Education News and Bookmarking for Mathetude community http://www.mathetude.com:80/rss/stories/upcoming.html http://www.mathetude.com:80/images/logo.png http://www.mathetude.com:80/ vi-vn Copyright (c) 2007 Mathetude.com javacola@gmail.com Wed Feb 08 10:12:00 CST 2012 http://backend.userland.com/rss http://www.mathetude.com:80/ The Chester Upland district’s fiscal woes – so severe that it cannot afford to pay teachers past the end of this month – are compounded by a charter school with which it shares its financing. http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/14568.html http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/14568.html Mathetude nitajo 05/02/2012 While each state has their own priorities and challenges, PARCC provides the opportunity for participating states to come together and collectively move the field forward and break new ground in assessment design. In addition, many of the PARCC states are on the leading edge of education reform, including 10 of the 12 winning Race to the Top states. http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/14561.html http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/14561.html Mathetude nitajo 04/02/2012 Alfie Kohn -- Over the last few years I’ve had the odd experience of seeing my work cited with approval by people whose views on the issue in question are diametrically opposed to my own. The issue I have in mind is praise. I’m troubled by it, as are the people who quote me, but for very different reasons. So I thought I’d try to set the record straight even if the result is that I antagonize some folks who seem to regard me as an ally. http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/14558.html http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/14558.html Mathetude nitajo 04/02/2012 Abir Qasem & Tanya Gupta -- For students, it is not always clear that the return on their investment will be positive, as a degree no longer guarantees a job. If education is both expensive and has a low ROI, the demand for traditional education is likely to fall. http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/14572.html http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/14572.html Mathetude PiGuy 05/02/2012 Michael Hiltzik -- Something sounded familiar last week when I heard U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan and FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski make a huge pitch for infusing digital technology into America's classrooms. Every schoolchild should have a laptop, they said. Because in the near future, textbooks will be a thing of the past. http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/14570.html http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/14570.html Mathetude nitajo 05/02/2012 Parents and educators are expressing strong concern about the central role of standardized testing in the assessment and overall education of their children and students. http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/14566.html http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/14566.html Mathetude nitajo 05/02/2012 This site provides an extensive collection of free resources, math games, and hands-on math activities aligned with the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics. http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/14565.html http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/14565.html Mathetude nitajo 05/02/2012 PARCC has released through the Florida Department of Education, PARCC's fiscal agent, the Educator Leader Cadre, Meeting Logistics and Meeting Content Services Invitation to Negotiate. The Educator Leader Cadres are a major part of PARCC's ongoing work to engage educators in the implementation of the Common Core State Standards and the development and implementation of the PARCC assessments. http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/14562.html http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/14562.html Mathetude nitajo 04/02/2012 Catherine Gewertz -- What would happen if English/language arts teachers revolutionized their instruction to focus intently—and exclusively—on the texts students are reading? http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/14563.html http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/14563.html Mathetude nitajo 04/02/2012 Initiatives in countries from South Africa to Vietnam are fueling the growth of open educational resources. http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/14564.html http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/14564.html Mathetude PiGuy 04/02/2012