At the core, it’s about caring for kids, doing what’s right by them not what’s easy for us. That’s the piece we seem to be missing, and that’s the piece that should be motivating all of us start screaming about a meaningful overhaul of the system
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Will · "We Prepare Children to Learn How to Learn" - 0 views
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If we really want to change our system, we must not let what makes adults uncomfortable dictate what our system looks like (or doesn't look like)
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Seth's Blog: Back to (the wrong) school - 0 views
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As we get ready for the 93rd year of universal public education, here’s the question every parent and taxpayer needs to wrestle with: Are we going to applaud, push or even permit our schools (including most of the private ones) to continue the safe but ultimately doomed strategy of churning out predictable, testable and mediocre factory-workers?
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What are you doing in your class today to get kids to think on their own?
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What are you doing in your class today to get kids to think on their own?
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New buzzword for Iowa educators: Rigor | Eastern Iowa Schools - 0 views
Governments cut computing costs in the cloud - USATODAY.com - 0 views
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"Technology allows them to become more productive and effective serving citizens with scarcer resources," says Andrew Bartels, analyst at Forrester Research.
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Still, White House chief information officer Vivek Kundra last February announced an initiative to consolidate hundreds of redundant federal government databases. Kundra also called for stepping up the federal government's reliance on cloud-based systems to deliver public services.
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"The longer-term effect is that this will help spur economic activity by creating governments that better facilitate commerce," says Rubel. He says tech-savvy government services "create better public policy outcomes for citizens."
Educational Leadership:Expecting Excellence:Seven Reasons for Standards-Based Grading - 1 views
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An A means the student has completed proficient work on all course objectives and advanced work on some objectives.
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This is why grades are meaningless.
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12 ways to keep your employees motivated, engaged and unified | SmartBlog on Leadership - 0 views
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Clearly define your vision
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when it’s clear and concise, post it in the places where employees can see important stuff like this.
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Give employees what they want and need.
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Around the Metro: Des Moines North High students to be given laptops | The Des Moines R... - 1 views
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Van Meter was one of the first schools in the state to adopt the one-to-one computer program for its students last year. Since then, the school has become a model for the program for schools across the country.
35 Years of Video in Education: What Has Changed? - Leading From the Classroom - Educat... - 1 views
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Technology will never replace the teacher, but technology necessitates that educators redefine our concept of teaching and learning in an era where anyone with Internet can teach and learn. Many will benefit from these readily accessible videos, but videos can only go so far.
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Love this. Teachers often think of how this impacts them, but not what it will do for their students.
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Shanghai test scores have everyone asking: How did students do it? - CSMonitor.com - 1 views
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The US teaches procedurally in math, they noted – repetition of the same procedures until a student can remember reflexively how to solve a particular type of math problem. In China, students are encouraged to understand the connections between each step of the problem so that they can think their way through them, even if the order is forgotten.
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Understanding is the key, not repetition
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Once one student in the classroom explains a problem correctly, the next student has to explain it, too. That is often repeated until most or all of the students can confidently work their way through a problem, Miller says. It’s a bit different from the US practice of calling on one or two raised hands, then moving on.
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They make sure all kids understand before moving on.
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Shanghai test scores have everyone asking: How did students do it? - CSMonitor.com - 0 views
U.S., Iowa need new education culture | desmoinesregister.com | The Des Moines Register - 0 views
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Higher teacher salaries that attract and keep the brightest professionals are also needed. Here's what a PISA report had to say about that: "The findings from PISA suggest that systems prioritizing higher teachers' salaries over smaller classes tend to perform better, which corresponds with research showing that raising teacher quality is a more effective route to improved student outcomes than creating smaller classes."
Educational Leadership:The Effective Educator:The Flexible Teacher - 1 views
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Effective teaching is variable
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Teachers must adapt and be flexible.
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They do not teach the same way and use the same instructional repertoire year after year
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Effective teaching is contextual
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When differentiating instruction makes little sense | Clayton Christensen - 0 views
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content-rich guaranteed curriculum that is consistently well delivered and clear lessons that have frequent checks for understanding.
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Frequent check for understanding of clear expectations
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The best online learning works on a mastery-based system—where students do not advance until they have mastered a concept (as opposed to the current system where everyone moves on no matter if they have mastered the concept) and thus there are frequent check-ins to see how much a student understands and to cycle back into more learning opportunities where appropriate
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Deron Durflinger
I am the Superintendent/Secondary Principal at Van Meter Schools in Van Meter, IA. I am interested in helping lead the change in public education needed to meet the needs of learners in the 21st century. I have four children ages 15, 14, 11 and 9. I have a personal and a professional interest i...