New 'MOOC' Teacher PD Project Enlists Prominent Museums
Coursera is partnering with museums, not just teacher colleges, in a new effort to provide teacher professional development through "massively open online courses." Read Full Post >
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May 20, 2013
May 19, 2013
Response: Ways to Use Class Time During the Last Two Weeks Of School
(This post is Part One in a two-part series.) Last week's question was: "What are the best ways to spend class time during the last two weeks of school?" It's that time of the year... Today's post offers suggestions from two exceptional teacher authors: Roxanna Elden and Donalyn Miller. Part ... Read Full Post >
May 13, 2013
Join Education Week Webinar on New Education Entrepreneurship Programs
Education Week is hosting a webinar on Tuesday, May 14 at 2 p.m. Eastern, on universities creating programs in K-12 entrepreneurship. Read Full Post >
May 11, 2013
How Should Class Time Be Spent During The Last Two Weeks Of School?
This week's "question of the week" is: "What are the best ways to spend class time during the last two weeks of school?" Please share your thoughts in the comments or, if you prefer, feel free to email them to me. Anyone whose question is selected for this weekly column can choose one free book ... Read Full Post >
May 11, 2013
Response: Using -- Not Misusing -- Ability Groups In The Classroom
(This post is Part One in a two-part series) This week's "question of the week" is: "What does research say about use of ability groups/tracking, and how have you seen it used or misused? What are workable alternatives?" Grouping by ability has been receiving particular attention recently due t... Read Full Post >
May 10, 2013
Maine Chooses Preferred Contractor for School Tech Effort
Maine officials have selected Hewlett-Packard as a prefered vendor to provide computer techology to students, though schools will also be given the ability to choose other technology, including Apple. Read Full Post >
May 07, 2013
University Leaders Not Keen on 'MOOCs,' Survey Finds
A survey released by Gallup finds that only a fraction of college presidents believe "massively open online courses" will improve student learning or solve financial problems. Read Full Post >
May 03, 2013
What Do You Think Of Using Ability Groups & "Tracking"?
This week's "question of the week" is: "What does research say about use of ability groups/tracking, and how have you seen it used or misused? What are workable alternatives?" Please share your thoughts in the comments or, if you prefer, feel free to email them to me. Anyone whose question is s... Read Full Post >
May 03, 2013
Response: Ways To Develop Creative Thinking In The Common Core
Mary Jo Groeneveld asked: What are some tools teachers can use to address new common core standards while developing creative thinking? Teachers are in a constant vice grip of time with too much curriculum to cover with unrealistic differentiation expectations for ever increasing numbers of student... Read Full Post >
May 01, 2013
'MOOC' Provider Coursera Jumps Into K-12 and Teacher Education
Coursera, a major name in providing "massively open online courses," takes a step into K-12 schools by arranging to provide teacher training. Read Full Post >
