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Recently, I watched Salman Khan’s ten minute video on Edutopia called, Big Thinkers: Salman Khan on Liberating the Classroom for Creativity. In the video he explains his vision for how Khan Academy videos can replace lecture-style teaching, allowing the teacher to free him or herself up to implement project-based learning in the classroom. Watch his…
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I listened to the TED Talk by Benjamin Zander (see below) for the third time. Each time I listen I gain something new that stimulates my thoughts about what it means to be a good teacher. In his short talk of about 20 minutes, he exemplifies the qualities of good teaching in powerful ways. If…
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There is a new film coming out this week, The American Teacher. The trailer for the film is available on You Tube. The producer of the film, Ninive Calegari, wrote a blog article about the film on Education Nation (click here for the reference). He explains how his interest in and experience with the teaching…
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Fernbank View more presentations from The Westminster Schools A group of 3rd grade students from Drew Charter School ventured on a trip to the Fernbank Museum of Natural History in Atlanta, Georgia. The team of teachers submitted a proposal to the Center for Teaching to organize and implement this science learning experience. There were 3…
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With a grant funded by the National Academy of Sciences, 20 states around the country have partnered to rewrite science standards that guide K-12 science education. Their direction is to create standards that: …will encourage students to examine concepts that cross the boundaries of physics, biology and chemistry. Achieve, a nonpartisan, nonprofit is coordinating the…
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