Nice chart comparing the two teaching paradigms.
Research on how podcasting course information affects achievement.
Very interesting RSA Animate video on motivation. Geared mostly toward business, but has lots of implications for education!
Great response to the "blaming the students" mentality regarding school reform.
Great way to look at skills we are trying to teach vs. new technologies we are implementing.
Information from a MS journal about factors that increase and reduce cheating. Great thoughts on performance-oriented classrooms compared to those that focus on mastery. Good information to add to blog and Plan II.
Great questions regarding why we take such pains to teach to the top students, beginning in elementary school and continuing through the university level, and what that says about our educational system. Profound food for thought.
Creativity in decline in the U.S.
Great article on the importance of giving meaningful tasks to students to help students develop a "growth mindset." Includes a section on evaluating student work ("Grade for Growth").
Tthis article highlights some great reasons to look toward the virtual classroom when thinking about the future of education. It is geared mostly toward university level, however many of the ideas are applicable to all levels of education.
How PISA scores are being misinterpreted, and why we must look at the poverty rate in like countries to see the crux of the problem.
Review of the book "Drive" by Daniel Pink with a view towards education. Great RSA Animate video at the end that explains the main concepts of the book.
Article regarding college students and how cheating impacts exam grades. One physics teacher has changed his model of teaching and finds that it has reduced cheating on homework significantly.