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Guest post: An ‘Arab Spring’ of free online higher education

PiGuy sumitted ago via http://www.washingtonpost.com (Views: 29, Clicks: 7)
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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.

2 comments | Tags: daniel de vise abir qasem tanya gupta arab spring online higher education courses | Topic: Higher Education BAD >_<

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International Initiatives Fuel Growth of Open Ed. Content

PiGuy sumitted ago via http://www.edweek.org (Views: 33, Clicks: 4)
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Initiatives in countries from South Africa to Vietnam are fueling the growth of open educational resources.

1 comments | Tags: open education resources south africa vietnam oer commons connexions | Topic: Education Policy BAD >_<

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CCSSM Vocabulary Cards

PiGuy sumitted ago via http://www.graniteschools.org (Views: 181, Clicks: 98)
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An extensive list of Common Core State Standards math vocabulary for grades kindergarten through seventh grade.

1 comments | Tags: dual immersion math vocabulary academic vocabulary math common core state standards granite | Topic: Math Fun BAD >_<

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Colo. lawmakers consider trans-fat ban in schools

PiGuy sumitted ago via http://www.boston.com (Views: 48, Clicks: 6)
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The nation's leanest state is taking aim at junk food in school cafeterias as it considers the nation's toughest school trans-fat ban.

2 comments | Tags: colorado school cafeterias trans-fat ban childhood obesity american heart association | Topic: Other BAD >_<

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Finishing The Dream

PiGuy sumitted ago via http://www.nbclearn.com (Views: 34, Clicks: 4)
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This groundbreaking series brings the Civil Rights era to life with over one hundred clips from the NBC News archive and original town hall conversations from around the country.

0 comments | Tags: nbc learn civil rights social studies historic news reports | Topic: Events BAD >_<

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Science of the Olympic Winter Games

PiGuy sumitted ago via http://www.nbclearn.com (Views: 40, Clicks: 6)
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NBC Learn, in partnership with the National Science Foundation, unravels the physics, biology, chemistry, materials science and math behind the Olympic Winter Games.

0 comments | Tags: science nbc learn national science foundation olympic winter games | Topic: Math Fun BAD >_<

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Science of NHL Hockey

PiGuy sumitted ago via http://www.nbclearn.com (Views: 36, Clicks: 4)
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NBC Learn and NBC Sports, in partnership with the National Science Foundation and the National Hockey League, explore the science and math behind professional hockey.

0 comments | Tags: science hockey nbc learn national science foundation national hockey league | Topic: Math Fun BAD >_<

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Science of NFL Football

PiGuy sumitted ago via http://www.nbclearn.com (Views: 67, Clicks: 24)
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NBC Learn, in partnership with the National Science Foundation and National Football League, unravels the science behind professional football.

0 comments | Tags: science football nbc learn national science foundation national football league | Topic: Math Fun BAD >_<

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Apple starts selling interactive iPad textbooks

PiGuy sumitted ago via http://www.ajc.com (Views: 43, Clicks: 4)
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Apple Inc. on Thursday launched its attempt to make the iPad a replacement for a satchel full of textbooks by starting to sell electronic versions of a handful of standard high-school books.

1 comments | Tags: ibooks apple inc. ipad algebra mcgraw-hill | Topic: Secondary BAD >_<

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Schools use social media to communicate with students, parents

PiGuy sumitted ago via http://socialcloudcast.com (Views: 42, Clicks: 5)
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Social media can be a valuable tool that public school teachers use to connect with and engage students in learning.

1 comments | Tags: social media online communication facebook social-media policy | Topic: Online Learning BAD >_<

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Former Tulsa Mayor Kathy Taylor picks Harvard fellowship over shot at TU presidency

PiGuy sumitted ago via http://www.allvoices.com (Views: 51, Clicks: 6)
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Former Mayor Kathy Taylor will not be seeking the University of Tulsa presidency because she is participating in a fellowship program at Harvard University's Institute of Politics this spring.

2 comments | Tags: university of tulsa harvard university kathy taylor race to the top school reform | Topic: Higher Education BAD >_<

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Jerry Brown: "My Hunch is that Principals and Teachers Know the Most..."

PiGuy sumitted ago via http://blogs.edweek.org (Views: 45, Clicks: 4)
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In his State of the State address today, Jerry Brown continues to lead education in a direction that is different from that taken by most of the nation's governors. Like few other leaders, he seems to recognize the flaws in our over-reliance on tests, and the need to shift power back to those in closest contact with our students.

1 comments | Tags: california jerry brown school funding school accountability student performance | Topic: Education Policy BAD >_<

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Data Systems in Place, States Should Act On Flood of Student Information, Report Says

PiGuy sumitted ago via http://blogs.edweek.org (Views: 38, Clicks: 4)
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Lesli A. Maxwell -- Now that every state has the tools to track individual students' academic performance over time, the hard work of actually making the hordes of data usable to teachers and policymakers must get moving.

2 comments | Tags: lesli a. maxwell data quality campaign arne duncan academic performance growth national data summit | Topic: Education Policy BAD >_<

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Gov. Jerry Brown calls for less testing

PiGuy sumitted ago via http://www.washingtonpost.com (Views: 43, Clicks: 4)
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Valerie Strauss -- California’s Jerry Brown, who has gone further than any other governor in blasting modern test-based school reform, said Wednesday that he wants to reduce the number of standardized tests students take, give more authority to local school boards and design a system to measure education performance that is less test-centric than the one now in use.

1 comments | Tags: valerie strauss california jerry brown data-based school reform school reform | Topic: Education Policy BAD >_<

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A Conversation With Arne Duncan

PiGuy sumitted ago via http://blogs.edweek.org (Views: 35, Clicks: 4)
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Michele McNeil -- I sat down with U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan recently for a wide-ranging interview on the hot education topics of the day: waivers, Race to the Top, reauthorization, and the election.

1 comments | Tags: arne duncan no child left behind act waivers michele mcneil race to the top | Topic: Education Policy BAD >_<

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