Sunday, April 4th, 2010
The Passover seder, when conducted correctly, is a great example of the effectiveness of a discussion-based teaching method. http://bit.ly/aCU9CD
Monday, March 29th, 2010
Delaware and Tennesse won Pres. Obama’s education Race to the Top grants. $107M and $502M respectively. http://bit.ly/dpL8X1
Monday, March 8th, 2010
ON A WINTER DAY five years ago, Doug Lemov realized he had a problem. After a successful career as a teacher, a principal and a charter-school founder, he was working as a consultant, hired by troubled schools eager — desperate, in some cases — for Lemov to tell them what to do to get better. There was no shortage of prescriptions at the time for how to cure the poor performance that plagued so many American schools. Proponents of No Child Left Behind saw standardized testing as a solution. President Bush also championed a billion-dollar program to encourage schools to adopt reading curriculums with an emphasis on phonics. Others argued for smaller classes or more parental involvement or more state financing.
More from “Building a Better Teacher” from the NY Times at http://nyti.ms/caXk0Y
Friday, March 5th, 2010
Patrick Awuah makes the case that a liberal arts education is critical to forming true leaders. http://www.ted.com/talks/patrick_awuah_on_educating_leaders.html
Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010
Pretty entertaining Rube Goldberg-esque Music Video by OK Go. http://bit.ly/aFVsR7
Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010
Interesting article about German parents that sought asylum in the US in order to legally home school their children. http://bit.ly/cB8QSI
Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010
Top 50 players in the upcoming World Cup 2010. http://bit.ly/cdULOv
Monday, March 1st, 2010
President Obama and Education Reform, March 2010 http://bit.ly/cI14Qx
Wednesday, February 24th, 2010
“If it wasn’t for autism, there’d be no Silicon Valley.” – Temple Grandin, Autism Activist speaking at TED. http://bit.ly/aHUhIY
Thursday, February 18th, 2010
The World’s Most Innovative Companies 2010. Pretty good list with the #1 being… Facebook. http://www.knowideainc.org/forum/viewtopic.php?p=1434