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Category Archives: education reform
Why the (__noun__) won’t save/revolutinize education
We’ve all heard how (__noun__) will save/revolutionize education. But unfortunately, it’s not going to have the expected impact. Some may use (__noun_) in an exciting, creative way, and will be able to say that their students are engaged at a … Continue reading
Overhauling Computer Science Education
“Students from elementary school through college are learning on laptops and have access to smartphone apps for virtually everything imaginable, but they are not learning the basic computer-related technology that makes all those gadgets work. Some organizations are partnering with … Continue reading
Posted in education reform, In the news, professional development, technology literacy
Tagged computer science
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Go ahead, be unreasonable
Many educators I speak to daily are very reasonable people. They have dreams about how education should be, but still show up for work every day in a system that is slow, if not hostile to change. They compromise with … Continue reading
Ten Lessons the Arts (and STEM) Teach
In researching my talk for the Arts & Education Symposium last week I ran across Ten Lessons the Arts Teach from the National Art Education Association. Since my talk was about the intersection of arts and STEM education, I thought it … Continue reading
STEM education - good news, bad news
Hurray! There are good jobs in STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) related fields! STEM: Good Jobs Now and For the Future (US Department of Commerce) Good news! We know how to interest kids in STEM! Engaging Students’ Interest, Not Just Offering Advanced Classes, … Continue reading
Suspension is an adult choice with disastrous consequences
A new study out from the CSG Justice Center, in partnership with the Public Policy Research Institute at Texas A&M University, has released an humongous statewide study of nearly 1 million Texas public secondary school students, followed for at least six years. … Continue reading
Stereotype Threat - why it matters
Recently I attending the National Council of Women in IT (NCWIT) Summit on Women and IT: practices and ideas to revolutionize computing (I wrote about my session presentation here - Tinkering and STEM – good for girls, good for all.) The … Continue reading
Posted in education reform, gender issues in tech
Tagged assessment, femtech, gender, race, stereotype threat, testing
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Panel Finds Few Learning Gains From Testing Movement
Nearly a decade of America’s test-based accountability systems, from “adequate yearly progress” to high school exit exams, have shown little to no positive effect overall on learning and education and have not included enough safeguards against gaming the system, a … Continue reading
Posted in education reform, In the news, research
Tagged AYP, standardized testing, worthless
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Tinkering and STEM - good for girls, good for all
I’m excited to be an invited panelist at the National Council of Women in IT (NCWIT) Summit on Women and IT: practices and ideas to revolutionize computing next week in New York City. The topic is Tinkering: How Might ‘Making Stuff’ … Continue reading
Posted in conferences, constructivism, education reform, gender issues in tech
Tagged #femtech, femtech, gender, girls, K-12, PBL, STEM, technology, tinkering
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Khan Academy posts: implications for math education
Thanks to everyone who commented and tweeted about my recent series of posts about Khan Academy and the questions it raises regarding pedagogy, learning theory, and how we teach math in the U.S. Here are the links all in one … Continue reading
Posted in constructivism, education reform
Tagged education, instruction, Khan Academy, math
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