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This time of year I get to reap the harvest of having planted so many seeds in the problem-solving department. Or said a different way, I get to see the results of having trained good hunters in the problem-solving department. Problem-finding…
ContinuePosted by Connie Weber on April 10, 2013 at 10:43am — 1 Comment
Howard Gardner and Mary Helen Immordino-Yang, USC Shoa Foundation conversation. "Digital Media, learning, and empathy"…
Posted by Connie Weber on March 7, 2013 at 3:00pm
Posted by Martha Russell on March 4, 2013 at 2:57pm
“Immediate Realities” is a topic discussed in my new book, As If There Were No Tomorrow.
Students are rarely able to articulate how a certain lesson plan or teaching strategy is better suited for their…
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(A somewhat "calmer" version of this appears today on the Washington Post's The Answer Sheet.)Marion__________________An any-century curriculum The big new thing in education reform is the Common…Continue
Started by cindy fadel in UNCATEGORIZED Jun 12.
Where are those kids today and what has changed at school since? Just read 2006 "Dropout Nation" http://ti.me/W9VfAW via @TIME and was wondering if anyone has…Continue
Tags: graduate, highschool, dropout
Started by Or-Tal Kiriati in Journal articles and education in the news. Last reply by Or-Tal Kiriati Jun 4.
I'm confused, I admit.Just recently spent a week with educators at the SXSWedu in Austin, TX (a very cool event by the way), where CCS were the talk of the day, if not the talk of the…Continue
Tags: CCS, standardization, individualizing, standards, core
Started by Or-Tal Kiriati in School organization and education reform. Last reply by Or-Tal Kiriati Jun 1.
I was reminded of this TED talk this week, by one of Connie's updates actually. Watched it for the 10th time (maybe more) and started to wonder about the differences and similarities between the role…Continue
Started by Or-Tal Kiriati in UNCATEGORIZED. Last reply by Or-Tal Kiriati May 19.
A colleague of mine (Fred Deutsch) published this quote on fb"Thoughtful education post by a high school principal: "It seems like we are now at a crossroads between what the reformers think is best…Continue
Started by Ian Carmichael in School organization and education reform Apr 27.
By Marion BradyBill Gates spent$45 million trying to find out what makes a school teacher effective. I’ve studied his Measures of Effective Teaching (MET) project, and think it ignores a matter of…Continue
Started by cindy fadel in UNCATEGORIZED Apr 15.
I can't go to this, but it sounds interesting:http://www.education-conference.org/It's about alternatives to compulsory education.Continue
Started by Michelle Hunter in School organization and education reform Apr 10.
HiI am looking to connect with classes around the world, grades 3-6, who are interested in early access to beta testing of a new innovative game, where kids can trade knowledge, collect it and play…Continue
Tags: school, technology, testing, learning, game
Started by Or-Tal Kiriati in Educational technology Apr 6.
Found this the other day while browsing my shelves. The anthology I have it in is The Kingfisher Book of Comic Verse selected by Roger McGough. (Lots of other terrific classroom engaging poetry too.…Continue
Started by Ian Carmichael in UNCATEGORIZED Mar 11.
A baby is coming and some flutter with the thoughts of "When is it due?" - number...."What are you having?" - gender .... "Do you need anything? - material .... "What should I expect?" -…Continue
Started by Tom Rodgers in UNCATEGORIZED Mar 10.
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