What It Takes to Become an All Project-Based School | MindShift
In many schools, project-based learning happens in isolated cases: in certain teachers’ classrooms here and there, or in the contexts of specific subjects. Bu
From MindShift: Here are a few of the statistics New Tech has gathered from their schools: students graduate at a rate six percent higher than the national average and enroll in college nine percent more than the average. They also persist in four-year universities at a 17 percent higher rate and 46 percent higher rate when it comes to two year colleges. Perhaps most importantly, they claim that students’ higher order thinking skills between freshmen and senior years grow 75 percent more than a comparison group that did not attend a New Tech high school.
Degree Mills – Why Care?
Indiana University’s choice of new swim coach with fake diploma mill degree raises concerns, questions
Newly Posted Online Teaching Jobs & Instructor Positions for May 2013
Best online teaching jobs and instructor positions hand-harvested weekly from colleges, schools, corporations
Newly posted this week online teaching jobs and instructor positions from Colorado Technical University, Indiana Wesleyan University, Le Cordon Bleu Online, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, and more!
These 2 Maps About Student Loans Explode One of the Biggest Myths About Student Loans
The media fixates on the overall size of student debt. But where you go to school, whether you graduate, and what kind of job you get later may matter much more.
from the Atlantic: When you talk to higher-ed policy folks, one of the first things they’ll tell you is that student debt delinquencies or defaults don’t just happen because students borrow too much. Often, it results from a lack of information. When students drop out of school — which, at many institutions, is the norm rather than the exception — they usually don’t get an exit interview from an administrator explaining their debt repayment options, such as income-based programs. So they end up trying to pay it back too quickly and fail. I wouldn’t be surprised if that scenario were replaying itself often in low-debt, high-delinquency states.
The Cycle of Blame for Sagging Academic Achievement
The cycle of blame for sagging academic achievement typically flows downward, said Tucker. Community colleges blame high schools for the academic shortcomings of their incoming students. High schools blame middle schools and so on, he said. And they all have valid arguments. He said even critics who say teacher preparation programs are lacking probably have a point.
Why We're Designing a Digital Support Network for Single Moms | Technology on GOOD
Last Sunday we celebrated Mother’s Day. For most of us, that conjures up memories of great moments that warrant balloons, flowers and cards. It’s unlikely that Mother’s Day made you think of all the mothers struggling to put food on the table and provide their children with the …
From Good: We’re looking to empower mothers and give them a space in their own language, to go to on their own time. The service creates opportunities for peer mentorship and community support. It allows every mother, no matter where she is in her experience, to give back to others in a similar situation. Currently in this space there’s an over-commitment to dispensing tactical knowledge to mothers despite their strong need for spiritual and emotional guidance. We’re not interested in being charitable, we’re interested in preserving the pride of these mothers and putting them back in a position of control.
Why We Need Common Standards and Better Tests
Itâs testing season—and itâs easy to criticize state tests these days. However, those tests represent an important commitment to equity. The Common Core is a big step forward and so are the tests…
From Getting Smart: In the near future. We’re in the early stages of the historic shift from a time- and print-based system to student-centered digital-learning. Powerful adaptive learning systems have been developed that quickly diagnose learning levels and target instruction. Learning games, simulations, and most digital curriculum includes embedded assessments. Schools are beginning to ask students to demonstrate their learning before moving to the next level rather than shuffling along without meeting expectation. Millions of students already benefit from smart schools with lots of data to guide improvements in teaching and learning and to mark their progress from level to level.
Community College Success: How to Get a Job Without a Resume
Can coffee help you live longer?
You may be wondering what is in the coffee that is so beneficial. It’s the caffeine and the antioxidants in the coffee beans.
The risk-adjusted finding is that drinking coffee not only is not harmful but it actually may be protective, like an aspirin, and it is dose-dependant, which means the more coffee you drink the lower your chances of dying.
