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More than half of the world's population lives inside this circle - 2 views

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shared by Ron King on 20 May 13 - No Cached
  • Ron King on 20 May 13
     
    Updated link...excellent graphic!
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A School Without Walls | Connected Principals - 0 views

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shared by Troy Patterson on 04 Jun 11 - No Cached
  • Troy Patterson on 04 Jun 11
     
    We have started something that we can not control.  Students are gradually assuming more responsibility and ownership for what they learn and how they learn it.  This is a good thing, but like splitting an atom inside of a cardboard box, there is no hope of containing its power and potential.  Yet, by and large, we stubbornly cling to a traditional school system, attempting to control student learning in the confines of a specific space, time and method.
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Anya Kamenetz The Test Interview - Business Insider - 0 views

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shared by Troy Patterson on 11 May 15 - No Cached
  • Troy Patterson on 11 May 15
     
    "It's not in any way an achievement gap. It's an advantage gap."
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A surprising new argument against using kids' test scores to grade their teachers - The... - 1 views

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shared by Troy Patterson on 14 Oct 14 - No Cached
  • This dispute is just one example of the mathematical acrobatics required to isolate the effect of one teacher on their students' test scores, when so many other factors inside and outside the school's walls affect how students perform.
  • When a teacher whose students do well on tests moves to a school where test scores were improving the previous year, and average scores continue improving after that teacher arrives, it is hard to know how much of that continued improvement is due to the new teacher and how much to other factors.
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