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High schools need engaging classes | desmoinesregister.com | The Des Moines Register - 1 views

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reform highschool schools high engagement enrichment

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  • daniel rezac on 07 Dec 10
     
    Shadow a high school student for half a day, suggested Tony Wagner, featured speaker at the Iowa Association of School Boards convention Thursday, during a question-and-answer session after his speech. "Count the number of minutes you are awake in class," continued the national school reform expert, responding to a woman wondering about the connection between boredom and dropouts.
James O'Hagan

Fundamentally Reforming Math Curriculum with Computer-Based Math - 0 views

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math TED

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  • James O'Hagan on 22 Mar 11
     
    This is the response to Khan almost six months earlier.
anonymous

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studentsfirst reform movement michelle_rhee rhee

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  • anonymous on 07 Dec 10
     
    I see some good ideas with Michelle Rhee's work here but I have to say it appears to me to be more of a political ploy tool than anything. Why not join pre-exisiting resources / movements? Why does it have to be something created by her?
judith epcke

730 U.S. schools trying to reinvent themselves | Funding | eSchoolNews.com - 0 views

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edreach reform transforming_education

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  • judith epcke on 13 Dec 10
     
    Another "where do you stand on this issue?" thought. Might make for interesting discussion.
James O'Hagan

Can Mobile Devices Transform Education? - 1 views

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education mobile ascd

shared by James O'Hagan on 18 Mar 11 - No Cached
  • February 2011 | Volume 53 | Number 2 Make Parents Your Partners    Can Mobile Devices Transform Education? Rick Allen The popularity of smartphones, including Droids, iPhones, and BlackBerries, that now have GPS, texting, voice, and multimedia capabilities has prompted industry and education reformers to shine the light on these mobile devices as vehicles suitable for transforming K–12 learning for the 21st century. Although they present challenges as well as potential benefits, education experts reason that these powerful small computers motivate students; provide constant access to the wealth of knowledge, tools, and experts on the web; and are cheaper and more plentiful than laptops or desktop workstations. "A big c
  • "cognitive audit trail"
  • Students also said they used their wireless devices to look up information on the Internet and consult with other students to share tips for solving problems or clarify their understanding of concepts with the teacher.
    • James O'Hagan
      James O'Hagan on 18 Mar 11
       
      What was their digital learning space?
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  • Dunleavy hopes his research will determine whether using mobile devices can enhance learning
    • James O'Hagan
      James O'Hagan on 18 Mar 11
       
      HOPES! There is HOPE! I like "it does" rather than HOPES!
  • The greatest strength of mobile devices could be for outside-the-classroom learning. It's a cheaper way of doing one-to-one learning, and students would have a shorter learning curve because they're used to these devices
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