Doctoral degrees: The disposable academic | The Economist - 27 views
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There is an oversupply of PhDs. Although a doctorate is designed as training for a job in academia, the number of PhD positions is unrelated to the number of job openings. Meanwhile, business leaders complain about shortages of high-level skills, suggesting PhDs are not teaching the right things. The fiercest critics compare research doctorates to Ponzi or pyramid schemes.
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A graduate assistant at Yale might earn $20,000 a year for nine months of teaching. The average pay of full professors in America was $109,000 in 2009
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America produced more than 100,000 doctoral degrees between 2005 and 2009. In the same period there were just 16,000 new professorships.
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Being Nice: Not Just for Secretaries and Custodians Anymore « classroom2point0 - 45 views
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The first thing you should know about running a 2.0 classroom is that the tech guys and gals in your district are indispensable. They are the ones who fix computer glitches, solve network access issues, wire your projector, undo incomprehensible damage to operating systems, and control access to various websites. Unfortunately, in my experience these individuals are unappreciated. For your sake and the sake of your students, don’t make the mistake of taking these important people for granted. Here are some simple guidelines to keep in mind to foster healthy relationships with your techies.
Toyota International Teacher Program - 71 views
How the iPad 2 Will Revolutionize Education | Fast Company - 105 views
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Not compelling at all. When a company tells you how a technology will revolutionize education, think very carefully, deeply, and critically.
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Agreed. I'll consider the iPad an educational resource when Apple starts giving some serious grants for it. Till then, it just seems like Jobs wants schools to join the bandwagon the way consumers do.
Why the weak students end up as teachers: Education programs lack intellect. - CSMonito... - 205 views
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Education courses don't challenge students' intellect as others do . . .
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I don't know many teachers that thought their teacher education program was worth their time, so I would totally disagree with this -- weak students end up as teachers. I once had a teacher educator tell me that 'grades' were the most significant indicator of a good teacher. I laughed at her because I won the top teaching award and a year earlier I wouldn't have been accepted because my grades wouldn't have made their particular cut.
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I have to agree with Lori. I have several colleagues who were not admitted into teacher education programs, yet have become amazing instructional leaders. Granted, there has to be a cutoff for programs, but frankly, grades are indeed not the best indicator. I was not allowed to take an advance-level French course because of my overall GPA during my undergraduate education. Later as a high school French teacher, my students consistently placed out of university language requirements, and while with me, often placed in declamation contests for their spoken abilities. Our teacher educations programs still need work. They are not where we want them to be. Now to get to work on how to make that happen! :-)
Trends in Educational Funding Public School - 18 views
CDWG | Win a Wireless Lab - Home - 42 views
Guess-the-Google - 5 views
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A reverse Google image search game where players must guess what has been searched for. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/ICT+&+Web+Tools
Next Generation Learning Challenges - 59 views
Pathfinders Game - Strategizing for College - IES Grant - 80 views
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A combination of tools such as graphic novels, board games, and online games will be developed for middle school students.
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The online version of the high school Pathfinder card game will have players guide a character through class and activity selection, time management challenges, putting together application materials, and acquiring the financial resources to afford college and its related costs. Games are to take about a week to complete and will require 5–10 minutes at a time to advance the game. The goal of the game is not only to be accepted but also to be able to afford and be prepared to succeed at the player's college of choice. Students can repeat play the game using characters with different backgrounds.
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Bill Tierney at USC got over a million bucks to modify his card game called Pathfinders to an online version so it can be played on Facebook. "The intended audience is students with low-income backgrounds who are not aware of their postsecondary options and who attend schools lacking strong college guidance counseling." Hope the players can cash in their winnings at a local casino and get real money to pay for college! That would be even better!
Investing in Innovation Fund (i3) - 0 views
Jack Kent Cooke Foundation - College Access - 34 views
Characterising one-to-one conservatoire teaching: Some implications of a quantitative a... - 12 views
http://www.iste.org/Content/NavigationMenu/Advocacy/Top_Ten_in_10.htm - 87 views
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Establish technology in education as the backbone of school improvement
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Leverage education technology as a gateway for college and career readiness
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Ensure technology expertise is infused throughout our schools and classrooms.
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