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National School Reform Faculty - 0 views

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pre_MCNC_Jam_Nov2011 MCNC Indiana professional_development

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Mission is "to foster educational and social equity by empowering all people involved with schools to work collaboratively in reflective democratic communities that create and support powerful learning experiences for everyone."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Mission is "to foster educational and social equity by empowering all people involved with schools to work collaboratively in reflective democratic communities that create and support powerful learning experiences for everyone."</div>

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Cooperative Educational Services - 0 views

www.ces.k12.ct.us

pre_MCNC_Jam_Nov2011 MCNC Connecticut professional_development

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From the home page, the mission is "to identify and provide quality educational opportunities for educators, students, families, and communities in coastal Fairfield County, Connecticut."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">From the home page, the mission is "to identify and provide quality educational opportunities for educators, students, families, and communities in coastal Fairfield County, Connecticut."</div>

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Teachers College Record - 0 views

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Published by Teachers College, Columbia University, this is the site for the Record, "a journal of research, analysis, and commentary in the field of education." Most (perhaps all) articles require a subscription for full access.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Published by Teachers College, Columbia University, this is the site for the Record, "a journal of research, analysis, and commentary in the field of education." Most (perhaps all) articles require a subscription for full access.</div>

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FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) - 0 views

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This is the application for federal financial aid for post-secondary education.

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Common Application (for undergraduate college admision) - 0 views

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Students can use this application and apply to as many participating schools (see list of Member Colleges and Universities) as they care to.

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Connecticut Voices for Children - 0 views

www.ctkidslink.org

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From their home page, "Connecticut Voices for Children promotes the well-being of all Connecticut's young people and their families by advocating for strategic public investments and wise public policies."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">From their home page, "Connecticut Voices for Children promotes the well-being of all Connecticut's young people and their families by advocating for strategic public investments and wise public policies."</div>

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Weekly Scholarship Alert - 0 views

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Supported by an organization called ICS College Funding, the Weekly Scholarship Alert is an email service that delivers 5-10 scholarship ideas to your email in-box each week. According to their site, they present scholarships "for students in grade school to graduate school."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Supported by an organization called ICS College Funding, the Weekly Scholarship Alert is an email service that delivers 5-10 scholarship ideas to your email in-box each week. According to their site, they present scholarships "for students in grade school to graduate school."</div>

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Collaborize Classroom - 0 views

www.collaborizeclassroom.com

pre_MCNC_Jam_Nov2011 MCNC cms

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From a company called DemocraSoft, this is a free collaborative education platform, which appears to be much like a CMS.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">From a company called DemocraSoft, this is a free collaborative education platform, which appears to be much like a CMS.</div>

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Common Core - 0 views

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The Common Core organization wants to improve education in America. To do so, they're "promoting programs, policies, and initiatives at the local, state, and federal levels that provide students with challenging, rigorous instruction in the full range of liberal arts and sciences."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The Common Core organization wants to improve education in America. To do so, they're "promoting programs, policies, and initiatives at the local, state, and federal levels that provide students with challenging, rigorous instruction in the full range of liberal arts and sciences."</div>

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English Companion - 0 views

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Website of Jim Burke, a high school English teacher who has published widely on how to be an effective high school English teacher.

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English Teacher's Friend - 0 views

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Site of Tamara Doehring, about and for secondary English teachers.

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Scholarships.com - 0 views

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According to their About Us page, Scholarships. com has become "one of the most widely-used and trusted free college scholarship search and financial aid information resources on the Internet...."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">According to their About Us page, Scholarships. com has become "one of the most widely-used and trusted free college scholarship search and financial aid information resources on the Internet...."</div>

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The Learning Network - 0 views

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The Learning Network Blog on NYTimes.com. For two years, students, teachers, parents and others have posted and commented on this blog. Daily lessons for subjects across curriculum based on Times content are offered. Suggestions are given for using the The Learning Network posts in the classroom. The Learning Network is accessible without a digital subscription, as are the articles linked from Learning Network posts.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The Learning Network Blog on NYTimes.com. For two years, students, teachers, parents and others have posted and commented on this blog. Daily lessons for subjects across curriculum based on Times content are offered. Suggestions are given for using the The Learning Network posts in the classroom. The Learning Network is accessible without a digital subscription, as are the articles linked from Learning Network posts.</div>

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A Better 9th Grade: Early Results from an Experimental Study of the Early College High ... - 0 views

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Study authored by Julie Edmunds and published on the SERVECenter site of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 2010. According to the abstract, "North Carolina has established the largest number of Early College High Schools (ECHS) in the United States." This study finds that, based on 9th grade results, ECHS "are creating more positive school environments for students." Study can be downloaded from this page.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Study authored by Julie Edmunds and published on the SERVECenter site of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 2010. According to the abstract, "North Carolina has established the largest number of Early College High Schools (ECHS) in the United States." This study finds that, based on 9th grade results, ECHS "are creating more positive school environments for students." Study can be downloaded from this page. </div>

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author of study was a participant

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'Early college' high school to start next year at NCSU - 0 views

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By Jane Stancill in the Education section of the North Carolina NewsObserver.com, December 31 2010. "North Carolina has become the nation's incubator of early college high schools, with one-third of the total in the United States," 71 schools with 15,000 students. In 2011, NC State University will launch a new early college high school. This article provides background on the ECHS.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">By Jane Stancill in the Education section of the North Carolina NewsObserver.com, December 31 2010. "North Carolina has become the nation's incubator of early college high schools, with one-third of the total in the United States," 71 schools with 15,000 students. In 2011, NC State University will launch a new early college high school. This article provides background on the ECHS.</div>

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Super Book of Web Tools for Educators - 0 views

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tools educators K-12 technology resources MCNC

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"A comprehensive introduction to using technology in all K-12 classrooms."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"A comprehensive introduction to using technology in all K-12 classrooms."</div>

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Forget What You Know About Good Study Habits - 0 views

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education study_skills education_research news_article GSCC MCNC

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By Benedict Carey in the Health section, The New York Times, September 6, 2010. The author shares findings that contradict common knowledge about study habits. Techniques that have had proven success in studies are alternating study environments, mixing content, spacing study sessions and self-testing.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">By Benedict Carey in the Health section, The New York Times, September 6, 2010. The author shares findings that contradict common knowledge about study habits. Techniques that have had proven success in studies are alternating study environments, mixing content, spacing study sessions and self-testing.</div>

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Online Workshops available through EdTech Leaders Online - 0 views

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This bookmark provides examples of online professional development course offerings. "EdTech Leaders Online (ETLO) is a nationally recognized online professional development program developed by the Center for Online Professional Education (COPE) at Education Development Center, Inc. (EDC)."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This bookmark provides examples of online professional development course offerings. "EdTech Leaders Online (ETLO) is a nationally recognized online professional development program developed by the Center for Online Professional Education (COPE) at Education Development Center, Inc. (EDC)."</div>

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Provides examples of competitors' ePD

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That Old College Lie - 0 views

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GSCC ECS MCNC editorial college_completion cost attainment

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But the biggest problem with American higher education isn’t that too many students can’t afford to enroll. It’s that too many of the students who do enroll aren’t learning very much and aren’t earning degrees. For the average student, college isn’t nearly as good a deal as colleges would have us believe.
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The average graduation rate at four-year colleges in the bottom half of the Barron’s taxonomy of admissions selectivity is only 45 percent. And that’s just the average–at scores of colleges, graduation rates are below 30 percent, and wide disparities persist for students of color. Along with community colleges, where only one in three students earns a degree,
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Less than 40 percent of low-income students who start college get a degree of any kind within six years.
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A 2006 study from the American Institutes for Research found that only 31 percent of adults with bachelor’s degrees are proficient in "prose literacy"–being able to compare and contrast two newspaper editorials, for example. More than a quarter have math skills so feeble that they can’t calculate the cost of ordering supplies from a catalogue.
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By Kevin Carey in Democracy: A Journal of Ideas, Issue #15, Winter 2010. In this editorial, Carey (policy director of think tank Education Sector) argues that colleges are not fulfilling their mission to students: costs are rising and students are not learning (or even graduating). He argues for transparency and studies of the effectiveness of teaching and learning, and warns of the education-related lobbies that keep the rest of us in the dark about higher education.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">By Kevin Carey in Democracy: A Journal of Ideas, Issue #15, Winter 2010. In this editorial, Carey (policy director of think tank Education Sector) argues that colleges are not fulfilling their mission to students: costs are rising and students are not learning (or even graduating). He argues for transparency and studies of the effectiveness of teaching and learning, and warns of the education-related lobbies that keep the rest of us in the dark about higher education.</div>

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What Makes a Great Teacher? - 0 views

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By Amanda Ripley in The Atlantic, January/February 2010. This article looks at effective teaching in several ways: it profiles several highly effective teachers, and also discusses over ten years of data about effective teaching that the organization Teach for America is preparing to release.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">By Amanda Ripley in The Atlantic, January/February 2010. This article looks at effective teaching in several ways: it profiles several highly effective teachers, and also discusses over ten years of data about effective teaching that the organization Teach for America is preparing to release.</div>

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