment, You’re Doing it Wrong

    Dean Shareski
    27 Apr 2013 | 10:31 am
    For many teachers, grading and assessment are the duties of teaching most would rather avoid. I get it. For many these things get it the way of learning in that they are contrived , mandated, artificial and time consuming. My personal evolution with assessment is well documented here but as I continue to tweak my workflow and process have to come see this has a powerfully enjoyable experience. For my students final assessment here was their task: Tech Tasks A simple summary and assessment about the quality, consistency and timeliness of your work. Grade yourself between 20-30% percent of…

  • Connected From The Start

    Dean Shareski
    10 Apr 2013 | 7:38 pm
    It’s my pleasure to announce the publishing of Kathy Cassidy’s new book about primary learners. Kathy is a long time friend and colleague who I’ve long admired and watched her own growth as a connected learner and teacher. I was privileged to be ask to write the foreword which I’ll share here: In my personal journey with technology, there are two very distinct “aha” moments. Number one came in 1997 when I created my first webpage using something called html. Inputting some weird symbols on a screen, sending them up to something called a web server, using something…

  • I.S.S. The Collaborative Lip Dub

    Dean Shareski
    9 Apr 2013 | 7:46 pm
    I love this song. I love what Commander Hadfield has been doing as part of his mission. He’s done an outstanding job in bringing us into the world of space travel and along the way reminding us what a wonderful world we live in. I love lip dubs. I’ve been part of making a few. While they’ve been around for a while I think they represent the power of connected media and storytelling quite well. If you’ve ever participated in one, the weird sense of community and joy is palpable. I love how my class works and connects young pre-service teachers with great teachers and…

  • Great Stories of IT

    Dean Shareski
    8 Apr 2013 | 9:54 am
      Weird title I know. Next week I’m speaking to a mix of educators and IT people essentially about how the boxes and wires folks can and should work together with the teaching and learning folks. The dominant narrative seems to be that often these two groups don’t get along all that well, mostly from teachers wanting to innovative feeling confined and restricted. My personal experience is pretty positive and I recognize that’s not how everyone sees this. I think more examples and stories are helpful.I’m trying to offer ways and means that these two groups can work…
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    CogDogBlog

  • Twilighting The Poem

    Alan Levine aka CogDog
    24 May 2013 | 1:12 pm
    A poem made of TZ episod titles? Oh yeah, brought on by Todd Conaway. Mine is called Be Sure The Job Is Done… I Shot An Arrow Into The Air And When The Sky Was Opened The Four Of Us Are Dying Where Is Everybody? You Drive The Fear A Hundred Yards Over The Rim A Nice Place To Visit The Grave The Fear The Lateness Of The Hour The Silence What’s In The Box He’s Alive

  • Oh, Cole. We Always Push Back… That Means Bring It.

    Alan Levine aka CogDog
    24 May 2013 | 12:50 pm
    cc licensed ( BY NC ND ) flickr photo shared by craig.letourneau.photography I’ve known Cole Camplese for some time, we’ve blogged together, presented together, hung out all night after dull conferences together, drank together, I’ve dropped in and stayed at his house several times. I can remember the first time I came across his work- I was at Maricopa in the early 2000s bouncing around the web looking at the ways these new Apple things called “iPods” were being used, and came across a post of his how he had jury rigged a “consumption” device as an…

  • That Wiggly Old Monk

    Alan Levine aka CogDog
    23 May 2013 | 10:22 pm
    A Wiggle Spectroscopy ds106 assignment: Take two photos of the same subject from slightly different angles. Merge the two photos into a single looped, animated gif to create a wiggle stereoscopic image that simulates 3-D. A very good tutorial explaining the full process can be found on Martin Sutherland’s website. I did not even intend to create this, but I took two photos in succession with my iPhone, and there was enough difference of angle (and the motion of my new friend Amyaz moving behind the bottle), to make it work as a wiggler. I used the PhotoShop Script “Load Files into…

  • The Things We Talk Ourselves Out Of

    Alan Levine aka CogDog
    23 May 2013 | 2:56 pm
    cc licensed ( BY ) flickr photo shared by Felipe Skroski So long as a man imagines that he cannot do this or that, so long is he determined not to do it: and consequently, so long it is impossible to him that he should do it. – Spinoza Lately I’ve been tuned into how often people, especially those who perhaps have more treelines, tell themselves they cannot do something– without having really tried. It is in many ways, the marker of those who buy into the energy of ds106 versus those who wrinkle their nose at it like some foul piece of rotten fruit. It’s what I saw in…

  • Less Trouble When You Do Not Eat Alone (Messing with the MacGuffin)

    Alan Levine aka CogDog
    23 May 2013 | 12:38 pm
    Playing more with the #ds106zone for the Twilight Zone episode of the Invaders. All of the screaming, banging, and destruction might is averted if Alien Lady checks her iPhone. Instead of getting zapped by laser guns and whopping spaceships with her axe, instead, Alien Lady and Jim Groom laugh at old stories over the best tacos in Virginia, perhaps the entire east coast. Messing with the Macguffin may be one of my all time favorite ds106 assignments, because technically it is pretty simple (superimpose some text on a screen capture of a movie scene): Wikipedia defines the MacGuffin as…
 
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    Education

  • Being Blind To Financial Need: Is It Worth It?

    23 May 2013 | 9:00 am
    Millions of students rely on loans and grants for their studies. But with universities strapped for cash, fewer schools are able to admit students regardless of their financial need. Host Michel Martin asks the President of Iowa's Grinnell College, Dr. Raynard Kington, why his school considered putting a halt to need-blind admissions.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

  • HBCU President Asks Dr. Dre, Why Not Us?

    23 May 2013 | 9:00 am
    Hip-hop mogul Dr. Dre and music producer Jimmy Iovine recently donated $70 million to the University of Southern California. Many people are applauding their generosity, but some aren't so happy. Host Michel Martin speaks with Walter Kimbrough, President of Dillard University, about why he thinks an HBCU should have gotten the money.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

  • Losers In Chicago School Closings Target Elected Officials

    23 May 2013 | 1:00 am
    The Chicago school board voted to close dozens of schools, despite community protests that the closings disproportionately affect minority students. Now the teachers union and community activists want to change the system and oust the elected officials who disagreed with them.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

  • College Students Wait To See If Loan Rates Double

    23 May 2013 | 1:00 am
    College students could end up paying a higher interest rate on their government subsidized loans unless Congress steps in. In a replay of last year's battle, Republicans, Democrats and the Obama administration all have competing proposals. A vote is scheduled in the House of Representatives Thursday. But with no consensus in sight, it's not clear if lawmakers can keep interest rates from doubling on July 1.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

  • Sandy Hook's Future: What's To Become Of The School?

    22 May 2013 | 9:00 am
    It's been over five months since the deadly shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut. And there have been plenty of opinions about what should be done with the school building. Host Michel Martin speaks with Rich Harwood about the emotional decision-making process.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us
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    Dangerously Irrelevant

  • Teacher ‘accountability’ [VIDEO]

    dr.scott.mcleod@gmail.com (Scott McLeod)
    24 May 2013 | 2:40 pm
    I don’t get to attend the meetings between educators and policymakers when they talk about teacher ‘accountability,’ but this is how I envision the conversation often plays out… Happy viewing! (with captions!) Related posts: What not to say to a teacher [VIDEO] Video – You can’t be my teacher Michael Jones shares about sharing [video]

  • Do your graduates have a what-they-have-done file?

    dr.scott.mcleod@gmail.com (Scott McLeod)
    23 May 2013 | 10:00 am
    Shawn Cornally says: I asked the lead tech developers of several Cedar Rapids companies what they look for when hiring, and they all responded with, “The applicant’s Github [open source] portfolio.” Not their GPA. Not their test scores or transcripts. Their what-have-you-done files. The only way a student can have a Github portfolio is if they have a project worth working on, and the only way they can have that is if they’ve had generative interactions with the greater community; a community who has a plethora of problems worth working on. … Providing real experience has…

  • Farewell, Dr. Glass

    dr.scott.mcleod@gmail.com (Scott McLeod)
    22 May 2013 | 6:58 pm
    Regular readers of this blog know that I don’t always agree with Dr. Jason Glass, Director of the Iowa Department of Education. But I’m going to be one of the first to say how sorry I am that he’s leaving Iowa for his new position as Superintendent of the Eagle County (CO) Schools. I have ongoing concerns about some of the directions that Iowa educational policy is heading. Like in other states, we have seen policy proposals in recent years that hurt kids, schools, and our state. From teacher ‘accountability’ to third grade retention to assigning schools letter…

  • Fear is a prison

    dr.scott.mcleod@gmail.com (Scott McLeod)
    22 May 2013 | 1:15 pm
    As Howard Rheingold notes, The technology affords an environment in which students [can] take on more of the power and responsibility for their own learning. But we don’t see that. Instead, we see a hype-and-bust cycle that goes back to the personal computer. Look at all the marvelous things technology is going to do! And then it doesn’t happen. And the reason, as Rheingold correctly identifies, is the secret, or maybe not so secret, agenda, which is that the classroom is really for teaching compliance. That was useful when societies were transforming from agrarian to industrial, but…

  • Interest-driven learning is now both accessible and required

    dr.scott.mcleod@gmail.com (Scott McLeod)
    22 May 2013 | 12:43 pm
    Mimi Ito says: There have always been people who are really passionate about their learning and interest-driven, but with the advent of new technology, this kind of learning becomes something that is not only more accessible but also, really, required. via http://spotlight.macfound.org/featured-stories/entry/qa-mimi-ito-on-connected-learning-for-all Related posts: 5 videos on connected learning from the Digital Media and Learning Research Hub [VIDEOS] Teacher quality: There’s something wrong if maestros are required? Where new learning models will thrive
 
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    College Admissions Counseling

  • Is Transferring to Another College a Bad Idea?

    Todd Johnson
    14 May 2013 | 3:00 am
    A student wrote to me this past week about the advisability of transferring colleges so I thought I would talk about this very common issue. There are two basic reasons why you might consider transferring. One is because you are starting at a community college with the plan to transfer to a four year college. The second is that you find that the college you are attending is not a good fit academically or socially.  Each of these reasons presents different challenges.  Today let’s talk about community college transfers. Community College Transfers Many students in this country start at…

  • Minnesota Private College Week

    Todd Johnson
    9 May 2013 | 3:00 am
    Anyone considering attending a private college in Minnesota should be aware of Minnesota Private College Week. From June 24 to June 28, 2013, twice daily sessions will be held at each of Minnesota’s 17 private colleges and universities. The morning session will run from 9:30 to 11:45 am while the afternoon sessions run from 2:00 to 4:15 PM.  College visits get busy during this time so you should register for the visit before attending whichever colleges you have an interest in. While there are certainly other times to visit these colleges, this is a great opportunity to see a number of…

  • Colleges Still Accepting Applications

    Todd Johnson
    3 May 2013 | 8:00 am
    The National Association for College Admission Counseling has just released their list of colleges that still are accepting applications for Fall 2013.  There are currently 210 colleges around the country with openings for freshman and/or transfer students. If you are a senior and still have not found a college to attend for Fall 2013 head on over to the list. It provides not just the name of the college and what state they are located in but also whether they have openings for transfer students, have housing available and states if they have financial aid available. However, get over there…

  • What Have You Missed in the BS/MD Newsletter

    Todd Johnson
    2 May 2013 | 3:00 am
    In the past 10 months since my free BS/MD newsletter began more than 600 people have subscribed.  But I suspect that some of you that have an interest in BS/MD admissions still haven’t subscribed to the newsletter. So I thought I would give you a little glimpse into what you have missed. A case study of an applicant who successfully applied to Northwestern HPME. A case study of another student, academically stronger, who was not accepted into HPME. And a discussion of why this student was not accepted. Detailed information on where you should be volunteering. Information on what the…

  • Senior Acceptances 2013

    Todd Johnson
    30 Apr 2013 | 3:00 am
    It has been another good year at College Admissions Partners. For the third year in a row more than 75% of my students applying to BS/MD programs were admitted to at least one program and many were accepted into more than one program. If there is a number after a college it reflects the number of my students admitted to that program. Congratulations to all of my students on all of the hard work you have done to get to this point. Here is a partial list of the 2013 college acceptances: 1. Northwestern HPME (2) 2. Rice/Baylor Medical Scholars Program 3. UC San Diego Medical Scholars Program 4.
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    GlobalHigherEd

  • Cities, MOOCs and Global Networks

    globalhighered
    21 May 2013 | 2:43 pm
    The last several days of higher ed media coverage have been rich with discussions about the tangle of global networks being formed.  A case in point is this announcement, by Imperial College London and Zhejiang University, to collaborate on a new initiative in London’s White City. Much like the Amsterdam’s plans to establish a new university (‘On Amsterdam’s Plans to Establish a Third University‘), and the Cornell-Technion experiment in New York City, these global networks are quite tightly configured and very urban-centered: they are being harnessed to create…

  • On Amsterdam’s Plans to Establish a Third University

    globalhighered
    26 Apr 2013 | 5:48 am
    Editor’s note: this guest entry in GlobalHigherEd has been kindly developed by Jurjen van Rees. His entry is a backgrounder to the development of a fascinating new initiative – Amsterdam Metropolitan Solutions – slated to involve both Dutch and foreign universities. This development should be viewed in the context of recent initiatives to establish new applied sciences universities and research centers in New York (most notably Cornell Tech in New York City, which I profiled in February 2012 in ‘Unsettling the University-Territory Relationship via Applied Sciences…

  • On the Expanding Global Landscape of MOOC Platforms

    globalhighered
    23 Apr 2013 | 9:22 pm
    In Brussels, yesterday, Androulla Vassiliou (European Commissioner for Education, Culture, Multilingualism and Youth) announced that the “first pan-European” MOOC platform will be launched on 25 April 2013. As Commissioner Vassiliou put it: This is an exciting development and I hope it will open up education to tens of thousands of students and trigger our schools and universities to adopt more innovative and flexible teaching methods. The MOOCs movement has already proved popular, especially in the US, but this pan-European launch takes the scheme to a new level. It reflects…

  • Global Challenges and Op-Ed Militarism, American Style: What are the Rules of Engagement?

    globalhighered
    14 Apr 2013 | 8:32 pm
    Jeremi Suri, a former colleague whom I have always respected, came out with an op-ed in the New York Times a few days ago. Suri’s piece, titled ‘Bomb North Korea, Before It’s Too Late,’ has generated a lot of discussion and debate, which was no doubt one of his objectives. While academics sometimes get criticized for being vague when writing titles of articles or chapters, it’s hard to miss Suri’s main point! Now, before you get me wrong, I am all for the idea of public service, including via engagement with various publics through the use of traditional media outlets and emerging…

  • The International Initiatives of Universities – A Taxonomy of Modes of Engagement and Institutional Logics

    globalhighered
    24 Mar 2013 | 6:17 pm
    Editor’s note:  the guest entry below was kindly developed by Richard J. Edelstein and John Aubrey Douglass, Center for Studies in Higher Education (CSHE) – University of California, Berkeley. Richard Edelstein is a Research Associate at CSHE and Principal at Global University Concepts. John Douglass is Senior Research Fellow at CSHE.  Their entry is based upon a longer paper recently published in CSHE’s Research and Occasional Paper Series (ROPS), which is available here. Please refer to the original working paper for all associated references. This ROPS contribution is part…
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  • Honesty In The Time Of Professionalism

    Jose Vilson
    20 May 2013 | 7:08 pm
    Arne Duncan In this economy, everyone’s scared to lose their jobs. Leaders often say they want feedback and honesty, but only if it fits their beliefs about the reality they’ve interpreted. For instance, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan recently tweeted this: 59 years since Brown v. Board of Ed- We still have so far to go to live up to the American dream of equal educational opportunity for all. — Arne Duncan (@arneduncan) May 17, 2013 I laughed and replied: Right. So @arneduncan, do you think the current national agenda sets the conditions for equitable education? —…

  • Stand Up On The Train

    Jose Vilson
    14 May 2013 | 1:07 pm
    She’s got auburn hair, a blue cottony zip-up sweater, and navy blue uniform pants. She gets on the train searching left and right, for a face perhaps. She’s slightly jolted when the blonde woman in the velvet-black suit jacket and sharp black heels. She’s standing there, exasperated, but looking straight ahead. At what, I’m not sure. No one else notices because everyone on this train looks outward, but in no particular direction. The looks of nothingness last as long as the train ride does. IPods and smartphones light hands and eyes up, headphones tangled around their…

  • Please, Keep Writing and Teaching [Kick More Ass]

    Jose Vilson
    30 Apr 2013 | 6:06 pm
    Iron Man 3 Hypothetically speaking, let’s say you’re a blogger writing about education and a whole mess of other stuff that permeates the experiences you have as an educator looking inward and outward, trying to seek solutions to complex and amorphous situations. Let’s say you decided to look at the landscape of writing about education through this lens. You see messages and e-mails asking you why you put your name out there, no pseudonym, in a land where central district offices want to block and fire teachers with dissenting opinions, follow and interrogate teachers who…

  • The NFL Draft Has Lots To Teach Administrators [Edutopia]

    Jose Vilson
    29 Apr 2013 | 6:44 pm
    Tyrann Mathieu at the NFL Scouting Combine Here’s my recent article comparing the way the NFL recruits players in their scouting combine to what public education currently does. Stats and Equations vs. the Team as an Ecosystem Trying to develop equations for player effectiveness doesn’t always work well. ESPN tried to develop its own quarterback equation, but found it wasn’t that simple. Each throw a quarterback made or run he scored on needed additional eyes to assure that the numbers accurately reflected his performance. While people may base salaries on individual…

  • Short Notes: Disempowerment Is A Cooperative Act

    Jose Vilson
    28 Apr 2013 | 8:00 am
    Sabrina Stevens at TEDxNYED, Brooklyn Tech A few things: The Atlantic’s John Tierney joins in the chorus of the annoyed in this essay about the Atlanta / Washington DC cheating scandals and its ramifications for education reform. [The Atlantic] Michael Doyle makes a clear argument for the village raising the child. [BHS Doyle] Florida’s investigating K-12 Inc. Hate to use the word evil about any person or group, but … [EdWeek] For those in NYC, Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor will be speaking at the ELL Parent Conference. [NYC Schools] Quote of the Week: A current of…
 
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  • TTT#349 Crowdfunding to Rethink Ed- IncitED’s Campaigns: Open Road, Imagining Learning, Youth Voices – Plus: Spokes 5.15.13

    Paul Allison
    21 May 2013 | 5:28 pm
    Download. On this episode of TTT we invite you to go to IncitED to learn more about these projects and support them if you can: Imagining Learning – Creating a National Collective Voice through Listening Open Road Learning Community for Teens: Learning Without School (It's Natural) Youth Voices Summer Program: Connected Learning with the NYC Writing Project Look for the Spokes campaign on Kickstarter. Whether or not you plan to or can not make a contribution to one of these campaigns, please join us for a conversation about crowdfunding on this episode of TTT. We are joined by the…

  • TTT#348 IDEC 2013 – International Democratic Education Conference w/ Sally Anderson, Scott Nine, Joye Otto, David Loitz – 5.8.13

    Paul Allison
    16 May 2013 | 4:35 pm
    Download. On this episode of TTT we have a conversation about democratic education and IDEC 2013, the 21st annual International Democratic Education Conference, which will be held in Boulder, Colorado this August 4-8. Participants in this episode of TTT are: What is IDEC?IDEC 2013 will be a unique international gathering of changemakers—practitioners, organizers, academics, youth, and educators—built around how we can transform our communities, schools, and learning to ensure that all young people can engage meaningfully in their education and gain the tools to build a just,…

  • TTT#347 Spring Conversations with Valerie Burton, Chad Sansing, and Jo Paraiso – May 1, 2013

    Paul Allison
    15 May 2013 | 6:39 am
    Download. On this episode of TTT Monika Hardy and Paul Allison talk with Valerie Burton and Chad Sansing. We are also be joined by Jo Paraiso, whose students in Oakland, CA have been all over Youth Voices recently: http://youthvoices.net/Fremont What have you been noticing? What dreams are you working to make come true? What connections are you making with people and ideas? What are you doing that's awesome? Go to EdTechTalk to see the chat that was happening during this live webcast.  

  • TTT#346 Connected Learning is Production Centered – “Forge IV” with Ed Martinez, Fred Mindlin, and Dan Spelce 4.24.13

    Paul Allison
    13 May 2013 | 12:49 pm
    Download Another story of +Connected Learning on this episode of TTT. We are joined by Ed Martinez, +Fred Mindlin, and Dan Spelce to discuss "Forage IV," a pilot program supported in part by NWP's collaboration with the MacArthur Foundation's Digital Literacy Initiative. Integrating art with environmental education, we support teachers in linking their existing curriculum to a student-led interest-driven project, collaborating with practicing artists. The Project web site is http://forage.storyreach.com/ We are also joined by Jennifer Woollven, Joel Malley, and Scott…

  • TTT#345 Detroit Future Schools & Boston w/Ammerah Saidi, Danielle Filipiak, Christina Cantrill, Fred Haas, Chris Tsang 4.17.13

    Paul Allison
    12 May 2013 | 6:58 pm
    Download. On this episode of TTT we learn more about connected learning, city as school, using media in justice-based education and more! Educators from the Detroit Future Schools (DFS) program http://schools.detroitfuture.org share their experiences of attempting to re-invent the practice and purpose of education. They discuss the transformative processes that they use in classrooms along with student-generated media projects. Furthermore, theyshare how the DFS network is growing and refining its vision. Enjoy this conversation with +Ammerah Saidi and +ms filipiak from Detroit Future Schools…
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  • thoughts on Pew’s latest report: notable findings on race and privacy

    zephoria
    22 May 2013 | 8:09 am
    Yesterday, Pew Internet and American Life Project (in collaboration with Berkman) unveiled a brilliant report about “Teens, Social Media, and Privacy.” As a researcher who’s been in the trenches on these topics for a long time now, none of their finding surprised me but it still gives me absolute delight when our data is so beautifully in synch. I want to quickly discuss two important issues that this report raise. Race is a factor in explaining differences in teen social media use. Pew provides important measures on shifts in social media, including the continued saturation…

  • Heads Up: Parenting Leave Coming Up

    zephoria
    20 May 2013 | 10:17 am
    I’m a big believer in taking breaks from work, research, and my mediated life to travel, trek, and explore. Years ago, I implemented email sabbaticals to give myself space to take time off without being overwhelmed by the ongoing flow of emails and expectations. I documented the process because too many people assumed that I just disappeared, unannounced, leaving my colleagues and friends in a lurch. Actually, email sabbaticals are a process because they have stages where I make sure that everyone who depends on me is taken care of before I disappear into the void. I typically announce…

  • How would you define work in a networked world?

    zephoria
    5 May 2013 | 12:43 pm
    (This post was originally written for LinkedIn.  Go to the LinkedIn version to engage in the conversation.) I’ve been scratching my head trying to think about how to understand the different facets of labor that are shaping contemporary life. I don’t have good answers; I only have some provocations and a few questions, but I would love to hear your thoughts. As a teenager, I was a sandwich artist. I’d arrive at work, don my uniform and clock in. I had a long list of responsibilities – chopping onions, cleaning the shop, preparing the food, etc. Everything was…

  • why I’m quitting Mendeley (and why my employer has nothing to do with it)

    zephoria
    11 Apr 2013 | 9:45 am
    Earlier this week, Mendeley was bought by Elsevier. I posted the announcement on Twitter to state that I would be quitting Mendeley. This tweet sparked a conversation between me and the head of academic outreach at Mendeley (William Gunn) that could only go so far in 140 character chunks. I was trying to highlight that, while I respected the Mendeley team’s decision to do what’s best for them, I could not support them as a customer knowing that this would empower a company that I think undermines scholarship, scholars, and the future of research. Today, Gunn posted the following…

  • Addressing Human Trafficking: Guidelines for Technological Interventions

    zephoria
    8 Apr 2013 | 10:10 am
    Two years ago, when I started working on issues related to human trafficking and technology, I was frustrated by how few people recognized the potential of technology to help address the commercial sexual exploitation of children. With the help of a few colleagues at Microsoft Research, I crafted a framework document to think through the intersection of technology and trafficking. After talking with Mark Latonero at USC (who has been writing brilliant reports on technology and human trafficking), I teamed up with folks at MSR Connections and Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit to help fund…
 
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    Stephen's Web ~ OLDaily

  • How “Admissions” Works Differently At For-Profit Colleges: Sorting and Signaling

    24 May 2013 | 11:51 am
    Tressie McMillan Cottom., tressiemc, May 24, 2013 Some really good writing in this longish post about university admissions that ends with this: "Rather than a market response to unmet consumer demand, my data tell a story of class insecurity that is transformed into a credentialing process through marketing that sorts, and admissions processes that signal to students that a for-profit credential can provide the security they intuit they need. The success of colleges like Profit U not only responds to the individual pain points of students grappling with increasing competition for fewer good…

  • Harvard Faculty Request Faculty Oversight of HarvardX (Their Usage of edX)

    24 May 2013 | 11:38 am
    Phil Hill, e-Literate, May 24, 2013 According to the letter signed by 58 faculty members from the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Harvard, "It is our responsibility to ensure that HarvardX is consistent with our commitment to our students on campus, and with our academic mission." They then ask that a committee of tenure and tenure track faculty draft "a set of ethical and educational principles" that will govern their involvement. The Harvard faculty letter, writes Phil Hill, takes the approach of "viewing MOOCs as experiments in 'teaching methods that can be validated, refuted, or refined…

  • More on MOOCs and Being Awesome Instead

    24 May 2013 | 11:27 am
    David Wiley, iterating toward openness, May 24, 2013 David Wiley clarifies, and his points are worth lingering on. "Some readers may have gotten the impression that I was saying it was ok to 'Be Awesome Instead' of being open. That was absolutely not the point I was making. Being open – truly open – is absolutely critical..." Quite so. And I am really really of the same mind as Wiley when he writes this: "For a number of years I have felt that the overwhelming majority of educational researchers are focused on the 'high quality' problem, to the virtual exclusion of the 'universal'…

  • literaci.es

    24 May 2013 | 11:11 am
    Doug Belshaw, literaci.es, May 24, 2013 Doug Belshaw has started a new blog on a new blog service / magazine called Svbtle. Here's his announcement post. "Svbtle is a new kind of writing and publishing network that takes the best things from traditional publishing and combines them with the best parts of the web." There's an application for membership, but it's not clear yet why someone would apply. Meanwhile, it has been interesting watching Doug Belshaw's transition from staid academic to hipster dude since his employment at Mozilla. (I say that just in jest, but it's still interesting to…

  • Data Dealer

    24 May 2013 | 10:31 am
    Display May 24, 2013 So I spent way too much time playing this game this afternoon, which automatically makes it worth passing along. "'Data Dealer' is an online/serious/educational game about collecting and selling personal data - full of irony and humour. It's an interactive exploration of the personal data ecosystem in the digital age and targeted at both young people and adults." Have fun! [Link] [Comment]
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    The Power of Educational Technology

  • BYOD vs BYO iPad -

    Liz Davis
    11 May 2013 | 11:49 am
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/fritz_park/4801769382/ I began this year's iPad pilot fully expecting that we would be come an iPad school eventually. The term "pilot" when used as an adjective is defined as an "experiment or test before using something more widely." When used as a noun it is "the person who operates the flying controls of an aircraft." As the pilot of this iPad pilot, it has definitely been a wild ride. Over the course of this experience my opinion has shifted considerably. There were three reasons that I thought the iPad would be the best device for us as a school. 1. We would…

  • 5 Things Learners TODAY Should Be Doing

    Liz Davis
    3 May 2013 | 6:26 am
         First of all, I have finally found another word for 21st Century. I have struggled with this for a while, "21st century" is such an overused term, especially since we have been living in the 21st century for 13 years. Then it hit me, the 21st century is TODAY, right now! By labeling it anything other than that, we make it feel like we have time to get there. We have no more time, we are here.     I have also been thinking a lot about ways to simplify my vision of what schools should be doing(see my last post) and what learners should be doing. Last night I…

  • Schools today should be...

    Liz Davis
    25 Apr 2013 | 12:50 pm
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/nfiore23/2122230324 Preparing students to interact in a global economy.  In order to prepare students to work with an international community of colleagues we need to provide them with opportunities to interact with people from around the world. Teachers also need experiences collaborating globally. Online social networks, such as Twitter, and  Facebook, provide teachers with a way to meet colleagues from around the world and around the country. These Online relationships in turn provide opportunities for classrooms to connect. Preparing students to…

  • Putting the iPad in front of the horse...

    Liz Davis
    4 Apr 2013 | 1:36 pm
    I know it is a mixed metaphor, but rolling out iPads this year has been a mixed experience. In some cases it has transformed learning, in other cases it hasn't. In many cases trying to make the iPad fit the curriculum has been like trying to fit a square peg into a round hole. Yes, I'm over doing it with the cliches on this post, but when the shoe fits... Using iPads in my 7th grade English class has lead to some really interesting projects, and some great ways to make the classroom interactive. But at other times the iPad just isn't the right tool for what we want to accomplish. The bottom…

  • Putting the iPad in front of the horse...

    Liz Davis
    4 Apr 2013 | 1:15 pm
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    The Hall Monitor

  • Westchester’s school, government and business leaders band together to demand: ‘Stop Albany’

    Gary Stern
    23 May 2013 | 12:36 pm
    Educators around here are tired of the state telling them what to do—especially when it involves spending $. Municipal and county officials are tired of the same thing. And businesspeople think it’s bad for everyone. So all three groups announced today—at a press conference right here in the building where... Read More →The post Westchester’s school, government and business leaders band together to demand: ‘Stop Albany’ appeared first on The Hall Monitor.

  • Budget night: A tense time for school districts

    Gary Stern
    21 May 2013 | 3:16 pm
    The polls are open for a few more hours and many school officials are probably biting their nails. LoHud.com will have the results as soon as they’re available. The great majority of school district budgets have been supported by voters in recent years, but this is always a nerve-wracking time... Read More →The post Budget night: A tense time for school districts appeared first on The Hall Monitor.

  • US News & World Reports: best high school list

    Randi Weiner
    13 May 2013 | 12:19 pm
    U.S. News & World Report has released its most recent list of best high schools in New York. Rockland, Putnam and Westchester high schools account for 15 of the first 100 top schools. Here are the local rankings for the first 100 schools. The full list can be found at... Read More →The post US News & World Reports: best high school list appeared first on The Hall Monitor.

  • Indiana the first state to ‘pause’ Common Core

    Gary Stern
    13 May 2013 | 8:53 am
    Indiana has become the first state to “pause” its implementation of the national Common Core learning standards. On Saturday, Gov. Mike Pence signed legislation that requires public hearings about the Core and an analysis of the costs of implementation—a key concern of educators in New York. Pence says: “I have... Read More →The post Indiana the first state to ‘pause’ Common Core appeared first on The Hall Monitor.

  • Teacher writes about not being allowed to discuss new NYS tests

    Gary Stern
    10 May 2013 | 1:08 pm
    A high school English teacher from Delaware County had a column this week in the Syracuse Post-Standard about not being allowed to discuss the new state tests. Gretchen Dandrea Blynt writes: “Our country is purporting to be on a mission to reform it public education system. I’ve heard the phrase,... Read More →The post Teacher writes about not being allowed to discuss new NYS tests appeared first on The Hall Monitor.
 
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    Moving at the Speed of Creativity

  • Why Your School Needs a Scratch Club [VIDEO]

    Wesley Fryer
    22 May 2013 | 8:26 am
    (cross-posted from the Yukon Public Schools’ Learning Showcase website) This past year, fourth and fifth grade students at Independence Elementary School in Yukon, Oklahoma, have had the opportunity to participate in an after-school Scratch Club led by STEM teacher Chris Simon. Scratch is a free program from the MIT Media Lab, which permits learners of any age to create games, tell stories, make animations, and much more. In its new 2.0 version, Scratch is entirely web-based, so it can even run on a Chromebook! Yesterday was the final day of “Scratch Club” for students at…

  • Help My Son’s Debate Teacher Whose Home Was Destroyed by the Moore Tornado

    Wesley Fryer
    22 May 2013 | 8:05 am
    Londa Mandron, my 9th grade son’s debate teacher at Classen School of Advanced Studies in Oklahoma City, lost her entire home in the devastating tornado which hit Moore, Oklahoma, on Monday, May 20, 2013. Several people have contacted me about things they can do, or their class at school can do, to help in the wake of this terrible tragedy. In addition to the options to send money which I shared on Monday, this is an excellent opportunity to help a specific person and family. Catherine Armitage, another ClassenSAS parent, has created a list of items Mrs. Madron’s family needs on…

  • Read an Enhanced eBook in the Chrome Browser with Readium

    Wesley Fryer
    21 May 2013 | 11:48 am
    This past semester, third graders in Ms. Moore’s classroom (in Oklahoma City Public Schools) wrote and published an original book titled, “Our Favorite Books.” They used an iPad Mini and the wonderful app, “Book Creator” by Red Jumper to include photographs of their artwork, their written text, and audio recordings of their voices reading each section of the book. The book is available as an enhanced ePUB ebook, a PDF (without audio), a printed color paperback on Lulu.com, and as a YouTube screencast. All these versions are linked on…

  • Using Student Videos on YouTube to Demonstrate Proper School Procedures

    Wesley Fryer
    21 May 2013 | 9:42 am
    (cross-posted from the Yukon Public Schools’ Learning Showcase website) Jennie Wilmes, the K-3 librarian at Shedeck Elementary School in Yukon, Oklahoma, has been working with teachers this semester on a new “digital way” to help students learn proper procedures at school. Using some very talented student actors, Mrs. Wilmes created and published six short videos to her Library YouTube channel which showcase proper procedures for using the bathroom, walking in the hallway, attending the morning “sunrise” assembly, eating in the cafeteria, staying safe on the…

  • Share Words and Pictures of Encouragement and Love with #moorehugs

    Wesley Fryer
    21 May 2013 | 9:07 am
    If you and your students are creating or thinking about creating artwork, poems, recorded messages, essays, or digital video projects to express encouragement, love and support to the families affected by the deadly tornadoes yesterday in Moore, Oklahoma, consider sharing them on social media websites with the hashtag #moorehugs. By using a hashtag on Twitter, Instagram, or other social platforms, those messages can be readily collected and shared with others. A hashtag can “amplify” a message on social media to a wider audience. If your students create artwork for families in…
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    The Thinking Stick

  • New GAFE Course Begins June 3rd!

    Jeff Utecht
    19 May 2013 | 6:33 am
    Just a quick announcement that I will be running the Google Apps for Education (GAFE) course over the summer for those who are interested in learning more about Google Apps. The second cohort is about a week away from finishing and it has been great to learn with people on this journey into Google Apps. It really is a love/hate relationship. I love all that I learn from people and things they teach me as Google moves so fast. Also I hate it as it makes it hard to keep the content up to date. I’ll be going back and redoing the Google+ videos with the new announcements for sure. You can…

  • Google I/O Reflection

    Jeff Utecht
    18 May 2013 | 9:01 am
    Now I have admitted before that I am a google fan boy. I love Google, I love their products, I love the way they take risks in development, I love the future they are trying to make a reality. So it should be no surprise that on Wednesday I prepared myself for the 3 hour Keynote that kicked off Google I/O Developers Conference this year. The conference has now ended and it is time to write my own reflection on the event and how I think this all relates to education. Let’s start with the educational announcements: Facts from the above video: Google Apps 25 Million educational users all…

  • The Bright Side of Google Reader Leaving Us

    Jeff Utecht
    5 Apr 2013 | 9:25 am
    Photo Credit: jypsygen via Compfight cc Now don’t get me wrong, the announcement that Google Reader will no longer be after July 1st came as a shocker….but then again…not really. We know where Google is headed…everything tied to Google+ and Google+ integration across all apps. Which now that I see that and treat the Google ecosystem that way, well, it turns out it is a pretty nice feature. But what this means is that apps that don’t “fit” into Google+ are probably on the outs (worried about Google Sites as well…who else uses them besides education?). So instead…

  • Preparing for the Next Three Years

    Jeff Utecht
    3 Apr 2013 | 9:27 am
    A couple of interesting things over the past 6 months or so that I have been a part of and/or witnessed that I wanted to share and reflect on. I have been working with a lot of International schools over the past six months. I find it fascinating that in a lot of these schools, I end up having conversations with the administrative team where someone (usually the head of school) will say something along the lines of: “You have spent a couple of days with us now, how do we compare to other International Schools you have worked with in the region?” There is this sense that we need to keep up…

  • Hot Box

    Jeff Utecht
    1 Apr 2013 | 10:42 pm
    (Stories from my side of the field parts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5) “Ok, let’s go play!” My dad says as the three of us jump up and down and head in three different directions. My youngest brother heads to the kichen, opens up the cupboard and grabs two white paper plates. My other brother (the middle one) hustles to the back porch and grabs an incrediball, while I run upstairs and grab our gloves. “Greg…where’s your glove?” I holler down the stairs. “In my room in the corner!” He hollers back. My mom walks over to the coat closet, opens it up and…
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    Computer Science Teacher

  • Some Thoughts About MOOCs

    Alfred Thompson
    23 May 2013 | 7:10 am
    Massive Open Online Courses (or MOOCs) seem to be a major topic of conversation in higher education these days. Online courses for high school students tend to be neither massive or open where open means that anyone can take them. Online education in high school (and younger) seems to be viewed as a solution for students who don’t do well in traditional schools, credit recovery or offering courses that a local school doesn’t have the resources to offer specific courses. No one (or few at least) seems to be suggesting that MOOCs or online education will revolutionize secondary school…

  • Sexism and Women in Technology

    Alfred Thompson
    21 May 2013 | 6:24 pm
    There seems to be a lot of discussion on the Internet about women in technology. More specifically the troubles they have with. The Girls in IT–Infographic and Report from NCWIT I wrote about talks about the shortage of women and girls in information technology. A couple of recent articles give some clues about why that shortage of girls in the field may be. How to Be a ‘Woman Programmer’ is an article in the New York Times by a woman software developer recounting some of the sexist and down right anti-women experiences she’s experienced. I find this sort of thing aggravating. Not the…

  • Girls in IT–Infographic and Report from NCWIT

    Alfred Thompson
    21 May 2013 | 2:18 am
    I found an info graphic from NCWIT on Girls in IT to be pretty interesting. I can’t get it to format right in this blog format but you can see it here. I’ve got one snippet of it below.   It is shocking to me how under represented women are in the Advanced Placement Computer Science program and in undergraduate CS programs. There is a lot more in the graphic and the accompanying report - Girls in IT: The Facts. I’m also reading the report which “aims to bring together this latest research so that readers can gain a clearer and more coherent picture of 1) the current state of…

  • Would You Hire Your Graduates?

    Alfred Thompson
    20 May 2013 | 3:30 pm
    I was reading a blog post by a university professor on the subject of adjunct faculty (Tenure-track’s untouchables) when I can across the statement that “the university has a disinclination to hire their own graduates.” This seemed weird to me. I teach at a high school that has a good number of their own alumni on the faculty. On a recent visit my my university alma mater I noted that there were a good number of graduates who had returned to teach there as well. I always saw this as a good thing. I struggled to think of why a university would have this sort of disinclination and the…

  • Interesting Links 20 May 2013

    Alfred Thompson
    20 May 2013 | 2:21 am
    In case you missed the announcement last week the CSTA Election results are announced. Thank you very much to those of you who voted for me. I’ve really looking forward to helping out on this board. The school year is nearing an end. The school I teach at had their senior prom over the weekend. I hope to see pictures today. I’m also starting to think about how I am teaching next year. We’re creating two new courses to replace some existing but dated courses. Some of the links below will play into my thinking. I’ve been working a lot more with TouchDevelop lately. I really want to use…
 
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    The Center for Education Reform

  • Daily Headlines for May 24, 2013

    erickaf
    24 May 2013 | 8:28 am
    NEWSWIRE IS BACK! Click here for the latest weekly report on education news and commentary you won’t find anywhere else, spiced with a dash of irreverence, from the nation’s leading voice in school reform. Is K-12 Blended Learning Disruptive? Forbes, May 23, 2013 Today the Clayton Christensen Institute published its fourth major paper on K–12 blended learning, titled “Is K–12 blended learning disruptive? An introduction to theory of hybrids.” Clayton Christensen joined Heather Staker, who has authored all four of our papers, and me in writing this paper, which takes a…

  • Daily Headlines for May 23, 2013

    erickaf
    23 May 2013 | 7:30 am
    NEWSWIRE IS BACK! Click here for the latest weekly report on education news and commentary you won’t find anywhere else, spiced with a dash of irreverence, from the nation’s leading voice in school reform. NATIONAL COVERAGE Grading Charter Schools Isn’t as Easy as It Would Appear Valley News, VT, May 23, 2013 Numerous studies have used this lottery method to analyze the impact of charter schools on standardized test scores, and by and large they report similar findings: Charters in rural or suburban areas don’t do any better than public schools, while in urban areas they are…

  • Passions High Around School Voucher Bill

    mtigani
    23 May 2013 | 6:01 am
    by Mark Binker WRAL May 21, 2013 In a packed room, the House Education Committee heard Tuesday from supporters and opponents of a plan to give taxpayer-funded scholarships for low income students that attend private schools. The crowd precluded any committee debate or a vote on the bill, as legislators used the limited time to hear from the public – those in favor and against the Opportunity Scholarship Act The committee did roll out a new version of the bill and an accompanying summary that explains the bill. “The bill before you, in reality, will not help the students it is intended…

  • Daily Headlines for May 22, 2013

    erickaf
    22 May 2013 | 7:24 am
    NEWSWIRE IS BACK! Click here for the latest weekly report on education news and commentary you won’t find anywhere else, spiced with a dash of irreverence, from the nation’s leading voice in school reform. NATIONAL COVERAGE The College ‘Preparation Gap’ In A Single Graphic Washington Post Blog, DC, May 22, 2013 An annual national survey of school curriculum concludes that there is a “large gap” between how high school teachers perceive their graduating students’ readiness for college and what professors expect freshmen to know. Common Core Clash: AFT President Fires Back…

  • Newswire: May 21, 2013

    mtigani
    21 May 2013 | 4:09 pm
    Vol. 15, No. 20 OPPORTUNITY AHEAD. North Carolina lawmakers deliberated on a proposal earlier today that would bring much needed change to the Tarheel State. Thanks to the bi-partisan work of NC House Members Rob Bryan (R-Mecklenburg), Marcus Brandon (D-Guilford), Brian Brown, (R-Pitt) and Ed Hanes (D-Forsyth), the Opportunity Scholarship Act (HB 944) is moving forward to provide scholarships up to $4,200 so low-income and middle class families can choose the best school to fit the needs of their children. While the opposition dusted off the same tired arguments that are proven myths,…
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  • Wacom Bamboo Capture

    Kathy Schrock
    6 May 2013 | 1:54 pm
    Wacom Graphire (2002) I have had a Wacom (pronounced "wah-kum") drawing tablet for years. In our district, we had computer lab sets of the Wacom Graphire2, which came out in 2002. The Graphire2 came bundled with software, including an early version of Adobe Photoshop Elements.  Having a drawing tablet and a piece of software that easily allowed students to mark up images and create their own art products, opened an entirely new way of using a computer for our middle schoolers. The ability to hold a drawing tool just like they held a pencil was so exciting for them! The tablets still…

  • New cool stuff from Ipevo

    Kathy Schrock
    3 Mar 2013 | 7:03 am
    I continue to be impressed with the new items Ipevo comes out with to support teaching and learning. At FETC in January, I was able to see the attachment for the Perch iPad stand that allows you to use the iPad as a serviceable document camera. Snapshot from the Ziggi-HD 5 megapixel camera The Ziggi USB Document Camera is going to be updated soon to the Ziggi-HD model. I got my hands on one, and took at look at the output from its 5 megapixel camera (up from 2 megapixel in the previous model) with a resolution that was bettered from 1600x1200 on the original Ziggi to 2592x1944 on the HD…

  • Pay it forward

    Kathy Schrock
    17 Feb 2013 | 4:58 am
    I am a big believer in "paying it forward". I know, from personal experience, that helping someone out or doing something nice for someone makes the world a better place. When that person you support helps someone else, and on and on, the movement spreads. I consider Twitter a perfect example of paying it forward. I find something to share I feel my followers will benefit from and, if they think so, they send it off to their followers, and the benefits multiply!  If I see some great link or idea or thought from the people I follow on Twitter, I re-tweet it to my followers, and am happy…

  • Snow Day Fun!

    Kathy Schrock
    10 Feb 2013 | 6:42 am
    Well, we are still in the throes of a blizzard and I have no Internet access, no Wi-Fi, no cell service, and most of what I want to work on is in the cloud. (Note to self: keep copies locally when a blizzard is approaching!) The SmartScope iGo However, I did have a new gadget to review, and I managed to get to that! The item is the SmartScope iGo Wi-Fi microscope. It is a handheld microscope that works with both the iPad and iPad Mini, Android tablets, and the iPhone and Android phones. You can hook up to three mobile devices at once to each SmartScope iGo.   When you turn the microscope…

  • It's all about choice!

    Kathy Schrock
    7 Feb 2013 | 8:00 am
    This is a re-posting of a guest post to the SmartBlog on Education blog which appeared on February 6, 2013. It is tagged in their "emerging technologies" section. _______________________________________________________________________________ I am a gadget geek. And I love my iPad. However, there are plenty of other choices on the market today, and I have come to realize that a mix of devices may be a better choice in the educational setting. The Apple App Store is full of well-vetted and useful software. When you hear “there is an app for that,” it seems to be true! From…
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  • Three Dollar People

    Matt Reed
    24 May 2013 | 12:57 am
    Blog: Confessions of a Community College DeanThe New York Times reports that instructional spending at research universities has risen much more quickly over the last decade than at community colleges.   In 2009, community colleges spent $9,300 per student on educational resources, virtually unchanged from 1999 once inflation was taken into account. Public research universities spent $16,700, up 11 percent from 1999, and private research universities spent $41,000, an increase of 31 percent. Community colleges often receive substantially less money per student than elementary or…

  • A dean's thoughts on honor (and burden) of reading names at commencement (essay)

    Lee Burdette Williams
    24 May 2013 | 12:05 am
    Commencement: T-minus 6 weeks.  Into my hands, my assistant Jan places a black three-ring binder.  In it, in 14-point font, triple-spaced for easy reading, are the names the registrar has determined should be read at commencement: students who are expected to complete their requirements either by the end of the semester or, in a few cases, the end of the summer. My hands begin to shake. The notebook feels like it weighs 12 pounds. It becomes, in an instant, The Notebook. How I ended up with the job of reading the names at commencement is one of the many quirks of history that make…

  • Colorado College's education major challenges whether disciplines still define the liberal arts

    Kevin Kiley
    24 May 2013 | 12:00 am
    New education major at Colorado College, a thriving liberal arts college, challenges whether sector should still be defined by traditional disciplines. Editorial Tags: College administrationEducationLiberal arts colleges

  • House Passes Student Loan Interest Rate Bill

    Libby A. Nelson
    24 May 2013 | 12:00 am
    WASHINGTON -- The House of Representatives passed a bill Thursday that would create variable interest rates for student loans, but the measure is likely to stall since Senate Democrats strongly oppose it and President Obama has vowed a veto. Interest rates for federally subsidized Stafford loans will double to 6.8 percent on July 1 if Congress does not act, and both President Obama and Congressional Republicans had originally said they favored a long-term solution. But Congressional Democrats have opposed the House Republicans' plan, which would create interest rates based on 10-year…

  • Ph.D.s as teachers and other ideas emerge from panel on doctoral reform at Stanford

    Colleen Flaherty
    24 May 2013 | 12:00 am
    Stanford pledges to pay for a master's in education for humanities Ph.D.s who want to become high school teachers. Editorial Tags: DisciplinesGraduate educationGraduate studentsNew academic programsPostdocs
 
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  • College.

    Michael Smith
    28 Apr 2013 | 5:38 am

  • Only Idiots Run Marathons.

    Michael Smith
    28 Apr 2013 | 5:06 am
    The title of this blog may be a lie. I really have no idea because I’ve never ran a marathon. 26.2 miles seems like a long way. I know when I’m in the city if a restaurant is over 5 blocks away, I take a cab.  Or I don’t go. It has never ever occurred to me that I should run to the restaurant.  And it’s only 5 blocks (although city blocks seem rather long). So the thought of running over 26 miles seems insane to me. But the thought of running a half marathon seems like sheer genius. Train hard. Lift weights. Waste my winter weekends traipsing around the ice and snow…

  • Sundays Are No Longer a Day of Rest.

    Michael Smith
    16 Apr 2013 | 11:12 am
    When I was a kid, Sundays could be boring. You slept a littler later. You went to Sunday school and church (tried your best not to sleep there). You ate lunch. Maybe watched a game on TV (of course, this was before there were a thousand games on television at all hours of the day and night…. so you had a choice of one). Took a nap. Sunday afternoon stretched in to Sunday evening and they both seemed to last forever. Now, Sundays fly by.  Before I know what’s happened it’s Monday and the start of another work week. Saturdays are no better.  They are spent getting everything…

  • Discovery Education Part Duex: Beyond the Textbook Continues.

    Michael Smith
    7 Apr 2013 | 5:07 am
    Instead of making you watch a projector slideshow of my trip to Washington (old school reference), I thought I would just share my thoughts about my experience at Discovery Headquarters. First, I love a free trip.  I’m not sure which I love more – the free or the trip.  Combine them and I’m in heaven (if you are reading this and in charge of giving away free trips, please keep me in mind). If you recall and I’m almost positive you don’t, I was invited by Discovery about this time last year to take part in a forum on digital textbooks (I’m told it’s…

  • QR Code Birthday Cake.

    Michael Smith
    7 Apr 2013 | 12:20 am
    The Evil Spawn just turned 12. She’s a nerd and I use this term with respect. She’s a great nerd (she prefers geek). For her birthday, she wanted a QR code cake and a QR coded scavenger hunt that led her and her friends all over town. They went to all of her old haunts.  From her first babysitter to the dentist’s office where she lost her first tooth.  The clues led them to the grocery store where they had to figure out how much money we have spent on Buddy the Dog’s food in the last four years. They even visited their 2nd grade teacher where they had to recall the…
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  • Seven key stats with important implications for schools

    eSchool News Staff
    24 May 2013 | 11:33 am
    The percentage of U.S. students living in poverty jumped by 40 percent in the last decade, and total funding for K-12 education dropped by $1 billion from 2008-09 to 2009-10. Yet, despite these challenges, high school graduation rates are slowly climbing—and more students are completing math and science courses, according to the latest figures from the National Center on Education Statistics. Released May 23, “The Condition of Education 2013”—the latest in an annual series of reports from NCES, a branch of the U.S. Department of Education—is chock full of valuable statistics for…

  • Five tech-savvy schools that focus on ed-tech

    Laura Devaney
    23 May 2013 | 11:00 pm
    These five schools and districts are modeling ed-tech success. Many schools have learning technologies and ed-tech tools. But what sets exemplary schools apart is how they use those technologies. Below are five schools, listed in alphabetical order, that are taking teaching and learning to the next level by leveraging ed-tech and learning technologies to boost student engagement and staff productivity. An ed-tech specialist or administrator from each school describes the school’s accomplishments. 1. Adrian Public Schools, Michigan Christopher J. Timmis, Superintendent The district is…

  • The best tweets of the week for education

    Meris Stansbury
    23 May 2013 | 11:15 am
    [View the story "The best tweets of the week for education" on Storify]

  • Innovative schools share ideas to improve learning

    staff and wire services reports
    22 May 2013 | 11:00 pm
    A network of schools is working to improve their programs and share ideas with other member schools. Failing 9th grade for the second year in row, A.J. Swan had accepted that he wasn’t going to graduate from his Vermont high school. He’d barely made it this far, after being held back in 7th grade. It wasn’t that he wasn’t learning, he said, but he didn’t find what he was learning important and didn’t feel a need to write it down _ as homework and papers _ to show he knew it. “It wasn’t like a good feeling,” he said of knowing that he…

  • House committee targets education funding

    staff and wire services reports
    22 May 2013 | 8:57 am
    To deal with the cuts imposed by sequestration, the House Appropriations Committee has chosen to target certain departments—including Education—instead of spreading the cuts across all agencies. Republicans controlling the House of Representatives pressed ahead May 21 with a plan to slash spending on certain domestic programs—including education—far deeper than the cuts these departments already face under a painful round of automatic austerity. Military Construction/Veterans Affairs, Homeland Security, and the Pentagon would be spared under the plan approved by the House…
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  • Seven key stats with important implications for schools

    eSchool News Staff
    24 May 2013 | 11:33 am
    The percentage of U.S. students living in poverty jumped by 40 percent in the last decade, and total funding for K-12 education dropped by $1 billion from 2008-09 to 2009-10. Yet, despite these challenges, high school graduation rates are slowly climbing—and more students are completing math and science courses, according to the latest figures from the National Center on Education Statistics. Released May 23, “The Condition of Education 2013”—the latest in an annual series of reports from NCES, a branch of the U.S. Department of Education—is chock full of valuable statistics for…

  • Five tech-savvy schools that focus on ed-tech

    Laura Devaney
    23 May 2013 | 11:00 pm
    These five schools and districts are modeling ed-tech success. Many schools have learning technologies and ed-tech tools. But what sets exemplary schools apart is how they use those technologies. Below are five schools, listed in alphabetical order, that are taking teaching and learning to the next level by leveraging ed-tech and learning technologies to boost student engagement and staff productivity. An ed-tech specialist or administrator from each school describes the school’s accomplishments. 1. Adrian Public Schools, Michigan Christopher J. Timmis, Superintendent The district is…

  • The best tweets of the week for education

    Meris Stansbury
    23 May 2013 | 11:15 am
    [View the story "The best tweets of the week for education" on Storify]

  • Innovative schools share ideas to improve learning

    staff and wire services reports
    22 May 2013 | 11:00 pm
    A network of schools is working to improve their programs and share ideas with other member schools. Failing 9th grade for the second year in row, A.J. Swan had accepted that he wasn’t going to graduate from his Vermont high school. He’d barely made it this far, after being held back in 7th grade. It wasn’t that he wasn’t learning, he said, but he didn’t find what he was learning important and didn’t feel a need to write it down _ as homework and papers _ to show he knew it. “It wasn’t like a good feeling,” he said of knowing that he…

  • House committee targets education funding

    staff and wire services reports
    22 May 2013 | 8:57 am
    To deal with the cuts imposed by sequestration, the House Appropriations Committee has chosen to target certain departments—including Education—instead of spreading the cuts across all agencies. Republicans controlling the House of Representatives pressed ahead May 21 with a plan to slash spending on certain domestic programs—including education—far deeper than the cuts these departments already face under a painful round of automatic austerity. Military Construction/Veterans Affairs, Homeland Security, and the Pentagon would be spared under the plan approved by the House…
 
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  • Five tech-savvy schools that focus on ed-tech

    Laura Devaney
    23 May 2013 | 11:00 pm
    These five schools and districts are modeling ed-tech success. Many schools have learning technologies and ed-tech tools. But what sets exemplary schools apart is how they use those technologies. Below are five schools, listed in alphabetical order, that are taking teaching and learning to the next level by leveraging ed-tech and learning technologies to boost student engagement and staff productivity. An ed-tech specialist or administrator from each school describes the school’s accomplishments. 1. Adrian Public Schools, Michigan Christopher J. Timmis, Superintendent The district is…

  • Google’s conversational search arrives with new Chrome

    staff and wire services reports
    23 May 2013 | 12:16 pm
    Google is enabling a more naturally spoken question-and-answer interface to its search service for people with a new version of Chrome, CNET reports. Google demonstrated conversational search at Google I/O a week ago, a style of search designed to be more like natural human speech than the technically constructed search queries that people often use today to retrieve information from a search engine… Read the full story

  • The best tweets of the week for education

    Meris Stansbury
    23 May 2013 | 11:15 am
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  • Sensors are everywhere, and a new project wants to bring them to the classroom for cheap

    staff and wire services reports
    22 May 2013 | 10:41 am
    One interesting element of Google I/O this year were the sensors laid out everywhere around Moscone tracking environmental data throughout the event, TechCrunch reports. Those types of sensors are now all around us, including in our phones and in various smart home devices, and now a new Kickstarter project from ManyLabs wants to help kids get familiar with them very early on. The project is called Sensors for Students, and it wants to build a sensor collection kit that includes a plate for an open-source Arduino board and Grove shield combo, along with one of a variety of parts for a number…

  • Twelve learning technologies with big education potential

    Laura Devaney
    21 May 2013 | 11:00 pm
    A number of technologies could impact education in the coming years. Technologies that enable more personalized learning are poised at the forefront of learning trends, according to this year’s Horizon Report K-12, an annual report that forecasts learning technologies that will have a large impact on learning in the immediate future and in the coming years. The report comes from a group of about 45 international experts who go through a set of research questions and discuss about 60 different learning technologies, thinking about trends, challenges, and impact. (Next page: The…
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    eSchool News » Funding

  • House committee targets education funding

    staff and wire services reports
    22 May 2013 | 8:57 am
    To deal with the cuts imposed by sequestration, the House Appropriations Committee has chosen to target certain departments—including Education—instead of spreading the cuts across all agencies. Republicans controlling the House of Representatives pressed ahead May 21 with a plan to slash spending on certain domestic programs—including education—far deeper than the cuts these departments already face under a painful round of automatic austerity. Military Construction/Veterans Affairs, Homeland Security, and the Pentagon would be spared under the plan approved by the House…

  • Wis. budget gets $500M anticipated revenue boost

    staff and wire services reports
    10 May 2013 | 12:22 pm
    Wisconsin’s budget surplus grew by $500 million Thursday, leading to a bipartisan call by state lawmakers and Gov. Scott Walker to put some of the money toward public schools two years after funding was cut by more than $1 billion, the Associated Press reports. Beyond schools, though, lawmakers and Walker disagreed on the best way to use the surplus reported by the nonpartisan Legislative Fiscal Bureau. Republicans said they were committed to cutting taxes, putting money in reserves, and reducing the amount of bonding used for roads projects. Democrats called for investing more in…

  • Up to $60K in prizes for energy projects

    eSchool News Staff
    7 May 2013 | 11:56 am
    America’s Home Energy Education Challenge inspires student interest in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM), while encouraging elementary and middle school students to make smarter energy choices and save energy at home.

  • Zynga to give education-tech startups a boost

    staff and wire services reports
    7 May 2013 | 11:10 am
    Zynga wants kids to play more games in class, the Wall Street Journal reports. The San Francisco-game company’s non-profit, Zynga.org, plans to announce Wednesday that it is investing $1 million in a new program to help technology startups build games to help children learn. It has selected an initial handful of startups to join an accelerator this summer at its offices and will supply Zynga employees to help improve their products. Zynga’s non-profit is partnering with NewSchools Venture Fund, an Oakland, Calif.-based nonprofit that has invested $250 million in early-stage education…

  • Up to $6K in prizes for active kids

    eSchool News Staff
    6 May 2013 | 11:01 am
    The national contest, a new addition to NFL PLAY 60, challenges kids ages 6-13 to develop new ways to stay active and healthy. NFL PLAY 60 and By Kids For Kids Co (BKFK), a leader in youth innovation competitions, teamed up to create this contest. The Grand Prize winner will receive $5,000 and an NFL Prize Pack, and the NFL will work with the winning child to bring their idea to life. The two runner-ups will each receive $500 and an NFL Prize Pack.
 
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    Graham Wegner - Open Educator

  • Sliding Into Apathy

    Graham
    2 May 2013 | 5:04 am
    April got away from me. It was the first month since starting this blog that I failed to post anything at all. Maybe I am suffering some form of social media fatigue. I’m still reading and scouring the web as much as ever but I’m picking and pecking through my Google Reader feeds rather than reading feverishly, and my Twitter presence has dwindled down to virtually nothing. Ironically, I’m still picking up new followers but I’m not sure what I’m offering them. I reckon Dean Groom hit the nail on the head the other day when he wrote: The dark-side is that social…

  • Middle Aged Gaming

    Graham
    23 Mar 2013 | 4:59 am
    We bought a new Xbox during the Christmas holidays, complete with Kinect. Apart from the bundled games, the first game my youngest son bought was NBA 2K13 as the house has sort of gone basketball mad over the last 18 months. Despite my interest in games, I have never really gotten into any serious games. Until now. The first thing I like about this game is that is a sports sim. It may well be a product of  my childhood where I wasn’t given any opportunity to play any form of competitive sport until I was sent away to boarding school at the age of twelve. I had just started wearing…

  • Put The Spoon Away

    Graham
    6 Mar 2013 | 2:38 am
    True story. Names not used and context changed to protect those who need protection. Leader in a school sends out email to primary school staff informing them about the new Australian Professional Standards for Teachers, and includes a link to the website. Receives an email back from staff member complaining that the link doesn’t work and could the correct one be emailed back out. When will some teachers give up the expectation to be spoon fed everything? It literally takes less than a minute to type in “aitsl teacher standards” into Google, click on the first link and…

  • What Your Classroom Says About You, The Educator

    Graham
    28 Jan 2013 | 3:02 am
    Walking into a vacant classroom and having a look around (even without the students being there) can tell you a lot about the sort of learning that goes on in there. How the furniture is laid out, the posters and work samples on the wall, the artifacts and resources available all tell a story of what is valued and what is possible for the students assigned to that classroom. I’m picturing a couple of classrooms (fictional but typical of some that I have seen)  in my head as I type. I’m not going to identify when, where or who – but one I’m thinking of had class desks…

  • Penguins In Decline

    Graham
    12 Jan 2013 | 2:03 am
    The family got back yesterday from a few days down on the Fleurieu Peninsula, basing ourselves at Goolwa. This is the third time in three years and it really is a nice part of the world to kick back and take things easy for a bit. We were looking forward to some nice weather but Wednesday was a bit cooler than expected so we changed our plans around a bit, trading in a day at the beach for a walk across the causeway to Granite Island at Victor Harbor, and to check out the Little Penguin centre on the island. Recuperating little penguins from Granite Island at the Penguin Centre. Here a small…
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  • How New Printers Will Save Mineola Schools $1.1 Million over Four Years

    Jeff Festa
    24 May 2013 | 2:03 pm
    The Mineola Union Free School District’s investment in Lexmark products—made possible by GovConnection, which helps educate school leaders about the latest technologies—is projected to generate a 300-percent return on investment (ROI) in the first four years. Mineola expects to break even on the investment within one year and achieve net benefits of $1.1 million over four years.

  • Seven key stats with important implications for schools

    eSchool News Staff
    24 May 2013 | 11:33 am
    The percentage of U.S. students living in poverty jumped by 40 percent in the last decade, and total funding for K-12 education dropped by $1 billion from 2008-09 to 2009-10. Yet, despite these challenges, high school graduation rates are slowly climbing—and more students are completing math and science courses, according to the latest figures from the National Center on Education Statistics. Released May 23, “The Condition of Education 2013”—the latest in an annual series of reports from NCES, a branch of the U.S. Department of Education—is chock full of valuable statistics for…

  • AEP to host two LRMI sessions during ISTE

    lburke15
    24 May 2013 | 11:01 am
    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Dave Gladney Lauren Burke AEP KEH Communications dgladney@AEPweb.org lauren@kehcomm.com 302-295-8348 410-975-9638 AEP to host two LRMI sessions during ISTE Concurrent session and Birds-of-a-Feather Roundtable will better inform attendees of LRMI efforts to improve online education search results WILMINGTON, DE, May 23, 2013 – The Association of Educational Publishers (AEP) will host a concurrent session, The New Age of (Web) Discovery: New Resource Metadata Standards, and a Birds-of-a-Feather Roundtable, LRMI: The Dewey Decimal System for the Digital Age,…

  • ClassLink LaunchPad™ Wins SIIA CODiE Award for Best Cloud Application

    ruthnelson
    24 May 2013 | 11:00 am
    Clifton, NJ – May 23, 2013 – ClassLink, the leader in personal clouds for education, announced today that LaunchPad™ iOS & Touch Apps won the SIIA CODiE Award for the Best Cloud Application Service, after being recognized as a finalist in four CODiE categories. This is the second consecutive year that the industry leading LaunchPad took home a prestigious CODiE award win. LaunchPad™ iOS & Touch Apps deliver a personal cloud desktop to your tablet or handheld. Access from these mobile devices allows schools to provide the same learning experience to all students regardless…

  • Mackin Educational Resources Helps Oklahoma Schools Repopulate Their Libraries

    Carletta
    24 May 2013 | 10:59 am
    BURNSVILLE, MINN (May 24, 2013) – Mackin’s Funds4Books announced today that it has created a special section on its website as a safe haven for donations to help repopulate the books lost in the May 20 tornado in Moore, Oklahoma. Caring people from all over the world will be able to make donations, with full confidence that 100 percent of every dollar donated will go toward the purchase of new books for Briarwood and Plaza Towers Elementary schools. “Time and time again, we have seen the selfless generosity of our customers, our associates, and caring people from all over the world who…
 
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  • Defining the “Knowmads” of work and education in the 21st Century

    Education Futures Editors
    24 May 2013 | 8:44 am
    Note: This is a press release from Emerald Group Publishing. Read this special issue of On the Horizon for free until 20 June 2013. United Kingdom, 20 May 2013 - As industrial society gives way to a new era of the knowledge worker, is it time to reconsider the “one size fits all” universal model of education? In a special issue of On the Horizon, guest editor John Moravec introduces the concept of “knowmads”, the new workers of the 21st century – creative, imaginative and innovative, who can work anywhere, at anytime with anybody. Making a major contribution to the debate about the…

  • Education in “Present Shock” : An interview with Douglas Rushkoff

    Paul Zenke
    3 May 2013 | 4:47 am
    Note: An mp3 of this interview is available for download. I recently had the pleasure of speaking with award-winning author, educator, and documentarian Douglas Rushkoff. Our discussion focused on his new book “Present Shock: When Everything Happens Now,” his advisory role at Codecademy, and the impact of Present Shock on education. Education Futures: Douglas, you have a new book out called “Present Shock: When Everything Happens Now.” What is Present Shock? Douglas Rushkoff: Most simply, Present Shock is the human response to living in a world where everything happens…

  • Redesigning the future of education in Knowmad Society: Our next steps

    John Moravec
    16 Apr 2013 | 8:28 am
    In case if you missed my keynote at IPON, I’m sharing slides from my talk via SlideShare: IPON is moving away from serving as an ICT platform for education toward a platform for innovation in education. This requires a very human touch, and I aimed to reflect this aspect in my talk with an overview of Knowmad Society. How we’ll get to the meaningful development of workers who can work anytime, anywhere, and with anybody in a knowmadic world requires significant realignment of our educational priorities. At IPON, I shared three approaches: Focus on soft skills development.In our…

  • Emerald opens Knowmad Society special issue of On the Horizon at IPON

    John Moravec
    10 Apr 2013 | 6:00 am
    This morning, I arrived in Utrecht, Netherlands for IPON, an annual educational technology event that attracts over 5,000 ICT professionals and educators. I will give a keynote tomorrow on “redesigning the future of education in Knowmad Society: our next steps,” where I will share some of the key ideas that we presented in the Knowmad Society book. Related to this event, Emerald Group Publishing has agreed to provide early, open access to the next issue of On the Horizon, which is themed on Knowmad Society: Borderless work and education. Please note that these are the…

  • The university of the future: Marching toward obsolescence?

    John Moravec
    8 Apr 2013 | 6:41 am
    A couple weeks ago, Carlos Scolari interviewed me for a project on pedagogical innovation and disruptive practices in higher education at the Universitat Pompeu Fabra (Barcelona). The aim of the project is to produce a document on the “university of the future,” including diagnosis, trends, and proposals for moving forward. With his permission, I am sharing my responses to his questions: CS: How do you see the situation of the universities from a pedagogical point view? I’m thinking in the situation of teaching-learning processes inside these big institutions. JM: From a…
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  • Great Lessons: Evan Weinberg’s “Do You Know Blue?”

    Dan Meyer
    23 May 2013 | 3:13 pm
    If you and I have had a conversation about math education in the last month, it's likely I've taken you by the collar, stared straight at you, and said, "Can I tell you about the math lesson that has me most excited right now?" There was probably some spittle involved. Evan Weinberg posted "(Students) Thinking Like Computer Scientists" a month ago and the lesson idea haunted me since. It realizes the promise of digital, networked math curricula as well as anything else I can point to. If math textbooks have a digital future, you're looking at a piece of it in Evan's post. Evan's idea…

  • Contest: Do You Know Blue?

    Dan Meyer
    20 May 2013 | 7:00 am
    a/k/a A Netflix Prize for K-12 Math Students a/k/a Let Dave Major, Evan Weinberg, and Me Buy Your Class A Pizza Party Can you teach a computer to recognize the color "blue"? Head to Do You Know Blue? and find out. If you do the best job teaching the computer, we'll send your class a pizza party in appreciation. Enter the contest as many times as you want. Come back and check out your standing at this page. You have until Monday 5/27 at 7:00AM Pacific Time. Disclaimers Anybody can participate but the winning entrant will need to be a K-12 student in the US. $100 maximum on the pizza party.

  • Uri Treisman’s Magnificent Speech On Equity, Race, And The Opportunity To Learn

    Dan Meyer
    16 May 2013 | 7:25 am
    On April 19, 2013, the third day of NCTM's annual meeting in Denver, Uri Treisman gave a forty-minute address on equity that Zal Usiskin, director of the University of Chicago's School Mathematics Project, called the greatest talk he'd ever heard at the conference in any year. Stanford math professor Keith Devlin would later call it our "I have a dream" speech. At least one participant left in tears. I've personally seen it three times. I got the video feed from NCTM and the slides from Treisman. I then spent some time stitching the two together, resulting in this video. His message is…

  • “How To Learn Math,” An Online Course From Stanford Math Education Professor Jo Boaler

    Dan Meyer
    14 May 2013 | 3:32 pm
    Enrollment is open: The course is a short intervention designed to change students’ relationships with math. I have taught this intervention successfully in the past (in classrooms); it caused students to re-engage successfully with math, taking a new approach to the subject and their learning. Who else is up for some summer professional development?

  • Teaching With Three-Act Tasks: Act Three & Sequel

    Dan Meyer
    14 May 2013 | 7:46 am
    Table of Contents Teaching With Three-Act Tasks: Act One Teaching With Three-Act Tasks: Act Two Teaching With Three-Act Tasks: Act Three & Sequel I taught using a three-act math task in Cambridge last winter. The good folks at NRich posted the video so I'm highlighting some of the pedagogy behind this kind of mathematical modeling. Ask questions and share suggestions. Act Three & Sequel [18:36] "This guy wants to make a pyramid out of a billion pennies. And I'm curious how big that would be. Help me with that if you're completely finished here. Or tackle some of the other questions…
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    NYC Educator

  • Bill Thompson Is Unacceptable for Working Teachers

    NYC Educator
    23 May 2013 | 12:30 pm
    It's more than a little depressing to read that AFT President Randi Weingarten has seen fit to endorse Bill Thompson for NYC Mayor. First of all, she's got enormous sway over the UFT. It's possible that UFT could go its own way, but I wouldn't bank on it. More to the point, we've got history with Thompson, and it's not good at all. It's certainly true that UFT worked closely with Thompson before billionaire Bloomberg decided to buy that third term. In fact, I recall his saying things that could just as easily have come out of Weingarten's mouth. But Thompson must surely have been disappointed…

  • The Disappearing Teacher Caf

    NYC Educator
    22 May 2013 | 2:00 am
    I'm in one of two Queens high schools that still has a teacher cafeteria. It's under threat of closure, as not enough teachers are patronizing it lately. A food truck has parked by our school and has become pretty popular. Mayor Bloombucks has decreed if teacher cafes don't make enough money, too bad for the teachers. There's something incredibly callous about this. Teachers don't get a whole lot of luxurious perks, and this certainly isn't one of them. I love the kids I teach, but sometimes I want to be with adults. I can't imagine I'm the only teacher who feels that way. It's a pretty basic…

  • Chancellor Walcott Addresses Bullying

    NYC Educator
    21 May 2013 | 2:00 am
    Hi. I'm New York City Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott, and I think it's about time we addressed bullying. Personally I've had it with bullying. That's why I'm making 80 thousand teachers give lessons on it. After all, I've made them come back for full school days on June 24th and 25th, after they've given grades and their students have finished all their tests. What better time to tell 34 kids you oppose bullying than right after you've forced them to come back to a hot classroom for no reason? I'd also like to say a few words about the Democratic mayoral candidates, who have been…

  • Chancellor, Bloomberg-Style

    NYC Educator
    20 May 2013 | 2:00 am
    I'm surprised at how many people are shocked at NYC Schools Chancellor Walcott's sales presentation to principals last Saturday. It's encouraging, of course, that the principals gave him such a cool reception. After a decade of crap that never works, it's good to see that even administrators are not buying it. Bloggers I read regularly are shocked that he resorted to being outright political. Yet it's one of Walcott's primary duties to fight for and defend crap that doesn't work. As long as Rupert Murdoch can squeeze a few extra millions out of it, whether or not it works is of no…

  • Quest for a Union-Friendly Mayor

    NYC Educator
    18 May 2013 | 6:13 am
    It's good to see UFT President Michael Mulgrew talking of mayoral dictatorship. Clearly, with 8 of 13 votes on the PEP, our fake school board, what Bloomberg wants, Bloomberg gets. Of course, this was apparent when mayoral control was established in 2002. At that time, the UFT supported it, perhaps even enabling it. As if that weren't enough, we supported it again in 2009. Now we're contemplating throwing our support to a Democratic mayoral hopeful. That, in itself, is probably a good idea, but there are serious considerations. Number one, as UFT members showed, there is a lot of distrust for…
 
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    L.A. Times - Education

  • Complaints filed against USC, UC Berkeley over rape reporting

    22 May 2013 | 11:31 pm
    Gloria Allred and students and activists say the schools, as well as two East Coast colleges, fail to follow federal laws including the reporting of campus crimes such as sexual assault.Students and activists joined together Wednesday to file complaints against colleges and universities nationwide, alleging that the schools have failed to follow federal laws, including those involving the reporting of sexual assaults and discrimination.

  • Monica Ratliff's election to L.A. school board is 'huge upset'

    22 May 2013 | 11:14 pm
    The fifth-grade teacher's low-budget effort defeats Antonio Sanchez, who had $2.2 million spent on his behalf and was endorsed by the mayor's reform coalition.On its face, the election this week of a Los Angeles fifth-grade teacher to the Board of Education was a stunner. Monica Ratliff's low-budget effort included her boyfriend, a film school instructor, as her campaign manager. She had no paid staff and no meaningful help from her own politically active teachers union.

  • Ratliff holding slim lead in LAUSD race

    22 May 2013 | 12:00 am
    Fifth-grade teacher Monica Ratliff is narrowly ahead of Antonio Sanchez. Nancy Pearlman leads David Vela for community college trustee in early returns.The race for an open seat on the Los Angeles Board of Education was close in early returns with Monica Ratliff ahead despite financial support and union backing that made her opponent, Antonio Sanchez, a heavy favorite.

  • Cal State moving to offer online science labs

    21 May 2013 | 8:38 pm
    The web-based classes, a systemwide virtual campus and online advising are touted are remedies for 'bottlenecks' impeding graduation rates. California State University is moving aggressively to offer web-based science labs, a systemwide virtual campus and online advising as remedies for "bottlenecks" that impede student progress and graduation rates, officials said Tuesday. Some of these efforts will be ready to roll out this fall.

  • Funding to L.A. magnet school restored

    20 May 2013 | 12:00 am
    L.A. Unified reverses a decision that cost a top-performing campus about $300,000 in anti-poverty funding after parents found evidence of a bureaucratic error.School district officials have reversed a decision that cost a top-performing Los Angeles campus about $300,000 in funding after parents uncovered evidence that a bureaucratic error led to the loss of funds. Five other schools also are likely to get more dollars as well.
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    The Fischbowl

  • By The Numbers

    Karl Fisch
    19 May 2013 | 11:29 am
    It's both a fun time of year in high school and a time to reflect. I've had kind of an interesting juxtaposition of a couple of items. We have a couple of students that I know at my school who are graduating and think they want to become teachers (we have a great Teacher Cadet program where they get an opportunity to learn about teaching/learning as well as a mini-student-teaching opportunity).In many ways I think this is great - we must be doing something right if we have bright, amazing students thinking they want to become educators. But the second item gives me pause, so I thought I'd…

  • OK, Teacher

    Karl Fisch
    18 May 2013 | 10:27 am
    Jeff Utecht has a post worth reading on his Google I/O Reflection:If you haven’t seen the demonstration of what is coming to the Chrome Browser than you need to watch this. How does this change the classroom?The entire search presentation starts at 2:03:41 of this video, and it's worth 15 minutes of your time. If 15 minutes is too long, then just watch the 7 minutes of Johanna Wright's part at 2:11:29.So, "OK, Google" is interesting and, combined with the other announcements by Google, may truly change "search as we know it" as they claim. But, as Jeff asked, I'm particularly…

  • Ninth Grade CCSS Algebra 1 Scope and Sequence

    Karl Fisch
    14 May 2013 | 2:03 pm
    I had some requests on Twitter to share this out, so here goes.As many of you know, in addition to my tech duties I teach one section of ninth grade Algebra (occasionally some sophomores in there as well). Colorado has adopted the Common Core State Standards so our math curriculum - like most folks' - will be transitioning to match the new standards over the next couple of years.If you've read this blog before you know I have concerns with the Common Core. Nevertheless, it's what we are tasked with so - while still advocating for something different - I'm attempting to get my head around the…

  • Chaos Theory, Twitter and the Common Core

    Karl Fisch
    11 May 2013 | 6:53 pm
    Yeah, I'm pretty sure that's a blog post title that hasn't been used before. And won't ever be again.I've read a little bit about chaos theory, although I don't pretend to really understand it. My very simplified understanding of it is that very small changes in initial conditions can result in very different outcomes of a dynamic system (often illustrated by "a butterfly flapping its wings in China can change the weather in Denver" - although I don't think that quite captures it). There are other conditions that have to be present (topological mixing - which I sort of get, and its periodic…

  • Algorithm Nation

    Karl Fisch
    6 May 2013 | 8:43 am
    As many of you are aware, I'm the "Director of Technology" (read, "building level technology coordinator) for my high school, but I also teach one section of Algebra. As a result I often find myself drawn into the math conversations happening on Twitter and on folks' blogs. This weekend I somehow ended up deciding to join a "reading group" around an article (pdf) titled "Standard Algorithms in the Common Core State Standards" from the Fall/Winter issue of the NCSM Journal.Basically the conversation on Twitter began with some folks describing ways in which algorithms got in the way of learning…
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    Education & Career Training

  • Five unique career options that might be perfect for you

    Gina Smith
    7 May 2013 | 5:23 pm
    If you're having problems looking for a job that you can make into a career, or if you're in a career and want a change of direction to something better, then perhaps one of these five occupations might be the perfect fit for you. Phlebotomist  Home Health Aide Real Estate Agent Forklift Driver Respiratory Therapist Let's look at each of these options individually.PhlebotomistYou're probably wondering what this even is. A Phlebotomist is a medical laboratory technician whose job is to collect blood from patients and take it to the lab. Often they also assist in transporting other lab…

  • How do you become an EMT?

    Gina Smith
    5 Apr 2013 | 12:01 pm
    Becoming an EMT, or Emergency Medical Technician is not as easy as taking a course, passing a test and jumping into an ambulance. Training must be taken from a state-certified course instructor or school.   Some community colleges offer EMT training. There are private companies that provide the training as well. Each course must be certified by the state. The applicant should ask if the course is state-certified. Prices for the courses will vary; private companies tend to charge more than a community college would. The first step is to take course in the classroom. Anatomy,…
 
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    This Week In Education

  • Morning Video: First Lady's Tough Love At Bowie State

    Alexander Russo
    24 May 2013 | 6:30 am
    "For generations, in many parts of this country, it was illegal for black people to get an education ... Today, instead of walking miles every day to school, they’re sitting on couches for hours playing video games, watching TV."

  • AM News: Chicago Teachers Aim To Oust School Closing Lawmakers

    Alexander Russo
    24 May 2013 | 5:57 am
    Losers In Chicago School Closings Target Elected Officials NPR: The Chicago school board voted to close dozens of schools, despite community protests that the closings disproportionately affect minority students. Now the teachers union and community activists want to change the system and oust the elected officials who disagreed with them. Fairfax County online standards tests hampered by Internet problems Washington Post: Widespread technical glitches interrupted thousands of Fairfax County schools students taking Virginia’s standards of learning tests online Thursday. Is Performance…

  • Lessons From LA: Sentimental Selections, Bad Polling, Unintended Results

    Alexander Russo
    23 May 2013 | 1:31 pm
    There are some obvious lessons from Monica Ratliff's stunning and instructive defeat of Antonio Sanchez in this week's LAUSD School Board runoff for District 6.  Ratliff went from having come in ten points behind Sanchez in the primary (34-44) to beating Sanchez by four points in the runoff (52-48).  The Coalition and the SEIU spent over $2 million to elect Sanchez. Ratliff, meanwhile, spent roughly $50,000 and had no special interest support. Many of these are covered in Valerie Strauss's latest piece (The billionaires lose one), and I hope they'll be remembered the…

  • Charts: BofA Center on Philanthropy Study 2012

    Alexander Russo
    23 May 2013 | 1:16 pm
    The New Science Behind Philanthropy via WSJ

  • Thompson: Testing Foul-Ups in Oklahoma Will the Past Be Prelude?

    john thompson
    23 May 2013 | 9:40 am
    This year’s testing foul-ups included more mistakes by Pearson in New York City, and computer malfunctions during testing in Indiana and Oklahoma. Carrie Coppernoll’s Testing Fallout Persists, in the Daily Oklahoman, describes the political decisions that must be made after high-stakes testing was disrupted, last month, by computer crashes. Before No Child Left Behind, Oklahoma had its share of testing fiascoes. In 1997, Harcourt Publishing sent the wrong writing exams to 8th and 11th graders. In 2001, Riverside Publishing lost its contract with the state after significant delays in…
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    Learning is Change

  • EdCanvas

    Ben Wilkoff
    13 May 2013 | 8:09 pm
    Some of you may have used or heard of this tool previously, but I had my first encounter with it tonight: http://www.edcanvas.com/. EdCanvas is essentially a content curation tool that lets you pull in content from Youtube, EduCreations, Guroo, Websearch, Google Drive, Dropbox and files from your desktop and place them into a tile interface for easy sharing and embedding elsewhere. It also has the ability to create quizzes that are embedded in the content. It struck me as an incredibly robust platform for pulling together the vast resources from multiple platforms in a short amount of time…

  • The Balance Between Talking about the Work and Doing the Work

    Ben Wilkoff
    7 Apr 2013 | 8:42 pm
    This is a video of frustration. It is a video where I am thinking through just how to find more time to create things rather than just talking about creating things. I am doing less reflection, but not because I want to. I am doing it because there is far less time to actually do work worth reflecting upon. How do you maintain that balance in your work? Reflective Practice Vlogging Community: https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/116395158372553895482 Powered by WPeMatico

  • Seeing the Difference between Training and Development

    Ben Wilkoff
    3 Apr 2013 | 8:39 pm
    We should notice the difference between technology training and professional development and explore ways in which we can make this difference known to others. Reflective Practice Vlogging Community: https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/116395158372553895482 Powered by WPeMatico

  • Time, Opportunity, and Learning: Which are the Constants and Which are the variables?

    Ben Wilkoff
    1 Apr 2013 | 5:14 am
    Joe Dillon really got me started thinking about the constants and variables within schools and other institutions of learning. It made me think that we should take the constants off the table and stop worrying about them and start focusing only on the variables, in this case the Learning. Original Video from Joe Dillon: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPLPxi__ms8 Reflective Practice Vlogging Community: https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/116395158372553895482 Powered by WPeMatico

  • What promises are you making to learners?

    Ben Wilkoff
    29 Mar 2013 | 3:23 pm
    I’m trying to create a set of norms or promises to live by in my collaborative work, but I would like to hear what other folks are promising to do for one another? What promises are you making to your stakeholders, whether they are learners or fellow professionals? Reflective Practice Vlogging Community: https://plus.google.com/communities/116395158372553895482 Powered by WPeMatico
 
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    Drape's Takes

  • The Last Daze

    Darren Draper
    24 May 2013 | 11:24 am
    The last day of school for the year is next Thursday. I got this email today.Can you think of any ways my son might benefit from attending school next week? What might other parents/students be thinking - especially if this teacher hasn't established other effective motives for learning in his classroom? 

  • Twenty-four Year Old PhDs Will Become Commonplace

    Darren Draper
    17 May 2013 | 4:44 pm
    I responded to Jim Groom's assertion that 10,000 students might just enroll in Georgia Tech's newly announced $7,000 Master's Degree program: Jim, You might very well be right. As I try to wrap my head around the implications of this Georgia Tech/Udacity deal, I keep bumping into the fact that they chose to offer a Master's Degree program first. Can you imagine what will happen when a comparable UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM becomes available for this price and at this scale? It seems to me that the role of *public* K12 in preparing students for college would/will immediately shift - from helping…

  • I Remember the Good 'Ol Days #glassexplorer

    Darren Draper
    29 Apr 2013 | 5:07 pm
    I remember the good ol' days, when teachers could actually tell when their students were using the Internet. With Google Glass and now this Muse spinoff, it's hard to know exactly what students are focussing on. Man, I miss the days of Minecraft and Snapchat, 24/7! ;) Really I don't miss the good ol' days; because think of the opportunities for learning these new technologies will bring! However, in only a few year's time, I can imagine even today's most hesitant teachers (put that cellphone away!) will long for simpler times, when kids brought only iPods to class.

  • What "Best High Schools" in the U.S. Reveal About Ideal High School Class Size #utpol

    Darren Draper
    27 Apr 2013 | 6:59 am
    Based on our latest intel, the sweet spot for ideal high school staffing ratios hovers right around 16.41 students per teacher. US News and World Report released their rankings this week of the "Best High Schools" in the country.* After evaluating more than 21,000 public high schools in 49 states and the District of Columbia, schools were awarded gold, silver or bronze medals based on "state proficiency standards and how well they prepare students for college." The American Institutes of Research (AIR) paired with US News to conduct much of the analysis. The methodology used for…

  • Social Media Use by (Public) Schools #edreform

    Darren Draper
    24 Apr 2013 | 11:22 am
    I jumped into an interesting Twitter conversation last night between Dean Shareski, Karl Fisch, Chris Lehmann, and several others about how and why schools might use Twitter. Dean kicked off the discussion with this: If you're working a school/district twitter acct & rarely or never reply or engage in conversation u don't really get the "social"part of SM — Dean Shareski (@shareski) April 24, 2013 At the end of the conversation, both Karl and Dean summarized their feelings well. @ the world - My 2 main points. 1) You shouldn't decide how others should use Twitter,etc. 2) Time/resources…
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    Blue Skunk Blog

  • Another book arrived

    Doug Johnson
    23 May 2013 | 4:05 am
      My copies of the Indispensable Librarian, 2nd edition arrived in yesterday's mail.  As I reasoned when my last book was published: In my expert opinion, everyone should buy a personal copy, especially younger educators. In only a few short years, you all will be supporting me through government programs anyway. If you buy this book, you are still supporting me but at least you are getting something in return -  firestarter, short table leg prop, emergency bathroom tissue, or business expense tax write-off.  Oh, and maybe some helpful ideas about how to create a relevant…

  • Can one be kind and still create change?

    Doug Johnson
    22 May 2013 | 3:27 am
    General Rule #2: It’s always, always, always better to be a nice person than an ass. You will make mistakes at home and on the job. So keep this in mind: People will forgive your mistakes if you are generally a nice person; they never forget them if you behave like an ass.  Machines Are the Easy Part; People Are the the Hard Part. I've been asked to give my talk "Change from the Radical Center of Education" a couple times this spring. The focus of the workshop is about making change with humanity and empathy. One slide speaks about why one should be kind during times of…

  • Japanese illiteracy

    Doug Johnson
    19 May 2013 | 11:37 am
    Sunday afternoon Tokyo time sitting in the Delta business lounge of Narita airport which feels sorta like my second home. Flight doesn't go for a couple hours so I get a chance to think a bit about this interesting trip, my first time in Japan outside the airport. I would consider this one of the most language-difficult places I've visited. A very low percentage of signs are in English as well as Japanese (better in the tourist areas) and I found very few fluent English speaking natives, even in the service industries. Although I am sure I had much better luck in this regard than any hapless…

  • Tech lessons from Tokyo

    Doug Johnson
    18 May 2013 | 3:59 pm
    Heading home from Tokyo this morning. It's been a pretty amazing week. While did a lot of touristy things I'll document in another post, I had three experiences with technology that made me think. Ouch. Vending machines here are ubiquitous and wonderfully easy to use since any currency under the value of Y10,000 ($10) is a coin. I loved that coffee was readily available, but I was surprised when I found this can of was served hot instead of cold. How nice and how practical. Such a simple twist to the very old technology of the vending machine. Made me wonder how many old devices could…

  • BFTP: Humility builders

    Doug Johnson
    12 May 2013 | 4:00 am
    A weekend Blue Skunk "feature" will be a revision of an old post. I'm calling this BFTP: Blast from the Past. Original post April 28, 2008. The garage door I write about below was replaced (by a professional) less than a year after I installed this one. Here is the new garage door I installed this weekend on the "shed." Don't look too hard or too close. It's on. It goes up and it goes down. It looks much better than the one I removed. My skinned knuckles are healing nicely. The project didn't require a trip into town for more parts. Nobody called the police on account of bad…
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    Bud the Teacher

  • #NPM2013: Prompt 30

    bud@budtheteacher.com (Bud Hunt bud@budtheteacher.com)
    29 Apr 2013 | 11:30 pm
      photo: Thomas Leuthard And I’m off. # #   #

  • #NPM2013: Prompt 29

    bud@budtheteacher.com (Bud Hunt bud@budtheteacher.com)
    28 Apr 2013 | 8:45 pm
    photo: thejbird Signs. Signs. # What’s your sign? #

  • #NPM2013: Prompt 28

    bud@budtheteacher.com (Bud Hunt bud@budtheteacher.com)
    27 Apr 2013 | 11:28 pm
    photo: mdanys

  • #NPM2013: Prompt 27

    bud@budtheteacher.com (Bud Hunt bud@budtheteacher.com)
    26 Apr 2013 | 11:27 pm
    photo: eilonwy77 It’s like the real world.  Only blockier. # #

  • #NPM2013: Prompt 26

    bud@budtheteacher.com (Bud Hunt bud@budtheteacher.com)
    26 Apr 2013 | 4:18 am
    photo: monoglot Ponder. #
 
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    A Millennial Professor's View of Higher Education

  • Connecting with Students via Facebook Groups - How Do YOU Do It?

    J. Edwards
    29 Apr 2013 | 5:28 am
    Readers,I enjoy connecting with students through social media (especially Facebook)! So, I tried a Facebook group for the FIRST time last spring and we definitely connected! The students asked questions about the course AND about life in general!Connecting with StudentsThis was great for me, because I had a chance to connect with students and still complete my administrative duties each day. Most of my connections involved walking across campus and sending messages to the students via my iPhone.Great for Time ManagementInstead of sending e-mails via Exchange or Outlook to me, we actually…

  • Educause Video - Pathways to Student Success

    J. Edwards
    11 Mar 2013 | 5:56 am
    Readers,I hope everyone is having a great week! I am excited whenever I discover articles and especially videos about academic success at the college level! I am excited about the academic success of undergraduate students! This is a neat video titled "Richard Calatta: Pathways to Student Success" presented by Richard Calatta, Deputy Director of Educational Technology, U.S. Department of Education (Presented by Educause).  Richard Culatta: Pathways to Student Success from EDUCAUSE on Vimeo.Sincerely, J. Edwards - Millennial Professorhttp://www.facebook.com/millennialprofessor/…

  • Welcome Back to Texas! The AEJMC Conference Was Great!

    J. Edwards
    3 Mar 2013 | 6:13 am
    Readers, I just arrived home from the AEJMC conference in Oklahoma and it was an amazing and refreshing experience. One of my colleagues from the Communication Department (@SarahMaben) organized the panel and submitted the proposal. We were accepted and I packed the car and drove to OK! It was actually an easy drive.http://www.flickr.com/photos/ludophoto/2537811428/We have lived in this area (DFW) for around six years and I have never driven from Texas to Oklahoma! In fact, it was my first time DRIVING out of state and actually walking from my car to a hotel in about six years! Go…

  • Wandering Wednesdays - Why Students Plagiarize (A Neat Webcast from TurnItIn.com)

    J. Edwards
    6 Feb 2013 | 3:53 am
    Reader,I strive to educate the students in my classes about the importance of avoiding plagiarism and the importance of attribution when writing scholarly papers. In my opinion, this is one of the most important aspects of higher education. View this podcast about plagiarism and higher education from TurnItIn.com, "Why Students Plagiarize".What do you think? Neat software and neat approach!Sincerely, J. Edwards - Millennial Professorhttp://www.facebook.com/millennialprofessor/ - millennialprofessor@gmail.com -  @DrSocialMediaTX Also - Check out…

  • Motivation Mondays! Spring 2013 - Blog Schedule Reveal!

    J. Edwards
    4 Feb 2013 | 3:30 am
    www.planetofsuccess.com/blog/ Readers,Thanks for bearing with me! It is definitely tough being a mom and a professor/administrator! However, this process is extremely rewarding and I am very excited to awaken each morning, because I know that I have a chance to make a difference in the lives of others!Here's the upcoming schedule:I plan to post at least two posts per week, which may focus on one or more of the following!Motivation Mondays! - Reflections from a Millennial Professor/AdministratorWandering Wednesdays - YouTube Clips, Product Reviews, and ResourcesFree-for-All Friday! - You…
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    Learning In a Flat World

  • Developing Future Faculty

    Britt
    8 May 2013 | 12:16 pm
    I joined Jeff Nugent and David McLeod for a final podcast for this Spring’s GRAD-602 class.  For the past 15 weeks, we explored “Teaching, Learning and Technology” with our VCU Preparing Future Faculty students.  We comment today on our perceptions about this class and the future they face in higher education. Give a listen!    

  • 300 Years of Distance Learning Evolution

    Britt
    1 May 2013 | 9:57 am
    With hat tip to @AdoptAGldn, this is an interesting infographic from DistanceLearning.Com posted at LearnDash: Created by: www.DistanceLearning.com

  • Roundtable Discussion on Assessment

    Britt
    18 Apr 2013 | 11:49 am
    Last week in GRAD-602, Jeff Nugent led an exploration on assessment.  We noted that a distinction can be made between learning for mastery versus the traditional approach that typically leads to sorting and sifting students.  This provided a segway to the evening’s focus on formative and summative assessment. In class, we brainstormed ways in which we have experienced assessment within our disciplines, and tests, quizzes, papers and performance observations were the traditional practices that came to the surface. These forms of assessment, while very important, are often the only…

  • The Hyperconnected Life

    Britt
    15 Apr 2013 | 12:10 pm
    Interesting infographic from InternetProvider.Org on the positive and negative influences of hyperconnectiveness, based on the Pew Internet and American Life Project.    

  • Emerging Technologies

    Britt
    19 Mar 2013 | 1:25 pm
    Muhammad Saleem sent this cool infographic based on the New Media Consortium’s 12 emerging technologies to watch.
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    judyoconnell.com

  • Knowledge Networks and Digital Innovation

    Judy O'Connell
    23 May 2013 | 6:40 am
    The time has come to finally put my pen down, metaphorically speaking, and take a moment to reflect – and I’m excited! Early this year I put forward a proposal (which was accepted) to the Faculty of Education for a new degree – the result of extensive discussions, consultations, and research by my teaching partners, and in consultation with key advisers, around future directions in our academic programs. Now in May I’ve completed in rapid fast time the extensive work required to develop the bones of a fantastic new degree.  We have it folks – a new…

  • Meet the future!

    Judy O'Connell
    12 May 2013 | 7:12 pm
    Having followed the tweets of Commander Chris Hadfield, remaining all the while in awe at the connections  between social media and reality (including the intersections with learning and teaching experiences),  I could only gasp at the implications of the video below that has gone viral.  Amazing. The future is more than a Space Oddity! The future is amazing and we need to remember that – always – in whatever field of education that we work. Related articles Space Oddity: Hadfield Records First Music Video from Space (universetoday.com) Chris Hadfield Bids Farewell To Space…

  • Picture panic!

    Judy O'Connell
    9 May 2013 | 6:23 am
    Back to blogging, and of course one of my ‘go to’ tools is my FlickrCC Attribution Helper. Heart-stopping moment is over – my Greasemonkey script wasn’t working!!  Luckily all it was – I was due for an update. If you want to learn more about this really cool tool from my pal CogDog then read about GreaseMonkey and Flickr for the Adventurous. Alan tells us more about his latest coding venture and fix (and the story behind it all) of the script Flickr CC Attribution Helper Fixed. Check out Find Free Images Online for other image source and management ideas. Trust…

  • Concepts and Practices for a Digital Age!

    Judy O'Connell
    9 May 2013 | 6:07 am
    Great title don’t you think?  This very title is the name of a new subject – foundation subject no less – that is in the pipeline for 2014 for the new degree that I have been immersed in developing.  As mentioned in my post a while back, I have had my head down and tail up for the last six weeks working live a navvy on scoping this new and exciting degree for next year. Still a big secret in terms of the whole course program and content of course, because the final approval isn’t through yet.  We still have the last hurdle to face, but fingers crossed, we’ll…

  • Learning in Networks of Knowledge

    Judy O'Connell
    9 May 2013 | 4:57 am
    For me, knowledge networks is what it’s all about!  I was honoured to speak with the staff of the State Library of NSW about the issues and drivers that we consider as we work with students in our tertiary learning environments. Learning in Networks of Knowledge was just the beginning of a bigger conversation. Thank you to the wonderful innovation team [see my last post] for this opportunity. Filed under: Communication Tools, Constructivism, Higher Education Tagged: education, Online Teaching and Learning, State Library of New South Wales
 
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  • Coursera Brings Online Instruction To Teachers, Taking Its First Steps Into The K-12 Market | TechCrunch

    kwhobbes
    2 May 2013 | 7:06 pm
    See on Scoop.it – Educational Discourse While some institutions of higher learning have grown skeptical of the MOOC phenomenon spreading through its ranks (and the startups responsible), you have to give Coursera credit for keeping its foot on the gas. See on techcrunch.com

  • What’s your message?

    kwhobbes
    13 Jan 2013 | 11:45 am
    What’s the message? Crossposted at EdAdministrators2.0 The past two and a half years have been difficult as a school leader. We have moved two schools – a K-6 and a 7-12 – into a new building. As we started this process we did a number of team building activities and had staff meetings together. The message I always began with is “Do what is best for students”. Today i still begin our discussions this way. The implied message is that what we do may not always be what is easiest or less stressful or …. but will be in the best interest of the students we…

  • Learning to lead

    kwhobbes
    12 Jan 2013 | 7:22 pm
    Today I get to watch my daughter play hockey. She’s a goalie. Anyone who hasn’t played that position doesn’t really understand the position. It’s lonely at times, with a great deal of pressure. As I watched her today, it’s amazing how much she has improved from the beginning of the season. Heck, how much she learned from last weekend when she had 28 goals scored on her in 3 games. Not many kids would volunteer to suit up after that. In fact, she is even missing a family wedding so she can play this weekend. As an educator, I’m always so impressed with…

  • Science classroom becomes ‘crime scene’ at Career Center in Billings | KTVQ.com | Q2 | Billings, Montana

    kwhobbes
    31 Aug 2012 | 10:12 am
    See on Scoop.it – Educational Discourse BILLINGS – Prime time television shows like CSI: Miami capture the attention of viewers every single season, but believe it or not these shows are also shaping how and what our kids are learning in the classroom. See on www.ktvq.com

  • The 25 Secrets To Design Every Teacher Should Know | Edudemic

    kwhobbes
    30 Aug 2012 | 9:42 pm
    See on Scoop.it – Educational Discourse See on edudemic.com
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    Six Seconds

  • Listening Leaders

    Joshua Freedman
    22 May 2013 | 11:15 am
    Surveying thousands of people over 15 years, there are two attributes that make real leaders stand out.  This first is listening.  Why’s it such a rare and powerful practice among leaders?  What would it take to be one of those? Today, I spoke with a group of business leaders in Lisbon, and again, listening popped up as a rare and exceptionally powerful gift of exceptional leaders.  If I were talking to your colleagues, would they think of you as the one “stand out leader” in their lives?  I suspect that more careful listening is one of the most powerful ways to get…

  • Your Three Essential Messages

    Joshua Freedman
    16 May 2013 | 3:47 am
    “500,000 people will be listening, but you need to give them just 3 short messages, ok?”  I was interviewed in Mexico many years ago, and the host explained that since it’s a Spanish station, I needed to make just three brief statements in English – she would translate each and discuss in Spanish. After wonderful discussions with my colleagues, I decided on three messages — a “story” I’ve continued to articulate for over a decade.  Before I tell you my answer, I’d like you to consider how you’d answer.  If you could deliver three…

  • 3 Habits of Extremely Optimistic People

    Anabel Jensen
    15 May 2013 | 8:44 pm
    I am a recovering pessimist. For over thirty years, I have been practicing the skills of optimism.  It began with a traumatic divorce, which was wearing me to the ground.  In addition, I was very concerned about my ten-year son, who was depressed by the multiple tensions floating in the house.  Emotions were at an all time high—with anger and grief topping the list.  What could I do? I knew that my son deserved a mother who exhibited joy and happiness.  I was aware that there is research about happy teachers having happy students.  Therefore, there must be similar research about…

  • The Missing Piece Report: Teachers believe in the importance and benefits of SEL!

    Dr. Susan Stillman
    15 May 2013 | 5:19 pm
    Teachers at every grade level increasingly view SEL as a critical component of their students’ education.  An important new national study by Civic Enterprises and Hart Research Associates, commissioned by the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning(CASEL) has revealed that teachers overwhelmingly recognize the value of SEL in improving academic scores, motivation, student relationships with peers and adults, and engagement in school. Teachers in this study were clear  that SEL programs reduce bullying and other problem behavior and help prepare students for…

  • Reinventing Education for Change Leaders: Head + Heart + Hands

    Joshua Freedman
    13 May 2013 | 7:04 am
    Tony Wagner, Harvard professor and author of Creating Innovators, recently asked, “We no longer have to go to school to acquire knowledge – so what’s school for?”  Thirty years ago, teachers challenged students to write a paper with five cited sources.  Today the difficulty is narrowing it down to five.  Information is everywhere – now students need to learn to create meaning, which requires a much different skill set. What do future leaders need?  Is it enough to memorize a set of problems?  While there are many opinions, a trend is emerging around…
 
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  • TTT#349 Crowdfunding to Rethink Ed- IncitED's Campaigns: Open Road, Imagining Learning, Youth Voices - Plus: Spokes 5.15.13

    Paul Allison
    21 May 2013 | 5:11 pm
    Tweet 66:23 minutes (45.58 MB)On this episode of TTT we invite you to go to IncitED to learn more about these projects and support them if you can:Imagining Learning - Creating a National Collective Voice through ListeningOpen Road Learning Community for Teens: Learning Without School (It's Natural)Youth Voices Summer Program: Connected Learning with the NYC Writing ProjectLook for the Spokes campaign on Kickstarter.Whether or not you plan to or can not make a contribution to one of these campaigns, please join us for a conversation about crowdfunding on this episode of TTT.We are joined…

  • TTT#348 IDEC 2013 - International Democratic Education Conference w/ Sally Anderson, Scott Nine, Joye Otto, David Loitz - 5.8.13

    Paul Allison
    16 May 2013 | 1:16 pm
    Tweet 55:46 minutes (38.29 MB)On this episode of TTT we have a conversation about democratic education and IDEC 2013, the 21st annual International Democratic Education Conference, which will be held in Boulder, Colorado this August 4-8.Participants in this episode of TTT are:What is IDEC?IDEC 2013 will be a unique international gathering of changemakers—practitioners, organizers, academics, youth, and educators—built around how we can transform our communities, schools, and learning to ensure that all young people can engage meaningfully in their education and gain the tools to…

  • TTT#347 Spring Conversations with Valerie Burton, Chad Sansing, and Jo Paraiso - May 1, 2013

    Paul Allison
    15 May 2013 | 6:20 am
    Tweet 62:01 minutes (42.59 MB)On this episode of TTT Monika Hardy and Paul Allison talk with Valerie Burton and Chad Sansing. We are also be joined by Jo Paraiso, whose students in Oakland, CA have been all over Youth Voices recently: http://youthvoices.net/FremontWhat have you been noticing? What dreams are you working to make come true? What connections are you making with people and ideas? What are you doing that's awesome?Click Read more to see the chat that was happening during this live webcast.read more

  • TTT#346 Connected Learning is Production Centered - "Forge IV" with Ed Martinez, Fred Mindlin, and Dan Spelce 4.24.13

    Paul Allison
    13 May 2013 | 12:08 pm
    Tweet 63:48 minutes (43.81 MB)Another story of +Connected Learning on this episode of TTT.We are joined by Ed Martinez, +Fred Mindlin, and Dan Spelce to discuss "Forage IV," a pilot program supported in part by NWP's collaboration with the MacArthur Foundation's Digital Literacy Initiative.Integrating art with environmental education, we support teachers in linking their existing curriculum to a student-led interest-driven project, collaborating with practicing artists.The Project web site is http://forage.storyreach.com/We are also joined by Jennifer Woollven, Joel…

  • TTT#345 Detroit Future Schools & Boston w/Ammerah Saidi, Danielle Filipiak, Christina Cantrill, Fred Haas, Chris Tsang 4.17.13

    Paul Allison
    12 May 2013 | 6:24 pm
    Tweet 70:29 minutes (48.4 MB)On this episode of TTT we learn more about connected learning, city as school, using media in justice-based education and more!Educators from the Detroit Future Schools (DFS) program http://schools.detroitfuture.org share their experiences of attempting to re-invent the practice and purpose of education. They discuss the transformative processes that they use in classrooms along with student-generated media projects. Furthermore, theyshare how the DFS network is growing and refining its vision. Enjoy this conversation with +Ammerah…
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    Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day...

  • Video: “50 Common Misquotations”

    Larry Ferlazzo
    24 May 2013 | 2:32 pm
    I’ve posted about issues related to incorrectly attributed quotations on The Best Places To Find Quotations On The Web. Here’s a related video:

  • Flag Day Resources

    Larry Ferlazzo
    23 May 2013 | 10:36 pm
    June 14th is Flag Day in the United States. I’ve just updated The Best Sites For Learning About Flag Day.

  • Nice Memorial Day Infographic From The U.S. Census

    Larry Ferlazzo
    23 May 2013 | 6:31 pm
    I’m adding this infographic from the US Census to The Best Websites For Learning About Memorial Day: Source: census.gov via Larry on Pinterest

  • “Are You a Goat or a Tiger?”

    Larry Ferlazzo
    23 May 2013 | 5:00 pm
    Are You a Goat or a Tiger? is the recounting by Marvin Marshall, a great advocate and thinker of positive classroom management strategies, of what is apparently an Asian folktale. It’s definitely worth a read. In addition, a free PDF of his articles on learning is now available here.

  • Infographic: “Tornadoes”

    Larry Ferlazzo
    23 May 2013 | 4:57 pm
    Here are a couple of new additions to The Best Resources For Learning About Tornadoes: Tornadoes: The Power to Destroy Everything infographic by acoleman26. The Associated Press has a useful interactive on tornadoes.
 
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    Millard Fillmore's Bathtub

  • Poster for World Turtle Day (May 23)

    Ed Darrell
    23 May 2013 | 9:37 pm
    Nice reminder, featuring an Eastern Box Tortoise (I think). Image from Conscious Companion.   More: Why did the turtle cross the road? at Conscious Companion – good advice on saving turtles and tortoises   Filed under: Nature, Science Tagged: Nature, Poster, Science, World Turtle Day

  • May 23 is World Turtle Day

    Ed Darrell
    23 May 2013 | 9:26 pm
    English: Turtles. Français : Tortoises. Deutsch: Schildkröten. Griechische Schildkröte (Testudo graeca). ¼. Klappschildkröte (Cinosternum pensylvanicum). ¼. Sumpfschildkröte (Cistudo lutaria). ¼. Matamata (Chelys fimbriata). 1/16. Großkopfschildkröte (Platysternum megalocephalurn). ¼. Lederschildkröte (Dermatochelys coriacea). 1/20. Karettschildkröte (Chelone imbricata). 1/20. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Just found out.  Never heard of it before — and I’m rather a turtle & tortoise kind of guy, so you’d think I’d know that. Logo for World Turtle Day May…

  • Dallas crime history: Deaths of Bonnie and Clyde, May 23, 1934

    Ed Darrell
    23 May 2013 | 7:50 am
    Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow, notorious bank-robbing outlaws from Oak Cliff, Texas, ran into a police ambush and were shot to death on May 23, 1934, in Bienville Parish, Louisiana. Bonnie and Clyde in 1933, about a year before their deaths – Wikimedia image Though they wished to be buried together, her family protested. They are buried in separate cemeteries in Dallas. Bonnie is buried in the Crown Hill Cemetery off of Webb Chapel Road in Dallas (do not confuse with the Crown Hill Cemetery in Indianapolis). Clyde is buried in the Western Heights Cemetery off of Fort Worth Boulevard,…

  • May 23, 1926: Mencken confessed the Millard Fillmore bathtub hoax, “any facts . . . got there accidentally”

    Ed Darrell
    23 May 2013 | 6:54 am
    Reasons for my annual observance of a moment of silence, here on May 23, for the failed confession of Mr. Mencken should be obvious to even a sleepy reader.  Alas, annually the need grows to call attention to the dangers of hoaxing, as hoaxes particularly in the political life of the U.S. grow in number, in viciousness, and in the numbers of gullibles suckered.  Here, again, is our annual reading of the confession with a few photographs and new links thrown in for easy learning: May 23, 1926, H. L. Mencken‘s newspaper column confessed his hoax of nine years earlier — he had made…

  • Fly your flag for South Carolina, May 23 – Statehood Day

    Ed Darrell
    22 May 2013 | 11:17 pm
    U.S. and South Carolina flags flying together on one pole. Photo from Bluffton Breeze Fly your flag for South Carolina’s statehood on May 23. South Carolina is one of the original 13 colonies who banded together, first to fight for independence from Britain, and then to create the United States of America.  “Statehood Day” for the 13 original members is the anniversary of the date that colony ratified the Constitution. South Carolina’s convention of citizens ratified the constitution on May 23, 1788 — the 8th state to do so.  A three-fourths, 75% majority put…
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    Around the Corner-MGuhlin.org

  • JobPosting - Instructional Technologist Navarro ISD

    24 May 2013 | 4:44 am
    Navarro ISD has posted a postion for an Instructional Technologist.  Information can be found at www.nisd.us.  The position would be in charge of staff development and  the point person for an iPad rollout for our 7th grade students.  Navarro ISD is a 3A school district located between Seguin, New Braunfels and San Marcos.  Check out Miguel's Workshop Materials online at http://mglearns.wikispaces.com Everything posted on Miguel Guhlin's blogs/wikis are his personal opinion and do not necessarily represent the views of his employer(s) or its clients. Read Full…

  • Leadership Challenge - Redefine Your Difference

    23 May 2013 | 6:45 pm
    InfoGraphic - Sitting Is Killing you usFlipping through pictures of attendees at a recent conference, I was struck by a horrible observation that resonated in my own heart--we're all overweight. Aside from a few lean greyhounds and fitness buffs with bulging biceps, trim triceps, it's frightening to see so many of us so weighty.It's no surprise since we find ourselves sitting for much of technology use...it's hard to walk and talk, much less walk and manage an iPad or mobile device. We like to sit still. We are tasked with creating, working hard to make things happen. It's a pressure that can…

  • The Spiderman Question: 3D Printing

    23 May 2013 | 6:29 pm
    "There's great educational content on YouTube," shared one educator. "Why are we still blocking it?""Skype is also a great tool," another shared, "but why are we still blocking it?"Ever wonder how come technology doesn't play by the rules? Why are our creations so evil in one context, so transformational in another? These thoughts popped into my head as I reflected on 3D printers. These are powerful devices that, while expensive right now, will undoubtedly go down in price. As a school district, if I had a 3D printer, how would I use it for good?3D Printed pistolsSome have chosen to use 3D…

  • Secret Space Encryptor (SSE) #android #java #mac #windows #encryption #encrypt

    23 May 2013 | 5:04 am
    Looking for a cross-platform encryption tool? As I've shared in the past, one of my favorite apps for encrypting content is AESCrypt.com, which is available for Mac, Windows, and Linux. AESCrypt.com does have an Android version (Crypt Lite4All). But AESCrypt only works on files, not folders or text messages on an Android phone/tablet.Enter Secret Space Encryptor (SSE).Take a look at the beautifully designed, open source Secret Space Encryptor (S.S.E. on Android). It comes in a java version that works with a GUI and a command line. You can tell they spent some time on Android…

  • Training Your Technicians - DRAFT Proposal #edtechchat

    20 May 2013 | 5:57 pm
    Is this a crazy idea? Sometimes, you think something for so long, that you start to think it makes sense and maybe, it doesn't. Source: http://goo.gl/ycsm2Check out this DRAFT proposal I'm putting together...constructive feedback welcome!ProposalThis proposal recommends that the District fund Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA) A+ training for all Technician I and II staff members and pay the cost of certification exams for first attempt. Certification and training must be linked to job descriptions and advancement. BackgroundDistrict technicians in the District are…
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  • My Beliefs

    Steve Hargadon
    16 May 2013 | 11:30 am
    I produced a version the following "Core Beliefs" and "View of Change" statements for the Hack Your Education Tour I did in the fall of 2012. I think they give some context to my recent A Student Bill of Rights post (and website), and I welcome any discussion of them.My Core Beliefs:That every child has unique inherent worth and value. Unfortunately, we tell huge numbers of children and their parents that they are "defective" or failures because they aren't succeeding based on a relatively narrow set measures used by schools. I don't believe that is the intention of most involved in the…

  • Event Sponsorship Opportunities: ISTE Unplugged, STEMxCon, GlobalEdCon, Library 2.013, & More!

    Steve Hargadon
    16 May 2013 | 10:49 am
    I run a number of physical and virtual events under the umbrella of Web 2.0 Labs (http://www.web20labs.com). They are based on a belief in the power of educators being able to connect and learn from each other, and combined they had 100,000+ attendees last year.All of these events are free to attend, but they are not free to put on, so this email is the pitch to those who potentially have sponsorship budgets: we need you! Please consider being a sponsor at one of the events, or passing this email on to someone you think might be able to help. Thanks!Current and Upcoming:The Future of…

  • A Student Bill of Rights

    Steve Hargadon
    11 May 2013 | 6:20 am
    This first pass at a "Student Bill of Rights" was inspired by: 1) "A Bill of Rights and Principles for Learning in the Digital Age" that Audrey Watters and I were able to discuss at length in a podcast, and that I felt was unimaginative and particularly reflected an institutional perspective; 2) my interviews at FutureofEducation.com; and 3) the EducationDeclarations.org project.As you will see, my student bill of rights below focuses on learning as a way of building individual opportunities and potential, and not on using education as a tool for directing social or cultural outcomes. I…

  • Thursday Interview: "Free to Learn" with Peter Gray

    Steve Hargadon
    7 May 2013 | 9:03 pm
    Join me Thursday, May 9th, for a live and interactive FutureofEducation.com conversation with Professor Peter Gray on his new book, Free to Learn: Why Unleashing the Instinct to Play Will Make Our Children Happier, More Self-Reliant, and Better Students for Life.From the publisher's description (emphases added): "Our children spend their days being passively instructed, and made to sit still and take tests—often against their will. We call this imprisonment schooling, yet wonder why kids become bored and misbehave. Even outside of school children today seldom play and…

  • Wednesday Interview: World Peace and Other 4th-Grade Achievements with John Hunter

    Steve Hargadon
    7 May 2013 | 2:25 am
    Previous guest John Hunter joins me Wednesday, May 8th, for a live and interactive FutureofEducation.com conversation now that his book is out: World Peace and Other 4th-Grade Achievements.John, a teacher in Charlottesville, Virginia, created an eight-week student-participation exercise called the World Peace Game. In his own classroom, the game triggered a transformation of the children from students of a neighborhood public school to citizens of the world. John's TEDTalk on the World Peace Game was named the #1 most impactful TEDTalk of 2011 by TED and The Huffington Post,…
 
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  • Define Learning

    tim
    20 May 2013 | 2:39 pm
    Continuing the rant from last week about educlichés, our department focus document1 also includes several instances of another vaguely defined phrase: "digital learning". In fact, our job is not to help teachers understand the concept or make it part of the curriculum. The task is to… Develop a definition of Digital Learning in [the OLSD2], identify how it impacts teaching and learning, and articulate why it is important to students’ learning. Interesting. From reading that charge, I would have to conclude that Digital Learning is a separate idea from the learning that…

  • Setting a Path Early in Life

    tim
    19 May 2013 | 6:38 am
    A recent post by one of our elementary principals has been stuck in my head for a couple of days, and I’m not entirely sure why.  It’s about an activity in her school called “College Begins with Kindergarten” in which the kids learned about various “helper jobs” in the community (examples offered: doctors, nurses, teachers). Now I certainly believe a basic understanding of those roles should be part of the school experience from the very beginning. But then students were asked to consider what they might study in college and to create their own future…

  • Learning 16th Century Skills

    tim
    14 May 2013 | 5:08 pm
    Although the language of education changes over time, some educliches just seem to endure far past the point of holding any real meaning. And one my favorites* seem to be making a big comeback around here: 21st century skills. Recently our department here in the overly-large school district was given the areas on which we are to focus in the coming year (and maybe beyond, depending on how long the current big boss is in his position), and listed in several places is that phrase. Associated with it is our task: “Identifying strategies for teacher to use to integrate communications,…

  • Lecturing in High Def

    tim
    7 May 2013 | 5:06 am
    At the risk of being declared obsessive, I have one more rant about the educational philosophy of Bill Gates based on the Fast Company interview with him. This time, his vision of that classic instructional tool: the lecture. That’s one more goal: to revolutionize the lecture in terms of cost and quality. The idea that you can store video essentially for free should mean that anyone can watch the best lecturers in the world. Rather than a student getting one of 3,000 people across the country who try to teach beginning physics or statistics or remedial math, through a process of…

  • Howl About These Numbers Instead

    tim
    6 May 2013 | 2:22 pm
    In the article that triggered the previous rant, both the writer and the subject, Bill Gates, make reference to the frequent howl of politicians and corporate types, that students in US schools have fallen far behind their counterparts in other countries. The line has been repeated so many times that it has become accepted as fact. Except Alfie Kohn has some evidence-based arguments to use in response to those claims that are far more clichéd talking points than truth. As always, his essay is very good, well worth saving for your next discussion with someone from the all-testing,…
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    Graham Wegner - Open Educator

  • Sliding Into Apathy

    Graham
    2 May 2013 | 5:04 am
    April got away from me. It was the first month since starting this blog that I failed to post anything at all. Maybe I am suffering some form of social media fatigue. I’m still reading and scouring the web as much as ever but I’m picking and pecking through my Google Reader feeds rather than reading feverishly, and my Twitter presence has dwindled down to virtually nothing. Ironically, I’m still picking up new followers but I’m not sure what I’m offering them. I reckon Dean Groom hit the nail on the head the other day when he wrote: The dark-side is that social…

  • Middle Aged Gaming

    Graham
    23 Mar 2013 | 4:59 am
    We bought a new Xbox during the Christmas holidays, complete with Kinect. Apart from the bundled games, the first game my youngest son bought was NBA 2K13 as the house has sort of gone basketball mad over the last 18 months. Despite my interest in games, I have never really gotten into any serious games. Until now. The first thing I like about this game is that is a sports sim. It may well be a product of  my childhood where I wasn’t given any opportunity to play any form of competitive sport until I was sent away to boarding school at the age of twelve. I had just started wearing…

  • Put The Spoon Away

    Graham
    6 Mar 2013 | 2:38 am
    True story. Names not used and context changed to protect those who need protection. Leader in a school sends out email to primary school staff informing them about the new Australian Professional Standards for Teachers, and includes a link to the website. Receives an email back from staff member complaining that the link doesn’t work and could the correct one be emailed back out. When will some teachers give up the expectation to be spoon fed everything? It literally takes less than a minute to type in “aitsl teacher standards” into Google, click on the first link and…

  • What Your Classroom Says About You, The Educator

    Graham
    28 Jan 2013 | 3:02 am
    Walking into a vacant classroom and having a look around (even without the students being there) can tell you a lot about the sort of learning that goes on in there. How the furniture is laid out, the posters and work samples on the wall, the artifacts and resources available all tell a story of what is valued and what is possible for the students assigned to that classroom. I’m picturing a couple of classrooms (fictional but typical of some that I have seen)  in my head as I type. I’m not going to identify when, where or who – but one I’m thinking of had class desks…

  • Penguins In Decline

    Graham
    12 Jan 2013 | 2:03 am
    The family got back yesterday from a few days down on the Fleurieu Peninsula, basing ourselves at Goolwa. This is the third time in three years and it really is a nice part of the world to kick back and take things easy for a bit. We were looking forward to some nice weather but Wednesday was a bit cooler than expected so we changed our plans around a bit, trading in a day at the beach for a walk across the causeway to Granite Island at Victor Harbor, and to check out the Little Penguin centre on the island. Recuperating little penguins from Granite Island at the Penguin Centre. Here a small…
 
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  • Announcing – Invent To Learn: Making, Tinkering, and Engineering in the Classroom

    Sylvia Martinez
    12 May 2013 | 4:42 am
    So some of you may have noticed that I’ve been pretty quiet here lately. All my writing energy has been going to a good cause though! I’m happy to announce a new book: Invent To Learn: Making, Tinkering, and Engineering in the Classroom, authored jointly by yours truly,  Sylvia Martinez, and Gary Stager. This book has been cooking a long time, fueled by our belief that many schools are heading away from what real learning looks like – projects that are student-centered, hands-on, and authentic. But there is a technology revolution out there that has the potential to change…

  • Online Learning Ambassadors pave the way to blended learning success

    Sylvia Martinez
    13 Mar 2013 | 2:01 pm
    Generation YES has partnered with Oba - a global platform for online learning to create Oba Ambassadors, a curriculum to teach students how to support online and blended learning initiatives in their own school. Find out more about Oba Ambassadors, or contact us to learn how you could have your own custom student Ambassador program to support your online or blended learning initiative! Sylvia (email me at sylvia at genyes dot org)  

  • Can PBL Help Pave the Way to College Success? YES!

    Sylvia Martinez
    11 Mar 2013 | 1:31 pm
    Alliance College-Ready Public School Student Technology Leaders collaborating to assess projects completed by their peers. Photo credit: Courtesy of Alliance College Ready Public Schools Edutopia: Can PBL Help Pave the Way to College Success? In this article by Suzie Boss, Edutopia explores research underway that asks if student leadership, technology, and project-based learning can better prepare students to stay in college. In high-poverty neighborhoods of Los Angeles, students attending Alliance College-Ready Public Schools have good reason to be hopeful about life after high school.

  • Tips for student presenters at conferences

    Sylvia Martinez
    19 Feb 2013 | 11:27 am
    It’s educational technology conference time of year! There are so many educational conferences that you could literally attend 24/7. Hopefully some of you are taking students along with you to share their work. There’s nothing more exciting than seeing students step up and hit a home run when presenting, and there’s nothing more excruciating than watching the slow-motion train wreck of a bad presentation by young people who are clearly unprepared or uninterested. Here are some tips to have the “home run” presenting experience instead of the “train…

  • Infographic: Students have their say on online rights and responsibilities

    Sylvia Martinez
    5 Feb 2013 | 11:50 am
    Check out the results of the 2013 ‘Have your Say’ survey, the UK’s largest ever survey of young people’s attitudes toward online rights and responsibilities. Over 24,000 young people age 7-19 from across the UK responded to the survey, and a further 90 young people explored these findings in focus groups. Two infographics below with primary and secondary results – these are large files, so why not make a poster! And ask your students what their top ten are to compare. Sylvia
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    Special Education Law Blog

  • Breaking: Public Education Spending Down For First Time in Forty Years

    Jim Gerl
    21 May 2013 | 10:00 pm
    U.S. Census Bureau map of Wallington, New Jersey (Photo credit: Wikipedia) According to a report by the US Census Bureau, fiscal year 2011 marked the first decrease in per student public education spending since the U.S. Census Bureau began collecting data on an annual basis in 1977, according to new statistics released today (dollars not adjusted for inflation). You can read the entire report as well as state level tables and other resources here. The 50 states and the District of Columbia spent $10,560 per student in 2011, down 0.4 percent from 2010. The top spenders were New York…

  • Bullying of Kids With Disabilities - Part I

    Jim Gerl
    18 May 2013 | 7:36 am
    English: this is my own version of what bullying looks like (Photo credit: Wikipedia) We are repeating our very popular series on bullying of children with disabilities.  This was one of our best received series, and bullying remains the hot button issue in special education law.  We will include some updates and news.  Please enjoy the series and send us any feedback! Bullying is a real problem in our society.  Bullies often take advantage of those whom they perceive as weaker.  The Columbine tragedy brought the problem to a higher level of public…

  • Seclusion & Restraints Bill Reintroduced in Congress

    Jim Gerl
    15 May 2013 | 4:05 pm
    , U.S. Congressman. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Representative George Miller, the ranking member of the House Education Committee reintroduced the Keep All Children Safe Act in the Congress on Thursday of last week. The bill had passed the House of Representatives last year with bipartisan support, but it died in the Senate. The law would regulate the abuses and misuses of the seclusion and restraint techniques on schoolchildren.  Abuses have been well documented including, but are by no means limited to, abuses involving children with disabilities. A GAO report in 2009 confirmed…

  • Our Series On Bullying Rides Again

    Jim Gerl
    11 May 2013 | 2:15 pm
    Some states in the United States have implemented laws to address school bullying. Law prohibits bullying of students based on sexual orientation and gender identity Law prohibits bullying of students based on sexual orientation only School regulation or ethical code for teachers that address bullying of students based on sexual orientation Law prohibits bullying in school but lists no specific categories of protection No statewide law that specifically prohibits bullying in schools (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Bullying of children with disabilities remains the hottest of hot button issues in…

  • The Intersection of Foster Care and Mental Health

    Jim Gerl
    7 May 2013 | 7:41 am
    Seal of the United States National Council on Disability. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Our friends over at the National Council On Disability recently posted an interesting op ed piece on their blog concerning the issue of kids with mental disabilities in foster care. You can review their post here.  I found it interesting, but please note the following is not my work but that of the authors: The Intersection of Foster Care and Mental HealthBy Stephanie Orlando, Member, National Council on Disability (NCD) with the assistance of Robyn Powell, NCD Attorney AdvisorMay is recognized…
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    Distance-Educator.com

  • Elsevier distances itself from open-access article

    fsaba
    22 May 2013 | 7:44 pm
    The publisher Elsevier has disassociated itself from an article by a trade association it belongs to that condemns proposed open-access mandates in several US states. Times Higher Educatioin Full Article

  • EdX signs up 15 new members

    fsaba
    22 May 2013 | 7:42 pm
    The US massive open online course platform edX has signed up 15 more universities, more than doubling its number of higher education partners. Times Higher Education Full Article

  • MOOCs Provider in Higher Ed. Targets K-12 Teacher PD

    fsaba
    20 May 2013 | 9:22 pm
    In attempting to bring “MOOCs” to the world of teacher training, the Silicon Valley company Coursera and its partners at universities and other institutions are courting a new and potentially vast audience, one that is becoming increasingly accustomed to receiving professional training via the Web. Education Week Full Article

  • Califa Launches Enki, a Lending Platform for Direct Ebook Distribution

    fsaba
    20 May 2013 | 7:49 pm
    The Califa Library Group and Contra Costa County Library (CCCL) today officially announced the beta launch of Enki Library, a new ebook platform designed to host and lend library-managed ebooks using the Douglas County model. Named after the Sumerian god of mischief, creativity, and intelligence, Enki went live at CCCL and the San Francisco Public Library (SFPL) on May 6, and will soon serve multiple libraries in California, beginning with members of the Bay Area Library and Information System (BALIS) consortium. Library Journal Full Article

  • Planning and Managing Distance Education Systems: Building the Model

    fsaba
    19 May 2013 | 3:07 pm
    Dr. Fred Saba Farhad Saba, Ph. D. Founder and Editor, Distance-Educator.com In this series of articles, I presented a hierarchical model of distance education consisting of seven interrelated nested systems levels. These systems have been present in most distance education organizations that I observed, or planned and built over the past 30 years. In the previous weeks, I discussed Hardware, Software, Telecommunications, Instructional, Educational, Societal and Global Systems Levels. Last week I started to explain the process of system modeling so that you could start the planning process for…
 
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    Curious Cat Science and Engineering Blog » K-12

  • Given Tablets but No Teachers, Kids Teach Themselves – Having Never Seen Advanced Technology Before

    curiouscat
    3 May 2013 | 3:28 am
    In a repetition of an experiment I have posted about here on the Curious Cat Science and Engineering Blog before (Letting Children Learn – Hole in the Wall Computers): Given Tablets but No Teachers, Ethiopian Children Teach Themselves The experiment is being done in two isolated rural villages with about 20 first-grade-aged children each, about 50 miles from Addis Ababa. One village is called Wonchi, on the rim of a volcanic crater at 11,000 feet; the other is called Wolonchete, in the Great Rift Valley. Children there had never previously seen printed materials, road signs, or even…

  • Promoting Innovation in Sierra Leone

    curiouscat
    13 Dec 2012 | 5:58 am
    Another inspirational kid that shows that the potential for human good is much greater than the talking heads and politicians that litter the TV screen so often. In the video Kelvin says, “That is my aim: to Promote Innovation in Seira Leone, among young people.” See another video as Kelvin explains his homemade battery. Support these young engineers in Sierra Leone via innovate Salone. Related: Inspirational Engineer Build Windmill Using Trash – Supporting the Natural Curiosity of Kids – What Kids can Learn If Given a Chance – I was Interviewed About Encouraging…

  • Solar Powered Water Jug to Purify Drinking Water

    curiouscat
    22 Nov 2012 | 12:02 am
    Deepika Kurup, a 14-year-old New York student, won the Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge for her invention of a solar-powered water jug that changes dirty water into purified drinking water. She won the top prize of $25,000. During “the 5 minutes of my presentation 15 children have died from lack of clean drinking water.” I am thankful we have kids like this to create solutions for us that will make the world a better place. We rely on hundreds of thousands of such people to use science and engineering methods to benefit society. Related: Strawjet: Invention of the…

  • Roominate: Inspiring Artists, Engineers and Visionaries

    curiouscat
    20 Aug 2012 | 8:37 am
    Roominate is a cool new toy created by 3 engineering students aimed at giving young engineers a way to learn, experiment and create. The 3 women used kickstarter to get the funds needed to launch their product. They raised $85,000 (the goal was $25,000). We’re more than just a toy company. We want to inspire your daughters to be the great artists, engineers, architects, and visionaries of their generation. We intend to give them every tool to reach that potential. Founders: Bettina Chen: CalTech BS in Electrical Engineering, masters in Electrical Engineering from Stanford. Alice Brooks: MIT…

  • Special Summer Fun Issue of Make Magazine

    curiouscat
    28 Jun 2012 | 1:18 am
    Make is really is a wonderful way to find ideas. Some people have the imagination to come up with all sorts of projects to try, I don’t. But Make takes care of that for you and provides really interesting ideas for things to try out yourself. The summer fun guide includes over 50 projects for kids of all ages. Related: Book on Adventures in Making – Awesome Gifts for the Maker in Your Life – The DIY Movement Revives Learning by Doing
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    CyberEnglish

  • Montaro Caine by Sidney Poitier

    Ted Nellen
    24 May 2013 | 5:00 am
    Montaro Caine is Sidney Poitier’s first novel. Mr Sidney Poitier is one of my heroes. His movie career is laced with some of the best stuff out there. So when I saw his name on the spine of a book at the library, I paused, I hesitated, I considered the ramifications of what I saw, a novel by Sidney Poitier? This is a no brainer, I said to myself. Dr Caine dies in an airplane crash before he can give a gift from a genius boy, Luther, to his son Montaro. How did Luther know Dr Caine had a son? And what is the seventh ship Luther refers to? Before we know it we are fifty years into the future…

  • The Whiteness of the Whale by David Poyer

    Ted Nellen
    22 May 2013 | 5:00 am
    The Whiteness of the Whaleby David Poyer is about a strange collection of people who join together on a large sailboat that will sail into the Antarctic Sea to take on the Japanese Whalers in protest to the practice of killing whales. Besides the crew of Captain and a couple of crew members the ‘passengers’ include a scientist, Dr Sara Pollard; an Orca trainer, Eddi; protesters Lars and Bodine; and finally the diva, the actress Doree and her maid, Georgita. They all live in a confined space, one that is in constant motion, and without any privacy or solace. Nerves go quickly as everyone…

  • The Love Song of Jonny Valentine by Teddy Wayne

    Ted Nellen
    20 May 2013 | 5:00 am
    Turn the volume down when you start The Love Song of Jonny Valentine by Teddy Wayne. It is loud with music in the room, on the phone, and in our heads. Even the video game is loud. This is the world of 11 year old super star Jonny Valentine after a show in Vegas. He can’t sleep and needs some pills to help. He sneaks into his mom’s room for the pills only to discover the existence of his dad when he goes to his mom’s computer and begins reading and doing some chat room searches and discovers a message for his dad to him, “email me anytime,” with the email address. He writes the…

  • The Love Machine by Walter Mosley

    Ted Nellen
    17 May 2013 | 5:00 am
    Marchant Lewis has created a love machine or he is a love machine, sort of in Love Machine by Walter Mosley. Engaging in an experiment with Lewis, a seven foot five hundred plus African American changes Lois, a petite Korean female. The experiment involved a little device that when touched by Lois and Lewis does things to Lois she can’t explain nor understand that involve sex, her boyfriend and her thinking of Lewis and in fact being drawn to him for no other reason than the experiment and she wants to know what and why. It’s complicated. When she merged with Lewis via the electric…

  • Stepping Stone by Walter Mosley

    Ted Nellen
    15 May 2013 | 5:00 am
    Truman Pope is reminded, “to pay attention” by his former 4thgrade teacher, Ms Boucher in Stepping Stone by Walter Mosley.  Truman had learning and speaking problems, Ms Boucher cured. Truman now delivered mail for HBH, a corporation on East 56th in NYC. He has been the only permanent employee of the mailroom for the past 21 years. One day he spies a beautiful woman dressed in yellow and follows her. This gets him in some trouble with HR. He meets her again in the vault. Truman is very good at what he does, he is pure and so many people think he is troubled, slow, and simple. He is…
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    MBA Crystal Ball

  • GMAT time management strategy – The two readings rule

    Sameer Kamat
    23 May 2013 | 6:42 pm
    Add the two readings rule to your GMAT time management strategy techniques. If you don’t know what it is, the GoGMAT experts share details about this in for MBA Crystal Ball readers. GMAT time management strategy – The two readings rule One of the first steps in preparing for any exam is getting to know [...]The post GMAT time management strategy – The two readings rule appeared first on MBA Crystal Ball.

  • Carlson MBA Minnesota admit with full scholarship

    Sameer Kamat
    19 May 2013 | 6:46 pm
    Tarun’s forum pseudonym (MoneyMoney) highlights what he focussed on during the MBA admissions process. His objective was pretty clear. He wanted to minimize not only his admissions costs, but also the cost of attending the MBA program. His strategy paid off. The Carlson MBA offered by the Carlson School of Management offered him a 100% [...]The post Carlson MBA Minnesota admit with full scholarship appeared first on MBA Crystal Ball.

  • Average age for MBA in India and abroad (USA)

    Sameer Kamat
    15 May 2013 | 6:23 pm
    What is the average age for MBA in India, USA, UK, Singapore (add your favourite MBA destination here)? Apart from the statistical relevance of the question, there’s also an introspective aspect. The first one is easier to answer as most MBA portals and business school websites list this in the MBA Class profile section along [...]The post Average age for MBA in India and abroad (USA) appeared first on MBA Crystal Ball.

  • Venture Capital Firms in India

    Sameer Kamat
    11 May 2013 | 6:24 pm
    In the previous post we cover the basics of venture capital. If you missed it here’s the post – What is Venture capital? In this post we list down the prominent venture capital firms in India. Many of these These are the firms with the most active and multiple venture capital funds i.e. in terms [...]The post Venture Capital Firms in India appeared first on MBA Crystal Ball.

  • ISB Admission with scholarship in third attempt

    Sameer Kamat
    7 May 2013 | 6:19 pm
    The topic of average GMAT score for ISB Hyderabad (Indian School of Business) gets discussed a lot. We published an article about an MBA applicant who got into ISB with a low GMAT score of 610. This time we consider another aspect of GMAT scores i.e. the limited utility of a high GMAT score. Ritesh [...]The post ISB Admission with scholarship in third attempt appeared first on MBA Crystal Ball.
 
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    2U

  • Max Noreng

    bbisceglia
    24 May 2013 | 10:52 am
    Max started as an intern for MSN Admissions in September 2012 while completing his senior year at the George Washington University. He graduated with a double major in International Affairs and Classical Studies, with concentrations in International Economics as well as Europe and Eurasia, in addition to minors in History and Geography. After interning for nine months, he transitioned into an Admissions Counselor role with Nursing@Georgetown and is excited to continue with this great company. Max was born in Germany, raised in Norway and has been in the US since 2001.

  • Andrew Morin

    bbisceglia
    24 May 2013 | 10:51 am
    Andrew recently graduated from The George Washington University with a BA  in Political Science. His academic experience ranges from welfare policy to  the art of political campaigns to the history of modern Europe, and  everything in between. While at GW, he was part of the Colonial Visitor  Information Program (VIP) and in 2011 led student tour guides in recruiting  GW’s class of 2015 as the Student Representative Program Coordinator. Born in Canada, settled in Washington, DC, Andrew calls Chapel Hill, NC  home and appreciates Carolina blue, bow ties, sweet tea and a good…

  • Ann Rhee

    bbisceglia
    24 May 2013 | 9:31 am
    Ann’s journey with 2U began in September 2012 when a fellow GW classmate recommended her as a Georgetown Nursing Admissions Intern. Working for the various departments of Nursing@Georgetown including Admissions and Placement, Ann realized that 2U would be an excellent home for the next chapter in her life. After graduating in May 2013 from the George Washington University with a major in International Affairs concentrating in International Law and Contemporary Societies & Cultures, and minors in Anthropology and Korean, Ann accepted the role of Admissions Counselor. When not at 2U, Ann…

  • Peter Gallagher

    bbisceglia
    22 May 2013 | 7:13 am
    Peter is a graduate from the University of Notre Dame where he received a Bachelor of Arts in History. Over the past two-plus years, he has been recruiting in the agency world with a focus in the Creative, Marketing, Interactive, and Information Technology fields. Peter enjoys playing squash and doing anything food-related.

  • Keyonda Brittingham

    bbisceglia
    21 May 2013 | 10:52 am
    In 2009, Keyonda joined 2U as an Admissions Counselor with the University of Southern California (USC) Rossier School of Education’s Master of Arts in Teaching program (MAT@USC). Over the next few years, she was promoted to the Assistant Director of the MAT@USC. Her contributions to the MAT@USC led her to Hong Kong to join the international team. She has recently joined American University, School of International Service Master of Arts in International Relations (MIR) program. Prior to joining 2U she spent 7 years with Sylvan Learning Center as an Educational Sales Consultant. Keyonda…
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    Science teacher

  • Take Our Children to the Park...and Leave Them There Day

    18 May 2013 | 6:37 am
    Tip of the hat to Tom Hoffman, who (once again) pointed me in the right direction.Today is "Take Your Children to the Park...and Leave Them There Day," founded by Lenore Skenazy four years ago. Makes sense--kids spend well over 50 hours each week gazing at glass screens living in a world dominated by creepy adults who like to make children feel insecure enough to buy trinkets and calories they do not need. Fat, unhappy adults keep our consumer economy humming. Heck, diabetes alone kicks in $175 billion each year to the medical field.Ms. Skenazy makes her case in Slate this week, and it's a…

  • May light, May death

    11 May 2013 | 6:25 am
    Some years I fish, with joy and exuberance, ecstatic at the pull of an animal on the end of the line.Other years, I avoid it, acknowledging the pain and cost of life to the fish. It's not something I'm ever going to resolve....This was written two Mays ago. I may go fishing today. I tossed some plastic out at the setting sun on the Delaware. Striped bass are around, and as much fun as they are to catch, they are even more fun to eat.    Flapflapflapflap...A large bunker had hurled itself out of the sea, away from the jaws of a striper, onto a slightly less inviting scenario, the…

  • On reading Galway Kinnell again

    9 May 2013 | 6:47 pm
    Almost a quarter century ago, my eldest, all of 7 years old, and I wandered around Liberty State Park in the shadow of the Lady herself, trying out various foods at an international festival. Folks were amused at her voracious boldness, I was amused at their amusement. I had known her her whole life.The day was glorious, the sky as stunningly clear as the day the Towers just across the water fell a dozen years later. There are a lot of reasons to fear north Jersey, and our myriad foods may be near the top of the list. Foreign. Exotic. And delicious enough to challenge anyone who fears…

  • In the light, again

    5 May 2013 | 4:05 am
    This was written a 2 years ago, and it works again today. We only get so many Msys in a lifetime. "Nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of evolution."Theodosius DobzhanskyI should be crafting a descent with modification (misnamed "evolution") exam.Descent with modification is the heart of biology. Without it, a world with red-lipped batfish, roly-polies, and humans makes no sense, no matter how clever God pretends to be.Without it, nothing in biology makes sense. Nothing.Seems sacrilegious to test it using vocabulary and a few standard examples any student paying attention can…

  • My problem(s) with Kiera

    4 May 2013 | 3:35 am
    The whole Kiera Wilmot kerfuffle made no sense at all until I saw her photo. Trying to blow things up falls under white male privilege. Kiera has too much melanin and chromosomal material to qualify for that club. See what kind of nonsense happens when we elect a black President?If I were the prosecutor, I'd have only one question for Ms. Wilmot:Were you wearing safety goggles?If not, well, sorry kid, 3 days detention for you.For the record, I did something even dumber in school when I was 17, but used "Get Out of Jail Free" card.In a state with giant reptiles fond of eating family dogs,…
 
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    The Core Knowledge Blog

  • The Common Core Needs a Common Curriculum

    Lisa Hansel
    23 May 2013 | 12:39 pm
    As first published in Education Week, May 22, 2013. Reprinted with permission. The Common Core State Standards contain laudable goals for what students ought to be able to do. Attaining those goals, especially in English/language arts and literacy, depends on how schools interpret the standards’ call for a content-rich curriculum: “[W]hile the standards make references to some particular [...]

  • This Is What Equal Opportunity Looks Like

    Lisa Hansel
    21 May 2013 | 2:13 pm
    A few days ago, Marc Tucker of the National Center on Education and the Economy wrote about supporting the Common Core State Standards—and doing whatever it takes to implement them well—simply because they reflect real-world standards. Institutions of higher education and employers have high standards. For many children from disadvantaged homes, rigorous schooling offers the [...]

  • TTBOMK, Paying Attention Is MIA. NISM?

    Lisa Hansel
    15 May 2013 | 1:08 pm
    Translation: To the best of my knowledge, paying attention is missing in action. Need I say more? I don’t need to say more about the problem, so let’s get right into what to do. Many thanks to Dan Willingham for drawing attention to, as he put it, “the 21st century skill students really lack”: It’s [...]

  • Are We Really Waiting for Superman?

    Lisa Hansel
    10 May 2013 | 12:56 pm
    Having spent the last week thinking a lot about teacher preparation, I’d like to share a few more thoughts on teaching, teacher preparation, and student achievement. In the last two posts, we’ve seen that far too many teacher preparation programs eschew preparation and that, instead, there’s an emphasis on social-justice activism, which often results in [...]

  • Mission Impossible: Teaching for Justice without the Canon

    Lisa Hansel
    7 May 2013 | 6:11 am
    In my last post, I noted that teacher educators who put shaping future teachers into social-justice activists above shaping them into effective instructors are, in my opinion, terribly misguided. I strongly agree with diminishing society’s inequities—and I think effective instructors, by narrowing the achievement gap, are doing just that. One thing I did not mention [...]
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    Recorded Books Blog

  • Tallulah’s Solo – Marilyn Singer

    recordedbooks
    23 May 2013 | 7:00 am
    Title: Tallulah’s Solo (Preschool – Grade 2) Author: Marilyn Singer Narrator: Christina Moore Length:  0.25 Hours Publisher: Recorded Books Review: “Tallulah is a wonderful dancer and she’s certain that she will be chosen for the principal role in the upcoming ballet recital. However, she’s worried that her scatter-brained younger brother, Beckett, who just began taking ballet lessons, might not be chosen even for a minor part. As Tallulah warns and encourages Beckett, she imagines the accolades that will come her way when she stars in the production, complete…

  • Outstanding Audio Starred Review for ISTANBUL PASSAGE

    recordedbooks
    23 May 2013 | 12:00 am
    Title: Istanbul Passage Author: Joseph Kanon Narrators: Jefferson Mays Genre: Suspense & Thriller Length: 14.75 Hours Publisher: Recorded Books Review: “Istanbul Passage is set in Istanbul in 1945. The story follows undercover agent, Jack Bauer, an American in the tobacco business, who is asked by a member of the American consulate to arrange for a shipment. Something goes very wrong and another American official is killed, probably by Jack. But was he set up? What should he do with the man he was supposed to help and who exactly is this man and what has he done in his past?

  • Hooray for Anna Hibiscus! – Atinuke

    recordedbooks
    22 May 2013 | 1:00 am
    Title: Hooray for Anna Hibiscus! (Grade 1-3) Author: Atinuke Narrator: Mutiyat Ade-Salu Genre: General Fiction Length:  1 Hour Publisher: Recorded Books Review: “Anna Hibiscus is a young girl who lives in West Africa. Although her life and her customs differ from those of children in other countries, she shares the same childhood curiosity and emotions. Anna lives in a big white house with her immediate and extended family. In these four tales, listeners follow along with Anna as she starts school, sings for a foreign president, refuses to get her hair braided and has to deal…

  • Witch World – Christopher Pike

    recordedbooks
    22 May 2013 | 12:00 am
    Title: Witch World Author: Christopher Pike Narrator: Justine Eyre Genre: Fantasy Length: 13.25 Hours Publisher: Recorded Books Review: “Pike’s story is one of good and evil and set in two worlds that mirror each other—one populated by humans and the other filled with witches. Eyre reads Jessie Ralle (or Jessica Ralle as she is known in the witch world) in the convincing high-pitched, overly dramatic voice of a teenager dealing with the ups and downs of dating and graduation. However, after Jessie dies on a class trip to Las Vegas and is reborn as a supernatural witch,…

  • May the Force be with You

    recordedbooks
    21 May 2013 | 12:00 am
    The next episode in Tom Angleberger’s bestselling Origami Yoda series is coming—The Surprise Attack of Jabba the Puppett! Dark times have fallen on McQuarrie Middle School. The gang turns to Origami Yoda for help as they face the FunTime Menace: a new educational program designed to raise students’ standardized test scores. Can they defeat the FunTime Menace and cope with a surprise attack from Jabba the Puppet? The newest addition to the Origami Yoda cannon will be released on audio Fourth Quarter. Recorded Books is the exclusive source for audio of Tom Angleberger‘s…
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    Clear Admit Blog

  • Stanford GSB Essay Topics 2013-2014

    clearadmitblog
    24 May 2013 | 11:44 am
    The 2013-2014 Stanford GSB essay topics have been announced! This year’s essays are below: Essay 1: What matters most to you, and why? The best examples of Essay 1 reflect the process of self-examination that you have undertaken to write them. They give us a vivid and genuine image of who you are—and they also convey how you [...]The post Stanford GSB Essay Topics 2013-2014 appeared first on Clear Admit Blog.

  • GMAC Corporate Recruiters Survey Shows Employer Hiring Up 4 Percent for MBAs

    clearadmitblog
    24 May 2013 | 11:00 am
    More corporate recruiters have hired or plan to hire MBAs this year than last, according to the 2013 Corporate Recruiters Survey by the Graduate Management Admissions Council (GMAC). Globally, 75 percent of employers surveyed plan to hire MBAs, up from 71 percent last year, GMAC reports. Not only that, the average number of MBAs each [...]The post GMAC Corporate Recruiters Survey Shows Employer Hiring Up 4 Percent for MBAs appeared first on Clear Admit Blog.

  • Fridays From The Frontline

    clearadmitblog
    24 May 2013 | 12:00 am
    Hello and welcome to Fridays From the Frontlines, Clear Admit’s weekly perusal of all the goings-on in the b-school blogosphere. This week many second year students were either recounting their graduation stories or reflecting on their overall experiences as their respective commencement days beckoned. Applicants and first year students were also voluble, visiting campuses and [...]The post Fridays From The Frontline appeared first on Clear Admit Blog.

  • Twitter Thursdays: News from MBA Programs

    clearadmitblog
    23 May 2013 | 2:00 pm
    Welcome to another Twitter Thursdays, our weekly peek at the news and events reported by top MBA programs on Twitter!  If you want to stay on top of our updates, special prizes, admissions tips and breaking news, be sure to check Clear Admit out on Twitter.  We’ve also created a Twitter list of MBA programs to [...]The post Twitter Thursdays: News from MBA Programs appeared first on Clear Admit Blog.

  • Student-Run Fund at Yale School of Management to Support 33 Nonprofit, Public Sector Summer Internships

    clearadmitblog
    23 May 2013 | 11:00 am
    Continuing a tradition dating back to the earliest years of the school, students at the Yale School of Management (SOM) have raised more than $88,000 this spring to provide stipends to students who pursue summer internships in the nonprofit and public sectors, which often pay little to no salary. The monies raised by the student-run [...]The post Student-Run Fund at Yale School of Management to Support 33 Nonprofit, Public Sector Summer Internships appeared first on Clear Admit Blog.
 
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    Teaching College English

  • Political Text and Talk

    Dr Davis
    20 May 2013 | 8:38 am
    The relationship between language and politics may be part of this study as well. I begin with Chilton and Schaffner’s chapter “Themes and Principles in the Analysis of Political Discourse” from Politics as Text and Talk. Classical rhetoric was inherently distrustful of the power of language? Aware, yes. Distrustful? Hmm. I need to re-read quite a few works obviously. I would argue against that statement at this point in time and, as a rhetorician, I have the status/power/knowledge to enter that debate. Aristotle argues that the difference between humanity and other animals…

  • Postcolonialism Musings

    Dr Davis
    19 May 2013 | 6:07 am
    I am on a graduate thesis committee. (This is a first for me. I have read and edited graduate theses many times, but this is the first time I will be a part of the process of writing one–aside from my own.) I hope to avoid any repetitions of the single altercation in the hallways of English at my university (which, sad to say, was in reference to my thesis) and to avoid looking like an idiot. Reading through a bit of postcolonial discussions. First, let me confess, I know next to nothing (at this point) about postcolonial theory. I have read a lot of the anthropology which was used in…

  • Brit Lit Sources on the Net

    Dr Davis
    18 May 2013 | 2:23 am
    These are notes to myself… but if they will benefit you, please feel free to take advantage of them. Arthuriana Pedagogy TEAMS Medieval Leeds’ CFP Battle of Maldon, in legos, subtitled and without the Old English subtitles

  • Monstrous Felines in OF Arthuriana

    Dr Davis
    17 May 2013 | 6:55 am
    Monstrous Felines in OF Arthuriana at Kalamazoo’s 48th Medieval Congress Brandy N. Brown, Penn State U on floor of cathedral Tronto, Italy (1165) is mosaic, image of crowned figure with scepter King Arthur riding a goat/horse (with bridle’s erased during restoration) next to him is a black cat to right (later) is nude figure, Merlin Arthur being mauled by black cat while Merlin watches. in two texts (Welsh and French) epic hero has to prove himself in battle against Chapalu originally is a beastly cat later is a Muslim captured in body of cat Chapalu evolved in response to Islam…

  • Arthurian Monsters

    Dr Davis
    17 May 2013 | 6:28 am
    Attended the Arthurian Monsters session at Kalamazoo’s 48th Medieval Congress. Hard to hear some of this. Didn’t get as much information as I wanted. This is the second session: Giant of Mont-Saint-Michel: Grendelkin? Kris Kobold, York U OE student PhD giant is powerful being, causes disorder, captures a maiden, eats humans, killed by Arthur significant that several studies find that the giant is parallel with Grendel some of these parallels Possible that poet of Morte d’Arthur knew monster traditions of OE “thurs” in line 1100, means demon/spirit in ME referred to as a…
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    EurekAlert! - Education

  • Please do try this at home

    23 May 2013 | 9:00 pm
    (Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center) After studying noise in one French Quarter neighborhood of New Orleans to determine whether or not noise levels exceeded municipal ordinances, Annette Hurley, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Audiology at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans, and Eric Arriaga, a third-year LSUHSC doctor of audiology student, recommend that people use today's technology to protect their own hearing health.

  • Driving and hands-free talking lead to spike in errors: UAlberta study

    23 May 2013 | 9:00 pm
    (University of Alberta) University of Alberta pilot study shows driving while talking on a hands-free cellular device leads to more driving errors than driving alone.

  • Schools should provide opportunities for 60 minutes of daily physical activity to all students

    22 May 2013 | 9:00 pm
    (National Academy of Sciences) Given the implications for the overall health, development, and academic success of children, schools should play a primary role in ensuring that all students have opportunities to engage in at least 60 minutes per day of vigorous or moderate-intensity physical activity, says a new report from the Institute of Medicine.

  • Schools should provide students with daily physical activity, IOM recommends

    22 May 2013 | 9:00 pm
    (University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston) A new report from the Institute of Medicine says schools should be responsible for helping pupils engage in at least 60 minutes of vigorous or moderate intensity activity during each school day.

  • Gutenberg Research College welcomes new fellows and bestows the 2013 Gutenberg Research Award

    22 May 2013 | 9:00 pm
    (Johannes Gutenberg Universitaet Mainz) In an evening ceremony held on the campus of Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, the Gutenberg Research College presented the Gutenberg Research Award 2013 and welcomed its new fellows.
 
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  • This Week in Ontario Edublogs

    dougpete
    24 May 2013 | 2:00 am
    Yet another great week of post from Ontario Edubloggers.  Here’s some of the reading that I tucked away for this week’s post. It’s About Character Aviva Dunsiger’s post about Track and Field Day brought some perspective to me.  At a secondary school, typically track and field is a competitive event, exclusive to those who have made the team.  I really like the way that she described how their event was inclusive to all students.  There’s a lot to be learned from this.  —– Saying Goodbye Unless you’ve been in education, you probably…

  • OTR Links 05/24/2013

    dougpete
    23 May 2013 | 10:30 pm
    VideoNot.es The Easiest way to take notes from videos, everything synchronized. tags: notetaking youtube notes GoogleApps edtech 1to1techat note taking No niche for iPad: A cautionary tale on ‘needing a purpose’ | ZDNet No niche for iPad: A cautionary tale on ‘needing a purpose’ | ZDNet http://t.co/WHgPGjwqYM tags: via:packrati.us For Public Schools, Twitter Is No Longer Optional – Forbes “Public schools are keenly aware of the power of the mainstream media; a critical television segment or a laudatory newspaper article will be talked about in the hallways…

  • About Keyboarding

    dougpete
    23 May 2013 | 2:00 am
    A great article in Dear Otto today titled “Do Students Still Need to Learn Keyboarding” had me doing a little thinking about it.  Learning to keyboard was one of the best things that I ever did for myself.  In fact, I took “Typing” in Grade 9 and got a mark in the 60s at the Christmas reporting period.  At about the same time, they were replacing typewriters where my father worked and he bought an old Underwood and brought it home for me. In the beginning, I used to use it as a weight and did some weight lifting with it.  If you’ve ever lifted…

  • OTR Links 05/23/2013

    dougpete
    22 May 2013 | 10:30 pm
    Virginia Moves Standardized Testing to Computers Virginia Moves Standardized Testing to Computers http://t.co/LOqWnHtHXt via @zite tags: via:packrati.us Rockmelt Google now selecting “regular folk” to try out Google Glass for themselves – via @Rockmelt for iPad http://t.co/pM2aYOiZW3 tags: via:packrati.us Rockmelt Celebrate Pac-Man’s 33rd birthday with 33 GIFs – via @Rockmelt for iPad http://t.co/2EcGWKX1C0 tags: via:packrati.us Rockmelt Windows vs. iPad: Compare tablets – Microsoft Windows – via @Rockmelt for iPad http://t.co/1aOMStEhXC tags:…

  • A Convergence of Thought

    dougpete
    22 May 2013 | 2:00 am
    A couple of things entered my reading today.  The first was an infographic asking “What Does An Educational Technologist Do?”  It’s an interesting graphic and worth the time to follow the link and take a look. The second reading was a blog entry from George Couros titled “What should a networked educational leader tweet about?”  Just as the infographic is worth the time to study, so is Mr. Couros’ blog entry.  In particular, the summary at the bottom of the article about what or what not should be tweeted. In both cases, I would suggest that these are…
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    Veritas Prep Blog

  • GMAT Tip of the Week: Don't Arrest Your Development

    Brian
    24 May 2013 | 12:33 pm
    There are many memorable things happening this Memorial Day weekend, but perhaps none is as exciting as the much-anticipated return of Arrested Development, the cult classic sitcom re-premiering on Netflix on Sunday. Panned by the masses in large part because it’s humor was “too smart,” Arrested Development can provide some useful intelligence to aid in your own GMAT development. So if the GMAT has you down this beginning-of-summer weekend, there’s no need to hide in your Aztec tomb, join a blue man group for moral support, or hide your lack of GMAT confidence behind…

  • How to Avoid Pronoun Misuse on the SAT

    Veritas Prep
    24 May 2013 | 9:16 am
    We use pronouns everyday – I, he, me, we, they, she – these words are so common that we rarely think twice about them. Yet, finding pronoun misuse on the SAT writing section is often overlooked. By learning to always match a pronoun with its antecedent (the noun that the pronoun replaces) you can avoid missing these errors. Let’s look at the following example first to ascertain what an antecedent is. John went to the beach with his brother. The pronoun in this sentence is his because it replaces the noun in the sentence. Now, we must figure out what that noun (the antecedent) is…

  • How to Find the Sum of Integers on the GMAT

    Veritas Prep
    23 May 2013 | 3:05 pm
    In the quant section of the GMAT, there are a fair number of formulae to know in order to answer the ensemble of questions that may be asked of you. Most of them are covered in any basic test prep material, but a formula is always just a short hand version of a much longer manual process. There is an anecdote about a primary school teacher who wanted to keep a misbehaved child busy for a period, so she asked him to sum up all the numbers from 1 to 100. To her dismay, the child answered the question in a matter of seconds, and the answer was correct. The child explained to his teacher that,…

  • Columbia Business School Admissions Essays and Deadlines for 2013-2014

    VeritasPrep
    23 May 2013 | 8:07 am
    This year Columbia Business School leads the charge, releasing its MBA application essay prompts before any other top business school. The school has also released the admissions deadlines for its two intakes in 2014. Remember that Columbia is unique among top U.S. business schools because each year it has a large January intake in addition to the more common August/September intake. Columbia’s “J-Term” program allows students to complete their degrees in less than a year and a half, and is ideally suited for applicants who don’t plan on switching careers or may want…

  • The Secret to Solving Word Problems

    Veritas Prep
    22 May 2013 | 11:55 am
    Word Problems tend to intimidate newcomers to the GMAT.  Don’t be scared!  The math on most word problems is actually easier and less troublesome than the math on a straightforward arithmetic or algebra problem. The reason the math is easier on these problems is because the problem is made hard in other ways.  Word problems are considered hard because you have to convert a word problem into a math question.  This involves good reading skills and good critical reasoning skills.   Keep some of the following word problem translations in mind as you navigate some of the toughest…
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    Certification Map

  • ESL Teacher Shortage

    Brian Childs
    9 May 2013 | 11:39 am
    Teaching English as a second language (ESL) and bilingual education are rapidly growing fields, as more teachers are needed to provide instruction for students new to the English language. Just how bad is the shortage? According to the New Haven Register, approximately 10 percent of students in American public schools in are non-native English speakers, yet less than 1 percent of educators are ESL teachers. These numbers are also expected to rise over the next few years, with larger numbers of immigrants coming to the United States. Shortage Locations Each year, the United States Department…

  • What are Common Core Standards?

    Brian Childs
    7 May 2013 | 11:07 am
    Since their release in 2010, 45 states, the Department of Defense, four territories and the District of Columbia have all adopted the Common Core Standards (CCS). Collaborative efforts between educators, families and community members have led to the release of these standards for grades K-12 in the areas of mathematics and English language arts. For the states and territories that have adopted them, the CCS have replaced individual state standards for a higher quality and more consistent education throughout the United States. According to the Common Core State Standards Initiative, the…

  • Teaching in Abu Dhabi

    Brian Childs
    2 May 2013 | 8:35 am
    Today’s guest blog is written by Amy Woodbridge of Teach Away Inc. Teach Away is a worldwide leader in international teacher recruitment. With the widest variety of international teaching jobs in over 40 countries, Teach Away’s international offices match educators with the best teaching jobs abroad. Amy has taught abroad in Japan, China, and Thailand, and loves to travel. The UAE is one of the most popular destinations for teachers applying to work internationally, and its capital, Abu Dhabi, provides some of the best opportunities for licensed teachers abroad. In order to teach in Abu…
 
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    Dr Stephen Jones | Blog Talk Radio Feed

  • The three pillars of student achievement - May 13,2013

    Dr Stephen Jones
    13 May 2013 | 3:30 pm
    During this session we will have a lively discussion about the pillars that enhance student achievement. The pillars are 1. parent involvement 2. classroom management and 3. formative assessment. It is essential that every classroom is structured so that students can maximize their chances for success. The special guest is Chairman at Design By Educators Education | Teachers | Walter Duncan | Dr Stephen Jines | instruction

  • How to Discover all That is Awesome in You Part II - Jun 18,2012

    Dr Stephen Jones
    18 Jun 2012 | 3:30 pm
    This will be part II of our series on awesome living. On this program we will talk about how you can excel at using all of your gifts and talents. The key is finding that place inside of you that makes you feel confident and ready to excel at everything. We will talk about how to live a happy and joyous life. Our special guest is Antiqua Libby owner of Y.O.U. Dr Stephen Jones | Health | Wellness | God | Inspiration

  • How to Uncover all that is Awesome in You - Jun 11,2012

    Dr Stephen Jones
    11 Jun 2012 | 3:30 pm
    On this program we will talk about how you can excel at using all of your gifts and talents. The key is finding that place inside of you that makes you feel confident and ready to excel at everything. We will talk about how to live a happy and joyous life. Our special guest is Antiqua Libby owner of Y.O.U.Dr Stephen Jones | Happiness | Peace | Unity | Education

  • Reading Your Key to Success - Jun 04,2012

    Dr Stephen Jones
    4 Jun 2012 | 3:30 pm
    This program is aimed at helping students ,parents and teachers to focus on the value of reading. We can talk in general about how reading is the foundation for academic success. We can also get into the facets of reading such as comprehension, decoding, paraphrasing, predicting, etc. Our guest is Marc Medley a radio Host of The Reading Circle.Dr Stephen Jones | Reading | Schools | education | Tutoring

  • How to Maximize Your Motivation - May 14,2012

    Dr Stephen Jones
    14 May 2012 | 3:30 pm
    During this program we will discuss how to maximize your motivation to accomplish your goals. We will talk about some of the steps that are required to get you moving. We will emphasize the value of education and training to prepare you for the future. You will learn how to stp procrastinating and how to move forward. This topic will be lead by Dr. Stephen Jones and Mary Gorell.Dr Stephen Jones | Motivation | Inspiration | Education | Goals
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    MBA Admissions Blog by MBA Game Plan

  • Michigan (Ross) MBA Admissions Deadlines for 2013-2014

    admin
    23 May 2013 | 3:06 pm
    The University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business has released its MBA admissions deadlines for the 2013-2014 application season. Let’s take a look: Michigan (Ross) MBA Application Deadlines Round 1: October 1, 2013 Round 2: January 2, 2014 Round 3: March 3, 2014 The trend of many programs’ Round 1 MBA admissions deadlines getting earlier each year continues; last year Ross’s Round 1 deadline was on October 10. One nice benefit of this trend is that many school’s Round 1 notification deadlines also keep getting earlier. If you apply to Ross in Round 1, you…

  • INSEAD MBA Admissions Deadlines for 2014

    admin
    16 May 2013 | 1:56 pm
    INSEAD has released its MBA admissions deadlines for its two 2014 intakes. Remember that INSEAD is unlike most other top-ranked business schools in that it has two main times of the year when you can start the program: January and September. INSEAD Admissions Deadlines for January 2014 Intake Round 1: April 3, 2013 Round 2: June 12, 2013 Round 3: August 7, 2013 INSEAD Admissions Deadlines for September 2014 Intake Round 1: October 2, 2013 Round 2: November 27, 2013 Round 3: March 5, 2014 In terms of planning, we always advise applicants to aim for an earlier admissions round rather than a…

  • Are We Starting to See a Flight to Quality in MBA Education?

    admin
    9 May 2013 | 1:22 pm
    A new Bloomberg Businessweek article reports that half of the top ten American MBA programs in Businessweek’s ranking reported healthy increases in application volume vs. last year. This reverses what was at least a three-year slide in application numbers at many top MBA programs. Late last year, the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) reported that more than half of American MBA programs saw a decline in applications vs. the previous year, with many of them seeing double-digit percentage drops. At around the same time GMAC reported that GMAT volume for testing Year 2012 (which…

  • Stanford GSB Application Deadlines for 2013-2014

    admin
    2 May 2013 | 1:02 pm
    Stanford GSB recently released its MBA admissions deadlines for the 2013-2014 application season. Once again, Stanford has pushed its Round 1 deadline a bit earlier, although the school didn’t go as early as Harvard, which now has its Round 1 deadline in the middle of September! Here are Stanford’s application deadlines for the coming year: Stanford GSB Application Deadlines Round 1: October 2, 2013 Round 2: January 8, 2014 Round 3: April 2, 2014 The good news is that Stanford’s relatively early Round 1 application deadline means that you will receive your final decision…

  • Business School Financial Aid: What You First Need to Know

    admin
    25 Apr 2013 | 12:19 pm
    When it comes to getting into the world’s most competitive graduate programs, most applicants can’t see past the challenge of getting into a top program. If they’re fortunate enough to get into a school like Harvard or Stanford, they often say, then they will gladly deal with the question of how to pay for it. While this is somewhat understandable, applicants owe it to themselves to consider the true cost and the true reward of the educational opportunity before them. Mastering the game of business school financial aid requires first getting a solid handle on the true costs…
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    Boarding School Blog

  • Five Reasons to Consider Summer Boarding School

    Brian Fisher
    24 May 2013 | 9:30 am
    With Memorial Day weekend signaling the close of the school year, families and students are looking at the best ways for kids to have fun, productive summers. Parents are planning activities, considering camp possibilities, helping their sons or daughters explore job or internship options. Maybe an academic experience is part of the equation. Purposeful growth and activity are the common thread through all of these considerations. Summer Boarding Schools Summer, certainly, provides a break from the academic year. But, we also know, that an inactive summer spent on the couch, without focus, or…

  • Preparing for Spring Exams

    Brian Fisher
    15 May 2013 | 9:00 am
    From my inbox this morning, a good piece on preparing for upcoming exams from our colleagues at Summit Educational Group. May 2013 Final exams I know. I know. Everybody gives advice from all different directions when it comes to taking exams. I can still instantly riff on the exam advice I’d give to my classes. My attitude – you can almost, always, find something valuable in a knowledgable person’s exam advice. A few things I like in this Summit piece: Why exams are important? (Not something we think about much.) Make a plan. (A personal favorite of mine.) Reduce anxiety.

  • Spring and Summer Admission: Potential Pitfalls

    Brian Fisher
    13 May 2013 | 8:30 am
    Photograph: iStockPhoto Many families arrive to the admission process deep into the school year—even into the summer. This later, compressed, admission timeline carries a few potential pitfalls of which families need to be aware. As we remind families, very good schools continue working with families and admitting students deep into the summer and early fall. Every type of student can most likely find a good fitting school during the summer admission season. Summer admission is no reason to panic. For a complete reference around the summer application season, download “Applying To…

  • Choosing the Boarding School That’s Right For You: People Matter

    Brian Fisher
    9 May 2013 | 8:30 am
    This story came to me via the grapevine last week, about a student, who believed that he had found the perfect school, but, after his accepted student revisit, found that his dream wasn’t his dream at all. In fact, it was something of a nightmare. Full disclosure, I verified that this story is, indeed, true. We talk, and write, continually about school fit. Find the school that meets you where you stand on opening day and will grow you the furthest during your time there. Most often we frame, and predicate, the discussion around programs and opportunities – minimizing the ‘people’…

  • Teacher Appreciation Week: Share Your Stories

    Brian Fisher
    6 May 2013 | 12:12 pm
    Teacher Thank You © 2009 Cameron Blazer Today, I’m going to lobby for connecting the boarding school internal to the external. As were fond of observing, boarding schools work so well because they do such a good job of focusing internally — while the the rest of the world can go on unconnected. Great faculty make a boarding school hum and make those sometimes unnoticed contributions to each students growth and education. It’s teacher appreciation week. I know that in my boarding school life (as student or faculty member), I never had any idea about teacher appreciation week.
 
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    Dear Librarian

  • What’s MORP?

    Dear Librarian
    5 May 2013 | 9:48 pm
    MORP is Prom spelled backwards for a reason; it’s an event opposite of Prom. While Prom is a formal event for juniors and seniors, MORP is a casual hangout time for freshmen and sophomores. The HKIS HS Library will be hosting its very first MORP on Thursday, May 16 from 3:30-6:30. There will be snacks and movies plus music–dancing could even happen if anyone becomes so inspired. For all the social networking fans, there will be a photo booth supplied with fun costume pieces. And of course, a party wouldn’t be complete without PIZZA!  Come to HKIS HS Library’s first…

  • How can the library help me with my AP Exams?

    Dear Librarian
    1 May 2013 | 8:57 pm
    We can’t help you on the exam per se, but we can help you to study. The HKIS HS Library has made special schedule for rooms 405 H, I, and L. We’ve designated a study room for each exam that will be given at HKIS.  If that isn’t enough, the project rooms may also be booked with up to six people sitting in each of the rooms. Those utilizing the project rooms must be all studying the same subject or working on the same project. Just see Mrs. Krembs to book a room. The library wants to help you during this intense time of study. Here’s the study schedule: *Click on the…

  • What is Instagram?

    Dear Librarian
    7 Apr 2013 | 2:46 am
    Instagram is a very popular photo sharing social network. It’s most similar to Facebook and Twitter making a perfect compliment of those two other very popular social networks. For awhile Instagram was limited to iPhones only through an app, but since it’s rise in popularity, it is available now on other devices as well as an online version. Once a username has been created, one takes photos, has a chance to add interesting, rather enhancing, filters to their images, and then uploads them. The user may follow other individuals–either based on real life friendships (similar…

  • Who is Luka Lesson?

    Dear Librarian
    7 Apr 2013 | 2:09 am
    Luka Lesson is one super cool individual. Poet. Rapper. Artist. He describes himself in these three ways. We were fortunate to have him visit the HKIS HS Library on Friday, March 22. The entire audience was memorized by both his performances and his candor. If you have a chance to invite a poet to your school, you will be promised with an amazing visit with Luka. Not only is he passionate about his art, but he is compassionate with the students giving them his honest self. Here Luka is helping a student to write poetry. His formulas were writing were very successful. Here are two samplings…

  • What were your favorite books from 2012?

    Dear Librarian
    7 Jan 2013 | 4:36 am
    I had a great year of reading–especially once I knew I was moving on to a high school library. The transition in age level reminded me how much I do love young adult literature. It’s just soooo good! There are five books that stand out in my mind from 2012. I am not sure if I should place them in order or just state them. Some were realistic while others were fantasy. With so many series out there, I also tried a handful of the first book of several series, like Divergent, Uglies, and City of Bones. In the end though, there are these five, that I keep going back to, keep relying…
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    Videos

  • Countries inside Countries: Bizarre Borders Part 1

    C. G. P. Grey
    7 May 2013 | 12:55 pm
    Countries inside Countries: Bizarre Borders Part 1 Discussion: http://goo.gl/yLsko C. G. P. Grey T-Shirts: http://goo.gl/qbGje Website: http://www.cgpgrey.com/ From: C. G. P. Grey Views: 558066 12669 ratings Time: 02:07 More in Education

  • DRAW MY LIFE | AndreasChoice

    Andrea's Choice
    14 Apr 2013 | 1:42 pm
    DRAW MY LIFE | AndreasChoice Don't forget to press 'LIKE' if you enjoyed =) My black marker stopped working towards the end x) ... this vid was requested by you all =) I TAG all of YOU!!... From: Andrea's Choice Views: 1063193 54302 ratings Time: 11:12 More in Howto & Style

  • Vatican City Explained

    C. G. P. Grey
    9 Apr 2013 | 11:01 am
    Vatican City Explained CGPGrey Coffee Mug! http://goo.gl/hT2Dt Blog: http://www.cgpgrey.com/blog/vatican-city-explained. From: C. G. P. Grey Views: 1143943 24619 ratings Time: 07:03 More in Education

  • Mystery of Prince Rupert's Drop at 130,000 fps - Smarter Every Day 86

    SmarterEveryDay
    22 Mar 2013 | 6:53 pm
    Mystery of Prince Rupert's Drop at 130,000 fps - Smarter Every Day 86 "Goggle Up! Science is about to happen...Share by Tweet: http://bit.ly/YAsk8M Facebook: http://bit.ly/PrinceRupert READ THE ADDITIONAL INFO HERE! (Click "Sho... From: SmarterEveryDay Views: 1811648 41884 ratings Time: 06:39 More in Science & Technology

  • Q&A With Grey for 500,000 Subscribers

    C. G. P. Grey
    25 Feb 2013 | 9:30 am
    Q&A With Grey for 500,000 Subscribers NEW: CGPGrey Coffee Mug: http://goo.gl/6I2uJ ** http://www.cgpgrey.com/blog/qa-with-grey Threaded discussion on Reddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/cgpgrey Rec... From: C. G. P. Grey Views: 560360 22561 ratings Time: 05:56 More in People & Blogs
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    David Truss :: Pair-a-dimes for Your Thoughts

  • Lessons on living life

    David Truss
    21 May 2013 | 10:46 pm
    Two days ago Zach Sobiech died. He was 18. It was expected. I just sat with my wife and oldest child watching this 22 minute video. It says more about how to live your life than anything else that I’ve seen. Watch it now. Here is Zach’s full song “Clouds“. Here is the celebrity lip sync version. Life is such a gift! “If only I had a little bit more time… with you.” You do. Make the most of it!

  • iHub Garden Build

    David Truss
    28 Apr 2013 | 2:07 pm
    [Cross-Posted on the HUB Blog] Last Friday three students at the Inquiry Hub Secondary School, in Coquitlam BC, organized a garden build. It started with Grade 9 student, Shauna, applying for and getting a World Wildlife Fund grant. This led to some inquiry questions around the best soil, water and temperature conditions for growing lettuce. And Friday’s garden build was the latest progress in developing an urban/inquiry garden for our school. Everything about this garden has been coordinated by the @GreenInquiry team, from: getting permission from the school district; to coordinating…

  • 6 key ingredients to the art of storytelling

    David Truss
    6 Apr 2013 | 7:19 pm
    It seems to me that storytelling should be an intricate part of what we do, and what we teach in schools. In my first year at university I had the privilege of taking history with proffesor Gunnar Beonhart. He was one of the reasons why former Prime Minister of Canada, Pierre Trudeau, brought the 1983 World Peace Talks to the small city of Guelph, Ontario, (where professor Beonhart taught). I was 18 and until then history was something I read about in textbooks or that I watched, dramaticized in movies. But in professor Beonhart’s class history came alive! He would transport us from the…

  • The Teachings of Roy Henry Vickers

    David Truss
    4 Apr 2013 | 6:41 am
    Roy Henry Vickers (Tlakwagila Copperman) – Artist Biography, LinkedIn, @RHVickers —– Roy at Titia & Servaas’ Wedding It was the morning after Titia and Servaas’ wedding and I was flying home from Smithers, BC to Vancouver later that afternoon. The newlyweds were at the hotel (with two cars), helping other guests get to the airport for their respective flights. Titia said, “Dave, you have to spend some time with Roy. Here are my car keys. Go visit him, and when you have to leave for your flight, just park my car in the airport parking lot and go.”…

  • My 7th Blogiversary

    David Truss
    31 Mar 2013 | 11:59 pm
    I write for me, I share with you, and the world seems a little smaller. Just like last year, here is my blog’s year in review: The posts I’ve written and a quote from each. I hope that you will find something that appeals to you. (Mouse-over the post title links to find out a bit more about each post.) If you have subscribed to, commented on, linked to, or simply taken the time to read my blog… I say a heartfelt Thank you! 5 under-watched TEDxEDU videos …I think some real gems are being missed. Here are 5 Educational TEDx Videos that I think deserve to be paid attention to:…
 
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    Teach with Picture Books

  • We've Got a Job: The 1963 Birmingham Children's March

    30 Apr 2013 | 3:51 am
    "I want to go to jail," (third grader) Audrey told her mother. Since Mr. and Mrs. Hendricks thought that was a good idea, they helped her get ready.Cynthia Levinson's stunning and moving We've Got a Job chronicles the days leading up to the 1963 Birmingham Children's March. Read on to discover more about this historic event (and how you can win a copy of this book for your very own classroom).In We've Got a Job, readers learn how young protestors, some just grammar school students, took to the streets in May of 1963 with the intention of filling the jails so that the segregationist policies…

  • Betsy's Day at the Game: A Review and Giveaway

    11 Apr 2013 | 7:27 pm
    Peanuts, Cracker Jack, cotton candy, and hot dogs! Those are my fondest memories of the ball park, and they certainly top my daughters' lists as well. But one equally hallowed tradition of baseball had been fading from the American scene, so I'm glad to see a picture book that's bringing it back.Betsy's Day at the Game, written by Greg Bancroft and illustrated by Katherine Blackmore, describes a young girl's visit to the ballpark with her grandfather. The book captures all there is to love about baseball, and that's because author Greg Bancroft seems to be a baseball fan first and foremost.

  • Purposes for Poetry: Ten Ways to Use Poetry in Your Instruction

    6 Apr 2013 | 5:20 pm
    Often when I mention poetry during a workshop, at least one teacher laments, "I would love to do more poetry with students, but there's so much else to teach in my curriculum!" What I try to encourage (and I'm often helped big time by the workshop participants) is for this teacher to consider using poetry within her curriculum, as an integral part of her language, reading, and writing lessons, rather than as an add-on. In other words, I ask her to find a purpose for poetry.Now, before you poetry purists flame me and cry out, "Poetry is in itself worth reading!" let me explain that I agree…

  • Failure IS an Option; A Really Funny One

    16 Mar 2013 | 8:17 am
    Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made by Pearls Before Swine strip creator Stephan Pastis is a hilarious new title guaranteed to win big with fans of Diary of a Wimpy Kid and Dear Dumb Diary.I read it with much amusement and delight, but thought that perhaps my own immaturity and snarkiness prevented me from qualifying as an unbiased judge of its greatness. I therefore turned to an expert on books of this type: my third grade daughter Mackenzie.I decided Mackenzie could serve as an impartial judge due to the following qualifications:Timmy Failure is aimed at her demographic, She's a…

  • Teaching That Makes Sense: An Uncommonly Good Resource

    12 Mar 2013 | 4:06 am
    Years ago I first posted on Teaching That Makes Sense, founded by Steve Peha, an impressive web site full of well-organized, original resources on reading and writing.They're all in pdf format and they're all free. And since the time that I first posted, Steve has added a ton of more stuff, again all free! He's added some fantastic new Common Core stuff (and love it or hate it, we've gotta face it) and according to the site's splash page, it's about to get bigger and better!Is this guy insane? It would be easy to understand his generosity if the stuff was mediocre. But Steve has put together…
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  • Four Easy Ways to Increase Attention in Your Classroom

    SensoryEdge
    23 May 2013 | 11:42 am
    Does this sound familiar? The lesson starts and most of the children in your classroom are sitting attentively. There are a few wiggling in their seats and at least one just staring out the window. Now you have a choice. Continue to talk knowing that the distracted children are not learning or stop and redirect each child as needed. Teachers are faced with this every day and there is no way to totally avoid it. However, there are a few ways to create an environment that will keep kids like this attending longer. 1.      One of the first and most important things…

  • Learn How to Raise a Virtuous, Honest Child - Without Punishment

    SensoryEdge
    20 May 2013 | 6:58 pm
    Studies have consistently shown that children who are honest and virtuous grow up to live better, more productive lives and those who are not. Because of this, many parents go to great lengths to ensure that their children understand the importance of honesty. However, many parents think that harsh punishments are the only way to impart these lessons. Here are a few of the ways to teach your children to be honest and virtuous without resorting to punishments.Be PatientFive-year-old children often seem like small adults, and many people overestimate their brain capacity as a result.

  • 5 Unexpected Benefits of Allowing Children to Watch TV

    SensoryEdge
    19 May 2013 | 2:06 pm
    Generally speaking, the notion of children watching television is heavily criticized and frowned upon in society. However, research indicates that under the proper parameters, watching television can be of benefit to a child in a variety of ways. Below will outline 5 unexpected benefits of allowing children to watch TV.1. TV can help kids learn about a variety of different subjects.Most children's programming provide several shows kids can watch while learning about the world such as Dora the Explorer, Sesame Street, and several others. With satellite TV, the Discovery Channel and the…

  • You and Your Kids: Four Ways to Make Learning Fun

    SensoryEdge
    14 May 2013 | 3:42 pm
    It is not exactly uncommon for a child to view learning as boring and tedious. Learning via reading straight from a book or from a teacher is not considered by the majority of children to be thought-evoking or interesting. There are loads of ways that you can create a fun and exciting learning environment for children - one that makes kids forget that they're even sponging knowledge! Make Sure You're InvolvedOne of the most important things you can do to make learning fun for your child is to make sure that you're there for all of the action. Kids look up to and idolize their parents,…

  • Five Fun Drawing Apps for Children

    SensoryEdge
    9 May 2013 | 3:01 pm
    Want to save paper but still foster creativity in your child? Try one of these drawing apps instead.  Doodle Buddy It has over 6500 five star ratings at the App Store, so you know that Doodle Buddy is doing something right. This free app from Pinger, Inc is for IOS devices. The interface is easy and intuitive. The large selection of cartoon stamps make funny sounds that are a hit with kids. You can use Doodle Buddy in portrait or landscape mode. It comes with backgrounds or you can use your own…
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  • Designing Assessment Systems: Where to Start with Local Assessment

    Charles
    1 May 2013 | 8:49 pm
    In a recent workshop, the question arose on why the Empowered School Model emphasizes the development of summative assessments prior to the development of formative assessments.  Although I shouldn’t have, I was somewhat surprised by the question.  We have been … Continue reading →

  • Creating Learning Systems for the Adults in Schools

    Charles
    22 Apr 2013 | 6:33 pm
    Paul Ash, Superintendent of the Lexington Schools (MA), wrote in today’s Learning Forward blog that schools need to develop learning systems to improve.  Specifically, he referenced the need for schools to encourage experimentation and innovation. This is a concept that … Continue reading →

  • Quick Preview of PARCC Accommodations Manual

    Charles
    22 Apr 2013 | 6:23 pm
    Last week, the PARCC Accommodations Manual was released.  The manual focuses on accommodations for the PARCC assessment for students with IEPs, 504 plans and who are English Language Learners.  The manual does an excellent job of delineating the appropriate provisions of accommodations … Continue reading →

  • Next Generation Science Standards

    Charles
    10 Apr 2013 | 7:16 am
    Finally, Next Generation Science Standards. were released yesterday.

  • “A Pep Talk” for Our Profession

    Charles
    27 Mar 2013 | 7:15 pm
    It is pretty natural that educators’ heads are swimming right now. With the federal and state governments, swayed by big dollar “reformers,” layer incoherent policy on top of incoherent policy while cutting budgets and raising the stakes, life has gotten … Continue reading →
 
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  • Changing the Narrative…

    Stephanie Sandifer
    23 May 2013 | 11:58 am
    This idea has been brewing in my head for a while (after a very engaging SocialEduCon session at last year’s ISTE conference), but the news media in the wake of the tornado in Oklahoma finally pushed me to do this… … Continue reading →

  • AUPs for Digital Citizenship

    Stephanie Sandifer
    17 May 2013 | 7:56 pm
    Recently I put a call out across my PLN for any links to any AUPs that don’t have the traditional “don’t” lists.  I have plenty of examples of those more traditional AUPs in my archived files and I have been … Continue reading →
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    Teaching Social Media Marketing At UCLA Extension

  • A Date with Irony? Yahoo’s! Billion Dollar Tumblr Acquisition Rekindles the Golden Days of Web 1.0 and 2.0

    22 May 2013 | 8:40 am
    Brian Solis is one of the top industry leaders in digital and social.  His opinion counts.  Here are his thoughts on the Yahoo/Tumblr acquisition (the topic of the #smmucla tweetchat this week, btw): By now you’ve more than heard about Yahoo’s massive $1.1 billion acquisition of Tumblr. The deal is done, another Internet entrepreneur and early employees become multimillionaires, Marissa Mayer’s Yahoo earns a new shot at digital relevance, and hundreds of millions of Tumblr users go about their Tumbling life as if it were just another day.There must be more to the story...and…

  • The Best Times Of Day To Post On Each Social Network

    19 May 2013 | 7:08 pm
       Cooper Smith May 14, 2013  Social Media Insights is a daily newsletter from Business Insider that collects and delivers the top social media news first thing every morning. You can sign up to receive Social Media Insights here or at the bottom of this post.  The Best Times To Post On Social Media (Social Caffeine) Not all social media services are alike, and that means businesses need to be in tune with the most optimal time of day to post to LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and Google+. Check It Out >Read more:…

  • Best Practices On Shortening or Leaving Full URL In Tweets

    17 May 2013 | 10:37 am
    We had a good discussion in class on Wednesday about short url (bit.ly, etc.) vs full URL.  Would love to know what people think.  My research shows that in email marketing, the full URL may get better click-through rates, while on social media platforms, short urls are best.Here's a post from Jeff Wendland re URLs in Tweets:Twitter is by far one of the most popular and most effective ways to drive traffic to your website. The challenge that many have with twitter is writing a tweet that can communicate a message and fit in the URL to their site within the 140 characters that…

  • Amy's Baking Company Bakery Boutique & Bistro

    15 May 2013 | 10:00 am
    Thank You, Chandra, for this excellent example of Social Media and handling feedback! Check out how a Brand handled criticism via FBAmy's Baking Company Bakery Boutique & Bistro Amy's Baking Company & Pizzeria , A.B.C., is an upscale full service Retail Patisserie as well as a full service European Bistro & Bar. A.B.C. is a cozy Mecca for lovers of all kinds of delicious handmade baking goods and fine European food.Page: 52,094 like this

  • Facebook Guide for Journalists

    8 May 2013 | 7:05 am
     TaDa!  This is one of THE BEST guidelines I've seen to date about HOW TO CONSTRUCT a FACEBOOK PAGE for two-way communication!   We will discuss tonight.SearchHomeProfileFriendsMessagesNotificationsChat(46)Best Practices for Journalists on FacebookBy Facebook + JournalistsLikeCommentBy Vadim Lavrusik, Journalism Program Manager at FacebookLearn how to get started as a journalist on Facebook, how you can use the platform to share news with your community and the tools that can help you in your reporting. To learn more about how your media organization can best utilize…
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    More Than A Test Score

  • Double Your Money Scholarship Winner: Jessica Longshore

    Marisa
    24 May 2013 | 1:00 am
    Congratulations to our latest Double Your Money winner, Jessica Longshore! Jessica was awarded the Edward Arthur Mellinger Education Foundation Scholarship. Because Jessica was on top of her game and fulfilled the Double Your Money requirements, we are now awarding her an additional $1,000! We chatted with Jessica about herself and her aspirations—here’s what she had to say. What is your strategy behind applying for scholarships? I typically try to find as many scholarships as I am eligible for on Zinch, through my academic department and through my university’s Scholarship…

  • Why Moving Back Home For Summer Isn’t the Worst Thing

    Sean
    23 May 2013 | 2:00 am
    While some students may dream of spending summer vacation in swanky artisan cafes or exotic beach houses overseas, their bank account might see things differently. When that happens, it’s time to say “hello” to the ‘rents. Sure, hanging with mom and dad may not seem like the summer spectacular of a lifetime, but the reality of the matter is there’s no place like home. Don’t let your summer turn into a bummer, read these reasons why home is a pretty sweet setup after all>>

  • Weekly Scholarship Winner: Molly Bloom

    Sean
    23 May 2013 | 1:00 am
    Congratulations to Molly Bloom, our latest Weekly “Three Sentence Essay” Scholarship winner! Our parents are our first mentors and teachers, so it’s no surprise that a bit of their character rubs off to us. Considering they’re some of the first influences we’ll experience in life, we asked you to describe a time in which you realized you were behaving like one of your parents. In Molly’s case, it turns out the apple (or soft drink) doesn’t fall far from the tree. Here’s her winning essay: Lately I find myself sneaking empty Coke bottles into my luggage…

  • Most Popular Places College Graduates Want To Live

    Chegg
    22 May 2013 | 1:00 am
    Where do you want to live and work after college? A survey conducted by Universum asked 4,341 students across the world where they would like to work after graduating from college. Here were the top choices for cities both in America and abroad; those who took the survey said they would be willing to relocate to these cities to work. Chegg lists the top cities grads want to make their home>>

  • Turn Your Passion into an AWESOME Summer Job

    Jacqueline Kim
    21 May 2013 | 1:00 am
    As awesome as it would be to spend every day at the beach with your friends and holding bonfires every night, you probably need money more than a new tan. I know, I know, it’s a tough compromise. Who wants to stay indoors ringing up orders when you can be lounging on the sand? But if you have a passion for something (other than the beach, that is), summer is a GREAT time to take that and make some MONEY off of it. If you work hard, maybe you can go pay a visit to the ocean every weekend! Here are some fresh ideas for summer jobs, aside from the stuff you’ve probably already done like…
 
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  • Worldviews Seminar

    17 Jun 2013 | 11:03 am
    Application deadline - May 31, 2013.

  • Public Observing Sessions at the Observatory

    11 Jun 2013 | 5:40 am
      Public Observing Session -- Mercury and Venus Tuesday, June 11, 9:00-11:00 p.m., Observatory in the SLRC Although we are used to seeing Venus as a brilliant evening star, tiny Mercury is much more difficult to spot as it so close to the glare of the Sun. But tonight Mercury is as far from the Sun in the sky as it can get, improving our chances of finding it in the twilight sky. Right after sunset tonight we will look for both Mercury and Venus in the western sky. Later in the evening we take advantage of the dark skies after moonset to view star clusters and nebulae.    …

  • #F07-13 CO-OP POSITION: Marketing

    23 May 2013 | 7:24 am
    SALARY:  $9.00/hr.                                                           Hours per Week:  PT/FT JOB DESCRIPTION:  Exciting, fast growing, DVD home entertainment movie studio is seeking highly motivated students with strong organizational and communication skills to work in their marketing…

  • #S87-13 CO-OP POSITION: Marketing

    23 May 2013 | 7:22 am
    SALARY:  TBD                                                           Hours per Week:  FT JOB DESCRIPTION:  Internships will be accepted into one or more of the following departments:  Commodity Management, Continuous Improvement, Food Safety, Marketing, Procurement.  Related majors…

  • #S86-13 CO-OP POSITION: Graphic Design/Marketing

    23 May 2013 | 7:20 am
    SALARY:  TBD                                                          Hours per Week:  PT JOB DESCRIPTION:  Public Relations.  Creation of press releases.  Distribution of press releases.  Management of Public Image.  Blog / Website.  Blog Content Management.  Product…
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  • 10 Ways To Rescue Handwriting From The Grave

    Prof. Ed Conti
    29 Apr 2013 | 12:55 pm
    WRITTEN BY: Philip Hensher IN THE MISSING INK, PHILIP HENSHER ARGUES THAT HANDWRITING IS GOOD FOR US AND ONE OF THE DEFINING BEHAVIORS THAT MAKE US HUMAN. HERE IS HIS GUIDE TO HELP YOU RECLAIM THE WRITTEN WORD. Read more…click here

  • Calling All Teachers and Students! 2013

    Prof. Ed Conti
    25 Apr 2013 | 7:59 pm
      Calling All Teachers and Students! Do you or one of your students have a genius idea for a science project that could help make the world cleaner and greener? Maybe it’s an original experiment to investigate water conservation or solar power or recycling. Whatever the planet-saving project, here’s your chance to share it with the world and win from our grant money prizes! Popular Science has teamed up with Delta® Faucet to host a nationwide contest for the best original science projects in the category of sustainability. The competition is open to elementary, middle…

  • The World Oceans Day Video Contest

    Prof. Ed Conti
    24 Apr 2013 | 8:05 pm
      Here’s a chance to win $100 and a GoPro camera, and see your video on OneWorldOneOcean.com   Make a one-minute video telling us what the ocean means to you. We want to hear from you why the ocean is important, and how it inspires you. Think humorously, think musically, think outside the box. Whether you live right next to the beach or 1000 miles away from the ocean, you are connected to it! Why do you think the ocean is vital to our lives?CLICK HERE

  • Youth Literacy Grants from Dollar General

    Prof. Ed Conti
    22 Apr 2013 | 8:22 pm
    Do you have a program that’s aimed at improving literacy among young readers? If so, this might be the grant for you. The Dollar General Literacy Foundation is providing grants of up to $4,000 for programs that address students who are below reading level or experiencing difficulty with reading and comprehension. The grants can be used to implement new programs, expand existing ones, or pay for new technology, books, or materials. Public schools, nonprofits, and public libraries in one of the 35 states in which Dollar General operates are eligible to apply. Deadline: May 23, 2013. Click…

  • ING Run for Something Better School Awards Program

    Prof. Ed Conti
    19 Apr 2013 | 9:55 pm
    ING, in partnership with the National Association for Sports and Physical Education, wants to help public schools get more students to exercise. To help in this initiative, ING is providing at least 50 grants of up to $2,500 to help schools implement a running program for K-8 students. Eligible programs should be offered before, during, or after school, and in total, should last at least eight weeks. Up to seven grants are available in each state, and schools in all U.S. states and territories are welcome to apply. Deadline: May 15, 2013. Click here
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  • Why Difficult Students Need Your Unconditional Acceptance

    Michael Linsin
    18 May 2013 | 9:43 am
    Effective classroom management requires you to hold difficult students accountable beyond just the four walls of your classroom. Washing your hands of misbehavior that “technically” doesn’t happen on your watch—at recess or with the art teacher, for example—sends the message that you don’t really care so long as they don’t disrupt your peaceful classroom. Which, ironically, causes less peace and more misbehavior. You see, if you’re reluctant to get involved in misbehavior that happens outside of your presence, then you’ll limit your authority and influence with difficult…

  • How To Handle A Student Who Habitually Calls Out

    Michael Linsin
    11 May 2013 | 9:32 am
    This week’s article is in response to a cavalcade of questions regarding one of the most frustrating classroom management issues. Namely, how do you deal with a student who, despite receiving consequence after consequence, continues to call out in class? Before we get to the solution, it’s important to note that there are times during a normal school day when you may want to allow your students to respond to you or their fellow classmates without raising their hand. Small-group instruction, certain learning games, and discussion of read alouds are a few possible examples. These moments,…

  • How To Avoid An Increase In Misbehavior As The School Year Winds Down

    Michael Linsin
    4 May 2013 | 9:12 am
    It’s common for behavior to worsen during the final few weeks of the school year. Sensing summer break approaching, students begin to feel their age outpacing their grade level. They grow restless and excitable. They become bolder, testing the boundaries to see if they’re as firm as they once were. Understandably, this unwanted change rubs teachers the wrong way. For misbehavior during the home stretch has a whiff of betrayal. At a time when you should be most enjoying your students, when rapport is at its apex, it becomes one battle after another. And unless you’re careful, it’s easy…

  • Why You Shouldn’t Stay Late After School

    Michael Linsin
    27 Apr 2013 | 9:28 am
    There are those rare teachers, perhaps one or two at every school site, who pride themselves with how late they stay after school. It gives them a kick, a buzz from feeling that they’re going above and beyond for their students. They like the planning and prep work of the job—a hobby like any other—and the resultant reputation their long hours give them among their colleagues. It’s a choice they make, and it’s right for them. They go about their work unhurried and unstressed, with no particular urge to get away from it. For others, though, toiling away after school isn’t a choice.

  • How To Handle Sleepy, Unprepared, And Unmotivated Students

    Michael Linsin
    20 Apr 2013 | 9:58 am
    They enter your classroom bleary eyed. Some have bed-head and pillow lines etched on their faces. A couple are still finishing up breakfast. One boy appears to be wearing the same pajama top he wore to bed the night before. For more than a few, learning is far from their mind. The truth is, regardless of how strongly you harp on coming to school prepared, you can’t always count on students to arrive with the mental and physical sharpness needed for optimal learning. And you can’t afford to leave it to chance. You can’t afford to dive into a lesson when they’re still rubbing sleep from…
 
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    The Choice

  • Let’s Hope College Doesn’t Go According to Plan

    By MAIMUNA ABDI YUSSUF
    23 May 2013 | 3:06 am
    My list of priorities as a freshman will remain open, because as I take ownership of the next four years of my life at Duke University, I expect the unexpected.

  • First-Generation Jitters About Going to Yale

    By LEOBARDO ESPINOZA JR.
    21 May 2013 | 3:05 am
    Leobardo Espinoza Jr., a high school senior in Kansas whose parents did not graduate from high school, expects to "work harder and longer" to compete with his Ivy League classmates this fall.

  • College Plans Always Work Out, Even When They Don’t

    By WILL WALKER
    20 May 2013 | 2:50 am
    Although Will Walker, who will attend Williams College, counts himself "lucky," he encourages other students with unfulfilled college plans to wait: "the universe usually has a way of working things out."

  • Long Journey to College, but I Was Never Alone

    By SUSH KRISHNAMOORTHY
    17 May 2013 | 3:05 am
    In the beginning, my dream of attending college in the United States with limited funds seemed to be just that: a dream. However, I am grateful to have had friends and family who were always supportive.

  • Slim Pickings at the ‘eHarmony for Roommates’

    By CANDICE CHILDRESS
    16 May 2013 | 2:52 am
    I, for one, do not believe that a roommate profile is the proper place to demonstrate one’s self-restraint. Or it could be that my profile is utterly repugnant ... I am wearing Minnie Mouse ears in the photo.
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    Imagination Soup

  • Tri-FACTa Math Facts Game Sweepstakes

    Melissa Taylor
    20 May 2013 | 8:43 pm
    Avoid the dreaded summer slide with this great addition and subtraction math facts game for kids ages six and above, Tri-FACTa. Fact Families Game: Tri-FACTa Players get six number cards. The goal is to play 2 or 3 cards to make a fact family, Players place the cards in the triangle spots on top of the other cards played. So in many cases, the player only needs to play one or two cards to make the fact family work. TriFacta is $19.99 at Learning Resources. I think it’s going to keep my kids and yours practicing fact families all summer long. Enter to win your own TriFacta game –…

  • NEW Comics and Graphic Novels (for Summer Reading)

    Melissa Taylor
    16 May 2013 | 11:07 am
    Spice up your kids’ reading life with these new (and awesome) graphic novels–great for summer reading, don’t you think? If you need convincing why graphic novels and comics count as reading, read my reasons here. New Graphic Novels I Recommend Mal and Chad Belly Flop! by Stephen McCranie ages 6 – 9 A hilarious new book in one of my favorite graphic novel book series about Mal, a young inventor, and his best sidekick, his dog, Chad. Perfect for growing readers. Terra Tempo The Four Corners of Time by David Shapiro, illustrated by Chirstopher Herndon, color by Erica…

  • Summer Book List for Beginning Readers

    Melissa Taylor
    12 May 2013 | 2:14 pm
    If your kids are beginning readers, ages kindergarten to second grade, you’ll want to buy or borrow enticing books that will keep your kids reading over the summer. Here are lots to choose from. When you choose, remember to consider your child’s interest and reading level. Reading Level: Early Readers (Not Ready for Chapter Books Yet) Monkey and Elephant Get Better by Carole Lexa Schaefer, illustrated by Galia Bernstein Hooray, another early reader that doesn’t stink! Clever adventures of friends, monkey and elephant, with bright, bold illustrations. A Trip to the Bottom of…

  • Learn the Alphabet with Animal Alphabet Friends Books

    Melissa Taylor
    6 May 2013 | 12:13 pm
    Is your child ready to learn the alphabet and letter sounds? You’ll love the new Alphabet Animal Friends book series from Newmark Learning. Alphabet Animal Friends help your child master letters and letter sounds with photographs of real objects and animals, playful rhymes, and cute characters. I’m already a fan, and think you will be, too. (Scroll for sweepstakes.) Each alphabet animal book (one for each letter) will build your child’s beginning reading skills by focusing on: Phonemic awareness Letter recognition and formation Sound/symbol relationships Oral language…

  • Baking Builds Confidence (Makes a Good Teacher or Mom Gift, Too)

    Melissa Taylor
    1 May 2013 | 5:07 pm
    When AJ, my eldest daughter discovered a free cupcake app on the iPad called Hello, Cupcake!, it sparked a new interest in baking. (It’s a great app by the way, clear directions with photo support.) Not only that, baking cupcakes helped her develop her self-confidence and independence. Who knew baking could give a tween so much!? Next week is Teacher Appreciation week and shortly after is Mother’s Day. See if you can interest your kids in baking a scrumptious gift for a special adult in their lives — while building life-long skills in the process. Try these three cookie…
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    Projects, Dissertation, Thesis

  • Adapting manufacturing strategy to industrial after-sales service operations

    admin
    24 May 2013 | 4:37 am
    This project began from a higher consciousness within industry of the usefulness of services in general and of after-sales services particularly. The scope of this study is to examine how certain attributes of after-sales services have an effect on a company’s manufacturing strategy, which ultimately should turn into an operations strategy not merely taking into [...]

  • Redesign of Steam Strainer

    admin
    24 May 2013 | 4:26 am
    This dissertation was carried out at Siemens Industrial Turbomachinery. Placed in the inlet of a steam turbine is a filter, a steam strainer that isolates particles and bigger objects from the steam. These particles and objects can cause solid particle erosion in the turbine assuming they pass by. The steam strainer is subjected to significant [...]

  • Partial Order Reduction for PINS

    admin
    24 May 2013 | 4:15 am
    This report is about Partial Order Reduction for PINS. There are plenty of diverse tools utilized for formal verification of hardware and software. For both the scientific purpose of reviewing methods and tools, plus the industrial use cases that might need combining different methods, a standard interface for state space generation would enhance the usefulness of [...]

  • Migrant Worker: Commodity or Human?

    admin
    24 May 2013 | 1:40 am
    In this report we will use peace and conflict theory to review the migrant worker issue in the Gulf States, emphasizing Indian construction laborers in the emirate of Dubai. Peace and conflict theory is found to give a missing point of view on the problem that is best realized in an interdisciplinary framework along with [...]

  • Monolithic In-Plane Tunable Optical Filter

    admin
    24 May 2013 | 1:31 am
    This report shows the development of a Micro-Electro-Mechanical System (MEMS) monolithic in-plane tunable optical filter in the Indium Phosphide and Silicon. We construct a tunable filter by putting one mirror of a waveguide-based Fabry-Perot interferometer on an electrostatically-actuated beam. This is actually the 1st demo of a waveguide-coupled MEMS tunable optical filter in any material [...]
 
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    Want to Know it? Answers to life's questions

  • Where do Quokkas Live

    Tim Bortoli
    23 May 2013 | 5:25 pm
    Quokkas are a small marsupials (mammals that carry their young in a pouch) that belong to the same family as kangaroos and wallabies. They are about the size of a house cat and reach about 5kg (11 lb) in weight and a maximum of 90 cm (35 in) long. They also have a tail which reaches about 30 cm (12 in) long. They have a similar appearance to a small kangaroo or wallaby crossed with a rat. They are capable of climbing trees and are most active at night (nocturnal). The quokka is listed as vulnerable by the International Union for Conservation. Let’s find out where this unique species lives.

  • What is the Treatment for Typhoid Fever

    Tim Bortoli
    22 May 2013 | 5:48 pm
    Typhoid fever, usually simply known as typhoid, is a highly contagious infectious disease caused by the bacteria Salmonella typhi. It is passed between people by food or water contaminated by feces (poop) of someone who is infected with the disease. Typhoid fever is a serious condition and causes a number of symptoms if left untreated. Initially it causes fever, fatigue and cough, with occasional bloody noses and/or abdominal pain. The symptoms of this condition worsen to include delirium, rash and heavier cough, along with possible diarrhea or constipation and swelling of the liver and…

  • How Many Isotopes Does Silicon Have

    Tim Bortoli
    21 May 2013 | 5:47 pm
    Silicon is a chemical element with the atomic number 14 and represented by the chemical symbol Si. It is a nonmetal element and is similar to the elements carbon and boron. Silicon is extremely common on Earth (it is the 2nd most common in the crust of the Earth) and in the universe (6th most common element by mass). It is very rarely found in free form and is usually found as a part of minerals with other elements. All naturally occurring is made up of one of three stable isotopes. However, a number of other isotopes of silicon have also been found. Let’s find out how many have been…

  • When Did Arizona Become a State

    Tim Bortoli
    20 May 2013 | 5:42 pm
    Arizona is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States of America. It is one of the largest states in terms of area (6th largest) and has a population of about 6.5 million (15th largest). It shares a border with Mexico as well as the U.S. states of California, Nevada, Utah and New Mexico. Arizona was long inhabited by Native American tribes and the European history of this state didn’t begin until the 16th century. Let’s take a brief look at the history of this area and find out when it became a state. Brief history of Arizona The first European expedition that entered…

  • What is the Largest Species of Lizard

    Tim Bortoli
    19 May 2013 | 5:35 pm
    Lizards are a large group of reptiles with more than 5,600 species that can be found throughout most of the world (apart from the oceans, some small islands, the Arctic and Antarctic). The typical appearance of a lizard is generally considered to be a long body and tail, four legs and skin that it usually rough and/or scaly. However, lizards come in many shapes, colors and sizes, although the average size of these animals is about 15-30 cm (6-12 in). Let’s find out which species of lizards is the largest in the world. What is the largest species of lizard in the world? The largest species…
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  • You do have a school Crisis Communications plan – don’t you?

    Ellen Miller
    20 May 2013 | 4:30 am
    If you ever face a major crisis at your school – and we hope you don’t – you’ll learn the real meaning of the phrase “misery loves company.”  Hundreds of reporters will descend upon you, and they’re not just the local reporters on the education beat. You will face reporters from major newspapers and online news sites, network correspondents and anchor teams, documentary producers, and bloggers from across the country and around the world. At the worst time, you will have to deal with cameras, microphones, and social media. You cannot walk into such a situation cold and deal…

  • Chechen terrorists: Beslan school hostage siege to Boston bombing

    Ken Trump
    22 Apr 2013 | 4:30 am
    Tension continues to grow as we learn more about possible international terrorism ties to the Boston Marathon bombers. My tension grew dramatically as soon as I heard they had Chechen connections. Most Americans likely know less about Chechnya than I do. And I don’t know much at all. But I do know that Chechen terrorists were responsible for the 2004 terrorist school seige in Beslan, Russia, that resulted in more than 1,100 hostages being taken over a period of several days. More than 300 of the hostages were children. And more than 180 of those children ultimately died as a part of…

  • Psychologist: ALICE training is an ‘overreaction and potentially dangerous’

    Ken Trump
    29 Mar 2013 | 4:30 am
    A.L.I.C.E. training — teaching students to attack armed gunmen — is “an overreaction and potentially dangerous,” according to Dr. Stephen Brock of the National Association of School Psychologists. The A.L.I.C.E. program, which stands for Alert-Lockdown-Inform-Counter-Evacuate, is described as “controversial” in a March 28th article by Mother Jones writer Deanna Pan entitled, “Schools are training second-graders to attack mass shooters.” An Ohio eight-year-old describes being told to “start throwing stuff” including pencils, chairs,…

  • Hijacking school safety: Politicians, gun control, NRA, & civil rights activists show no shame

    Ken Trump
    28 Mar 2013 | 1:58 pm
    Gun control activists, the National Rifle Association (NRA), civil rights special interest groups, and politicians have hijacked school safety to advance their own political agendas. Meanwhile, little is being done to help principals, teachers, and first responders improve school security on the front lines in education. A closer look reveals individuals and organizations with little-to-no experience or expertise in preK-12 school safety are using the issue to advance their own special interests at the cost of meaningful responses for making schools safer after the Sandy Hook Elementary…

  • School safety lessons learned: From Cleveland to Newtown (Guest Post)

    Ken Trump
    24 Mar 2013 | 2:07 pm
    Dr. Steve Sroka shares in the following guest article some straight-forward, realistic lessons learned from his more than 30 years working with school violence prevention and safety issues. School Safety Lessons Learned: From Cleveland to Newtown by Stephen Sroka I dealt with school violence before it was fashionable and funded. To me, any child killed anywhere, anytime, is a huge tragedy. But decades ago, when children were killed in the inner city of Cleveland, you probably never heard about them. But when the killings moved to the suburbs, such as Columbine, they became national news. The…
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  • Design Thinking: A Practical Application

    Clif Mims
    24 May 2013 | 1:03 pm
    Here is an interesting contribution to education’s ongoing conversation about design thinking. “Architect Alastair Parvin presents a simple but provocative idea: what if, instead of architects creating buildings for those who can afford to commission them, regular citizens could design and build their own houses? The concept is at the heart of Wikihouse, an open source construction kit that means just about anyone can build a house, anywhere” (Source). “We’re moving into this future where the factory is everywhere. And, increasingly, that means the design team is…

  • Courageous Teachers of Moore, Oklahoma

    Clif Mims
    22 May 2013 | 6:23 pm
    This video speaks for itself. I offer my sincere thanks to the many, many teachers that dedicate their lives to the well-being of their students. Hat Tip to Robert Allen Moody Related articles Editorial: Teachers showed courage in the face of Oklahoma tornado (denverpost.com) Hero Oklahoma Teacher Uses Her Body as a Shield to Save Her Students From Tornado (VIDEO) (thestir.cafemom.com) Related PostsTornado Comes by Us [VIDEO] Be an Extraordinary Teacher 1 Thing New Teachers Should Know Teacher Appreciation Week

  • Social Media Explained…with Coffee

    Clif Mims
    21 May 2013 | 1:00 pm
    Image Source: MarketplaceMavenRelated PostsEducational Technology: Current Trends and Future Directions Facebook Considers Giving Access to Kids under 13 (Video) Photoshop Now Available Online for FREE Kwout Has Gotten Even Better

  • Educational Technology: Current Trends and Future Directions

    Clif Mims
    4 May 2013 | 5:30 am
    I am excited to be today’s keynote speaker at the LearnIT Conference at Northern Illinois University. I’ve enjoyed spending the past several days visiting innovative schools in the greater Chicago area. The classroom visits and conversations with the students, faculty, and administrators have been enjoyable and valuable. I’ve also enjoyed learning about the programs and initiatives in NIU’s College of Education. I appreciate the many individuals that have hosted me along the way. This trip has provided me with new ideas and inspiration. I’m sure today’s…

  • 13 Yr. Old CEO of Innovative Educational Gaming Company

    Clif Mims
    21 Mar 2013 | 5:18 am
    (Re-Post from 06/11/2007) Anshul Samar is the CEO of Elementeo, a startup company seeking to combine fun and learning. This article provides an overview of the company’s goals, video of Anshul’s CEO speech, and a description of the company’s first game which teaches chemistry through a role-playing board game. This is interesting to me on many different levels. Watching the video of Anshul’s CEO speech gives me the impression that this may have actually been a class project. Regardless, couldn’t a student activity like this be the jumping-off point for…
 
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  • Daily Dose of Higher Education for May 23rd [Audio]

    SueCaulfield
    23 May 2013 | 7:51 pm
    Listen to internet radio with BreakDrink on BlogTalkRadio Welcome to the Daily Dose of Higher Education from BreakDrink.com. This is the Thursday, May 23rd edition and I’m Sue Caulfield. Thanks for tuning in as we bring you the latest and greatest in the world of today’s colleges and universities. Equity Gap Widens http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2013/05/23/two-year-colleges-serve-more-disadvantaged-students-less-money [story] http://tcf.org/bookstore/detail/bridging-the-higher-education-divide  [source] Follow the story on Twitter: #TCFbest #comm_college @TCFdotorg “Our higher…

  • Daily Dose of Higher Education for May 21st [Audio]

    ShawnBrackett
    21 May 2013 | 6:47 pm
    Daily Dose of Higher Education for May 21st [Audio] Listen to internet radio with BreakDrink on BlogTalkRadio Welcome to the May 21st edition of the Daily Dose of Higher Education for BreakDrink.com.  I’m Shawn Brackett with today’s news in one minute or less.   Our first story tonight: the government of China has banned the discussion of seven subjects in classrooms.  Included in the ban are freedom of the press, mistakes of the Chinese Communist Party, and the wealth of top party leaders.  Not included in the ban are how institutions are supposed to enforce the ban.

  • Daily Dose of Higher Education for May 16th [Audio]

    SueCaulfield
    16 May 2013 | 8:48 pm
    Click here to listen to the podcast! Welcome to the Daily Dose of Higher Education from BreakDrink.com. This is the Thursday, May 9th edition and I’m Sue Caulfield. Thanks for tuning in as we bring you the latest and greatest in the world of today’s colleges and universities. Publisher Threatens to Sue Blogger for $1-Billion http://chronicle.com/article/Publisher-Threatens-to-Sue/139243/  [story] http://scholarlyoa.com  [source] http://chronicle.com/article/Predatory-Online-Journals/131047/  [source] Follow the story on Twitter: #beallslist #scholarlyoa #openaccess By day, Jeffrey…

  • Daily Dose of Higher Education for May 9th [Audio]

    SueCaulfield
    9 May 2013 | 8:25 pm
    Listen to internet radio with BreakDrink on BlogTalkRadio Welcome to the Daily Dose of Higher Education from BreakDrink.com. This is the Thursday, May 9th edition and I’m Sue Caulfield. Thanks for tuning in as we bring you the latest and greatest in the world of today’s colleges and universities.   Cooper Union to Charge Undergraduates Tuition [Breaking]  http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/24/nyregion/cooper-union-to-charge-undergraduates-tuition.html?smid=tw-share&_r=0 [source] http://freecooperunion.com/ [source] http://cusos.org/students-take-presidents-office/ [source]…

  • Daily Dose of Higher Education for May 7th [Audio]

    ShawnBrackett
    7 May 2013 | 9:34 pm
    Daily Dose of Higher Education for May 7th [Audio] Listen to internet radio with BreakDrink on BlogTalkRadio Welcome to the May 7th edition of the Daily Dose of Higher Education for BreakDrink.com.  I’m Shawn Brackett with today’s news in one minute or less.   Our first story tonight: a new study finds Black and Latino graduate students borrow more to earn a doctorate.  The differences between White and Asian grad students and Black and Latino grad students held when the researchers controlled for area of study and time in program.
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    the missing teacher

  • Thank you Waldorf Watch

    16 May 2013 | 9:16 am
    Uh, so I know I've been gone, for like, EVER, but I've been busy at Tell-Thai Heart. (Quit with the excuses woman!) But that doesn't stop people from sharing their Waldorf experiences or regarding questions. And it's unbelievably nourishing and helpful. Thank you. Okay, so why am I writing? Well, my latest email told me she heard about me through WaldorfWatch.com, so I FINALLY went looking for the exact entry and this is what I found: Yeah! I know. I'm amazing. And the quote! *blush, blush* Thank you Waldorf Watch. I try to be objective and not anti-Waldorf but shucks, if you keep saying…

  • Where I'm at

    6 Jan 2013 | 2:32 am
    I’m in a writers group. And I’ve been reading this blog book to them. As a result, this book has become a joy again and not something I’m just trying to finish and trudge through. Prior to that, when I thought I was finished, I had 3 dear friends read everything cover to cover and give me valuable advice, opinions and grammar pointers! So I have been re-reading it, editing it and posting the updated version, which you can see under ‘chapters’ on the right side. My goal was to have this finally put to rest by the end of 2012 but the writers group has encouraged me to take my time.

  • Touchy Parents

    11 Dec 2012 | 9:26 pm
    Parents act REALLY touchy and touché when you bring up any thoughts, suggestions or advice regarding their parenting. I understand. I used to feel that way about my teaching. But the difference with teaching is usually you are having a planned discussion about your teaching style. And as I have gained more experience, I know how to separate the chaff from the rice. My friend Jen posted on Facebook about a couple of women watching and commenting on her husband’s “rough” handling of their child. She was pissed because she knows her husband is a good father and wouldn’t do anything to…

  • Is Waldorf a cult?

    9 Nov 2012 | 6:00 pm
    Okay. Those of you who know me and who know how long I've been working on this blog of a book, you know, you know how I struggle with "Should I let it rest? Let it go? or Just publish the damn thing already?!" But recent feedback has made me rethink the beginning and ending. So this is my new beginning or prologue. I mean, as much as I love my shitting in my pants story, I think it's time for a clearer direction. What do you think? Well, here it is: “I feel like I've learned a lot about you today.” “Why?” “Well, I never really understood why getting fired from…

  • The value of TED talks

    6 Nov 2012 | 6:26 pm
    Thank you Allison at OnlineClasses.org for letting me know about this great TED graphic. Check it out!
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  • budgie and parakeet fun fact lunchbox notes: help kids find reliable sources online

    amy mascott
    22 May 2013 | 7:00 am
    We are now the proud owners of two budgies. Or parakeets. Or budgerigars. Two budgies.  Two boys (we hope!). Right. Apparently, all budgies are parakeets but not all parakeets are budgies. So we have budgies AND we have parakeets. And we’re learning as we go. But what better way of having my O-man–who was home with a cough that lasted forever and ever and ever–get his brain moving than by doing some non-fiction reading about his new birds? We practiced finding reliable sources online.  We did some reading of non-fiction texts.  And we summarized the information into happy…

  • how to help your child remember what he reads

    amy mascott
    20 May 2013 | 7:00 am
    Some children are able to easily read the words on a page but cannot remember a lick of what they read. Believe it. Whole paragraphs, pages, chapters can sometimes decoded–words read, even fluently–but nothing.  The child remember nothing.  Frustrating right?  Believe me, it’s not all that unusual. And you can help! What can a parent do? What can a teacher do? What should the child do? Fear not.  There is help, and there are a handful of strategies that really do support this kind of struggle. I covered what to do when your child can’t remember what he reads over…

  • raising word conscious kids: a chat with Mando and Rosita of Sesame Street

    amy mascott
    16 May 2013 | 7:00 am
    I can’t stress enough the importance of raising word-conscious kids. Words are everywhere, all around us. Why not capitalize on the learning opportunities available to us everywhere we turn? If we model a love and genuine interest in words, that will translate into our kids being more aware of words, being stronger readers, and being more eager to learn new things. Promise. This week, I had the incredible opportunity to spend time at the PBS Annual Meeting.  As one of the PBS Kids VIPs, several parent bloggers and I had a behind-the-scenes look at new programming, new ideas, and even…

  • how to get your kids started with texting: texting 101

    amy mascott
    14 May 2013 | 3:00 am
        Texting is big. For tweens, it’s really big.  It’s like the coolest thing ever. And everyone is doing it (or so they think), and so Maddy has asked for months and months and months to have her very own phone so she can text her friends.  Share photos.  Do all the things she thinks every other 9 year old in the world can do except her. Quite frankly, my husband and I aren’t ready to get her a phone because we don’t think she needs one–and at 9 years old, she really doesn’t.  We also don’t want to buy her an iTouch just because the other kids…

  • how to write limericks for loved ones

    amy mascott
    11 May 2013 | 4:00 am
        Who knew that National Limerick Day was May 12? It’s true.  National Limerick Day is celebrated on May 12 to honor Edward Lear, the creator of limericks. May 12 was Lear’s birthday.  Who knew? And while I’m at it, who knew that limericks could be a really fun way to show loved ones you care–in a totally fun, completely silly way, of course!? It’s been a long, long week here with two of us flat out with the worst colds we’ve had in ages, but Owen and I put aside our tissues and cough drops one afternoon long enough to really get silly with…
 
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    MT Tools Online

  • Happy MT Week: Guardians of Health Record Integrity

    Kathy
    19 May 2013 | 2:13 pm
    Happy MT Week to everyone! It’s that time of year when we celebrate who we are as medical transcriptionists and healthcare documentation specialists, as well as what we do! This week’s theme from AHDI focuses around those who do the documentation being the guardians of the health record integrity. As you know from being in [...]Happy MT Week: Guardians of Health Record Integrity is a post from: MT Tools Online

  • The EHR: Perhaps the Biggest Game Changer for Healthcare Documentation

    Kathy
    6 May 2013 | 8:43 am
    Ask anyone in the medical transcription/healthcare documentation profession and they will tell you that the electronic health record is drastically changing our industry. From the number of MTs being displaced as physicians begin to use this, to the quality of the healthcare documentation we are seeing, it’s definitely a game changer. Knowledge is Power So [...]The EHR: Perhaps the Biggest Game Changer for Healthcare Documentation is a post from: MT Tools Online

  • Discounts, New Courses, and March MT Link

    Kathy
    10 Mar 2013 | 7:00 am
    As you know from earlier writings, I’m in the process of merging the MT Inner Circle site with this website. It simply makes a lot of sense to put it all together and one instead of trying to operate two separate sites. While it’s not complete yet, I am trying to move things here as [...]Discounts, New Courses, and March MT Link is a post from: MT Tools Online

  • Making a Difference

    Kathy
    8 Feb 2013 | 8:00 am
    We’re always talking about how we can be advocates, for ourselves, for the profession, for the patients we serve in health care. I think it’s something our industry has struggled with, trying to find just the right audience to hear our voices. Today I wanted to share a few things with you related to advocacy [...]Making a Difference is a post from: MT Tools Online

  • MT Tools Online Celebrates Three Year Anniversary!

    Kathy
    25 Jan 2013 | 11:27 am
    It’s hard for me to believe that just three short years ago, this community was started and yet here we are! In three years, we’ve had a total of 473 posts, and I believe we’ve tackled lots of things in our industry. As the community has grown, we all have as well. We’ve shared, supported [...]MT Tools Online Celebrates Three Year Anniversary! is a post from: MT Tools Online
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    Education

  • Himachal achieves Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan targets

    23 May 2013 | 4:25 am
    Himachal Pradesh has achieved 100 percent target of enrolment, retention and transition of students in Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA), the central government's programme for achievement of universalisation of elementary education, an official said Thursday.

  • India to train 500 Nigerians in vocational skills

    23 May 2013 | 3:26 am
    India wants increased partnership with Nigeria in education through institutional cooperation, content development, faculty exchange and joint ventures that would enhance the West African country's human resource devlopment, according to Indian High Commissioner Mahesh Sachdev.

  • Indian-origin boy wins 2013 National Geographic contest

    23 May 2013 | 1:05 am
    Twelve-year-old Indian-origin boy Sathwik Karnik won the 2013 National Geographic Bee by correctly naming Chimborazo, a peak in Ecuador, as the farthest point on earth from the Equator.

  • Japan to help raise institute of design in Haryana

    22 May 2013 | 11:32 pm
    The country's second National Institute of Design will come up in Haryana's Kurukshetra district and Japan will provide technological assistance for the same, a minister said Wednesday

  • JKP Education gets Rajiv Gandhi Global Excellence Award

    22 May 2013 | 4:32 am
    Twenty-two eminent personalities, including Jagadguru Kripalu Parishat (JKP) Education president Vishakha Tripathi, were honoured here with the Rajiv Gandhi Global Excellence Award.
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    Pearson's Critical Thinking Blog

  • 75 Tips and Resources to Increase Your Memory Capacity

    admin
    20 May 2013 | 6:54 am
    Guest post by Daniel Strauss Many people expect increasing memory loss as they age, but this memory loss can be reduced or stalled with some simple memorization techniques, physical exercise, and a reduction of stress. In fact, impaired memory has more to do with chemicals that are released in the brain when an individual suffers from chronic stress. But, you can reduce the obstacles and increase your memory capacity with the seventy-five tips and resources listed below. In fact, you can go from amnesic to elephantic within a few short weeks. Some of the tips you may already know, but we’ve…

  • Creative Thinking: Tattoos for Employee Pay Raises?

    Breanne Harris
    2 May 2013 | 11:53 am
    Would you get a tattoo of your employer’s brand logo in exchange for a 15% pay raise? That’s what Rapid Realty of NYC has offered its employees and 40 employees have taken advantage of the offer. I find the idea fascinating.  Most people want a pay raise, but how far are you willing to go in order to secure 15% more per paycheck?  Are you willing to sacrifice part of your skin?  Would you rather give your employer more hours in the office or a few inches of ink? Skinvertising is not a new concept.  GoldenPalace.com was one of the first brands to take advantage of skin realty…

  • New Webcast: Developing Critical Thinkers in Organizations

    Breanne Harris
    26 Apr 2013 | 12:48 pm
    New Webcast offered through HCI.org.   Title:  Creating a Thought-Based Organization: A 3-Phase Approach to Developing Problem Solvers & Efficient Thinkers Description:  If you’re not developing your employees’ ability to apply critical thinking skills, then you’re missing a huge opportunity. Improved critical thinking skills lead to more effective problem-solving, well-reasoned decisions, improved strategic thinking, and better planning and implementation in your organization. Some argue critical thinking is a skill some are born with, and others lack. We’ll show that…

  • How to Answer the Toughest Interview Question

    Breanne Harris
    5 Apr 2013 | 8:22 am
    What is the toughest interview question you’ve ever answered? When I worked as a recruiter, the one question people seemed to struggle with the most was “Tell me about a time when you made a mistake.  What happened?  How did you handle the situation?” Time and time again, candidates would say “I can’t think of a mistake I’ve made.”  UGH!  Unless you are a robot (or Sheldon Cooper) then I highly doubt that you’ve NEVER made a mistake.  That’s just ridiculous. Some candidates think this question is a trap.  It isn’t.  We…

  • The One Skill Your Employees Need

    Breanne Harris
    28 Mar 2013 | 9:22 am
    What is the one skill that your employees must have in order to be successful? A recent article in TechVibes said the #1 skill for employees in a start-up company is the ability to think.  The article is really great, but I would argue that the ability to think is a universally important skill regardless of the size, maturity, or culture of an organization.  Thinking skills (whether they be in the form of critical thinking, creative thinking, quick thinking, strategic thinking, etc) are a necessary component for success in any role. That doesn’t mean that having a good attitude,…
 
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    Socrato Learning Analytics

  • Ranking Universities Worldwide by Courses of Study

    Scott Cronenweth
    21 May 2013 | 8:07 am
    An education company in Britain, QS, annually publishes a report that ranks 400 top colleges and universities worldwide by thirty specific majors or courses of study. The latest report recently came out. No surprise: it ranks schools like Harvard, Yale, Oxford and Cambridge near the top in a range of subjects (English, law, medicine, political science). Technology giants like MIT and Stanford take top honors for computer science. Most of the top schools across subject areas are in the US and UK. QS uses six indicators to rank the world’s top 400 schools on a 1 to 100 scale: academic…

  • SAT Exams Cancelled for the Entire Nation of South Korea

    Scott Cronenweth
    14 May 2013 | 8:17 am
    In South Korea, education is seen as absolutely vital to economic success. The nation ranks high in most international comparative assessments of academic performance, ranks at or near the top globally in the percentage of college graduates among its population, and uses more tutoring per capita than perhaps any nation on earth. As a result of this extreme focus and pressure, academic competition is exceedingly intense — and some individuals inevitably step beyond the bounds of legitimacy and even legality to get ahead. High-profile scandals over plagiarism or phony degrees and other…

  • The ACT Test is Going Digital

    Scott Cronenweth
    7 May 2013 | 8:41 am
    Beginning as soon as the spring of 2015, the ACT college admissions test will be administered digitally. Digital testing can provide faster results — in minutes versus two to six weeks — for both students and colleges. Since the ACT is designed to test students’ high school learning and reasoning skills, it is already well aligned with the overwhelming adoption of Common Core across all but a few states. The online test version will still have sections to measure math, science, reading and English understanding, along with an optional writing section. But according to the…

  • Learning Analytics and MOOCs

    Scott Cronenweth
    30 Apr 2013 | 12:03 pm
    According to a recent piece in the Stanford News, Stanford’s Lytics Lab is gleaning learning analytics data from MOOCs to understand how people learn. This fascinating line of research offers insight into what turns students off or engages them, how men might learn differently from women, how online forums can support better learning performance, and to what extent mentoring or tutoring other MOOC-takers can help the helper. The Lytics Lab is a multi-disciplinary collaborative effort that focuses on “use-driven research and data-driven design” to enhance the effectiveness of…

  • 2014 Federal Budget Proposal Emphasizes STEM Education

    Scott Cronenweth
    23 Apr 2013 | 8:11 am
    In my last post I blogged about an emphasis on early learning in the 2014 proposed education budget. President Obama’s 2014 proposed federal budget also reflects his long-standing advocacy for science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education. The new budget creates a STEM Master Teaching Corps, while also giving science research institutions an explicit role in directing public school curricula. The STEM Master Teacher Corps is a conceived as a national initiative to reward exceptional STEM educators. Teachers who join the STEM Master Teachers Corps are making a formal…
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    Naturally Educational

  • Wummelbox – Kids Craft Their Own Toys

    Candace
    21 May 2013 | 11:39 am
    We craft a lot “from scratch” but we also do some crafting from kits. We prefer open-ended experiences but crafting kits save me prep time. Sometimes crafting kits even save some money if they provide materials I do not have on hand and would otherwise have to buy in bulk. Wummelbox sent me one of their nutrition-themed project boxes to try with my kids and review. Pin It As you can see, each box contains a lot of materials for making 3-4 themed projects. In fact, each box has everything you need, including staples like markers and scissors…so there is no searching for…

  • Lead with Your Values: The Merida “Makeover” and Coronation #DisneySMMoms

    Candace
    18 May 2013 | 11:29 am
    “Lead with your values” is good advice for a well-lived life. As it turns out, it is a good practice for brands, too, according to Jackie Huba, author of Monster Loyalty: How Lady Gaga Turns Followers into Fanatics, and a speaker at the Disney Social Media Moms Celebration. Throughout the Celebration / Conference, Disney took the opportunity to highlight the company’s values. As someone who has admitted ambivalence about the “princess culture,” and as a social studies educator, I was very impressed with Disney’s direction. What then to make of the alleged…

  • We’re Going to Disney Social Media Moms 2013! #DisneySMMoms

    Candace
    22 Apr 2013 | 5:03 am
    Everyone’s favorite mouse has been kind enough to host my family on his newest cruise ships the last two years. This year, after a very rough late fall / early winter for me health-wise, I received a little pixie dust in my e-mail…an invitation to the Disney Social Media Moms celebration! I couldn’t be more thrilled to learn more, hang out with lots of cool bloggers, and enjoy the parks with my family. Pin It (Button designed by Tiany Davis of The Homeschool Lounge) We shared with the kids through a scavenger hunt (a great way to build reading and reasoning…

  • Hot Air Balloon Craft – Inspired by American Girl Saige

    Candace
    1 Apr 2013 | 8:32 am
    Pin It My daughter is really enjoying her Saige American Girl of the Year doll. She’s been reading the second book, Saige Paints the Sky. So, we decided to make a hot air balloon craft, inspired by Saige! Materials: inflated balloon glue, diluted with a few drops of water tissue paper yarn fishing wire plastic container raffia   Directions: Pin It 1. Tear or cut your tissue paper in strips.   Pin It 2. Coat the balloon with the slightly diluted glue mixture. Pin It 3. Cover the balloon (except a small circle at the bottom) in the strips of tissue paper. Pin It Pin It 4. As you…

  • Pot of Gold St. Patrick’s Day Craft

    Candace
    14 Mar 2013 | 10:51 am
    My son asked to make a St. Patrick’s Day craft today. I didn’t have anything planned but I made a few suggestions and he said he wanted to make a pot of gold. Pin It Materials cup or plastic container (we recycled an applesauce container) construction paper: black, red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo (optional), and purple ruler pencil scissors glue Directions 1. Cut a length of black construction paper long enough to wrap your plastic cup or container and glue the paper around the container. Pin It Pin It 2. Measure and cut 1″ strips from the other colors of…
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  • how is the mobility of international doctoral students likely to shift?

    21 May 2013 | 5:35 pm
    University World News published a special issue on development and trends with doctoral education and student mobility across the world. I contributed a piece entitled "The future of international doctoral mobility" for this special issue. Here is an edited excerpt of the article. In ”The Disposable Academic”, The Economist argued that "doing a PhD” was often a waste of time. However, this pessimism does not reflect the experience of all students, as evidenced by increasing numbers of doctoral students from the global South heading to the advanced economies of the North in the…

  • Impact of Supreme Court ruling on AICTE and MBA programs in India

    6 May 2013 | 7:21 pm
    In 2004, several colleges in the State of Tamil Nadu affiliated to Bharathidasan University and Manonmaniam Sundaranar University filed a case questioning the role of All Indian Council of Technical Education (AICTE)--Indian regulatory body for technical education including engineering and management. One of the core question they asked was--"Whether the colleges affiliated to University are obliged to take separate permission/approval from the AICTE to run classes in Technical Courses in which the affiliated university of the colleges is not required to…

  • Global mobility shift and segments of transnational education students

    28 Apr 2013 | 1:35 pm
    How are ‘global’ students different from ‘glocal’ students, and how is their mobility likely to take shape in future? In my recent article published in University World News, I argued that primary motivations and needs of students pursuing transnational education are different than globally mobile students. Given below is the extract from the UWN article where I have adapted the student segmentation framework published in "Not All International Students Are the Same" by World Education Services. "The research identified four different groups or segments of US-bound international…

  • Book: Cross-border Partnerships in Higher Education by Robin Sakamoto & David Chapman

    17 Apr 2013 | 7:55 am
    Many higher education institutions with global ambitions are becoming increasingly interested, confused and cautious about strategies and approaches to cross-border engagements or transnational education. This is a result of a changing external environment of competition, cost consciousness and complexity. In this context, "Cross-border partnerships in Higher EducationStrategies and Issues" edited by Robin Sakamoto and David Chapman provides an "overview of the purposes and types of cross-border collaborations, an analysis of the benefits, and an examination of issues arising from these…

  • Differences in mobility of women international students: Case of China and India

    7 Apr 2013 | 12:48 pm
    While women student enrollment is more than men in many countries, proportion of women in international student enrollment still lags behind. According to IIE Open Doors, in 2011/12, women comprised of 44% of international student enrollment. At the same time, there are acute differences by source countries and level of education. Given the limitation of publicly available data, I took a case of the University of Illinois, which hosted nearly 9,000 international students in 2011/12 and ranks second among top institutions in terms of international student enrollment. As the chart…
 
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  • Please Hold.

    Mallory Bower
    13 May 2013 | 9:53 am
    Last week I read this article about why every job seeker should have a personal website. In my work as a career coach, I hear these statements a lot: The résumé is dead. You need to work on your brand. Build a kickass website to showcase your skills. Dedicate time to your social media presence. Blah blah blah. But my average job seeker doesn’t have an about.me page or a LinkedIn profile. What many of my students have is a resume filled with 10 years of relevant work experience. All typed on a typewriter. In career services we talk a lot about digital identity and the importance…

  • Make Your Move

    Mallory Bower
    10 May 2013 | 8:42 am
    If you run in my circle, you know that I am big on this connectedness thing. For some of you, it seems a little “crunchy-granola,” but I firmly believe that you and I are part of a bigger picture. Even when we’re feeling small. When your heart is ready to see the signs, messages will start showing up everywhere. Challenging what is, looking to what could be. This week marks my one year LeaderShape-iversary. My heart is swelling with happiness as I follow my students and friends who are participating this year– it’s truly a transformative experience. With the…

  • Be Encouraging: Quarterbacks and Coaches

    Mallory Bower
    7 May 2013 | 11:48 am
    I’ve been watching a lot of Friday Night Lights reruns on Netflix. If you’ve watched any sports-centered movie, the scene I’m about to describe is a familiar one: The score is tied, and it’s down to the final play in the state championship game. The crowd is going wild and the pressure is on. Our hero, the quarterback, drops back for the pass, but launches the ball right into the arms of a player on the rival team. INTERCEPTION! TOUCHDOWN TROJANS! (or whatever the other team’s name is). The spotlight fades from the quarterback and coach removes his hat to pull…

  • Chair(wo)man of the Board

    Mallory Bower
    4 May 2013 | 5:06 pm
    In the past, I’ve written about finding confidence architects and the need for better mentorship in student affairs. I reflect on these topics a lot, mostly because I struggled to find a support system when I was starting out as a new professional. Who knew that mentors don’t grow on trees? Recently I heard Ray Angle speak about “Exhibiting Leadership in Your Own Career” at the North Carolina Association of College and Employers conference. During his talk he said, Forget finding a mentor, but create your own Board of Directors. I like this idea because it…

  • “F” is for Feedback

    Mallory Bower
    24 Apr 2013 | 7:50 am
    The concept of feedback is pretty simple–  it’s just a bunch of information that can help us improve a process, a person, a product, etc., etc. When done well, it can make us do better work. So we’re all listening with open ears, right? Eh. One would think. Each week I spend several hours compiling feedback, positive and constructive, to help my students improve their writing. I post rubrics, provide opportunities for self and peer-assessment, and share audio/visual grading notes with each individual student. In an online format, I try to make it as personal as…
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  • Do You Have What It Takes To Work for Canada’s Most Attractive Employer?

    Linda Galeazzi
    17 May 2013 | 9:45 am
    For years, there has been a growing shortage of pilots in Canada. For the second year in a row, Randstad Canada has named WestJet the country’s most attractive employer. The Randstad Award rewards employer brand and best practices but unlike other similar awards, it’s the only one where the winners are chosen entirely by workers and job seekers. “The employer brand not only allows an organization to attract the very best talent available, but also helps to retain the talent already in place,” says Jan Hein Bax, President of Randstad Canada. “Canadians are confident in their…

  • Spotlight on Trillium College’s Massage Therapy Program

    Linda Galeazzi
    17 May 2013 | 7:19 am
    Massage Therapy is one part of the Canadian health care system that is expected to grow considerably in the next several years. While many people use Massage Therapy as a way to relax and unwind, there’s an increase in the number of people who are using Massage Therapy to get relief from the musculo-skeletal disorders (WRMD’s) that are on the rise. This may be bad news for those with repetitive motion injuries or soft tissue disorders, but it’s great news for those who are interested in starting a career in Massage Therapy. Since 2005, the comprehensive Massage Therapy Diploma Program…

  • “Must Have” Tips for Preparing NCLEX-RN Practice Test Questions

    Jill Nevins
    14 May 2013 | 6:45 am
    What NCLEX-RN Practice Questions And Study Guides Are The Best? If you want to become a registered nurse, you need to pass the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN). This is a standardized test that measures your eligibility to become an entry-level nurse in all 50 states and Canada. Few claim this nursing evaluation is easy to pass. That’s why the earlier you start studying NCLEX practice questions, the better. It is advisable to take the test after you have graduated from your four year college nursing program, when the knowledge and skills you have…

  • Construction Job Prospects Are Up in the City of Vancouver

    Jessica Hurford
    10 May 2013 | 11:43 am
    BC’s Brighton College is offering three programs related to the construction industry. The province of British Columbia has continued to undergo many changes since the start of 2013, with new buildings continually being announced in the city of Vancouver. The city recently announced that not only is it looking to expand or move the Vancouver Art Gallery, but also that Vancouver will be the home of a $24.7-million centre for refugees fleeing from famine and war in their home countries. The province of British Columbia as a whole is also undergoing large-scale upgrades. The South Fraser…

  • triOS College Scholarships for Women in Technology Now Open to Applicants

    Linda Galeazzi
    10 May 2013 | 10:19 am
    triOS College is now officially accepting applications for the two “Women in Technology” scholarships that we reported on last month. Both scholarships are open to all new applicants in a diploma program at triOS, and winners will be announced on June 3, 2013. The first of the two scholarships – the $5,000.00 “Women in Gaming” Scholarship — can be applied towards one of two programs: Video Game Design & Development program or Video Game Design Technologies. Five triOS campuses offer the program. The second scholarship, “Women in Information Technology,” is also…
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  • Ranking Universities Worldwide by Courses of Study

    Scott Cronenweth
    21 May 2013 | 8:07 am
    An education company in Britain, QS, annually publishes a report that ranks 400 top colleges and universities worldwide by thirty specific majors or courses of study. The latest report recently came out. No surprise: it ranks schools like Harvard, Yale, Oxford and Cambridge near the top in a range of subjects (English, law, medicine, political science). Technology giants like MIT and Stanford take top honors for computer science. Most of the top schools across subject areas are in the US and UK. QS uses six indicators to rank the world’s top 400 schools on a 1 to 100 scale: academic…

  • SAT Exams Cancelled for the Entire Nation of South Korea

    Scott Cronenweth
    14 May 2013 | 8:17 am
    In South Korea, education is seen as absolutely vital to economic success. The nation ranks high in most international comparative assessments of academic performance, ranks at or near the top globally in the percentage of college graduates among its population, and uses more tutoring per capita than perhaps any nation on earth. As a result of this extreme focus and pressure, academic competition is exceedingly intense — and some individuals inevitably step beyond the bounds of legitimacy and even legality to get ahead. High-profile scandals over plagiarism or phony degrees and other…

  • The ACT Test is Going Digital

    Scott Cronenweth
    7 May 2013 | 8:41 am
    Beginning as soon as the spring of 2015, the ACT college admissions test will be administered digitally. Digital testing can provide faster results — in minutes versus two to six weeks — for both students and colleges. Since the ACT is designed to test students’ high school learning and reasoning skills, it is already well aligned with the overwhelming adoption of Common Core across all but a few states. The online test version will still have sections to measure math, science, reading and English understanding, along with an optional writing section. But according to the…

  • Learning Analytics and MOOCs

    Scott Cronenweth
    30 Apr 2013 | 12:03 pm
    According to a recent piece in the Stanford News, Stanford’s Lytics Lab is gleaning learning analytics data from MOOCs to understand how people learn. This fascinating line of research offers insight into what turns students off or engages them, how men might learn differently from women, how online forums can support better learning performance, and to what extent mentoring or tutoring other MOOC-takers can help the helper. The Lytics Lab is a multi-disciplinary collaborative effort that focuses on “use-driven research and data-driven design” to enhance the effectiveness of…

  • 2014 Federal Budget Proposal Emphasizes STEM Education

    Scott Cronenweth
    23 Apr 2013 | 8:11 am
    In my last post I blogged about an emphasis on early learning in the 2014 proposed education budget. President Obama’s 2014 proposed federal budget also reflects his long-standing advocacy for science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education. The new budget creates a STEM Master Teaching Corps, while also giving science research institutions an explicit role in directing public school curricula. The STEM Master Teacher Corps is a conceived as a national initiative to reward exceptional STEM educators. Teachers who join the STEM Master Teachers Corps are making a formal…
 
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  • School closures only add to blight in some Chicago neighborhoods

    23 May 2013 | 3:58 pm
    The last thing many Chicago neighborhoods need is another abandoned building.Now that Chicago Public Schools is officially closing 50 schools, that means 42 buildings will be shuttered in June. Many dot areas of the city that are already grappling with poverty and seeking economic development. Neighborhoods like Austin, Englewood and West Garfield Park all have a disproportionate number of boarded-up buildings, foreclosed homes and cases of predatory lending.According to the Woodstock Institute, a Chicago-based housing policy think tank, Austin had 730 foreclosures in 2011. In 2012,…

  • Closing 50 schools: Both sides claim moral high ground in Chicago school closings debate

    23 May 2013 | 12:23 am
    Fifty Chicago public schools will be closing their doors for good. The school board heard final appeals Wednesday to spare the schools, and arguments to close them.Both sides claimed their stand was morally right.There were last minute pleas from aldermen and from moms:Ald. JOE MORENO: I know you don’t want your legacy to be that you closed public schools in a neighborhood and have zero schools left remaining. I know you don’t want that, board members.WOODS ACADEMY MOM SHARON TAYLOR: You’re transitioning our school to go into Bass, who’s been on probation for 17…

  • More than classrooms lost in school closings

    22 May 2013 | 10:48 am
    A volunteer unloads bags of yellow onions, whose skins flake off onto the linoleum floor. Customers squeeze green bell peppers and drop them into plastic bags. Over it all you hear a juicer. Someone’s making fresh orange juice. Every other Tuesday, a food pantry pops up in an empty classroom at Henson Elementary in the North Lawndale neighborhood in Chicago. “We have apples today and bananas, so it’s a very healthy meal,” says Eular Hatchet, who helps out at the pantry.The Greater Chicago Food Depository delivers these fresh fruits, vegetables and canned…

  • CPS board votes to close 50 schools

    22 May 2013 | 3:17 am
    The Chicago Board of Education voted to close 50 public schools Wednesday,  the largest round of school closings in recent American history.  Before the vote, Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis told board members, “I personally feel you’re on the wrong side of history, and history will judge you.”But after two hours of final pleas by parents, teachers, aldermen and activists to save the schools, and after several raucous disruptions to the proceedings, board members voted unanimously to close 49 of the schools.  One school, Von Humboldt, was closed…

  • What will be lost

    22 May 2013 | 3:00 am
    Chicago’s Board of Education votes today on closing an unprecedented number of elementary schools. WBEZ reporters asked Chicagoans to tell us in their own words what would be lost if their school closes. Education reporter Linda Lutton presents some of what we heard.Audio for this story was gathered by Alison Cuddy, Rebecca LaFlure, Linda Lutton, Chip Mitchell, Natalie Moore, Patrick Smith, and Becky Vevea.Update: Early Wednesday, WBEZ confirmed that CPS CEO Barbara Bryd-Bennett recommended that Mahalia Jackson school, the South Side school where hearing impaired children go to school…
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  • Why every education leader must be a tech visionary

    Jose Ferreira
    21 May 2013 | 8:25 am
    Education, like many industries before it, is now having its internet moment. There are two great phases unfolding. The first is the shift to digital materials for use either in blended learning courses or as a replacement for the printed textbook. This shift is now well underway in the U.S. Before long, there will be no more printed textbooks. The second phase is the shift of part of every student’s coursework to purely online formats. This phase is now beginning to seriously pick up steam, as evidenced by increasing numbers of for-credit online courses, MOOCs, and archived video lesson…

  • Welcome Rex, Dvora, Adam, Prithvi, and Shreya

    Meghan Daniels
    17 May 2013 | 7:17 am
    Rex, Prithvi, and Shreya (Photo by Josh Robinson) Dvora and Adam (Photo by Josh Robinson) Knewton welcomed five new Knerds this month. Rex Gibson is a Senior Engineer on the Analytics team. Rex is originally from Nebraska, attended Webster University in St. Louis, and has been living in New York for the past 12 years. Before joining Knewton, he was the Data Lead at opensky.com. Rex’s favorite book is Dune (“quite a remarkable insight into the world’s geopolitical landscape”). In his free time, he enjoys music — he’s a trained music producer and audio…

  • The coming adaptive world

    Jose Ferreira
    23 Apr 2013 | 10:09 am
    This is the year of adaptive learning. Everyone is fired up about it, from Arne Duncan and Bill Gates to individual teachers and students the world over. Ironically, as the idea of adaptive learning is becoming more popularized, confusion about it is increasing exponentially. So please bear with a little introspection, but I think now is the time to clarify matters. Let me start with an analogy… In 2006, my old Harvard Business School classmate Andy Jassy realized that all computing would ultimately move to the cloud. A senior manager at Amazon, he got approval from Jeff Bezos to launch…

  • Featured ed effort: Neverware

    Meghan Daniels
    23 Apr 2013 | 9:03 am
    The edtech industry is growing rapidly, with more and more startups aimed at creating apps and software to improve educational experiences for students. But for schools with outdated, slow computers and no budget to replace them, all the software in the world won’t make a bit of difference. Enter Neverware. Neverware’s mission is to make old computers in schools run like new. How? For every school, Neverware installs a single proprietary “Juicebox” server on the school’s network, which serves as the brains of the entire computer system. Individual computers then become “dumb…

  • Welcome to seven new Knerds

    Meghan Daniels
    10 Apr 2013 | 7:00 am
    From L-R: Andrew, Erion, Illya, Jon, David, Dan, and Giannis Seven new people joined the Knewton team this month. We’re excited to have them all here. Illya Bomash is a Data Analyst on the Adaptive Learning team. Illya was born in Russia but has been living in NYC for the past eight years. He went to college at Harvard, then did a Ph.D. at Weill Cornell Medical College in computational neuroscience, studying how cells in the retina represent visual inputs. In his spare time, Illya enjoys “going to MoMa and wishing I were an artist, biking around NYC and taking photos, and cooking a steady…
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  • 5 Secrets to Messing Up on the Interview

    8 May 2013 | 6:55 am
    If you’re determined NOT to find a job but somehow you’ve managed to land an interview anyway, don’t worry.  It is not too late.  You can still mess it up in such subtle ways that no one would ever accuse you of not actually wanting the job.  Just follow these little tips.  You wouldn’t want to be obvious by doing things like wearing shoes that don’t match or just not showing up.  But these 5 secrets to messing up an interview will ensure that you don’t get the job and no one will be the wiser!1.  Make sure they know how much you hate the last company…

  • 10 Reasons You Should Look for Your Next Job Online

    7 May 2013 | 5:11 pm
    Résumé (Photo credit: Michael Paul Escanuelas)It can be frustrating to try and find a job.  Whether you are looking for your first job after you complete and educational program or you are changing jobs, online search can relieve some of those frustrations for you.  You can look anywhere in the world or you can look just in your local area.Here are 10 excellent reasons why you should use the Internet to search for your next job:1.  You can look for opportunities in new locations.2.  You can learn more about companies you want to work for by viewing their web sites and…

  • Making Your References More Efficient

    6 May 2013 | 4:12 pm
    As most of you know, your references are very important. They can either help you get the job or they can prevent you from getting the job. And the former is preferable!Choose your references carefully. You need to be sure that the people on your list are going to say good things about you. And once you know they are going to be called? Well, here's some tips that will help:

  • Addressing the 3 Biggest Challenges of Online Education in Canada

    3 May 2013 | 6:03 pm
    Image via WikipediaWhen people get busy with life they look for other ways to do things that are less traditional than what was once considered the norm and education is no different. Because people need to work full time hours and they need to spend time with their families or they want to learn on their own schedule, adult students are turning to online education as a means of advancing in their careers and increasing their knowledge. Online education offers non-traditional students a great opportunity to get an education that might not be accessible to them otherwise but it also presents…

  • 5 Big Don'ts On the Job

    2 May 2013 | 7:26 am
    Image by kalebdf via FlickrIt's usually best to focus on the things you should do on a job but sometimes you have to think about the don'ts.  Etiquette might seem like it is old fashioned but there is always a place for etiquette and on the job there is especially room.So, if you want to have a job and keep a job here are 5 don'ts that you need to follow no matter what kind of work you do:Dress appropriately.  Every office has some kind of dress code, whether it is written down somewhere or just assumed.  As a rule, never where anything overtly sexual.  Never wear…
 
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  • Interpersonal skills: How do you get what you want?

    victor
    22 May 2013 | 11:31 am
    The single most important factor in both career advancement and personal satisfaction is a mastery of interpersonal skills. Although people often spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on medical degrees or software training, they tend to neglect the soft skills that mean much more to coworkers and loved ones. This is more important than ever in the tight marketplace and higher stress of the current economy. **Get into the negotiation mindset and learn how to negotiate your salary. FREE on-demand, online course from Udemy** What are interpersonal skills? Answering that question may lead you…

  • How To Write an Autobiography: Three Approaches to Writing Your Life Story

    Steve Alcorn
    21 May 2013 | 5:06 pm
    Everyone has a story to tell. What’s yours? **Learn how to write an autobiography. Check out this online, on-demand course from Udemy. FREE preview** There’s no greater gift to share with your loved ones than the story of your own life. Whether you want to share your special moments with friends, family members, future generations, or the general public, it’s definitely worth the time to record the important events of your life. They’ll also enjoy reading your recollections about past generations, so you’ll be preserving not only your experiences, but also those who came before you.

  • What to do after college?

    Arnold Beekes
    20 May 2013 | 5:24 pm
    You had worked hard to finish school, which you didn’t like most of the time. Then you might have gotten some further education. Maybe you have even graduated from university. And then? Well, you want to leave home and have meaningful, paid work! You want to make a living for yourself. And build up your future. But that looks like an increasingly distant dream, doesn’t it? It’s hard to find any job and you didn’t finish college to flip hamburgers 40 hours per week. Finding a suitable job is very difficult, if not impossible. What makes it even harder is that you are not clear about…

  • Why Teach Online? 12 Reasons and Counting!

    Shannon Hughes
    20 May 2013 | 2:57 pm
    Need a nudge to create your online class? Here are a few reasons why instructors, teachers, trainers, adjunct and tenure-track professors, authors, speakers, and so many others build courses on Udemy: 1) Reach a new audience teaching online. How else can you reach thousands of thousands of students all around the world? 2) Make money teaching online. If you want to charge for your course (you don’t have to), you can earn real money and passive income teaching online. (For example, instructors report that it’s particularly fun to get new student notifications when they’re, say, lounging…

  • How to Make an Android App

    Pablo Farías
    17 May 2013 | 2:03 pm
    1. Why make Android apps? One of the first things to consider when starting a technology project is the platform it will run on. What are the advantages of creating an Android app? Are there a lot of people using these devices today? The answer in this case is yes. According to Forbes.com, the use of Android smartphones rose 88% during 2012, accounting for 70% of all smartphones sold during the year. **Learn about Android App Development with this online, on-demand course from Udemy. FREE Preview** Another feature of the Android market is its fragmentation. Contrary to what happens with iOS…
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    SmartCollegeVisit

  • Jump Right In At UNH’s Marine Biology Program

    Guest Blogger
    24 May 2013 | 7:23 am
    - As a freshman in University of New Haven’s Marine Biology Program, you’ll discover quickly that when the program description says “Jump Right In,” take it literally. UNH’s proximity to the Long Island Sound (a marine biologist’s paradise) combined with their “hands on” philosophy of learning create a one-of-a-kind experience for students to begin exploring, developing, and using techniques to become world-class marine scientists.

  • Scholarship Mom Tip #25: Give Thanks

    Monica Matthews
    23 May 2013 | 7:28 am
    - Did you received letters of recommendation for your scholarship applications? If so, take time BEFORE school is out for summer vacation to thank your letter of recommendation writers.

  • Where The Jobs Are for 2013 Graduates

    Z. Kelly Queijo
    22 May 2013 | 12:48 pm
    How do you choose a college major? Is salary a factor? If so, then you'll want to find out which majors are the highest paying and where the jobs are!

  • Top 3 Life-Changing Choices for College Students

    Z. Kelly Queijo
    19 May 2013 | 5:30 pm
    - As high school graduates set their sites on starting college in the fall, they may want to consider internships and studying abroad as ways they can get ahead even when they are just getting started.

  • Scholarship Mom Tip #24: Note Dollars and Dates

    Monica Matthews
    16 May 2013 | 5:30 am
    Monica Matthews shares scholarship tips weekly on SmartCollegeVisit.com. This week, tip #24 on the value of tracking dollars and award dates.
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    Minglebox Education News

  • Great Lakes Institute of Management, Gurgaon Convocation 2013 presided over by Honorable Minister of State for HRD, Shri Jitin Prasada

    24 May 2013 | 5:59 am
    Delhi, 24 May, 2013: Great Lakes Institute of Energy Management and Research, Gurgaon , a premier management institute in the country, held its annual Convocation and welcomed the new batch of PGPM students in an august ceremony attended by the Chief Guest, Honourable Union Minister of State for HRD, ShriJitin Prasada, Guest of Honour Shri Vivek Lall, CEO and President, New Ventures, Reliance Industries Limited and other senior industry dignitaries. Shri. Jitin Prasada, Union Minister of State for HRD, Govt. Of India, delivered the convocation address to the enthusiastic gathering and..

  • Reliance to Conduct Walk-in Interview in Navi Mumbai for HSC/Graduates/Diploma Freshers

    24 May 2013 | 5:52 am
    Reliance Communications Infrastructure Ltd will conduct walk-in interview at Navi Mumbai for HSC/Graduates/Diploma freshers for the post of Customer Support Executive , which is held from Saturday, May 25, 2013 to Friday, May 31, 2013 from 10.00 am to 03.00 pm. Experience Required : 0 - 1 Year Educational Qualification: Any HSC or graduates or diploma freshers are eligible to apply. Job Location: Navi Mumbai Walk-In Location: Navi Mumbai Desired Profile: Candidates must have excellent communication skills. Candidates must be a computer..

  • Higher education in India - Quantity or Quality?

    24 May 2013 | 5:24 am
    Post independence, India has witnessed an enormous growth in its higher education. Still in the higher education sector, the country is far behind China and the United States in GER (Gross Enrolment Ratio). In 1950, around 700 colleges and 16 universities were there in India. However, if the statistics of UGC’s (university Grants Commission) publication “Higher Education at a Glance-2012” is considered then, in 2011, around 33,000 colleges and about 700 universities were there in India. Therefore, in order to achieve the target of 30% GER (i.e. enrolment of around 30% of..

  • AMMI MBA/MMS CET 2013 Exam Dates

    24 May 2013 | 5:13 am
    Association of Management of MBA/MMS Institutes (AMMI) has announced the exam dates for the MBA/MMS Common Entrance Test (CET-2013) , which will be conducted in June 2013. The MBA/MMS common entrance test will be held on Sunday, June 16, 2013. Association of Management of MBA/MMS Institutes (AMMI) conducts entrance test for taking admission to Master of Business Administration (MBA)/Master of Management Science (MMS) programs for the academic year 2013-2014. Eligibility Criteria for AMMI MBA/MMS-CET 2013: Candidates must be passed with minimum of 50% marks in..

  • AICTE bans science courses from engineering colleges

    24 May 2013 | 4:48 am
    AICTE (All India Council for Technical Education) recently ordered engineering colleges not to offer science courses. This decision was dissented by several private institutions as quite a few of them are offering science courses from more than a decade. Around 43 engineering colleges across Tamil Nadu are presently offering courses for computer technology, mathematics, chemistry, applied physics and courses in theoretical computer science and software engineering. These aforesaid courses, specially the integrated ones, are famous among students who want to study a blend of both..
 
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  • 5 Secrets to Messing Up on the Interview

    Danielle McGaw
    8 May 2013 | 6:55 am
    If you’re determined NOT to find a job but somehow you’ve managed to land an interview anyway, don’t worry.  It is not too late.  You can still mess it up in such subtle ways that no one would ever accuse you of not actually wanting the job.  Just follow these little tips.  You wouldn’t want to be obvious by doing things like wearing shoes that don’t match or just not showing up.  But these 5 secrets to messing up an interview will ensure that you don’t get the job and no one will be the wiser!1.  Make sure they know how much you hate the last company…

  • 10 Reasons You Should Look for Your Next Job Online

    Danielle McGaw
    7 May 2013 | 5:11 pm
    Résumé (Photo credit: Michael Paul Escanuelas)It can be frustrating to try and find a job.  Whether you are looking for your first job after you complete and educational program or you are changing jobs, online search can relieve some of those frustrations for you.  You can look anywhere in the world or you can look just in your local area.Here are 10 excellent reasons why you should use the Internet to search for your next job:1.  You can look for opportunities in new locations.2.  You can learn more about companies you want to work for by viewing their web sites and…

  • Making Your References More Efficient

    Robertson College
    6 May 2013 | 4:12 pm
    As most of you know, your references are very important. They can either help you get the job or they can prevent you from getting the job. And the former is preferable!Choose your references carefully. You need to be sure that the people on your list are going to say good things about you. And once you know they are going to be called? Well, here's some tips that will help:

  • Addressing the 3 Biggest Challenges of Online Education in Canada

    Robertson College
    3 May 2013 | 6:03 pm
    Image via WikipediaWhen people get busy with life they look for other ways to do things that are less traditional than what was once considered the norm and education is no different. Because people need to work full time hours and they need to spend time with their families or they want to learn on their own schedule, adult students are turning to online education as a means of advancing in their careers and increasing their knowledge. Online education offers non-traditional students a great opportunity to get an education that might not be accessible to them otherwise but it also presents…

  • 5 Big Don'ts On the Job

    Robertson College
    2 May 2013 | 7:26 am
    Image by kalebdf via FlickrIt's usually best to focus on the things you should do on a job but sometimes you have to think about the don'ts.  Etiquette might seem like it is old fashioned but there is always a place for etiquette and on the job there is especially room.So, if you want to have a job and keep a job here are 5 don'ts that you need to follow no matter what kind of work you do:Dress appropriately.  Every office has some kind of dress code, whether it is written down somewhere or just assumed.  As a rule, never where anything overtly sexual.  Never wear…
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  • The Art of Podcasting

    Rachel
    22 May 2013 | 10:31 am
    one hour payday loans Three and a half years ago, I knew absolutely nothing about podcasts. The whole concept was still relatively new, especially in the field of music therapy. But despite our lack of knowledge and experience, the Music Therapy Round Table (consisting of myself, Michelle, and Kimberly) came together and began navigating the waters of podcasting. The photo above was taken at last year’s AMTA national conference — one of the few podcasts we have actually recorded together in person! Since the three of us live in different states, we have to rely on technology most…

  • The Most Annoying Symptom of Pregnancy

    Rachel
    20 May 2013 | 5:24 am
    After 9 long months of pregnancy, I’ve discovered the most annoying symptom — and it’s not one of the usual suspects. Morning sickness, leg cramps, heartburn, interrupted sleep, and exhaustion have been no fun at all, but my least favorite of all is my hoarse voice. For almost 3 weeks now, my voice has sounded like I just finished screaming and singing along at a Taylor Swift concert (and yes, I would totally do both of those things at a Taylor Swift concert). It’s been raspy, a little mannish, and any hope of hitting high notes is out the window. At first I thought…

  • Over in the Garden

    Rachel
    15 May 2013 | 8:48 am
    “Singable stories” are one of my all-time favorite ways to target a wide array of goals and objectives. Whether you’re working on attending to task, color/object/number/word recognition, early reading skills (and the list goes on from there), singable stories can be super effective. My go-to series lately has been the Over in the… and Somewhere in the… books, some of which are authored by Jennifer Ward and others by Marianne Berkes. Each of the books follows the same original “Over in the Meadow” tune you probably learned as a kid. I created a…

  • Oldies But Goodies

    Rachel
    8 May 2013 | 5:32 am
    Last summer, I sat down and made a list of every song I’ve ever written. I had every intention of going through that list and revamping old songs that needed to be tweaked and/or re-recorded, but with upwards of 200 songs, that task seemed extremely daunting. I’ve tackled a few of them, though — most recently, for my new songbook, Tapping, Shaking, Music Making. I chose 3 revamped faves to share with members today. This week’s download contains sheet music, full mp3s, and instrumental tracks for “Click Clack”, “Play the Cabasa”, and “The…

  • Friday Fave: Kasia’s Music

    Rachel
    3 May 2013 | 6:40 am
    The internet is a wonderful thing — because of it, distance, language, and cultural differences are no longer barriers to communication. One of my favorite things about writing this blog is connecting with other songwriters and musicians from many different places and backgrounds. Most recently, I’ve had the opportunity to hear from Kasia, a singer-songwriter whose music reflects her Polish roots. Kasia shared two of her songs with me, and in turn I’d like to share them here with you. The first is in Polish and titled “Lubie” which means adoration in English. The…
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  • Multitasking or Just Plain Distracted?

    23 May 2013 | 5:28 am
    There is a lot of talk about multitasking these days. Many claim they can do two things at once. However, if two tasks require conscious attention, we cannot do both of them at the same time and do both well. If we try to do two things at once, performance on both of them drops.What does this mean in school or when doing homework? Students and parents need to understan Read more...

  • An Easy Way To Improve Math Fluency: Count Backward

    21 May 2013 | 6:13 am
    Parents are well aware of the importance of reading fluency. However, early math fluency is equally crucial. Simply put, math fluency means fast and automatic retrieval of math facts from memory.For young students it should be as simple as knowing the number that comes “right after,” or the one that comes “right before.” For example, if a c Read more...

  • With Learning, It Doesn't Matter How Long It Takes

    16 May 2013 | 5:39 am
    Last week, I wrote about grades and what they really mean. Do they really reflect actual learning? Teacher Ron Simmons tells a story in his math classes at Hilton Head Prep School. He shares this with his math students when they tell him they’re not good in math.He asks his students, “How old were you when you learned to walk?” He pauses for a moment. Read more...

  • Don’t Let Language Confuse Young Math Students

    14 May 2013 | 7:25 am
    When teaching the value of double-digit numbers in my classroom, I noticed that my students often became confused with 11, 12, and the rest of the -teen numbers. This was a puzzle to me, and I was determined to solve it. After research and applying what I know about how young students learn, I realized this was not a numbers problem—it was a language problem!In va Read more...

  • Grades: How Much Do They Really Tell About Learning?

    9 May 2013 | 6:23 am
    After visiting a school that has made a concerted effort to change how they evaluate their students, I started thinking about the grades teachers give to students. If a student gets a C at the end of the quarter, what does that really mean? Generally, a C means average. So a C should be an acceptable grade. Most students should get a C. But parents expect their children Read more...
 
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    PTO Today

  • A Classic East-West Rivalry Sets Stage for a Box Tops Rumble

    Rose C
    22 May 2013 | 12:40 pm
    We’ve seen our share of drives to bring in box tops, but this one has an unusual twist: A pair of middle schools in Westminster, Md., are locked in a collection competition in which the principal of the losing school must wear the winning school’s spiritwear and proclaim that the winning school “rocks.’’ Amy Gromada, principal of West Middle School East Middle School and West Middle School, which share a typical school rivalry, began this contest on May 1 and have until May 31 to bring in the box tops. So far, East is maintaining a lead over West, reports Mary Bendel-Simso, box tops…

  • My Tip of the Week: Your End-of-Year Checklist

    Tim Sullivan
    21 May 2013 | 1:33 pm
    This week’s tip is (sorry!) some homework. I know school is over or nearly so, and I know you want to go to the beach or pool, but there are a few last steps to close out the year well. Of course, we have those steps laid out perfectly for you in “Your PTO Year-End To Do List.” If you can’t do them all, please take a few minutes for these two: 1. Check the school summer schedule and best dates for school office staff and principal.  You know you’re going to need them over the summer, so be prepared. 2. Ask each of your event chairs to really complete an event…

  • PTO Officer Transition: Making It Work for the New Folks

    Rose C
    17 May 2013 | 6:21 am
    School’s ending soon and that means transitions for kids, parents, teachers—and PTO leaders. For many new leaders, it can be a scary time if there’s no transition strategy to bring them up to speed. We heard about one group recently that is taking an unusual approach. The six-member executive board agreed to step down as a group, retaining committee responsibilities while an entirely new group of six will step up to board positions. The idea is the new board will have mentors on hand. But there are many ways to tackle the transition challenge. For example, PTO leaders of the Temple…

  • My Tip of the Week: Brag a Little (or a Lot)

    Tim Sullivan
    15 May 2013 | 6:01 am
    For most PTOs, bragging is not in their DNA. But what if I told you that a bit of bragging could help your kids and your school and your group in a big, big way? When it comes to our annual Parent Group of the Year search, that’s exactly the case. You don’t apply for the pats on the back, you apply because the recognition can really energize your group and help you do even more for your school in the years ahead. Oh yeah — and the prizes are pretty great, too. This year’s sponsor, Labels for Education, is offering $3,000 plus 100,000 Labels for Education points to the…

  • Recovering From Embezzlement: One PTO’s Comeback Story

    Rose C
    14 May 2013 | 9:26 am
    There’s been quite a run of PTO and PTA embezzlement stories in the news lately, and it’s scary stuff. Groups worry that it could happen to them and wonder how they’d get through it. Well, Karlyn McConico knows. The PTO president at Avondale West Elementary in Topeka, Kan., McConico recalls the day in late March when the group’s secretary told her a rumor was floating around that the group was out of cash and wouldn’t be able to fund its upcoming annual carnival. “We were like, ‘What?’,’’ McConico says. As far as she knew, the finances were in order. “We had just had a…
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  • How to Interpret and Control Behaviour

    Admin
    22 May 2013 | 4:13 pm
    This article takesa light hearted look at the serious subject of behaviour, terms used to describe children’s behaviour, ways of ‘controlling’ behaviour and the importance of correctly interpreting it.   “BEHAVE!” A common enough cry expressed in a range of decibels by parents and teachers alike. Ringing loud and clear in the young child’s ear the instruction to ‘BEHAVE’ has many connotations – enough in fact to confuse a young brain and cause even more behaviour ‘problems’.   Image for a moment the child’s thoughts: Behave how? Behave like I did this morning…

  • Wizard of Oz Story Activities

    Abby Herbert
    17 May 2013 | 2:24 am

  • Maths/Numeracy Book List

    Abby Herbert
    16 May 2013 | 5:05 am

  • Little Red Hen Story Activities

    Abby Herbert
    15 May 2013 | 7:27 am

  • Rosie’s Walk Story Activities

    Abby Herbert
    15 May 2013 | 7:15 am
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  • De Pere schools should unite

    22 May 2013 | 9:30 pm
    De Pere schools should uniteDate: Nov 18, 2004Green Bay Press Gazette - Green Bay, Wis. Section: Opinion Both the De Pere and West De Pere school districts are tentatively looking at referendums in support of new elementary schools in November 2005. De Pere voters defeated a referendum earlier this month and the School Board is back to revising its plans to find ways to ease crowding.  We urge the two districts to revisit the issue of consolidation. De Pere is the only city in the state with two separate school districts. The Fox River has always been a powerful divider in the…

  • De Pere Schools computer network compromised

    5 May 2013 | 1:58 pm
    I believe it was Tuesday (April 30th) that the school network was taken down, for what at the time was presumed a normal/ regular network maintenance issue.Wednesday May 1st, there were building meetings and a memo from the superintendent read about that the network and it's security were compromised, and that an investigation with law enforcements help was underway.  It was unclear if any personal information was at risk, but was suggested that all employees be on guard, just in case.Three technology firms (403 Labs of Milwaukee, Net Assist of Green Bay, and Skyward) where brought in to…

  • Area school districts to share administrator - De Pere next?

    5 Apr 2013 | 2:12 pm
    From: http://www.fox11online.com 4/5/13 Area school districts to share administrator Time to be split 60-40 GOODMAN - Two Northeast Wisconsin school districts have found a unique way to save money: share an administrator. The Florence County School District and the Goodman-Armstrong Creek School District will share Ben Niehaus as their administrator. Niehaus is currently Goodman-Armstrong Creek's superintendent and principal. Last week, both districts approved a measure to hire Niehaus as the next administrator for both districts. The Florence County School District's current administrator is…

  • Will you?

    27 Mar 2013 | 9:32 pm

  • Stand up for yourself.

    19 Nov 2012 | 12:02 pm
    There has been a rash of evaluations recently, after years of not having them. It is important is detest anything that you feel does not accurately reflect your performance. Have discrepancies noted in writing before signing. This would have been be a great thing to bring up a meeting, along with the importance to get out and vote. From the May 16, 2010 minutes: New Business: b. Discussion ensued. All issues should be documented & presented at a meeting with your supervisor. If not results, go to your supervisors, supervisor. If no results, go to Dr. Villarruel. If not satisfied, then go to…
 
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    Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

  • 10 Excellent Digital Citizenship Tips for Your Students and Kids

    Med kharbach
    24 May 2013 | 1:26 pm
    Now that you have understood the basics of Digital Citizenship and have read the digital footprint guide, you night be in need of a handy graphic to share with your students to wrap it up all. Well,... ....read more

  • Google Teacher Academy is Accepting Applications Now

    Med kharbach
    23 May 2013 | 9:52 pm
    Applications for this year's Google Teacher Academy are now open and you can submit yours in no later than June 10. By attending Google Academy that will take place on 32-24 in Chicago, participants... ....read more

  • Top Student Doodles of 2013

    Med kharbach
    23 May 2013 | 9:39 pm
    Two days ago Google announced this year's winner of Doodle 4 Google competition and the prize went to Sabrina Brady from  Sparta High School, Wisconsin, 10-12. I am sharing with you her... ....read more

  • Awesome Graphic Featuring 12 Learning Skills for 21st Century Learners

    Med kharbach
    23 May 2013 | 9:05 pm
    I just came across this awesome graphic from User Generated Education and want to share it with you as well. I have been posting several educational graphics on the 21st century skills for students... ....read more

  • 8 Digital Ways to Wrap up The School Year

    Med kharbach
    22 May 2013 | 8:20 pm
    The end of school year is just around the corner. It is about the time of the year excitements mounts up and students start counting for their summer vacation. A couple of weeks ago I... ....read more
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    The Art of Education

  • "Better" Thinking for Greater Student Ownership

    21 May 2013 | 5:58 am
    Anyone who reads either this blog or The Thrivapy Blog, knows I am a big advocate of growth mindsets and the potential impact "get better" thinking has on student achievement. This is one reason why having a growth mindset is one of the seven principles of Thrivapy. One of the many reasons why I encourage "better" thinking over "be the best" thinking is how well "better" relates to developing ownership and responsibility (taking ownership is also one of the seven Thrivapy principles)."Be the best" thinking depends on comparing one's performance against another…

  • Strengthen Parent-Teacher Relationships by Asking These 3 Questions

    14 May 2013 | 6:20 am
    Parents play a significant role in the success of a student. As a important member of the student's learning team, parents should be informed and appropriately involved in their child's school experience. However, this role takes different forms as students mature and move through different developmental stages. As a result, the nature of parent involvement also changes, which can lead to misunderstanding and an unnecessary strain on the parent/teacher relationship.Recently, a parent of a school aged child ask me about how to establish a better partnership with his child's teacher.

  • The Wealth of Knowledge

    7 May 2013 | 3:15 am
    The wealth of knowledge does not have anything to do with having A wealth of knowledge.Why?Because knowledge kept to oneself serves little purpose and has virtually no value to anyone other than the holder of the information. The value (wealth) of knowledge is not based on having it. Rather, the value of knowledge is found in sharing it.Value is created when someone is willing to give something in exchange for something else. The currency can be money, goods in kind, attention, time, etc. Having knowledge does not create value, making your…

  • Starting Your Class With Clarity And Purpose

    3 May 2013 | 3:06 am
    In the same amount of time it takes you to read this post, you can start each class with clarity and purpose which, in return, leads to better student engagement and focus.The formula is simple.Recall what has happened.Explain the current situation.Provide a vision for the day.Give a reminder of what is yet to come.Recall what has happenedTalk with students about what the class did in its most recent meeting. Give a brief progress report on the topic or project the class is currently discovering. Using a map analogy, this is when you show the group where you have already been and what you…

  • Helping Students Take Action and Develop Resilience

    17 Apr 2013 | 11:18 am
    A goal without taking action is, essentially, a wish, a hope, or a dream. That is why setting goals without taking appropriate action is an exercise in futility. This is one of the pitfalls with helping students set goals. Once set, the process usually stalls because their is an assumption that the student, now that she has a goal, will "go for it" and find a way to achieve it. However, life is full of challenges and reasons to loose sight of your goal. As a result, students tend to be more successful with strategies in place that help them stay resilient in the face…
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  • Innovative Students Showcased At Dell Social Innovation Challenge

    Kari Sherrodd
    15 May 2013 | 2:31 pm
    Seeing the creativity unleashed by students from around the world at the 2013 Dell Social Innovation Challenge this week was certainly a high moment. The brilliance of each of the students and the socially good projects they created were showcased and the winning projects were announced. Needless to say each of the finalists plus others who submitted their ideas to the Challenge were incredible but only one could be the grand prize winner. Dell named Solar Conduction Dryer the grand prize winner of the 2013 Dell Social Innovation Challenge. Solar Conduction Drying is a solar energy based…

  • Making Technology More Accessible… Introducing Dell Latitude 3330

    Kari Sherrodd
    26 Apr 2013 | 1:56 pm
    Dell was founded on a simple principle – the idea that more businesses, healthcare providers, schools and individuals should have the keys to unlock their potential through greater access to technology. Every day we get to see how this becomes a reality in schools around the world – from a young child getting their hands on a tablet for the first time to working with an administrator in the US to help them properly prepare for Common Core State Standards Initiative within their school or district. Today, we’re happy to share a few more details about our recently announced…

  • Guest Post: Students as influencers in education

    Sarah Richardson Luden
    15 Apr 2013 | 6:58 am
    Named one of Canada's Top 20 Under 20 young leaders and a global One Young World Ambassador, Jaxson studies global development at Huron University College in London, Ontario. Jaxson co-founded and is the Executive Director of the Student Voice Initiative, a national movement to give students a voice in their education. How did I get involved in student voice? I started off in something familiar to anyone who has been through school – student council. Yet, I also wanted to do more. And that is why I ran for student trustee when I was 16, for the Peel District School Board, in…

  • Guest Post: A More Fulfilling Education Experience

    Sarah Richardson Luden
    13 Apr 2013 | 4:00 am
    The following blog is a guest post from Jacob Frackson, Editor for Student Voice, Canadian Student; Education Blogger based in Victoria, BC. You can follow him on Twitter @JFrackson and reach his blog here: jakefrackson.wordpress.com. One day, it stopped being enough. I had sat through one too many dull classes, one too many passive discussions, one too many uninspiring days of school, and now I needed more. There had always been opportunities to go beyond school, but they were always in alternate manners. I could be in the band, I could take art, I could play volleyball, I…

  • Student Voice LIVE! - April 13

    Sarah Richardson Luden
    12 Apr 2013 | 11:00 am
    This Saturday, April 13, we’re bringing the voice of education back to the student and we’re doing it in a big way. Dell is partnering with Student Voice, a grassroots support network that serves to empower students in their efforts to be heard in the education conversation, to bring you Student Voice Live! We’ll bring together all stakeholders in the learning community to hear young leaders’ ideas to innovate education and develop strategies to achieve them. The size of this event will be much larger than the typical Think Tank with over 200 attendees including…
 
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  • Design Thinking: A Practical Application

    Clif Mims
    24 May 2013 | 1:03 pm
    Here is an interesting contribution to education’s ongoing conversation about design thinking. “Architect Alastair Parvin presents a simple but provocative idea: what if, instead of architects creating buildings for those who can afford to commission them, regular citizens could design and build their own houses? The concept is at the heart of Wikihouse, an open source construction kit that means just about anyone can build a house, anywhere” (Source). “We’re moving into this future where the factory is everywhere. And, increasingly, that means the design team is…

  • Courageous Teachers of Moore, Oklahoma

    Clif Mims
    22 May 2013 | 6:23 pm
    This video speaks for itself. I offer my sincere thanks to the many, many teachers that dedicate their lives to the well-being of their students. Hat Tip to Robert Allen Moody Related articles Editorial: Teachers showed courage in the face of Oklahoma tornado (denverpost.com) Hero Oklahoma Teacher Uses Her Body as a Shield to Save Her Students From Tornado (VIDEO) (thestir.cafemom.com) Related PostsTornado Comes by Us [VIDEO] Be an Extraordinary Teacher 1 Thing New Teachers Should Know Teacher Appreciation Week

  • Social Media Explained…with Coffee

    Clif Mims
    21 May 2013 | 1:00 pm
    Image Source: MarketplaceMavenRelated PostsEducational Technology: Current Trends and Future Directions Facebook Considers Giving Access to Kids under 13 (Video) Photoshop Now Available Online for FREE Kwout Has Gotten Even Better

  • Educational Technology: Current Trends and Future Directions

    Clif Mims
    4 May 2013 | 5:30 am
    I am excited to be today’s keynote speaker at the LearnIT Conference at Northern Illinois University. I’ve enjoyed spending the past several days visiting innovative schools in the greater Chicago area. The classroom visits and conversations with the students, faculty, and administrators have been enjoyable and valuable. I’ve also enjoyed learning about the programs and initiatives in NIU’s College of Education. I appreciate the many individuals that have hosted me along the way. This trip has provided me with new ideas and inspiration. I’m sure today’s…

  • 13 Yr. Old CEO of Innovative Educational Gaming Company

    Clif Mims
    21 Mar 2013 | 5:18 am
    (Re-Post from 06/11/2007) Anshul Samar is the CEO of Elementeo, a startup company seeking to combine fun and learning. This article provides an overview of the company’s goals, video of Anshul’s CEO speech, and a description of the company’s first game which teaches chemistry through a role-playing board game. This is interesting to me on many different levels. Watching the video of Anshul’s CEO speech gives me the impression that this may have actually been a class project. Regardless, couldn’t a student activity like this be the jumping-off point for…
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    Difference Between

  • Differences Between University Chancellor And University Principal

    Celine
    24 May 2013 | 10:55 am
    In universities, there is always an official who holds the highest academic position and they are either called the university chancellor or the university principal. A university chancellor is the... [[This is a summary only. Please visit DifferenceBetween.net for detailed view]]

  • Differences Between Thesis And Dissertation For Doctoral Study

    Celine
    23 May 2013 | 10:53 am
    Most students hate and fear theses. And students have a feeling of relief after they graduate college because they have escaped the clutches of the thesis workload. However, their nightmare would... [[This is a summary only. Please visit DifferenceBetween.net for detailed view]]

  • Differences Between Surveillance And Reconnaissance

    Celine
    22 May 2013 | 10:52 am
    The military field is truly interesting. Though most of us get only to know the military’s actions through television programs and crime novels, they never fail to amaze us. How is the military able... [[This is a summary only. Please visit DifferenceBetween.net for detailed view]]

  • Differences Between Sulfides And Oxides

    Celine
    21 May 2013 | 10:50 am
    Mining has always been a popular business sector in industry. Because of mining, we get to enjoy different jewelries that are made to be durable even over a long period of time. Research has shown... [[This is a summary only. Please visit DifferenceBetween.net for detailed view]]

  • Differences Between Sebaceous And Sweat Glands

    Celine
    20 May 2013 | 10:48 am
    Glands are basically organs in the human body which manage what goes in and out of the body. They synthesize the body to release fluids such as hormones or breast milk. The brain controls whether the... [[This is a summary only. Please visit DifferenceBetween.net for detailed view]]
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  • La passion pour le changement d’une enseignante

    Mia San Jose
    24 May 2013 | 8:31 am
    Video description:  Une discussion avec l’enseignante Manon Roy-Richardson (École Camille-Vautour, Saint-Antoine, N-B) Video

  • Children Should Be Seen and Not Heard!

    Stephen Hurley
    18 May 2013 | 6:21 am
    Reimagining Educational Spaces to Raise Student Voice It's not uncommon to hear those advocating for deep and resounding change in education to introduce their position by reminding us that our current way of designing, organizing and "doing" school is based on principles inspired by the industrial revolution: a time when mass production, factory-based assembly lines and a whole culture of efficiency began to replace home-based, hand-crafted and time-intensive approaches to the creation of goods. read more

  • Drama Festival Proof of Value of Arts in the Schools

    Grant Frost
    11 May 2013 | 6:23 pm
    Kids deal with bullying through the power of creation As the Rehtaeh Parsons tragedy moves slowly, sadly and inevitably off the front page of the country’s newspapers, there can be little doubt that her death has had an impact beyond the massive hole it has left in the hearts of those who knew and loved her. In the fervor that immediately followed her death, politicals from Prime Ministers to Premiers took to the soap box to decry the incident. Thumping their chests soundly, they railed that more needed to be done. More by government, more by the police, and, of course, more by…

  • Amorcer le virage de la technologie à la technopédagogie

    Mia San Jose
    9 May 2013 | 7:22 am
    Video description:  Ewan McIntosh explique comment nous devons changer notre conception de l’intégration des technologies en classe. Video

  • Not Reformation...Not Transformation, but Restoration

    Stephen Hurley
    5 May 2013 | 5:35 am
    Putting Education on the Bucket List I have a bucket list, but it's not the one derived from the movie of the same name. No, my bucket list is a compilation of all the household chores that I'm unable to complete in a cursory manner. The things on my bucket list, generally speaking, require a bucket—as well as warm soapy water, scouring pads and a lot of elbow grease. Like many of you, these are things that, while not necessarily appealing at the moment, end up leaving us with a feeling of deep satisfaction and pride. read more
 
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  • Spanish Lesson Plans for Kids from Whistlefritz

    Jenny
    23 May 2013 | 8:00 am
    Disclosure: Whistlefritz sent me a copy of Spanish Lesson Plans for Kids so that I could write the following article. All of the ideas and opinions are my own. I am so pleased that Whistlefritz has created lesson plans to use with their wonderful videos and songs. This award-winning company is known for engaging, effective materials to teach children Spanish. Now, in the new book Spanish Lesson Plans for Kids, they offer a pre-K and early elementary curriculum. With an emphasis on speaking and listening, these 40 lessons create a rich language-learning experience as children use Spanish in…

  • Spanish Materials for Class and Home from Educapeques

    Jenny
    21 May 2013 | 11:43 am
    Educapeques is an educational portal with lots of resources for teachers and parents. On the website, Editorial Educapeques of Spain offers games, printables, stories and poems for children. Many of the activities and materials can be used with Spanish language learners. You will want to explore Educapeques to find what best fits your situation, but I will mention a few materials that work well with kids learning Spanish. Printable Spanish Games for Kids This printable Juego de letras is a set of alphabet cards with images. They have upper and lower case letters, a word that starts with the…

  • 10 Search Tips for Finding Spanish Materials

    Jenny
    16 May 2013 | 2:53 pm
    I am going to be in Peru for the next few weeks and will not be posting as often on Spanish Playground. This seems like a good time to share some tips for finding for authentic language materials online. These suggestions are for Google searches, but you can apply them to other search engines as well. I know that many of you have more strategies for finding what you need – be sure to sure to share your tips in comments! 1. Use Spanish words in your search. Pay attention to Google’s suggestions as you type. They are based on the most commonly searched phrases and you may see terms that…

  • Spanish Stories from Stress Free Kids

    Jenny
    13 May 2013 | 8:46 pm
    Stress Free Kids publishes audio and picture books that help children reduce stress and lower anxiety. These stories are available in Spanish and are fabulous language-learning tools. The stories teach relaxation techniques, but their structure and objective also create an excellent Spanish learning experience. As children listen to these stories, they relax, but they are never passive. Children participate, both physically and by actively using their imaginations. The CD Sueños del océano índigo has four stories that are also available as picture books. The books provide the visual…

  • Online Spanish Color Game – Sequence from Spanishspanish

    Jenny
    13 May 2013 | 8:21 am
    This online game is a good way to practice Spanish color words. It is from Spanishspanish and players hear and see a sequence and then repeat it by clicking on the correct colors. The sequence gets longer if the player does it correctly. The photo that players click on is of toenails painted different colors. It is cute, something different, and makes little Spanish learners smile. The audio is very clear and the timing in the game is good. The colors are not repeated too quickly. Although the game is probably more fun to play if you teach or review the colors first, kids could learn the…
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  • How to Educate Your Child (ren)

    Rachel Denning
    22 May 2013 | 1:45 pm
    “What do you do about education?” Since our family of seven became nomadic in 2007, along with ‘how do you fund it?’, this is probably the question we’ve been asked most often. Many of these people were probably wondering how our kids could attend school while we were vagabonding around the globe. The answer to this question is not something I personally worried about. For me, education and school are not necessarily the same thing. They can happen independent of each other. In the beginning we started traveling because we saw how many educational benefits it…

  • Mother’s Day in Guatemala – San Jose Chacaya

    Rachel Denning
    16 May 2013 | 1:43 pm
    It’s 3:42 a.m. The bombs are bursting in air, along with firecrackers and rockets, and music is playing over a loud speaker, while a man yells into a microphone in Spanish. I nudge my husband. “Are you awake?” “Yes,” he grumbles. “You’re supposed to wish me Happy Mother’s Day.” Learn how to create your ridiculously awesome life. Six chapters free! Incomprehensibly, this is how they celebrate here in Guatemala. By waking up mother’s with fireworks and blaring music, before dawn begins to crack. How this honor mothers, I do not…

  • So… We Bought Land in Guatemala

    Rachel Denning
    7 May 2013 | 4:04 pm
    It’s been kind of quiet on Discover Share Inspire for the past few weeks. Ever since our Unconventional Family Convention I haven’t blogged much… Well, it’s because we’ve been kind of busy… finalizing on the purchase of 2 acres in San Jose Chacaya, a small indigenous town in the highlands of Guatemala, located above Lake Atitlan. Surprised? The nomadic family has bought land?? Are they planting roots? Learn how to create your ridiculously awesome life. Six chapters free! I’ve simply got to say, I’m kind of surprised myself. Two years ago, we…
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    Collaborize Classroom Blog

  • First WeJIT-Enhanced Kurt Vonnegut e-Book Released

    Mark Kithcart
    1 May 2013 | 2:41 pm
    Bringing the Vonnegut Commencement Speeches to Life with Technology RosettaBooks and technology solution provider Democrasoft today announced the release of the “WeJIT Enhanced” e-book version of a compilation of master storyteller Kurt Vonnegut’s commencement speeches entitled If This Isn’t Nice, What Is?: Advice for the Young. The e-book features embedded interactive WeJIT technology, which enables readers to connect with the other readers and even potential readers, directly in the e-book. In the case of the new Vonnegut book, the WeJIT will specifically ask readers to answer the…

  • Teachers K-12: Earn Graduate-Level Professional Development University Credit for work you are already doing

    Mark Kithcart
    1 Feb 2013 | 4:15 pm
    Guest Post by Karin Alexander, As Executive Director of Course4Teachers, It has been a passion of mine to help teachers get credit for all the extra work they do. The time we invest as educators to ensure success to our students goes beyond a typical 8 to 5 day. I have been exploring and developing ways to help teachers get paid for the extra work they are already doing in reading, researching, and incorporating new ideas and new technology into their curriculum. Learning about Collaborize Classroom, a free online collaborative education platform that allows students and teachers to engage in…

  • Three questions for WeJITs… What? Who? How? Democrasoft Interviewed by Tools of Change – Joe Wikert

    Mark Kithcart
    19 Oct 2012 | 10:27 am
    As educators we know the benefits of technology, the power of collaboration, and the value of literature. How these can be combined is now explained: Early last week Joe Wikert  (Tools of Change; O’Reilly Media) interviewed Democrasoft’s CEO, Richard Lang, and asked 3 questions regarding a new “portable” collaboration technology called the WeJIT, brought to you by Collaborize Classroom’s parent company, Democrasoft Inc. This blog post from Wikert explains what a WeJIT is, and how WeJITs can help e-publishers and authors create dynamic, topic-based discussions around specific…

  • Collaborize Classroom PRO Released For iPad

    Mark Kithcart
    12 Apr 2012 | 12:40 pm
    Students Can Now Participate on the New iPad Optimized App April 12, 2012, Santa Rosa, CA — Democrasoft, Inc., (OTC: Pinksheets: DEMO) today announced the worldwide release and immediate availability of its Collaborize Classroom PRO™ iPad app in Apple’s App Store. This special “optimized-for-iPad” app was designed to address the fast-growing adoption of the iPad by students and teachers. Students can now participate in online discussions in their Collaborize Classrooms using an iPhone, iPod Touch, or the specially optimized iPad app, and can collaborate online with their…

  • Top 10 Reasons that Blended Learning is Worth the Hype!

    Mark Kithcart
    8 Mar 2012 | 9:08 am
    This is a partial re-post of an article by Catlin Tucker from her blog at CatlinTucker.com Image from learningonlineinfo.org Using an online learning platform, online discussions, and/or work online to complement your class can: 1. Save Time Teachers spend hours each week creating, copying, collating, stapling, and hole punching handouts, assignments and activity sheets for students. Much of this time is eliminated when a teacher transitions to an online education platform where handouts can be uploaded and attached to questions, topics and assignment descriptions. 2. Save Money Copy…
 
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    Catlin Tucker, Honors English Teacher

  • Class Evaluations: Ask Your Students How You’re Doing

    Catlin Tucker
    22 May 2013 | 10:51 am
    ISTE Workshops - Transitioning to the Common Core with Google Apps – Join me! and Blended Learning: Tools, Techniques and Resources –> Join me! As the school year winds to a close, I’ve asked my students to evaluate my class as their final assignment. It is part of my reflection process. I realize not every student will love every aspect of this English course, but it is valuable to find out from their perspective what is working and what isn’t. Ultimately, I want my students to pursue life long learning, but I have to model a desire to continue learning as well. I…

  • Getting Started with Google Sites

    Catlin Tucker
    16 May 2013 | 9:21 pm
    ISTE Workshops - Transitioning to the Common Core with Google Apps – Join me! and Blended Learning: Tools, Techniques and Resources –> Join me! My students are creating digital portfolios to celebrate and share the work they have produced in our class this year. They have to build a website to share their digital writing, multimedia projects and blog posts. I encouraged my students to use Google sites since all of the work we have done with  Google apps and YouTube work seamlessly with Google sites. That said, Google sites have a slightly steeper learning curve than other…

  • Discovering Chrome Web Store!

    Catlin Tucker
    8 May 2013 | 10:33 pm
    I’ve been using Chrome all year. Each time I open my browser, I see this… but I’ve never (yep, I admit it…never) clicked on “Chrome Web Store” until today! Wow, I’m thrilled I did. It’s the last 3 weeks of school, and I feel like I just fell down the rabbit hole. Click “Education” and begin exploring… I highly suggest teachers put this on their “To Do” lists for the summer. I spent an hour playing around with some fun art and photo editing apps. Canvas Draw Look what I created! I am no artist, but it was super fun.

  • Digital Storytelling: Get Creative with the Common Core

    Catlin Tucker
    3 May 2013 | 11:04 am
    My students are constructing digital portfolios as a culminating celebration of their work that will be published and shared with a wider audience than the traditional paper portfolios constructed in the past. One element of their digital portfolios is a digital story. I was inspired while listening to interviews on Story Corps. I was gripped by the power of the stories shared in these interviews. They were raw, honest and captivating. I remember thinking, “I wish my students knew how to tell stories like this.” I played several interviews for students and asked them what they…

  • Using Voice Comments with Google Docs for End of the Year Projects

    Catlin Tucker
    25 Apr 2013 | 4:24 pm
    I had a “just in time” professional development moment thanks to Jennifer Roberts and her video titled “Docs Voice Comments.” I wanted to share it with other educators as I know many of us are planning end of the year projects, assignments, and written pieces. These culminating assignments are incredibly time consuming to grade. I also wonder how many of my students carefully read the comments I make on these pieces since they get them back just as the school year ends and summer break begins. Lastly, these end of the year projects are finished products, so covering…
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    Punya Mishra's Web

  • New edited series on Research to Practice

    Punya Mishra
    19 May 2013 | 8:59 pm
    A few months ago I was invited (by the Educational Technology & Management Academy, an Indian educational organization) to write a series of short practitioner-oriented articles for a new educational e-magazine they were starting. The idea was to introduce to a wider audience of educators current research findings in the fields of educational psychology and educational technology research as well as their relevance to practice. Given my schedule, there was no way I could have taken on this additional task, but after talking with Matt Koehler, I went back to the editors with a counter…

  • 2 diagrams: 21st century knowledge synthesized & 7 trans-disciplinary skills

    Punya Mishra
    10 May 2013 | 9:04 am
    As I go around presenting my work around 21st century learning I get requests for some of the visuals I show. In particular, I have been receiving requests for Synthesis of 21st Century Knowledge 7 trans-disciplinary skills for creativity in the 21st century If you choose to use these diagrams in your work please credit it as follows: © Punya Mishra | punyamishra.com 2013 So for future convenience, here they are… Kristen Kereluik and I worked on synthesizing 15 different 21st century frameworks and approaches, a couple of years ago. Till now I have been hesitant to share the diagram…

  • New Gandhi ambigram

    Punya Mishra
    4 May 2013 | 9:44 pm
    The quest for a better design continues… Much better, I think, than my previous attempt

  • AERA 2013 – San Francisco, Photos

    Punya Mishra
    2 May 2013 | 10:22 am
    AERA 2013 – San Francisco, a set on Flickr. Photographs from the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA) 2013 at San Francisco. It was great meeting up with friends and colleagues, present two talks and take in some of the sights. Enjoy.

  • New ambigrams for AERA

    Punya Mishra
    1 May 2013 | 8:13 pm
    I was invited to give two talks at the the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association in San Francisco. One was a Ignite presentation (5 minutes, 20 slides set to move at 15 seconds per slide), and the other was an ED Talk (sort of like a TED talk just without the tea). I chose to speak about creativity and technology – though in very different ways in each of these talks. I think both talks went well… While I was preparing for these two talks, I got inspired to create a bunch of new ambigrams. I recently posted four new designs, and now here are three more.
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    Moodle News

  • Interview with the Folks behind #iMoot2013

    Joseph Thibault
    16 May 2013 | 5:00 am
    As you know the 2013 iMoot is coming up next week, I was able to do a email interview of Vinny Stocker and Julian Ridden (@Moodleman), two of  the folks behind the scenes of the event put on by...

  • Merge User Account Script

    Joseph Thibault
    15 May 2013 | 8:00 am
    Please note that this is an advanced tool that will require access to your database (which you should backup first before executing any script) Have a lot of users that have signed up with more than...

  • 6 Keynotes for the 2013 iMoot #imoot2013

    Joseph Thibault
    15 May 2013 | 6:30 am
    If you haven’t registered for the 2013 iMoot yet, you should.  Only 9 days left to get your ticket to the virtual Moot. Announced recently were the 6 keynote presenters you can attend during...

  • Moodle 2.5 has been released!

    Joseph Thibault
    15 May 2013 | 5:00 am
    Right on its new schedule (May and November) and full of awesome new features, Moodle 2.5 was released yesterday and is now available for download from Moodle.org. According to Martin Dougiamas in...

  • SCORM 2004 Abandonned, Tin Can API the next focus

    Joseph Thibault
    13 May 2013 | 8:00 am
    Dan Marsden posted an interesting history of SCORM development for Moodle including the difficulties of funding development and maintaining SCORM 1.2 compatibility through the years.  SCORM 2004, now...
 
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    Education Best Practice

  • ‘Endemic’ Tutoring Culture

    Matt
    24 May 2013 | 12:00 am
    The Telegraph today has reported that Chelmsford County High School for Girls has scrapped their entrance exams due to an extraordinary number of parents paying for private tuition of their children. This, the head says, discourages parents who can’t afford private tuition. Chelmsford County High School for Girls will introduce a new selection system from September to stop middle-class parents subjecting children to up to six years’ worth of coaching in preparation for the admissions test. Nicole Chapman, the headmistress, said the existing 11-plus “discourages girls whose parents…

  • Toot Toot! Blow Your Own Trumpet!

    Matt
    17 May 2013 | 12:00 am
    To toot your own horn can be seen, in some reserved British circles, as being rude and unbecoming but one school in Wimbledon is going to do it anyway. The BBC reports: An independent girls’ school is holding a “blow your own trumpet” week to help over-pressured, high-achieving pupils who find it difficult to accept that they have been successful. “Some teenagers will continue to push themselves, never recognising when they’ve done enough,” said Heather Hanbury, head of Wimbledon High School. Last year the school ran a “failure week” to help…

  • Free eReaders? Thank You Very Much

    Matt
    10 May 2013 | 12:00 am
    In a canny marketing move, Barnes & Noble (a US book store) is handing out Nook eReaders to schools in the UK. The Independent reports: Primary school pupils struggling to read will be given a boost by a new partnership which will bring 1,000 free eReaders into schools. Under a deal struck between the Evening Standard and America’s biggest bookshop chain, Barnes & Noble, children in schools with some of the highest illiteracy rates will be encouraged and helped to read books like Roald Dahl’s Matilda via the eReaders. The free eReaders are being supplied by NOOK Media LLC,…

  • Inaccurate Adverts Harm Pupils

    Matt
    3 May 2013 | 12:00 am
    The Guardian reports an interesting story today about adverts and the way in which pupils are exposed to spelling and grammatical errors. Mike Cladingbowl, Ofsted’s director of schools, told the Guardian it was important that children recognised the difference between formal and informal English. “When businesses routinely put signs up with inaccurate English, spelling or apostrophe mistakes for example, it sends a powerful message to children that formal English doesn’t matter and that they don’t need to pay attention to it. This is unhelpful and makes a…

  • Tea At School?

    Matt
    26 Apr 2013 | 12:00 am
    I’m not sure if the teachers would fancy it, but Gove’s mentioned that he’d like to see longer school hours that better reflect the working-world and shorter holidays. The BBC reports: Pupils in England should spend more hours at school each day and have shorter holidays, the Education Secretary Michael Gove has argued. In the most successful East Asian education systems, “school days are longer, school holidays are shorter”, Mr Gove told an education conference. He added that current school terms were designed for “an agricultural economy”. The…
 
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    Passport Academy

  • Children’s Book Week 2013

    karinkath
    6 May 2013 | 12:56 am
      I’m over at the Homeschool Classroom this week with a post on: How to Celebrate Children’s Book Week May 13-19th with your children. I’ll be posting a Linky during Children’s Book Week if you’d like to link up your own posts on how you celebrated with your kids.

  • Nominated for Best Homeschool Blog Design

    karinkath
    7 Nov 2012 | 6:48 am
    I cannot tell you my pure joy and excitement over learning that our homeschool blog was nominated for Best Homeschool Blog Design.  I wish I could take all of the credit but there is an amazing Blog Designer behind the blog and she even held my hand while I hyperventilated about switching 4 blogs to WordPress.  So a vote for us, is really a vote for her. If you haven’t already done so please check out all the nominees in this year’s Homeschool Blog Awards. It’s the best way to find new blogs to follow. In case you didn’t know, you can also vote ONCE daily for your…

  • Field Trip: Creation Museum

    karinkath
    23 Oct 2012 | 4:45 am
    We have been charter members of the Creation Museum since it opened.  So many additions have been made to the museum since it first opened and it’s always fun to visit. Each time we seem to learn something new and it’s been wonderful to watch the kids grasp new truths each visit. If you’ve never been there is a virtual tour that is worth previewing online, although it’s impossible to truly give it justice in photos or a blog post. It is something that you have to visit.   Currently construction is underway for the upcoming Ark Encounter which should open in…

  • Friday Links: Homeschool Blog Awards Edition

    karinkath
    19 Oct 2012 | 1:12 pm
    Exciting things are happening in the homeschool community. It’s time for the Homeschool Blog Award Nominations again!  This is your chance to nominate your favorite homeschool blogs in various categories.   Homeschool Encouragement: Are your children socialized? {Hodge Podge Mom} Keeping preschoolers busy so you can homeschool {Sprittibee} My Biggest Homeschooling Mistake {Simple Mom}   Join us October 15-19 and 22-26 for another round of over 300 posts full of homeschooling activities and advice, Biblical encouragement, and much much more!

  • Wet-Dry-Try Capital Letters and Numbers App

    karinkath
    19 Oct 2012 | 11:34 am
    When our oldest children started Kindergarten I started them off with the Handwriting without Tears Curriculum and haven’t looked back since.  If you use the Handwriting Without Tears Curriculum and method for teaching handwriting and own an iPad, you will want to download the Wet-Dry-Try Capital Letters and Numbers App. The iPad follows the teaching method (with the exception of the prompt, “Frog jump up”) for writing Capital Letters and Numbers using the Wet-Dry-Try board.  First, the instructor demonstrates Number/letter formation using a wet sponge.  The child then…
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    LFA: Join The Conversation - Public School Insights

  • Keeping Kids Academically Sharp During Summer

    National PTA
    24 May 2013 | 7:04 am
    By Sherri Wilson, Senior Manager, Family and Community Engagement, National PTA It's impossible to overestimate the role that parents can play in their children's education. In addition to being their children's first teachers, parents are also their children's teachers year after year. While a student moves from classroom to classroom, parents and families stay the same. In fact, nobody else knows my children and the struggles they face from year to year better than I do. That consistency is one reason why parents are so vital to their children's education. More importantly, it's the reason…

  • Social Inclusion: It’s Our School, Too

    Special Olympics Project UNIFY
    23 May 2013 | 3:03 pm
    By Andrea Cahn and Betty Edwards When you see me, I want you to see that we are alike. When you see me, I want you to see that I get nervous sometimes. When you see me, I want you to see a happy dancer. When you see me, I want you to see a football player. When you see me, I want you to see someone who tries to be a good friend. The statements above are from It’s Our School, Too, a play reflecting poignant quotes and perceptions of students who for far too long have felt excluded from the fabric of the school—those with intellectual disabilities. Written by Suzy Messerole and Aamera…

  • Modeling Collaboration in Education Leadership

    Cheryl S. Williams
    22 May 2013 | 7:04 am
    Earlier this month the Learning First Alliance (LFA) hosted our annual Leadership Council meeting for LFA member organizations’ executive directors, senior staff, and elected leadership.  This year’s meeting brought 100 education leaders together under the theme Setting a Bold Agenda for Collaborative Leadership in Public Education, and working groups were charged with outlining the focus for the LFA coalition’s work in the coming months. With background information provided by Warren Simmons, executive director of the Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University; Saul…

  • Four Ways to Improve Team Learning

    Learning Forward
    21 May 2013 | 6:47 am
    By Joellen Killion, Senior Advisor, Learning Forward Establishing more time for collaborative professional learning is only a first step. Using the time effectively and efficiently is also essential. Four simple processes can focus the interactions that occur in teams and connect what team members learn with student learning. Establish a clear purpose for each meeting. At the beginning of each session or at the end of the previous session, team members commit to a clear purpose for the meeting that specifies the learning goals for educators and the outcomes they expect for students when their…

  • There Is Much to Get Right—or Wrong—About the Common Core

    American Federation of Teachers
    17 May 2013 | 6:08 am
    By Marla Ucelli-Kashyap, Assistant to the President for Educational Issues, American Federation of Teachers (AFT) Last month, AFT president, Randi Weingarten called for a moratorium on the stakes associated with Common Core-aligned assessments. Let me be clear, the AFT has long been a supporter of higher common standards and expectations for all students, regardless of ZIP code. From the outset, we've maintained that the standards themselves would only be as good as the system that supports them: aligned curricula and classroom resources (including state-of-the-art online tools); meaningful,…
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    My College Guide

  • College Scholarships for Kids Under Age 13 (For Mom and Dad)

    admin
    23 May 2013 | 7:00 am
    Win College Scholarships You’ve always had an eye toward achieving your goals–and if you are under age 13, you are in luck because there are college scholarships available for kids like you! It turns out you don’t need to wait until high school to begin finding ways to pay for college. Just pass it along to your parent or guardian, okay? Let them weed through the list and help you. College Scholarships for Kids Under 13 Christopher Columbus Community Service Awards — Students in 6 – 8 grade can get a head start on paying for college with unique college…

  • What Can You Do with a Mathematics Major?

    admin
    16 May 2013 | 7:00 am
    Math Majors Your gift with numbers may have led you to declare a mathematics major, but now you’re probably wondering what you can actually do with that mathematics major after you graduate from college. My College Guide has the surprising answers and, yes, you have many more options than simply teaching! What You Can Do with a Mathematics Major The short answer? Plenty! For many of you, the vast diversity of career options for a mathematics major may be eye-opening. Mathematics majors have more than a knack for numbers, they excel as problem solvers and as researchers. With an…

  • What to Expect on a College Campus Tour

    admin
    14 May 2013 | 7:00 am
    College Campus Tour Summer is almost here and for many students, that means college campus tours. In case you don’t know, a college campus tour is the best way to figure out if a college feels like the right fit for you. Read on for what to expect on your tour! What to Expect on a College Campus Tour Seeing a college for yourself in person is a crucial factor in choosing a college! You’ll want to bring along a parent, guardian or other trusted adult. Not only can they help provide you with another opinion and raise questions or concerns you hadn’t yet considered, but…

  • What to Do When You Aren’t Ready for College

    admin
    9 May 2013 | 7:00 am
    Don't Waste Your Summer Your parents have been pushing college since you were a kid. You’ve always thought you would go, but now that you are finishing up your Junior year, you just aren’t sure you will be ready for college in a year. What do you do? You’re not alone! Check out our tips to feel confident about going away to college! What to Do When You Aren’t Ready for College After years of watching your grades and staying on top of extracurricular activities, maybe you feel like four more years is four too many! Before you write off college altogether, we want to…

  • College Scholarships that End in May 2013

    admin
    2 May 2013 | 7:00 am
    Find College Scholarships It’s that time again! Time to check out this month’s assortment of fabulous college scholarships. As usual, they are all very different and will appeal to a wide variety of students! This month’s scholarship targets include first generation college students, military dependents, and Jane Austen fans. May 2013 Ending College Scholarships Samsung High School Student Scholarship Program — Tech-minded students will want to submit an essay in response to a tech related question. And don’t forget to snag a teacher sponsor for this $1,000…
 
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    Most Strongly Supported

  • 3 LSAT Prep Tips for Studying Over Memorial Day Weekend

    Laura Santoski
    24 May 2013 | 12:11 pm
    It’s Memorial Day weekend, a time that for many people marks the start of summer, beach trips, drinks in the sun, and wearing white again. For those studying for the June LSAT, though, it more likely brings on panicked thoughts of impending doom. How should you spend your next couple weeks of studying to maximize your success? Memorial Day Weekend LSAT Prep Tip I: Don’t panic The vast majority of my students don’t see their biggest LSAT score gains until right before the test. Even if your recent LSAT practice test scores have not been near your goal LSAT score, keep studying as…

  • Logical Reasonings

    Hank
    23 May 2013 | 5:08 pm
    A) In your first year of law school, don’t mess around. You’ll thank yourself later when you crush the bar exam. US News and World Report. B) Newest item on the menu at UChicago’s Law School Cafe: mouse droppings. Above the Law. C) Sometimes it can take as long to fight your student loans as it would to pay them off. Wall Street Journal. D) As if being analyzed on our LSAT blog wasn’t enough, Charles Ramsey is now being rewarded with a lifetime supply of free burgers. USA Today. E) Now that we know it’s pronounced “jif,” let’s take a look at…

  • Update: Blueprint LSAT Prep Movie Quotes Contest Change

    Hank
    23 May 2013 | 11:57 am
    Consider this the sequel to Monday’s LSAT blog post. Or at least, its gritty reboot. Over on the Blueprint LSAT Prep Facebook page, we are running a new contest that involves posting a quote from a law-related film and having our followers guess which movie it’s from. Originally, we gave away a $50 discount off a summer Blueprint online LSAT course or $100 off our summer live LSAT class to the first person to comment with the correct answer. After some thought, we’ve decided to open things up to give more people a chance to win. Here’s the update: After we post the…

  • Should the Socratic Method Stay in Law School? Discuss

    Alex Davis
    22 May 2013 | 7:27 pm
    The Harvard Crimson, amongst others, has recently sought to once again cast doubt upon the utility of the Socratic method in law school. Among the reasons for this doubt is the fact that the Socratic method seems to decrease female participation in class. While this may be the case, I agreed with Above the Law that the Socratic Method can be intimidating across the board and that focusing on gender seems misguided at best. Cold-calling and putting students on the spot with difficult follow-up questions is not a wholly ineffective means of legal training. For those who plan to pursue trial or…

  • Logical Reasonings

    Hank
    22 May 2013 | 4:50 pm
    A) Fewer people are interested in law school. Not if law schools have anything to say about it. Above the Law. B) Meanwhile, one law school is giving rejected applicants a second chance. National Law Journal. C) Word to the wise: don’t tweet about that hit-and-run you just committed. Yahoo!. D) Michelle Obama may have dated the IRS’ top watchdog in law school. Wait’ll Fox News hears about this. Daily Caller. E) Enough with all the believable crap you’ve heard today. Here’s some unbelievable goodness. Digg.
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    Extension on the Go

  • April and May Weather Sets Records

    Deeger
    20 May 2013 | 11:07 am
    “Bad weather always looks worse through a window.” ~ Tom Lehrer, mathematician (Photo by Trish Steel) This has been a very unusual spring in Missouri. Very low temperatures in April and May, and several inches of snow in May set multiple weather records in 2013. Today’s guest is Pat Guinan, climatologist for University of Missouri Extension Commercial Agriculture Program.    

  • Gardening Basics for Beginners

    Deeger
    20 May 2013 | 10:58 am
    “The garden suggests there might be a place where we can meet nature halfway” ~ Michael Pollan, author Starting a garden for the first time can seem daunting. Truth is all it takes is a few simple tools, a little sweat and the desire to see things grow. Today’s guest is David Trinklein, horticulture specialist for University of Missouri Extension.     Eight Tips for Healthy Gardening Vegetable Planting Calendar Growing Home Garden Tomatoes Raised-Bed Gardening

  • Spring comes late to the dance

    Deeger
    3 May 2013 | 11:06 am
    Do not be angry with the rain; it simply does not know how to fall upwards.” ~ Vladimir Nabokov, author of Lolita (Photo by Jon Sullivan) Talk about being all dressed up with nowhere to go…too many Missouri gardeners are watching spring days slip away into too much rain and temperatures that are too cool. This year’s unusual weather has delayed the gardening season well past the “frost-free” date. Gardeners may be eager to put spade to soil, but it’s very important that they wait. Today’s guest is David Trinklein, horticulture specialist for University of…

  • Turning Clay Soil into Beautiful Garden Loam

    Deeger
    29 Apr 2013 | 7:23 am
    “Even the richest soil, if left uncultivated will produce the rankest weeds.” ~ Leonardo da Vinci (Photo by John Kelley) Clay soil does have many benefits. Its ability to hold nutrients and water make it the most fertile soil type. Clay soil’s problem is structure. It compresses together very easily, making it difficult for water, air and fertilizer to reach plant roots. But, don’t despair if your soil is mostly clay. With just a little elbow grease you can transform that fertile soil into one with the perfect structure for gardening success. Today’s guest is…

  • Start Your Engines – Mowing Season Begins

    Deeger
    3 Apr 2013 | 10:22 am
    Brad Fresenburg mowing tall and letting the clippings fall (Photo by Roger Meissen) As temperatures warm, lawns will begin to green-up and grow. It will soon be time for regular lawn mowing. Before you start-up that mower you’ll need to get it in good working order. A tuned-up mower is only the start. Good mowing practices will help keep your lawn weed free and beautiful. Today’s guest is Brad Fresenburg, assistant professor of plant sciences, and turf grass expert, for University of Missouri Extension     University of Missouri Extension provides a wealth of practical…
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    MIT OpenCourseWare: New Courses

  • 7.345 Using Simple Organisms to Model Human Diseases (MIT)

    Harris, Katie
    22 May 2013 | 4:53 am
    How do scientists discover the basic biology underlying human diseases? Simple organisms such as baker’s yeast, nematodes, fruit flies, zebrafish, mice and rats have allowed biologists to investigate disease at multiple levels, from molecules to behavior. In this course students will learn strategies of disease modeling by critically reading and discussing primary research articles. We will explore current models of neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson’s disease, childhood genetic diseases such as Fragile X syndrome, as well as models of deafness and wound healing. Our…

  • 15.229 Managing Global Integration (MIT)

    Santos, José
    22 May 2013 | 3:25 am
    This course on global integration brings together matters of global markets and institutions, global strategy, organization, and leadership. Global integration, the process by which an organization with units around the world becomes united, will be presented as a link to entrepreneurship and general management. The seminar is offered only to those enrolled in the MIT Sloan Fellows Program and challenges the participants to draw upon their past managerial experiences, especially those affiliated with multinational companies.

  • 22.51 Quantum Theory of Radiation Interactions (MIT)

    Cappellaro, Paola
    14 May 2013 | 1:41 am
    This subject introduces the key concepts and formalism of quantum mechanics and their relevance to topics in current research and to practical applications. Starting from the foundation of quantum mechanics and its applications in simple discrete systems, it develops the basic principles of interaction of electromagnetic radiation with matter. Topics covered are composite systems and entanglement, open system dynamics and decoherence, quantum theory of radiation, time-dependent perturbation theory, scattering and cross sections. Examples are drawn from active research topics and applications,…

  • 7.346 Virus-host Interactions in Infectious Diseases (MIT)

    Sanyal, Sumana
    14 May 2013 | 1:41 am
    Co-evolution and adaptation between viruses and humans are often portrayed as a zero-sum biological arms race. Viruses enter host cells equipped with an array of mechanisms to evade the host defense responses and replicate. The rapid rate of mutation of viruses permits evolution of various methodologies for infection, which in turn drive development of non-specific but highly effective host mechanisms to restrict infection. This class will discuss the varied solutions each side has developed as a means for survival. We will use examples drawn from human disease-causing pathogens that…

  • 11.166 Law, Social Movements, and Public Policy: Comparative and International Experience (MIT)

    Rajagopal, Balakrishnan
    13 May 2013 | 3:34 am
    This course studies the interaction between law, courts, and social movements in shaping domestic and global public policy. Examines how groups mobilize to use law to affect change and why they succeed and fail. The class uses case studies to explore the interplay between law, social movements, and public policy in current areas such as gender, race, labor, trade, environment, and human rights. Finally, it introduces the theories of public policy, social movements, law and society, and transnational studies.
 
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    My Fresh Plans

  • Volcanoes Lesson Plans

    Rebecca Haden
    20 May 2013 | 6:00 am
    Mt. St. Helens erupted on May 18, 1980. I was living in Northern California at the time, and we had ash falling on us from the sky. For so many of us, volcanoes are something we think of as having happened long ago and far away — the eruption of Mt. St. Helens changed our minds. 57 people died in that eruption. Share this with your students: Point out the image in the video (1:17) showing the dome as it forms and let your students know that something similar is happening right now in South America, in the so-called “sombrero uplift.” The current uplift is growing at about…

  • World War I Lesson Plans

    admin
    23 Apr 2013 | 10:43 am
    World War I can be confusing to modern students. Here are some lesson plans that help make sense of the events and the experience. Virtual Field Trip Visit the new online exhibit of the National World War I Museum. Begin with the Interactive Timeline. The events are listed and described, but in a format that encourages additional exploration. Turn students loose to figure out the best way to include these events on your classroom timeline. Add these events to your classroom map as well. Visit Harmonies of the Homefront and listen to the WWI-era songs there. Five songs are available for…

  • Shakespeare Classroom Resources

    Rebecca Haden
    19 Apr 2013 | 4:24 am
    Those of us who teach Shakespeare can easily be overwhelmed by the — literally — millions of online resources on Shakespeare. You don’t have to spend hours clicking around looking for the best ones, because we already did it for you. First, the plays: The Complete Works: all the words No Fear Shakespeare is a parallel translation of Shakespeare into modern English. Now the background information to help place Shakespeare in time and space: Shakespeare Online: a retro site that requires some persistent browsing, but totally worth it Shakespeare Research Guide An interactive…

  • Othello Lesson Plans

    admin
    13 Apr 2013 | 4:38 am
    Othello is a tale of love, jealousy, murder, war, and betrayal. It’s a great story, with enough action to motivate students who find the language difficult to struggle through it, and poetry that makes reading the play a pleasure. In the play, Othello, a war hero visiting Venice, falls in love with and marries Desdemona, the daughter of a Venetian nobleman. They run off and marry against the wishes and without the knowledge of her father, Brabantio. Iago, passed over for promotion in favor of Michael Cassio, sets out to destroy Othello. He uses other people to accomplish his ends, slyly…

  • Yuck Kingdom Lesson Plans

    Rebecca Haden
    27 Jan 2013 | 5:29 am
    Jeff Rivera’s books about Yuck Kingdom, Um, Mommy, I Think I Flushed My Brother Down the Toilet and Um, Mommy, I Think I Flushed My Brother Down the Toilet Again paint a picture of what happens when things go down the toilet that can make a fun introduction to the idea of wastewater treatment. Real and Imaginary Can people really get flushed down a toilet? Is there really a Yuck Kingdom? Certainky not. But there are things about the stories that ring true: older siblings can love their younger siblings and also find them maddening, kids can try to manipulate parents, and people can…
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  • 5 Ways To Build A Succesful Campaign To Attract Students

    Guest Blogger
    15 May 2013 | 6:00 am
    Universities provide a competitive marketplace, where standing out from the crowd can be quite hard. There are some universities which already have a relationship with future candidates, others have a solid history and reputation to help them in the process of attracting new students, but all universities struggle to make their voice heard. Of course we can talk about tuitions, scholarships, private education, special courses and many more, and all these factors are important in developing the suitable marketing strategy. But still, there are some general guidelines which, if followed, can…

  • 5 Reasons to Develop Websites for Mobility

    Guest Blogger
    13 May 2013 | 10:35 am
    Although there is skepticism within schools about utilizing tablets and smartphones in classrooms, it will eventually become a reality. The same thing was said about Promethean and Interwrite boards when they were first developed. Technology always has a way of being triumphant – especially if people begin seeing the benefits of using such technologies. Developing sites ready for mobility has more than just educational ramifications, however. According to StatCounter.com, between March of 2011 to March of 2013 Internet use for mobile devices went from 4.7-percent to 14.44-percent. From…

  • Will Online Education Disrupt and Change Higher Education As We Know It?

    Kyle James
    15 Apr 2013 | 6:00 am
    Before you start reading I want to apologize. I know a blog post should never be 2,500 words like this one. Hopefully if you make it to the end you will see why I needed all those words to state my case whether you agree with me or not. Over the last few months I’ve been spending a lot of time thinking about the future of higher education. Three articles earlier this year really began planting the seeds that we have fundamental things that are broken and need to be fixed. Is Your College Going Out of Business – An article posted on LinkedIn by Mark Cuban on the debt of colleges Moody’s…

  • Top 5 Social Media Analytics Tools in 2013

    Guest Blogger
    11 Apr 2013 | 6:00 am
    Why do people need social analytic tools? The truth is that they are not needed. They do not affect the online reputation of anyone on social media. There are some people however who are able to use social media analytic tools to judge their online social media marketing campaigns. When you set up a social media campaign, one thing you need to be able to do is measure some form of results. If you have no measuring methods at all, then how can you be sure that anything you are doing is effective? Many people will use their websites analytic programs to check the effectiveness of their online…

  • A Few Ways You Can Use QR Codes to Promote Your College or University

    Guest Blogger
    8 Apr 2013 | 6:00 am
    QR codes — “quick response” codes — are ubiquitous, but they are an often overlooked way to market your college or university. These codes are the small, black-and-white squares that you can scan with your smart phone or tablet and get more information. Most businesses use them to provide exclusive discounts and insider information, but you can use them to promote your college or university in a number of different ways. Here are just a few ways that you can get started using QR codes to promote your college or university, helping you to create more brand awareness and…
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  • Home and School Canning

    michele
    24 May 2013 | 11:03 am
    I recently watched an old episode of “Andy Griffith” where Aunt Bee and neighbor Clara were in determined competition regarding their home canned pickles. If you think of home canning as an old fashioned process of the 50’s and 60’s, think again! With the skyrocketing emergence of home, school and community gardens, the trend in personalization of recipes, and the need to do something with your ripened garden bounty, canning is the perfect solution. For novice and experienced canners, the Ball company, which began making glass home canning jars in 1884, has developed a canning website…

  • Parents suscepitble to advertising too

    LZX Team
    21 May 2013 | 8:23 am
    A recent survey in Australia indicates that kids are the only one who are influenced by advertising for less-than-healthy foods, adults are ripe for giving in too advertising too. The University of Western Australia reports… The idea that adults are better equipped than children to resist junk food advertising has been debunked by a new study that has found both are influenced by television and Internet advertising.  … “The results of our study indicate that advertising can lead both parents and children to evaluate these products more favourably and influence how desirable and…

  • Teaching Manners? How about an Etiquette Meal!

    LZX Team
    14 May 2013 | 8:17 am
    Students in a Miami Family and Consumer Science (FACS) class are getting a tasty – and important – lesson. MiamiOK reports… Every year, eighth-grade Miami family and consumer science class (FACS) students get an afternoon of a four-course meal to show off their dining etiquette. … The classes have been studying etiquette and even made two dishes in class to practice on before the big day. What a great idea! We wanted to pass the clever idea to other FACS teachers. It sounds like a fun test for the end of the year.

  • Promoting Healthy Skin to Young Women

    LZX Team
    10 May 2013 | 2:29 pm
    Just in time for summer, we wanted to share an interest article on sunless tanning products. According to Science Blog, young women may be interested in sunless tanning products, but their interest is piqued by the quality of the tan. They are much less concerned with health impact of avoiding the sun… “The feeling is ‘I tan, I feel good, I’ll look good tomorrow . . . What’s health?’” said Jay Yoo, Ph.D., an assistant professor of family and consumer sciences in Baylor’s College of Arts & Sciences. He conducted a study of 182 Caucasian female college students, with an…

  • Preserving Your Harvest

    LZX Team
    3 May 2013 | 3:45 pm
    If you garden – either at home or maybe you’re growing a garden with students at school – you know that a major consideration is harvest. What are you going to do with the fruits (and vegetables) of your labor? Of course you plan to eat it, but what do you do when you reap more than you can eat? There are a number of options that you can pursue, one option is to share your bounty with family and friends. I appreciate it when my school colleagues leave baskets of fresh home grown tomatoes, cucumbers and zucchini in our staff office with a big “Help Yourself!” sign.  Another option…
 
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  • From Terminal Degrees In Higher Education To Lifelong Learning

    Miguel Angel Escotet
    1 May 2013 | 11:35 am
    The most relevant and controversial issue facing the university is one of its «raisons d’être»: formation, the teaching-learning process. The English word ‘formation’ – among other meanings – indicates ‘the act or process of forming’ or ‘the shaping or developing of something’. The word ‘formative’ means ‘having influence in forming or developing’. Similarly, I use the term ‘formation’ or formative education’* to describe a kind of education which forms or develops a person’s character,…

  • Teaching Beyond the Transmission of Knowledge

    Miguel Angel Escotet
    16 Apr 2013 | 8:25 pm
    «Teaching to the test at the expense of teaching to the heart is wrong and reduces education to a very superficial acquisition of knowledge and values. Standardized testing for measuring knowledge, skills and attitudes goes against learning styles and individual differences.»   «One of the most important rules of teaching is to preach by example. Are all faculty in teacher preparation programs practicing what they preach?» It is our believe that the aim of education should be to build in each student strong theoretical foundations, to help future teachers to be educated rather than…

  • Can We Transfer Science From One Culture To Another?

    Miguel Angel Escotet
    20 Mar 2013 | 7:20 am
    Can we transfer science from one country to another or from one culture to other culture? Is a scientific fact different in the United States and China? Who owns science? Are we confusing science with technology? Science does not come into existence by spontaneous generation. Scientific knowledge is not only an inheritance from the past but also the intellectual activity of the future, the only dimension of time that belongs to mankind. To know scientific facts is part of the teaching-learning process, but to generate knowledge is an integral part of the future of science. But science is not…

  • Is Distance Education Opposed to Face-To-Face Education?

    Miguel Angel Escotet
    5 Mar 2013 | 3:42 pm
    Open education is particularly characterized by the removal of restrictions, exclusions and privileges; by the accreditation of students’ previous ex­perience; by the flexibility of the management of the time variable; and by substantial changes in the traditional relationship between professors and students. On the other hand, distance or virtual education is a modality which permits the delivery of a group of didactic media without the necessity of regular class participation or face-to-face interaction, where the individual is responsible for his own learning. However, there exists…

  • Education for the Greater Good

    Miguel Angel Escotet
    12 Feb 2013 | 10:00 am
    Lack of social ethics is one of the causes of violence and it is at the root of our present social and economic crises We live in a world in turmoil, a world of collapsing ideas, unfulfilled promises, and crashed ideologies and we experience the forces of change invading our classrooms every day, and at the same time, the voices of the discontents demanding radical reform of public education at all levels, including higher education. The world is threatened not only by a severe economic crisis, but also by natural and man-made disasters, from oil spills to radioactive leaks. There is also an…
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    MindShare Learning

  • MindShare Musings

    mindsharelearning
    1 May 2013 | 9:27 am
    It’s a great time to be in education. Never before have we witnessed the digitally disruptive forces that are upon us today. Innovations from SMARTboards to smartphones to tablets and social networking tools offer great potential for more engaging and relevant learning in the 21st century. What I find intriguing is that there seems to be a pent up demand for educators and students to connect more than ever before; to make sense of what I’ve described as the “Wild West” in the EdTech space today. Hence, we’re seeing growing need for professional learning development, which perhaps…

  • Feature Interview with Niagara Falls Mayor James M. Diodati’s on what to expect at Connect 2013

    mindsharelearning
    1 May 2013 | 9:04 am
    A MindShare Learning Moment with James M. Diodati, Mayor of Niagara Falls, about what to expect at Connect 2013, Canada’s Learning & Technology Conference, May 6-7, 2013.

  • MindShare Learning Moment with Devon Caldwell, Kindergarten Teacher at Oak Lake Community School

    mindsharelearning
    1 May 2013 | 8:59 am
    A MindShare Learning Moment with Devon Caldwell, Kindergarten Teacher at Oak Lake Community School, Manitoba. We’re catching up with Mrs. Caldwell, the 2010-11 Central Region Video Contest winner!

  • Learning is Changing whether we like it or not!

    mindsharelearning
    30 Apr 2013 | 1:36 pm
      As I mentioned in my previous blog post , I had the privilege of presenting at the On the Rise K-12 Digital Learning Conference last week. I focused on the following points in my presentation: A vision of our Students The culture in classrooms, schools, and Boards Understanding learning differently Grappling with 21st century skills and implementation issues Innovation, Improvement and Creativity In this post I would like to discuss learning and 21st century skills. I will leave my reflections on innovation, improvement and creativity to my next post. If I ask most people to think…

  • April 2013 Top Ten News Stories

    mindsharelearning
    18 Apr 2013 | 8:51 am
    What to expect at Connect 2013! A video chat with Dino Miele, Chief Information Officer for District School Board of Niagara   Dear Thought Leader, We’re thrilled to share this month’s Top 10 news stories!  With less than three weeks until Connect 2013, I encourage you check out my video chat with Dino Miele, CIO, District School Board of Niagara, to gain insight into what the Connect 2013 experience holds for you.  As a proud founding partner of Canada’s first ever Learning & Technology K20 conference, May 6-7, Niagara Falls Canada, we hope you take advantage of this…
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  • Design Thinking: A Practical Application

    Clif Mims
    24 May 2013 | 1:03 pm
    Here is an interesting contribution to education’s ongoing conversation about design thinking. “Architect Alastair Parvin presents a simple but provocative idea: what if, instead of architects creating buildings for those who can afford to commission them, regular citizens could design and build their own houses? The concept is at the heart of Wikihouse, an open source construction kit that means just about anyone can build a house, anywhere” (Source). “We’re moving into this future where the factory is everywhere. And, increasingly, that means the design team is…

  • Courageous Teachers of Moore, Oklahoma

    Clif Mims
    22 May 2013 | 6:23 pm
    This video speaks for itself. I offer my sincere thanks to the many, many teachers that dedicate their lives to the well-being of their students. Hat Tip to Robert Allen Moody Related articles Editorial: Teachers showed courage in the face of Oklahoma tornado (denverpost.com) Hero Oklahoma Teacher Uses Her Body as a Shield to Save Her Students From Tornado (VIDEO) (thestir.cafemom.com) Related PostsTornado Comes by Us [VIDEO] Be an Extraordinary Teacher 1 Thing New Teachers Should Know Teacher Appreciation Week

  • Social Media Explained…with Coffee

    Clif Mims
    21 May 2013 | 1:00 pm
    Image Source: MarketplaceMavenRelated PostsEducational Technology: Current Trends and Future Directions Facebook Considers Giving Access to Kids under 13 (Video) Photoshop Now Available Online for FREE Kwout Has Gotten Even Better

  • Educational Technology: Current Trends and Future Directions

    Clif Mims
    4 May 2013 | 5:30 am
    I am excited to be today’s keynote speaker at the LearnIT Conference at Northern Illinois University. I’ve enjoyed spending the past several days visiting innovative schools in the greater Chicago area. The classroom visits and conversations with the students, faculty, and administrators have been enjoyable and valuable. I’ve also enjoyed learning about the programs and initiatives in NIU’s College of Education. I appreciate the many individuals that have hosted me along the way. This trip has provided me with new ideas and inspiration. I’m sure today’s…

  • 13 Yr. Old CEO of Innovative Educational Gaming Company

    Clif Mims
    21 Mar 2013 | 5:18 am
    (Re-Post from 06/11/2007) Anshul Samar is the CEO of Elementeo, a startup company seeking to combine fun and learning. This article provides an overview of the company’s goals, video of Anshul’s CEO speech, and a description of the company’s first game which teaches chemistry through a role-playing board game. This is interesting to me on many different levels. Watching the video of Anshul’s CEO speech gives me the impression that this may have actually been a class project. Regardless, couldn’t a student activity like this be the jumping-off point for…
 
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    Teachers At Risk

  • Your mindset in and out of the classroom can affect more people than you think.

    ehartjes2@sympatico.ca (Elona Hartjes)
    18 May 2013 | 7:19 pm
    Your mindset in and out of the classroom affects more people than you think.  Monique Valcour argues people’s mindsets at work not only impact their coworkers but also impact people’s partners, their family members, their networks and even the larger community. She explains people take  work related stress home and it negatively impacts the  well being of family members, and it can even affect children’s school performance. Valcour illustrates this  point by giving us the following example:  Individuals with a distrustful mindset who are very competitive at work and try…

  • We need nothing less than a revolution in the education system

    ehartjes2@sympatico.ca (Elona Hartjes)
    11 May 2013 | 12:58 pm
    Ken Robinson argues education needs to nurture the seeds of possibility in all students. If the conditions in schools are right for students they’ll flourish. Robinson points out the high-performing education systems in the world such as Finland, Australia, South Korea and Singapore individualize teaching and learning to engage students’ curiosity, individuality, and creativity. He argues a more broad approach in education is needed. Schools need to stop obsessing on science, technology, engineering and math and focus more on physical education, humanities and the arts. Robinson…

  • Public schools need to educate the whole child including the spiritual dimension of the child

    ehartjes2@sympatico.ca (Elona Hartjes)
    3 May 2013 | 1:57 pm
    There continues to be much discussion about what students need to know for the 21st century, but there is little discussion about how students need to be in the 21st century. More and more students are becoming depressed, suicidal, addicted to such substances as alcohol, drugs or have eating disorders (Kessler, 2000). Many of the students I have taught had these issues and found it difficult to stay focused in class, to complete and submit assignments, or even to attend school and eventually many of these students dropped out of school before graduating. Some time ago when I served on the…

  • Advertise an essay writing site on my blog- are you kidding.

    ehartjes2@sympatico.ca (Elona Hartjes)
    22 Apr 2013 | 10:56 am
    For the past few weeks I’ve been getting a whole slew of email requests for advertising space on my blog. This week I got an email asking me if I would like to advertise an essay writing site. I instantly saw “plagiarism” in large red letters in my minds eye. I am not going to promote plagiarism’. Obviously, I thought, they didn’t realize I was a teacher or they wouldn’t have asked me to consider promoting plagiarism. Then I thought perhaps someone was trying playing some kid of weird joke on me by asking if I would advertise an essay writing site. I wrote…

  • Do you ever feel as if you’re just a clog in the education system?

    ehartjes2@sympatico.ca (Elona Hartjes)
    5 Mar 2013 | 10:51 am
    Often, especially early in my teaching career,  I’ve felt as if I was  just a clog in the education system or maybe just a type of resource for the education system to use.  I’m a resource because I have certain qualities and skills the system needs and can use.  The system decides how to use its resources (me)  to its best advantage. I really have little say in how the system uses me.  Oh yes, I get to fill out that little piece of paper to tell administration what classes I would prefer to teach but the fine print say that might not happen.  I might be asked to teach…
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  • Guest Blog – Inexpensive and Easy Science Fair Projects: Magnets – Experiment #1 – by Bruce

    Dr. Maille Lyons
    12 May 2013 | 4:58 pm
    Is your science fair coming up, but you’re still not sure what to present for it? Trying to find a last minute idea without breaking the bank can be really frustrating but one simple tool- magnets can give you a few ideas! This is experiment #1 in a 3 part series of fun, simple, inexpensive projects that will wow your judges at the science fair. Experiment #1. Magnetic Fields This simple project will explore how magnetic fields affect the rate at which water flows. This will require water, salt solution, and a few permanent magnets. A good example of an everyday permanent magnet is a…

  • What will the Science Fair Judge ask me?

    Dr. Maille Lyons
    24 Mar 2013 | 11:15 am
    Judges are the “referees” in the sport of science fair. As with most refereed sports, the losing teams will often blame the referees for failure and, in some cases that is the case, and in other cases you just got beat. Since there is no appeal process, no coach’s challenge, and no instant replay for review, the judges’ decisions stand (and will not be explained no matter how much you beg…). SO KNOWING THAT, your project must be well executed and well communicated so that the “bad calls” are minimized. Here are 10 general questions all students should be prepared…

  • How to Make a Great Science Fair Project Backboard: An example

    Dr. Maille Lyons
    26 Jan 2013 | 9:16 am
    Many of you should be ready to make your project backboards. Here is a great example of an attractive board with a good balance of art and science. Sarah is in the 6th grade. 6th grade science fair project Some things to notice: -a catchy title -a clear testable question -logical and expected order of sections from left to right -the data and photos highlighted “center stage” -used only a few colors (in this case yellow and black to mimic the bees) -great use of photos to “tell her story” -just a touch of artistic flair (if there is too much “art” the…

  • Guest Blog: School Science Fair Ideas – by Meghan

    Dr. Maille Lyons
    21 Dec 2012 | 4:58 pm
    Meghan is a recent college graduate that leads an educational portal for students. CHECK OUT: http://www.scholaradvisor.com or click on: Educational Portal School Science Fair Ideas The school science fair is a time honored American tradition. It is meant as a celebration of all things science and allows students to receive praise outside of the classroom. Sure the kids who win the science fair are not held in as high esteem as the kids who win the sports events, but it is often the kids who win the science fair that go on to earn big money. Whereas few of the sporting heroes in school will…

  • Data Driven Science

    Dr. Maille Lyons
    25 Nov 2012 | 6:01 am
    Science is all about the data – so many scientists envision the data they are going to generate BEFORE they do experiments. . It is a good way of approaching a science fair project because you will know what you are going to do with your data even before you have it. Unfortunately, sometimes students collect a lot of numbers…. and then don’t know how to graph them, or which graph format is correct, or worse – didn’t collect the data correctly and now can’t graph them. SO START WITH IMAGINING THE DATA. Here is an example from my lab notebook: I always…
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    Dr Robert Muller - Tutoring to Excellence in Education

  • Coping With The Rising Number Of EAL Pupils In Primary Schools

    Dr Robert Muller
    24 May 2013 | 4:28 am
    Barton C of E Primary School (Wikipedia)by Hannah McCarthy The number of children entering UK schools who have limited English or who can't speak it at all is increasing.This means that language barriers in classrooms are becoming an ever more common problem, one which head teachers and staff will have to work hard to address to keep their school's standards high and avoid criticism from OFSTED.The growing number of pupils whose first language is not English has seen some schools in certain regions come to comprise of more non-native English speakers than English-speaking children.In schools…

  • Tools That Work And Why We Abandon Them

    Dr Robert Muller
    24 May 2013 | 4:21 am
    On Human Nature (Photo credit: Wikipedia)by Lee W Reed Some years ago I tried my hand at insurance sales.I had to learn the hard way that I am not very good at selling, though I really liked the guys I worked with, especially the boss, who was a prince of a man.He used to tell me on a regular basis that he would find a tool that was really effective and he would work it for all it was worth for several months.Later, he would find his sales were falling off and he would wonder why.On closer inspection he would find that for some strange reason he had stopped using the tool that had been so…

  • Bloom's Taxonomy: Conceptual Learning and Questioning

    Dr Robert Muller
    24 May 2013 | 4:12 am
    Cognitive domain of Bloom's Taxonomy (Wikipedia)by Dr. Genola Johnson Benjamin Bloom's Levels of Taxonomy was created for educators to plan effective instruction.Using the levels during lesson planning and creating assessments assists the teacher in reaching all modalities of learning.Using Bloom's Taxonomy's helped me understand how thinking was classified.There were certain areas I wanted to reach when teaching a concept and the classifications or taxonomy helped direct my questioning techniques.To direct the questioning of my lessons, I created questions from the verbs in the taxonomy…

  • How Do Outstanding Teachers Create Outstanding Learning Experiences?

    Dr Robert Muller
    22 May 2013 | 6:22 pm
    Teacher-Student, Rostock (Wikipedia)by Jesvir Mahil When you ask yourself the question "How am I an outstanding teacher?" what is your first response?Is it "passion", "character", "expertise", "skills", or something entirely different?As a consultant for Further Education Colleges in the UK, I have observed and judged hundreds of lessons.Judgements are based on the quality of learning that takes place in the lesson and there are a number of contributory factors that create this learning experience.The teacher is only one of these factors.This article will focus on how outstanding teachers…

  • 4 Strategies For Raising Bilingual Children, Even If You're Monolingual

    Dr Robert Muller
    22 May 2013 | 6:15 pm
    Bilingual sign Welsh/English (Wikipedia)by Erin N O'Reilly, PhD If you're parenting young children, you may be aware of the benefits of raising them to be bilingual.Bilinguals are better at complex problem solving and critical thinking skills.Bilinguals also have an edge in the job market for high-paying careers that demand bilingual and bicultural skills sets.We all know that learning another language as a child is easier than struggling to conjugate verbs into the preterite form as an adult. If you are not bilingual, there are still ways to give the gift of another language to your…
 
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    Restless Minds

  • Emulsion, oil/ water coloring droplets

    Restless Minds
    4 May 2013 | 2:00 pm
    Cleaning the fryer back home is not exactly easy. Who usually does this knows that is a messy, sticky and dirty work. To minimize this greasy effect we usually fill the fryer with boiling water and add detergent on a very generous amount. In fact I usually pre wash all the dishes before putting them in the machine. Why? Because it allows the fat to dissolve in the water and not inside the machine or in my hands. Why? Because the detergent is an emulsifier, and as such promotes the formation of emulsions. An emulsion is a system consisting of two immiscible liquid phases (oil and water). We…

  • The air takes space- water in the jar

    Restless Minds
    4 May 2013 | 10:26 am
    This is a very simple demonstration that proves the air takes space We will need: 2 jars, funnel,demonstração, experiência de física, pressão, propriedades do ar, água, water, modeling clay, a lot, coloring, food coloring is the best, pencil, or a pen, a wood stick, something good to punch the clay ... How to: Fill half of the jar with water; Add a few food coloring to the water,3 or 4 drops Place the funnel in the jar; Seal the jar area around the funnel with the modeling clay, the air can't go in or out through the jar/funnel contact zone; Now fill the funnel with some more water.

  • Growing crystals at home

    Restless Minds
    4 May 2013 | 8:31 am
    What is a crystal? Crystals are regular structures formed by a regular repeating pattern of atoms or molecules. These structures grow by a process called nucleation. During nucleation, the atoms or molecules of what we want to transform in a crystal (solute) are dissolved in a solvent. The particles of the solute will tend to cluster together, forming subunits of atoms or molecules. These larger particles will also group with each other and eventually become large enough to "pop out" the solution (crystallize). Other solute molecules will continue to adhere to the surface of the crystal,…

  • Princess Rashid- Art with science

    Restless Minds
    6 Apr 2013 | 9:15 am
    I found Princess Simpson Rashid while I was googling in Internet about the Periodic Table of chemical elements, her paintings just popped up when I asked google to see "images".  My first thought was "wooo this is soberb, I have to post this". I found it so amazing that, for the first time in "Mentes Irrequietas/ Restless Minds Boosters" blog history, I felt I should write the artist before I post it, and so I did it, Princess Simpson Rashid answered me next day giving Restless Minds permission to post her work, thats why for the first time- of many more, I hope- the image has the "used…

  • Nature finds a way- light labyrinth

    Restless Minds
    6 Apr 2013 | 9:02 am
    It's amazing how the sentence "Nature finds a way" is incredibly correct, everyone knows at least one story about animals saving people or about animals doing thousands of  km despite the unimaginabledifficulties- like monarch butterflies or salmon going up the river. Nature follows a small set of rules that allow ecosystems to function in equilibrium theoretically "ad eternum" if they are not disturbed by the "human hand".Today I bring you a demonstration of how nature always finds a way to overcome the difficulties.The test is very simple allows direct observation of the struggle for…
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  • Top Free Skype Apps for Students

    Alex Silva
    24 May 2013 | 12:21 pm
    Skype has become the leading video and audio chat client for a variety of software platforms from Mac to Windows. What many users don’t know is that aside from being a great social media channel and having affordable calling rates, it also offers over 40 different applications to enhance your Skype experience. Many of these apps serve as excellent tools for students and teachers alike, below is a list of the ones we’ve found to be the most beneficial.   1. IDroo IDroo is an interactive multi-user whiteboard application that allows you to instantly share your drawing board…

  • Magnet Schools vs. Charter Schools

    Alex Silva
    23 May 2013 | 12:40 pm
    Charter School Students Pledging Allegiance Choosing what school to put your kids in can be a tough decision at best, terrifying at worst. The good news is that your kid’s education is no longer limited to just public and private school options; Nowadays, there are so many more options available. Given all the variations of public and private schools at hand, it’s only common for parents to struggle when making a decision that they hope to never regret.   Parents often have the most difficulty understanding the differences between charter and magnet schools, both being…

  • TOP 10 EDUCATIONAL SUMMER ACTIVITIES FOR KIDS & TEENS

    David
    16 May 2013 | 11:54 am
    1. Visit A Museum Museums are filled with knowledge from all corners of the world and host fun activities for your kids to explore while learning. Most large cities have a handful of museums to choose from and tons of exhibits to indulge in. Most summer camps take field trips to museums but don’t usually give their campers enough time to truly take advantage of what each exhibit has to offer. Make it a routine to take your kids on weekend family outings to your local museums and let them discover new ways to learn about things that strike their interest. Some museums even host their…

  • Tutor Spotlight Series Featuring Walid & Neelesh

    David
    3 May 2013 | 2:47 pm
    UPenn Grad & Parliament Tutors Specialist, Walid F. in Albany, NY Tell me a little bit about yourself and your academic background.   Neelesh: I can say that I inherited my passion for teaching from my family where I am a third generation teacher. As I developed my skills and earned a Masters in Industrial Engineering, I came across many topics where I overcame my own struggle. I try to apply my own learning methods from those struggles to help other students. Walid: I attended the University of Minnesota and the University Pennsylvania where I studied Applied Physics and…

  • Seeking Academic & Recruiting Advisor in Miami, FL

    David
    25 Apr 2013 | 2:38 pm
    The Parliament Tutors (Miami) Administration Parliament Tutors is currently seeking an academic and recruiting advisor to join our team in Miami, FL on a full-time basis.   Job functions include: recruitment, interviews, lesson support and business development.   You must be located in Miami or Miami Beach, FL.   The ideal candidate possesses teaching or tutoring experience and a thorough understanding of mainstream standardized exams. Other qualifications include:   Proficient in math up to Algebra II Superior Standardized Test Scores Interpersonal Skills Web Savvy…
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    Edudemic

  • 10 Resources To Learn About Memorial Day

    Dawn Casey-Rowe
    24 May 2013 | 10:05 am
    This weekend is Memorial Day. It’s a time for family and picnics--a solid day off on Monday. We should never forget the reason for this day of observance. Soldiers have served proudly, and often died, so I can enjoy the freedoms to which I’ve become accustomed. The post 10 Resources To Learn About Memorial Day appeared first on Edudemic.

  • Why Right Now Is Just The Beginning For Education Technology

    Katie Lepi
    24 May 2013 | 5:05 am
    The stars are finally aligning for a dramatic shift in terms of education technology. Dr. Jeff Borden weighs in on why right now matters.The post Why Right Now Is Just The Beginning For Education Technology appeared first on Edudemic.

  • How (And Why) Teachers Should Get Started With Blended Learning

    Jeff Dunn
    23 May 2013 | 4:05 pm
    Blended learning is quite simply one of the most overused terms to describe the current state of education's relationship with technology. However, it fits.The post How (And Why) Teachers Should Get Started With Blended Learning appeared first on Edudemic.

  • Integrate iPads Into Bloom’s Digital Taxonomy With This ‘Padagogy Wheel’

    Jeff Dunn
    23 May 2013 | 1:10 pm
    The Padagogy Wheel takes an expanded approach Bloom's Digital Taxonomy and offers 62 iPad apps that fit into the organized chaos that is Bloom's.The post Integrate iPads Into Bloom’s Digital Taxonomy With This ‘Padagogy Wheel’ appeared first on Edudemic.

  • What To Know About The STEM Skills Gap

    Katie Lepi
    23 May 2013 | 10:05 am
    There is a current STEM skills gap and some are even calling it a dilemma. Here's a primer on what you should know about it all.The post What To Know About The STEM Skills Gap appeared first on Edudemic.
 
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  • Pedestrian Struck by Truck on Route 206 in Princeton

    Krystal Knapp
    24 May 2013 | 1:12 pm
    A female pedestrian was struck by a delivery truck while crossing Route 206 in front of 958 State Road just before 1 p.m. this afternoon, police said. The pedestrian, Erika Romero, 36, was hit while she was walking across the northbound lane of Route 206.  She was struck by the truck’s front grille and bumper as the truck turned left when exiting a nearby gas station.  The delivery truck was operated by Daniel E. Smith, 26, of Plainsboro. Romero suffered a broken left wrist and head trauma.  She was stabilized by medics at the scene and transported by the Princeton First Aid and Rescue…

  • Transco Gas Pipeline Hearing Scheduled for June 13

    Krystal Knapp
    24 May 2013 | 11:55 am
    Transco pipeline construction in Hunterdon County. Photo: Fight the Pipe. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission announced  today that it will hold one public hearing in New Jersey about the Williams Transco Leidy Southeast gas line expansion project. The hearing will be held at 7 p.m. June 13 at the Hillsborough Middle School, which is located at 260 Triangle Road in Hillsborough. Environmental groups and municipal officials had asked federal regulators to hold a separate meeting for each loop to encourage more public input, but the request was denied. Some Princeton residents, officials…

  • Princeton Memorial Day Parade Set for Saturday Morning

    Krystal Knapp
    23 May 2013 | 12:47 pm
    The 2012 Memorial Day Parade. Photo by Adrian Banner. The Spirit of Princeton will host the annual Memorial Day Parade in downtown Princeton Saturday morning, May 25. The parade will kick off from the corner of Princeton Avenue and Nassau Street at 10 a.m. The parade end at the former Borough Hall. A short ceremony will take place there at 11 a.m. Nassau Street will be closed between Princeton Avenue and Monument Drive from about 9:30 a.m. until about 11:30 a.m., Police Sgt. Mike Cifelli said. The featured speaker at the ceremony will be Marion Zilinski, a Gold Star Mother whose son, 1st Lt.

  • A Flea Market, A Music Festival, and a Good Cause This Sunday at Trenton Social

    Krystal Knapp
    22 May 2013 | 12:43 pm
    It’s not your grandma’s flea market, that’s for sure. This Sunday Trenton Social will host the second edition of the Trenton Punk Rock Flea Market, where more than 100 vendors will be selling everything from handmade and vintage clothing and jewelry to collectibles, toys, artwork, hand blown glass, antiques, posters and other items. Joe Kuzemka, a big fan of the punk rock scene and the punk rock flea market in Philadelphia, ran the first Trenton flea market at Artworks in January. The event was so successful that he had to find a bigger space for the second one. “It…

  • Photo: Belmar Boardwalk Ribbon Cutting

    Krystal Knapp
    22 May 2013 | 11:07 am
    Governor Chris Christie waves to students on the beach after officially opening the newly rebuilt boardwalk in Belmar today. Senator Robert Menendez also attended the ribbon cutting. Photo: Tim Larsen, the Governor’s Office.
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  • The Best 2013 Commencement Speeches

    Nicole
    23 May 2013 | 4:11 pm
    Another year of hard work, sacrifice, studying, and learning has passed, and college students are graduating with their degrees. These years of effort are celebrated at the commencement ceremonies, and each school is at liberty to choose their keynote speaker. Government leaders, celebrities, humanitarians, famous athletes and local figures have been imparting their wisdom upon … Continue reading “The Best 2013 Commencement Speeches” »

  • Bike Maintenance 101

    Katherine
    15 May 2013 | 2:39 pm
    Now that you’ve got bike safety under your belt, it’s time to move on to another important aspect of bike riding: bike maintenance. Your car probably gets this sort of attention – tune-ups, oil changes, car washes, etc – but do you give your bike the same kind of care? Just as your car … Continue reading “Bike Maintenance 101” »

  • Bike Safety 101

    Katherine
    6 May 2013 | 1:19 pm
    Spring is finally here, or so it seems. (Spring’s been awfully fickle this year, so it’s hard to tell if it’s really here or not.) With spring come birds singing, leaves budding, love (that’s a thing, right?) and bicyclists galore. Sharing the road is the responsibility of both the bikers and the drivers, so it’s … Continue reading “Bike Safety 101” »

  • Ten Funny Memes About Finals

    Nicole
    2 May 2013 | 2:18 pm
    College students around the country are in the thick of finals, and stress levels are high. Students are cramming for exams and figuring out ways to survive an all-nighter study session. With tensions high, stressed studiers need a break. And what a better way to get away from the stress than with a … Continue reading “Ten Funny Memes About Finals” »

  • What To Do With a Communications Degree

    Guest
    29 Apr 2013 | 11:05 am
    Communications students study a variety of skills that are highly sought after in the job market. Here is an in-depth list of potential careers that communications majors can pursue. Continue reading “What To Do With a Communications Degree” »
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    Engaging Educators

  • Common Sense for the #CommonCore: Weekly Roundup

    bcurran
    19 May 2013 | 5:32 am
    APS RDA Math Performance Task Bank Solid database of math sample CCSS performance tasks for grades 2-8. Teachers need more of these in their classrooms. This is a great place to get ideas. tags: performancetask performance tasks math CCSS commoncore Welcome to the Inside Mathematics Website If you teach math and haven’t explored this site yet…do so today! tags: CCSS mathematics performance tasks Our Little Earth | Current events for kids; World news for kids Great source for non-fiction text for the younger grades. In order to incorporate more non-fiction per CCSS guidelines,…

  • A Collection of Common Core Related Posts

    bcurran
    14 May 2013 | 11:16 am
        Although there hasn’t been much blogging going on here lately, that doesn’t mean there hasn’t been any writing. I wanted to share with you some posts of mine that have appeared on other blogs lately. Most are related to the Common Core State Standards, which I’m learning more and more about each day and which I feel demand a great deal of attention if we are going to understand and implement them effectively. Here are the links if you’re interested: The Key to Unlocking the Common Core Standards in Mathematics–a post the for the Teaching…

  • News from the Front: A Former Teacher’s Return to the Classroom

    bcurran
    30 Apr 2013 | 6:17 am
    “Just when I think I’m out…they pull me back in.” Michael Corleone in The Godfather Part III I recently completed a stint back in the classroom. After 11 years in the classroom, I started my new job as our school’s instructional coach in August. It’s been a thrill, a challenge, a roller coaster, and also a tremendous learning experience. But I learned early on that it’s critical that I don’t forget what it’s like to be a classroom teacher. I mean, if a big part of my job is going to be helping teachers improve their craft, then it’s…

  • And…we’re back

    bcurran
    21 Apr 2013 | 10:34 am
    We will soon return to regularly scheduled programming. Ah, faithful readers…you’ve stuck with us these past few months (I hope) and kept your subscriptions alive. It’s time for us to emerge from our winter hibernation and get back to blogging about teaching and learning. We hope to return to our previous level of posting frequency as well as recapture the prominence we had risen to in the edublogosphere. (We consistently rank 51st on 9 out of every 10 “Top 50 Education Blogs” lists!) What have we been up to? Glad you asked. Since February, we have……

  • Our New Book: Learning in the 21st Century

    bcurran
    4 Mar 2013 | 7:02 pm
    It actually happened. We wrote a book. It hit “shelves” recently and we have to say, it’s pretty cool. And practical. And affordable (less than 6 bucks!). Written with homeschooling families in mind, it still has a lot to offer for educators of all types. If you’re at all interested in helping children connect, collaborate and create using 21st Century technologies, then this book is for you. It’s a slim (less than 100 pages) guide for getting started, not just in terms of the nuts and bolts and “how to” of educational technology, but in terms of…
 
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    HackCollege

  • 3 Sites That Play Ambient Coffee Shop Noise to Enhance Creativity

    Mark Frost
    24 May 2013 | 2:00 pm
    Getting out of your usual work environment is a great way to increase productivity and fight distractions. And in today’s grande mocha latte-driven world, coffee shops have become a home away from home for the self-employed and those who work from home. In fact, research shows that the ambient background noise you’d encounter at your typical Starbucks can actually enhance creativity. But when getting out of the house to work or study is not an option, you can turn to one of these three sites to generate ambient coffee shop noise or other sounds to help settle your mind.

  • 3 Excellent Free Traffic Apps

    Span Daniel
    24 May 2013 | 12:00 pm
    You never know where bad traffic will screw up your commute…unless you get an app that keeps you informed, of course. There are plenty of apps to guide you, but they range in cost — from $1 to $35 (hello there Tom Tom). You don’t need to pay all that, though, since some very smart, intuitive people have kindly put together traffic navigation apps that will accomplish everything you need. Waze Waze doesn’t have some satellite in the sky informing you of traffic issues; it’s a crowdsourced app that has 30 million (and growing) drivers inputting traffic data into the…

  • The Summer Reading List for College Students

    Robbie Williford
    24 May 2013 | 10:00 am
    If you’re an avid reader like me, you’ll be using your extra time to read the books that you’ve been waiting to read. Even if you’re just beginning to read more, there are many different books that you can read that will help you in many different aspects of your life. And it can be hard to find a good book, even though there are literally thousands upon thousands out there to choose from. Here are a few books that I propose you read, no matter what your interests are. Answers For Aristotle This book is all about how you can apply basic science and philosophy ideas to your life to…

  • 5 Tips for Aspiring Web Designers and Developers

    Mark Frost
    23 May 2013 | 3:03 pm
    Attempting to break into web design or development is a long and arduous process with more roadblocks and competition than most fields; but the payoff is a rewarding job that will continuously push you to your limits. If you’re prepared to enter this world, here are a few tips to help you along the way. Learn Through Experimentation Picking up a book on HTML and CSS will give you an understanding of the languages, but learning through experimentation will get your hands dirty and allow you to learn at your own pace. When I began creating websites, I experimented with other…

  • Create a Summer To-Do List

    Robbie Williford
    23 May 2013 | 12:00 pm
    With the summer comes lots of time for you to get all of your ducks in a row. If you’re taking classes or working 40+ hours a week, you won’t have a ton of time on your hands. If you aren’t doing either of those, you’ll most likely have a lot of time to fill. Either way, the summer is a great time to get yourself ready for the fall semester. One quote that comes to mind is this: “What things can you do right now that your future self will thank you for?” Here’s what I think you should do. Refine Your Resume This is a good time to really clean out your resume and make a couple…
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    HowToMBA

  • GMAT Study Timeline

    Guest Author
    9 May 2013 | 11:24 am
    If you are planning on pursuing a Master of Business Administration (MBA)  or a degree in a related field, you will need to take the General Management Admission Test (GMAT). Preparing for an exam of this caliber can be a nerve-racking process, but fortunately there are a number of resources to help decrease your anxiety and come up with a successful GMAT study plan. The following are a few tips on how to prepare for the GMAT to increase your chances of success: MBA Podcaster A helpful resource for setting up a GMAT study schedule and applying for graduate schools is MBA Podcaster, which…

  • Getting Wordy on the GMAT: Rarely Pure and Never Simple

    Guest Author
    15 Apr 2013 | 2:29 pm
    Oscar Wilde said, “The truth is rarely pure and never simple,” and something similar could be said for words on the GMAT.  I think most would agree that the GMAT Verbal section is anything but simple.  Admittedly, recondite vocabulary is not necessarily the issue.  Indeed, in the comparison of GRE vs GMAT, the former, the test of poets and literary critics, is far more a verbal adventure than is the comparatively practical and staid GMAT.  While GRE vocabulary lists litter the web, “GMAT vocabulary” is scarcely worth discussing.  You should know your basic…

  • Employment Branding: The 7 Things HR Needs To Consider

    Guest Author
    27 Mar 2013 | 11:58 am
    As an employer, everything you do expresses your employment brand. Your employment brand is the aggregate of all of the things that employees, potential employees and their networks experience and learn about your company. Product quality, company reputation, desirability as a place to work, executive images, employment policies, benefits, compensation, consumer brand, industry influence, competitors and working conditions all influence the way that you are understood. Your employment brand is the summary of these variables. You can control some, but not all of it. There are large parts of…

  • A Tale of Two Business School Exams

    dsilbert
    18 Mar 2013 | 11:58 am
    Back in October of last year, ETS (the GMAC of the GRE) posted an important press release on its website regarding the increasing popularity of the revised GRE for business school admissions. Now that MBA programs at top schools like Stanford, Harvard, and UNC are accepting GRE scores as well, many students are weighing the relative difficulty of the two exams, especially for the Quantitative sections. Both the GRE and the GMAT test math.  What’s the difference? There’s a lot to consider when assessing the GRE versus the GMAT.  Well, first of all, the GRE is a more verbal test…

  • The MBA Family: A Roundup and Overview

    Guest Author
    7 Mar 2013 | 12:06 pm
    At its core, the MBA is a graduate program in business administration for professionals who seek knowledge, skills, a credential, and/or a network to advance in business and to maximize their business performance.  While “MBA” makes many people automatically think of a two-year, full-time program, in recent years the variations on the MBA theme have multiplied, in order to meet changing and diversifying needs and interests of students and organizations.  Here’s a roundup of the main At its core, the MBA is a graduate program in business administration for professionals who seek…
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    AchieveGuilford

  • Bus driver takes students on literary journey

    AchieveGuilford
    7 May 2013 | 5:29 am
    What started as a way to dry a young bus rider’s tears has turned into a remarkable program that forges friendships and helps build a lifelong love of reading. Letisha “Tish” Joyner, a bus driver with Guilford County Schools (GCS), started the Reading Riders program on Bus 910 in February at Jamestown Elementary. Joyner, a 13-year veteran GCS bus driver, was inspired to start the club after seeing an older student sit with and read to a pre-kindergarten student, who was struggling with leaving home each morning. The child was comforted, and Reading Riders was born. The program pairs…

  • Inexpensive ways to engage your child in STEM

    AchieveGuilford
    24 Apr 2013 | 7:40 am
    You probably have heard the acronym STEM mentioned on the news or in your child’s school.  Policymakers, education advocates and school administrators are putting more emphasis on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics–and for good reason. The future success of our country depends on our cultivating and preparing our children for jobs in science, technology, engineering, and math. However, parents may feel unqualified to teach and engage their children in STEM learning. There’s good news, though – the kitchen is a great starting point. The following are simple,…

  • Hands on learning teaches students about water quality

    AchieveGuilford
    22 Apr 2013 | 7:14 am
    Recently, I had the opportunity to exhibit at a Water Festival event sponsored by the City of Greensboro’s Water Resources Department. It was a beautiful day to engage students in hands-on learning about water pollution, water quality, and water as a natural resource. Assigned a grass spot, I had eight rotating classes participate in a simulation game called Macroinvertebrate Mayhem. Students role-played intolerant and tolerant species of macroinvertebrates such as rat-tailed maggots, mayfly nymphs, stonefly nymphs and other organisms as they tried to navigate their way downstream in a…

  • The arts: A pathway to lifelong success

    AchieveGuilford
    12 Apr 2013 | 7:27 am
    In author Lisa Phillips’ book, The Artistic Edge: 7 Skills Children Need to Succeed in an Increasingly Right Brain World, she explores the leadership skills acquired through the arts and how theatre, music, visual art and other artistic outlets can prepare children for learning in the 21st century, while also giving them a competitive edge. Recently, the Washington Post featured Phillips’ Top 10 Skills Children Learn from the Arts to highlight the role the arts can play in the world of academia and beyond. As adults, we depend on the abilities Phillips outlines to make better decisions,…

  • Teaching your child the art of happiness

    AchieveGuilford
    20 Mar 2013 | 7:40 am
    What makes a happy child who grows into a happy adult?  For many parents, raising happy children is the holy grail of parenting success. But let’s talk specifically about what makes humans happy. What do you need to be happy?  A winning lottery ticket? The latest research on happiness gives us surprising news.  Happiness turns out to be less a result of luck and external circumstance than a product of our own mental, emotional, and physical habits, which create the body chemistry that determines our happiness level. We all know that some of us tend to be more upbeat than others.
 
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    OLE Community Blog

  • No Baking Soda Volcanoes Here: 2013 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair

    Lindsay Bellino
    20 May 2013 | 9:23 am
    Last week, 1600 of the world’s brightest high school scientists made their way to the desert in Phoenix, AZ to participate in the world’s largest international pre-college science competition, the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair. We had a chance to walk through the exposition and check out some of the projects from these smartypants, and let me tell you, this was unlike any science fair I recall from my school years. No exploding volcanoes or styrofoam solar systems here. Instead, students passionately described their hypotheses, observations, studies, results,…

  • Best iPad Apps For Creating Beautiful Student Work

    Libby Gray Brien
    18 May 2013 | 5:47 am
    Projects make for great authentic learning experiences, and the best projects are the perfect combination of great content, relevant problems, and a motivating culminating product.  The iPad is a sure-fire way to keep students engaged- but how can you use it to create meaningful products that look polished & complete? I went on a mission to find apps that were student-friendly, comprehensive, and inspiring.  Read on to learn more about a multitude of apps that are sure result in beautiful student work. The Written Word An essay, story, or poem can make for some of the most expressive…

  • Tropical Ice–A Story of Climate Change – Untamed Science Video

    OLE
    17 May 2013 | 4:28 pm
    This Week: Tropical Ice–A Story of Climate Change Ice? At the equator? Stories of climate change often take you to polar regions with arctic conditions, but this week the Untamed Science crew heads straight to the tropics. Scientist Neil Losin walks us through his recent expedition to the Rwenzori mountains in Uganda, where he chronicled the disappearance of glaciers. It’s an eye-opening account of how much ice has disappeared since the first expedition in these mountains nearly 100 years ago. About Untamed Science Produced and hosted by a diverse crew of…

  • The World’s Fisheries – Untamed Science Video

    OLE
    9 May 2013 | 10:23 am
    This Week: The World’s Fisheries In a 2006 paper in the journal Science, biologists claimed that if current fishing trends continue, all fish stocks will crash by 2048. This was a huge wake up call to many countries around the world and it made global headlines. Another paper said that we’re “fishing down the food web” and projected that soon we’d only have jellyfish to eat! Should these bold claims be taken seriously? In this week’s Untamed Science video Rob takes a look at the state of fisheries in an effort to help answer this question. About Untamed…

  • Beyond Poetry Month: Poetry Resources for All Year

    Hannah Cyrus
    8 May 2013 | 10:26 am
    With the beginning of May, we say farewell to National Poetry Month, but that’s no reason that your students can’t continue to engage with and enjoy poetry all year long! Here’s a list of some more poetry resources to keep poetry alive in your classroom for the rest of this year, and every year. Inky Fool Poetry PostLanguage blogger Mark Forsyth at The Inky Fool blog has a fantastic experiment in which he cites the 50 most-quoted lines of poetry, according to Google. This concept is a great way to get students to engage with poetry in a contemporary context, and some of the…
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    Classroom Aid

  • What You Should Know about “Learning Object” (for Learning Designer, #OER)

    Classroom Aid
    24 May 2013 | 10:12 am
    In 1994 Wayne Hodgins coined the term “learning object” – One role of learning objects in the history of OER is its popularization of the idea that digital materials can be designed and produced in such a manner as to be reused easily in a variety of pedagogical situations. The concept of learning object is... Read More ›

  • The Core of Gamification for Education

    Classroom Aid
    23 May 2013 | 10:00 am
    Gamification for education might be a new term emerged in recent years. It represents the teaching practices that learn from good games. But some great educators probably have implemented the same philosophy in their learning activity design. This week Kevin Miklasz published 2 articles around this topic worth your reading. In the first post, he grouped James Gee’s... Read More ›

  • Virtual guides: A Hybrid Approach to Immersive Learning

    Classroom Aid
    22 May 2013 | 10:00 am
    This paper demonstrates the interesting ideas and examples of using virtual guides in immersive learning environment. It was presented at GameTech 2012 along with Cynthia Calongne, D.CS of Colorado Technical University about Virtual Guides blending the need for information with feedback and progress checks as learners perform learning activities within virtual world simulations and serious games.... Read More ›

  • Free Tool to Create Interactive Assignments and Track Learner Performance

    Classroom Aid
    22 May 2013 | 8:13 am
    Knowmia has supported so many teachers flipping their classrooms, it’s especially popular in U.S. We’ve covered their free iPad App – Knowmia Teach (iTunes link), which can replace the paid App – Explain Everything. And it’s not just a video recording tool, it connects to a whole lot more support for teachers! In case you... Read More ›

  • An Online/Mobile Course Design Process

    Classroom Aid
    21 May 2013 | 1:00 pm
    (This is the 4th article of a series  from dominKnow Knowledge Base.) Developing a good online course requires a considerable amount of planning. This is a development process that works very well when designing courses with Claro. You will notice that the course framework is put up in Claro as early as possible, even at the Storyboard... Read More ›
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    TechKoW

  • Top 20 Best Tech Companies of 2013

    Bhavesh Joshi
    15 May 2013 | 1:09 pm
    Technology is very important nowadays. Every day some new tech company is founded, and there are competing against each other. But the true is that only the best companies are worth on the global market. The list of the best tech companies has to be changed every year. Which company is the best in 2013? 1. Google Google Inc is the famous website for searching in internet and also has service for advertisements. The mission of this company is making a catalog of world resources and makes it universally accessible and useful. The most popular product of this company is web search engine Google…

  • Tablet Takeover: Are Netbooks Officially Dead?

    Bhavesh Joshi
    14 May 2013 | 11:51 am
    Everyone knows that mobile traffic has been increasing exponentially over the past 5 years. Everybody also knows that smartphones are an essential part of the human body next to eyes, ears, nose and mouth! What’s quite a bit more fascinating than the mobile trend in general, or smartphone technology, is the increasing popularity of mobile platform tablets – and what that’s done to the evolution of the laptop computer industry. PC tower / desk computers don’t find themselves altered much by the tablet – they have their place in the business world, and other stationary non portable…

  • Article Promotion Ideas Which Can Be Simple And Valuable

    Bhavesh Joshi
    13 May 2013 | 3:47 am
    Marketing with articles has quickly become a go-to approach to increasing company that you might be really considering understanding. The following post will give you helpful information about how you are able to boost your organization with article marketing. Make sure to stress your articles with pertinent key phrases. This is particularly legitimate to your titles or maybe your meta product descriptions. When you use keywords in daring you are going to get them to a lot more noticeable. You can observe which search phrases your competitors believes significant by viewing the origin rule of…

  • Hire PHP Developer - PHP Application Development

    Bhavesh Joshi
    13 May 2013 | 2:37 am
    You will discover numerous systems available on the market intended for web development. PHP is primary including a remarkably prominent website development technology. PHP is often a server aspect script which is utilized produce vibrant web pages. This active web content brings functionality utilizing your buyers. Being a server side script it lessens the strain in the clients and helps in clean going of apps. The best wonderful accomplishment of a PHP developer is generation of powerful web sites on your behalf in addition to their users. Second issue is frameworks. PHP has numerous…

  • Top 5 Ways to Find Guest Blogging Opportunities

    Bhavesh Joshi
    11 May 2013 | 4:49 am
    Writing articles for different sites is guest blogging. Usually you do it to attract more traffic towards your site. It is basically a win-win situation for both the site owner and you as a Guest blogger. This is an opportunity to build and grow your network which in turn helps your business. In other words, Guest Blogging is the technique opted by the bloggers to enhance blog traffic. This technique provides a chance to the blogger to present himself in front of already established audience. Guest Blogging benefits when the blogger does it right. These are top five ways to tap Guest Blogging…
 
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    College Financial Aid Advisors

  • Top 10 Things to Do Before Graduating From College

    admin
    21 May 2013 | 6:34 am
    College students around the country are realizing their dreams and graduating from college. For those of you who are moving your tassel from one side to the other, here are a few things to do before your graduation (or shortly thereafter): Say Thank You: There were many people who helped you get to this point, so take time to say thanks to your parents, high school teachers and counselors, friends, professors and advisors. Say I’m Sorry: If you’ve had a rough go of it with other students or professors and you were wrong, take the time to say I’m sorry so you can start out with a fresh…

  • Campus Safety on #CollegeCash

    admin
    17 May 2013 | 8:40 am
    As Parent watch students move to their next milestone in life we want to help coach them about safety. Collegecash invited Charley and Tracey Vega from Simple Self Defense for Women to share tips on safety for our kids. [View the story "Campus Safety on #CollegeCash " on Storify]

  • When Should I Start Looking for College Scholarships?

    admin
    14 May 2013 | 9:03 am
    With all the changes in government funding, the federal financial aid picture is still a bit unclear. It may be difficult to forecast how much money you will be eligible for in financial aid. One thing you can do to guarantee yourself some level of financial support is search for scholarships on your own. That will be money you can count on, no matter what changes are made at the federal and state levels. Scholarships.com says you can start as early as your sophomore year, but you and your parents should definitely have a strategy in place by your junior year. You may not need to apply until…

  • Will the FAFSA Changes Affect You?

    admin
    8 May 2013 | 6:45 am
    College students and their parents are accustomed to filling out the yearly Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). This is usually a pretty straightforward, if not drawn-out, process. But in today’s society students have many different types of home living arrangements which can cause problems when completing these forms. Trying to answer the seemingly-simple question of “who is my parent?” can become a matter of splitting regulatory hairs. Questions about stepparents, adoptive parents and parents in same sex marriages cloud the information students can supply and may affect…

  • Connecting With Faculty Before The School Year Ends on #CollegeCash

    admin
    3 May 2013 | 7:49 am
    Our hot topic for #CollegeCash this week was lead by Ellen Breman who taught us about “Connecting with Faculty Before the School Ends”. Many of our participants were emailing their students with the tweets that Breman was sharing in our chat. Breman and I have had many conversations about how important faculty can be in a student’s life on many different levels. Here is our Storify with some great nuggets.   [View the story "Connecting With Faculty Before The School Year Ends on #CollegeCash " on Storify]
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  • Advice from a Working Mother...to Her Younger Self

    Veronica
    23 May 2013 | 8:00 am
    Last month, I attended a City Arts lecture featuring Sheryl Sandberg, the ubiquitous COO of Facebook and author of Lean In: Woman, Work and the Will to Lead (full disclosure: I have not yet read the book*). The release of the book and Ms. Sandberg’s subsequent book tour has sparked a flurry of public discourse on whether women really can “have it all” (and what that actually means). But rather than be yet another talking head in that debate, I would like to share the theme from her book lecture that resonated with me the most, and something I wish I knew a long time ago. “Don’t…

  • How I wish I had spent my summer vacations

    Dana
    21 May 2013 | 8:00 am
    Summer vacation is something that we all look forward to. Some of us plan our summers down to the last detail, and some fall into it as a welcome relief from plans. There are several summers from my college years that I wish I could do over with the knowledge that I have now, including the one where I turned down an internship opportunity at the same firm as the previous summer, thinking that I could get more and better experience by spreading out my internship experiences. If hindsight is 20/20, let our bloggers take you on a keen-sighted tour of what they would have done differently. What…

  • Graduating seniors' checklist

    Caroline
    16 May 2013 | 8:00 am
    If college graduation is nearing for you, you’re probably busy studying for finals, packing and sending out resumes. That’s a full plate for anyone, but you should also take a few minutes to gather a few things before leaving school. Student loan information: as you’re packing up, take a look through any student loan paperwork you’ve saved. Make sure you know what loans you borrowed during school, what your total repayment amount will be and when repayment begins for each loan. If you have questions about any of these things, contact your financial aid office. Financial aid office…

  • 7 Great Apps

    Juanita Soranno
    14 May 2013 | 8:03 am
    Excel in and out of the classroom by using your smartphone to its fullest potential. You already take notes via Evernote, but now you can catch the TED talk and impress your professor. Keep in touch with your friends and family through Skype and FB Messenger? Invite them to watch a concert IRL next week. When everyone opens up Yelp to figure out the best place to grab lunch, you’ll be saving money with Scoutmob. Be ahead of the pack with these 7 apps. LIVE MUSIC SANS HEADPHONES - Bandsintown This app synchs with the music in your library, as well as your Facebook likes and…

  • 5 Quick tips to loan repayment

    Maurice
    9 May 2013 | 8:00 am
    As May approaches, senior across the country are getting ready to graduate from college and move into the next stage of their lives. As exciting as this sounds the realization of “being a grown up” starts to creep in. For those of you who borrowed money, you will also start getting information about what student loans you have outstanding and when your first payments are due. This can be very overwhelming and adds to the anxiety you may already be feeling. Here are some quick tips to help you make an easier transition into loan repayment. Be responsive. Open all of your mail and read it!
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  • Current Education Issues: What are Parent Trigger Laws?

    Dr. Patricia Fioriello
    21 May 2013 | 8:04 am
    Among the current education issues we face in America, there are some hot topics in education popping up. One topic that is of utmost importance is parent trigger laws. These laws give parents more discretion about their child’s failing school. The idea behind these laws is to give parents of children who attend a failing school, the opportunity to “trigger” or petition changes within the school. The ideas that render this one of the hot topics in education, is that the schools can be closed, teachers and/or principals fired, schools transformed into charter schools,…
 
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  • Today’s Cappuccino is different – They must have changed the coffee mixture

    Helmut
    13 May 2013 | 9:14 pm
    The waiter in my favorite coffee shop just brought me this nice Cappuccino – with two Chinese characters written on it. She is learning Chinese and – knowing that I know some – she wanted to practice. She certainly did get my attention. I was immediately pulled out of my train of thought – mentally, I had been mulling over yesterday – and admired my Cappuccino. I erased the characters by stirring them with a spoon and started savoring it. It tasted a lot richer than usual. It certainly tasted a lot better than yesterday’s coffee. For a moment, I wondered whether they had changed…

  • Book Launch: Remember Everything You Want and Manage the Rest

    Helmut
    30 Apr 2013 | 8:44 pm
    Dear Friends, I am delighted to announce that my book – Remember Everything You Want and Manage the Rest – has been launched on Amazon Kindle. UPDATE, Wednesday, May 15: Get the book now for a special introductory price of 3.69 at Amazon.com (U.S., for a limited time only). This is the time to read it! What is this book is all about? It is a no-nonsense guide for anyone who wishes to improve their memory and learning and acquire powerful techniques and tools to organize information from all kinds of sources. It merges highly effective learning and memory improvement techniques with…

  • Brainstorming II: How Do You Decide which Ideas to Implement?

    Helmut
    12 Apr 2013 | 3:28 am
    In a previous post, we have shed some light on what brainstorming is and how to do it. The result of brainstorming could be: A flipchart full of idea cards A list or an outline with ideas A Mind map You will certainly ask, “Now what’s next?” Suppose we have done a family brainstorming session on “How can we make our family happier?” As result, we have gotten a flip chart full of ideas. While some ideas, such as being friendly and helpful, might depend on a personal commitment only, the majority will likely require further work and clear priorities. We will not be able or willing…

  • Remember Everything You Want and Manage the Rest

    Helmut
    18 Mar 2013 | 11:35 pm
    Dear Friends, I have written a book titled “Remember Everything You Want and Manage the Rest” which is due to come out in early April 2013. I want you to read it. Update 30 April, 2013: I am delighted to announce that the book has been launched on Amazon Kindle. Thank you all for your great support! Click here for the book launch post and the latest news. It is a no-nonsense book for students, professionals, life-long learners, and everyone else who wants to improve their memory and learn powerful techniques to take notes and organize information from all kinds of sources. It merges…

  • The Real Meaning of Brainstorming and How to Do It

    Helmut
    4 Mar 2013 | 8:10 pm
    A popular myth is that the meaning of Brainstorming is somehow related to generating a storm of ideas in a brain. While making sense, the creator had something slightly different in mind when he came up with the term: The word Brainstorming was coined by Alex Faickney Osborn (1888-1966) in his book “Your Creative Power”, published in 1948. Osborn was a very successful advertising executive and business owner during his time. This is how Osborn explains how the name “Brainstorming” came about: “It was in 1939 when I first organized such group-thinking in our company. The early…
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  • Pay for University Presidents on the Rise

    Mary Ellen Ellis
    19 May 2013 | 7:35 pm
    A recent report from The Chronicle of Higher Education released information on salaries for the highest paid public university presidents. The report shows that the higher education leaders are seeing record pay, for some exceeding $2 million and for many exceeding or coming very close to $1 million. The highest paid president for the 2011 to 2012 school year, according to the list, was Graham Spanier, the former leader of Penn State. Forced out in November of 2011 due to the sex abuse scandal, Spanier left with a $2.9 million salary that included $1.2 million in deferred pay and another $1.2…

  • Recession is Affecting Teacher Pay

    Mary Ellen Ellis
    12 May 2013 | 8:12 pm
    The recession that has hit almost every aspect of the US economy over the last few years is also affecting teacher pay, according to a report from the National Council on Teacher Quality. The report found that, while teachers were largely protected from losing jobs and unemployment, their salaries were negatively impacted in most cases. To investigate the effect of the recession on teacher pay the National Council on Teacher Quality, which is a nonprofit organization working towards improving teacher effectiveness, analyzed salary data from 41 of the largest school districts in the country.

  • Unprecedented Drop in Preschool Funding for 2012

    Mary Ellen Ellis
    5 May 2013 | 8:15 pm
    The most recent data on preschool and how it is funded across the US includes startling numbers. According to an annual report from the National Institute for Early Education Research at Rutgers University’s Graduate School of Education, the funding for preschool programs in the US dropped by $500 million over the course of the 2011 to 2012 school year. The loss in funding is greater than any seen in previous years and was accompanied by a fall in quality of preschool programs. The author of the report, Steven Barnett, claims that the state of preschool in the US is a state of emergency and…

  • Minerva Project Announces “Nobel Prize” for Teaching

    Mary Ellen Ellis
    28 Apr 2013 | 7:30 pm
    A revolution in higher education is happening and it is being spearheaded by a new kind of university. The Minerva Project, based in San Francisco and founded by former CEO of Snapfish, Ben Nelson, has collected millions of dollars in venture capital and is hoping to open in 2015. The Project has also announced that it will be awarding an annual prize of $500,000 to the best educators. Nelson describes the award as essentially a Nobel Prize for teaching. The first award will be given in the spring of 2014. Awarding such a large prize to an educator is, in itself, revolutionary, but the…

  • New National Science Standards Call for Change

    Mary Ellen Ellis
    21 Apr 2013 | 3:22 pm
    For the first time since 1996, new broad recommendations for science education have been introduced on a national level. Following the adoption of the Common Core standards by 45 states and the District of Columbia for language arts and mathematics standards, several states and organizations put together a similar set of benchmarks for science education. The new guidelines for science education are called the Next Generation Science Standards and they were introduced on April 16 for the first time. They were written by a consortium put together by the governments of 26 states including…
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  • UK language association stages Libyan exhibition

    Megan Channing
    23 May 2013 | 2:00 am
    The UK’s top language teaching association has successfully staged a two-day exhibition in the Libyan capital city of Tripoli. English UK held the event, which ended yesterday, at the city’s Mahari Radisson Blu Hotel. <br> <br>A number of English language tuition academies, colleges and universities in the UK were represented at the exhibition. The event was held to promote training and language learning in the UK as well as exploring possible partnerships. <br> <br>The Libya Herald reported that although the primary target of the exhibitors was education…

  • UK unis lose flavour with Indian students

    Maisey Nagington
    21 May 2013 | 1:00 am
    Students in one of India’s biggest cities are showing increased interest in graduate courses at alternative universities to those in the UK and the US. Counsellors at a one-day education fair in Hyderabad over the weekend said students now seemed more willing to entertain the idea of doing degree courses in alternate countries including Canada, Singapore and Germany. <br> <br>One of the representatives at the fair, Suman Subbian, said stricter criteria for visas recently introduced by the UK and the US were deterring Indian students from applying to study in the two countries.

  • Doubt cast on value of international courses

    Jaspar Turnball
    16 May 2013 | 1:00 am
    Recent research claims that students taking courses overseas do not always have a positive impact in their host countries. The British Council report says that programmes may cause so-called brain-drains in the countries and that they also do not generate any extra research projects. <br> <br>The UK’s Education Ministry has long been an advocate of transnational education. The current Tory administration has encouraged British academic institutions to set up overseas campuses and forge partnerships with universities and colleges in other countries. <br> <br>In the…

  • More US students study overseas

    Megan Channing
    14 May 2013 | 1:00 am
    A report released by the Institute of International Education says there has been a significant increase in the quantity of US students taking university courses overseas. The figures compiled by the institute's Project Atlas show that around 46,000 more American students were enrolled on degree courses abroad in the last academic year than in 2011. <br> <br>The numbers amount to an astonishing percentage increase of four per cent. According to a Reuters’ article the principal reason for the increase is cost. The article claims that taking a degree course overseas is…

  • Japan students to get study abroad grants

    Maisey Nagington
    9 May 2013 | 3:00 am
    Japan’s education minister said recently that his country’s university students would soon be offered scholarships to take short-term study abroad programmes. Hakubun Shimomura was in the US meeting with education officials when he stated that the grants could be in place by 2017. <br> <br>Mr Shimomura said the scholarships were part of an initiative by the administration of prime-minister Shinzo Abe to stem the falling numbers of Japanese students taking courses at overseas academic institutions. Ministers claim the drop is making Japan less competitive in global markets.
 
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  • NerdScholar’s Favorite University Veteran Support Programs

    Laura
    22 May 2013 | 3:28 pm
    About 250,000 men and women leave the military each year after honorably serving our country and face the challenging task of transitioning from the war-zone into civilian life. Many take advantage of the G.I. Bill, which provides a range of benefits to veterans from helping them finance their educations to helping them obtain low-interest loans to start businesses. All in all, going back to college and translating military skills into civilian careers is a daunting feat. Luckily, higher education institutions have increasingly taken measures to address these challenges. Many schools provide…

  • NerdScholar’s Favorite Entrepreneurship Alumni Networks

    Laura
    16 May 2013 | 10:25 am
    The power of an entrepreneurship alumni network is an invaluable resource for students and alumni looking to start successful businesses. Not only do alumni networks and fellow classmates provide guidance, advice, and mentorship, they can also be conduits to lay the groundwork on which to build growing ventures. As we continue to celebrate May Small Business Month, we at NerdScholar gathered our favorite alumni networks that help students find great business opportunities, get guidance from faculty, and cross interdisciplinary frontiers to turn their entrepreneurial ideas into realities.

  • Which leading entrepreneurs met their business partners at school?

    Laura
    14 May 2013 | 10:49 am
    Many of today’s most successful business leaders met their founding teams during college or graduate studies. College provides the environment where students can meet, learn, collaborate, and turn friendships into long-lasting business partnerships. Collaborations between business and computer science students can lead to tech partnerships, for example. With the growing student debt and generation-Y’s trouble finding jobs in the lackluster economy, it is no surprise people have questioned the value of going to college. However, for those who want to start businesses, going to college and…

  • Students Would Save Over $9,000 Under Elizabeth Warren’s New Bill

    Rachel
    9 May 2013 | 4:21 pm
    How much should students be paying for their Federal student loans?  This has been under hot debate as the legislation keeping the Federal Stafford student loans interest rate at 3.4% sets to expire July 1st, doubling rates to 6.8%.  President Obama has addressed this issue in his 2014 Budget, proposing that student loan rates be tied to the ten-year Treasury Bill.  NerdScholar crunched the numbers and found students would save up to $2,300 under Obama’s proposed student loan reform However, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass), has stepped up the plate with her first bill proposing the…

  • NerdScholar’s Favorite Entrepreneurship Degree Programs

    Laura
    9 May 2013 | 11:55 am
    According to the Kauffman Foundation, two-thirds of colleges and universities in the US now offer a course in entrepreneurship. Despite the growth in popularity, entrepreneurship as a field is still considered “mostly on the fringes of academe,” and many still debate whether it can even be taught (after all, many of today’s tech leaders dropped out of college or didn’t attend altogether). As the field of entrepreneurship is still in relative infancy, curricula across schools vary and are an ongoing work in progress. That said, the nation’s top programs share common attributes,…
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  • Applications are a second job

    Pargeet
    3 May 2013 | 3:17 am
    I work full time and what should be a 9-5 job ends up being much longer hours, but this is the life of a paralegal working at a silver circle firm. So making time for training contract applications and actually having a life outside of work can actually feel like they are jobs in themselves!  How do you fit it all in?For me, it’s about balance. You really do need to look at everything you have to do in front of you, and plan your time effectively, and not be lazy. But I’m sure this is no big revelation to any of you! If you want something badly, you HAVE to put in the effort.

  • Time is ticking! Get your hands on a £2,000 bursary

    studyinglaw
    20 Apr 2013 | 1:10 pm
    A post from TARGETcourses.For many people considering a postgraduate course, how to fund it is the main cause for concern. It can even be a deterrent. It’s a case of finding funding, applying, and waiting, (potentially lots of waiting), often only to find that you have been unsuccessful and have to repeat the process.Prospective students are tormented by questions like: where do I find postgraduate funding? Will it be enough? Am I eligible?And even though there are lots of options available – studentships, bursaries, grants and loans, and employers may also help fund a postgraduate…

  • The History of the CV

    studyinglaw
    14 Mar 2013 | 11:47 am
    A cool infographic from the National Careers Service. The history of the CV. Check out their site for loads of info on legal and non legal based career information.

  • News — BPTC BCAT fee announced

    msbasi
    25 Feb 2013 | 6:22 am
    As most of you will be aware, in order to be enrolled on to the BPTC course now you must successfully pass the Bar Course Aptitude Test (BCAT). Recently some of the terms and conditions of the BCAT test was announced and what has been of most concern is the fee. Therefore, the fee to take the BCAT is £150 for UK and EU students and £170 for students from around the rest of the world. Additionally, there is no limit on the amount of times you can take the test.Good luck to all!www.twitter.com/msbasi17

  • You Need to Show the Recruiter You Care

    studyinglaw
    24 Feb 2013 | 3:42 pm
    You need to show the recruiter that you care about their firm and you really want to work there. You want to make them feel like you want to work for them over and above every other firm, not that they are one of many firms you are applying to just to enable you to get a training contract.Think of it being a bit like dating. People do not want to be asked out on a date solely because they are single and available. Instead they want to be asked on a date because there is something about them that the other person likes. They need to know that the other person cares.The same goes for law…
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  • Featured Teacher Sam Stier’s Recommendations

    Curriki
    16 May 2013 | 8:59 am
    Name: Sam Stier Role: Curricula developer and teacher trainer School: Learning with Nature City, State: Missoula, Montana Number of years teaching: 11 How I use Curriki: I use Curriki to see how others approach teaching a topic, and just to explore what teaching resources are readily available. The breadth, depth, and quality of the materials available are exceptional. Peer review really matters! The search function of the database is also terrific. Here are some of my favorite Curriki resources: * Contagion Lab – How Diseases Spread * A curriculum unit to introduce engineering to junior…

  • See Jemma Heliker’s Favorite Classroom Resources

    Curriki
    13 May 2013 | 11:02 am
    Name: Jemma Heliker Role: Middle and High School Language Arts Teacher School: Mastery Charter, Shoemaker Campus City, State: Philadelphia, PA Number of years teaching: 5 How I use Curriki: The resources on Curriki cover every possible subject and area. As a busy teacher, I appreciate the teacher reviews to guide me to outstanding resources. Curriki has definitely improved many of my lessons and units. Here are some of my favorite Curriki resources: * MEET ME AT THE CORNER, Virtual Field Trips for Kids * Middle School Grammar Unit by Robert Lucas * Writing How – To Resources by Andrea Chen…

  • Meet Featured Teacher Nate Merrill!

    Curriki
    10 May 2013 | 7:36 am
    Name: Nate Merrill Role: Middle School Social Studies teacher, Technology Integration Specialist School: Long Trail School City, State: Dorset, VT Number of years teaching: 16 Twitter Handle: @Nate_Merrill How I use Curriki: Curriki is a great site for me to find resources to enhance my teaching repertoire. I enjoy looking for new lessons and sharing my own. I can quickly find inspirational instructional ideas and then adapt them to my needs. Curriki is a great site for new and veteran teachers. Here are some of my favorite Curriki resources: * Podcast Collection * The Constitution * How do…

  • Meet Featured Teacher Andrea Chen!

    Curriki
    8 May 2013 | 8:01 am
    Name: Andrea Chen Role: former high school English teacher, current Executive Director at Propeller: A Force for Social Innovation School: New Orleans Charter for Science and Math High School City, State: New Orleans, LA Number of years teaching: 3 in classroom; currently teaching entrepreneurship (among other things) to start-up organizations addressing social and environmental challenges Twitter: My current organization is @gopropeller How I use Curriki: When I was a classroom teacher, I used Curriki to find lesson plans and activities for books that I was teaching or wanted to teach in my…

  • Meet Featured Teacher Sarah Lorntson!

    Curriki
    6 May 2013 | 9:26 am
    Name: Sarah Lorntson Role: High School English Teacher School: Mahtomedi High School City, State: Mahtomedi, MN Number of years teaching: 11 Twitter: @slorntson How I use Curriki: Curriki is my go-to resource when I have new material to teach or want to try something different with my curriculum. I can find premade, high-quality lessons and activities that I can use right away or tailor to my students’ needs. I also love sharing my resources because I am sympathetic to the needs of new teachers (or experienced teachers with new challenges). It’s a way for me to give back to help other…
 
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  • Student Blogs: Challenges

    Siobhan Curious
    20 May 2013 | 6:18 am
    Some of you have asked to hear my final thoughts on the individual student blogs I used in one of my classes this semester.  I have a lot to say on the matter, but I may wait until I get the course evaluations back from my students before giving you my ultimate reflection.  As all you teachers well know, sometimes our assumptions about how things have gone turn out to be less than accurate from the students’ perspective. In the meantime, I thought I’d share some PENultimate thoughts.  I put these down in a recent journal entry for a course I’m taking on IT in the…

  • “But miss, this zero might affect my whole future…”

    Siobhan Curious
    8 May 2013 | 7:14 pm
    Believe me, dear college student who came to only half the classes, sought no extra help for her incomprehensible grammar, refused to do group work with anyone but her friends until I almost physically moved her, and plagiarized from Biography.com: I am the LEAST of your future’s problems.

  • When the Syllabus Goes Wrong

    Siobhan Curious
    6 May 2013 | 6:07 am
    I cannot tell a lie.  My new course is a failure. This semester, I did a complete overhaul on the English course I teach for Child Studies majors.  The earlier version of the course was a solid one.  It focused on the topic of childhood relationships in literature: parent-child relationships, sibling relationships, and friendships.  We read a couple of books, wrote a couple of essays, researched famous childhood relationships and presented them to the class.  The final assignment was to write a story, fictional or non-fictional, about a childhood relationship. It always went pretty well,…

  • Prompt #3: The Writing on Learning Exchange: Who Taught You?

    Siobhan Curious
    24 Apr 2013 | 7:30 am
    Welcome to the third installment of the Writing on Learning Exchange! Thanks so much for all of  you who contributed to the last two rounds.  If you’d like to go back to Prompt #1, or to Prompt #2, please do!  If you’d like to just start fresh with this round, that’s great too. For guidelines on participating in the Exchange, please go here. This week’s prompt: Who have you learned from?  What did he/she teach you? Additional thoughts to inspire you: We learn from our parents, and our teachers.  But who else?  Can you think of someone outside your home or your classrooms who…

  • Prompt #2: The Writing on Learning Exchange: What I Want To Learn Now

    Siobhan Curious
    10 Apr 2013 | 7:30 am
    Welcome to the second installment of the Writing on Learning Exchange! Thanks so much for all of  you who contributed to the last round.  If you’d like to go back to Prompt #1, no worries; there are no deadlines!  If you’d like to just pick up the ball from here, that’s great too.  This is not homework.  It’s for you (and for us, of course, if you let us read what you write.) For guidelines on participating in the Exchange, please go here. This week’s prompt: What do you want to learn next? Additional thoughts to inspire you: Is there something you…
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    Used Books in Class

  • Poetry Friday: “Here, Bullet” for Memorial Day

    teachcmb56
    23 May 2013 | 8:09 pm
    Since the end of the Civil War, the last Monday in May has been set aside as Memorial Day, a day to honor all Americans who have died in military service for their country. There will be opportunities to celebrate by singing patriotic songs, wave flags in time with bands in parades, and eat barbecue. There is, however, little to celebrate in the details of a death that occurs in military combat.  The specifics in a soldier’s death are painful to hear or to read, but our discomfort should not prevent us from acknowledging the depth and breadth of each soldier’s sacrifice. Many…

  • A Film and Literature Course from a Commencement Address by Sydney Pollack

    teachcmb56
    22 May 2013 | 5:36 pm
    ‘Tis the season of commencement addresses. Speeches brief and not so brief, exhorting graduates to go forth and improve the world. The people who deliver these addresses are often famous, coming from all walks of life; actors, writers, politicans, musicians, military leaders are de rigor for commencement addresses. One address was given by director, actor, and producer Sydney Pollack at Binghamton University in 2003. Sydney Pollack (IMDB.com) Beginning in the 1960s, Pollack represented a blend of Hollywood celebrity and artist.  His famous films included This Property Is Condemned…

  • Letterman’s Top Ten Tribute to Teachers Needs More than Teach for America

    teachcmb56
    19 May 2013 | 7:37 am
    Tributes for teachers during Teacher Appreciation Week are welcome coming just as the school year comes to a close when very tired teachers are looking back to see student progress over the past eight months. Many of the tributes are touching, and some are comical. Comedy was the intent of the The Late Show with David Letterman, when the producers invited ten (10)  Teach For America teachers to deliver Letterman’s Top Ten List. In introducing the selected ten teachers, Letterman prefaced the performance with his own tribute, “My God! If there is a future, it is in the hands…

  • “I Heard About this Book Called ‘Catcher in the Rye’…”

    teachcmb56
    15 May 2013 | 3:00 am
    “I heard about this book called ‘Catcher in the Rye,” said Peyton. She was lining up a “book buddy” extra credit assignment to read with Madison. I reached for two dog-eared copies with the familiar brick red cover, “Meet Holden Caufield,” I said. Requests for Catcher in the Rye happen every year. Since we do not teach the novel as a whole class read, I am always happy to see the many copies we have circulating for independent reading. J.D. Salinger passed away in 2010, almost sixty years after his bildungsroman, (coming of age story) of a young…

  • Knowing the Ending Need Not Be a Spoiler

    teachcmb56
    12 May 2013 | 2:33 pm
    Enter the spoiler alert. Because the number of ways people hear about stories is increasing, spoiler alerts for books and films are offered as a “heads-up”, a means to prevent plot details from becoming public.  Knowing the end of a story might mean that the strategy of “predicting” a story has been compromised, however, there are genres of stories that absolutely count on predictability, for example, Nancy Drew will always solve a mystery with her best friend, Bess and George, while on TV, predictability has a time limit; the shipwrecked crew will never leave…
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    Postgrad Blog

  • UK Universities Facing Threat from Trend in Online Courses

    Abigail
    23 May 2013 | 11:30 pm
    Online university courses have come a long way in recent years, and are now becoming an extremely popular alternative to conventional undergraduate and postgraduate courses, with many experts warning that if UK universities do not act soon they may lose … more... The post UK Universities Facing Threat from Trend in Online Courses appeared first on Postgrad Blog.

  • Getting Through University: Advice from Graduates

    Abigail
    22 May 2013 | 11:30 pm
    There is no better advice than that given from those who have been there and done it before, so we have been in touch with some graduates who have shared their advice on getting through university without a hitch: Photo … more... The post Getting Through University: Advice from Graduates appeared first on Postgrad Blog.

  • 7 Most Common University Exam Mistakes

    Abigail
    21 May 2013 | 11:30 pm
    Tips From Academics Exam time can be the most stressful part of any degree, and with so much pressure on one set of exams, you need to ensure that your exam technique does not end up costing you marks and … more... The post 7 Most Common University Exam Mistakes appeared first on Postgrad Blog.

  • 3 Types of University Relationships You Should Avoid

    Abigail
    20 May 2013 | 11:30 pm
    University is all about creating new experiences, meeting new people, and forming new relationships, but there are some types of relationship that should be avoided at all costs as they will not benefit you or your chances of getting the … more... The post 3 Types of University Relationships You Should Avoid appeared first on Postgrad Blog.

  • University Applications on the Rise Once More

    Abigail
    20 May 2013 | 1:11 am
    The UCAS admissions service has released figures showing that applications to UK universities have risen 2.5% in comparison to the same time last year. The levels are still sitting below those of 2010 and 2011, but have increased since 2012, … more... The post University Applications on the Rise Once More appeared first on Postgrad Blog.
 
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    PHDLAND.com | Find a PhD

  • Italian Government Bursaries for Foreign and IRE Students in Italy, 2013/14

    sagun
    24 May 2013 | 4:43 am
    For 2013/14 academic year, applications are open for Italian government bursaries from January 1st 2014 onward. These bursaries are available for international and IRE (Italian Residents Abroad) to study in Italy. Two types of bursaries are awarded i.e. three monthly bursaries and six or nine month bursaries. The former ones are for Italian language and culture course, Italian language teaching course and for study or research projects while the later is for individual university courses, university degree courses, advanced professional training, art and music courses, Master’s…

  • PhD Research Studentship for International Students at University of Warwick in UK, 2013

    sagun
    24 May 2013 | 4:27 am
    Centre for Applied Linguistics, University of Warwick is offering PhD studentship for international students in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities. The scholarship will pay an annual stipend (beginning at £13,726). Funding may be available for Home/EU fees, subject to eligibility. Applications should be submitted 20th June 2013. Study Subject(s):The PhD projects will be in the domain of the Social Sciences and Humanities Studies and should focus on the social dynamics of scientific communities in two interdisciplinary fields (for example in letters/linguistics/philosophy and in…

  • Non-redfieldian processes in the shelf sea carbon pump: organic matter dynamics and carbon overconsumption

    sagun
    24 May 2013 | 4:21 am
    Institution:University of East Anglia Dept/School/Faculty:School of Environmental Sciences PhD Supervisor:Dr M Johnson Application Deadline:30 June 2013 Funding Availability:Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only) This fully funded studentship is co-funded by Cefas (Centre for environment, fisheries and aquaculture science) and the faculty of science at UEA as part of their strategic alliance. It will be based around Cefas platforms (ships, autonomous moorings) but it is also anticipated that the project will be strongly linked to the £10M NERC research programme “Shelf Sea…

  • Winter nutrient processing, denitrification and carbon cycle feedbacks in continental shelf seas

    sagun
    24 May 2013 | 4:04 am
    Institution:University of East Anglia Dept/School/Faculty:School of Environmental Sciences PhD Supervisor:Dr M Johnson Application Deadline:30 June 2013 Funding Availability:Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only) This fully funded studentship is part of the £10M NERC Shelf Sea Biogeochemistry Programme. The studentship will involve seagoing fieldwork, modelling and data synthesis work. Training for any aspect of the work can be provided, but only candidates keen to engage with both practical and model and data-based work need apply. This project aims to better understand the controls on…

  • Entry Ground-Breaking: Community Heritage in Glasgow’s Allotments (Fully Funded AHRC Studentship)

    sagun
    24 May 2013 | 3:50 am
    Institution:University of Glasgow Dept/School/Faculty:College of Arts PhD Supervisor:Dr Marina Moskowitz Co-Supervisor:Dr Hayden Lorimer Application Deadline:19 June 2013 Funding Availability:Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only) Ground-Breaking: Community Heritage in Glasgow’s Allotments (Fully Funded AHRC Studentship) Applications are invited for an AHRC-funded Collaborative Doctoral Award on the history and geography of allotments in Glasgow, working with academics at the University of Glasgow and officers of the Scottish Allotments and Gardens Society. This interdisciplinary…
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    Bookshare Blog

  • Moms Say, “Bookshare Unlocks Reading Potential for Early Learners”

    Bookshare Team Member
    16 May 2013 | 3:30 am
    There’s no better resource than a mom to share quality educational tools, and these two moms are no exception. They are avid fans of Bookshare, an online library of digital accessible books and reading technologies free for U.S. students and children who qualify with print disabilities. A print disability is categorized as blind, low vision, a physical disability, or a severe reading disability, such as dyslexia. Thousands of educators and families across America now use the library routinely to provide K–12 and postsecondary classroom reading assignments, including textbooks, English…

  • Daisy Audio and MP3 Offer More Choices to Read on the Go!

    Bookshare Team Member
    6 May 2013 | 1:00 am
    Screen Capture:  When downloading a Bookshare book, you can select your preferred format. Recently, an educator stopped by our conference booth with questions about our book formats and how to read books on the go.  The educator wasn’t familiar with our newer formats, Daisy Audio and MP3, so we thought this would be a great time to remind our members. Qualified Members can now choose from Daisy Text, Daisy Audio, Braille, or MP3 to read thousands of eBooks (185,000 and counting.) Just select a preference that’s right for you and you’re off reading Bookshare books at school, a library,…

  • College Students Share Thoughts and Feelings about Bookshare

    Bookshare Team Member
    25 Apr 2013 | 4:00 am
    There’s no better evidence of success than when you hear a Bookshare member sharing their achievements and innermost thoughts. Recently, we talked with three students now in post-secondary schools whose lives were changed by Bookshare. Ta’Lisa sitting on her front porch. Ta’ Lisa Hutton began, “What if others think I’m abnormal?”  This was the main question that ran through her mind when she was first offered a Bookshare membership at eight years old. “At that age, other people’s perceptions of me were more important than tools that could have changed my future,”…

  • High School Students College-Bound Thanks to Assistive Technology Support and Accessible Books!

    Bookshare Team Member
    18 Apr 2013 | 12:08 am
    Victoria (Tori) Foreman High school students with print disabilities are now college bound thanks to their educators and the use of accessible books and reading technologies.  In this blog, we share the story of Rushelle and Aaron, from the eyes of Victoria (Tori) Foreman, their Assistive Technology Specialist. Ms. Foreman is also a third year Bookshare Mentor Teacher. “Rushelle transferred to our school. She had dyslexia and read below grade level. When I met her, she was ready to bolt from her remedial classes. We signed her up for Bookshare, and I couldn’t believe how quickly her…

  • K-12 Assistive Tech Specialist Categorizes eBooks with New Bookshelf

    Bookshare Team Member
    8 Apr 2013 | 8:00 am
    When Donna Schneider, an early technology adopter and AT specialist in Brewster, NY, public schools, was asked to beta test Bookshare’s new Bookshelf feature, she jumped at the opportunity! “I love to try out new resources and technologies,” she said. “I knew that this tool could potentially save me a lot of time and eliminate redundant searches. Bookshelf makes it easy to organize and categorize books by students, grade, subject, textbook, summer literature, and even student-preferred formats.” Donna is a three-year Bookshare Mentor Teacher and was just elected to the 2013…
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    HER for Educators

  • Fran’s Freebies: Butterfly Patterns activity set

    Fran Lafferty
    24 May 2013 | 10:30 am
      This free printable preschool or kindergarten patterning activity set is only 6 pages long, but includes: 16 pattern cards (continue the pattern) in these types: ABABAB ABCABC ABCCAB AABAAB ABBABB 24 colorful butterfly cards to continue the patterns or make your own!   Of course, the cards can be used for other activities as [...]

  • Fran’s Freebies: Quotations in Cursive

    Fran Lafferty
    16 May 2013 | 7:41 am
      This simple cursive handwriting packet consists of 18 pages, each featuring 2 quotations in cursive, plus an inspirational graphic and 14 simple lines for transcribing the quotes in cursive for penmanship practice.   Sample quotations from this packet: “Reading furnishes the mind only with materials of knowledge; it is thinking that makes what we [...]

  • Match Around 10′s online game

    Fran Lafferty
    9 May 2013 | 9:38 am
      Practice rounding numbers to the nearest ten with this free online memory-style matching game, Match Around 10′s by Math Nook.   A deck of cards is shuffled and spread out to create 4 rows of 4 cards.  Click any two cards, over and over until you see an even 10 and a number that [...]

  • Fran’s Freebies: Clowns All Around math activity

    Fran Lafferty
    9 May 2013 | 7:50 am
      This unique colorful ocean theme math activity is great for practicing estimation or rounding to the nearest ten or hundred.   Included in this Fran’s Freebies packet are: 10 anemone mats with an even ten or hundred 8 clownfish cards for each mat (80 cards) with a number that can be rounded to that [...]

  • Fran’s Freebies: PreK-K Color Cards

    Fran Lafferty
    6 May 2013 | 5:42 pm
      This unique set of large Color Cards can be used for visual discrimination and critical thinking discussions as well as for color recognition activities.   Included are 24 quarter-page cards, 2 each for 12 different colors, plus 2 full-page poster cards for a variety of activities: Use the smaller cards as flashcards to introduce [...]
 
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    Try To Learn More

  • Are You A Failure?

    admin
    23 May 2013 | 12:35 pm
    I’m sure this topic has been addressed by many bloggers, but I think I should take a shot at it as well. Education is one of those topics that mean a lot to me, because we, ordinary people, can still choose how much we want to know. Many areas of our lives are now someone else’s domain: we are heavily influenced by our parents, school or government. Restrictions have been placed on us in order to preserve the order under which societies have lived for ages. These barriers are invisible, but they are made real by words we keep hearing from the people around us: “Don’t do this,”…

  • How To Improve Your Vocabulary

    admin
    28 Apr 2013 | 1:58 pm
    Yesterday I’ve decided to try a new way to enhance my English skills: by writing down words I don’t know from a book that is slightly beyond my intellectual and linguistic levels, and memorizing them using the methods I’ve described in my article on memorizing information. The book that I’ve decided to read + analyze is Susan Neiman’s “Evil in Modern Thought: An Alternative History of Philosophy.” Why have I chosen that book? Don’t know really. I was looking for an interesting read, and this was one of the few books that stood out from other dust-collecting philosophical…

  • How Do We Learn

    admin
    11 Apr 2013 | 8:05 am
    So, how do we learn information? This is an interesting question that has been addressed many times on TryToLearnMore.com. The topic of education is very close to me, because when I think how much time I’ve wasted on memorizing information the “old school” way, it makes me sad. Today we know more about how our brain works and how it stores important- and unimportant information. We simply don’t have any more excuses to study like our forefathers. Here are some articles you should definitely check out: How To Memorize Information Part 1: Getting Into the Right State of Mind Part 2:…

  • Learn How To Dream

    admin
    1 Apr 2013 | 8:27 pm
    In this great video, Jim Rohn explains the importance of dreaming: Do YOU have long-term goals? Do YOU have something that is worth living for?

  • Google Reader: The Tragic Death

    admin
    23 Mar 2013 | 9:11 am
    Sadly, Google has decided to shut down its one of the most popular services – Google Reader. Not sure why they’ve decided to do such a thing, but on July 1st, 2013, “Big G” will pull the plug. This is not the end of the world, because there are many alternatives:   Feedly  NewsBlur Pulse Netvibes The Old Reader If you will have troubles registering on any of the mentioned websites, please let me know. I might create a separate post for this purpose. Thank you for reading this post. If you liked it, please share it on Facebook, Twitter or any other place where…
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    Applied Educational Systems

  • Allied Health Resources for Teachers – Inspire the Future

    Mary Seward
    24 May 2013 | 4:00 am
    Allied health resources for teachers on the healthcare system can be challenging to find. And even when you do, it can be an abstract and dry topic. The “system” is something apart from most students. They learn about it, train to function in it, and there is a strong tendency to accept it for what it is. What if you, as a teacher, could do more than just cover the content of systems in health care? What if, in addition to the content, you could set lose a churning urn of new ideas from people (ok, your students) on the outside edges of the system? And what if some of those same people…

  • Summer Dreams: Common Core Standards and Career and Technical Education

    Celestial Holmes
    23 May 2013 | 4:00 am
    Summertime! There it is; that collective sigh of relief. Now that school is almost over, hopefully you have a few weeks to relax, relate, release and regroup. I know this is your time to unwind and totally let your hair down, but…you could also use some of this time to change your game plan for the coming school year. I mean, after you regroup and let your hair down. Most schools have adopted the Common Core Standards. They are in just about every classroom, affecting just about every teacher. So what does that mean to you? It means you might want to add some thought towards common…

  • How to Keep Students Engaged Despite Digital Distractions

    Sarah Layton
    22 May 2013 | 4:00 am
    It is every teacher’s challenge to try to keep students engaged despite digital distractions and lack of motivation. With more distractions than ever before like texting, social networks, and YouTube students are possibly less attentive than ever. And the promise of employment after education looks grimmer than in the past. This leaves you, as teachers, with the need to find ways to revitalize students’ interest and passion in their education.  So how do you get them as interested in your teaching as they are in becoming the next viral sensation? Is the answer wrapped up in that…

  • Business Education Lesson Plans: Choose Your Own Adventure

    Kristin Savko
    21 May 2013 | 6:55 am
    It’s graduation time again. A whole new graduating class will be entering the workforce. But are they ready? Are they really prepared for the adventure that awaits them? Do your business education lesson plans include adventure?! I found this article, Preparing Students for Success in the Work Place, that raises some important points about student preparedness. I think it can be summarized into  three main questions we need to ask when developing business education lesson plans: Are students able to work in groups?  Can students verbally communicate effectively? And do students know how…

  • Educational Buzzwords for 2013

    Sarah Layton
    20 May 2013 | 4:00 am
    Back in September 2012, I posted “Educational Buzzwords for 2012.” This post was popular, so I thought I’d dig around for educational buzzwords for 2013. What did I find? They’re pretty much the same, but with some important additions. But, I know some of you might have missed the 2012 post, so I’ll rehash and add-to here. Good stuff! What’s new for Educational Buzzwords for 2013 The Cloud. If you are using our HealthCenter21 or Business&ITCenter21 programs online, you are using cloud computing. Wikipedia describes cloud computing as follows: “The…
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    Effective Teaching Aids

  • Teacherspayteachers sign up

    22 May 2013 | 11:51 pm
    An open marketplace for educators where teachers buy, sell and share original teaching resources.   Sign up here

  • Summer time

    22 May 2013 | 10:56 pm
    Interactive lesson     Interactive lesson to revise summer activities by clicking on the correct verb.  Multiple choice 16 slides.Aims: - teach and revise and practice vocabulary on summer verbs;- teach and revise and practice grammatical construction "to be going to"What are they going to do in summer?What is he going to do in summer?What is she going to do in summer?What are you going to do in summer?Skills: Ask and answer questions using " to be going to ...." construction. See and try the lesson click here

  • To be activity

    9 May 2013 | 4:07 am
    PowerPoint interactive lesson to practise verb to be for beginners.Multiple choise tasks. (am/is/are)    

  • Irregular verbs

    8 May 2013 | 11:55 pm
    Presentation of 116 English irregular verbs.Teaching of 116 English irregular verbs.Check your irregular verbs knowledge with interactive PPT activity.    

  • Parts of the body with Bob the Builder

    7 May 2013 | 9:17 am
    Interactive activity to review body parts vocabulary. Help Bob the Builder fix his broken robot revising parts of the body. Interactive game for children.  
 
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    The Organized Classroom Blog

  • Playing Games in the Organized Classroom

    23 May 2013 | 9:23 am
    Today I was given the opportunity to check out Sifteo Cubes and if you haven't seen them yet, you will see how much fun they are!  I originally saw these little learning manipulatives at the BlogHer Convention last August {see that post HERE if you weren't a reader then}, and I immediately knew that you all would love them!  Well, they finally contacted me and offered to send me a preview copy to check out for myself.  They are as fun as I remember! The outside of the box they come in basically says "unpack and play" and they weren't kidding!  It comes with everything you see here,…

  • End-of-the-Year Magazine!

    22 May 2013 | 1:35 pm
    Need some help preparing your classroom for the end of the year?  Make sure to stop by and check out the newest edition of The Organized Classroom Magazine, which was released today! This month's edition includes tips for packing up your classroom, organizing your materials, and finishing those student files! Also includes BONUS digital features!  Head to The Organized Classroom Magazine page right here at the site, and check out some sample pages for yourself - and as always, the March 2013 edition is completely free to view, print, and access! Enjoy and happy organizing! Want more great…

  • Working and Walking

    21 May 2013 | 1:22 pm
    Hey teacher friends!  I know the school year is winding down for most of you and you will have a little a lot of extra time to do coveted pinning and blog hopping throughout the summer!  Yay!  And I know many of you will keep those classroom wheels turning, even when you aren't required or on the clock. While you are doing all that computer cruising, make sure you also use some of that time to get up and get in that physical exercise.  You are so used to walking All. Day. Long, that your body might revolt if you suddenly stop and become a bag of potatoes at your desk - lol!  Here is my…

  • DIY Washi Tape End of Year Classroom Awards!

    17 May 2013 | 7:49 pm
    Hey teaching friends!  I know I mentioned my new love for washi tape in the Easy DIY File Folders post a few weeks ago, but I am seriously smitten with it!  As I am not so much a crafty person, I have found that tape is definitely a medium in which I seem to be able to work and make something look cute.  :) I grabbed some new tape from a Pick Your Plum deal, and Downtown Tape has also graciously sent me 25 rolls of their awesome tape as well, so I have to tell you in advance:  I have an entire summer of washi tape projects on the roster for your classroom!  I have a list as long as my…

  • Wave Your Student Desk Flags!

    16 May 2013 | 2:50 pm
    Hi friends!  This week I have a super fun video review of an awesome product called a Flagbee!  It is so simple to set up and the possibilities of use are numerous! Check out the video review I have below: {jumi [*288]} So, as you saw from the video, there are a ton of options for how to use these!  A couple more I didn't mention in the video, but the creator suggests: Lunch Counts!  Upon entering the classroom in the morning, students who are buying lunch that day just raise their flags.  Makes an easy nonverbal way for your lunch count person to find out how many to order in the…
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    Classof1 Blog

  • Uses of PERT and CPM in Work Environment

    Classof1
    8 May 2013 | 4:23 am
    This time in Learner’s Corner we learn about the statistical analysis tools PERT and CPM, which have a wide use in the business world, across various industries. The Project Evaluation and Review Technique is commonly abbreviated as PERT and Critical Path Method is commonly abbreviated as CPM. PERT is a probabilistic and CPM is a …Continue Reading: Uses of PERT and CPM in Work Environment

  • How to Make the Best Use of Your Summer

    Classof1
    30 Apr 2013 | 10:38 pm
    As you’re dreading the forthcoming finals, I’m sure you’re also eagerly awaiting the summer break. Summer as always is the most awaiting period during college, away from the fast-paced, stressful college life where you study more and more, away from the difficult assignments. Time to recharge yourselves to come back to yet another exhilarating college …Continue Reading: How to Make the Best Use of Your Summer

  • Sustainable Development: A Global Issue

    Classof1
    22 Apr 2013 | 4:56 am
    Today (April 22) we celebrate the Earth Day. It’s the day when people from all across the world show their support of environmental protection, through various activities. Today’s the day, when we show our support for our home planet and help preserve it for the future generations, so that can enjoy its wonders as much …Continue Reading: Sustainable Development: A Global Issue

  • How to Increase Your Stress Endurance in College

    Classof1
    19 Apr 2013 | 5:43 am
    The study conducted by the American College Counseling Association in 2012, found that one in every 3 students (37.4%) seeking help, have severe psychological problems, which has more than doubled from 1 in every 6 students (16%) in 2000. This increase has been connected to the increased stress experienced by college students, thanks to the …Continue Reading: How to Increase Your Stress Endurance in College

  • ‘Study More!!’ the Best Option in College

    Classof1
    7 Apr 2013 | 11:22 pm
    College has always been portrayed as the place to freak out, have fun and explore things. And trust me when I say that we support the thought as well, however, the majority of those who have completed college, regret that they had not studied a bit more. The Biggest Regret in College Recently Vanity Fair/60 …Continue Reading: ‘Study More!!’ the Best Option in College
 
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    Tutorhub Blog

  • Who will really benefit from a new national association for private tutors?

    joeashby
    24 May 2013 | 7:56 am
    As we reported earlier this week, a consultation is now underway which may lead to new rules providing a form of regulation for the private tutoring industry. Tutors will be expected, but not obliged, to abide by minimum qualification standards and sign up to a national association for tutors after concerns were raised that poor tutoring may actually be damaging education. Though membership will not be compulsory, it is intended to act as a kite-mark for the industry. Before we get carried away with praise for the new the idea, I have a number of reservations, let me explain….

  • Five ways that homeschool learning differs from learning at school

    Jon Ellis
    24 May 2013 | 2:21 am
    No set hours, no travelling to and from school, no endless hours of rote learning… are you and your child ready to take up the homeschooling challenge? If so, these are a few wonderful differences you can begin to enjoy from the moment you decide to take your child’s education into your own, capable hands: 1. Homeschooling: The World is Your Classroom: Experts in alternative schooling have long said that learning should be fun and adventurous through activities such as ‘field trips’ into Nature, where children can discover the intricacies of Nature, her ecosystems and intricate…

  • Options to Formal Schooling: Homeschooling

    Jon Ellis
    23 May 2013 | 2:20 am
    Many parents feel that traditional schooling is simply not the right fit for their children or for their family as a whole. Whether rigid timetables, standardised curricula or social issues (such as bullying) are the cause of this dissatisfaction, parents sometimes keep their kids at school due to a lack of awareness of the myriad of available options. If you are interested in making a positive change to your child’s education, and you wish to opt for a more flexible style of schooling, these are a few options you might consider: Flexible Schooling Under this system, your child remains…

  • Finally – a framework for professional regulation of private tutors?

    joeashby
    21 May 2013 | 5:33 pm
    To the sound of cheers from industry professionals, parents and teachers the Centre for Market Reform of Education (CRME) is launching a consultation on plans for a new national association for tutors in an effort to push forward with plans to develop industry standards and improve the consistency of the private tutoring market. In recent weeks private tuition has become something of a hot topic after coverage in the national press and on BBC Radio. As demand for private tutors continues to spiral ever-upward there are growing calls for tighter regulation of the private tutoring sector – in…

  • Chaos in the world of flexischooling

    ellenarnison27
    20 May 2013 | 2:01 am
    Between home education and full-time school is the world of flexischooling. This seemingly sensible compromise has been ideal for some families for numerous reasons, including a child with special needs or one recovering from illness. It means, in practice, some of the child’s teaching happens at home but they come to school for the rest. Not that controversial, you’d have thought – especially when you consider that every child’s needs are different and, surely, everyone involved with that child is primarily concerned with what’s best for them. And you’d imagine one fewer child in…
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