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Journal articles and education in the news (246)

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Ian Carmichael

Learning Science - facts and process

"It isn't difficult to teach those under the right 40% or so of the Gaussian how science works. What's more, it it far more important to ...

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1 4 hours ago
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Connie Weber

"The one reason Duncan's 'Race to the Top' will fail" --Marion Brady, in Washington Post

"The one reason Duncan's 'Race to the Top' will fail" --Washington Post "When 'Race to the Top' fails, as it will, the main reason won’t...

Started by Connie Weber

7 10 hours ago
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Connie Weber

"Googling Fights Dementia, Study Suggests" --Ker Than, in National Geographic News

"Googling Fights Dimentia, Study Suggests" --Ker Than, in National Geographic News "Using search engines may help stave off dementia a...

Started by Connie Weber

1 Nov 8
Reply by Or-Tal Kiriati
Ian Carmichael

MOOC Research

Massive Online Open Courses now have their own acronym (MOOC) and are drawing some research. Here's a 'paper' investigating the technolog...

Started by Ian Carmichael

0 Nov 7
Connie Weber

"Teachers at Work: Improving Teacher Quality Through School Design" --by Elena Silva

"Teachers at Work: Improving Teacher Quality Through School Design" --by Elena Silva In Education Sector, Silva talks about how we need ...

Started by Connie Weber

2 Nov 1
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Or-Tal Kiriati

Curiosity is the key. Isn't it?

Addressing younger Israeli scientists, Ada Yonath, winner of the 2009 Nobel Prize for Chemistry said - curiosity was the key to scientifi...

Started by Or-Tal Kiriati

31 Oct 31
Reply by Shaii Kiriati
Anna Billings

School Lunches — Does Nutrition Matter?

Greetings All, I saw this article in our local newspaper (an associated press article) on school lunches and the need for better nutriti...

Started by Anna Billings

4 Oct 27
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Connie Weber

"Why I Left Teaching Behind" --by Sarah Fine, Washington Post

"Why I Left Teaching Behind" --by Sarah Fine, in the Washington Post from the article: "In 2005, the year I started teaching, nearly a ...

Started by Connie Weber

7 Oct 25
Reply by Mike
Connie Weber

"Dehumanized" --by Mark Slouka, in Harper's

"Dehumanized" --by Mark Slouka, in Harper's I've been wanting to post this since late August but had to wait until permissions were gran...

Started by Connie Weber

20 Oct 23
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Connie Weber

from Teaching Tolerance: "Colorblindness: the New Racism?" --by Afi-Odelia E. Scruggs

"Colorblindness: the New Racism?" This article was sent to me today by our school librarian. We're selecting articles for our teachers' ...

Started by Connie Weber

0 Oct 6

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