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heather wendel

Students more likely to graduate at smaller schools- NYTimes.com - 0 views

  • New York City teenagers attending small public high schools with about 100 students per grade were more likely to graduate than their counterparts at larger schools
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    New York City teenagers attending small public high schools with 100 students per grade were more likely to graduate than their counterparts at larger schools
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    Graduating students
Magda Galloway

Instructional Technology | UNI - College of Education - 5 views

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    "Undergraduate students preparing to be teachers will be users and leaders of technology in classrooms and schools. The Educational Technology Minor gives them one more way to demonstrate their teaching skills. The Instructional Technology graduate degree program creates opportunities in classrooms and in the business community."
Robin Galloway

Graduate with Google Apps - 0 views

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    How students accustomed to Google Apps at school will feel when they enter the "real world". Check out the video
Samantha Coleman

The Perfect Job For Me - 1 views

started by Samantha Coleman on 19 Dec 12 no follow-up yet
Kim McCoy-Parker

Sir Ken Robinson: Why We Need to Reform Education Now - 0 views

  • In 1970, the U.S. had the highest rates of high school graduation in the world, now it has one of the lowest.
  • now around 75 percent, which puts America 23rd out of 28 countries surveyed.
  • They are mentors, coaches, motivators, and lifelong sources of inspiration to their students.
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  • 'drop out'
  • high schools every day, close to 1.5 million a year.
  • According to one estimate, if the numbers of young people leaving school early could be cut by 50 percent, the net gain to the U.S. economy from savings in social programs and gains in additional tax revenues could be around $90 billion a year - that's almost $1 trillion in just over ten years.
  • One of the themes of TEDTalks Education is that current policies are based on a tragic misdiagnosis of the problem. They treat education as an industrial process rather than as a human one. They are driven by a culture of testing and standardization that has narrowed the curriculum and sees students as data points and teachers as functionaries rather than as living breathing people.
  • To improve our schools, we have to humanize them and make education personal to every student and teacher in the system.
  • The key to personalizing education is to invest properly in the professional development of educators. As Bill Gates argues, teachers need mentors too.
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  • Teaching is an art form. Great teachers know they have to cultivate curiosity, passion and creativity in their students.
  • achievement soars when teachers fire the imaginations of their students with a true spirit of inquiry.
  • All students have their own stories, motivations and circumstances and teachers have to connect with them personally.
  • "Everyone has a story," she says. "Everyone has a struggle and everyone needs help along the way."
  • We have millions of young people walking away from education, he says. But "right now, we could save them all," if we're prepared to innovate fundamentally and not just do more of the same.
  • "Every child," she says, "deserves a champion who will never give up on them... and insists they become the best they can possibly be."
  • give them the creative freedom to innovate and do their jobs within a proper framework of public accountability.
  • There are those who say that we can't afford to personalize education to every student. The fact is that we can't afford not to.
puzznbuzzus

How to Prepare Aptitude Test for Competitive Exams - 0 views

Practice as many questions before your assessment. The more psychometric aptitude test questions you practice the more your speed, accuracy and confidence will improve. Improving these factors will...

Aptitude Test Online

started by puzznbuzzus on 23 Feb 17 no follow-up yet
iupdateyou123

Jobs For Mechanical Engineers - 0 views

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    Jobs For Mechanical Engineers Industries- Manufacturing / Production / Projects Job Functions- Manufacturing / Production / Maintenance / Packaging Job Location- Delhi / NCR, Gurgaon, Noida Job Eligibility- Any Graduate Vacancies
Mikayla Hockenberry

Information Literacy: A Neglected Core Competency (EDUCAUSE Quarterly) | EDUCAUSE.edu - 0 views

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      This sounds a lot like me!  I start out super enthusiastic about a project, but by the time I finish I'm just ready to be done!!!
    • Mikayla Hockenberry
       
      Satisficing~ that also sounds like me!  I need to work on making the most of my college experience!
  • The ability to find, use, and communicate information effectively and ethically is commonly known as information literacy
  • Students should develop information literacy as a "habit of mind" that enables them to be sophisticated information finders and users by the time they reach college and then the working world.
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  • We know that our current methods are not engaging students to use the skills they need for continuous learning. What can we do to ensure that we graduate information literate students, lifelong learners, and critical thinkers?Additional Resources
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  • Information literacy is essential for lifelong learning and empowers individuals and societies
  • College students think of information seeking as a rote process and tend to use the same small set of information resources no matter their question.
  • although they begin the research process engaged and curious, they become frustrated and overwhelmed as it progresses.
  • "satisficing" — finding just enough information that is "good enough" to complete course assignments. They miss opportunities that college education provides for exploration, discovery, and deep learning.
  • The results of the study suggest that many college students view their educational experience as one of "satisficing" — finding just enough information that is "good enough" to complete course assignments. They miss opportunities that college education provides for exploration, discovery, and deep learning.
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