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NHSCEightElements7-25-08.pdf (application/pdf Object)
Summary of ideas related to improving instruction in high school.
This document offers descriptions of the eight elements of high school improvement:
• Rigorous Curriculum and Instruction
• Assessment and Accountability
• Teacher Quality and Professional Development
• Student and Family Supports
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Leadership and Governance
• Organization and Structure
• Resources for Sustainability
Mobile Learning Institute
In this film, Stephen Heppell makes his way through London, describing his vision for schools, meeting with kids at the Be Very Afraid conference, and exploring ideas for classroom design in a technology pilot school in Teddington.
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Eigth habits of highly effective 21st century teachers
We hear a lot about the 21st century learner – but what about the 21st century teacher? Andrew Churches investigates what makes them succeed.
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We expect our students to be life-long learners. Teachers, must continue to absorb experiences and knowledge, as well. We must endeavour to stay current. I wonder how many people are still using their lesson and unit plans from five years ago. To be a teacher, you must learn and adapt as the horizons and landscapes change.
Think_Ahead_Final_Small-iPhone.m4v (video/mp4 Object)
Apple produced video about change, leadership and education. Think ahead.
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9 Hard Things to Do in Order to SUSTAIN School Reform
Tech Futures | Scholastic.com
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First, technology is changing the way students interact with information. It has revolutionized the way we obtain, gather, evaluate, and search for information, and schools that have not adapted to these changes find themselves disconnected from their students.
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Secondly, many technology initiatives are specifically designed to increase a student’s access to technology. Therefore, a school district can achieve its goal without actually improving student learning. The problem is that access to technology should not be the goal; improving teaching and learning should be.
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Top News - Six technologies soon to affect education
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Collaborative environments, cloud computing, and "smart" objects are among the technologies that a group of experts believes will have a profound impact on K-12 education within the next five years or sooner.
A New High School in New York, With College Mixed In
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“People who say we have to dumb down just don’t get it,” Mr. Bloomberg said. “You raise the standards and people work up to those standards.”
The New Commission on the Skills of the American Workforce
This study focused on the flows of the international economy as they affect the prospects for economic growth in this country, with particular attention to the effects on employment and income of advancing technology and the rise of countries that can offer high skills at low wages. The study addressed eight areas, in the following sequence:
• Estimated the contributions of education and innovation (such as patents, R&D spending) to U.S. and global economic growth
• Analyzed the relationship between education and access to middle-class status since 1967 and projected to 2012
• Projected the supply and demand for education in the United States to 2012
• Analyzed the relationship between educational attainment and occupational competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities, work styles, work contexts, values, and interests) based on the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Information Network (O*Net) data
• Measured educational adequacy against criteria that included employability and middle-class jobs
• Estimated the vulnerability of U.S. jobs to offshoring based on the characteristics of the jobs and the skills of current job holders, as reported in O*Net
• Estimated the stock and growth of the global supply of educated workers
Top News - Big district dumps grade levels -- for starters
...when the elementary and middle school students come back next fall, there won't be any grade levels--or traditional grades, for that matter.
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There was a sense of urgency to attend to what wasn't happening for kids here," says Roberta Selleck, district superintendent, explaining why she decided to go with a drastic approach. "When [we saw] the stats for the whole school district over time, we realized we are disconnecting [from] our kids."
iNACOL - International Association for K-12 Online Learning
Mission: iNACOL strives to ensure all students have access to world-class education and quality online learning opportunities that prepare them for a lifetime for success.
Vision: Online learning is a powerful innovation that expands education opportunities. iNACOL supports access to high-quality online learning for all students.
How Good Schooling Matters - washingtonpost.com
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We had less success trying to change an existing school than helping to create a new school.
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If you want your child to get the best education possible, it is actually more important to get him assigned to a great teacher than to a great school.
The iPhone Could Be The Ultimate Study Machine
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With gigabytes of storage, dimensions comparable to traditional note cards, and a full color screen, the iPhone is the ultimate study companion.
Kaplan University Ad Campaign Challenges Rules of U.S. Higher Education - WSJ.com
The campaign vividly communicates new approaches to education that leverage technology and offer students flexibility in order to make higher education accessible and relevant to a broader group.
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The ad also includes Kaplan University's new tagline -- A Different School of Thought(TM) -- and describes how the University is redefining higher education.
From Cornfields to Computers: Reinventing a Township for the Modern Age | Edutopia
A district leaps into the digital world.
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