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December 2, 2011 Today, the U.S. Departments of Education and Justice have issued long-awaited policy guidance to K-12 schools and colleges and universities across the U.S., about the ways in whi...
I see this development as good and bad. Firstly, what will CS replace in current curricula? You cannot add something without giving up something else. That said, CS has the benefit of teaching e...
Einstein Fellowship Program Overview Announcements Apply to 2012-2013 Einstein Fellowship The Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship Program provides a unique professional development o...
Gordon Dahlby Reminder: http://www.trianglecoalition.org/einstein-fellows/einstein-fellow-application-process/application APPLICATIONS: The Einstein Fellowship applications for the 2012-2013 prog...
http://digitallearningnow.com/ten-elements-of-high-quality-digital-learning/ You can download the report at the above URL.
http://www.scoop.it/t/educational-technology-for-teachers/p/727409105/most-important-skills-fo
Here is a great list of ocean observing instruments from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Ocean Instruments On the woods hole site they are clickable. How they work, what ...
Check out this awesome image of global salinity from the new Aquarius satellite http://aquarius.gsfc.nasa.gov/images/Aquarius_salinity.25Aug2011-11Sep2011.jpg
Why study oceans? Here are some compelling reasons: Why Study the Oceans? The Oceans Influence Our Lives in Many Ways The CO2 problem, global warming, and the role of the oceans in climate....
A new federal resource will help groups share learning materials and policy recommendations as they strive to improve the quality and availability of learning resources in education. Launched ...
Recognizing the vital role that High Performance Computing (HPC) plays in national competitiveness, on November 8th 24 U.S. Senators signed off on a letter to the White House asking the Administrat...
Microsoft wins TEACH campaign from Education Dept By Valerie Strauss http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/post/microsoft-wins-teach-campaign-from-education-dept/2011/11/13/gIQA5t5bMN_bl...
http://www.newamerica.net/publications/articles/2011/kindergartners_put_down_your_pencils_60036
Adoption Gap Remains Along Demographic Lines; Socio-Economic Status Does Not Explain the Entire Gap WASHINGTON, Nov. 9, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Department of Commerce's Economics and S...
Supreme Court to weigh warrantless GPS tracking By Gautham Nagesh and Brendan Sasso The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Tuesday in a case to determine whether police need a warrant to trac...
BY VANESSA VEGA 10/25/11 People often ascribe technological devices with magical properties, as though the inert objects in and of themselves can bestow us with the capacity to be "better, faster, ...
Digital Natives are a myth in the November issue of Learning & Leading with Technology, ISTE's magazine. Interesting short essays. http://www.learningandleading-digital.com/learning_leading/2...
By Michael Nunez | October 28, 2011 12:00 PM EDT The Federal Communications Commission accepted Chairman Julius Genachowski's proposal to overhaul a program dedicated to building telephone connect...
New coalition seeks to protect future of broadcasting By Gautham Nagesh A diverse coalition of businesses and public interest organizations will launch Tuesday with an aim of safeguarding the futu...
" School Libraries: What's Now, What's Next, What's Yet to Come" is a free e-book edited by Kristin Fontichiaro, clinical assistant professor at the University of Michigan School of Information, an...
