If A YouTuber Ran For President, They’d Probably Win
After Kanye West and The Rock, the idea that a ‘YouTuber’ could run for president isn’t as far-fetched as it seems.
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A Really Cool Database For Paper Airplanes
There’s more that goes into duplicating paper airplane models than you’d think. If you’d like to try, here’s a paper airplane database.
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Report: ACT Scores Drop Again; Math Scores Hit 14-Year Low
According to an October 17, 2018 report by the ACT, performance on the standardized test by high school students in the US continues to fall.
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Discuss: Are The ACT & SAT Still Relevant For College Admissions?
Are The ACT & SAT Still Relevant For College Admissions? by Terry Heick Are standardized tests still relevant to clarify the ‘readiness’ of college students? (A better question might be why are the ACT and SAT still relevant for college admissions?) In an era where students are characterized as much by their digital citizenship (and digital…
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Are You Pushing Or Pulling Students In Your Classroom?
No longer does the teacher need to be only responsible for ‘covering’ content, a practice that often feels like climbing the down escalator.
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The Library Of Congress Launches Resource To Stream Motion Pictures
The Library of Congress digitized hundreds of hours of motion pictures that will be freely available on the National Screening Room website.
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25 Of The Most Misunderstood Ideas In Education
Some of the misunderstood ideas in education include the role of parents, the function of a letter grade, and what it means to ‘understand.’
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Is Focusing On Student ‘Improvement’ The Wrong Approach?
We’ve become so obsessed with looking inward and trying to achieve our ideals, that we’re less equipped to be a human on the outside.
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5 Ideal Traits Of A Project-Based Learning Teacher
Project-based learning teachers aren’t afraid of a lack of knowledge or skill because they can reach out to experts and learn alongside their students.
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A Quick Primer On Charter Schools
A one-size-fits-all approach has never worked in education, and the variety of school options available today attests to that fact. While a number of private schools specialize in specific content or teaching approaches, the costs can be prohibitive to most parents. Charter schools have been rapidly multiplying throughout the country, offering students and families private-school-quality…
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Why Parents Don’t Understand How To Help
Families and communities often only recognize the bits and pieces of education they’ve seen before–letter grades, essays, book reports, and report cards.
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Why Financial Education Is A Smart Investment
In summary, financial education is a long-term investment in human capital that will make a real economic difference for future generations.
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5 Reasons Why PBL May Not Be Working At Your School
5 Reasons Why PBL May Not Be Working At Your School contributed by Drew Perkins Is the project-based learning happening but not working? You’ve read the books, liked and retweeted the tweets, listened to the podcasts, and drank the Kool-Aid. Excitedly, you watched as teachers started their projects with their students, eagerly anticipating their exhibitions of learning as…
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Why You Should Care That Kendrick Lamar Just Won A Pulitzer Prize
Kendrick Lamar winning the Pulitzer Prize in music is important because of context: race continues to be a wound on the American landscape.
