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Yan Feng

10 Things That Will Be Obsolete in Education by 2020 - 6 views

www.itslearning.net/-obsolete-in-education-by-2020

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  • Yan Feng on 20 Oct 11
     
    Interesting.
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  • Bridget Binstock on 20 Oct 11
     
    I thought the word "satchel" was already obsolete? HA! And does anyone else agree that they use the term "obsolete" very loosely in some of their explanations - for example HOMEWORK - doesn't "some work at school and some work at home" still constitute homework? And about Standardized TEACHING - until Standardized TESTING goes away, HG and supporters can advocate for this type of teaching reform, but try as we might (and many of us do offer alternative lessons and assignments to take advantage of the multiple intelligences within our classroom), end of the day, we still have to get our kids to pass those tests. It is how we as students, teachers, schools, districts, states and a nation are continually evaluated as being successful.
  • anonymous on 24 Oct 11
     
    I think this article is a little odd too. I think that a lot of times, writers of articles want to make these large shocking claims in their headlines. When you read the actual body of the text though, it becomes evident that the term "obsolete" isn't what they're after - but rather, it's about renaming or altering the way we think about current systems. Also, I was interested in what they meant by changing the actual architecture of schools. When I looked into the gallery though, it was a group of photos of a bunch of weird structures that didn't really show anything about schools (maybe the outsides?).
  • Ayelet R on 27 Oct 11
     
    Also, I can't imagine that education will make the fear of failure extinct. It may make failing a bit more tolerable with individualized instruction, but I can't image that the pressure on students to succeed will decrease; it seems more likely that it will increase.
  • Erin Sisk on 31 Oct 11
     
    I appreciated that they mentioned learning HTML. I wish I learned that in school -- I think basic web design should be a 21st century skill.
Laura Johnson

Salman Khan to talk about his dream for education reform - 1 views

thenextweb.com/...academy-google-hangout-preview

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shared by Laura Johnson on 02 Oct 12 - No Cached
  • Laura Johnson on 02 Oct 12
     
    Salman Khan + Google Hangout + disruption of education
Jeffrey Siegel

Has technology made conventional education obsolete? - 0 views

www.voxxi.com/onventional-education-obsolete

technology education reform

shared by Jeffrey Siegel on 26 Oct 12 - No Cached
  • Jeffrey Siegel on 26 Oct 12
     
    Despite the promises tech offers to reinvent schooling, not much has changed in the last decade
Kasthuri Gopalaratnam

Education Week: Scaling Up a Video Game-Learning Link - 1 views

www.edweek.org/...11levine.h31.html

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shared by Kasthuri Gopalaratnam on 27 Nov 11 - No Cached
  • Kasthuri Gopalaratnam on 27 Nov 11
     
    How well-designed video games can help education reform.
Kasthuri Gopalaratnam

What Americans Keep Ignoring About Finland's School Success - Anu Partanen - National -... - 3 views

www.theatlantic.com/...250564

Education finland reform

shared by Kasthuri Gopalaratnam on 30 Dec 11 - No Cached
  • Kasthuri Gopalaratnam on 30 Dec 11
     
    "Yet one of the most significant things Sahlberg said passed practically unnoticed. "Oh," he mentioned at one point, "and there are no private schools in Finland." This notion may seem difficult for an American to digest, but it's true. Only a small number of independent schools exist in Finland, and even they are all publicly financed. None is allowed to charge tuition fees. There are no private universities, either. This means that practically every person in Finland attends public school, whether for pre-K or a Ph.D."
  • Allison Browne on 02 Jan 12
     
    Equity in teaching education would be a good start.
  • Bridget Binstock on 03 Jan 12
     
    I love this quote, too: 'As for accountability of teachers and administrators, Sahlberg shrugs. "There's no word for accountability in Finnish," he later told an audience at the Teachers College of Columbia University. "Accountability is something that is left when responsibility has been subtracted."' American's are SO good at blaming everything and everyone ELSE for what is wrong with education in this country. Good for Sahlberg. I might just have to move my family to Finland!
Rupangi Sharma

A Digital Tool to Unlock Learning - 1 views

opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/...igital-tool-to-unlock-learning

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  • Rupangi Sharma on 24 Sep 12
     
    When we think about education reform, we usually focus on teacher quality. The big battleground in education revolves around holding teachers accountable for their performance. With all the focus on teachers, however, one group that is often forgotten as a key learning resource are the students themselves.
Maria Bueno

Technology: The Next Giant Leap in Education - 4 views

www.huffingtonpost.com/...-the-next-giant_b_3959135.html

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  • Maria Bueno on 20 Sep 13
     
    Nice article on how technology is evolving and revolutionizing our lives. It talks about integrating technology into education (positive and negative comments, reallocation of federal funds in innovative technology, etc)
  • Mirza Ramic on 20 Sep 13
     
    "Digital natives, techno savvy, comfortable with self-directed learning" - I very much agree with this description of 21st century students. There's no other way to reform education and learning but to embrace this fact, but unfortunately it will take time.
Benjamin Berte

U.S. Education Secretary Briefs Stakeholders on 'Investing in Innovation Fund' at... | ... - 0 views

www.reuters.com/...261932+20-Aug-2009+PRN20090820

Arne Duncan Investing in Innovation ACT Rigor and Readiness

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  • "I want the Department to become an engine of innovation, not a compliance monitor," said Secretary Duncan. "We are looking to you - the districts and nonprofits - to unleash your creativity and build the next generation of education reform."
  • According to research conducted by ACT, currently, -- Fewer than 20 percent of 8th-grade students are on target for being college ready in all four core subject areas of English, math, reading, and science. -- Only 70 percent of ACT-tested 2009 high school graduates took a core curriculum. -- Only 23 percent of ACT-tested 2009 high school graduates were college ready in all four core subject areas of English, math, reading, and science.
  • "We are committed to ensuring that all students are college and career ready in achievement, psychosocial behavior, and career and educational planning," said Erickson. "Rigor & Readiness will also create and advance school change, and build and support high-achieving, self-sustaining schools within scalable, replicable systems.
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  • A recording of Secretary Duncan's presentation is available at http://video.webexlivestream.com/events/webx001/31912/.
Chris Dede

Digital Learning Council Releases 'Road Map' to Ed. Overhaul - Digital Education - Educ... - 3 views

blogs.edweek.org/...al_learning_council_relea.html

online learning digital Council

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  • amy hoffmaster on 01 Dec 10
     
    Education reform using online learning motivated by budget cuts.
  • Chris Dede on 01 Dec 10
     
    One group's take on online learning
Melinda Schindler

Robo-Truant Tech and Other Apps to Fix Education: Jonathan Alter - Businessweek - 1 views

www.businessweek.com/...-education-jonathan-alter.html

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  • Melinda Schindler on 30 Sep 11
     
    Using technology for school reform
Vafa AK

Social networking sites affect social behavior | Campus Reform - 1 views

www.campusreform.org/...g-sites-affect-social-behavior

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shared by Vafa AK on 25 Nov 09 - Cached
  • Vafa AK on 25 Nov 09
     
    About the power of social networks, and how they influence our behavior. No doubt social networks can be a powerful tool for education and learning as well!
Bridget Binstock

Creating Educational Success at Home - 0 views

www.edweek.org/...08tucker_ep.h31.html

educational reform

shared by Bridget Binstock on 17 Oct 11 - No Cached
  • Bridget Binstock on 17 Oct 11
     
    Interesting article about why other education systems work and how/why the US's might consider changing.
Hannah Lesk

MOOCs and Hype Again | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice - 3 views

larrycuban.wordpress.com/...moocs-and-hype-again

MOOC

shared by Hannah Lesk on 26 Nov 12 - No Cached
  • Hannah Lesk on 26 Nov 12
     
    An interesting, critical appraisal of MOOCs' transformative potential by education historian Larry Cuban. Includes some hilarious graphics, in addition to good insights...
Andrea Bush

Creative Cities: Oakland - 0 views

blogs.edweek.org/...creative_cities_oakland.html

learning social

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  • Andrea Bush on 28 Oct 12
     
    For two decades Oakland has been the focus of education reform efforts and expenditures, now they're bringing their education system up to date.
Daniel Melia

Are Kids Really Motivated by Technology? (Bill Ferriter) | Larry Cuban on School Reform... - 1 views

larrycuban.wordpress.com/...ed-by-technology-bill-ferriter

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shared by Daniel Melia on 07 Sep 12 - No Cached
  • Daniel Melia on 07 Sep 12
     
    A reminder that technology is not in and of itself a motivating force in the classroom.
  • Cole Shaw on 07 Sep 12
     
    I wonder if different types of technology have different impacts. For example, I can absolutely see where students wouldn't be motivated by a digital whiteboard or a blog...too adult and too similar to traditional education. But what about things like games for learning? Would they draw in a non-traditional student and actually motivate them to learn, albeit indirectly? There seems to be research on the gamification aspect that shows its positive impact, so do Bill's comments only apply to a subset of educational technology?
K Kelly

Times Magazine- Education Issue - 0 views

www.nytimes.com/...index.html

education technology arne duncan reform

shared by K Kelly on 21 Sep 10 - No Cached
  • K Kelly on 21 Sep 10
     
    Devoted to technology, mostly. I am re-tagging as I realized my previous version will expire in a week.
Eric Kattwinkel

Robert J. Samuelson commentary: Student motivation is at root of educational woe | The ... - 2 views

www.dispatch.com/...t-root-of-educational-woe.html

shared by Eric Kattwinkel on 15 Sep 10 - No Cached
  • "Reforms" have disappointed for two reasons. First, no one has yet discovered transformative changes in curriculum or pedagogy, especially for inner-city schools, that are "scalable"
  • The larger cause of failure is almost unmentionable: shrunken student motivation.
  • Eric Kattwinkel on 15 Sep 10
     
    "Motivation is weak because more students don't like school, don't work hard and don't do well." Also see Tom Friedman in the NYTimes referring to this article and concluding that "right now the Hindus and Confucians have more Protestant ethics than we do, and as long as that is the case we'll be No. 11!"
Maura Wolk

A Bookfuturist Manifesto - Science and Tech - The Atlantic - 1 views

www.theatlantic.com/...61231

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shared by Maura Wolk on 09 Sep 10 - Cached
  • Maura Wolk on 09 Sep 10
     
    Do you consider yourself a bookfuturist, a bookservative, a technofuturist, all or none of the above? Interesting to decide where you fall, and to think about where educators past, present, and future fall.
Katherine Tarulli

Ken Robinson: Changing education paradigms | Video on TED.com - 1 views

www.ted.com/...nging_education_paradigms.html

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shared by Katherine Tarulli on 05 Sep 11 - No Cached
  • Katherine Tarulli on 05 Sep 11
     
    This is an engaging animation/talk from Sir Ken Robinson about the links between some difficult problems facing schools and how a paradigm shift is necessary to fix them.
Chris McEnroe

Technology in Schools Faces Questions on Value - NYTimes.com - 3 views

www.nytimes.com/...-faces-questions-on-value.html

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      Chris McEnroe on 17 Sep 11
       
      Some of the thinking articulated in this article captures the gridlock of public conversation around the issue of technology in the classroom. I'm reminded of a conversation I had with a colleague in which he was telling me about the many interesting ways he uses powerpoint for instruction. I asked him he ever had his students use powerpoint and he scoffed, "Powerpoint for student presenations is a Middle School right of passage. Please. They're terrible." I told him that if he didn't think powerpoint was a useful means of communication than he wouldn't use it. The fact is we don't teach kids how to use powerpoint well and so they don't use it well. The argument about tech in Ed is much the same. Sometimes when I hear or read about these discussions I think of someone who has an F-14 in his front yard complaing that it is terrible for hanging laundry on. The promise of teaching well in a 21st century classroom focuses on cultivating different skills and more dynamic learning than standardized tests seek to quantify.
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