The George Middle School in Portland, Oregon (U.S.) receives Title I funding, and under No Child Left Behind, it has been labeled a failing school for more years than allowed. To spark student excitement about learning (and therefore encourage regular attendance), school staffers turned to online social media tools.
A Bill of Rights and Principles for Learning in the Digital Age
January 24, 2013EdSurge discusses a Bill of Rights and Principles, newly developed by a group of people passionate about learning, serving today’s students, and using every available tool to respond better to the needs of students in a global, interactive, digitally connected world....
Digital Content: What Does the Future Hold for Education Systems?
January 23, 2013GETideas.org hosted this GooglePlus hangout on the future of digital content. The online discussion featured a panel of education experts, including Nicole Allen, affordable-textbooks advocate, Student PIRGS; Una Daly, communication college outreach director, OpenCourseWare Consortium; and Cable Green, director of global...
Explaining Inequalities in School Achievement: A Realist Analysis
January 22, 2013In Explaining Inequalities in School Achievement, author Roy Nash argues that a realist framework for the sociological explanation of educational group differences can, and must be, constructed. A move to such an explanatory framework will allow society to take into account the...
Education 3.0: Seven Steps to Better Schools
January 14, 2013In Education 3.0: Seven Steps to Better Schools, renowned educator and technology expert Jim Lengel provides a refreshing and hopeful picture of what schools should look like, including a groundbreaking seven-step process for envisioning and building them that draws on the...
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June 10, 2010
Unable itself to change the U.S. K-12 system (which exists in state law), federal officials are torn between requiring traditional schools to do better (i.e., “turn around) and encouraging schools to innovate. This latest policy paper from Education|Evolving presents a practical answer: “Do both.”
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June 7, 2010
In three weeks, 55,000 pupils in Scotland will leave primary school, and in August they will be the first wave of youngsters to be taught the Curriculum for Excellence in secondary school. What exactly is this new curriculum? Why has it become so controversial? BBC Scotland’s education correspondent, Seonag MacKinnon, examines the case for change in this first of three reports.
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June 7, 2010
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June 5, 2010
The use of student data systems to improve education and help students succeed is a national priority in the U.S. The Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as reauthorized in 2002, calls for the collection, analysis, and use of student achievement data to improve school outcomes. Data systems are expected to play an integral role in improving educational decision making at all levels—including that of the classroom teacher. The U.S.
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June 5, 2010
This Consortium for School Network’s site is home to information on the organization’s Value of Investment Leadership Initiative, which supports the effective use of technology in K-12 education. The focus of the site is to provide a methodology and tools for K-12 school leaders, allowing them to better articulate the costs and benefits of proposed technology projects.
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June 5, 2010
The Washington State (U.S.) School Directors’ Association issued these guiding principles to highlight the important role school boards have in ensuring that all student achieve the state’s highest academic standards.
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June 5, 2010
To realize the benefits of technology, schools must develop a plan for integrating technology into the curriculum. An effective technology plan is based on the shared vision of educators, parents, community members, and business leaders who have technological expertise. It ensures that technology strengthens existing curricula and supports meaningful, engaged learning for all students. It also specifies how the technology will be paid for and how its use will be supported.
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