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Carole Redline

Will Richardson: My Kids are Illiterate. Most Likely, Yours Are Too - 16 views

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  • I'm a parent, and I'm not happy
  • I'm a parent, and I'm not happy .
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  • "designing and sharing information for global communities to meet a variety of purposes
  • Nor are they "building relationships with others to solve problems collaboratively and cross-culturally
  • managing, analyzing and synthesizing multiple streams of information?"
  • I'm not at all bashing their teachers
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  •  foc used on literacy they will need to be successful in their lives instead of being focused
  • And I'm mad that the "big" conversations around "reform" in education right now all revolve around basically doing what we've been doing for the past 100 years only "better," and that we'll get there by incentivizing teachers to teach for a test.
  • Technology, specifically the Web, expands the learning opportunities our connected children and their teachers have. That's not
  • learning with two billion strangers, required to make sense of huge flows of information and creating and sharing their knowledge with the world. That is their reality; it wasn't ours
  • self-directed, participatory learner in this century
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    Richardson cites the NCTE literacy standards to push for curriculum reform beyond just print literacies driven by standardized testing
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    Saw Will Richardson at MICCA. He really is an excellent model of what our schools should be doing.
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anonymous

Resource: Minds of Our Own - 0 views

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    A video documentary on education and learning for K-12 educators and parents; 3 one-hour video programs and guide Why don't even the brightest students truly grasp simple science concepts? These video programs pick up on the questions asked in the Private Universe documentary and further explore how children learn. Based on recent research, as well as the pioneering work of Piaget and others, Minds of Our Own shows that many of the things we assume about how children learn are simply not true. For educators and parents, these programs bring new insight to debates about education reform. Can We Believe Our Eyes? Lessons From Thin Air Under Construction
Ouida Myers

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009: Saving and Creating Jobs and Reform... - 0 views

  • For the following programs, funds will be made available beginning in fall 2009, and will be conditioned upon receipt of further information that will be outlined in future guidance: Title I School Improvement Grants ($3 billion). Educational Technology State Grants ($650 million). The following funds will be made available beginning in fall 2009, based on the quality of the applications submitted through a competitive grant process. Guidelines for these funds will be posted shortly: Teacher Incentive Fund ($200 million). Teacher Quality Enhancement ($100 million). Statewide Data Systems ($250 million).
  • Under the $5 billion in SFSF reserved for the Secretary of Education to make competitive grants, the Department will conduct a national competition among states for a $4.35 billion state incentive "Race to the Top" fund to improve education quality and results statewide. The Race to the Top fund will help states drive substantial gains in student achievement by supporting states making dramatic progress on the four reform goals described above and effectively using other ARRA funds. $650 million of the $5 billion will be set aside in the "Invest in What Works and Innovation" fund and be available through a competition to districts and non-profit groups with a strong track record of results. Guidelines and applications for the competitive funds will be posted expeditiously. Race to the Top grants will be made in two rounds—fall 2009 and spring 2010).
  • LEAs that optimize the use of the varied funding streams provided under ARRA
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  • In addition, the Department will identify technical assistance resources to help states and localities effectively implement the most promising and evidence-based reforms using all relevant federal, state, and local resources.
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    From the Ed.gove Ed Tech and Race to the Top funding from the
Denis S

Blogger Challenges Educational Reform | e-Learning Today TV - 26 views

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Laura Lo Forti

Mobile Learning Institute - 0 views

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    The Mobile Learning Institute's film series "A 21st Century Education" profiles individuals who embrace and defend fresh approaches to learning and who confront the urgent social challenges that are part of a 21st century experience. "A 21st Century Education" compiles, in short film format, the best ideas around school reform. The series is meant to start, extend, or nudge the conversation about how to make change in education happen.
Henry Thiele

U.S. Department of Education Releases new Report on Use of Data Systems to Support Reform - 5 views

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    systems and are starting to use that valuable data to change classroom practice and improve student achievement, according to a new report released by the U.S. Department of Education. But school leaders are still searching for the best models to mine the data to discover the best instructional methods for students, the report says. "Data should be part of a feedback loop used to drive improvement at every level of the education system. This study helps us understand the kinds of data that need to be available for teachers and school leaders if they're going to use data to improve their practice," said Carmel Martin, assistant secretary for the Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development. In "Use of Education Data at the Local Level: From Accountability to Instructional Improvement," researchers surveyed officials from 529 districts, conducted in-depth site visits to 36 schools in 12 districts leading the way in data usage, and analyzed secondary data from a survey of over 6,000 teachers to obtain a national picture of current data use practices at the local-level.
Shelly Terrell

The Reform Symposium - 0 views

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    RSCON3 took place from Friday, July 29 to Sunday, July 31*, 2011 and was our biggest yet global online conference for everyone concerned with education. With 80 presenters and 12 keynote speakers it was an absolutely incredible event! Organised by educators for educators, it was FREE but offered more valuable and inspiring Professional Development than money could buy! If you didn't manage to attend you can catch up by viewing the Recordings
Henry Thiele

The End of Techno-Critique: The Naked Truth about 1:1 Laptop Initiatives and Educationa... - 18 views

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    This article responds to a generation of techno-criticism in education. It contains a review of the key themes of that criticism. The context of previous efforts to reform education reframes that criticism. Within that context, the question is raised about what schools need to look and be like in order to take advantage of laptop computers and other technology. In doing so, the article presents a vision for self-organizing schools.
Eric Patnoudes

Reform Education, Change the World - 0 views

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    Ideas for progress toward reforming public education, innovative uses of technology in the classroom and making school an authentic and meaningful experience.
Clif Mims

Making the Shift Happen - 0 views

  • shift from the “computer class” mindset to an “integrated” technology program
  • very similar problems, very similar history
  • very similar ideas
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  • same fears, concerns and questions
  • why isn’t there a common process or framework to work through
  • why isn’t there a common understanding of what needs to be done to move forward?
  • why aren’t more teachers arriving at schools with some background in this model of teaching and learning
Paul McKenzie

Do Kids Read Less for Fun? Blame Standardized Tests - Education Blog - 0 views

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    If only politicians were allowed to think like Kohn...
Peggy George

Generation YES Blog - 0 views

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    GenYes blog by Sylvia Martinez-covers lots of topics but the emphasis is on empowering students with technology.
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