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A Social Imperative Building a 21st century education system
KEN KAY | 11/20/2009
The world has changed dramatically and will continue to do so exponentially. The industrial economy of the last century has been supplanted by a service economy driven by information, knowledge and innovation. In this environment, manual labor and routine tasks have given way to collaborative, non-routine and thinking tasks. Read More...
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Rigor and Relevance Preparing students for a 21st century world
WILLARD R. DAGGETT | 11/20/2009
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What Should Be the Function of a K-12 STEM Education?
HAYES BLAINE LANTZ, R., ED.D. | 11/20/2009
(This is part two of a three part series on STEM — science, technology, engineering and mathematics — education.) One of the recommendations of the committee for Rising Above the Gathering Storm is the creation of K-12 curriculum materials modeled on a world-class standard. This would help to foster high quality teaching with world-class curricula, standards and assessments of student learning. Read More...
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Teaching Basic Communication Skills
EDWARD WILCZYNSKI | 11/20/2009
A student who can’t communicate effectively can’t compete in the modern world. This is why teaching effective communication skills must serve as the cornerstone for any program preparing young people for the 21st century. Read More...
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Depth of Knowledge in the 21st Century
GERLINDE OLVERA, M.ED., JENNIFER ELKINS and JoHN.R.WALkUP, PH.D. | 11/20/2009
As a principal of (fictitious) Memorial Junior High, and an observer of classroom sessions on a regular basis, no one can tell Jim more about the different teaching styles employed in his school. Although he notes the contrast in styles from one teacher to the next, he often wonders about the effectiveness of each approach.“What separates one teacher from the rest?” Read More...
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Games Have a Long History in American Education
DOUG ADAMS and MARILYN AULT | 11/20/2009
In July 1859, the editors of Scientific American magazine made a cautionary plea to their readers.A game was gaining popularity in America, and it was having a deleterious effect on the youth,“robbing the mind of valuable time that might be devoted to nobler acquirements.” The game was described as“cheerless,” “pernicious,”and “a mere amusement of inferior character.” It was “mental gladiatorship.” The game in question: chess. Today, chess is seen as an example of an appropriate game in Read More...
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Virtual High School Global Consortium: The Past, Present and Future
LIZ PAPE | 11/20/2009
Like most innovative organizations, Virtual High School Global Consortium, the pioneer of online learning for middle and high school students and course design for teachers, had a grassroots beginning. What started in 1996 as a five year project funded by a federal Department of Education grant, has turned into a global phenomenon. In 2001, following the success of the program, a non-profit organization was formed and opened its doors to schools and students worldwide. Over the last 13 years,Virtual High School Global Consortium (VHS) has evolved its online learning model so as to advance other people’s thinking about the possibilities of on... Read More...
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Visual Journals Move Teachers and Students Beyond Traditional Learning
JILL INGRAM | 11/20/2009
David Modler doesn’t mind strangers reading his journal. “I like to see people look in my jour-nal,”said Modler,39,apublic school arts educator of more than 15 years and a North Carolina Center for the a decade of art education experience in Virginia’s public schools when he moved For a decade, Modler has kept a visual journal, a creative combination of images and words. Candy wrappers and ticket stubs might find their way onto his journal pages, or a phrase that catches his ear. His journal is his calendar, a place to record lesson plans, his notebook at meetings. Sometimes it contains his grocery list. Paint, collage, drawings, and writing... Read More...
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