Category: Articles
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Government Investment Is Key to Seizing the Energy Opportunity
The bankruptcy filing by solar-manufacturing firm Solyndra less than three months ago carried the debate about federal government investments in energy into the mainstream political conversation. What’s more, that debate now has moved from a relatively narrow argument about how government can most effectively intervene in energy to a much…
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What I Learned from Steve Jobs | Futurelab – We are marketing and customer strategy consultants with a passion for profit and innovation.
Many people have explained what one can learn from Steve Jobs. But few, if any, of these people have been inside the tent and experienced first hand what it was like to work with him. I don’t want any lessons to be lost or forgotten, so here is my list…
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The Do’s And Don’ts Of Infographic Design – Smashing Magazine
Since the dawn of the Internet, the demand for good design has continued to skyrocket. From Web 1.0 to Web 2.0 and beyond, designers have remained on their toes as they define the trends and expectations of our online universe. The Internet is a great designer’s playground, and online businesses…
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How About Better Parents? – NYTimes.com
IN recent years, we’ve been treated to reams of op-ed articles about how we need better teachers in our public schools and, if only the teachers’ unions would go away, our kids would score like Singapore’s on the big international tests. There’s no question that a great teacher can make…
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The Future of Educational Accountability, As Envisioned by 11 Leading States : Education Next
Last week, 11 states applied for waivers from many of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act’s most onerous provisions. Their applications are now online, ready to be sliced and diced by any willing wonk. (Anne Hyslop of Education Sector has already taken a cut.) We at Fordham have tried to…
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Tony Vincent’s Learning in Hand – Blog – Apps for Project-Based Learning
I presented Project-Based Learning in Hand at the International Society for Technology in Education conference in Philadelphia. Here are my notes for the session. My favorite part was that I asked educators in the room and on Twitter to submit favorite iOS apps for project-based learning. The resulting spreadsheet has…
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Is teaching a team sport? | Taking Note
I had an interesting conversation with Barnett Berry, the lead author of Teaching 2030, earlier this week. We covered the waterfront: how teaching has changed and is changing, whether schools of education were up the the challenges facing them, why so many teachers leave, and so on. You will have…
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Creating An App to Market Your School — THE Journal
As mobile engagement spreads to communities large and small, everyone from the corner coffee shop to your local library is launching an app. Now even schools and districts are reaching out. Custom mobile apps, which typically function as condensed versions of a school or district website, are a nascent, but…
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When we ask questions we create space for others’ creativity
No matter the truth! The important is the possibility! To create something new through the intersection of ideas can be an interesting challenge if the intention is indeed to find relevant items in the ideas of others and not just a confrontation. When we try to be creative and innovate,…
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Teaching the Right Skills For a New Age: Inquiry Based Instruction – Philadelphia, PA, United States, ASCD EDge Blog post – A Professinal Networking Community for Educators
Let’s stop believing that standardized tests, factual coverage, a focus on discrete skills, traditional multiple choice end of course tests, a teach-test-move on mentality, even AP courses, can prepare most students for this new age we are now living in. This new era, with its qualitatively different dimensions — information…
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