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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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    UNESCO and China Partner to Bridge the “Teacher Gap” in Africa
    Source: OpenEqualFree.org
    December 3, 2012

    UNESCO and China have announced the launch of an $8-million program to address the “teacher gap” in Africa; that is, the low number of qualified, trained educators in Africa, which negatively affects the quality of education in the region. The four-year program, titled Enhancing Teacher Education for Bridging the Education Quality Gap in Africa, will support educational development and provide training to generate a sufficient number of teachers. Three countries have been…

      Related to: Policy & Governance, Professional Development, Teaching & Learning
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    Best Education in the World: Finland, South Korea
    Source: The Huffington Post
    November 28, 2012

    Finland and South Korea top the list of 40 developed countries with the best education systems. They are followed by Hong Kong, Japan, and Singapore, while the U.S. rates down at 17th place. This data is the results of Pearson’s global Learning Curve report. The rankings are calculated based on various measures, including international test scores, graduation rates between 2006 and 2010, and the prevalence of higher education seekers. Pearson’s chief…

      Related to: Assessment & Curriculum, Policy & Governance, Primary/Secondary Education, Research, Teaching & Learning
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    Michelle Rhee Announces Her Next Target: Teacher Tenure
    Source: EducationNews.org
    November 26, 2012

    Michelle Rhee, CEO of StudentsFirst, wants to continue her education-reform efforts by overhauling the system of teacher tenure in the U.S., something she failed to do during her time as the head of schools in Washington, D.C. Her goal is for states to drop all tenure provisions, although Rhee is not opposed to tenure reform. The key, she says, it to ensure that instructors retain their jobs year to year…

      Related to: Education Reform, Policy & Governance, Teaching & Learning
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    Open Doors 2012: International Education Exchanges Are at All-Time High
    Source: Institute of International Education
    November 12, 2012

    The 2012 Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange released today finds that the number of international students at colleges and universities in the U.S. increased by 6% percent to a record high of 764,495 during the 2011-12 academic year, while U.S. students studying abroad increased by 1%. This year, international exchanges in all 50 states contributed $22.7 billion to the U.S. economy, indicating that international education creates a positive…

      Related to: Higher Education, Policy & Governance, Teaching & Learning
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    England Bans Calculators in Tests for 11-Year-Olds
    Source: Education.gov.uk
    November 9, 2012

    Education and Childcare Minister Elizabeth Truss today announced that calculators would be banned in math tests for 11-year-olds from 2014. She warned that pupils were using calculators too much too soon at primary school–the current curriculum suggests introducing them at age 7, and 10-year-olds in England are among the highest users of calculators in the world: 98% of English 10-year-olds are allowed to use them in math lessons, compared with the international…

      Related to: Assessment & Curriculum, Policy & Governance, Teaching & Learning
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    Australian Unis Urges to Seek Private Partners in Online Asia Push
    Source: The Australian
    November 8, 2012

    According to Group of Eight executive director Michael Gallagher, Australian universities should be looking to partner with private providers and technology companies in order to capitalize on the potential of online education to meet Asia’’s growing demand for higher ed. Gallagher said the onshore international student market in Australia had reached saturation point, and that the growth opportunity was now online.

      Related to: E-Learning, Higher Education, ICT in Education, Policy & Governance, Teaching & Learning
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    Australia’s Future Tied to Asian-Language Education
    Source: OpenEqualFree.org
    November 6, 2012

    The Australian government recently released Australia in the Asian Century, a white paper that outlines a proposal to improve relations with five Asian countries: China, India, Indonesia, Japan, and South Korea. The paper includes 25 reformative objectives that focus largely on Asian language as a means of tapping into Asia’s emerging economic and political influence. By 2025, the paper anticipates that Australia’s school system will be in the world’s top five, that…

      Related to: Assessment & Curriculum, Policy & Governance, Teaching & Learning
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    Funders Set New Round of Support for U.S. STEM Teachers
    Source: Education Week
    November 6, 2012

    A national network is launching a second innovation fund across the U.S., with a goal of raising $20 million to support entrepreneurial approaches to bringing more high-quality teachers into the science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) disciplines. The new fund got started with $5 million in initial commitments, announced last month, from three philanthropies: the Amgen Foundation, the MacArthur Foundation, and the Samueli Foundation. This is the second such fund set up…

      Related to: Assessment & Curriculum, Policy & Governance, STEM Education, Teaching & Learning
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