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americas-best-high-schools-2010: Personal Finance News from Yahoo! Finance - 32 views

finance.yahoo.com/...mericas-best-high-schools-2010 highschool top rigor
shared by Tony Baldasaro on 10 Dec 09 - Cached
  • What are the social responsibilities of educated people? Over the course of the school year, students are exploring social responsibility through projects of their own design, ranging from getting school supplies for students with cerebral palsy in Shanghai to persuading their classmates to use handkerchiefs to reduce paper waste.
  • Tony Baldasaro on 10 Dec 09
     
    Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Alexandria, Va., the top school in U.S. News & World Report's America's Best High Schools rankings, is designed to challenge students. A course load of offerings that include DNA science, neurology, and quantum physics would seem to be more than enough to meet that goal. But students and the faculty felt those classes weren't enough, so they decided to tackle another big question: What are the social responsibilities of educated people? Over the course of the school year, students are exploring social responsibility through projects of their own design, ranging from getting school supplies for students with cerebral palsy in Shanghai to persuading their classmates to use handkerchiefs to reduce paper waste. The One Question project demonstrates the way "TJ," as it's referred to by students and teachers, encourages the wide-ranging interests of its students.
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Alfie Kohn Rejects National Standards : Constructing Modern Knowledge - 36 views

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shared by Kate Tabor on 11 Jan 10 - Cached
  • Kate Tabor on 11 Jan 10
     
    Brian Silverman says, "It should be required reading for anyone concerned with democracy and long-term viability of public education. I've often said that national standards, even those thinly disguised under mischievous pseudonyms like "common core standards" are not only a destructive force, but a solution in search of a problem. Alfie Kohn makes the case quite effectively. Mr. Kohn once again demonstrates his courage, tenacity and chutzpah by publishing his new article in Education Week's special "Quality Counts" issue. "Quality Counts" is the annual issue sponsored by standardized testing companies who rank each state's educational quality as a function of their reliance on high-stakes testing, teacher-bashing, punitive and anti-democratic education policies. The more draconian the state, the higher their "quality," according to Education Week."
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Pepsi Refresh Project: Great educational tool - 49 views

www.refresheverything.com/inspiremichigan Social Entrepreneurship Moral Identity Applied Ethics
shared by Hope May on 05 May 10 - Cached
  • Hope May on 05 May 10
     
    Hello group. I made it a requirement for my "Moral Problems" class (Philosophy 118 at Central Michigan University) to submit a proposal to Pepsi Refresh. Learned that it was very hard to get in, but with diligence, two projects out of 90 got in. One of my students is ranked 7th. We are asking for your vote and in doing so, you will be learning about how to use this as an educational resource. See http://ethics.cmich.edu to access more info.
  • Tracy Tuten on 05 May 10
     
    Hope, that is awesome! What a great idea and success!
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Intel Teach Free Tools &Resources - 68 views

www.intel.com/...teachers
shared by Debbie Costello on 09 Feb 11 - No Cached
  • Debbie Costello on 09 Feb 11
     
    Visual Ranking Assessing Projects Seeing Reason Showing Evidence
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A List of the Top 200 Education Blogs - 89 views

www.guidetoonlineschools.com/...top-education-blogs Top 200 Education Blogs blogs instruction education
shared by Kathy Malsbenden on 24 Nov 09 - Cached
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  • Kathy Malsbenden on 24 Nov 09
     
    The Top 200 Education Blogs All those interested in education-we've got you covered. From humor blogs on college life to one stop shops for school athletics to blogs all about education policy and new technologies, if there's a good education blog out there, you can bet it made our list. We've also mixed in a handful of exceptional web tools and sites that we thought deserved a spot in the top 200. News & Trends  -  Teaching  -  Learning  -  Professor Blogs  -  College  -  Campus Life  -  School Athletics  -  International & Study Abroad  -  E-Learning  -  Administrators and Departments  -  Technology & Innovation  -  Admissions & Rankings  -  Internet Culture  -  Education Policy  -  Specialty  -  Library & Research  -  Librarian Blogs  -  Miscellaneous
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Best Countries for Women - 5 views

www.thedailybeast.com/...s-for-women-the-full-list.html Human_Geography
shared by Taylor Rankin on 09 Oct 11 - No Cached
    • Taylor Rankin
      Taylor Rankin on 09 Oct 11
       
      Pick one of these countries to compare to the US!
  • Taylor Rankin on 09 Oct 11
     
    START HERE!!! Rankings of the best and worst countries for women. Good jumping off point for venn diagram comparing opportunities for women in the US and another country.
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Johnson: Language networks: When bigger isn't better | The Economist - 20 views

www.economist.com/...johnson-language-networks economist language research resources
shared by Don Doehla on 23 Jan 15 - No Cached
  • Don Doehla on 23 Jan 15
     
    HOW would you rank "important" languages? If asked to rattle them off, many people start with English, but after that are reluctant to go further. Important how, they ask. One approach would be to look at people and money: surely a language is important if it is spoken by lots of people, in countries with great wealth (and presumably, therefore, power).
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Three reasons why Finland's universities are among the best in the world - 9 views

ukedchat.com/...e-reasons-finland-universities university Finland
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  • Martin Burrett on 02 Oct 18
     
    "Finland is no stranger to the higher ranks of the international education tables, and the country's universities are regarded as global leaders in higher education (HE). So, how does one of the world's smaller nations lead the way when it comes to educating and inspiring its young people?"
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Is rote learning overrated? - 7 views

ukedchat.com/...rote-learning rote
shared by Martin Burrett on 18 Jan 19 - No Cached
  • Martin Burrett on 18 Jan 19
     
    "No film set of a 1950's primary school classroom would be complete without the serried ranks of neatly dressed children chanting times tables aloud at their wooden desks. Since those days, learning through repetition has fallen in and out of vogue. That's why it's so interesting to witness the recent resurgence in support for rote learning, backed by high-profile figures from the world of politics and education alike."
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Questions to ask as we ponder the latest PISA results - The Learner's Way - 7 views

thelearnersway.net/...ponder-the-latest-pisa-results questions learner education teaching learning PISA OECD
shared by Nigel Coutts on 08 Dec 19 - No Cached
  • Nigel Coutts on 08 Dec 19
     
    I am wanting to take a slightly different approach to this weeks post. The past week has seen the latest round of PISA results and the media has had a field day. Headlines have routinely attacked students, educators and education systems in equal measure. The Canberra Times reported that "Australian school scores plummet on world stage", the Sydney Morning Herald led with "Alarm bells': Australian students record worst result in global tests" and The Weekend Australian went with "PISA global educational rankings: Schools fail on maths, science". 
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CBI: Our education systems are not delivering - while average performance rises gently,... - 0 views

www.cbi.org.uk/...ion-systems-are-not-delivering CBI report
shared by Sirkku Nikamaa-Linder on 22 Nov 12 - No Cached
  • Spending on education accelerated still further after 1997, rising in real terms by 71% by 2010-11.
  • UK ranks among the highest spending OECD countries measured in terms of percentage of GDP on education.
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  • but we are being outperformed by nations which spend less.
  • the challenge lies not in what we spend, but in what we do.
  • explanation for the conveyor belt comes not from money, therefore, but from other incentives that schools face.
  • Schools have become used to governments setting blanket targets,
  • We should not be surprised that these drive behaviour – but not always the behaviour that the Department for Education wants.
  • The percentage of pupils gaining five ‘good’ A*-C GCSEs has increased by 50% over the last decade.
  • this should be an indicator of great success
  • has been questioned by many commentators.
  • When we look at whether the improvement on the GCSE metric is general or specific to those close to the grade boundary, it is clear that this measure is driving what is happening in schools.
  • intensive targeting of resources on pupils just below the C grade and/or an increase in teachers’ expertise in ‘teaching to the test’ has been behind  improvements.
  • Whatever the explanation, it doesn’t inspire confidence that the rise in exam grades for average ability candidates really reflects an increase across all groups in mastery of the subjects studied.
  • Narrowly-defined targets like these, based only on exam results subtly inhibit the overall education of young people.
    • Sirkku Nikamaa-Linder
      Sirkku Nikamaa-Linder on 22 Nov 12
       
      This is why Finland only has one national test....
  • If an acceptable level is reached, failure among a substantial minority is tolerated.
  • At earlier stages in the system, similar testing frameworks focus school accountability on achieving a certain percentage of pupils reaching a defined average, rather than a focus on absolute attainment.
  • it is possible to dramatically reduce attainment gaps in their primary school populations and raise standards on a broader basis than the UK has managed.
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The World's Richest College Dropout Urges Colleges to Stop Dropouts - Jordan Weissmann ... - 22 views

www.theatlantic.com/...265251
shared by Jon Dorbolo on 18 Nov 12 - No Cached
  • Gates sees this problem largely as a matter of incentives. Publications such as U.S. News and World Report reward colleges for the resources they spend on students and their exclusivity, but not necessarily for their results. High SAT scores will move a colleges up in the rankings (and so, it should be noted, will having a high graduation rate). Making sure your alums have a well-paid job, or a job at all, will not. To begin fixing this problem, we need need flip U.S. News' logic, Gates said, and reward schools that "take people with the low SAT and actually educate them well."  
    • Jon Dorbolo
      Jon Dorbolo on 18 Nov 12
       
      Taking in less qualified students in order to bring them up to speed is part of the the Land Grant University mission. Sal Khan (Khan Academy) recently observed that for students who take longer to master fundamental math skills, once they do so they accelerate faster such that they catch up to those who are ahead. Ubiquitous learning is species survival.
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How a Radical New Teaching Method Could Unleash a Generation of Geniuses | Wired Busine... - 54 views

www.wired.com/...2
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    • Daryl Bambic
      Daryl Bambic on 24 Oct 13
       
      Natural selection and learning: asking questions and being curious is adaptive behaviour.
  • inland pared the country’s elementary math curriculum from about 25 pages to four, reduced the school day by an hour, and focused on independence and active learning. By 2003, Finnish students had climbed from the lower rungs of international performance rankings to first place among developed nations.
  • emphasizing student-led learning and collaboration.
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  • The teaching method makes little difference,” he says.
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PIPEDREAMS - Seeing with New Eyes - International Perspectives on Trust and Regulation ... - 16 views

pipedreams-education.ca/...st-and-regulation-in-education education inspiration @zbpipe Israel conference 201205 international trust regulation
shared by Peter Beens on 01 Jun 12 - No Cached
  • This year, I was asked to attend as a Canadian Teacher Representative, along with Ontario Ministry Officer, Colette Ruduck and our Ontario Deputy Minister of Education, George Zegarac.
  • the theme of “Trust and Regulation”
  • my Canadian values of equality, diversity, safety and choice
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  • high degree of trust for teachers, administrators and district decision makers
  • Our regulations are meant to encourage equality and diversity, choice, opportunity, innovation – fundamental values in our society.
  • In contrast to many of the other countries represented, our Canadian context was unique in that the regulations (organizations, federations, policies, curriculum) imposed actually tie in Trust and Relationship building and partnerships as key factors to increase capacity building with a wide range of stakeholders.
  • We need our profession to be respected, which includes paying us well, treating us fairly, supporting us with resources, nurturing our learning and leadership opportunities
  • systems of education can achieve and can be highly ranked without the use of formalized testing
  • We need to feel safe to make mistakes because we too are learners, especially in a profession that is changing so drastically in the 21st Century
  • We need to feel trusted and with that, we want our skills, our education, our talents and our passions to be respected so we -together – can become the creators of our own pedagogies
  • these passionate and experienced leaders agreed that such tests don’t work when used to rate, or punish teachers
  • can even sometimes do more harm then good
  • such tests are not always authentic
  • First and foremost, teacher voice needs to be heard and respected
  • As principals, we need to empower our teachers and community
  • the importance of the teacher/principal relationship came up over and over and over
  • Trust – allows me to teach in my style, developing my own curriculum
  • I wonder if there is a correlation between that supportive, trusting principal and the fact that we have incredibly dynamic teachers here, at Van Leer from all over the globe
  • We too need to think different because change can start with us
  • We need to make our voices heard by be socially active
  • By sharing and reflecting our learning openly and even by sometimes being vulnerable and asking for help and challenging the status quo
  • we need to recognize that our learning environments are changing and are very different from how we were once trained and educated
  • We need to remind our leaders that we are not just teachers of academics but we teach the whole person
  • Many of us struggle, without supports – to help impoverished families, students with mental health disabilities, learning disabilities, students that speak a different language, large class sizes, violence, inequalities
  • Peter Beens on 01 Jun 12
     
    The conference in Jerusalem, Israel that Van Leer hosts each year  is intended to encourage professional dialogue among educators, academics, representatives of the Third Sector, and policymakers from diverse areas and places in Israel and abroad.    This year, I was asked to attend as a Canadian Teacher Representative, along with Ontario Ministry Officer, Colette Ruduck and our Ontario Deputy Minister of Education, George Zegarac. With the theme of "Trust and Regulation" at the center of our discussions, it did not take long to realize that my context, as a Canadian Educator, a parent, and a student -  was one of privilege and opportunity.
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Prof. Stephen Krashen 12-08-2011 on Vimeo - 51 views

vimeo.com/33371571 video poverty ranking education students school achievement international reform change
shared by Steve Ransom on 09 Jan 12 - No Cached
  • Steve Ransom on 09 Jan 12
     
    Primary conditions that impact achievement: ---------- 1. poverty 2. access to school library/books at school/books at home ---------- Suggestions: 1. ramp up school meal programs 2. more/better healthcare for kids at school/school nurses 3. better access to books & libraries at school, community, and home. ----------- How to pay for it? - cut testing and divert those funds to the above :-)
  • Maria del Rocio Costa on 10 Jan 12
     
    Thank you for sharing.
  • Steve Ransom on 10 Jan 12
     
    Most welcome! Glad you found it.
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How Big Data Is Taking Teachers Out of the Lecturing Business: Scientific American - 0 views

www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm adaptive learning pedagogy education ASU Arizona Knewton math
shared by Maureen Greenbaum on 19 Jul 13 - No Cached
  • David Heckman, a mathematician, was accustomed to lecturing to the class, but he had to take on the role of a roving mentor, responding to raised hands and coaching students when they got stumped
  • Like institutions at every level of American education, it is going through some wrenching changes. The university has lost 50 percent of its state funding over the past five years.
  • alarmingly high numbers of students showing up on campus unprepared to do college-level work.
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  • more efficient way to shepherd students through basic general-education requirements—particularly those courses, such as college math, that disproportionately cause students to drop out
  • That fall, with little debate or warning, it placed 4,700 students into computerized math courses. Last year some 50 instructors coached 7,600 Arizona State students through three entry-level math courses running on Knewton software. By the fall of 2014 ASU aims to adapt six more courses, adding another 19,000 students a year to the adaptive-learning ranks.
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geddit - 78 views

letsgeddit.com
shared by Michele Rosen on 23 Mar 14 - No Cached
  • Amy Burns on 23 Mar 14
     
    Students rank their understanding in this free, real-time app.
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