by Carol A. Josel | Dec 3, 2013 | Helpful Resources
** “Teachers should be compensated based on their ability to improve student learning, their ability to be a leader in the school, and their ability to continue to grow as a teacher through a career ladder. So to be a mentor, a master teacher, to take on...
by Carol A. Josel | Nov 27, 2013 | Making Education News
1. “Flipped classrooms” have been all the rage of late, but researchers at Harvey Mudd College are finding that the benefits of “flipping” are dubious and that’s it’s no more effective than traditional teaching methods. 2. The Khan...
by Carol A. Josel | Nov 27, 2013 | Helpful Resources
*** www.peacecorps.gov/wws ~ This Peace Corps World Wise School site “provides students with a view of life in more than 80 countries where Peace Corps volunteers serve.” *** www.sparky.org ~ This National Fire Protection Association Sparky the Fire Dog...
by Carol A. Josel | Nov 26, 2013 | Making Education News
1) In 2011, among 25- to 34-year-olds, having a bachelor’s degree or higher increased their average earnings by 69% for men and 70% for women over those with only a high school diploma. 2) On the international PIACC, which tested 16- to 65-year-olds on a set of...
by Carol A. Josel | Nov 25, 2013 | Quotable Quotes
** “There is an obsession with bad teachers. It is destroying the teaching profession.” ~ Diane Ravitch, education historian ** “Right now we have a misalignment. Testing now has replaced instruction, and that’s a bad place for us to...
