Common Core Drives Interest in Open Education Resources

Education Week - Katie Ash "Spurred by the adoption of [...]

October 20th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Children, Critical Thinking, Current Events, Curriculum, Digital Learning, Education, Internet, Learning, News, Teacher, Teacher Accountability, Teaching, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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‘Statistical illiteracy’ leaves citizens at risk of being duped by politicians and businessmen, warns British Academy

The Telegraph - John Bingham "A crippling fear of numbers [...]

October 20th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Achievement Gap, Childhood Education, Children, Critical Thinking, Culture, Current Events, Curriculum, Education, England, Great Britain (UK), Learning, Math, Mathematics, News, Teacher, United Kingdom|Tags: Education, schools|

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Yes, students should take chemistry. Here’s why

The Washington Post - S. Raj Govindarajan "I agree that [...]

October 19th, 2012|Categories: Chemistry, Curriculum, Engineering, Science|Tags: Education, School|

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Racing to the Top in Delaware

Education Week - Tom Vander Ark "Vision 2015 is a [...]

October 18th, 2012|Categories: Curriculum, Delaware, Language Immersion, Reform|Tags: Education, School|

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What Does Science Tell Us About Teaching Kids to Think?

The Atlantic - Daniel Willingham "...a heavy emphasis on writing [...]

October 17th, 2012|Categories: Critical Thinking, Curriculum, Reading, Research, Writing|Tags: Education, School|

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Parenting Program Aims to Help Latinos Close Early-Learning Gaps

Education Week - Lesli A. Maxwell " A new research [...]

October 16th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, California, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Curriculum, Early Education, Education, Hispanic, Learning, Literacy, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Investing in the future of our youth

China Daily - Qian Tang "Twenty years ago there were [...]

October 16th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Achievement Gap, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, China, Chinese, Critical Thinking, Culture, Current Events, Curriculum, Education, Learning, Literacy, News, Reading, Teacher|Tags: Education, schools|

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Meet GoldieBlox: the toy designed to get girls interested in engineering

The Guardian - Oliver Wainwright "GoldieBlox is the invention of [...]

October 16th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Achievement Gap, Behavior, Britain, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Critical Thinking, Culture, Current Events, Curriculum, Education, Elementary School, Engineering, England, Gender, Great Britain (UK), Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Are You Tech-Ready for the Common Core?

Education Week - Michelle R. Davis "School districts are raising [...]

October 15th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Child Development, Childhood Education, Current Events, Curriculum, Education, News, Online Education, Teacher, Teaching, Technology, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Teaching for the Future: Steering girls to science

USA Today - Mary Beth Marklein "A growing number of [...]

October 15th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Curriculum, Education, Engineering, Gender, Learning, Math, Mathematics, News, Science, Science & Technology, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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