Web Education Freshman Coursera Hits 1 Million Students in 4 ...
By Jon Russell
Coursera, a Web education platform, has revealed that it has passed 1 million students, just 4 months after launching.
The Next Web
By Jon Russell
Coursera, a Web education platform, has revealed that it has passed 1 million students, just 4 months after launching.
The Next Web
The Star-Ledger - NJ.com (blog)
According to a study of four urban school districts by the New Teacher Project, a New York-based policy group, many principals don't make any distinction between their best and worst teachers. So, too often, the lowest-performing teachers stick around ...
The Star-Ledger - NJ.com (blog)
Hamilton teachers feel 'demoralized and attacked' by McGuinty
CBC.ca
The chair of the local bargaining unit for public high school teachers says teacherswere bullied and attacked by recent remarks made by Premier Dalton McGuinty andEducation Minister Laurel Broten that the province may force labour peace on them ...
CBC.ca
Vietnamese teacher jailed after criticizing Hanoi
Boston.com
DANANG, Vietnam (AP) — A court in central Vietnam has sentenced a high school chemistryteacher to six years in prison after he criticized the government. Judge Nguyen Van Uy says Dinh Dang Dinh was sentenced in a half-day trial Thursday on charges ...
Teachers remain committed to helping students
St. George Daily Spectrum
A teacher. It's a noble, exciting, frightening, frustrating, wearying, wonderful job. It seems thatteachers and education itself have taken an onslaught of general distrust, misunderstanding and misinformed suspicions from some legislators and a ...
On Our Radar: Science Teachers, Unleashing Invasive Species?
New York Times (blog)
Surveying science teachers in the United States and Canada, researchers discover that many of them release invasive species into the wild after purchasing them from suppliers and using them in classroom labs. [The Register-Guard]. In an experimental...
New York Times (blog)
State leaders duck duty to fund education
Atlanta Journal Constitution (blog)
That year — the first year in which Republicans controlled the state budgeting process — the state share of financing education fell significantly, forcing the local share to jump. Those trends have accelerated in recent years, with the state share ...
Education Management Slides After $1.2 Billion Loss
Bloomberg
The loss of $9.51 a share in the period ended June 30, compared with net income of $34.8 million, or 26 cents, a year earlier, Pittsburgh-based Education Management said yesterday in a statement. It reported a non-cash writedown of $1.25 billion ...
New Jefferson County teachers get pep talk to launch the school year
al.com (blog)
Close. Home > Breaking News from The Birmingham News > Education ... Joe Turner, an English teacher from Mortimer Jordan High School who is the system's currentTeacher of the Year, reflected on his earlier days in the classroom and the path he took ...
al.com (blog)
Teachers Can't Go It Alone
Huffington Post
Teachers in Chester responded by passing a joint resolution to stay on the job and continue teaching. As one Columbus Elementary School teacher put it: "It's disturbing. But we are adults; we will make a way. The students don't have any contingency plan.
Union chief: Teachers should prepare for strike
Chicago Sun-Times
By ROSALIND ROSSI Education Reporter rrossi@suntimes.com August 10, 2012 12:52AM. Reprints. Story Image. Karen Lewis, President of the Chicago Teacher's Union and ... 4, the Tuesday after Labor Day. Lewis said the classes that start Monday in 243 CPS ...
Law aims to strengthen bilingual education in Illinois
Fox News
Pat Quinn on Thursday signed a law to strengthen bilingual education in Illinois and, among other things, it will foster the creation of so-called "parents academies" and cultural programs for immigrants. "School is challenging enough for students and ...
Bad Teachers Can Get Better After Some Types Of Evaluation, Harvard Study ...
Huffington Post
It has also stoked the movement known as 'education reform,' which has zeroed in on teacherquality by urging school districts to sort the star teachers from the duds, and reward or punish them accordingly. The idea is that America's schools would ...
Worcester teacher accused of theft placed on leave
Delmarva Daily Times
SNOW HILL -- A middle school teacher accused of stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars inteachers union funds has been placed on administrative leave with pay by the Worcester County Board of Education. Board of Education spokeswoman Barb ...
N.J. Department of Education investigates Woodbridge High School test scores
The Star-Ledger - NJ.com
A spokeswoman for the state Department of Education confirmed the Office of Fiscal Accountability and Compliance is looking into the school's performance on the High School Proficiency Assessment but could not say if any other public high schools are...
The Star-Ledger - NJ.com
Understanding the Controversy Surrounding For-Profit Higher Education
Huffington Post
The senator and his staff would not go that far, at least publicly, because they repeatedly say that for-profits are a needed player in higher education. But the tone of the Harkin report is so unrelentingly harsh that it reminds me of the old joke ...
Teachers vow biggest strike in Victoria's history next month with 97 per cent ...
Herald Sun
Schools across the state will shut out students as public education support staff join teachers and principals to take a stand. It follows a ballot in which 97 per cent of staff voted in favour of industrial action. AEU Victorian branch president Mary ...
Teacher's potty break limits flushed by AZ school
WMBF
However, some students at Marshall Ranch Elementary School in the Peoria Unified School District said they also knew the rule when it came to bathroom breaks during one sixth-grade teacher'sclass, a rule that was short-lived at the school this year.
Let principals, not tests, rate teachers
Washington Post (blog)
In-depth coverage: Education Page | The Answer Sheet ... But I don't hear anyone arguing that we should return to the days when more than 90 percent of D.C. teachers received satisfactory evaluations while the achievement levels of D.C. students were ...
Leapster GS, The Ultimate Learning Video Game System, Is Now Available
Embedded.com
10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- LeapFrog Enterprises, Inc. (NYSE:LF), the leader in educational entertainment, today announced that LeapsterGS™, the ultimate learning video game system, is now available at retail and online. LeapsterGS, the newest addition ...
Bedford, teachers approve pact
Toledo Blade
Teachers and nonteaching staff covered by the agreement will regain some of the salary cuts in 2013-14. The bargaining unit includes 240 teachers and 45 nonteaching staff, such as student-intervention specialists. Teacher salaries start at $34908 and ...
Learning to Teach Adult Students
UConn Advance (blog)
Reflective journaling is a strategy she explored in her Ph.D. dissertation, which earned her not only a doctoral degree in adult learning from the Neag School of Educationbut also an award for Excellence in Nursing Research from the Connecticut ...
UConn Advance (blog)
Online Education Degrees Now Dwarf Traditional Universities ...
By Gregory Ferenstein
Schools and unions are still in a heated debate over how to measure the quality of existing teachers, largely because we still don't know how to measure learning. “Children are educated and learn over a period of time, but we have this notion that children are to make a year's ... Do you think it makes a difference whether a teacher was trained online or at a traditional college? [Image Credit: Flickr User CollegeDegrees360]. « previous story. Startup Accelerator TechStars Showcases ...
TechCrunch
Object Monologues - The Learning Network - The New York Times
By By DAVID KENER and KATHERINE SCHULTEN
This is Drama Week on The Learning Network, and each day, with the help of the theater teacherDavid Kener, we've published new strategies that can be used across subject areas, and with content you can find in any day's paper. ... My recommendation to teachers who consider trying this drama idea with students, however, is to be sure to spend enough time on some basic drama skill-building to increase the likelihood of success. .... We are in such an exciting time in education!” ...
The Learning Network
Jefferson Award Winner Brings Education Services To Needy East ...
By bdisbrow
It's easily mistaken for a classroom or community center, with all the school work and socializing going on, but Matilda Cleveland House is a homeless shelter where the kids are involved in Community Education Partnerships. ... From her kitchen table, Mohan recruits, trains, and vetsteachers who help her bring weekly tutoring to five East Bay homeless shelters. ... “My favorite part about it is when the activities we do are learning and having fun at the same time,” Richardson said.
CBS San Francisco
Education wonkwar: the final salvo. Kevin Watkins responds to ...
By Duncan
My criticisms were directed at your advocacy for an education reform model based on vouchers, the transfer of public funding to for-profit private providers, and charter school-type arrangements for poor countries. Unfortunately, your ... If we want to raise learning standards, surely the discussion should focus on how to recruit, train, remunerate and support teachers. One of the ... Almost the entire gain can be traced to two sources: lower teacher salaries and lower rates of absenteeism.
From Poverty to Power by Duncan Green
Stress Changes Learning in the Brain | Psych Central News
By Rick Nauert PhD
A new experiment from German scientists suggests stress invokes our brain to use different and more complex processes during learning. In the study, cognitive psychologists Drs. Lars Schwabe and Oliver Wolf discovered that the presence or ...
Psych Central News
“Dynamic Conservatism” and Stability in Teaching | Larry Cuban on ...
By larrycuban
Yet amid those changes, there is a commonness in the unfolding of a lesson, the activities that teachers direct students to do, and Q & A that characterizes the back-and-forth between teacher and students. ... In adopting reforms that will jolt the system sufficiently to substantially alter teachingand learning, policymakers have mistakenly grafted practices borrowed from business organizations onto schools (e.g., zero-based budgeting in the 1970s; “management by objectives” and ...
Larry Cuban on School Reform...
By larrycuban
Yet amid those changes, there is a commonness in the unfolding of a lesson, the activities that teachers direct students to do, and Q & A that characterizes the back-and-forth between teacher and students. ... In adopting reforms that will jolt the system sufficiently to substantially alter teachingand learning, policymakers have mistakenly grafted practices borrowed from business organizations onto schools (e.g., zero-based budgeting in the 1970s; “management by objectives” and ...
Larry Cuban on School Reform...
Quinn Signs Bilingual Education Law | NBC Chicago
By Mitchell Grogg
The State of Illinois is hoping to further advance bilingual education under a law signed by Gov. Pat Quinn Thursday. "We do not want to be tongue-tied Americans," said Quinn "We want to make sure that we understand language as much as ...
NBC Chicago - Chicago Local News...
For Profit Higher Education: By The Number Important Details ...
By ProPublica.org
Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, chairman of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, releases a report flagging high rates of loan default, aggressive recruiting practices and higher than average tuition, among other things, at for-profit ...
Connecticut Consumer Advocate...
By ProPublica.org
Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, chairman of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, releases a report flagging high rates of loan default, aggressive recruiting practices and higher than average tuition, among other things, at for-profit ...
Connecticut Consumer Advocate...
Teachers Union: A Strike Could Still Happen « CBS Chicago
By Adam Harrington
Despite the resolution reached between the Chicago Public Schools and the Chicago TeachersUnion on the longer school day, the contract as a whole remains unresolved. And the union is warning teachers may head to the picket lines ...
CBS Chicago
Schools Matter: Freedom of Information Act and Education
By Judy Rabin
This space explores issues in public education policy, and it advocates for a commitment to and a re-examination of the democratic purposes of schools. If there is some urgency in the message, it is due to the current reform efforts that are ...
Schools Matter
App Store - TeacherKit
TeacherKit is a personal organizer for the teacher. It enables the teacher to organize classes, and students. Its simple and intuitive interface enables teachers to ...
itunes.apple.com/us/app/teacherkit/id389584618?mt=8
Teacher accused of sexual relationship with former student - San ...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - A 34-year-old high school teacher believed to be having a sexual ... "Watson was his teacher at New Haven for several semesters from ...
www.cbs8.com/.../teacher-accused-of-seuxal-relationship-with...
“Dynamic Conservatism” and Stability in Teaching | National ...
National Education Policy Center School of Education, University of Colorado at Boulder ...Desktops and laptops are prevalent in schools; teachers use the Internet for ... Q & A that characterizes the back-and-forth between teacher and students. ... alter teaching and learning, policymakers have mistakenly grafted practices ...
nepc.colorado.edu/.../“dynamic-conservatism”-and-stability-te...
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Study: Teacher evaluation lifts scores — Joanne Jacobs
You are here: Home / Education / Study: Teacher evaluation lifts scores ... Evaluation can improve mid-career teachers' effectiveness in math, but not reading, ... Kane, who led the Gates Foundation's project on measuring teaching, writes on ...
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