Are The ACT & SAT Still Relevant For College Admissions?
When testing and grades and credit hours are not just terms of college but the primary terms of college, how does that begin to characterize college over time?
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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.
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12 Ways To Make Sure A Child Feels Loved
Our society seemingly focuses less on the importance of simply showing love and more on the expectations children are “supposed to have”.
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Apply For Google For Education Certified Innovator 2018 Program Here
Google is looking for innovators who want to innovate across all elements of their transformation framework.
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A Useful Framework For Transparency In Education
The most significant benefit of transparency in education is the ability to see ‘what’s happening’ in the classroom and respond accordingly.
