The K-12 OER Collaborative In a brand new T|H|E| Journal article, I’m reading about an open educational resources initiative involving 11 states and a handful of nonprofit organizations that have been involved in the Common Core and/or in developing classroom … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: November 2014
Dave Powell Says It’s Time to Question K-12
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A Contrarian’s Blog I’m always encouraged to find writers who are fighting the good fight in defense of the interests of strong programs that put children first. Dave Powell, a former teacher and a professor at Gettysburgh College in PA, … Continue reading
Education Is Not An Effective Poverty Program
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Why Not Evidence-Based Educational Policy? I’ve just discovered another writer who has impressed me with the first essay I’ve read. Arthur Camins is the Director of the Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education at Stevens Institute of Technology … Continue reading
Reframing Our CTE Views
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Another look at Career and Technical Education Inn EdWeek, May 7, Mike Rose of UCLA wrote a wonderful piece that compliments my commentary of 9/27/14 on Shopcraft as Soulcraft. Rose has written a recent book entitled The Mind at Work: … Continue reading