The latest article on huffingtonpost.com is titled “High School Analogies: The 15 Funniest Metaphors Created By Teen Writers”.
Connie Yowell says, “As the editors of HuffPost Teen, we can’t sing the praises of awesome teen writers enough. We’ve read enough teen-written work to know that high school students are some of the most insightful, creative, [...]
The latest article on huffingtonpost.com is titled “High School Analogies: The 15 Funniest Metaphors Created By Teen Writers”.
Connie Yowell says, “As the editors of HuffPost Teen, we can’t sing the praises of awesome teen writers enough. We’ve read enough teen-written work to know that high school students are some of the most insightful, creative, smart, and in some cases, hilarious writers out there. The creativity of aspiring writers can sometimes go in some pretty funny directions,
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The latest article on huffingtonpost.com is titled “Connected Learning: Reimagining the Experience of Education in the Information Age”.
Connie Yowell says, “Focus on education has perhaps never been greater. As we seek to understand the impact of the Internet and this age of connection, it has focused attention on a topic of extraordinary importance: the [...]
The latest article on huffingtonpost.com is titled “Connected Learning: Reimagining the Experience of Education in the Information Age”.
Connie Yowell says, “Focus on education has perhaps never been greater. As we seek to understand the impact of the Internet and this age of connection, it has focused attention on a topic of extraordinary importance: the need to re-imagine the experience of learning.
The latest article on huffingtonpost.com is titled “Ditch the Textbooks, Head to a National Park”.
Susan Smartt says, “On Monday, Feb. 27, there was a rare example of government agencies banding together to effect change in environmental education. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announced a new agreement to [...]
The latest article on huffingtonpost.com is titled “Ditch the Textbooks, Head to a National Park”.
Susan Smartt says, “On Monday, Feb. 27, there was a rare example of government agencies banding together to effect change in environmental education. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announced a new agreement to develop programs that use our national parks, national wildlife refuges and other public lands to connect young people to nature, build environmental literacy, and support experiential learning outside the classroom
The latest article on huffingtonpost.com is titled “No Public Education, No Democracy”.
Simone Harris says, “I teach English at Montgomery High School in Santa Rosa, California. I love my school, my amazing colleagues, and the kids who enter my classroom each year. But I hate what is happening to public education.
The latest article on huffingtonpost.com is titled “No Public Education, No Democracy”.
Simone Harris says, “I teach English at Montgomery High School in Santa Rosa, California. I love my school, my amazing colleagues, and the kids who enter my classroom each year. But I hate what is happening to public education.
The latest article on huffingtonpost.com is titled “Education Wake Up: An Important Case in Connecticut”.
Michael Evans says, “For years here in Fairfield County, Connecticut, we have produced unemployable citizens, and we may continue to do so. Yesterday’s Supreme Court decision, which gave back the school system’s reigns to a Board of Education that [...]
The latest article on huffingtonpost.com is titled “Education Wake Up: An Important Case in Connecticut”.
Michael Evans says, “For years here in Fairfield County, Connecticut, we have produced unemployable citizens, and we may continue to do so. Yesterday’s Supreme Court decision, which gave back the school system’s reigns to a Board of Education that was failing its students for the past seven years, says it best:
The latest article on huffingtonpost.com is titled “Learning”.
Hayden Bixby says, “A group of local businessmen recently came to Cura Orphanage to make a donation of food, blankets, and, especially school shoes! Any parent in any country knows that children go through shoes at a particularly rapid pace, and we were thrilled to have that [...]
The latest article on huffingtonpost.com is titled “Learning”.
Hayden Bixby says, “A group of local businessmen recently came to Cura Orphanage to make a donation of food, blankets, and, especially school shoes! Any parent in any country knows that children go through shoes at a particularly rapid pace, and we were thrilled to have that expense removed from our budget for the time being.
The latest article on huffingtonpost.com is titled “The Promise of Education Technology (It’s Not Just About Lighter Backpacks)”.
Joel I. Klein says, “When Education Secretary Arne Duncan and Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski spoke at the first ever “Digital Learning Day” this Wednesday and pushed schools to get digital textbooks in students’ hands [...]
The latest article on huffingtonpost.com is titled “The Promise of Education Technology (It’s Not Just About Lighter Backpacks)”.
Joel I. Klein says, “When Education Secretary Arne Duncan and Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski spoke at the first ever “Digital Learning Day” this Wednesday and pushed schools to get digital textbooks in students’ hands within five years, it marked a vital recognition that technology can help us re-imagine teaching and learning.
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The latest article on huffingtonpost.com is titled “Moving Beyond the Value-Added Debate: A Teacher’s Take”.
Thomas Hakim says, “Since Harvard and Columbia economists released arecent report connecting high-quality teachers to long-term positive outcomes for students, there has been much debate over the use of “value-added” measurements to identify effective teachers.
The latest article on huffingtonpost.com is titled “Moving Beyond the Value-Added Debate: A Teacher’s Take”.
Thomas Hakim says, “Since Harvard and Columbia economists released arecent report connecting high-quality teachers to long-term positive outcomes for students, there has been much debate over the use of “value-added” measurements to identify effective teachers.
The latest article on huffingtonpost.com is titled “How Mobile Apps Are Changing Classrooms and Education”.
Piyush Mangukiya says, “Many of us grew up thinking we knew what it meant to “go to school.” In the past, just about every student would pile up their books, head to the local school bus stop, and wait [...]
The latest article on huffingtonpost.com is titled “How Mobile Apps Are Changing Classrooms and Education”.
Piyush Mangukiya says, “Many of us grew up thinking we knew what it meant to “go to school.” In the past, just about every student would pile up their books, head to the local school bus stop, and wait to be brought to what those in the 20th century would call a “building.”
The latest article on huffingtonpost.com is titled “What Do Teachers Do?”.
John Merrow says, “Last night over dinner, a retired educator — still very involved — suggested that the job of a teacher today was fundamentally different from what it was ten or so years ago. “Teachers are more like coaches now,” he said. [...]
The latest article on huffingtonpost.com is titled “What Do Teachers Do?”.
John Merrow says, “Last night over dinner, a retired educator — still very involved — suggested that the job of a teacher today was fundamentally different from what it was ten or so years ago. “Teachers are more like coaches now,” he said. I chimed in with the view that, in the best of circumstances, teachers were explorers,
The latest article on huffingtonpost.com is titled “The Country’s Most Ambitious Digital Learning Project”.
Bill Tucker says, “Educators from coast-to-coast will celebrate the nation’s first Digital Learning Day on Wednesday. Amidst the cool technology demonstrations, shiny gadgets, and debates about online learning, it’s essential not to overlook the country’s most expensive — and perhaps most ambitious [...]
The latest article on huffingtonpost.com is titled “The Country’s Most Ambitious Digital Learning Project”.
Bill Tucker says, “Educators from coast-to-coast will celebrate the nation’s first Digital Learning Day on Wednesday. Amidst the cool technology demonstrations, shiny gadgets, and debates about online learning, it’s essential not to overlook the country’s most expensive — and perhaps most ambitious — initiative to use digital technology.
The latest article on huffingtonpost.com is titled “Finland Schools’ Success Story: Lessons Shared At California Forum”.
Joy Resmovits says, “Finland is this decade’s shiny icon of classroom success, the repeat winner of top results in a global ranking of national school systems. That’s why academics, teachers and government officials gathered at Stanford University last week [...]
The latest article on huffingtonpost.com is titled “Finland Schools’ Success Story: Lessons Shared At California Forum”.
Joy Resmovits says, “Finland is this decade’s shiny icon of classroom success, the repeat winner of top results in a global ranking of national school systems. That’s why academics, teachers and government officials gathered at Stanford University last week to talk about what makes the Scandinavian country’s schools so good.
The latest article on huffingtonpost.com is titled “Honduras Peace Corp Withdrawal: Volunteer Pullout Comes As Blow”.
The Huffington Post team says, “The U.S. government’s decision to pull out all its Peace Corps volunteers from Honduras for safety reasons is yet another blow to a nation still battered by a coup and recently labeled the world’s [...]
The latest article on huffingtonpost.com is titled “Honduras Peace Corp Withdrawal: Volunteer Pullout Comes As Blow”.
The Huffington Post team says, “The U.S. government’s decision to pull out all its Peace Corps volunteers from Honduras for safety reasons is yet another blow to a nation still battered by a coup and recently labeled the world’s most deadly country.
Neither U.S. nor Honduran officials have said what specifically prompted them to withdraw the 158 Peace Corps volunteers, which the U.S. State Department said was one of the largest missions in the world last year”.
Honduras Peace Corp Withdrawal: Volunteer Pullout Comes As Blow
The latest article on huffingtonpost.com is titled “Students Panic Ahead Of Wikipedia Blackout: ‘How Am I Going To Do Homework?’”.
The Huffington Post team says, “”omfg NO wikipedia is closing tomorrow HOW AM I GOING TO DO HOMEWORK”
That question, posed by @LucieLovesYah on Twitter, is weighing heavily on students’ minds this week following
The latest article on huffingtonpost.com is titled “Students Panic Ahead Of Wikipedia Blackout: ‘How Am I Going To Do Homework?’”.
The Huffington Post team says, “”omfg NO wikipedia is closing tomorrow HOW AM I GOING TO DO HOMEWORK”
That question, posed by @LucieLovesYah on Twitter, is weighing heavily on students’ minds this week following news that Wikipedia will black out its English-language pages for a 24-hour period beginning Wednesday morning.
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