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The recent American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) meeting in Vancouver, BC had the theme, Flattening World: Building a Global Knowledge Society. In the March 30 edition of Science, Edward Lempinen wrote a summary, In a Flattening World: Innovation Must Be Global, of the keynote address and other talks by prominent participants. What…
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The recent issue of Harvard Graduate School of Education’s, Ed., ran an article written by Lory Hough entitled, Are You Down With or Done With Homework? Her article continues the conversation that has been going on for many years about the value of students doing hours of homework after spending 6-7 hours in school. She…
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On the United States political scene, we have seen a polarized conversation around our country’s energy policy. Drill or don’t drill for more oil, build or don’t build pipelines from Canada, support or don’t support more nuclear power plants, invest or don’t invest in more alternative energy resources, and global warming is related to human…
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In his book, A Whole New Mind, Daniel Pink wrote that story is a powerful way for people to learn. Leymah Gbowee, 2011 Nobel Peace Prize recipient, weaves a powerful story about unleashing the intellectual and leadership capacity of young girls. Her story, and those of other women she has touched, illustrates how the passion of…
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Well, I thought I would start my morning out thinking about whether I could do a strand throughout the day on project-based learning (PBL). Through my work at the Center for Teaching, we are bringing the Buck Institute to Drew Charter School from May 30-June 1 to participate in their 3-day training session on PBL. …
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