Clearing Up the Curriculum-Standards Confusion

Education Week - Liana Heitin "If, in rounding out 2014, [...]

December 31st, 2014|Categories: Common Core Standards, Curriculum, Education, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, School|

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Nicky Morgan: lessons in character ‘just as important’ as academic grades

The Telegraph - Graeme Paton " Lessons to build pupils’ [...]

December 16th, 2014|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Britain, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Curriculum, Education, England, Great Britain (UK), Learning, News, Teacher|Tags: Education, schools|

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Seeds of learning: School uses garden to teach valuable lessons

Recordnet.com - Elizabeth Roberts "A growing national movement incorporating gardening [...]

December 11th, 2014|Categories: Behavior, Critical Thinking, Curriculum, Gardens, Inquiry-based, Learning, Nature, School, Students, Testing, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, School|

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From High School To High Tech: Bridging The Talent Gap In The Innovation Economy

Forbes - Rebecca O. Bagley "Much innovation today is taking [...]

November 5th, 2014|Categories: Curriculum, Economy, Education, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Students|Tags: Education, School|

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Are curriculum changes enough to get young people hooked on languages?

The Guardian - Anna Codrea-Rado "Curriculum changes, a new education [...]

October 17th, 2014|Categories: Curriculum, Foreign Language, Language, United Kingdom|Tags: Education, School|

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Understanding the Impact of Small Schools of Choice

NYU Steinhardt - Staff Writer "Over the last decade, the [...]

October 17th, 2014|Categories: Academic Achievement, Curriculum, Graduates, High School, New York, Personalized Education, Public School, School, School Choice|Tags: Education, School|

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Many Districts Lagging on Implementing Common Core, Survey Finds

Education Week - Catherine Gewertz "With springtime testing for the [...]

October 8th, 2014|Categories: Common Core Standards, Curriculum, Professional Development, School District, Teacher, Teacher Training, Teaching, Testing|Tags: Education, School|

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Parent says no mush for his first-grader

The Washington Post - Jay Mathews "His complaint was not [...]

October 7th, 2014|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Curriculum, Education, Elementary School, Geography, History, Learning, Maryland, News, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, School, School District, Science, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Global Dimensions of Math

Education Week - Anthony Jackson "Every curricular area has a [...]

October 1st, 2014|Categories: Culture, Curriculum, Education, Global Competence, Innovation, Math, Mathematics, World Knowledge|Tags: Education, School|

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More classroom technology isn’t the answer

News Herald - Juliann Talkington Over the past 35 years [...]

September 22nd, 2014|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Creativity, Curriculum, Deep Learning, Education, Juliann Talkington, Math, School, Science, Students, Talkington, Technology, United States|Tags: Education, School|

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