Tags: schools
Tags: schools
Alabama Distance Learning Rolls Out Statewide for 2009-2010
Posted Monday July 14, 2008, 10:52 am, Over one day old at Stephen's Web ~ by Stephen Downes ~ OLDaily RSS 2.0
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The Academia Gap and the New Philosophers
Posted Monday July 14, 2008, 10:52 am, Over one day old at Stephen's Web ~ by Stephen Downes ~ OLDaily RSS 2.0
Joel Adkins opens his post with a memory of his grad school days when they discussed "The gap between research and application of the research to the classroom." The evangelism of the edtech bloggers is getting out of hand - "I am in the field.
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Sign the Julie Amero Petition
Posted Monday July 14, 2008, 10:52 am, Over one day old at Stephen's Web ~ by Stephen Downes ~ OLDaily RSS 2.0
Although the first trial was overturned due to shoddy... (well, shoddy everything), the State Attorneys office still hasn't dropped the charges scheduled a new trial, leaving her in a state of limbo.
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Build His Network Now To Set Him Free Later
Posted Thursday July 10, 2008, 5:06 am, Over one day old at OLDaily
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Why Educational Change Is Hard
Posted Thursday July 10, 2008, 5:06 am, Over one day old at OLDaily
Lehmann looks at how some of the principles in Clay Shirky's book "Here Comes Everybody" can be applied to facilitating change in schools, as well as the limitations of his examples as applied to education.
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Can You Tell the Truth About Being Self Interested?
Posted Wednesday July 9, 2008, 5:48 am, Over one day old at OLDaily
Charles Green talks about the benefits of long-term thinking in sales relationships, but I believe that these can apply in school as well. Sad but true. In one study..., five year-olds were analyzed according to their ability to defer gratification ("one cookie now, or two in an hour").
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I Still Don't Have the Multiplication Tables Memorized
Posted Tuesday July 8, 2008, 4:04 am, Over one day old at Stephen's Web ~ by Stephen Downes ~ OLDaily RSS 2.0
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Hide and Seek 2008 Rules Me - and Why Real-World Players Are so Game.
Posted Tuesday July 8, 2008, 4:04 am, Over one day old at Stephen's Web ~ by Stephen Downes ~ OLDaily RSS 2.0
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Making a Difference? The Effect of Teach for America On Student Performance in High School
Posted Saturday July 5, 2008, 12:48 pm, Over one day old at OLDaily
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141, 232, 400 and Good Times
Posted Saturday July 5, 2008, 12:48 pm, Over one day old at OLDaily
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