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Bret Willhoit

The Children Must Play - 20 views

www.tnr.com/...education-reform-Finland-US

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shared by Bret Willhoit on 19 Feb 11 - No Cached
  • Not only do Finnish educational authorities provide students with far more recess than their U.S. counterparts—75 minutes a day in Finnish elementary schools versus an average of 27 minutes in the U.S.—but they also mandate lots of arts and crafts, more learning by doing, rigorous standards for teacher certification, higher teacher pay, and attractive working conditions.
  • it had to modernize its economy and could only do so by first improving its schools. To that end, the government agreed to reduce class size, boost teacher pay, and require that, by 1979, all teachers complete a rigorous master’s program.
  • Finnish teachers earn very competitive salaries: High school teachers with 15 years of experience make 102 percent of what their fellow university graduates do. In the United States, by contrast, they earn just 65 percent.
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  • Finnish authorities haven’t outsourced school management to for-profit or non-profit organizations, implemented merit pay, or ranked teachers and schools according to test results, they’ve made excellent use of business strategies. They’ve won the war for talent by making teaching so appealing. In choosing principals, superintendents, and policymakers from inside the education world rather than looking outside it, Finnish authorities have likewise taken a page from the corporate playbook: Great organizations, as the business historian Alfred Chandler documented, cultivate talent from within. Of the many officials I interviewed at the Finnish Ministry of Education, the National Board of Education, the Education Evaluation Council, and the Helsinki Department of Education, all had been teachers for at least four years.
  • Finland’s school system unique is that the country has deliberately rejected the prevailing standardization movement
  • Since 1985, students have not been tracked (or grouped by ability) until the tenth grade
  • The Finnish approach to pedagogy is also distinct
Greg Noack

TEACHER APPRECIATION: appreciation links teacher - Famous Teachers - A short history - 5 views

www.teacher-appreciation.info/...A_short_history.asp

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shared by Greg Noack on 16 Jun 11 - Cached
  • One of the most learned men of all time, Confucius (561B.C.), became the first private teacher in history. Born of a once noble family fallen on hard times, he found himself as an adolescent with a thirst for knowledge and nowhere to drink, since only the royal or noble were allowed an education. Because all the teachers were government officials, th
Ruth Howard

A Textbook Example of What's Wrong with Education | Edutopia - 0 views

www.edutopia.org/extbook-publishing-controversy

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shared by Ruth Howard on 23 Apr 09 - Cached
  • Who writes these things?" people ask me. I have to tell them, without a hint of irony, "No one." It's symptomatic of the whole muddled mess that is the $4.3 billion textbook business. Textbooks are a core part of the curriculum, as crucial to the teacher as a blueprint is to a carpenter, so one might assume they are conceived, researched, written, and published as unique contributions to advancing knowledge. In fact, most of these books fall far short of their important role in the educational scheme of things. They are processed into existence using the pulp of what already exists, rising like swamp things from the compost of the past. The mulch is turned and tended by many layers of editors who scrub it of anything possibly objectionable before it is fed into a government-run "adoption" system that provides mediocre material to students of all ages.
  • There's no quick, simple fix for the blanding of American textbooks, but several steps are key to reform:
Michelle DeSilva

Maps of War ::: Visual History of War, Religion, and Government - 0 views

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shared by Michelle DeSilva on 10 Jul 09 - Cached
  • Michelle DeSilva on 10 Jul 09
     
    I hope this site helps you place today's current events into a greater historical context. Each map is well-researched and based in fact, and none of the work is meant to be biased or political. No spin or opinion, just fact-based conclusions about the history of war. Maps-of-War is created by a Flash-Designer hobbyist and professional history- buff. Enjoy your visit and feel free to save or share our work for your own use!
Vicki Davis

Sept 8 - Live event where President Obama will speak to Students - 0 views

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shared by Vicki Davis on 03 Sep 09 - No Cached
  • Vicki Davis on 03 Sep 09
     
    This just in my inbox: "On September 8, 2009 at 12:00 p.m., Eastern Time (ET), President Barack Obama will deliver a national address to the students of America. (Please note that this is a change from the originally scheduled time.) During this special address, the president will speak directly to the nation's children and youth about persisting and succeeding in school. The president will challenge students to work hard, set educational goals, and take responsibility for their learning. The U.S. Department of Education encourages students of all ages, teachers, and administrators to participate in this historic moment by watching the president deliver the address, which will be broadcast live on the White House Web site (http://www.whitehouse.gov/live/) and on C-SPAN at 12:00 p.m., ET. We also encourage educators to use this moment to help students get focused and inspired to begin the new academic year." Take this chance to set up your school (particularly US public schools) to have President Obama encourage your kids to do well in school. It is very important. There is also a facebook discussion about this event.
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Lampitt Honored for 'Sexting' Legislation - The Institute for Responsible Online and Ce... - 0 views

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  • EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR on 05 Aug 09
     
    "We at the Institute for Responsible Online and Cell-Phone Communication commend Assemblywoman Pamela R. Lampitt for proactively raising the importance of digital responsibility and awareness at the statewide level." Richard Guerry, the Executive Director of I.R.O.C2 said. "By starting and encouraging a dialogue regarding detrimental digital issues, such as sexting, and by proposing legislation intended to further spread awareness of their negative consequences, the Assemblywoman has become a leader of digital responsibility, or Responsibility 2.1C, in the great state of New Jersey."
anonymous

- Governing Dynamo - Take a look at some Historic American Rhetoric - 0 views

www.governingdynamo.com/...istoric-american-rhetoric.html

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shared by anonymous on 26 Aug 09 - Cached
  • anonymous on 26 Aug 09
     
    Underneath the image is a link that will step you through the word clouds for all the inaugural speeches. Each one is also printed so that you can read the full text. This is not only good for Social Studies, but also VERY good for English. My how our language has devolved over the years. Read Madison's speeches, for example.
Vicki Davis

Lesson Planning Information for US Presidential Speech to Students Grades 7-12 - 0 views

www.ed.gov/...7-12.pdf

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shared by Vicki Davis on 03 Sep 09 - No Cached
  • Vicki Davis on 03 Sep 09
     
    Here are the lesson planning guides for grades 7-12.
Vicki Davis

Grades PreK-6 Lesson planning guide for Obama speech - 0 views

www.ed.gov/...prek-6.pdf

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shared by Vicki Davis on 03 Sep 09 - No Cached
  • Vicki Davis on 03 Sep 09
     
    This is the lesson planning guide for grades PreK-6th grade for the President's speech on September 8th.
Vicki Davis

I Am What I Learn video competition for US students - 0 views

www.ed.gov/...index.html

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shared by Vicki Davis on 03 Sep 09 - Cached
  • Vicki Davis on 03 Sep 09
     
    Starting on Sept 8, the US dept of education will ask students to respond to the President's Back to school challenge to create videos, up to 2 minutes in length describing steps that they will take to improve their education. This will be the website for the Iam what I learn website.
tee1962 Reagan

Education Week: Top-Scoring Nations Share Strategies on Teachers - 0 views

www.edweek.org/...36global.h28.html

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  • In Finland, Mr. Lankinen said, “people dream to be teachers.”
  • one common feature of the Singaporean and Finnish education systems—like those of some other high-achieving nations—is the respect that their societies have for educators, and the general view of teaching as a top-tier profession.
  • Finns regard having “well-trained, educated teachers” as more essential to raising student achievement, he added.
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  • Singapore also has a thorough system for grading and evaluating teacher performance, she told the audience, and it awards bonuses for effective instruction that can equal between one and three months’ pay.
  • elite: The government recruits from the top third of graduating classes,
  • tee1962 Reagan on 06 Jul 09
     
    In Finland, Mr. Lankinen said, "people dream to be teachers."
Ted Sakshaug

Lesson Plans History American Government High School - USHistorySite.com - 0 views

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shared by Ted Sakshaug on 29 Apr 09 - Cached
  • Ted Sakshaug on 29 Apr 09
     
    The US History Site offers US History Lesson Plans, primary source documents, games, timeline, quotes and teacher resources for students and teachers.
Matt Clausen

Our Courts - Homepage - 7 views

www.ourcourts.org

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shared by Matt Clausen on 10 Nov 09 - Cached
  • Matt Clausen on 10 Nov 09
     
    aimed at middle school aged students
Suzie Nestico

How to Write a Petition - ePetitions - Start a Petition - GoPetition - 0 views

www.gopetition.com/howtowriteapetition.php

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shared by Suzie Nestico on 27 Mar 11 - No Cached
  • Suzie Nestico on 27 Mar 11
     
    Resources for teaching students how to become informed, take action and write a petition.
Ed Webb

Do universities liberalise students? Why education should be taken seriously in politic... - 0 views

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shared by Ed Webb on 13 Dec 18 - Cached
  • data at the individual level has repeatedly shown that having a degree level qualification is the strongest predictor of a Remain vote
  • UKIP’s support was concentrated among those with education levels below degree level, gaining 16% of the votes of this group in 2015. The Liberal Democrats, in contrast, have historically been better at securing the votes of the degree-educated section of the electorate. In 2010, the party secured one in three votes among this group and were the most popular choice of party for voters in this group.
  • Between 2010 and 2015 the Labour share of the vote among the degree educated rose while its share of those without degrees fell. A result was the move of (some of the) ‘not degree’ group to UKIP while the degree educated deserted the Liberal Democrats after the formation of the coalition government. It is important to stress this happened while Ed Miliband was Labour party leader and before the EU Referendum – this is neither a Corbyn nor a Brexit effect.
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  • the relationship between political values and voting behaviour. While the traditional ‘left-right’ value dimension which focuses on economic justice and power barely distinguishes Leave and Remain voters, there are much larger differences according to ‘cultural’ values which relate to issues of authority, tolerance, and the rule of law.
  • This suggests that there is something specific about the experience of higher education which produces more liberal values. This appears to be something which is independent of the subject of study
  • A more fruitful line of enquiry is to seek a deeper understanding of the connections between education and values: to understand how education liberalises
Vicki Davis

% Teachers with PhD's - 41 views

That sounds like a pretty overwhelming number to get. Are you perhaps mixing your numbers? Do you want percentage of teachers with doctoral degrees and what COLLEGE they attended, perhaps? Thi...

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