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Yong Zhao: How PISA Misleads the World | Diane Ravitch's blog - 48 views

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    Yong Zhao: How PISA Misleads the World http://t.co/6DpRO4UxZ4
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    Yong Zhao: How PISA Misleads the World http://t.co/6DpRO4UxZ4
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ISTE 2012 Tuesday Keynote Featuring Yong Zhao - YouTube - 52 views

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    Yong Zhao starts speaking around 55 minutes in. Not showing? Try this link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijSxt94vhf0 Slides here: http://zhaolearning.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/ISTE2012.pdf
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    It says that the video is private. Any other option in order to view it?
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Dr. Yong Zhao - BLC07 Keynote - 0 views

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    Podcast of Dr. Yong Zhao keynote from Alan November's Blog. This speaker is great!
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A Nation At Risk: Edited by Yong Zhao - 34 views

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    Great commentary on current education reform.
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    Brilliant editing of the intro to "A Nation At Risk" to reflect the absurd claims of the original, and to underscore the need to deliberately support creativity and diverse thinking in schools in order for America to maintain relevance.
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Zhao on testing - 47 views

  • online education community called ObaWorld, which costs $1 per student per year and is a closed, private site. It’s a cloud-based learning platform
  • Global Education Leadership Master’s program, which is based online and accredited through University of Oregon.
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City of San Marcos, CA : Talent Show Winners - 0 views

    • Dave Zhao
       
      Elise琵琶独奏,合奏双获第一,wow
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    Instrumental Group 1st: Elise Zhao
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A Nation at Risk: Edited by Yong Zhao - Eugene, MO, United States, ASCD EDge Blog post - 28 views

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    A new look at "A Nation at Risk" on its 30 year anniverary!
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Education Week: Doublethink: The Creativity-Testing Conflict - 46 views

  • n his book Finnish Lessons: What Can the World Learn From Educational Change in Finland?
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  • "The central aim of Finnish education is the development of each child as a thinking, active, creative person, not the attainment of higher test scores, and the primary strategy of Finnish education is cooperation, not competition."
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  • Standardized testing rewards the ability to find the "correct answer" and thus discourages creativity, which is about asking questions and challenging the status quo.
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Education in the Age of Globalization » Blog Archive » Five Questions to Ask ... - 29 views

  • Daniel Pink observed, traditionally neglected talents, which he refers to as Right-brained directed skills, including design, story, symphony, empathy, play, and meaning, will become more valuable (Pink, 2006).
    • Monica Williams-Mitchell
       
      YES! We need to address these things. I don't see them as incompatible w CC, however.
  • international assessments such as PISA and TIMSS, which are mostly left-brained cognitive skills.
  • Common Core does not include an element to prepare the future generations to live in this globalized world and interact with people from different cultures.
    • Monica Williams-Mitchell
       
      But does that simple fact prevent us from addressing this? I think not.
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  • Common Core, by forcing children to master the same curriculum, essentially discriminates against talents that are not consistent with their prescribed knowledge and skills.
    • Monica Williams-Mitchell
       
      Is this any different from the current situation? Is this author arguing that we should not have common standards, or that we should maintain our current status quo of a patchwork of test-driven standards?
  • A well organized, tightly controlled, and well-executed education system can transmit the prescribed content much more effectively than one that is less organized, loosely monitored, and less unified. In the meantime, the latter allows for exceptions with more room for individual exploration and experimentation
    • Monica Williams-Mitchell
       
      I think the problem lies in seeing this as an either-or question. Any system that relies solely on testing as the measure of success is short-sighted and archaic. Having no identified common ground puts at risk the learners who most need a firm starting point. To say that the current system allows "more room for individual exploration and experimentation" is naive at best and disingenuous at worst. Where in test-crazed American schools do you see this happening??
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    A provocative article by Yong Zhao on CCSS and reflective questions we ought to as ourselves.
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