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Quixey -- Find Apps

Buldog sumitted ago via http://www.quixey.com (Views: 40, Clicks: 5)  View Story

Quixey is a Functional Search engine for apps, allowing users to find apps by describing what they want to do. Quixey powers app search across all platforms.

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Additional $34 million sought for higher education in Oklahoma

Buldog sumitted ago via http://www.allvoices.com (Views: 37, Clicks: 5)  View Story

State Chancellor Glen Johnson is traveling across the state touting the accomplishments of Oklahoma's colleges to lawmakers and legislators and making the case for a budget increase for higher education in 2012-13.

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TPS one of 10 nationwide to participate in elite training academy

Buldog sumitted ago via http://www.allvoices.com (Views: 36, Clicks: 5)  View Story

Tulsa Public Schools is one of 10 school districts in the nation selected to participate in an elite training academy.

1 comments | Tags: tulsa public schools bill & melinda gates foundation urban schools human capital academy performance management teacher evaluation | Topic: Teaching Jobs BAD >_<

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Australia: Fad policies override basics of education

Buldog sumitted ago via http://www.theage.com.au (Views: 53, Clicks: 4)  View Story

Peter McLoughlin -- Through the years of acronyms and jargon, the latest buzz term - ''value adding'' - makes me quite ill. We have to ''value add'' to our students. This term is related to NAPLAN testing and means improving results. The most depressing fad of all has been the introduction of standardised testing and A to E reporting. Every child from year one is now issued with a report ranking them from A to E for every subject area.

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Lakewood High School pioneers smartphone app for students, parents

Buldog sumitted ago via http://www.denverpost.com (Views: 48, Clicks: 4)  View Story

Ronscavage, the school's resident Web designer who also teaches psychology and video production, figures that Lakewood High is among the early adopters of a mobile app.

2 comments | Tags: denver colorado smartphone app communication mobileapploader adam ronscavage | Topic: Online Learning BAD >_<

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Re: A Specialists’ Debate on Autism Has Many Worried Observers

The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, now under revision, is the standard reference for mental disorders, driving research, treatment and insurance decisions. Since 1994, when recognition of Asperger syndrome was first included as an autism-spectrum disorder, diagnosis of the condition has surged.

Re: Updated teacher observations key to improvement, report says

The Measures of Effective Teaching project has enrolled 3,000 teachers and includes the following sites:

    Charlotte-Mecklenburg (N.C.) Public Schools
    Denver Public Schools
    Hillsborough County (Fla.) Public Schools
    Memphis (Tenn.) City Schools
    New York City Public Schools
    Dallas Independent School District
    Pittsburgh Public Schools


Measures of Effective Teaching (MET)
http://www.gatesfoundation.org/united-states/Pages/measures-of-effective-teaching-fact-sheet.aspx

Re: Gates Foundation study paints bleak picture of teaching quality

The Measures of Effective Teaching project has enrolled 3,000 teachers and includes the following sites:

    Charlotte-Mecklenburg (N.C.) Public Schools
    Denver Public Schools
    Hillsborough County (Fla.) Public Schools
    Memphis (Tenn.) City Schools
    New York City Public Schools
    Dallas Independent School District
    Pittsburgh Public Schools


Measures of Effective Teaching (MET)
http://www.gatesfoundation.org/united-states/Pages/measures-of-effective-teaching-fact-sheet.aspx

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