The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 4, 2019

Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 36(4), 476–500. Review of Educational Research, 81(2), 201–233; Headden, S. Progress through the teacher pipeline: 1992–93 college graduates and elementary/ secondary school teaching as of 1997. Postsecondary education descriptive analysis report. 25) Kraft, M. 33) Bartell, C.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 17, 2023

After Carl Wieman won the Nobel Prize for physics in 2001 for, as he puts it, “shining lasers on atoms” in a new way that gave experimental proof to a theory by Albert Einstein, Wieman decided to shift his research focus. I just could make a bigger difference in education,” he says. Well, I always hesitate to use myself as data.

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Tom Murray

FEBRUARY 4, 2017

During my time as a public school employee, I’d occasionally hear about educational organizations that were working to support schools in some capacity. Founded in 1865, AASA is the professional organization, comprised of over 13,000 educational leaders in the United States and throughout the world. extra-state jurisdictions.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

AUGUST 24, 2023

In this post, I’ve synthesized the wisdom from these papers into actionable insights and examples for educators looking to hone their classroom management skills. They provide structured approaches that can be implemented across various educational settings. offer valuable tools and perspectives for educators at all levels.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 11, 2019

In a crowded hotel lobby in New Orleans the day after Thanksgiving, primary and secondary students and playful adults threw paper planes towards a target for a prize of $50. workforce in all industries since 2001. Related: HBCUs are leading centers of education — why are they treated as second-class citizens?

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edWeb.net

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Instead of trying to give each student the exact same experience and expect them all to graduate, leaders need to figure out what each student needs to complete their educational goals. This requires schools to invest in student and family liaisons and to be active participants in all students’ educations. The work never stops.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 20, 2016

You are meeting the learners in the Manaiakalani education program. After decades of despair and educational malaise, the families that are part of the Manaiakalani program are asserting their rangatiratanga and becoming active players once again in their children’s futures. Education results plummeted along with employment.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

DECEMBER 6, 2012

Join me today, Thursday, December 6th, for a live discussion with Ray McNulty, Chief Learning Officer at Penn Foster College and a Senior Fellow to the International Center for Leadership in Education , having previously served as President. An educator since 1973, Ray has been a teacher, vice principal, principal, and superintendent.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

were underfunded by $580 billion in federal dollars alone — money that was specifically targeted to support 30 million of our most vulnerable students,” says a new report published by the education advocacy nonprofit, the Alliance to Reclaim Our Schools. The adage that you can do less with more doesn’t hold up when it comes to education.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 18, 2011

Join us on Wednesday, April 20th, for a very special live and interactive event with educators from Egypt, Tunisia, Lebanon, and Morocco. We''ll be discussing the political changes taking place in the Middle East, the impact of technology on both politics and education, and student-to-student interactions worldwide.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 15, 2018

An inter-agency taskforce that includes the Rhode Island’s Governor’s Office launched PrepareRI in 2017 “to create a K-12 education system that is aligned with the demands of colleges and employers.” Sign up for Hechinger’s newsletter.

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Edsurge

MAY 18, 2017

Thille, an assistant professor of education at Stanford University's Graduate School of Education who previously worked in the private sector, stresses that she’s not against software companies. But she does worry about them gaining too much control over the educational algorithms of tomorrow. That was way back in 2001.

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Software Adaptive Learning Company Course 100

edWeb.net

MAY 11, 2020

To help teachers with the transition to online instruction, an edWebinar hosted by SETDA featured educators sharing what is working for them as they teach students online during the COVID-19 crisis. Setting the Course for Secondary Students. This article was modified and published by eSchool News. About the Presenters.

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edWeb.net

APRIL 30, 2021

The disruptions and changes during the past year have made a return to the industrial education model of the 19th and 20th centuries problematic for school districts committed to preparing diverse students for 21st century careers. By Robert Low. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING. LISTEN TO THE PODCAST. Creating a Framework for Innovation.

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eSchool News

APRIL 14, 2015

Education Committee will begin reviewing details of a plan to update NCLB. A proposed update to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) would strengthen state and local control and end federal test-based accountability. Written by committee Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) and Ranking Member Patty Murray (D-Wash.),

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NeverEndingSearch

APRIL 22, 2016

An ALA District Dispatch post by Kevin Maher yesterday, shared an important clarification from the Department of Education regarding the Innovative Approaches to Literacy (IAL) program. Show citation box.

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edWeb.net

AUGUST 26, 2019

Recent research has shown that SEL increases high school graduation rates, and post-secondary enrollment and graduation rates, as well as employment rates and wages. SEL also decreases behavioral issues, dropout rates, drug use, and teen pregnancy, so the advantages of including it in elementary and secondary classes are clear.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

Global Collaboration Week is a series of free online education events taking place during the week of September 23 - 27, 2019. During this week (and beyond), experienced global educators and other professionals will host connective projects and events and invite public participation. A current listing of events you can join is below.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 6, 2017

Like a handful of states, New Hampshire is taking the opportunity provided by the federal Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) to revise its accountability measures to further individualize education. Claire Voorhees, national policy director, Foundation for Excellence in Education. Photo: Kate Flock for The Hechinger Report.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

OCTOBER 25, 2015

The main theme is that people are naturally very efficient learners and that we can more effectively make use of this fact in our current education and training systems. The discussion came about as a result of a general dissatisfaction with the way in which education was being conducted in universities. Origins & Influences.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 12, 2010

While talking to educators about the source of the problem, Roger discovered that there were various vested interests in education that were committed to things staying the way they were. So, he developed a much less costly version of his educational model, which he called the Story Centered Curriculum (SCC).

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Bryan Alexander

DECEMBER 29, 2015

What can we expect in 2016 from the intersection of technology and education? I’m building on previous posts about trends in technology and educational contexts , plus my FTTE report, naturally. Educational technology trends. Primary and secondary schools are a battleground between iPads and Chromebooks, it seems.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 10, 2017

This has happened as Georgia officials – like those in many other states – are pushing to increase the number of young residents who have some kind of post-secondary education. Folks aren’t just asking for higher education to be supported because it’s a nice thing. I don’t think anybody’s against [needs-based financial aid].

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 9, 2016

Carla Shere, director of college guidance for New York City’s Columbia Secondary School for Math, Science, and Engineering, encourages students to gather in her office to work on their college applications. By 2001, the Common Application was fully online. Related: Fixing a higher education ‘caste system’ that screams inequality.

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NeverEndingSearch

JUNE 17, 2019

This post looks at a progression of student thinking (and questioning) about the value of Wikipedia as they move across educational stages. Our study examined the behaviors and choices of 175 student participants, across six educational stages, as they engaged in four tasks in response to a grade-appropriate science research prompt.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 17, 2017

They tended to cite a combination of their own optimism coupled with pressure from state officials, who in turn were pressured to meet the federal educational goals set in No Child Left Behind. Educational consultant and former state board member Leslie Jacobs on why charters may have had difficulty reaching projected goals.

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edWeb.net

AUGUST 13, 2019

Now education decision makers across America can see detailed reviews compiled in multiple states, to facilitate the evaluation and purchase of print and digital materials for students and teachers. Dashboard Views and Options.

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Iterating Toward Openness

DECEMBER 13, 2016

There is a growing consensus among those who work in open education – including organizations like BC Campus , Creative Commons , the Hewlett Foundation , Lumen Learning , OpenStax , the Open Textbook Network , Rebus , and others – that the Creative Commons Attribution (BY) License is our preferred license.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 12, 2016

President Bush promotes his “No Child Left Behind” education agenda during a visit to Kirkpatrick Elementary School in Nashville, Tenn., But hindsight is a very different vantage point for Cassellius, who is now Minnesota’s commissioner of education. “It Monday, Sept. Photo: AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 17, 2018

DeLeón, Education Programs Professional at the Nevada Department of Education, and Alison Harte, Instructional Materials Specialist for the Bureau of Standards and Instructional Support in the Florida Department of Education, presented case studies on how their states are changing the conversation to digital first.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 18, 2018

This new role for educators is a direct outcome of the data-driven classroom and the quest for accountability. While teachers may understand the need to collect the information, they resent inputting the same data over and over again in every learning management system, educational application, and state and federal accountability report.

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MindShift

JANUARY 20, 2017

We also learned—and have experienced in our careers as mathematics educators and researchers—that spatial reasoning is a curiously unacknowledged and neglected area of the curriculum. Below we offer our Top Five reasons why, as educators, we should care about spatial thinking when we plan, observe, and assess mathematics in our classrooms.

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Waterford

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

This guide will walk you through what you need to know about the importance and benefits of art in education. Then, we’ll cover what you can do to make art education part of your curriculum and a few educational art activities for young learners. Why Is Art Important in Education? Where Did the Arts Go?

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

Please mark your calendars for November 18 - 22 for the fourth annual Global Education Conference ( [link] ). 3, and Connected Educator Month in October--how are we still standing?!) , but we''re raring to go now, and we hope you are, too! The Charter was launched in November 2009.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JANUARY 23, 2016

presents: "How Do We Define Competence in Global Education?" What knowledge, attitudes and skills are necessary for navigating our cultural similarities and differences and how can educators promote competence? She was the High School Principal at Campus Eugenio Garza Sada, Tecnológico de Monterrey from 2001 to 2013.

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EdNews Daily

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

The United States faces a serious educational crisis. Department of Labor figures, that teachers are quitting their jobs at record rates, since such records began to be kept in 2001. In the first ten months of 2018, public educators quit at an average rate of 83 per 10,000 on staff. What subjects are losing the most educators?

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Hack Education

FEBRUARY 20, 2017

It’s a response, in part, to the organization’s primer on accountability in education: “ The Myth of Accountability: How Data (Mis)Use is Reinforcing the Problems of Public Education.” Bush’s presidency: No Child Left Behind , the 2001 reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.

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