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Diving into Deeper learning- Marc Chun "Deeper Learning" The complex issues we face today require a key set of problem-solving skills. How can schools best prepare students to be ready to take on these challenges? How can they help ensure students have the "deeper learning" skills of critical thinking, collaboration, communication, and metacognition, as well as have the content knowledge they need? Presented by Marc Chun, Education Program Officer at the Hewlett Foundation.

Research Article Facing dilemmas: teacher-educators' ways of constructing a pedagogy of teacher education The research article bring to lights that your personal experiences good or bad (dilemmas) may influence the way you practice teaching. Teaching in Higher Education Vol. 10, No. 2, April 2005, pp. 203 /217

From Areej Almahyawi The National Council for Workforce Education (NCWE) is an organization who train professionals in their field. They promote excellence and growth in workforce education and teach basic skills They give the workforce a place to connect with each other, learn new skills together, and teach new policies. They want to direct the future in a positive way through workforce education and economic development. They provide the workforce with a national yearly conference, resources, and newsletters to stay updated on current issues and changes. They develop partnerships to support workforce development initiatives and have started many projects in the last 10 years.

This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Peter is a school principal with a radical solution, no school bell, no school levels, staff selection and curriculum is even decided by students. Result? No bullying, collaboration, innovation in school dynamics. Peter Hutton hated his own school experience, where he felt that education was being done "to him". As Principal of Templestowe College he developed an educational model that allows students to individualize their education and share control in the running of the school.

Katie Cooper: This is a compilation of virtual lesson plans for ESL instructors to use and/or adapt into their own classroom curriculums. The originating schools and programs provided the materials for use for free and users are expected to abide by copyright law and shouldn't be sold or published. There are a variety of subjects covered in these available materials, such as: citizenship 101, technology and teaching, links to literature, participatory learning in ESL Civics, and living in America, etc.