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Beyond mere talk: how to really help first-generation college students - 0 views

www.theguardian.com/...ation-college-student-my-story college. first generation
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  • Jen Kravitz on 16 Sep 13
     
    The author was the first generation in her family to go to college and ended up with a doctorate at Oxford.  Her story is a quick and compelling read.
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When Memorization Gets in the Way of Learning - Ben Orlin - The Atlantic - 4 views

www.theatlantic.com/...279425 assessment school change good teaching
shared by Jen Kravitz on 10 Sep 13 - No Cached
  • Jen Kravitz on 10 Sep 13
     
    This is a great challenge to all of us to make better assessments of learning, not memorization.  
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If I Don't Grade It, The Students Won't Do It! - 3 views

teachtekbeck.blogspot.com/...de-it-students-wont-do-it.html grading standards based grading school change
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  • Jen Kravitz on 20 May 13
     
    The experience of a middle school teacher moving away from grading towards comments and her finding that this creates a better environment for all... and more work is being done
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Mr. Gillespie's Office: Redos and Retakes - 1 views

www.reedgillespie.blogspot.com/...redos-and-retakes.html redos school change
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  • Jen Kravitz on 29 Apr 13
     
    This blog post provides clear response to a few common complaints about allowing students to redo or retake an assessment on which they did not do well. 
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Suli Breaks, Spoken Word Poet,' 'I Will Not Let An Exam Result Decide My Fate' Goes Vir... - 2 views

www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/...am-result-video_n_3137035.html school change poet student focus
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  • Jen Kravitz on 26 Apr 13
     
    Fantastic video about how students are more than exam grade numbers by a man who loves education but hated school...
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Project-Based Learning Leads to Innovation - 1 views

blogs.edweek.org/...rning_leads_to_innovation.html innovation Tony_Wagner PBL good teaching
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  • Jen Kravitz on 25 Apr 13
     
    How two schools are linking Tony Wagner's ideas in Creating Innovators with Project Based Learning
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Making interdisciplinary projects work | CTQ - 2 views

www.teachingquality.org/...erdisciplinary-projects-work-0 interdisciplinary collaboration school change
shared by Jen Kravitz on 25 Apr 13 - No Cached
  • Jen Kravitz on 25 Apr 13
     
    This is a clear example of how one teacher worked with his colleagues to develop a large interdisciplinary project for 9th graders around water. It involved English, Social Studies, and Science teachers.
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Singapore wants creativity not cramming - 3 views

www.bbc.co.uk/...business-17891211 innovation creativity
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  • Jen Kravitz on 30 Aug 12
     
    How Singapore's education system is innovating and deliberately adopting practices to promote creativity. The result - extremely high PISA test scores.
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From Math Helper to Community Organizer New longitudinal studies identify key factors i... - 0 views

www.hepg.org/524 leadership good teaching
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  • Jen Kravitz on 30 Aug 12
     
    Is the student who organizes tag during recess or chooses to help a classmate with math on track to be a senator, a CEO, or a community leader? He-or she-may well be.
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Education as the key to democracy - 3 views

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VTGIN Conference for 2013 - 2 views

started by Jen Kravitz on 22 Jun 12 no follow-up yet
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    VTGIN planning for the 2013 conference is in the works. They are sending out letters in August to principals about identifying teachers and students who would be good presenters at the 2013 conference on integrating global issues into the curriculum (formal and informal). VTGIN plans to offer money for subs so teachers can work in September or October on a proposal for a presentation. Want to know more about VTGIN: http://vtgin.org/
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Is Vermont the Best State? - 5 views

dianeravitch.net/...is-vermont-the-best-state
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  • Jen Kravitz on 22 Jun 12
     
    "the wisdom and foresight of Vermont" in rejecting some federal education incentives
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The Secret To Germany's Low Youth Unemployment : NPR - 3 views

www.npr.org/...ermanys-low-youth-unemployment apprenticeship Germany
shared by Jen Kravitz on 04 Apr 12 - No Cached
  • Jen Kravitz on 04 Apr 12
     
    Interesting story about Germany's apprenticeship programs and how it trains students on the job while paying them to learn.
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