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The New Media Consortium: its sudden death and what comes next

Bryan Alexander

I’ve known and worked with the NMC people since around 2003. I and others have professional obligations based on the document. As Kim Pearson quickly realized, This is a shock. — Kim Pearson (@professorkim) December 19, 2017. On a personal note, this breaks my heart. That’s a lot of material.

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The New Media Consortium: its sudden death and what comes next

Bryan Alexander

I’ve known and worked with the NMC people since around 2003. I and others have professional obligations based on the document. As Kim Pearson quickly realized, This is a shock. — Kim Pearson (@professorkim) December 19, 2017. On a personal note, this breaks my heart. That’s a lot of material.

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What Kids Need for Optimal Health and School Engagement

MindShift

Activities such as sports, visual and performing arts, community service, journalism, and academic clubs can be sources for positive playtime for teenagers (Mahoney, Cairns, & Farmer, 2003;Mahoney, Larson, & Eccles, 2005). Research also shows that you need to find the right balance when it comes to extracurricular activities.

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Wahoo! The 2013 Global Education Conference - Still Time to Present + Plan to Attend!

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Armstrong''s 2008 TED Prize wish asked to help her assemble the Charter for Compassion, a document around which religious leaders can work together for peace. In late fall 2008, the first draft of the document was written by the world, via a sharing website. She is a powerful voice for ecumenical understanding.

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Are History Textbooks Worth Using Anymore? Maybe Not, Some Teachers Say

Edsurge

In her 2003 book “ The Language Police ,” education historian Diane Ravitch contends that “every textbook has a point of view, despite a facade of neutrality.” and then sift through documents on websites like Teaching American History , the Library of Congress and the Toolbox Library of the National Humanities Center to make their cases.

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