Monthly Archives: March 2016
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What’s the Secret to High PISA Test Scores? Top ranking BASIS Schools Say its Teachers
Author: Dr. Q. Mark Reford Dr. Q. Mark Reford was born in Ireland. He was educated at Oxford and taught there, as well as Sidwell Friends ... -
Lingo Jingo awarded prestigious English Language Learner grant
New funding allows the company to offer pilots of its WIDA- and Common Core-aligned language-acquisition solution to a limited number of schools (San Francisco, CA) November ... -
Who Owns Knowledge? A Look At Curriculum.
The central focus of every curriculum is imparting knowledge in the best way possible. But who decides what “the best way possible” really is? The K–12 ... -
Should we grade teachers on student performance?
Should teachers be judged on student performance? Is it a fair assessment of their skills as educators? A recent study published in Educational Evaluation and Policy ... -
Report: 11 states spend more on prisons than higher education
According to a new report by the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 11 states spend more money on correctional facilities than public research universities. The report ... -
HBCU Insights: Changing the Discourse on HBCUs
A column by Larry J. Walker Ensuring every American has the opportunity to develop marketable skills is critical. After graduating from high school, completing an associate ... -
Diverse Conversations: MOOCs for University Administration
By Matthew Lynch Massive Open Online Courses are often associated with topics that are normally taught within college classrooms and by college faculty. The untapped potential ... -
4 Ways to Help Your Students Embrace Diversity
When you’re a culturally responsive teacher, one of your major goals is to help all students become respectful of all the cultures and people that they’ll ... -
5 Expert Tips on Working with Homeless Students
Homelessness is another step down on the ladder of poverty and it is a very real problem faced by 1.5 million children in the United States. ... -
3 Things We’d Rather Not Hear About Gender Bias in K-12 Classrooms
Think back to your own days as a student in the classroom. Do you remember particular times when you noticed a difference in the way boys ...