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Obama calling for more schooling --either more hours or more days. - Lynn Sweet - 0 views

  • economic progress and educational achievement have always gone hand in hand in America.
  • The source of America's prosperity, then, has never been merely how ably we accumulate wealth, but how well we educate our people. This has never been more true than it is today. In a 21st century world where jobs can be shipped wherever there's an internet connection; where a child born in Dallas is competing with children in Delhi; where your best job qualification is not what you do, but what you know - education is no longer just a pathway to opportunity and success, it is a prerequisite.
  • of the thirty fastest growing occupations in America, half require a Bachelor's degree or more. By 2016, four out of every ten new jobs will require at least some advanced education or training.
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  • politics and ideology have too often trumped our progress.
  • Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will use only one test when deciding what ideas to support with your precious tax dollars. It's not whether an idea is liberal or conservative, but whether it works.
  • the first pillar in reforming our schools - investing in early childhood initiatives.
  • Early Learning Challenge Gran
  • better standards and assessments
  • They are spending less time teaching things that don't matter, and more time teaching things that do
  • challenge our states to adopt world-class standards that will bring our curriculums into the 21st century.
  • develop standards and assessments that don't simply measure whether students can fill in a bubble on a test, but whether they possess 21st century skills like problem-solving and critical thinking, entrepreneurship and creativity.
  • money is tied to results
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      Research doesn't support the idea that money=successful schools, unfortunately.
  • using data to track how much progress a student is making and where that student is struggling
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      Individualization--good plan
  • I am calling on a new generation of Americans to step forward and serve our country in our classrooms. If you want to make a difference in the life of our nation; if you want to make the most of your talents and dedication; if you want to make your mark with a legacy that will endure - join the teaching profession. America needs you.
  • third pillar of reform -- recruiting, preparing, and rewarding outstanding teachers.
  • extra pay to Americans who teach math and science
  • if a teacher is given a chance but still does not improve, there is no excuse for that person to continue teaching
  • fourth part of America's education strategy - promoting innovation and excellence in America's schools.
  • I call on states to reform their charter rules, and lift caps on the number of allowable charter schools,
  • We can no longer afford an academic calendar designed when America was a nation of farmers who needed their children at home plowing the land at the end of each day.
  • expand effective after-school programs
  • rethink the school day to incorporate more time - whether during the summer or through expanded-day programs
  • let us all make turning around our schools our collective responsibility as Americans. That will require new investments in innovative ideas. That is why my budget invests in developing new strategies to make sure at-risk students don't give up on their education; new efforts to give dropouts who want to return to school the help they need to graduate; and new ways to put those young men and women who have left school back on a pathway to graduation.
  • The fifth part of America's education strategy is providing every American with a quality higher education - whether it's college or technical training.
  • simplify federal college assistance forms
  • the goal of having the highest proportion of college graduates in the world by the year 2020.
  • Adults of all ages need opportunities to earn new degrees and skills
  • bottom line is that no government policies will make any difference unless we also hold ourselves more accountable as parents.
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    President Obama's first address on educational reform.
Randy Rodgers

50 Ideas on Using Twitter for Business | chrisbrogan.com - 0 views

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    Blog post on Twitte use ideas.
Randy Rodgers

Squishy Circuits - 0 views

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    Recipes and curricular ideas for Squishy Circuits. Cool, fun tool for learning about electrical circuits, electronics, etc.
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BlocksCAD - 0 views

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    Free, online CAD software with a blocks-based design familiar to Scratch users. Simple idea, yet mastery requires students (or adults) to understand and apply some serious math and engineering concepts.
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MakerParent - 1 views

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    Nice collection of STEM project ideas for home (or school), sortable by age, complexity, or expense.
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Idea Springboard - Google Science Fair 2014 - 0 views

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    Truly cool tool from Google inspires learners' questions and projects. Input what you are good at, what subject you enjoy, and what you want to do, and Google provides a tapestry (Yes, I just used the word "tapestry.") of links, videos, books, and other resources to get the creative juices flowing.
Randy Rodgers

TodaysMeet - 1 views

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    Site lets users create a discussion page and update visitor input in real time. Nice way to gather questions, ideas, etc. from group.
Randy Rodgers

Voicethread 4 Education ยป home - 0 views

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    Great ideas for using Voicethread in the curriculum.
Randy Rodgers

Grade Level Chart of 21st Century Literacies Lessons - 0 views

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    List of lesson ideas and grade levels for teaching information literacy.
Randy Rodgers

100 Powerful Web Tools to Organize Your Thoughts and Ideas - 1 views

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    Now you can turn to these tools found on the Internet that will help you with tasks such as note-taking, bookmarking websites, highlighting important text during online research, creating mind maps, tracking time, keeping up with appointments, collaborating with others, managing projects, and much more.
Randy Rodgers

Google Tools for Schools - 0 views

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    MASSIVE collection of instructional ideas, lessons, sample products, instructions on about 20 different Google tools. Very thorough!
Randy Rodgers

From Toy to Tool: Cell Phones in Learning - 0 views

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    Great site for ideas for using cell phones in education.
Randy Rodgers

tweentribune.com | News for tweens - 0 views

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    News site directed at tween readers. Good resource for getting student writing ideas!
Randy Rodgers

Vocabulary Videos and Flash Cards for SAT, ACT and GRE - WordAhead.com > Home - 0 views

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    Vocabulary video site. Includes lesson and implementation ideas for teachers plus tips on creating/submitting student videos to the site.
Randy Rodgers

Penzu - Write in Private: Free Online Diary and Personal Journal - 1 views

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    "Penzu is a free online diary and personal journal with a focus on privacy. Easily keep a secret diary of thoughts or a journal of notes and ideas secure and on the web." Also allows users the option of sharing pieces.
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Hack the Storybook - NEXMAP - 0 views

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    Very cool idea for using electronic components to make interactive, 21st century books, art, etc.
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Record & Share your Ideas | Present.me - 0 views

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    Record video and share alongside slideshows online. 3 free presentations/month.
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easel.ly | create and share visual ideas online - 0 views

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    Create infographics with these very helpful tools--backgrounds, objects, shapes, themes, more.
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Fusion: SMART Boards, Airliners, and Notebook Software - 0 views

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    Missouri school district's Smart resources--includes Moodle course on Smart!
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