PBS Launches Free Online Resource to Help Boost Student Achievement

PBS Launches Free Online Resource to Help Boost Student Achievement School Library Journal Brought to you by PBS and WGBH, along with other PBS member stations, the digital media platform is tied to curriculum standards and is geared toward PreK-12 classrooms to help transform teaching and more creatively engage students. ... Report gives failing grades to Canada's education system Canada.com ``And the dysfunctionality in the education and learning systems costs Canada prosperity, costs opportunities for the young and the not-so-young: so of course, you can only overcome (the divide) if you want to and if there is political will do it. ... FACT CHECK: White House makes leap in estimating 280000 teaching jobs at risk Washington Post As the Senate prepares for a showdown vote on the jobs bill Tuesday, President Barack Obama is promising to not only save the education jobs at risk, but to support a total of 400000 education jobs by actions such as rehiring teachers already laid off. ... Renaissance Learning rejects new bid from Plato Forbes Permira and Plato, a privately held education software company based in Bloomington, Minn., have separately been pursuing Renaissance since August. Renaissance said Tuesday that its board determined that Plato's new offer "could not reasonably be ... Education reforms risk 'mass failure', says exams chief Telegraph.co.uk “It equates a good school, a good head, good learning, with five As to Cs at GCSE. This is ultimately juvenile. “For too long we have had this brutally frank and ineffective way of measuring schools and measuring teachers and what it has done is render ... Gambia: Thank You, Teachers AllAfrica.com The significance of teachers in the development of society cannot be overemphasised; it is common knowledge that in every aspect of life there is learning, which is the receiving end of teaching itself. This reality therefore presupposes that without ... Jobs's Wife Backs Education Causes Wall Street Journal Steve Jobs's wife, Laurene Powell Jobs, has been quiet about her charity causes, but she is expected to continue backing education reform and women's issues. Geoffrey Fowler reports on digits. But Ms. Powell Jobs's activities paint a picture of a ... Corbett education plan calls for vouchers | Philadelphia Inquirer | 2011-10-11 Philadelphia Inquirer In addition, the governor said the current system of evaluating teachers is "merely a rubber stamp," and needs to change. He noted that the current system only provides for a "satisfactory" and "unsatisfactory" rating, and that in the 2009-2010 school ... Pre-k teachers leave in droves. 'Georgia's reputation as an early childhood ... Atlanta Journal Constitution (blog) In Fulton County, 57 of 77 pre-kindergarten teachers quit between the last school year and the current one. Some left the system for other careers, while 47 moved into teaching jobs in kindergarten through fifth grade, where salaries aren't tied to the ... Teachers in 'perfect storm' of cuts The Press Association Dr Patrick Roach, deputy general secretary of the National Association of Schoolmasters/Union of Women Teachers (NASUWT), said the teaching profession is in the midst of a "perfect storm". His comments at the Westminster Education Forum in central ... Education Dept. gives $200000 grant to charter school not allowed to open Washington Post (blog) It was opposed earlier this year by some parents, teachers and legislators who said the school was experimental and would take away public money from high-performing public schools in the area, the Star-Ledger reported. The New Jersey Assembly in June ... A new ruler for schoolteachers Philadelphia Inquirer That mirrors national and state data, including a Pennsylvania Department of Education finding that more than 99 percent of the state's teachers got passing grades in 2009-10. Teaching is an extraordinarily challenging profession, and as a parent of a ... Go Big on Education Center For American Progress Effective teachers and principals are critical to raising achievement and closing longstanding gaps between students. Therefore, we must ensure all students have the strong teachers and school leaders that they need and deserve if our nation is to ... Bolivia's Teachers Getting 'Presidential' Laptops ABC News Teachers union leader Jose Luis Alvarez in La Paz says that's just promoting idolatry. He says teachers will cover the image. Education Ministry Roberto Aguilar said Monday that government officials originally planned to put on an image of Bolivia's ... Calling All Math Teachers to St. Louis: Oct. 26–28! NewsReleaseWire.com (press release) invites educators to expand their view of how technology can be used as a tool to support effective mathematics teaching and enhance mathematics learning, as well as add to their own math knowledge and increase their instructional skills. ... Southern Idaho teachers juggle larger class sizes CanadianBusiness.com Idaho's public school districts had a number of choices when budgeting for the current school year with less money for employee salaries, according to the state Department of Education. Those choices included not fill teaching positions, reduce pay for ... State Department of Education to replace No Child Left Behind with new plan Rapid City Journal Educational leaders in the state are now working to create the state's new plan which will focus less on "assessment" and more on teaching to higher order thinking, Schopp said. "They were so bound on how the kids are going to do on their assessments," ... Teachers are not and should not be fundraisers Vancouver Sun "Teachers have withdrawn from all activities outside core teaching duties." Your newspaper regularly reports on the participation in numerous sporting activities of district students lead by their teachers, most notably at this time of year, football. ... Teachers in cheating scandal return to work WTNH Superintendent David Snead asked the Education Commissioner not to revoke their credentials. Paula Faria says her son has gone to Hopeville for a few years. "I didn't feel comfortable, they had to take the test over," she said. ... Taking the liberal arts out of a state university education? Gainesville Sun As a result, they spend less time in the classroom and often delegate teaching to graduate students. The Seven Solutions program boosts rewards for the best teachers and advocates tougher faculty evaluations that incorporate more student input. ... Learning Tree International Offers Complimentary Hot Topic Introductions MarketWatch (press release) Courses are presented at Learning Tree Education Centers located globally, on site at client facilities, and are available via Learning Tree AnyWare(TM) (patent pending), our proprietary live, online instructor-led training delivery option that ... Report: Layoffs hit 3 percent of NY teachers Wall Street Journal Overall, 80 percent of school districts reported cutting teaching positions and two-thirds say class sizes are larger as a result. Gov. Andrew Cuomo had secured the first cut in school aid in decades after flat funding in the previous two years during ... Teachers, supporters picket before District 205 meeting Galesburg Register-Mail Teachers have been working without a contract since the old agreement expired Aug. 19. The administration and GEA will have their third session with a mediator today at the Lincoln EducationCenter on Harrison Street. GEA President Russ Ullrich said ... Stunning Models Promote that "Learning is Sexy" at the 2011 World Business ... MarketWatch (press release) As they arrived attendees were in for a treat as they met up with attractive models extolling the virtues of learning. To promote its learning movement NetCom Learning, a premier provider of business IT training and a leader in the learning movement, ... Unemployed Teachers Find ESL Jobs Abroad PR Web (press release) In response to the insatiable demand for foreign teachers, EO reports that schools are offering a generous compensation package, including housing, flights, health insurance, and a generous salary. Indeed, with most all expenses paid, teaching abroad ... Va. education chief's foreign trips defended Richmond Times Dispatch In the spring the department dropped Pearson as the vendor for reading assessments used in the licensure of elementary teachers, reading specialists and special-education teachers. These assessments are now provided by Education Testing Service. ... NY state senator schedules hearing on SAT cheating Wall Street Journal AP GARDEN CITY, NY — The chairman of the state Senate's Higher Education Committee is planning a hearing on the SAT cheating scandal. Sen. Kenneth LaValle says the hearing will be held Oct. 25 at Farmingdale State College. ... Teachers group endorses Hollis for Louisiana governor Alexandria Town Talk The LAE Fund for Children and Public Education endorsed Hollis on Saturday following an endorsement a week earlier by the Greater New Orleans AFL-CIO. The LAE-FCPE endorsement letter says "Hollis' extensive knowledge and experience as a public school ... Proposal stirs charter school debate: Choice vs. quality? Detroit Free Press SB 620: Allows a majority of parents and teachers to vote to convert a failing traditional public school into a charter. • SB 624: Allows students to enroll in any district in the state. But districts can determine whether they have room and limit the ... Metro Birmingham education inequities can be beaten, leaders say ... By Marie Leech -- The Birmingham News "Good education is essential to the quality of life in Alabama," said Leigh Davis Perry, president of the Alabama Power Foundation and one of eight panelists at the roundtable discussion. "These children are our future workforce." ... "If we're learning about money, we'll set up a store where children can buy and sell toys," she said. After the two-hour roundtable ... We need to support our good teachers, pay them well, and they will deliver great results. Get rid of the teacher's union! There... Breaking News from The Birmingham News Confederate Yankee: A Letter From The Teacher: Is Teaching A ... By MikeM Teaching certainly requires substantial lengthy and ongoing education, preparation and practice, butteachers surely don't set the admission standards of their profession. We certainly don't set our own compensation, and we don't regulate our professions. All of this is done by ... Most importantly, we convince kids of the necessity of learning how to be in the instant, of paying attention. That's a hard lesson, a lesson the wise work a lifetime to implement, never with absolute success, yet ... Confederate Yankee Book review: The Future of Thinking: Learning Institutions in a ... By Tony Bates Over the first three chapters the authors make a powerful argument as to why digital technology requires fundamental shifts in post-secondary teaching and institutional organization. They dissect ...self-learning; horizontal structures; from presumed authority to collective credibility; a decentered pedagogy; networked learning; open source and open accessed education; learning as connectivity and interactivity; lifelong learning; learning institutions as mobilizing networks. Comment ... Tony Bates Capitol Confidential » Fewer teachers, smaller classes By Scott Waldman, Staff writer Fewer teachers, smaller classes. ... Not surprisingly, New York's public schools have increased class sizes and lost teachers, according to a new survey by the Council on School Superintendents. Here are some of the key findings: -eight out ... Capitol Confidential The Ticker - The Chronicle of Higher Education By Dan Berrett The Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching, and Learning, at the University of Wisconsin at Madison, said it would expand the number of universities participating in its effort to prepare graduate students in science, technology, ... The Ticker Two School of Education professors pen award-winning book for ... By hail9100 Dr. Stephen Brookfield and Dr. John Holst received the prestigious Cyril O. Houle World Award for their book Radicalizing Learning: Adult Education for a Just World. Bulletin Today Discovery Education Joins Forces With Partners to Introduce Slate of ... By martha@cblohm.com Created alongside Elmer's®, American College of Education, Learning.com and Discovery Student Adventures, New Teacher Survival Central is an online destination welcoming, supporting and rewarding educators new to the teaching ... Opening young minds to the wonders of science with a unique online resource center, Discovery Education and 3M created Science of Everyday Life, a destination for teachers, students of all ages and their parents to explore the surprising and ... eSchool News Online Learning Pedagogy: A Plea for “E” to Excite, Engage and ... By Ray Schroeder by Lorraine Stefani, Higher Education Teaching and Learning Review. It is a challenge to 'engage' students of today if we live in the past ourselves using predominantly what students consider to be outdated modes of teaching. Part of the ... Online Learning Update Results to be announced in LAUSD minority education probe | 89.3 ... By Adolfo Guzman-Lopez | KPCC The U.S. Department of Education plans to unveil the results of a local education probe this afternoon at 2:15 p.m. The probe focused on the quality of education at the Los Angeles Unified School District. KPCC: Latest News Teaching Your Child to Fail : Segullah By Rosalyn ... while researching the role of character in education and success, uncovered a wealth of evidence that suggests that the most important values for success are: grit (that ability to persist through disappointment), zest (enthusiasm for learning), ... Segullah Follow @eSummaCom