“Are these the world’s most unusual buildings?”
Are these the world’s most unusual buildings? is a slideshow from The Telegraph. I’m adding it to The Best Images Of Weird, Cool & Neat-Looking Buildings (& Ways To Design Your Own).
This Week’s “Round-Up” Of Good Education Policy-Related Posts & Articles
Here are several recent good education policy-related posts and articles: High School Reunion is by Mike Rose. What Can Voucher Fans Learn from the Space X Mission? is by Bill Ferriter. I’m adding it to The Best Resources For Learning … Continue reading →
“Test Scores vs. Entrepreneurship”
Professor Yong Zhao has done a fascinating analysis of the international PISA math assessments and found that: Source: shareasimage.com via Larry on Pinterest I’m adding this info to The Best Sites For Getting Some Perspective On International … Continue reading →
More Resources On Creativity
Here are the newest additions to The Best Sources Of Advice On Helping Students Strengthen & Develop Their Creativity: Creativity Lessons from Charles Dickens and Steve Jobs is from The Harvard Business Review. How Geniuses Think is from The Creativity … Continue reading →
“Stunning Star Trail Photographs from International Space Station”
I learned about these photos from The Smithsonian’s post, Stunning Star Trail Photographs from International Space Station: NASA astronaut Don Pettit recently uploaded a gallery of photos to the Johnson Space Center’s Flickr page. Pettit on how he captured these … Continue reading →
Ed Week Publishes Major Report On Latino Students
Education Week has just published a “must-read” series of articles on Latinos’ School Success: A Work in Progress. Here’s how Lesli A. Maxwell at the Learning The Language blog describes it: There’s a piece that takes a close look at … Continue reading →
“Did You Ever Grow Anything In The Garden Of Your Mind?” — Great PBS Remix Of Mister Rogers
PBS just released this wonderful remix of Mister Rogers:
This Post By John Thompson On Gates Is Candidate For Best Ed Policy Commentary Of The Year
John Thompson just published a post — The Gates Foundation’s Belated Evolution — over at This Week In Education which joins a recent Larry Cuban piece as a candidate for the best education policy commentary of the year. John shares … Continue reading →
“Parents protest Pearson, New York state’s ‘field-testing’ of exams”
Parents protest Pearson, New York state’s ‘field-testing’ of exams is the headline of a post in today’s HechingerEd. Here’s how it begins: Over 300 parents and their children gathered outside the New York City office of testing-giant Pearson Education this morning to protest the company’s field-testing of exams in elementary and middle schools across New [...]
New Zealand Parents Force Government To Keep Class Sizes
New Zealand parents have forced their government to back-down from planned increases to class sizes. You can read about it at Parents help win class reprieve. I’m adding it to The Best Resources On Parent Engagement In Countries Other Than The U.S.
“Roundup Post: Parental Involvement Is a Key to Success”
I’ve previously posted about a series that Education Week was running on parent involvement, and my contributions to it. They’ve now posted a summary, including links to all the related posts. Check out Roundup Post: Parental Involvement Is a Key to Success.
This Week’s Parent Teacher Chat On Twitter
Guest Post by Joe Mazza Upcoming #PTchat: Raising Kids to Be Good Cyber Citizens with Annie Fox Wed., 6/6/12 at 9PM EDT Annie Fox joins #PTchat this Wednesday night, June 6th at 9PM EDT to discuss the ways parents and teachers can raise kids to be good cyber citizens. We will discuss appropriate strategies for [...]
