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Invisible Learning – Toward a new ecology of education
“The proposed invisible learning concept is the result of several years of research and work to integrate diverse perspectives on a new paradigm of learning and human capital development that is especially relevant in the context of the 21st century. … Continue reading
Blended Learning: The Best of Both Worlds
This 28-page US report examines today’s digital and online offerings for public school students in Colorado, and discusses the importance of implementing a shift to a blended model of learning that combines face to face, online and digital learning. The … Continue reading
The Pitfalls of Putting Economists in Charge of Education
The Pitfalls of Putting Economists in Charge Of Education The issue of our day is: How do we measure teacher effectiveness? Most of the studies by economists warn that there is a significant margin of error in “value-added assessment” (VAA) … Continue reading
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Finland – Slow and Steady Reform for Consistently High Results
Finland is one of the world’s leaders in the academic performance of its secondary school students, a position it has held for the past decade. This top performance is also remarkably consistent across schools. Finnish schools seem to serve all … Continue reading
Strong Performers and Successful Reformers in Education – Lessons from PISA
What does the “top” look like internationally? How have the countries at the top managed to achieve sustained high performance or to significantly improve their performance? The OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) provides the world’s most extensive and … Continue reading
Shanghai and Hong Kong: Two Distinct Examples of Education Reform in China
China has made huge strides in educating its population. During the Cultural Revolution, educated people, including teachers, were sent to rural areas to work in the fields. The teaching force was effectively destroyed. But, not three decades later, parts of … Continue reading
How Do Successful School Systems Treat Teachers?
How Do Successful School Systems Treat Teachers? And our national conversation about improving the quality of teaching focuses primarily on “getting rid of bad teachers.” Instead of doing what’s necessary to develop and keep good teachers, like improving teacher … Continue reading
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The Role of the Educator
Historically, it has been impractical to break up the roles of the teacher. You need a certain scale even to have a separate person assigned as a librarian or an audio-visual coordinator. You need a much greater scale, not to … Continue reading
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