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Eclectic Technology
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Tech tools that assist all students to be independent learners & teachers to become better teachers
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Beth Dichter
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"Politics is about what happens rightnow, but education policy is about what happens five or 10 years from now. And it’s the second part of that phrase that explains a sometimes uncomfortable truth about policy and policymaking — in education, we really cannot say with certainty exactly how things will turn out in a decade, as the results based on student performance must be judged by longitudinal surveys for about a decade before judgment is passed." This article explores "this long-term vs. right now view of education" looking at two survesys of teachers, and provides a list of what factors teachers believe "have the greatest impact on improving academic achievement" and which teachers believe "are the least important for improving academic achievement." 
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On May 16, 2012 Dr. Thomas Brush, Professor and Associate Dean for Teacher Education at Indiana University and my dissertation director, posted the following exclamation of surprise and alarm on FaceBook. "His message was in response a White House reply to a long letter he had written about the ways in which education policy, particularly testing and unrealistic expectations for teacher candidates, are creating a roadblock to getting America’s best and brightest college graduates into public school classrooms. What has gotten this seasoned teacher educator so riled up, and is there truth to his claim that government policy is preventing some excellent potential teachers from entering the profession?" You may read the full text of Dr. Brush's letter as well as the reply from the White House, or see a summary of the points Dr. Brush made...and determine where you stand with these issues. Are new regulations "discouraging to potential teachers?" Will "the successful completion of a series of test" make better teachers? There are many questions to ponder.
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These speakers from TED assess the prevailing model of education reform by answering the critical question: How do we create educational environments that maximize how students harness their creative and problem-solving potential? Relevant areas of interest, study and coursework include: Education Policy, Curriculum Development, Assessment, Pedagogy, Career and Technical Education, Project-Based Learning, Whole Child Education, 21st Century Skills, and Multiple Intelligences.
Angela Tynes's curator insight,
May 27, 2015 4:12 PM
I love TED and the highly relevant, thoroughly researched topics I can share with my students and my colleagues. This is a great resource for next year's PBTE goal 4.1! |
Digital Learning Now has released their 2012 Digital Learning Report Card. This report looked at 10 areas to create an overall score for each state. The image above is of an interactive map that allow you to see how each state scored on each of the 10 areas.
The 10 areas that are scored are: Student Eligibility, Student Access, Personalized Learning, Advancement, Quality Content, Quality Instruction, Quality Choices, Assessment and Accountability, Funding and Delivery.
You click on your state and each area will be scored, as well as a final score provided. A quick look at the image above tells you that there is room for improvement for most states.
For the full report go to: http://www.digitallearningnow.com/wp-content/uploads/reportcard/2012/2012ReportCard.pdf.