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16 Nov 09

Measuring 21st-century skills Articles - On the way: Nation's first tech-literacy exam

  • Beginning in 2012, the test will measure students' proficiency with technology in addition to reading, math, science, history, writing, and other subjects. The new test will mark the first time students' technology literacy has been assessed on a national level.
09 Aug 09

By Sarah Fine -- Why I Left Teaching Behind - washingtonpost.com

Schools Need Teachers Like Me. I Just Can't Stay.
By Sarah Fine
Sunday, August 9, 2009

My National Book Festival posters are gone, leaving behind tack marks and shreds of tape on the yellowing walls of Room 108 of the Cesar Chavez Public Charter School o

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11 Jul 09

46 States and D.C. to Pursue Common Education Standards - washingtonpost.com

46 States, D.C. Plan to Draft Common Education Standards

Forty-six states and the District of Columbia today will announce an effort to craft a single vision for what children should learn each year from kindergarten through high school graduation, an un

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10 Jun 09

TheStar.com | Insight | Profs pose as virtual students

Profs pose as virtual students

Scheme aimed to cut the dropout rate in online education. It's dodgy and deceitful. It's also workin

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21 Apr 09

Journeys In 2.0 Teaching

So here's the real deal on using Twitter for a backchannel in the classroom. It was a very rewarding experience that overall students responded positively to. Read my previous post to see the marking rubric I developed for the activity and how I introduce

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20 Apr 09

The Edurati Review: It's Not about the Technology

Before anything else, the educational community (including state and national organizations, teacher preparation programs, and local systems) must recognize the need to change an overall approach to teaching and learning. The tools mentioned earlier, like

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13 Apr 09

City Brights: Howard Rheingold : 21st Century Literacies

The difference between the haves and have nots, between education and disinfotainment, is not a matter of hardware or software or even (entirely) of being able to afford access to the Web. The most important critical uncertainty today is how many of us le

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17 Mar 09

Reflections

these funds have the potential to significantly impact the reach and quality of professional learning for all educators. Given the time constraints surrounding this legislation, the funds must be used on one-time investments vs. programs with ongoing comm

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