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Unleashing Metacognition: The Power of See, Think, Wonder

Catlin Tucker

Teachers can leverage the power of thinking routines developed by Project Zero at Harvard’s Graduate School of Education to help students develop their metacognitive muscles. Art Analysis: Display a piece of art or a photograph and guide students through the routine.

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How to Use the Dual Capacity-Building Framework to Strengthen Family Empowerment

Waterford

When families are engaged in their child’s education, everyone benefits. Student scores improve, families become empowered, and educators can build healthier school communities. The idea is to build the partnering capacity of both families and educators while using their unique strengths to create a stronger school community.

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Teacher Development Research Review: Keys to Educator Success

Digital Promise

The following three sections detail the range of best practices found by researchers to be critical for ensuring educator growth and success: Effective Administrator and Teacher Leadership. 2004; Alliance for Excellent Education, 2011 ). Job Embedded Professional Development. Professional Learning Communities.

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U.S. K-12 Educational Technology Policy: Historical Notes on the Federal Role

Doug Levin

Secretary of Education Richard W. Yet, understanding this history is crucial to understanding the meandering path we are on with respect to determining the best and appropriate future role for the federal government with respect to educational technology – a task I have set out for myself in a series of posts on this very topic.

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How AR and VR Can Inspire Innovation—and Boost College and Career Readiness

Edsurge

Displaced steelworkers and stay-at-home mothers found themselves desperate for an education—and the work it would help secure. Johns vividly remembers one woman turning to her and saying, “Young lady, make sure you get your college education and degree. Education, I believe, is that ticket. Don't be like me. Kids love it.

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2014 Global Education Conference - Day Four

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Thursday, November 20th, is day four of the fifth annual Global Education Conference. Fariha Asif Education for a Better World Imaginarium: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Global Education Lesson Plans - Lisa Swayhoover, Ph.D. Thursday, November 20th ( US-Eastern Time ) 2:00am The Wonderful Third Life!

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Building Credential Currency to Ensure Credentials Matter

ExcelinEd

Only 28 states collect data on student credential attainment at the secondary level; 10 states currently collect this data at both the secondary and postsecondary levels. Consider some of the major findings from our first report, Credentials Matter: A National Landscape. Credentials Matter Findings.