" work in partnership to support state and local school systems in across the United States.
eliminate achievement disparities,
develop inclusive learning environments,
uphold the civil rights of students, and
harness the power of family and community involvement in schools. "
"The following list of 40 informative sites to learn about effective special education teaching methods includes all-inclusive tips, specific teaching aids and collaborative teaching methods with parents and with other teachers."
"So I hope no one minds if I continue to try to document the ways in which "education" is being reframed in this country at the peril, I think, of losing everything that is best about schools and teachers and classrooms.
If you're not up to speed with these reframing efforts, the above titled article in the Wall Street Journal this morning should do the trick. The canary is singing in full throat. And let's not make any bones about it: the Journal has a vested interest in making the type of online learning it describes successful as it owns a large stake in many of the vendors trying to occupy the space."
Beyond Tracking responds to the a sobering assessment of American high schools by delineating and promoting an innovative and well-defined notion of multiple pathways. The book's authors clearly distinguish their use of the term "multiple pathways" from any updated version of the tracking system that marked so many American high schools during the past century. Instead, Oakes and Saunders propose a system of multiple pathways that will "provide both the academic and real-world foundations that students need for advanced learning, training, and preparation for responsible civic participation
Jeannie Oakes is director of Education and Scholarship for the Ford Foundation. Until Fall 2008, she was Presidential Professor in Educational Equity at the University of California, Los Angeles. She also directs UCLA's Institute for Democracy, Education & Access (IDEA), which offers new ways for public research universities to engage urban communities. S
"Instead of mass-produced textbooks, the more than 3,100 sophomores in the state's largest district are learning from an online curriculum developed by their teachers over the summer with free software distributed over the web. "
"The way to turn schools around and transform the education of at-risk students is to invest in the professional ability of the faculty, making its members a mission-driven, skilled force for change. This strategy necessitates a reorganization built around faculty collaboration, intensive and embedded professional development, and personalized instruction. Working from this premise, the Jefferson County, Ky., public school system, which includes the city of Louisville, designed and implemented a fifth model"
"Welcome to our Flipped-Mastery Classroom Website.
The site is for your use with contributing teachers from Baumholder, Kaiserslautern and Ramstein High Schools.
We are so glad that you are taking responsibility for your education in Algebra and hope that this site is beneficial for you. "
"We all know reading is important for a successful future, and we also know kids want to have FUN. TeachersAndFamilies developed TogetheRead's monthly themes to pair reading give you ideas for having fun TOGETHER as you build stronger readers.
We've included suggested questions to talk about before, during, and after reading and have given you ideas for free or low-cost family activities for EVERYONE."
Lets people with physical disabilities use switches to access their favourite iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch apps through this wireless bluetooth switch interface