New York Times
Some teachers, even though they may embrace classroom technology, feel policy makers are thrusting computers into classrooms without their input or proper training. And some say they are opposed to shifting money to online classes and other teaching ...
New York Times
Governor Expected to Set Up Panel on Education Reform
New York Times
Merryl H. Tisch, chancellor of the New York Board of Regents, said she would urge Mr. Cuomo and his commission to help advance a statewide teacher evaluation system, which has stalled over opposition from teachers and district officials. ...
Hit the Gym to Help Hit the Books
Scientific American
But the analysis suggests that even if kids from kindergarten to high school have less time in formal classes, such as math or social studies, they can do just as well as kids who have had more time to hit the books—if they've also had time to be ...
Repository of teaching tricks? « Read Write Execute Web
By Michelle Levesque
Specifically, I feel like it's going to be essential to have a repository of teaching tricks for web literacy skills if we want any hope in really distributing the learning process. It'll be a bazillion (plus or minus a gazillion) times easier for people to ...
Read Write Execute Web
Your Creative Mind with Learning Differences | The Creative Mind
By Douglas Eby
Many researchers and artists say ADHD and other learning differences are forms of neurodiversity that can actually benefit creative expression.
The Creative Mind
Alabama Education Trust Fund revenues rise 4.3 percent in first ...
By David White -- The Birmingham News
MONTGOMERY, Alabama -- Tax collections for the state Education Trust Fund, the main source of state tax dollars for public schools and colleges, rose 4.3 percent in October through December compared to the same period a year earlier, ...
Breaking News from The Birmingham News
UK Education Minister May Ban Teacher's Seminars | Education News
By B. A. Birch
Education Minister Michael Gove has threatened to ban the seminars that exam boards put on for teachers following an investigation into alleged “corrupt practices”, write Claire Newell, Holly Watt and Robert Winnett at the Telegraph. ... “ Providing teachers and students with too much certainty over which elements of the curriculum will be tested, or which questions will be asked, only serves to narrow the curriculum, lower standards and promote teaching to the test.” Stephen Twigg ...
Education News
The Standard | After KCPE, competition for secondary education starts
The cutthroat race has often been fueled by parents who have been expecting too much from their children, even as they attended schools without adequate learning resources. But unlike elsewhere in sub-Saharan Africa where on average two ... Subsequently, most parents and teachers perceive children to have failed KCPE if they did not garner enough points to enable them join national or county secondary schools. According to Dr Felistus Kinyanjui, and educational researcher at ...
The Standard: RSS Feeds - All News
Perspectives: For teachers, there's a rhetoric and a reality to ...
By Wellcome Trust
tags: Education, learning, Schools, Science education, Science teaching, Scientific inquiry,Teaching. by Wellcome Trust · Neil Dixon ... What is the role of inquiry-based learning in an inspiring science education? And what are its boundaries ...
Wellcome Trust Blog
3quarksdaily: India Fares Poorly in Global Learning Study
By Robin Varghese
A global study of learning standards in 74 countries has ranked India all but at the bottom, sounding a wake-up call for the country's education system. China came out on top. It was the first time that India participated in the Programme for ...
3quarksdaily
Got Any Education Questions You've Been Wondering About ...
By Larry Ferlazzo
As regular readers know, I write a teacher advice column for Education Week Teacher. People submit education-related questions — on the practical aspects of teaching in the classroom, on policy issues, you name it — and I invite guests and ...
Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day...
I am teaching
By coolcatteacher@gmail.com (Victoria A Davis, Cool Cat Teacher)
Some teachers aren't really teaching at all. Teaching doesn't ... I don't subscribe to this new model of destroying the classroom and everything it has been because I think that great learning experiences have always been exciting. It is just that ...
Cool Cat Teacher Blog
Apple's January event all about publishing, education, iBookstore
Many are hoping for the release of the iPad 3 or Apple television at the recently announced event, but, many sources are indicating a gathering dedicated to publishing and education.
RSS Feed - Latest Digital Journal News
The Radar: 10 Icelandic Wonders, Tips for Learning a Language, 13 ...
By Giovanna Palatucci
Skiing With Nancy. Dec, 15, 2011 (2) · Olympic gold medalist Nancy Greene teaching me how to ski on the slopes of Sun Peaks ... Here are a few tips for learning a new language outside the classroom. [Bohemian Trails]. Take a scenic stroll ...
Intelligent Travel
The Educated Reporter: Big Payoff For D.C. Teachers, Romney ...
By Emily Richmond
So far I haven't heard anyone claim to be the "education candidate" (if I missed it, let me know). Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney promised to veto the Dream Act (which is not yet law), if given the opportunity. Check out this story from ...
The Educated Reporter
U.S. Education Spending Compared To The Rest Of The Developed ...
By Michael Brendan Dougherty
How does U.S. education spending stack up against the rest of the developed world?
Politics
Reddit - I'm teaching my first class at a big university today. What's ...
I'm teaching a leadership class today at Ohio State, and I'm just curious what Reddit would want/would have wanted ... Teachers using copyrighted material falls under the Fair Use doctrine...... You're learning to become an adult in college. ...
www.reddit.com/.../reddit_im_teaching_my_first_class_at_a_b...
Teaching Channel: Videos, Lesson Plans and Other Resources for ...
5 Great ways to use Teaching Channel. 1; 2; 3; 4. Time on Task: Seconds Count 1 min ... Taylor Mali: Undivided Attention · Inspiration / Experiential Learning ...
https://www.teachingchannel.org/
Follow @eSummaCom
New York Times
Merryl H. Tisch, chancellor of the New York Board of Regents, said she would urge Mr. Cuomo and his commission to help advance a statewide teacher evaluation system, which has stalled over opposition from teachers and district officials. ...
Hit the Gym to Help Hit the Books
Scientific American
But the analysis suggests that even if kids from kindergarten to high school have less time in formal classes, such as math or social studies, they can do just as well as kids who have had more time to hit the books—if they've also had time to be ...
Teachers Want to Learn, Too: Evaluations We Believe In
Huffington Post (blog)
Many teachers question a standardized test's ability to capture their teaching practice accurately and fully, and how outside factors that impact student learning will be quantified. But it isn't enough to say that teaching is an art that cannot be ...
Michael Gove blasts education authorities who are 'happy with failure'
Daily Mail
By Gavin Allen Education Secretary Michael Gove has blasted local authorities opposing plans to replace 200 of the worst primary schools in England with academies, claiming they are 'happy with failure'. Mr Gove said most local authorities were being ...
Daily Mail
Teachers' union recommends changes in tenure system
TheDay.com
"The teacher tenure system, complete with the mistaken notion that tenure means a 'job for life,' is as misunderstood as it is outdated," says the report of the Connecticut Education Association, representing more than 43000 teachers. ...
London to gain 6000 new teachers
The Press Association
The report suggests that career progression opportunities and rewarding salaries have increased the appeal of teaching as a profession for graduates. Data from the Department for Education shows that the average starting salary for teachers of £22800 ...
NY suspends funding for 10 school districts
Boston.com
"The deadline is real; the funding is suspended," state Education Commissioner John B. King Jr. said. The deadline for districts to strike deals with their local unions representing teachers and principals was Dec. 31. The districts where School ...
Education Superstars To Be Honored With Virginia Lottery Super Teacher Awards
Sacramento Bee
In addition, all eight 2012 Super Teachers schools will receive a dynamic Science Museum of Virginia educational experience. Dr. Jo Lynne DeMary, Director, Center for School Improvement, VCU School of Education, former State Superintendent for Public ...
All talk, no action on education reform
phillyBurbs.com
The unions and education establishment have rejected many proposals put forth by astute study groups. Both unions, the National Education Association and the American Federation of Teachers, admit that some adjustments could be made, but deny the need ...
Teachers involved in coaching to face music
Daily Star Online
The government is going to take actions against the teachers involved in coaching business in the capital, said Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid yesterday. He said the ministry has formed a four-member committee to collect information on such ...
Montgomery delegation to focus on transit, education funds in 2012
Washington Post
Delegation leaders said last month that in addition to bringing home money for capital projects, lawmakers will direct their attention toward securing money for transportation projects andeducation. The Purple Line, a proposed extension of the Metro ...
Education advocate blasts Christie waiver
NorthJersey.com
BY LESLIE BRODY The Education Law Center has complained to US EducationSecretary Arne Duncan about elements of the Christie administration's proposal for tracking schools' progress. In a letter to Duncan made public Tuesday, the center protested that ...
NorthJersey.com
Students' Online Academic Experience Becomes More Personal with Bridgepoint ...
Sacramento Bee
A provider of innovative solutions that advance learning, Bridgepoint Education created Thuze to give students a powerful cloud-based learning system that improves and expands the user experience across multiple devices. Bridgepoint Education will ...
Smart Horizons Career Online Education Partners with College Complete to ...
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
When we met with Howard (Liebman, CEO of SHCOE) and Wendy (Kauffman, COO of SHCOE) and began learning about SHCOE and everything they have to offer, we felt for the first time that we had someone to whom we could refer these students so they could earn ...
With Just One iPad, Teachers Improve Classroom Lessons
Newswise (press release)
“My goal is to train our elementary education candidates to graduate from our program with the skills and fluency in the use of mobile technology to support teaching and learning. This has allowed many of our graduates to be leaders in their schools ...
BOARD OF EDUCATION: Rentel eager to bring education experience to school board
The Newark Advocate
Answer: My professional interests are in education. I've worked in education at several different levels, teaching at the university level and at the K-12 level, teaching Spanish. I've spent time studying other school systems in other countries ...
Kentucky education groups call for more school funding
Louisville Courier-Journal
Public school funding has suffered deep cuts in the past four years, and that trend must be reversed in 2012, a new coalition of education groups said Wednesday. At a news conference in Frankfort, leaders of the groups said they wanted to correct any ...
Leeds Education Conference video: Expert hits at 'toxic' exam system
Yorkshire Post
“The high stakes testing regime that drives diligent and professional teachers and examiners creates a toxicity in the system that leads may young people towards a lacklustre, rather than a goldenlearning experience as they move towards the ...
Teaching politics with Schools Questions and Answers
BBC News
The best debates included teachers or governors but were obviously driven by the pupils themselves. One other thing that caught my eye this year is the promotion of the chance for teachers to get extra training in teaching politics from Parliament ...
BBC News
Sixty Montgomery teachers receive national board certification
Gazette.Net: Maryland Community News Online
Members of the board of directors of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards include former political officials, teachers, principals, and union officials. Teachers who become national board certified also are consulted on education ...
South Africa: Penalising Model C Schools Not the Answer to Education's Woes
AllAfrica.com
The IFP has slammed the move by government to ban bonuses for teachers and principals who perform well at former Model C schools, saying that this will not solve the education system's woes. "The new regulations by government will only serve one ...
Northern Highlans teachers honored as exemplary educators
NorthJersey.com
... teachers who exhibit strong knowledge and skills, an inspiring presence, and a clear vision got quality teaching and learning that has a positive impact on the school community, said Richard Vespucci, a spokesperson for the Department of Education....
NorthJersey.com
An Army Of High Quality Teachers Would Revolutionize Our Education System
Business Insider
Teacher preparation programs should emphasize both subject-matter learning and training in classroom practice. Accreditation of teachers colleges is currently carried out by the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education and the ...
TEXT-S&P assigns 'B+' rtg to Core Education;otlk stbl
Reuters
Education budget cuts in the US primarily centered on teachers and infrastructure; the impact on CORE's focus areas was limited. The company's wide range of products and services should also mitigate the risk from probable budget cuts. ...
Apple's New York City Event Focusing on Education, Publishing: Reports
eWeek
CEO Rupert Murdoch that “the paper textbook business would be blown away by digital learningmaterials.” According to the biography, Jobs viewed textbooks as an $8 billion industry “ripe for digital destruction.” He held meetings with education ...
Jan. 4, 1965 | Lyndon Johnson Outlines 'Great Society' Plans ...
By By THE LEARNING NETWORK
The Learning Network - Teaching and Learning With The New York Times .... Teachers can use or adapt our lessons across subject areas and levels. Students can respond to .... How Students Can Take Charge of Their Education · “ I'm a HS ...
The Learning Network
Huffington Post (blog)
Many teachers question a standardized test's ability to capture their teaching practice accurately and fully, and how outside factors that impact student learning will be quantified. But it isn't enough to say that teaching is an art that cannot be ...
Michael Gove blasts education authorities who are 'happy with failure'
Daily Mail
By Gavin Allen Education Secretary Michael Gove has blasted local authorities opposing plans to replace 200 of the worst primary schools in England with academies, claiming they are 'happy with failure'. Mr Gove said most local authorities were being ...
Daily Mail
Teachers' union recommends changes in tenure system
TheDay.com
"The teacher tenure system, complete with the mistaken notion that tenure means a 'job for life,' is as misunderstood as it is outdated," says the report of the Connecticut Education Association, representing more than 43000 teachers. ...
London to gain 6000 new teachers
The Press Association
The report suggests that career progression opportunities and rewarding salaries have increased the appeal of teaching as a profession for graduates. Data from the Department for Education shows that the average starting salary for teachers of £22800 ...
NY suspends funding for 10 school districts
Boston.com
"The deadline is real; the funding is suspended," state Education Commissioner John B. King Jr. said. The deadline for districts to strike deals with their local unions representing teachers and principals was Dec. 31. The districts where School ...
Education Superstars To Be Honored With Virginia Lottery Super Teacher Awards
Sacramento Bee
In addition, all eight 2012 Super Teachers schools will receive a dynamic Science Museum of Virginia educational experience. Dr. Jo Lynne DeMary, Director, Center for School Improvement, VCU School of Education, former State Superintendent for Public ...
All talk, no action on education reform
phillyBurbs.com
The unions and education establishment have rejected many proposals put forth by astute study groups. Both unions, the National Education Association and the American Federation of Teachers, admit that some adjustments could be made, but deny the need ...
Teachers involved in coaching to face music
Daily Star Online
The government is going to take actions against the teachers involved in coaching business in the capital, said Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid yesterday. He said the ministry has formed a four-member committee to collect information on such ...
Montgomery delegation to focus on transit, education funds in 2012
Washington Post
Delegation leaders said last month that in addition to bringing home money for capital projects, lawmakers will direct their attention toward securing money for transportation projects andeducation. The Purple Line, a proposed extension of the Metro ...
Education advocate blasts Christie waiver
NorthJersey.com
BY LESLIE BRODY The Education Law Center has complained to US EducationSecretary Arne Duncan about elements of the Christie administration's proposal for tracking schools' progress. In a letter to Duncan made public Tuesday, the center protested that ...
NorthJersey.com
Students' Online Academic Experience Becomes More Personal with Bridgepoint ...
Sacramento Bee
A provider of innovative solutions that advance learning, Bridgepoint Education created Thuze to give students a powerful cloud-based learning system that improves and expands the user experience across multiple devices. Bridgepoint Education will ...
Smart Horizons Career Online Education Partners with College Complete to ...
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
When we met with Howard (Liebman, CEO of SHCOE) and Wendy (Kauffman, COO of SHCOE) and began learning about SHCOE and everything they have to offer, we felt for the first time that we had someone to whom we could refer these students so they could earn ...
With Just One iPad, Teachers Improve Classroom Lessons
Newswise (press release)
“My goal is to train our elementary education candidates to graduate from our program with the skills and fluency in the use of mobile technology to support teaching and learning. This has allowed many of our graduates to be leaders in their schools ...
BOARD OF EDUCATION: Rentel eager to bring education experience to school board
The Newark Advocate
Answer: My professional interests are in education. I've worked in education at several different levels, teaching at the university level and at the K-12 level, teaching Spanish. I've spent time studying other school systems in other countries ...
Kentucky education groups call for more school funding
Louisville Courier-Journal
Public school funding has suffered deep cuts in the past four years, and that trend must be reversed in 2012, a new coalition of education groups said Wednesday. At a news conference in Frankfort, leaders of the groups said they wanted to correct any ...
Leeds Education Conference video: Expert hits at 'toxic' exam system
Yorkshire Post
“The high stakes testing regime that drives diligent and professional teachers and examiners creates a toxicity in the system that leads may young people towards a lacklustre, rather than a goldenlearning experience as they move towards the ...
Teaching politics with Schools Questions and Answers
BBC News
The best debates included teachers or governors but were obviously driven by the pupils themselves. One other thing that caught my eye this year is the promotion of the chance for teachers to get extra training in teaching politics from Parliament ...
BBC News
Sixty Montgomery teachers receive national board certification
Gazette.Net: Maryland Community News Online
Members of the board of directors of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards include former political officials, teachers, principals, and union officials. Teachers who become national board certified also are consulted on education ...
South Africa: Penalising Model C Schools Not the Answer to Education's Woes
AllAfrica.com
The IFP has slammed the move by government to ban bonuses for teachers and principals who perform well at former Model C schools, saying that this will not solve the education system's woes. "The new regulations by government will only serve one ...
Northern Highlans teachers honored as exemplary educators
NorthJersey.com
... teachers who exhibit strong knowledge and skills, an inspiring presence, and a clear vision got quality teaching and learning that has a positive impact on the school community, said Richard Vespucci, a spokesperson for the Department of Education....
NorthJersey.com
An Army Of High Quality Teachers Would Revolutionize Our Education System
Business Insider
Teacher preparation programs should emphasize both subject-matter learning and training in classroom practice. Accreditation of teachers colleges is currently carried out by the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education and the ...
TEXT-S&P assigns 'B+' rtg to Core Education;otlk stbl
Reuters
Education budget cuts in the US primarily centered on teachers and infrastructure; the impact on CORE's focus areas was limited. The company's wide range of products and services should also mitigate the risk from probable budget cuts. ...
Apple's New York City Event Focusing on Education, Publishing: Reports
eWeek
CEO Rupert Murdoch that “the paper textbook business would be blown away by digital learningmaterials.” According to the biography, Jobs viewed textbooks as an $8 billion industry “ripe for digital destruction.” He held meetings with education ...
Jan. 4, 1965 | Lyndon Johnson Outlines 'Great Society' Plans ...
By By THE LEARNING NETWORK
The Learning Network - Teaching and Learning With The New York Times .... Teachers can use or adapt our lessons across subject areas and levels. Students can respond to .... How Students Can Take Charge of Their Education · “ I'm a HS ...
The Learning Network
Repository of teaching tricks? « Read Write Execute Web
By Michelle Levesque
Specifically, I feel like it's going to be essential to have a repository of teaching tricks for web literacy skills if we want any hope in really distributing the learning process. It'll be a bazillion (plus or minus a gazillion) times easier for people to ...
Read Write Execute Web
Your Creative Mind with Learning Differences | The Creative Mind
By Douglas Eby
Many researchers and artists say ADHD and other learning differences are forms of neurodiversity that can actually benefit creative expression.
The Creative Mind
Alabama Education Trust Fund revenues rise 4.3 percent in first ...
By David White -- The Birmingham News
MONTGOMERY, Alabama -- Tax collections for the state Education Trust Fund, the main source of state tax dollars for public schools and colleges, rose 4.3 percent in October through December compared to the same period a year earlier, ...
Breaking News from The Birmingham News
UK Education Minister May Ban Teacher's Seminars | Education News
By B. A. Birch
Education Minister Michael Gove has threatened to ban the seminars that exam boards put on for teachers following an investigation into alleged “corrupt practices”, write Claire Newell, Holly Watt and Robert Winnett at the Telegraph. ... “ Providing teachers and students with too much certainty over which elements of the curriculum will be tested, or which questions will be asked, only serves to narrow the curriculum, lower standards and promote teaching to the test.” Stephen Twigg ...
Education News
The Standard | After KCPE, competition for secondary education starts
The cutthroat race has often been fueled by parents who have been expecting too much from their children, even as they attended schools without adequate learning resources. But unlike elsewhere in sub-Saharan Africa where on average two ... Subsequently, most parents and teachers perceive children to have failed KCPE if they did not garner enough points to enable them join national or county secondary schools. According to Dr Felistus Kinyanjui, and educational researcher at ...
The Standard: RSS Feeds - All News
Perspectives: For teachers, there's a rhetoric and a reality to ...
By Wellcome Trust
tags: Education, learning, Schools, Science education, Science teaching, Scientific inquiry,Teaching. by Wellcome Trust · Neil Dixon ... What is the role of inquiry-based learning in an inspiring science education? And what are its boundaries ...
Wellcome Trust Blog
3quarksdaily: India Fares Poorly in Global Learning Study
By Robin Varghese
A global study of learning standards in 74 countries has ranked India all but at the bottom, sounding a wake-up call for the country's education system. China came out on top. It was the first time that India participated in the Programme for ...
3quarksdaily
Got Any Education Questions You've Been Wondering About ...
By Larry Ferlazzo
As regular readers know, I write a teacher advice column for Education Week Teacher. People submit education-related questions — on the practical aspects of teaching in the classroom, on policy issues, you name it — and I invite guests and ...
Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day...
I am teaching
By coolcatteacher@gmail.com (Victoria A Davis, Cool Cat Teacher)
Some teachers aren't really teaching at all. Teaching doesn't ... I don't subscribe to this new model of destroying the classroom and everything it has been because I think that great learning experiences have always been exciting. It is just that ...
Cool Cat Teacher Blog
Apple's January event all about publishing, education, iBookstore
Many are hoping for the release of the iPad 3 or Apple television at the recently announced event, but, many sources are indicating a gathering dedicated to publishing and education.
RSS Feed - Latest Digital Journal News
The Radar: 10 Icelandic Wonders, Tips for Learning a Language, 13 ...
By Giovanna Palatucci
Skiing With Nancy. Dec, 15, 2011 (2) · Olympic gold medalist Nancy Greene teaching me how to ski on the slopes of Sun Peaks ... Here are a few tips for learning a new language outside the classroom. [Bohemian Trails]. Take a scenic stroll ...
Intelligent Travel
The Educated Reporter: Big Payoff For D.C. Teachers, Romney ...
By Emily Richmond
So far I haven't heard anyone claim to be the "education candidate" (if I missed it, let me know). Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney promised to veto the Dream Act (which is not yet law), if given the opportunity. Check out this story from ...
The Educated Reporter
U.S. Education Spending Compared To The Rest Of The Developed ...
By Michael Brendan Dougherty
How does U.S. education spending stack up against the rest of the developed world?
Politics
Reddit - I'm teaching my first class at a big university today. What's ...
I'm teaching a leadership class today at Ohio State, and I'm just curious what Reddit would want/would have wanted ... Teachers using copyrighted material falls under the Fair Use doctrine...... You're learning to become an adult in college. ...
www.reddit.com/.../reddit_im_teaching_my_first_class_at_a_b...
Teaching Channel: Videos, Lesson Plans and Other Resources for ...
5 Great ways to use Teaching Channel. 1; 2; 3; 4. Time on Task: Seconds Count 1 min ... Taylor Mali: Undivided Attention · Inspiration / Experiential Learning ...
https://www.teachingchannel.org/
Follow @eSummaCom
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