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From Testing to Transformational Change with Pam Moran

The CoolCatTeacher

Pam Moran on episode 231 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Pam Moran has been a leader in education reform in Virginia over the past several years as the state moved from testing to transformation. Update on Testing Reform in Virginia.

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4 Keys to Student Success Online: Part 1

The Electric Educator

Rice 2006). While this is encouraging, it is also clear that not every student is destined to be successful in an online learning environment: “The undeniable fact is that some students succeed in the virtual educational environment and some fail just as they do in traditional classroom environments. 2006): 425-448. 29 Apr 2011.

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Love Song to My Readers: Cool Cat Teacher’s 10th blog birthday

The CoolCatTeacher

Cool Cat Teacher, established December 9, 2005 From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Many education websites are as useful to me as an ashtray on a motorcycle; I’ll tell you what is useful — your blogs. In 2010, on the post, Sojourner Truth , I wrote.

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4 Keys to Student Success Online: Part 3

The Electric Educator

Fride (2001 in Rice 2006) discovered that the amount of engagement by the adult supervisor seemed to influence the amount of and quality of participation by students. Closely associated with mentor support is the importance of parental support (Rice 2006). A Comprehensive Look at Distance Education in the K-12 context."

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4 Keys to Student Success Online: Part 4

The Electric Educator

Rice (2006) indicates that “younger students need to be provided guidance in developing characteristics of successful distance students.” As Rice (2006) concludes, the effectiveness of distance education appears to have more to do with who is teaching, who is learning, and how that learning is accomplished and less to do with the medium.

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Announcing Amazing Keynote and Distinguished Speakers for the School Leadership Summit

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS Michael Fullan is Professor Emeritus of the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto. His works focus on the implications of globalization and technology on education. He is an elected fellow of the International Academy for Education. Zhao was born in China’s Sichuan Province.

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7 Key Characteristics Of Better Learning Feedback

TeachThought - Learn better.

by Grant Wiggins , Authentic Education. Grant was tremendously influential on TeachThought’s approach to education, and we were lucky enough for him to contribute his content to our site. Far too much educational feedback is opaque, alas, as revealed in a true story told to me years ago by a young teacher.