Tag: curriculum
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Leading for Literacy
By Ruth Schoenbach and Cynthia Greenleaf Every day, middle and high school teachers ask their students to read and understand complex texts in disciplines such as ... -
The Edvocate’s List of the 20 Best Education Systems in the World
*The Edvocate is pleased to produce its “Best of the Best” resource lists. These lists provide our readers with rankings for education-related blogs, twitter accounts, influencers, ... -
Disengaged Students, Part 3: The Role of Nationalism
In this 20-part series, I explore the root causes and effects of academic disengagement in K-12 learners and explore the factors driving American society ever closer ... -
How companies learn what children secretly want
Faith Boninger, University of Colorado and Alex Molnar, University of Colorado If you have children, you are likely to worry about their safety – you show ... -
Disengaged Students, Part 2: The Anti-Intellectualism of Thomas Jefferson
In this 20-part series, I explore the root causes and effects of academic disengagement in K-12 learners and explore the factors driving American society ever closer ... -
Disengaged Students, Part 1: How did American Anti-Intellectualism Begin?
In this 20-part series, I explore the root causes and effects of academic disengagement in K-12 learners and explore the factors driving American society ever closer ... -
University transformation: the wrong research questions are being asked
This article was written by Anné H. Verhoef “Transformation” is a word regularly in global higher education research. It normally implies deep change in knowledge and curriculum. ... -
Schools will teach ‘soft skills’ from 2017, but assessing them presents a challenge
This article was written by Bill Lucas When students go back to school in January 2017 there will be some significant changes to their timetables. As well ... -
Important Ways Assessment in the Classroom Impacts Testing and Curriculum
Assessment has become a central part of education. While lifelong learning should always be the main focus of a classroom, the pervasive knowledge that at some ... -
Another Failed Charter: Do These Schools have a Future?
In February of 2013, the Einstein Montessori School in Orlando became a casualty of the charter school experiment. State officials closed the school that had 40 ...
