Stanford is expanding its distance learning programs across the globe through new partnerships. The International Outreach Program is launching pilot projects that use innovative technologies like mobile phones to connect students in Africa, Latin America, and beyond in collaborative online courses. Some examples highlighted include a environmental education course connecting students in four countries, efforts to reform teacher education in Chile, and expanding a global engineering design course to include a university in Colombia. The goal is to prepare students for an increasingly globalized world through interactive, project-based learning across borders.
This document discusses educational technologies that can help develop socially active individuals. It analyzes the category of "social activity" and identifies four types of educational technologies based on their impact: meta-technologies that address broad social issues, sectoral macro-technologies that implement educational policies within institutions, modular-local technologies that address parts of the educational process, and micro-technologies that involve direct interactions. Research identified that many youth do not fully understand social activity and see it only as participation in events rather than proactive involvement in social issues. Educational technologies like creative activities, leadership training, and volunteering can help develop qualities of social activity in students.
The project "The Neighborhood Goes to the University" aims to promote access to higher education for low-income populations. An investigation found that many children and youth from disadvantaged neighborhoods had little knowledge of university careers and options. Over 60 children and 27 youth did not know about university careers. The project brings groups from 10 nonprofit organizations to visit the National University of La Plata to learn about opportunities and develop informational materials to share in their communities. The goal is to help more vulnerable sectors of society envision university as a path for training and a better future.
IV° Convegno CKBG - Pavia 29-31 gennaio 2014
Elisabetta Nigris, Andrea Garavaglia, Livia Petti, Franca Zuccoli
Dipartimento di Scienze Umane per la Formazione «R.Massa»
Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca
University student voices from technology to innovation
Simposio - Il movimento Student Voice: ascoltare gli studenti per migliorare la scuola. Quale il ruolo delle tecnologie?
Discussant: Filippo Dettori (Università di Sassari)
Transforming Traditional Professional Development into Blended Learning Commu...Cristo Leon
The New Jersey Department of Education sought to develop an online professional learning community for 150,000 educators in nearly 600 school districts. The authors present a post-project analysis of the project developed in support of Face-to-Face, Blended, and fully online learning situations. This project created an “Online Professional Learning Exchange” with blended online learning modules and was funded with over two million dollars. The greatest strength of the OPLE tool is to aid the state of NJ to shift their training from expert delivery of knowledge in a face-to-face format towards the Community of Practice. The paper presents a Systematic Review of the Literature, the analysis of Professional Learning and Training Methods, a description of the methods to create Blended Learning Modules focused on video, written materials, polls, and discussions. Through this integrated approach, the OPLE allows for user mastery of concepts that enhance their ability to provide more efficient and effective instruction to their students. Finally, the paper concludes with the results and implications in light of the current world developments and their impact on education.
Pedagogical basis of interdisciplinary communication in the educational processSubmissionResearchpa
The article describes the content of the development of creativity in the formation of ecological concepts in primary school science lessons, the combination of teaching methods, forms and means, improving their ecological culture through the organization of lessons, the formation of feelings of natural beauty, feelings of conservation and personal life Norkobilova Rayxona Davlatovna. (2020). Pedagogical basis of interdisciplinary communication in the educational process. International Journal on Orange Technologies, 2(10), 108-111. https://doi.org/10.31149/ijot.v2i10.740 Pdf Url: https://journals.researchparks.org/index.php/IJOT/article/view/740/712 Paper Url: https://journals.researchparks.org/index.php/IJOT/article/view/740
I am not scared & Stay@school presentation fundatia euro_edAndreeaCleminte
Fundatia EuroEd (www.euroed.ro) aduce in atentia celor interesati 2 dintre proiectele pe care le desfasoara:
Proiectul I am not scared (511645-LLP-1-2010-1-IT-KA1-KA1SCR ) - prevenirea violentei scolare
Proiectul Stay@School (2011-1-IT1-LEO05-01961) - prevenirea abandonului scolar
Proiectele sunt finanţate cu sprijinul Comisiei Europene. Această publicaţie (comunicare) reflectă numai punctul de vedere al autorului şi Comisia nu este responsabilă pentru eventuala utilizare a informaţiilor pe care le conţine.
This document discusses the importance of open education as a matter of human rights and social justice. It focuses on how the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted issues with education systems, including the need for more open and sustainable approaches to ensure equal access. The pandemic disrupted education worldwide and emphasized the value of openness, as well as issues like ethics, privacy, and ensuring no one is left behind. Moving forward, education systems must promote innovative and creative solutions to enable high-quality, efficient, and personalized lifelong learning for all.
The document discusses 21st century standards and curriculum. It begins by explaining how education has changed from focusing on the "3 R's" with teacher-centered instruction to preparing students for college and careers through standards like the Common Core State Standards. The document then examines how curriculum and instruction can be designed to enable students to meet 21st century needs by integrating skills like critical thinking, communication, collaboration and creativity. It provides examples of 21st century instructional approaches like problem-based learning, cooperative learning and incorporating real-world applications and multimedia tools. Current research suggests these skills help students address complex challenges and use technology to impact the world positively.
This document discusses educational technologies that can help develop socially active individuals. It analyzes the category of "social activity" and identifies four types of educational technologies based on their impact: meta-technologies that address broad social issues, sectoral macro-technologies that implement educational policies within institutions, modular-local technologies that address parts of the educational process, and micro-technologies that involve direct interactions. Research identified that many youth do not fully understand social activity and see it only as participation in events rather than proactive involvement in social issues. Educational technologies like creative activities, leadership training, and volunteering can help develop qualities of social activity in students.
The project "The Neighborhood Goes to the University" aims to promote access to higher education for low-income populations. An investigation found that many children and youth from disadvantaged neighborhoods had little knowledge of university careers and options. Over 60 children and 27 youth did not know about university careers. The project brings groups from 10 nonprofit organizations to visit the National University of La Plata to learn about opportunities and develop informational materials to share in their communities. The goal is to help more vulnerable sectors of society envision university as a path for training and a better future.
IV° Convegno CKBG - Pavia 29-31 gennaio 2014
Elisabetta Nigris, Andrea Garavaglia, Livia Petti, Franca Zuccoli
Dipartimento di Scienze Umane per la Formazione «R.Massa»
Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca
University student voices from technology to innovation
Simposio - Il movimento Student Voice: ascoltare gli studenti per migliorare la scuola. Quale il ruolo delle tecnologie?
Discussant: Filippo Dettori (Università di Sassari)
Transforming Traditional Professional Development into Blended Learning Commu...Cristo Leon
The New Jersey Department of Education sought to develop an online professional learning community for 150,000 educators in nearly 600 school districts. The authors present a post-project analysis of the project developed in support of Face-to-Face, Blended, and fully online learning situations. This project created an “Online Professional Learning Exchange” with blended online learning modules and was funded with over two million dollars. The greatest strength of the OPLE tool is to aid the state of NJ to shift their training from expert delivery of knowledge in a face-to-face format towards the Community of Practice. The paper presents a Systematic Review of the Literature, the analysis of Professional Learning and Training Methods, a description of the methods to create Blended Learning Modules focused on video, written materials, polls, and discussions. Through this integrated approach, the OPLE allows for user mastery of concepts that enhance their ability to provide more efficient and effective instruction to their students. Finally, the paper concludes with the results and implications in light of the current world developments and their impact on education.
Pedagogical basis of interdisciplinary communication in the educational processSubmissionResearchpa
The article describes the content of the development of creativity in the formation of ecological concepts in primary school science lessons, the combination of teaching methods, forms and means, improving their ecological culture through the organization of lessons, the formation of feelings of natural beauty, feelings of conservation and personal life Norkobilova Rayxona Davlatovna. (2020). Pedagogical basis of interdisciplinary communication in the educational process. International Journal on Orange Technologies, 2(10), 108-111. https://doi.org/10.31149/ijot.v2i10.740 Pdf Url: https://journals.researchparks.org/index.php/IJOT/article/view/740/712 Paper Url: https://journals.researchparks.org/index.php/IJOT/article/view/740
I am not scared & Stay@school presentation fundatia euro_edAndreeaCleminte
Fundatia EuroEd (www.euroed.ro) aduce in atentia celor interesati 2 dintre proiectele pe care le desfasoara:
Proiectul I am not scared (511645-LLP-1-2010-1-IT-KA1-KA1SCR ) - prevenirea violentei scolare
Proiectul Stay@School (2011-1-IT1-LEO05-01961) - prevenirea abandonului scolar
Proiectele sunt finanţate cu sprijinul Comisiei Europene. Această publicaţie (comunicare) reflectă numai punctul de vedere al autorului şi Comisia nu este responsabilă pentru eventuala utilizare a informaţiilor pe care le conţine.
This document discusses the importance of open education as a matter of human rights and social justice. It focuses on how the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted issues with education systems, including the need for more open and sustainable approaches to ensure equal access. The pandemic disrupted education worldwide and emphasized the value of openness, as well as issues like ethics, privacy, and ensuring no one is left behind. Moving forward, education systems must promote innovative and creative solutions to enable high-quality, efficient, and personalized lifelong learning for all.
The document discusses 21st century standards and curriculum. It begins by explaining how education has changed from focusing on the "3 R's" with teacher-centered instruction to preparing students for college and careers through standards like the Common Core State Standards. The document then examines how curriculum and instruction can be designed to enable students to meet 21st century needs by integrating skills like critical thinking, communication, collaboration and creativity. It provides examples of 21st century instructional approaches like problem-based learning, cooperative learning and incorporating real-world applications and multimedia tools. Current research suggests these skills help students address complex challenges and use technology to impact the world positively.
Okay, let’s get into our groups. Remember, your job is to
listen to each other’s ideas and try to solve the problem together.
Choose someone to write down your solution and be ready to share
it with the class.
Suggested Readings: Hiebert et al., 1997; Mercer & Sams, 2006.
10
BIE Educational Practices Series 19_OK:Mise en page 1 20/10/09 9:1
3. Building on students’ thinking
Research findings
Effective teachers build on students’ informal and intuitive ways of
thinking about mathematics. They do not assume that students think
like mathematicians or that they have mastered formal procedures.
The webinar discussed building a statewide coalition in Washington to improve STEM teacher preparation programs aligned with the Next Generation Science Standards. A survey found that while courses adequately cover disciplinary core ideas, they are weak in crosscutting concepts. The coalition plans to develop new programs through collaboration between universities, schools, and industry over four years. This will help meet Washington's needs for more diverse and endorsed STEM teachers prepared to teach integrated subjects like computer science and engineering.
Marta zientek's presentation iatefl conference bydgoszcz 19th of september 2010Marta Zientek
This document discusses non-formal educational initiatives in Poland. It describes various short courses provided for groups like families and foster families on topics such as computer skills, sewing, and community support. These initiatives aim to address needs identified in local communities and focus on both vocational skills and personal/social development. They involve cooperation between local authorities and community members. Interviews with locals show that teachers have played a strong leadership role in organizing these initiatives and encouraging participation.
Workshop on research design and instrumentation for studies of knowledge prac...CITE
This document outlines the research design and methodology for a study on knowledge practices. It discusses challenges in studying literacy as social practices across formal and informal contexts. The study will take a qualitative, longitudinal approach involving two schools over 2.5 years. It will examine how teachers address differences between in-school and out-of-school knowledge practices, and implications for student learning. The goal is to understand knowledge-building trajectories across domains and timescales to inform classroom practices.
Presentation at HEA-funded workshop 'Work-based learning in Politics and International Studies: from theory to practice'.
The workshop brought together key stakeholders in the delivery of work-based learning and employability skills in the Politics and International Relations (IR) disciplines including academics, employers and careers advisors. Through presentations and discussion delegates had the opportunity to share best practice on existing work-based learning schemes and developing employability skills.
This presentation is part of a related blog post that provides an overview of the event: http://bit.ly/1x0KPae
For further details of the HEA's work on Employability and Global Citizenship in the Social Sciences see: http://bit.ly/17n8Knj
This document provides an outline for a presentation on access and equity in higher education from an international perspective. It includes an introduction to the speaker, Dr. Lisa Lucas, and her background in sociology and higher education. It then outlines several international projects and research studies related to access and equity in higher education that Dr. Lucas has been involved in, including the EC ACCESS4ALL project, the WUN 'Challenges of Access and Equity' project, and the ESRC/NRF SARiHE project focused on rural students in Southern Africa. The document concludes with some discussion points around challenges of access for underrepresented groups, developing an inclusive university culture and curriculum, and the role of educational and staff development.
The role of ICT in bridge-building and social inclusion: theory, policy and p...syaabdulrahman
This summarizes a document about a program that used ICT (information and communications technology) to connect teachers and students across the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. The program aimed to break down boundaries through sustained curricular and social interaction online. An evaluation found the program had a positive effect on students' perceptions of each other, especially when connecting schools on opposite sides of the border. The management of the program, which was a partnership between the two governments and two universities, provided a model for international cooperation.
The document discusses the importance of incorporating information and communication technology (ICT) into early childhood literacy education. It provides several arguments in favor of this approach, including that ICT skills are necessary for students' future careers and lives, and that introducing technology early can help close gaps for students without access to it at home. However, it also notes there are some arguments against overly emphasizing technology and reducing focus on traditional literacy skills. Overall, the document examines perspectives on both sides of how to best structure literacy education for young students in the modern, technology-centered world.
The document discusses potential future changes to classrooms and education systems with the integration of new technologies. It describes how some classrooms still resemble the past with textbooks and desks facing forward, while some schools are experimenting with flipped classrooms where students watch lectures at home and work is done in class. It also discusses new models of self-learning environments using internet access and mentoring via video chat. Classroom games are highlighted as a way to engage students and positively impact behavior and collaboration through a gameplay approach to classroom rules.
This document summarizes a study on how first year students at Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences use Facebook. Previous research identified four major Facebook activities: information sharing, sharing for educational purposes, social purposes, and leisure. The study surveyed 618 first year students about their Facebook activities and background characteristics. The survey results were analyzed using statistical software to determine if certain Facebook activities correlated with student characteristics like gender, age, or socioeconomic status. Understanding how students use Facebook could provide insights into its relationship with student success in higher education.
The Discovery Learning Space: Developing the Science Classroom of the FutureSEENET-MTP
The document discusses current trends in science education and ways to improve student interest in science. It argues that science education needs to shift from a deductive approach focused on memorization to an inquiry-based approach that emphasizes thinking scientifically. Recommendations include introducing problem-oriented and interdisciplinary fields of study, increasing collaboration between formal and informal education, and utilizing new technologies to enhance hands-on learning experiences.
Smit, F., Driessen, G., & Felling, B. (2009). The functioning of the Platform...Frederik Smit
Smit, F., Driessen, G., & Felling, B. (2009). The functioning of the Platform for Ethnic Minority Parents in the Netherlands. Paper 7th International Conference of the European Research Network About Parents in Education (ERNAPE), ‘Diversity in Education'. Malmö, Sweden, August 26-28, 2009.
Charter schools or progressive education lessons from finlandChristopher Poor
New Zealand’s current government has embarked on a course of supporting private providers of
education in the form of “partnership” schools with the claim that these charter schools can
address the recalcitrant problem of disparity of achievement between students from different
ethnic and socio-economic backgrounds. This paper examines evidence from the research on
charter schools and argues that attention should rather be paid to the Finnish example of high and
equal educational achievement and to the landmark achievements of New Zealand’s own
pioneers of progressive education as we prepare a new generation for the twenty-first century.
The document is a presentation about the Trinity Access 21 (TA21) educational transformation project. Some key points:
- TA21 aims to tackle low college and career aspirations in Irish low-income students through a coordinated approach between schools, universities, and community partners.
- It promotes a pragmatic model of 21st century teaching and learning called the Bridge21 model, which emphasizes skills like teamwork, problem-solving, and self-directed learning through project-based group work.
- Early results show this approach may help develop skills needed for college like academic capital, grit, leadership, and raised aspirations, while addressing barriers to higher education faced by students from disadvantaged backgrounds.
The role of the school librarian evolved from 1950-1984 from a study hall monitor to an instructional leader and curriculum designer. Standards and literature from this period show a progression in the librarian taking on more instructional responsibilities including collaborating with teachers on curriculum and textbook selection. Major developments included the launch of Sputnik sparking educational reforms, the Knapp School Libraries Project supporting collaborative teaching between librarians and teachers, and Information Power in 1988 establishing the librarian as an information specialist, teacher, and instructional consultant integral to the instructional program.
Dr. Ronnie B. Lowenstein is a nationally recognized leader in linking policy, practice, and research over the past 28 years. He has consulted for numerous public and private institutions, including serving as a senior advisor to three members of the U.S. House of Representatives. Dr. Lowenstein founded the NetGeneration of Youth initiative in 1999 to empower underserved youth through technology and has directed annual scholarship programs awarding over $300,000 to 84 students. He also founded the Education Technology Think Tank and has extensive experience evaluating education programs sponsored by NASA, the Department of Education, and other government agencies.
The document summarizes a California Teachers Summit event that was held at 33 sites across the state to promote teacher collaboration and professional development. Over 15,000 teachers participated in sessions focused on implementing the Common Core standards. The event used an "Edcamp" model where teachers led breakout sessions on various topics. Local sites allowed teachers to network, share best practices, and learn from each other. The goal of the summit was to build strong networks between teachers and provide additional tools for implementing educational reforms in the state.
Converged Learning: the spectrum of technology-mediated learningCristo Leon
New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), a four year polytechnic research university in the United States utilized a participatory strategic planning process to implement an innovative approach to the modes of delivery for instruction that exist between face to face and online instruction. NJIT defines the spectrum of integration of online and on-ground instruction as Converged Education. This spectrum allows students to either participate face to face, join remotely through real-time video conferencing technology (synchronously), or watch classroom instruction asynchronously. The article opens with a general background of NJIT's approach to the new idea of converged instructional delivery. Then the process for defining and clarifying the terms and conceptions of the various modes to be adopted is presented. Finally, the resulting implementation of the new policy and its reflection in course offerings is shown and discussed
This document is a curriculum vitae for Mohammed Faizan Ahmed that outlines his objectives, qualifications, and work experiences in Saudi Arabia. Some key points:
- He has a Bachelor of Science degree from 2008 and technical qualifications in computer hardware and networking.
- His experiences include roles as an IT Supervisor Engineer at Ramada Hotel Dammam and IT Support Engineer roles at several companies in Riyadh, where he supported hardware, software, networks, and end users.
- Responsibilities included troubleshooting, installations, configurations, backups, imaging computers, and recommending technology purchases.
This document provides information about the 3rd Annual Africa's Most Senior Real Estate Meeting taking place in Johannesburg, South Africa from April 21-22, 2015. It includes the agenda with sessions on various real estate topics focused on different regions of Africa, lists of speakers and moderators for the sessions, and descriptions of new features being added to the program this year, including geographic streams and developer showcases. The goal of the event is to enable senior real estate decision-makers from across Africa and internationally to network, identify partnership and investment opportunities, and discuss trends in African real estate markets.
Moving_To_The_Forefront Teradata white paperDeb Schmidt
The document discusses how digital marketing has become essential for brands to engage with customers. It emphasizes that successful digital marketing requires analyzing customer data from multiple sources to optimize engagement across channels. The document also provides an example of how Qantas implemented an integrated marketing management solution from Teradata to streamline its digital marketing campaigns and customer communications. This allowed Qantas to reduce the turnaround time for campaigns from 5 days to just 4 hours.
Okay, let’s get into our groups. Remember, your job is to
listen to each other’s ideas and try to solve the problem together.
Choose someone to write down your solution and be ready to share
it with the class.
Suggested Readings: Hiebert et al., 1997; Mercer & Sams, 2006.
10
BIE Educational Practices Series 19_OK:Mise en page 1 20/10/09 9:1
3. Building on students’ thinking
Research findings
Effective teachers build on students’ informal and intuitive ways of
thinking about mathematics. They do not assume that students think
like mathematicians or that they have mastered formal procedures.
The webinar discussed building a statewide coalition in Washington to improve STEM teacher preparation programs aligned with the Next Generation Science Standards. A survey found that while courses adequately cover disciplinary core ideas, they are weak in crosscutting concepts. The coalition plans to develop new programs through collaboration between universities, schools, and industry over four years. This will help meet Washington's needs for more diverse and endorsed STEM teachers prepared to teach integrated subjects like computer science and engineering.
Marta zientek's presentation iatefl conference bydgoszcz 19th of september 2010Marta Zientek
This document discusses non-formal educational initiatives in Poland. It describes various short courses provided for groups like families and foster families on topics such as computer skills, sewing, and community support. These initiatives aim to address needs identified in local communities and focus on both vocational skills and personal/social development. They involve cooperation between local authorities and community members. Interviews with locals show that teachers have played a strong leadership role in organizing these initiatives and encouraging participation.
Workshop on research design and instrumentation for studies of knowledge prac...CITE
This document outlines the research design and methodology for a study on knowledge practices. It discusses challenges in studying literacy as social practices across formal and informal contexts. The study will take a qualitative, longitudinal approach involving two schools over 2.5 years. It will examine how teachers address differences between in-school and out-of-school knowledge practices, and implications for student learning. The goal is to understand knowledge-building trajectories across domains and timescales to inform classroom practices.
Presentation at HEA-funded workshop 'Work-based learning in Politics and International Studies: from theory to practice'.
The workshop brought together key stakeholders in the delivery of work-based learning and employability skills in the Politics and International Relations (IR) disciplines including academics, employers and careers advisors. Through presentations and discussion delegates had the opportunity to share best practice on existing work-based learning schemes and developing employability skills.
This presentation is part of a related blog post that provides an overview of the event: http://bit.ly/1x0KPae
For further details of the HEA's work on Employability and Global Citizenship in the Social Sciences see: http://bit.ly/17n8Knj
This document provides an outline for a presentation on access and equity in higher education from an international perspective. It includes an introduction to the speaker, Dr. Lisa Lucas, and her background in sociology and higher education. It then outlines several international projects and research studies related to access and equity in higher education that Dr. Lucas has been involved in, including the EC ACCESS4ALL project, the WUN 'Challenges of Access and Equity' project, and the ESRC/NRF SARiHE project focused on rural students in Southern Africa. The document concludes with some discussion points around challenges of access for underrepresented groups, developing an inclusive university culture and curriculum, and the role of educational and staff development.
The role of ICT in bridge-building and social inclusion: theory, policy and p...syaabdulrahman
This summarizes a document about a program that used ICT (information and communications technology) to connect teachers and students across the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. The program aimed to break down boundaries through sustained curricular and social interaction online. An evaluation found the program had a positive effect on students' perceptions of each other, especially when connecting schools on opposite sides of the border. The management of the program, which was a partnership between the two governments and two universities, provided a model for international cooperation.
The document discusses the importance of incorporating information and communication technology (ICT) into early childhood literacy education. It provides several arguments in favor of this approach, including that ICT skills are necessary for students' future careers and lives, and that introducing technology early can help close gaps for students without access to it at home. However, it also notes there are some arguments against overly emphasizing technology and reducing focus on traditional literacy skills. Overall, the document examines perspectives on both sides of how to best structure literacy education for young students in the modern, technology-centered world.
The document discusses potential future changes to classrooms and education systems with the integration of new technologies. It describes how some classrooms still resemble the past with textbooks and desks facing forward, while some schools are experimenting with flipped classrooms where students watch lectures at home and work is done in class. It also discusses new models of self-learning environments using internet access and mentoring via video chat. Classroom games are highlighted as a way to engage students and positively impact behavior and collaboration through a gameplay approach to classroom rules.
This document summarizes a study on how first year students at Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences use Facebook. Previous research identified four major Facebook activities: information sharing, sharing for educational purposes, social purposes, and leisure. The study surveyed 618 first year students about their Facebook activities and background characteristics. The survey results were analyzed using statistical software to determine if certain Facebook activities correlated with student characteristics like gender, age, or socioeconomic status. Understanding how students use Facebook could provide insights into its relationship with student success in higher education.
The Discovery Learning Space: Developing the Science Classroom of the FutureSEENET-MTP
The document discusses current trends in science education and ways to improve student interest in science. It argues that science education needs to shift from a deductive approach focused on memorization to an inquiry-based approach that emphasizes thinking scientifically. Recommendations include introducing problem-oriented and interdisciplinary fields of study, increasing collaboration between formal and informal education, and utilizing new technologies to enhance hands-on learning experiences.
Smit, F., Driessen, G., & Felling, B. (2009). The functioning of the Platform...Frederik Smit
Smit, F., Driessen, G., & Felling, B. (2009). The functioning of the Platform for Ethnic Minority Parents in the Netherlands. Paper 7th International Conference of the European Research Network About Parents in Education (ERNAPE), ‘Diversity in Education'. Malmö, Sweden, August 26-28, 2009.
Charter schools or progressive education lessons from finlandChristopher Poor
New Zealand’s current government has embarked on a course of supporting private providers of
education in the form of “partnership” schools with the claim that these charter schools can
address the recalcitrant problem of disparity of achievement between students from different
ethnic and socio-economic backgrounds. This paper examines evidence from the research on
charter schools and argues that attention should rather be paid to the Finnish example of high and
equal educational achievement and to the landmark achievements of New Zealand’s own
pioneers of progressive education as we prepare a new generation for the twenty-first century.
The document is a presentation about the Trinity Access 21 (TA21) educational transformation project. Some key points:
- TA21 aims to tackle low college and career aspirations in Irish low-income students through a coordinated approach between schools, universities, and community partners.
- It promotes a pragmatic model of 21st century teaching and learning called the Bridge21 model, which emphasizes skills like teamwork, problem-solving, and self-directed learning through project-based group work.
- Early results show this approach may help develop skills needed for college like academic capital, grit, leadership, and raised aspirations, while addressing barriers to higher education faced by students from disadvantaged backgrounds.
The role of the school librarian evolved from 1950-1984 from a study hall monitor to an instructional leader and curriculum designer. Standards and literature from this period show a progression in the librarian taking on more instructional responsibilities including collaborating with teachers on curriculum and textbook selection. Major developments included the launch of Sputnik sparking educational reforms, the Knapp School Libraries Project supporting collaborative teaching between librarians and teachers, and Information Power in 1988 establishing the librarian as an information specialist, teacher, and instructional consultant integral to the instructional program.
Dr. Ronnie B. Lowenstein is a nationally recognized leader in linking policy, practice, and research over the past 28 years. He has consulted for numerous public and private institutions, including serving as a senior advisor to three members of the U.S. House of Representatives. Dr. Lowenstein founded the NetGeneration of Youth initiative in 1999 to empower underserved youth through technology and has directed annual scholarship programs awarding over $300,000 to 84 students. He also founded the Education Technology Think Tank and has extensive experience evaluating education programs sponsored by NASA, the Department of Education, and other government agencies.
The document summarizes a California Teachers Summit event that was held at 33 sites across the state to promote teacher collaboration and professional development. Over 15,000 teachers participated in sessions focused on implementing the Common Core standards. The event used an "Edcamp" model where teachers led breakout sessions on various topics. Local sites allowed teachers to network, share best practices, and learn from each other. The goal of the summit was to build strong networks between teachers and provide additional tools for implementing educational reforms in the state.
Converged Learning: the spectrum of technology-mediated learningCristo Leon
New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), a four year polytechnic research university in the United States utilized a participatory strategic planning process to implement an innovative approach to the modes of delivery for instruction that exist between face to face and online instruction. NJIT defines the spectrum of integration of online and on-ground instruction as Converged Education. This spectrum allows students to either participate face to face, join remotely through real-time video conferencing technology (synchronously), or watch classroom instruction asynchronously. The article opens with a general background of NJIT's approach to the new idea of converged instructional delivery. Then the process for defining and clarifying the terms and conceptions of the various modes to be adopted is presented. Finally, the resulting implementation of the new policy and its reflection in course offerings is shown and discussed
This document is a curriculum vitae for Mohammed Faizan Ahmed that outlines his objectives, qualifications, and work experiences in Saudi Arabia. Some key points:
- He has a Bachelor of Science degree from 2008 and technical qualifications in computer hardware and networking.
- His experiences include roles as an IT Supervisor Engineer at Ramada Hotel Dammam and IT Support Engineer roles at several companies in Riyadh, where he supported hardware, software, networks, and end users.
- Responsibilities included troubleshooting, installations, configurations, backups, imaging computers, and recommending technology purchases.
This document provides information about the 3rd Annual Africa's Most Senior Real Estate Meeting taking place in Johannesburg, South Africa from April 21-22, 2015. It includes the agenda with sessions on various real estate topics focused on different regions of Africa, lists of speakers and moderators for the sessions, and descriptions of new features being added to the program this year, including geographic streams and developer showcases. The goal of the event is to enable senior real estate decision-makers from across Africa and internationally to network, identify partnership and investment opportunities, and discuss trends in African real estate markets.
Moving_To_The_Forefront Teradata white paperDeb Schmidt
The document discusses how digital marketing has become essential for brands to engage with customers. It emphasizes that successful digital marketing requires analyzing customer data from multiple sources to optimize engagement across channels. The document also provides an example of how Qantas implemented an integrated marketing management solution from Teradata to streamline its digital marketing campaigns and customer communications. This allowed Qantas to reduce the turnaround time for campaigns from 5 days to just 4 hours.
The document lists various records, including the largest burger weighing 2,014 pounds in 2010, the tallest man being Sultan Kösen at 8 feet 3 inches from Turkey, the smallest dog being a female Chihuahua named Miracle Milly measuring 9.65 cm, the heaviest pumpkin weighing 2,032 pounds, and the tallest rideable motorcycle standing 16 feet 8.78 inches tall.
This short document promotes creating presentations using Haiku Deck, a tool for making slideshows. It encourages the reader to get started making their own Haiku Deck presentation and sharing it on SlideShare. In just one sentence, it pitches the idea of using Haiku Deck to easily create engaging slideshows.
World War 2 was caused by four main factors: (1) the harsh terms of the Treaty of Versailles imposed on Germany after WWI, (2) Hitler's secret rearmament of Germany in the 1930s, (3) the failure of the appeasement policy towards German aggression, and (4) the inability of the League of Nations to prevent war. Major events of WWII included the German invasion of Poland starting the war in Europe, the German invasion of the Soviet Union, the Holocaust genocide, Japan's imperialist expansion, the US entry after the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Normandy landings in Europe, and the US dropping atomic bombs on Japan to end the war. The war had huge social, economic
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Researchers at Stanford and at universities in
Africa and Latin America are pushing the
boundaries of distance learning to develop new
collaborative models that will prepare students
to work in an increasingly borderless world.
Under the recently launched International
Outreach Program (IOP), headed by Reinhold
Steinbeck, Stanford faculty are helping to
redefine the way students learn whether they
are in high-tech classrooms on campus, in
remote wildlife parks in Tanzania, in teacher-
training colleges in Chile, or at a university in
Cali, Colombia.
"What's really exciting about this is that it opens
a whole new chapter in engaging students in
these countries in globally distributed courses,"
Steinbeck said of these and other pilot projects
supported by IOP, which is based at the
Freeman Spogli Institute for International
Studies (FSI) under the auspices of the
International Initiative. "We are very determined
to make this a collaborative process."
The concept for IOP grew out of Stanford's
experience in distance learning with universities
in Russia in the late 1990s. Katherine Kuhns at
FSI led that effort. Political science Professor
Coit Blacker, now FSI's director, team-taught a
popular Stanford political science course,
International Security in a Changing World, to
college students from Moscow to Siberia. "With
the IOP pilot projects, we wanted to build upon
the lessons learned from FSI's Initiative on
Distance Learning, which fostered critical
thinking skills in a new generation in Russia,"
Blacker said. "We're delighted to expand
Stanford's outreach efforts into other regions
with new interdisciplinary content and innovative
approaches to learning and teaching."
Blacker and Stig Hagstrom, co-director of the
Stanford Center for Innovations in Learning,
provided seed funding for IOP, which has been
further supported by the offices of the Dean of
Research and of the President and Provost.
Steinbeck's longterm objective is to make the
programs self-sustainable with outside support
and to launch new pilot projects through a new
fundraising effort.
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make the university a collaborative partner in
designing solutions to interdisciplinary global
challenges. Under IOP, Stanford has launched
a pilot project called Dunia Moja—"One World"
in Swahili—with Makerere University in Uganda,
the College of Wildlife Management in Mweka,
Tanzania, and the University of the Western
Cape in South Africa. The project uses state-of-
the-art mobile phone technology to teach a
Stanford-developed interactive course on
international environmental education. In
countries with limited access to computers and
e-mail, "smart" phones can record and transmit
multimedia images via rapidly expanding
regional cellular broadband networks, Steinbeck
said. The technology is being used to connect
students with their teachers and to move
beyond a traditional lecture-based distance-
education course toward collaborative, project-
based learning. "I'm really excited about giving
people access to education," said education
Professor Shelley Goldman, who jointly heads
the project.
To help launch Dunia Moja, Sony Ericsson donated 30 mobile phones to IOP equipped with video
cameras, audio recorders and Internet capability. During spring quarter, students and faculty in the four
countries communicated by sending text messages, photos and video clips, and participated in mobile
weblogs, or "moblogs." Sarah Lewis, a doctoral student in the Learning Sciences and Technology
Design program in the School of Education, repeatedly tackled technical obstacles to ensure the pilot
project worked in each country simultaneously. "As far as I know, it was the first time students not just
sent things over the phone but actually interacted with the material over the phone," Lewis said. "It's
not intuitive to students there or here what it means to have such a collaborative course based on
communication and conversation versus just reading and repeating. When discussing global warming,
we want people in East Africa to show the melting snows on Kilimanjaro and show the dust from the
Sahel that clouds the view of the mountains in Queen Elizabeth National Park" in western Uganda.
The course allows students and faculty to share their local experiences and solutions and to understand
how these are connected globally. During this academic year, IOP wants to raise money to offer a
second iteration of the pilot and bring students from the four universities to a December conference in
Cape Town, South Africa. "There are so many details in a project like this that you don't even realize
what your assumptions are until you throw everything back to your partners and ask them what they
think," Lewis said. "It takes a lot of cultural permission to know someone well enough that you can share
disagreements and expectations."
Reforming teacher education in Chile
In Chile, with the support of IOP, education Professor Rachel Lotan has introduced inquiry-based
instruction used by STEP (Stanford Teacher Education Program) to teacher educators at Pontificia
Universidad Católica de Chile in Santiago, Universidad Católica de Temuco and Universidad Católica de
la Santísima Concepción. Lotan, a native of Romania who grew up in Israel and has led workshops in
the Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden, Belgium and Hungary, is fascinated with how universal principles of
teacher education are interpreted in different cultures and societies. In Chile today, "the rhetoric is to
promote equity and democracy" through education, Lotan said. But the country's rigidly top-down
teacher training system has created a yawning disconnect between theory and practice. Cristian Cox,
an educational reformer at Católica in Santiago and a former Tinker Visiting Professor at Stanford, said
a 2004 report on Chilean education by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development
stressed that teacher training must be overhauled to improve educational outcomes. Despite this
understanding, Lotan recognizes that reform will not happen overnight. "What happens inside Chile is
dependent on all kinds of local and cultural factors," she said. "It is really difficult to change a cultural
tradition that is so historically institutionalized."
After meeting Lotan at Stanford, Cox invited her to Chile to teach workshops last summer and this
spring based on STEP's methodology, which trains teachers to be reform-minded critical thinkers.
"When I go to a place, I never want to be 'a light to the nation'—it's silly to say this is what you need to
do," Lotan said. "I present an open-ended project and find out what aspects are transportable to their
context." Lotan said the educators were impressed by the importance of linking theory with practice and
wanted to know how to teach in classrooms with students from different social, economical, ethnic and
cultural backgrounds. Following initial skepticism, she said, the educators opened up and wanted to
know more. "I can tell from the kinds of questions they're asking that their heads are in the right place,"
she said. "You have to present visions of the possible to people and say it can look different."