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After watching Pavan Sukhdev’s (click here) TED Talk, I couldn’t help but think that we have to do more to integrate these concepts into curriculum in K-12 schools. While the economics he explains require higher-order thinking, the biology, earth science and environmental science that underpins the economics can be taught at every level of school.…
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In his blog post, An Integrated PBL course idea-Past, Present, and Future of USA Schooling, Bo Adams writes about studying “schooling” in school. He proposes getting students and teachers involved in studying their culture, classroom, and the school system through a project-based learning format. Integrating the studies of math, English, science, social studies, art, physical…
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I have been reading a great deal about assessment and grading recently and hope to organize some thinking around these important ideas. There is significant activity in the literature on each of these ideas. Here are some articles and books I have read recently on these topics. Effective Grading Practices, Educational Leadership, November 2011, Association…
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Want to Boost Learning, Start with Emotional Health, a commentary written by Jane Issacs Lowe, appeared in the December 7th edition of Education Week. She drew a connection between improved learning in the classroom and the emotional and physical well-being of children. With increases in the number of children living in poverty and childhood obesity,…
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An article appeared in an online newsletter that may signal some changes in educational technology in the future. EdSurge, “a community resource for those engaged in the emerging eco-system of education technology (mission from website),” publishes an online newsletter that ran the following article, What Three Big EdTech Investments Say About the Future of Education.…
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