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Google in Education - 0 views

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Free ebook (PDF on Google docs) on Google's inroads in education. They offer scholarships, programs for students, domestic and international, and professional development and institutes for educators.

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From Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the page discusses recent grants and topics of interest in postsecondary education.

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"Find the most effective programs out there and then provide the capital needed to replicate their successes in communities around the country. By focusing on high-impact, results-oriented nonprofits, we will ensure that government dollars are spent in a way that is effective, accountable, and worthy of the public trust."
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Through the Department of Education's innovation funds, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan is promoting a very specific image of school reform, one that borrows liberally from the venture philanthropists' goal of bringing free-market values to the public sector. The federal guidelines encourage states and schools to embrace specific "innovations," such as enacting merit pay for teachers and lifting laws that cap the number of charter schools. Though such policies may have tertiary benefits, there is no research consensus on whether either one contributes to the "bottom line" of education reform -- increased academic achievement for high-poverty kids.
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By Dana Goldstein, published in The American Prospect, November 19, 2009. The article is critical of the idea of "innovation" in public policy, and cites specific criticisms of recent Obama initiatives in innovation, including in education. See highlights.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">By Dana Goldstein, published in The American Prospect, November 19, 2009. The article is critical of the idea of "innovation" in public policy, and cites specific criticisms of recent Obama initiatives in innovation, including in education. See highlights. </div>

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Guiding Developmental Mathematics Students to Campus Services: An Impact Evaluation of ... - 0 views

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By Mary G. Visher, Kristin F. Butcher, and Oscar S. Cerna, published by Achieving the Dream, Feb 2010.

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Encouraging Collaborative Constructionism: Principles Behind the Modeling Commons - 1 views

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Paper by Reuven M. Lerner, Dept. of Learning Sciences, Northwestern University, Sharona T. Levy, Faculty of Education, University of Haifa and Uri Wilensky, Depts. of Learning Sciences and Computer Science, Center for Connected Learning and Computer-Based Modeling, Northwestern Institute on Complex Systems, Northwestern University. Paper describes underlying principles of the Modeling Commons, a community for NetLogo modelers to share and collaborate.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Paper by Reuven M. Lerner, Dept. of Learning Sciences, Northwestern University, Sharona T. Levy, Faculty of Education, University of Haifa and Uri Wilensky, Depts. of Learning Sciences and Computer Science, Center for Connected Learning and Computer-Based Modeling, Northwestern Institute on Complex Systems, Northwestern University. Paper describes underlying principles of the Modeling Commons, a community for NetLogo modelers to share and collaborate.</div>

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Design principles for fostering public sharing and collaboration: Focus on artifacts; provide multiple entry points; be forgiving; maximize findability; provide flexible permissions; keep users informed.

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NetLogo Modeling Commons - 0 views

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Community space for developers of models using NetLogo.

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Home page for NetLogo, a multi-agent programmable modeling environment. The platform environment is available to download and sample models are are available online. Many are simulations and can qualify as digital learning objects.

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