by Carol A. Josel | Mar 26, 2019 | Commentary, Making Education News, Making News
Be advised: Microsoft’s Bill Gates is now out there calling textbooks “obsolete” and predicting their imminent death. Yes, this despite the fact that ongoing studies keep finding/proving that students prefer reading the paper variety. Moreover, when coming...
by Carol A. Josel | Mar 21, 2019 | Commentary, Making Education News
So, are laptops in the classroom “a lifeline” or a distraction that also negatively affects note-taking and learning? That’s a question on many researchers’ minds… In a 2014 study, researchers Pam Mueller and Daniel Oppenheimer concluded that “,,, Even if laptops are...
by Carol A. Josel | Mar 18, 2019 | In The News, It’s a Fact, Making Education News
For starters, the recent Education Week Research Center’s Chance-for-Success Index reflects experiences–both in and out of school–that affect how well we do over the course of our lifetimes. It’s based on 13 specific education-related factors in a person’s...
by Carol A. Josel | Mar 14, 2019 | Commentary, In The News, It’s a Fact, Making Education News
The students chant: “No Summit! No Summit” echoed across McPherson Middle School’s campus on a recent, cold January afternoon. The reason: Facebook’s ChanZuckerberg Initiative’s Summit Learning. Said 7th grader Drake Madden, “It’s a learning program that is supposed...
by Carol A. Josel | Feb 21, 2019 | In The News, Making Education News
The Denver Classroom Teachers Association’s agreement includes:1) A 7% to 11% increase in base salary of $43,255 for a starting teacher; 2) A “clear and transparent 20-step salary schedule; 3) Full cost of living increases in the 2nd and 3rd year of the...
by Carol A. Josel | Jan 23, 2019 | Commentary, In The News, It’s a Fact, Making Education News
Six days ago, 34,000 Los Angeles educators took to the streets; today, they’re back in the classroom. And, although they haven’t yet signed on the dotted line, it looks like the 8th major teacher walkout in recent times has ended, but… As Curmudgucation blogger...
