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TEDxNYED 2013 Inside-Outside

April 27, 2013

TEDxNYED is a New York City-based TEDx event focused on education. The theme of this year’s TEDxNYED is Inside-Outside, a discussion about education from both inside...

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The 2013 School Leadership Summit

March 28, 2013

The Technology Information Center for Administrative Leadership (TICAL) and Steve Hargadon are pleased to announce the inaugural virtual and worldwide School Leadership Summit, Thursday, March...

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Designing Modern Learning Environments: Design Thinking for Education Leaders Hangout

February 20, 2013

GETideas.org seeks to help education leaders understand the impact of environment on learning and to leverage design when attempting to transform education systems. This Google...

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Midwest Educational Technology Conference (METC)

February 11 - February 13, 2013

  Midwest Education Technology Conference February 11-13, 2013 St. Charles Convention CenterSt. Louis, Missouri http://2013.metcconference.org/...

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U.S. Higher Education Leaders Call for Bold Action on Attainment

January 24, 2013

In an open letter released yesterday, leading U.S. college and university presidents called upon their colleagues to make retention and completion a critical priority to stem...

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Bringing It All Together: Empowering Education Leaders to Innovate Hangout

January 30, 2013

GETideas.org hosts this GooglePlus hangout to engage with noted thought leaders on how to help educators innovate. The discussion includes a dialogue on how innovation in...

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Public Universities to Offer Free Online Classes for Credit

January 23, 2013

In an arrangement with commercial company Academic Partnerships, dozens of public universities plan to offer an introductory online course free and for credit to anyone...

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State Spending on U.S. Higher Education Rebounds in Most States after Years of Decline

January 22, 2013

After falling nearly 11% since the 2008 fiscal year, state appropriations for U.S. higher education are on the rise in most states. Long-term effects of...

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    MIT Gaming Project Could Help Spark STEM Education
    Source: eSchool News
    January 31, 2012

    A $3-million Gates Foundation grant will help the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Education Arcade build a massively multiplayer online game (MMOG) to help high school students learn math and biology. Part of the grant’s purpose will be to change the way that science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) topics are taught in secondary schools. Studies indicate that many students fail to remain engaged and interested in STEM education in high school…

      Related to: Assessment & Curriculum, Game-based Learning, ICT in Education, Primary/Secondary Education, STEM Education
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    Tenured Professor Leaves Stanford, Hopes to Teach 500,000 Students at Online Start-Up
    Source: The Chronicle of Higher Education
    January 24, 2012

    Professor Sebastian Thrun, who taught an online artificial intelligence course at Stanford University to more than 160,000 students, has abandoned his tenured position to found Udacity, a start-up offering low-cost online classes. One of Udacity’s first offerings will be an entry-level course on building search engines. Thrum hopes 500,000 students will enroll.

      Related to: E-Learning, Higher Education, ICT in Education, STEM Education, Teaching & Learning
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    England’s Schools to Replace ICT Curriculum with Computer Science Program
    Source: BBC News
    January 11, 2012

    The current information and communications technology (ICT) curriculum in England’s schools is a “mess” and must be radically revamped, announced Education Secretary Michael Gove. Starting in the September, it will be replaced by a flexible curriculum in computer science and programming, designed with the help of universities and industry–a curriculum that will create young people “able to work at the forefront of technological change”. Gove also noted that open educational…

      Related to: Assessment & Curriculum, Education Reform, ICT in Education, Open Educational Resources, Policy & Governance, Primary/Secondary Education, STEM Education, Teaching & Learning
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    APLU Launches Initiative to Redesign Math Teacher-Preparation Programs for U.S. Common Core
    Source: APLU
    October 17, 2011

    The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) has launched the Mathematics Teacher Education (MTE) Partnership, a new initiative to prepare secondary mathematics teachers for the U.S. Common Core State Standards. Part of APLU’s Science and Mathematics Teacher Imperative, the MTE-Partnership will seek to work with colleges and universities, middle and high schools, and other organizations to redesign math teacher-preparation programs. The initial planning year is funded in part by a…

      Related to: Assessment & Curriculum, Education Reform, Policy & Governance, Primary/Secondary Education, STEM Education, Teaching & Learning
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    80 Partners Join Multi-Sector Movement to Tackle U.S. Need for 100,000 Excellent Math and Science Teachers in 10 Years
    Source: The Opportunity Equation
    September 28, 2011

    Led by the Carnegie Corporation and the Opportunity Equation, more than 80 partners–from NASA and Google to the New York City Department of Education, Stanford University, and Teach for America–have joined 100Kin10, an effort to respond to the U.S. goal to prepare, deploy, and support 100,000 excellent science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) teachers over the coming 10 years. 100Kin10 is a multi-sector mobilization that invites any organization–including but not limited…

      Related to: Assessment & Curriculum, Policy & Governance, STEM Education, Teaching & Learning
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    Cisco, MIND Partner to Bring Math Program to Arizona Schools
    Source: THE Journal
    September 1, 2011

    The MIND Research Institute has received a $250,000 grant from the Cisco Foundation to provide its visual math education program, ST Math, to 4,000 elementary students in Arizona (U.S.). ST Math, for spatial temporal math, is a neuroscience-based approach to teaching math concepts visually and without language. The state standards-aligned program uses games to engage students in multi-step problem solving at their own pace.    The participating Arizona schools primarily serve…

      Related to: Assessment & Curriculum, ICT in Education, Primary/Secondary Education, STEM Education, Teaching & Learning
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    Storytelling to Boost Scientific Literacy
    Source: QUT News
    August 15, 2011

    Storytelling could hold the key to engaging secondary students in science and help stem a decline in high-level study, says Professor Stephen Ritchie, an expert leading a new four-year research project at Australia’s Queensland University of Technology (QUT). Ritchie’s team will examine how emotional learning through storytelling and other strategies designed with participating teachers could enhance scientific literacy. Speaking during National Science Week, August 13 to 21, Ritchie said declining interest in…

      Related to: Assessment & Curriculum, Higher Education, Primary/Secondary Education, STEM Education, Teaching & Learning
  • U.S. Department of Education Launches FY11 Investing in Innovation Competition
    Source: Source > ED.gov
    June 6, 2011

    The U.S. Department of Education has launched the 2011 Investing in Innovation (i3) competition.  This second round of i3 makes $150 million available to school districts and non-profit organizations to continue support of innovative approaches that significantly improve teacher effectiveness and student achievement, engagement, and attainment.

      Related to: Education Reform, Policy & Governance, STEM Education, Teaching & Learning
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