Posts tagged with "students"
Vision 3: Free access to technology and content |
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by Mickey Muldoon August 15, 2011 Uruguay is the first country in the world to commit to providing a free, internet-enabled computer to every one of its students, through the Massachusetts-based One Laptop Per Child initiative. More » |
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In the News: Chiefs for Change |
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by edReformer Staff December 1, 2010 Here is a list of stories coming out of yesterday’s Excellence in Action conference in Washington, DC. More » |
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Chicago Parents Demand Ed Variety, More Charters |
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by edReformer Staff November 18, 2010 Parents in Chicago rally for more charters, more choice, and different selection processes for their kids. More » |
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What I Want to Be While I’m Growing Up |
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by edReformer Staff November 18, 2010 During the Virtual Schools Symposium, I met some parents who are working very hard to rally other parents and families to gain access to virtual education, something that is quite hard to do in districts that have worked hard to take that choice away from them. We coined the phrase, “What I Want to Be While I’m Growing Up,” which we thought accurately described what learning online enables their kids to do. More » |
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K12 Hosts Webinar on Student Perspectives |
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by edReformer Staff November 8, 2010 Participants in the webinar will listen to student perspectives on online learning. More » |
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Digital Iowa |
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by edReformer Staff November 8, 2010 If you haven’t passed through the nation’s mid-section in a while, you might have thought nothing digital happens in “flyover country.” One middle school social studies teacher is totally proving you wrong. More » |
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American Public HS Recruiting Students, in China |
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by edReformer Staff October 27, 2010 A public high school in Maine has decided to pitch its education offerings to students in China. More » |
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Bring Me Your Huddled Masses, Your Guidance Counselors |
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by Education Equality Project October 26, 2010 America digging itself a hole in terms of teaching math and science; Bring me your guidance counselors, your huddled masses; we have an Ivory Tower problem; the future of common core standards; Cory Booker, John Legend, and more More » |
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Graham Browne: Special Asst., Education Equality Project |
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by edReformer Staff October 21, 2010 Education reform advocate and staunch defender of creative solutions to tackle the achievement gap, Graham Browne talks about his experience teaching fifth grade in NYC before joining the Education Equality Project. He mentions Citizen Schools, and a great French teacher. More » |
Digital Learning Council Explores Next Generation Content |
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by Lisa Gillis October 15, 2010 When it comes to digital learning, how do we balance quality with innovation? What guidelines should be used when looking at the development and use of quality digital instructional materials? Is this discussion bigger than e-books? More » |
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Connections Student Interviewed by Today Show (video) |
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by edReformer Staff October 8, 2010 Have you ever been put on the spot to explain what it’s like to attend a virtual school like Connections Academy? Jewlyin “JC” Cooper, a 10th grade student at Commonwealth Connections Academy, had the opportunity to explain it to millions on TodayShow.com and did an outstanding job! More » |
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The Last Union Stand? |
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by Daily News October 5, 2010 Union days of wielding power may be numbered; techno panels; Bloomberg praising teachers (well, some of them); new education web sites; policy support; training teachers; student progress; community college all the rage; Bill and Melinda Gates put money into completion rates More » |
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Even China Middle Schools Ban Phones |
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by edReformer Staff October 5, 2010 China is following a trend started in the United States — an out and out ban on smart phones. Well, at least in one middle school. More » |
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2 + 2 = Singapore |
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by edReformer Staff October 1, 2010 The Land of the Merlion brings its math approach to New York City schools. More » |
Gwen Samuel: President, State of Black Connecticut Alliance |
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by edReformer Staff September 27, 2010 We asked Gwen Samuels if we could do an interview with her, but her answers were so good that we switched tacks and asked if she could write a series of blog posts for edReformer. Here’s number one, prompted by a question about the motivations and goals for black leadership in Connecticut. More » |
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Lumina Foundation: We Need to Get Moving |
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by edReformer Staff September 22, 2010 States must increase the number of college degrees awarded each year in the United States, every year, by a total of nearly 280,000 if the nation is to meet the Lumina Foundation for Education’s goal of increasing the proportion of American adults with a college degree to 60 percent by 2025. More » |
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Shabnam Aggarwal: Tech to Teach |
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by edReformer Staff September 21, 2010 I have written a couple of emails to Shabnam, and we have talked about her most recent trip to India, but I had no idea what she was really doing. Here’s her video presentation of her new venture, Tech to Teach More » |
Students Blog about Goals with Lenovo |
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by Daily News September 10, 2010 Lenovo’s University of Bloggers campaign is helping college students be part media mogul and part entrepreneur. Set up a blog, write passionately about your goals, and you could win scholarships. More » |
Prognosis of a Rhee Departure? Not Good. |
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by Education Equality Project September 8, 2010 GOOD Magazine concludes that if Michelle Rhee leaves, it is not within the best interests of education in DC. “Her exit, after just three and a half years, would, ironically, be emblematic of an old crutch that’s been tripping up school reform for years: lack of consistency in leadership.” More » |
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